The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, March 25, 1960 Page: 1 of 8
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SHAKESPEARE AT ITS BEST—Pat Jones, fairy at-
tendants, and reclining ass (Bottom) from "Midsummer
Night's Dream" in Hamman Hall, 8:15 p.m.
4Shakespeare' Opens
For Three Nights
By PHYLLIS SKAFF
And HARRISON MARTIN
Shakespeare's delightful com-
edy of situation and romance, "A
Midsummer Night's Dream," will
be presented on the Hamman
Hall stage tonight, Saturday, and
Sunday at 8:15 p.m.
Delightful Entertainment
This fast moving, capricious
blend of fantasy and farce offers
a delightful evening of entertain-
ment to even the most-.discerning
of theatre goers.
Certainly the most elaborate
Player's production to date, this
latest presentation, under the di-
rection of Thomas R. Preston, in-
corporates a complete reconstruc-
tion of the Hamman Hall stage,
and orchestra of distinguished
musicians, an imaginative and
colorful wardrobe designed and
executed by Mrs. Evelyn Norton
Anderson, and the delightful (if
confusing) magical mischief of
Robin Goodfellow (Courtesy of
William Shakespeare.)
Extension of Stage
A dedicated band of sleepless
Players has been working night
and day to complete the construc-
tion of the elaborate and com-
plicated set. This construction has
involved ethe extension of th
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stage apron eight feet into the
auditorium, elevating part of the
playing area seven feet above
the present level of the stage
for a fairy bower reached via a
spiral staircase, and suspension
from the bridge of an additional
lighting system.
Mendelssohn's familiar music
an integral part of the produc-
tion. There appears during the
'53 Mexican Film
"El" To Be Shown
By Rice Society
On Monday, March 28, the
Rice Film Society will present
"El" ("This Strange Passion"),
starring Arturo de Cordova and
Delia Garces. It is written and
directed by Luis Bunuel (Mexi-
co 1953).
The last film of the year, "I
Am a Camera" (Britain 1955),
will be shown on April 11.
Based on the play by John van
Druten and the stories by
Christopher Isherwood, it stars
Julie Harris, Laurence Har-
vey, and Shelly Winters.
Memberships for the last two
films will be sold at the door
for one dollar.
show, in conjunction with the
music, a fairy ballet, the made
mechanic's delightful Burgomas-
que dance, and a lovely fairy
lullaby (about spotted snakes,
newts, and blindworms!) Trum-
pet fanfares open each act of
the play.
Costumes Extraordinary
Mrs. Anderson and Ginger
Purington have created a ward-
robe which would be a credit to
any Shakespearean company. The
costumes range from the regal
robes of the duke and his court,
to the fanciful garb of the
fairies, to the roughshod rags of
the mechanics. Each on a master-
piece of theatrical ingenuity.
All of these aspects of the
play, however, are only the icing
on the cake, for the cast creates
on this stage one of the most
delightful illusions ever present-
ed on this campus.
Z&tNCF
THRESHER
an all student newspaper since 1916
VOL. 47—NO. 23
HOUSTON. TEXAS FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1960
Elections Set Monday
By DENNIS ASHTON
Thresher Staff
By now even the most befog-
ged student cannot continue to
ignore the spring crop of elec-
tion posters sprouting full grown
from the campus lawn under the
influence of honest-to-goodness
spring weather, diligent watering
by the campus grounds men, and,
most important, the fact that
elections will be held on Mon-
day.
Vote In Student Center
But despite the apparent enter-
nalness of the situation, Mon-
day's elections will be different.
All polling will take place in the
Student Center basement on vot-
ing machines — but you'll still
need your blanket tax—and the
powers that be have arranged
for candidates and students to
meet each other in rallies to be
held on both Friday and Satur-
day.
At noon on Friday the classes
will hold their meetings: Fresh-
men in the Chemistry Lecture
Hall, Sophomores in the Physics
Amphitheater, Juniors in room
210 in the Physics Building, and
Seniors in room 110 in Anderson
Hall.
College Rallies
Friday evening Hanszen Col-
lege will hold an all school rally
right after supper. Candidates for
Student Association President,
Vice-President, Secretary, Trea-
surer, and Councilman-at-large
will give short speeches before
the floor is opened for a question
Entries Due March 30
Student-Faculty Art
Exhibit Set April 1-18
The annual Student-Faculty
Art Exhibit, sponsored this year
by the Rice Architectural So-
ciety in conjunction with the
Fondren Library, will be April
1-18 in the library.
The Society will handle the in-
stallation of the exhibit and pro-
mise that if no one else sub-
mits their work, at least they
will.
By March 30
All work to be submitted
should be accompanied by the
artists's name, but for bashful
or modest Riceites names can be
withheld upon request. The work
is to be turned in at the Music
Room desk.no later than March
3d.
The Society invites all faculty
members to submit work, as well
as all graduate and undergrad-
uate students.
Any sort of work, and size, any
media, any quality is being
sought for the exhibit. Painting,
sculpture, ceramic, collage, or
The Honor Council held
a trial during the early
part of March. The verdict
was unanimous for not
guilty.
mosaic—anything.
Just Rice Work
And it's not expected to be
professional, just genuine Rice
work, say the members of the
society.
and answer period. Thursday
night Wiess College held the
same type of rally.
Saturday at noon, Student As-
sociation candidates will speak in
the Chemistry Lecture Hall and
candidates for cheerleader will
try-out on the lawn in front of
the Chemistry Building after-
wards.
S.A. candidates will be given
one last opportunity to publically
air their views after Sunday din-
ner at Baker College.
Expense Accounts Due
Expense accounts must be in
the S.A. office by 1:00 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, and posters
must be down by 3:00 the same
day.
Run-offs will be held Wednes-
day.
At The Student Senate
TISA, Blanket Tax
Removal Discussed
By BARRY MOORE
Thresher Feature Editor
President Wayne Hanson
stated in reply to the editorial
that appeared last week in the
Thresher concerning the TISA
meeting that the action^ of the
Rice delegation was directed in
opposition to the idea of a can-
didate running unopposed, rather
than in opposition to segregation
policies. The editorial merely
hinted that it was unique that
the Rice candidate was a Negro.
Hanson also reported that the
practice of taking' up blanket
taxes has been discussed with
Dean Sims. The policy will be
continued, but the student . may
forfeit either his blanket tax or
his student activity card, so long
as the cai-d has his pictui-e and
signature on it. After a two or
three day period it can be picked
up in the Dean's office.
Long Duration
Syd Nathans reported that his
Student Enthusiasm Committee
is undergoing thorough organiza-
tion and will soon be able to be-
gin operation as a long-range
year-and-a-half committee. Their
first step will be to break down
a study of student life into sev-
eral aspects: the freshman year^
curriculum, extra-curricular acti-
vities, and the colleges.
The remainder of the year will
be occupied with sending out
questionnaires to other selected
universities and to students cur-
rently at Rice. The double ad-
vantage of immediate action of
this sort lies in the fact that
the subjects questions will still
be in a schOflC^ear (instead of an
entirely different summer envi-
ronment) and the committee will
gain experience in polling indivi-
duals. •
No Revised Constitution
The following organizations
have not as yet turned in a re-
vised constitution to the Parlia-
mentarian: Baptist Student Un-
ion, Der PJulenspiegel, Lutheran
Student Association, N e w m a n
Club, Presbyterian Student As-
sociation, Rally Club, Rice Archi-
tectural Society, Rice Eng'g. So-
ciety, Sigma Gamma Epsilon.
These revised constitutions
were due five months ago. If they
are not submitted in the very
near future, the organizations in-
volved may be in danger of losing
their privileges. Revised Consti-
tutions should be submitted to
Glenn Jarvis.
• Service Award
The Senate'was informed of its
past policy of nominating pos-
sible recipients of the Service
Award. The condidate chosen by
a special committee is judged on
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TO THE VICTOR BELONGS THE
SPOILS—Student Senate presidential can-
didates Norman Reynolds, Harry Lynch
and Paul Talkington gather to discuss cam-
paign promises in the Thresher office. (For
platforms see page 2.)
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