The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 13, 1963 Page: 4 of 12
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THE THRESHER
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1963
THE PAUSE THAT REFRESHES — only because
there is more to come—is likely to keep makeshift SL
barmaid, Rose Phelan, from her assigned tap and tables
indefinitely.
Rose is in training for "Thirsty I", the SL sponsored
all-school party, Saturday night, March 16, 9-1. The tradi-
tional band (D. G. and the Slaves), bevy (that means
girls), and free beverage (no comment) will be provided
with SL's serving the latter to patrons at the tables.
THE RICE MYTH-
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that our courses aren't tough but
excessive."
THE PROBLEM of inter-dis-
ciplinary courses in the humani-
ties "is being worked on" said
Dr. Masterson. "The problem lies
in the fact that good men to han-
dle such programs are hard to
obtain," he said.
Dr. Masterson was also quiz-
zed on the possibility of a gen-
eral liberal arts program with-
out a definite major for pre-pro-
fessional students and those who
want a general education. He im-
plied that "my ambition is to
have such breadth in the various
humanities departments to give
the student a broad, meaningful
education in whatever discipline
he majors in."
In keeping with what had been
said all night, Dean Brotzen clos-
ed the program with a plea to
the student body to bring its
problems and ideas to the admin-
istration and faculty.
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LONG, LONG AGO
Administration Quails Before Student Rebels
By ROY LOWEY-BALL
Students rushed through a
morning air that was charged
with excitement and anticipation.
They hurried into the physics
amphitheater long before the pro-
gram was slated to begin and
took their seats before the pod-
ium.
The guests were late and as
they entered they felt the atmos-
phere of tension. They seated
themselves before the eager
crowd and awaited the onslaught.
The time was 10:30 a.m. It was
Monday, January 28, 1918, a date
that marks the greatest student
upheaval in the history of Rice.
Like this week's Forum discus-
sion on the "Rice Myth," the oc-
casion was student discontent over
University policies. Captain
James Baker and other Trustees
met with an angry student body
to discuss—not academic policies,
but military regulations.
EVENTS THAT forced this
meeting between the students and
trustees of the university had
exploded in the preceding week.
On January 19, each student
found a document entitled
"TAPE" written in flaming red,
attached to his door and at var-
ious other junctures on campus.
The broadside bitterly lampoon-
ed the administration and appeal-
ed to the students with a fervent
stirring "UNITED WE STAND"
emblazoned on the front page.
"TAPE" unified campus ani-
mosity towards the military
establishment introduced as a re-
sult of World War I. It derided
the wasteful guard duty, severe
room restrictions, irritating* taps,
grotesque uniforms, unfair
"tours," and total failure of the
"war courses." "TAPE" aroused
new pressure for the outlawed
Student Association and food re-
form.
There was general unrest on
campus due to a hastily written
letter sent by the administration
to the sudents' parents denying
charges levelled in the broad-
side.
Demonstrations in the dormi-
tories followed and on January
22, a near riot erupted. There
was a "great deal of noise
making" as the Houston Post
reported. Several windows were
shattered and firearms were
harmlessly discharged. Some
rooms were flooded and finally
the dormitories were plunged into
total darkness. Someone had
blown the fuses.
. . . THE STUDENTS insisted
they would submit to no regula-
tions until their demands were
met," The Post continued. The
following day the two students
responsible for the firearms were
arrested and "each student un-
derwent a grueling cross-exam-
ination."
Friday of the same week wit-
nessed the notification of the
trustees about the campus cala-
mity and on Saturday the stu-
dent cadets presented the men's
case before the trustees. It was
dcided that a mass meeting
should be held the Monday of
the following week, January 28.
Young Alston Duggan was the
first to speak on that day. He
faced the audience,* hushed into
silence,' and at the same time
addressed the trustees: "We are
Notes
And Notices
Senior Robes. Seniors should
note that the last day for order-
ing robes for graduation is March
15. All orders must be in by then.
:{: * *
Chamber Music. The Shepherd
School of Music will present Eve-
lyn Rothwell, oboist, and Albert
Hirsli, pianist, in a conceit in
Hamman Hall on Thursday,
March 14, at 8:15 p.m.
* * $
Cricket. A Rice cricket club
will be formed Saturday after-
noon at 2 p.m. at the gymnasium.
Dr. Tony Barnard of the physics
department will head the club,
which is oper} to undergraduates,
grad students, and faculty. No
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Library Fines. Fondren Library
has announced a new policy con-
cerning overdue books.
As soon as possible after a book
becomes overdue, a notice will be
sent. If the book is not returned,
the second notice becomes the
final notice.
The final notice will state that
if the book is not returned with-
in one week, bill information will
be sent to the Cashier's Office.
If books are returned after bill
information is sent to the Cash-
ier's Office, a penalty of $2.00
per volume will be assessed.
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not insurrectionists," he said.
"We are students working for the
bettering of Rice Institute and
for the perpetuation of an in-
stitution that has had . . . almost
phenomenal success."
He was followed by Jay Alex-
ander, his eloquent colleague.
"The cause of this controversy,"
he stated, "lies further back than
September. It lies further back
than last year. It lies as far back
as the very beginning of the in-
stitute in 1912, when a spirit
was inculcated in the first body
of student that has persisted to
this day, and that is the cause
of all the minor clashes . . .
"THIS SPIRIT IS the feeling
of fear for the administration,
and a belief that nothing is to
be gained by an attempt to con-
fer with the authorities concern-
ing student's ills, real or fancied."
Alexander cited several instances,
especially in the matter of food.
Other grievances of major im-
portance had been met with "de-
lay and equivocation." President
Lovett refused to allow the use
of any campus building for the
organization of a Student Asso-
ciation. "He seemed to stand in
perfect terror of any such or-
ganization," Alexander continued.
THE THRESHER published
some of the students' complaints
and the student organ' was
threatened with suspension. They
were told that "if any more
articles of such a nature appear-
ed, that the paper would be sum-
marily squelched."
But the main issue was put
forth in "TAPE." It decried the
futile attempt of the ajftninistra-
tion to transform Rice into a
military camp in a few months.
Study time had been severely
disrupted, the women were made
to wear outlandish and ridiculous
unrfroms, and the whole program
was ineptly conducted.
Alexander concluded his speech
with the prophetic statement:
"The present disturbance is not
the first, nor will it by any means
be the last, if conditions remain
the same as they have in the
past years . . . Regardless of how
the present controversy turns
out, sooner or late^ there will
be another eruption.
. . THE REASON IS deeply
rooted and it will take something
drastic to get rid of it, but it
must be uprooted if Rice In-
stitute is to continue and to grow
as an institution of the highest
rank."
As a result of the frenzied
speechmaking and other energetic
activities, the students petitioned
the administration on matters
oulined in "TAPE." The estab-
lishment acquiesced to nearly all
of the students's demands, doing
away with taps, roll call, girls'
uniforms, ad infinitum. The Stu-
dent Association was approved,
the Thresher allowed to live, and
the military atmosphere eradi-
cated.
Expressing his joy, one student
bubbled, "something which stirs
everyone, which cannot be ex-
pressed, fills our hearts."
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