The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 29, 1964 Page: 3 of 8
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Howard
THRESHING-IT-OUT
Sir:—Somebody tell me they're
kidding1! I thought all Rice stu-
dents had High School degrees
and had come to Rice to further
their education. Someone forgot
to tell the French department!
Since when does a student
need to be forced to learn ? Since
when cannot a student learn if
he desires, and if he doesn't de-
sire, drop by the wayside ?
Is this a part of the new Rice
policy to cut down on the num-
ber of drop-outs ? If so, the cure
is worse than the disease.
Need Reassessment
I think that the French de-
partment's recent decision pro-
vides the point of departure for
a reassessment of the entire
University attitude toward
learning.
This is to say, we as students
must reconsider our own posi-
tions within the educational ap-
paratus of the University. And
the machine itself—the rust-en-
cased cogs, the faculty—must
needs he re-examined.
Rules Superfluous
We have come to Rice to fur-
ther our education. This, by def-
inition. If we 'have not, we have
no business here. It could not
be, nor is it, the first premise
of the French Department—nor
of the University as a whole.
If a student wants to fur-
ther his education, he will —
come what may. If he has no
desire for education, if he must
be fitted into his education as
he soon will be to his grey
flannel suit, he will not leam—
come what may (including forc-
ed attendance).
De-Iiust Cogs
Once this is recognized by all
concerned, perhaps the rust will
drop off the cogs. But we the
students can take the lead by
showing the faculty that we are
students and not intellectual
parasites.
When we do, they should and
will respond in kind. Perhaps
they should take the first step
and throw us our own tank to
sink or swim. They won't-—we
haven't their confidence.
So we must show them. It's
all that simple.
—DICK HOWARD
Hanszen '65
SCEP, WRC Suggest
French Investigation
Sir:—In view of the French de-
partment's recently-announced
policy on classroom attendance;
the Student Committee on Edu-
cational Policy and the govern-
ment of Will Rice College have
begun a discussion and investi-
tion of the problem.
Storms of rhetoric in the
Thresher might only cloud the
issue at this point. However, we
feel compelled to draw two ten-
tative conclusions from the in-
formation at hand:
1. This policy deprives the in-
dividual professor of the right
to teach his own course as he
sees fit; and
Scorn 'Forced Learning'
;ell me they're 2. It is a sad admission by
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2. It is a sad admission by
some professors in the French
department that their courses
are so uninteresting that, given
a free choice, the students pre-
fer to remain at home. We will
welcome any information and
comments pro and con.
—OSA HARRIS
Chairman, SECP
—TOM SCHUNIOR
President, WRC
Craig Clarifies
Election Advice
Sir:—I don't see how anyone
could have misunderstood my
letter to young Republicans,
whom I was only trying to help
in what must be a difficult prob-
lem. I imagine that they, or at
least the History majors among
them, must feel bewildered at
what has happened to the Re-
publican party.
They will remember that it
was founded in 1854 as a party
for a strong federal government
and to oppose the spread of
slavery. Later it became the
champion of Negro rights, and
indeed the election of President
Lincoln in 1860 was the imme-
diate cause of secession and civil
war.
Now Ave see that the GOP, at
least in the South, has become
the party of white supremacy,
with states' rights (or rather,
state sovereignty) as its slogan
and the Confederate Stars and
Bars as its emblem.
This is confusing at first
sight, but young voters should
understand that the first duty of
a Republican candidate is to get
votes, with principle and histor-
ical consistency necessarily tak-
ing second place.
Hoping that this has made my
position clear, I am faithfully
yours,
—HARDIN CRAIG, JR.
Dept. of History
Hargrove Apologizes
For Personal Attack
Sir:—In my enthusiasm in at-
tacking what I deemed to be a
piece of irresponsible criticism
lasit week, I allowed myself to
overstep the bounds of good taste
and courtesy for which I am
genuinely sorry. I wish to apol-
ogize to Dr. Craig for attack-
ing him personally.
—JIM*HARGROVE
Hanszen '66
The Thresher wishes to add
its apologies to Dr. Craig for
allowing Threshing-It-Out to
be used for debate not within
the customary bounds of fair
comment and criticism. Al-
though we customarily print
letters without abridgement,
in this case such abridgement
was in order. Letters to the
editor will in the future be
more closely examined for
possible lapses into personali-
ties and other improper
forms of debate.—Ed.
(Continued from Page 1)
Bozell, author of "McCarthy
and Hisi Critics," will be on
campus to discuss "Point of
Order," a recent motion picture
study of the McCarthy hearings;
Bozell will also engage in a de-
bate with a Rice history pro-
fessor on McCarthy's career.
Van Den Haag Returns
Late in the month of Decem-
ber, Dr. John R. Silber will de-
liver a speech for the abolish-
ment of capital punishment.
Tentatively set for February
are ex-Oklahoma football coach
and current senatorial candidate
Bud Wilkinson, and Ernst van
den Haag, a New York Univer-
sity sociologist and writer for
the "National Review," who has
previously spoken on campus
in favor of legalizing prostitu-
tion.
Dr. Frank Freidel, Harvard
University expert on the Frank-
lin Delano Roosevelt administra-
tion, will speak in the spring
under the auspices of the
Forum, the Ford Foundation,
and the Rice History Depart-
ment.
On Blanket Tax?
The Forum's hopes for the
coming year include achieve-
ing a financial independence by
being placed on the University
blanket tax. King commented
that "this subsidizing from the
blanket tax will enable us to
have a much larger budget and,
Purpose
thus, a wider scope of presen-
tations."
"Our constitution allows us
seven fields of interest that we
may pursue, and although we
are currently most concerned
with the national political pic-
ture, we would also like to have
groups of actors from the Alley
and ANTA Theaters of Houston
visit the campus, as well as
some modern musical groups."
Cannot Delegate
The Forum is also attempt-
ing to affiliate itself with the
speaker programs now in
practice in the various resident-
ial colleges at Rice; it is hoped
that this association will widen
the scope and quantity of their
programs.
President Pitzer commented
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would still have to work through
the administration for speaker
approval even if this blanket
tax subsidization were effected.
"The administration cannot de-
legate to any one group the
complete authority to bring any-
one to campus that it desires."
Pitzer has offered to meet
with the group to formulate
their "real objectives, in a plat-
form that will) be suitable and
constructive for all members of
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THE RICE THRESHER, OCTOBER 2 9, 196 4—P AGE 3
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