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AN ALL-STUDENT NEWSPAPER FOR 50 YEARS
Volume 53—Number 8
HOUSTON, TEXAS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1965
Parents To Visit
Rice For Game
And Orientation
By TOM HOCKER
The Junior Class will act as
'host this year for the annual
Parent Orientation Day. Four
hundred parents are expected
to participate in the day long-
schedule.
After an early morning regis-
tration, the parents will attend
an assembly in the Grand Ball-
room. President K. S. Pitzer
will explain plans for the im-
provement and expansion of
the university, following an in-
troduction by David Ehvonger,
Junior Class President.
Mr. Harold Burrow, Co-chair-
man of the Rice Society of
Families, will speak on the
'Family's Role in Higher Edu-
cation.' Student speeches in-
clude one by Bill Broyles on
Student Government and 'The
Honor System' by Brenda Bar-
See PARENTS on Page 8
NEXT WEEK
Photo by Burgess
MORALS—Dean of Students Paul E. Pfeiffer (left), Dean
of Women Alma Lowe, Linda Walsh, and Dean of Undergradu-
ate Affairs M. V. McEnany participated in an open forum on
morality Tuesday night in the Brown College commons. Miss
Walsh, the Brown Residence Chairman, acted as moderator.
Ryon Lab Dedication Scheduled
Dedication ceremonies for the
new Ryon Engineering Labora-
tory will be held at 10:30 am
Friday, November 12.
Following brief ceremonies in
the foyer of the $1 million fa-
cility, Dr. 'Nathan M. Newark,
Head of the Civil Engineering
Department at the University
of Illinois, will deliver the for-
mal dedication address at 11 am
in Hamman Hall. Professor
'Newmark, a distinguished edu-
cator, construction engineer, re-
searcher and author of a series
of textbooks on engineering,
will devote his speech to "A
Look Ahead at Civil Engineer-
ing Education."
The building, one of the most
moden engineering research
facilities in the Southwest, was
constructed with a major do-
nation by Professor Emeritus
and Mrs. Lewis B. Ryon. The
remainder of thr financing was
the result of a National Science
Foundation Grant and commit-
ment of University funds.
33,000 Square Feet
The new building, located ad-
jacent to the Mechanical Lab-
Committees Get
Woodward Plan
The final draft of the "Wood-
ward Plan" (officially titled "A
New Plaif For Undergraduate
Education At Rice") is now be-
ing considered by two Univer-
sity committees.
The University Curriculum
Committee, chaired by Dr. John
Margrave of the Chemistry De-
partment, met last Friday and
will meet tomorrojy to consider
the proposal, according to Dr.
Val Woodward of the Biology
Department who was the chair-
man of the committee which
authored the plan.
Dr. Woodward also said that
the Faculty Council has re-
ceived the proposal ancf met to
consider it yesterday.
Dr. Woodward said that no
offficial recommendations have
been made yet, and he does not
know when to expect them.
oratory building on the site of
the old engineering annex, was
designed by Architects Wirtz,
Calhoun, Tungate and Jackson
and built by Linbeck Construc-
tion Corp.
It contains almost 33,000
square feet of usable~"Space'in
the basement and two floors
above ground. Offices, confer-
ence rooms, library and re-
search laboratories are located
around the perimeter of a 48
by 108 foot structural test bay
which extends from the base-
ment up through two floors to
a craneway in the roof.-
Facilities Listed
The basement contains: fa-
cilities for the testing of large
and medium scale structural
components which require the
20-ton traveling crane and a
height of 50 feet; the Micro-
Structures Research Laboratory
for small scale structural com-
ponents and assemblies; the
Soil Mechanics Laboratory; the
Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, in
which tanks and wave making-
machines make it possible to
analyze the effect of both reg-
ular and confused sea states on
submerged ' structures; the Vi-
bration and Stress Analysis fa-
cility with eltect'rical and me-
chanical shaking tables, vibra-
tion measuring and amplifying
equipment, a polariscope for
experimental stress analysis and
equipment for utilizing brittle-
coating and strain gauge tech-
niques.
The first floor has facilities
for: a Concrete Laboratory; In-
structional Computer; Materi-
als Laboratory; Brittle Mate-
rials Laboratory; and support
operations including store
rooms, a machine shop, carpen-
ter shop an and instrument
shop.
Second Floor
On the second floor facilities
include: a lecture room, offices
for the faculty, research as-
sistants, fellows and graduate
students; Meterology Laborato-
ry; Structural Models and Ex-
perimental Stress Analysis Lab-
oratoi-y; Computation and Data
Analysis equipment; and libra-
Brown Forum Looks At
Rice's Role In Morals
ry and conference rooms.
President Kenneth S. Pitzer
will open the brief session to
be held in the Ryon building.
Dr. Lloyd O. Herwig of the
Institutional Programs Division
of the National Science Foun-
dation, will represent that
agency.
Dr. A.. S. Veletsos, Chairman
of the Civil Engineering De-
partment, will represent that
department.
Dr. Alan J. Chapman, Chair-
man of the Mechanical Engi-
neering Department, will repre-
sent the former students of Pro-
fessor Ryon.
Dr. John T. Smith, President
of the Rice Alumni Association,
See RYON on Page 3
Pictures
Appointments for individ-
ual Campanile pictures will
be arranged for the last time
tonight in the colleges after
dinner. Appointments can al-
so be made in the Campanile
office on the 2nd floor of the
RMC any time tomorrow or
Saturday.
Pictures cannot be made
without appointments.
Beginning M o n d a y, stu-
dents should go by the Cam-
panile office to make appoint-
ments.
By MORAG FULLILOVE
The question of University's
responsibility for standards of
morality among Rice students
is a question of competence in
making judgments," according
to Dr. Paul Pfeiffer, Dean of
Students.
Speaking at Brown College
Tuesday evening with Dean of
Women Alma Lowe and Dean
M. V. McEnany of Undergrad-
uate Affairs, Dean Pfeiffer said,
"An act is immoral if it results
in harm to an individual or a
group." Dr. Pfeiffer felt that
the question of the University's
responsibility was not what
should be done to insure right
behavior, but what can be done
to help students to work
through their problems and pre-
vent them from making what
might be serious mistakes.
"If the University sees some-
thing which is dangerous and
ignores it, it is denying its
understanding of itself as a
community of individuals," ac-
cording to Dean Pfeiffer. Dean
McEnany agreed that "we are
all in this together."
Experience Wanted
"The University is assisting
in the development of a large
number of young people, who
are grown up, but not yet ma-
ture," 'he continued. "During
their four years at Rice they
become mature adults, but are
not yet experienced." To Dean
McEnany this makes all the clif-
fez-ence. "Being experienced
means one has seen the conse-
quences of many acts and can
bring new data to the analysis."
Thus to Dean McEnany the
biggest difficulty in trusting
students lies in the difference
in point of view. The adminis-
tration's outlook has developed
over a period of time and has
been influenced by past exper-
ience. Yet he realizes that there
exists a difference between the
present society and-that of the
past. "We must bring these to-
gether in a middle view."
Equal Concern
Dean Lowe felt students and
faculty were probably not as
far apart in their views as
might be thought. She felt the
academic community ought to
set up "social standards which
it could uphold with honor. . .
The same concern should be
shown for morals as for aca-
demics."
Dean McEnany felt there
should be some kind of rules for
the University, but these should
be kept to a minimum. "The
University can furnish a cli-
mate of opinion by basic rules
consistent with the desire of
those in the University. When
these rules go against a large
segment of the community they
must be reviewed."
Patterns Necessary
Dean Pfeiffer pointed out
that "We are part of a society
which must be regulated by cer-
tain standards. If we did not
hold a line a great many people
would be hurt. At certain times
we must deal with all people
alike. Some pattern is neces-
sary for group living, whether
parking or petting."
All the Deans saw the prob-
lem as one of the individual in
the community; of reconciling
individual freedom with concern
for the group. Dean Lowe felt
"the individual must give up
certain personal rights to live in
the community or there would
be chaos."
Freedom
Dean Pfeiffer reminded the
audience that the question was
not so much the limitations that
were placed on the students as
individuals, but how much free-
dom they still had. He felt the
rules were all right as long as
they "didn't prevent people
from achieving their purposes."
There«oswas a discussion as to
which organization should be
See MORALS on Page 5
Senate May Add
Faculty Sponsor
For 'Campanile'
The Student Senate will con-
sider ending the Student Pub-
lications Board and replacing it
with a group of senators .
The Publications Board acts
as censor and supervisor of the
cam pu4s publications. Objec-
tions have been raised both
against the censoring power of
the student-faculty committee
and its inactivity.
A new bylaw under consider-
ation will establish a three
member committee of senators
"to serve in an advisory capa-
city to the editors of all stu-
dent publications." Editors will
be required to consult with the
committee at least once a se-
mester.
The Senate will also hear a
proposal to add a faculty advis-
or to the 'Campanile' staff.
Jones Vs. Brown In 'Puff Clash
By HANK COLEMAN
Brown College and Jones Col-
lege will clash in the first an-
nual intercollegiate Powder-
Puff football game at 3:30 this
Friday in the old stadium.
This classic gridiron battle
has beeii a struggle between up-
perclassmen and underclassmen
in the past, but this year it will
take on added prestige with the
addition of Brown College.
Oddsmakers have established
Jones College as a IV2 point
favorite on the strength of a
reputedly devastating offense
led by Ail-American candidates
Jane Starling, Mary Frossard,
and Jean Vanderschel.
Rigorous Training
Jones' sterling coaching staff
of Bull Leeman, Mauler Spikes,
and Mike "Bear" Jones has
driven its team through a spar-
tan training program, including
such things as grueling practice
sessions, nocturnal dashes
around Jones and a training ta-
ble diet of yogurt and raisins.
Well-informed sources credit
Jones with a wide open attack,
featuring tricky ball handling
by quarterback Starling and
elusive running by such swivel-
hipped speedsters as Lee Ann
Schreiber and Eileen Doyle.
Coaches declined to comment
except to say they felt "confi-
dent." -
Veteran Green
Brown College's hopes rest
on the golden arm of their
much-acclaimed veteran Linda
Green. Miss Green will be
throwing to a talented but in-
experienced group of receivers,
led by Martin Murphy.
Brown coaches Ralph Neu-
mann, OTptevp Alexander, and
Gene Schroder have installed a
two platoon system, with the
defensive squad which averages
a massive 127 lbs from tackle
to tackle.
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Durham, John. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 4, 1965, newspaper, November 4, 1965; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth244955/m1/1/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.