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Hanszen election series presents school board candidates
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by MORTY RICH
A multitude of candidates
for Houston School Board Posi-
tion 7 presented their cases
for election Monday night at
Hanszen College to a meagre
crowd of less than thirty. The
ten candidates represented a
wide variety of political per-
suasions, and ranged in age
from 18 to 61.
Gregorio Salazar, a veteran
leader in the Chicano move-
ment stressed community con-
trol as the means for responsive
direction] of the neighborhood
schools. He suggested creation
of parent, student, and teacher
committees to cooperate to-
gether in forming educational
goals for each school on an in-
dividual basis to reflect the uni-
que needs of the population
that they would serve. Tank
Garrero, Socialist Workers
Party Candidate, went further
and said he would give total
control to the students. He saw
his election as part of the re-
volutionary struggle of all op-
pressed people to control their
own destiny. His position for
abolition of the school board
was surprising coming from a
candidate for that body.
The "progressives" were re-
presented first by Mr. Karl
Dormer 111, a senior in high
school and "12 year veteran"
■ >f the school' 'system. He felt
that the school board needed a
student representative, and ad-
vocated adoption of educational
innovations sudh as "store-
front schools" and putting less
emphasis on grades. Mrs. Karl
Kamrath, candidate of the Ci-
tizens for Good Schools, made
a brief appearance saying that
she was for "progressive pro-
fessional education" and ending
political issues from "cloud-
ing the proper concern of the
School Board which Ishould be
quality education."
Four candidates running as
independents were decidedly
moderate in their views. Mr.
Ken Rupert, a financial analyst,
said he would return financial
responsibility to the board's
operations. He favored the hir-
ing of more male teachers so
that women teachers wouldn't
have to fear alietn, neighbor-
hoods where they might be
transferred, and came out for
raising teachers' salaries. He
stressed unity as important for
election of an independent, as
did Mr. Robert Hughes, a Shell
Chemical Engineer.
He put the case in terms of
an equation which was currently
out of equilibrium but would
catalyze when he was elected
to the board. Dr. William E.
Terry, emphasized that he was
the only professional educator
running, and spoke eloquently
oT the importance of removing
all obstacles, which as a Black
Get deferred before they get you
by LAURA KLEIN
Caution: Service in the Arm-
■■<1 Forces may be hazardous
to your health. If you would
like to observe* this warning,
but your lottery number is very
low. then you've come to the
right article. Staying out of
the draft is merely a matter of
standing up for your rights.
Everyone who wants to can
quality for a deferment. Several
weeks ago 1 spoke of the T-Y
deferment (not 1-4 as the
Thresher printed) for physical
reasons. Don't forget that if
you have braces, severe acne,
planter's warts, or obscene tat-
toos, the army doesn't want
you. On the other hand, per-
haps your problem (or virtue)
is that you just wouldn't "fit
in" to army life. To your draft
board, this is a psychological
defect (perhaps they didn't see
Catch-22!). Also, those of you
who have ditched class a couple
of times have probably exper-
ienced "loss of time from nor-
mal pursuits for repeated pe-
riods even if of brief duration,"
because of a "psychoneurotic
reaction." Drugs can be an-
other source of psychological
deferments, if a psychologist or
psychiatrist will maintain that
you are dependent on drugs.
This dependency does not have
to be physical addiction but can
be purely psychological.
Don't worry. Future employ-
ers are only allowed to find out
that you are classified I-Y. The
draft board cannot legally dis-
close what the I-Y deferment
was for. And, if you're afraid
of the stigma attached to see-
thresh
John Mauldin Associate Editor
Marty Relasco Sports Editor
•fan Robertson Circulation
Staff: Murvin Auzenne, Stan Brown, Brian Buchanan, Rocky Crabb, H.
David Dantflo. Emily DeWitt, Anne Dingus, Robert Furse. Susan Goodson, Kelly
Hill, Hetty Hurst, Virginia Jee, Jer Mardis, Charles Pail, David Real, Morty
Rich, Mike Ross, I^on Smith, Cash Tilton, Dan Weisrnan, Anne Wohlleban.
The Rice Thresher, official student newspaper at Rice University, is published
weekly on Thursday except during holidays and examination periods by students
of Rice University, Houston, Texas 77001. Phone 528-4141, Ext. 221, 645. The
opinions expressed in this paper are those of its writers and editors and are not
necessarily those of Rice University, its administrators or officials.
the rice thresher, november 5, 1971—page 2
he had to encounter, so that all
Americans could "share in the
American Dream."
Mrs. Bessie Wolf Allen, a
sensitive, compassionate grand-
mother who has five daughters
teaching in the Houston Schools,
said that what was needed for
students was the acquiring of
wisdom rather than just the
augmentation of knowledge.
She said that discipline was
best taught by parents rather
than the schools, but that the
situation in the schools was so
bad that, a staunch Baptist, she
sent her faster daughter to the
Catholic School near her home.
Mrs. Irene Lewis was the
Citizens for Sound American
Education candidate. She said
that we need to keep grades to
provide incentive for students
to perform well, and that what's
[needed is much more no-non-
sense discipline by principalis.
These sentiments were echoed
by Mrs. Carol Aguilla, who said
she was "against progressive
change." She was the only can-
didate wfho opposed rehiring of
Dr. George Garver, ex-Super-
intendent of Schools, calling him
a deceitful liar. Her excitement
was something to behold.
The Hanszen College Election
Series will have similar pro-
grams for positions 6 and 5
of the School board on the
nights of November 4 and 8.
Anyone who is concerned about
improvement of education and
might enjoy a night of intellec-
tual stimulation is urged to
come.
Knott examines "winding down
99
ing a psychiatrist, perhaps you
could weigh ■ this against the
harm that boot camp or Viet
Nam would cause you.
Psychiatrists are available to
Rice students at little or no
cost. Contact either the Healths
Service or T.R.I.M.S. (across
the street in the medical center).
Remember, whenever you have
a change in psychological status,
you are required to tell your
draft board. For example, when
you are depressed because your
girl friend left you or you
flunked your physics test, let
your board know. At the same
time, tell your psychiatrist and
your draft counselor. Your
draft counselor can tell you
what things your local board
needs to know about your
psycho 1 ogical crisis.
Start now! You don't have
to bo committed to an institu-
tion to get a I-Y deferment for
psychoneuroses or personality
disorders, but you do have to
show your sincerity. Two days
before your induction is not the
time to show sincerity. If you
don't have any "psychological"
ailments, you probably qualify
for another deferment. The best
way to find out is to see a draft
counselor today.
The Rice Draft Counseling
and Information Service is lo-
cated in the S.A. office on the
second floor of the RMC. Our
hours are 7-9 pm on Monday
through Thursday nights. If
you can't come then, call 528-
4141, ext. 320 or 523-5976. We
will see you whenever you can
come. Don't wait until next
week. It could cost you your life.
DeBOW FREED
Editor
DAVID KLEIN
Business Manager
Andy Hurley Managing Edito.*
Gary Rachlin Sports Editor
Steve Jackson Calendar Editor
To the Editor:
The newspapers announced
this week another small troop
cutback in Vietnam, as part of
President Nixon's plan to
"wind down" the war. I think
we should stop and consider
what this policy of "winding
down" the war really means
both to the United States and
to Vietnam.
For the United States, the
slow but continued withdrawal
means that Nixon, with the help
of the press, may be able to
convince more and more people
that he is working for peace,
when in fact the opposite is
true. It means that most young
men here in America will not be
conscripted to kill or be killed
in Vietnam. Finally, it means
that the twenty or thirty or
forty families each week who
lose a husband or son in the
continued fighting will be a
small minority that Nixon can
easily ignore.
These farts raise the question
of whether there remains any
reason to continue protesting
the war. I believe there are very
good reasons to do so. First,
there is the fundamental moral
fact: it is wrong to kill. Nixon
does not even pretend to want
to stop the killing of Vietnam-
ese. He only wants to mechan-
ize the battlefield and turn the
war over to the Vietnamese so
as to limit American casualities
and gain political capital. One
need only have a sense of the
value of human life to know
that this policy is morally and
ethically wrong.
Poor people here in -the
United States also feel the
harsh effects of the continuing
war. Since conscription is heav-
iest and economic lures for en-
listment are strongest among
the pooi-, they are over-repre-
sented among the troops still
fighting and dying in Vietnam,
and this is another good rea-
son to protest the war.
As at most colleges, the over-
whelming majority of students
here at Rice are white and mid-
dle-class. Because of deferments,
or just (by being born on the
right day, most of us will never
have to fight in Vietnam. It
would be so easy to forget the
continuing killing in Vietnam
and the domestic effects of the
war, simply because our own
narrow self-interest is not in-
volved. But something more im-
portant than self-interest is in-
volved. In conscience, we must
protest, we must try to end
this war.
I urge everyone to attend the
rally Saturday afternoon in
Hermann Park. A legal, peace-
ful rally of this sort is one of
the best ways to protest this
war. When thousands of people,
here and across the nation,
demonstrate, it will be ample
proof that we are not fooled
by Nixon's rhetoric and devious
actions. This war must end.
Richard Knott
Baker '74
Melcher expresses his gratitude (
To the editor:
I cannot begin to tell you how
impressed 1 was with Lew Han-
cock's informative letter last
week. Lew came up with a
pretty darned impressive list of
achievements that had previous-
ly passed by without due recog-
nition. Thanks for telling it like
it is. Lew.
Who says that SA never does
anything? Xerox copies at .V
each is a pretty big deal if you
ask me. Bob Parks must have
been a lot more dedicated than
we realized to have achieved
such a startling result in so
short a time. Thanks to you,
Bob. We were fortunate to have
had such wise and forceful lead-
ership.
When items such as those
cited in Lew's letter have gone
unnoticed it makes me' wonder
w h a t o the r revoluntionary
changes have taken place while
our backs were turned. Perhaps
coed colleges have become a re-
ality but we just haven't no-
ticed it yet. Or maybe KTRU
really does broadcast SA meet-
ings, only no one lias noticed.
I would suggest that the
Thresher begin running a reg-
ular column devoted solely to
the recognition of progress
made by the SA. Admittedly, it
would have to be rather dras-
tically summarized to get it all
in, but it's the least that can be
done.
Anyway, in closing, I would
only like to say that I feel proud
and privileged to be a part of
such a progressive university,
blessed with leaders who really
know how to get things done.
Chuck Melcher
WRC '74
"Look! Up in the sky, it's a bird.
To the editor:
All I did was cruise into the
stadium parking lot as I have
done often before. But what was
that noise? And why was my
windshield suddenly olive-drab
colored? Hey! It's a helicop-
ter!?! And there — another
one! Thoughts race — have the
vietcong overrun the campus
and here's the army to save us
— no this is the wrong part
of the world maybe abbie hoff-
man has been denied speaking
privileges on campus and those
radicals are rioting agaih and
uncle norman has called the na-
tional guard no that was
last year but then what the hell
are those helicopters doing here
... Go ask one of those soldiers,
says I. But be careful, says my
longhair, because there's
nothing to hide behind if they
start shooting.
Alas, it's only some ROTC
maneuvers. But haven't they
heard? The Pres says the war
is over, the troops are coming
home, we are moving towards
full peace-time. Those boys are
only wasting their time and our
money (lotsa goddamn money
— do you know how much it
costs to operate a helicopter, what prompted me to pen the
how many starving people that above nonsense. Rice students
money would feed?) on train- aren't supposed to care one way
ing that will only prov^? worth- or another. Maybe you can use
less. it as filler, though.)
(I haven't the foggiest idea
#2455-94-0410
Autry House will have a birthday
The Autry House will have a
fiftieth anniversary celebration
and rededication on November 5
at 5:00 pm in the Autry House,
(5265 South Main. A center for
ministry to the Rice University
campus and the schools of the
Texas Medical Center, Autry
House is maintained by the
Episcopal Church. It will be re-
membered by Houstonians as
Rice's only student center until
the late forties, and more re-
cently for its service to the
church and community as well
as to the university.
Taking .part in the brief cere-
monies will be the Rt. Rev. Scott
Field Bailey, Chairman of the
Board of Regents of Autry
House; Mr. Mark Howland, Rice
architectural and engineering
student and Senior Warden of
St. Bede's Chapel in Autry
House; Mr, Lewis Hancock,
President of the Rice Student
Association; Dr. Joe L. Frank-
lin, Jri, Welch Professor of
Chemistry at Rice; the Rev.
John D. Worrell, Director of
Autry House; and the Rt. Rev.
J. Milton Richardson, Bishop of
the Episcopal Diocese of Texas.
The Autry House, a memorial
to Judge James Lockhart Autry,
was constructed in the summer
of 1921 to provide expanded fa-
cilities for work begun in 1919
by the Rev. Harris Masterson,
Jr. The Rev. Mr. Masterson's
work in Autry House had the
warm support of the Rt. Rev.
Clinton S. Quin, late Bishop of
the Episcopal Diocese of Texas.
Members of the Masterson, Au-
try and Quin families will be
honored in the ceremonies on
Friday.
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Freed, DeBow. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 4, 1971, newspaper, November 4, 1971; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245116/m1/2/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.