Rice University - Campanile Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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do was ease the gnomes' labor by eradicating the grass around that section of Anderson. Release took many forms: some found it by engaging in intramurals, some by taking part in or attending one of the many more or less dramatic productions that took place, some threw themselves into student government, Cas usual, there were many electionsj, some found the time to become involved in regular politics, for this was a Presidential election year. Thanksgiving came, and went, a brief respite that was hardly noticed by many students who were so far behind that they had passed that point of probable return. lt was also a respite during which the girls gave much thought to Jones because Dr. Class had resigned after a difference in opinion with the administration as to the role of the College Master. Everybody settled down for the sprint to the 29

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.L Christmas vacation: but now the campus suddenly wakened from its lethargic sleep. The Thresher had headlines, the speaker controversy had begun. At an all-school convocation ostensibly called to enable the student body to hear Phillip Nlosely talk on the Sino-Soviet conflict President Pitzer made a policy statement delineating the amount of control that the Administration would exercise over the Forum Committee. The Committee had already brought Norman Thomas and Melvin Belli to the campus, but it wanted to bring more controversial speakers, such as the avowed Communist Gus Hall. This the administration would not allow, saying, The University does not have to allow its educational effectiveness to be weakened by outside speakers whose primary purpose is to indoctrinate or proselyte, rather than to engage in rational debate. Therefore Gus Hall was banned.