Politics Round 3 THE RICE THRESHER c * AN ALL - STUDENT NEWSPAPER FOR 51 YEARS A bark , not an echo

Court supports tuition, integration; alumni will file appeal of decision The ruling that Rice University may charge tuition and admit Negro students has been upheld again in court, in the most recent legal clash between the Board of Trustees and two Rice alumni. The first court of civil appeals ruled Thursday that these actions, although contrary to the terms of William Marsh Rice's will, are necessary if the University is to maintain its status as a "first class institution." The court released its unanimous verdict in a 30 page opinion written by Associate Justice Tom F. Coleman, which included: "The judgment entered by the trial court is supported by our construction of the trust instruments, the evidence, the facts found by the jury and the applicable rules of law. It is, therefoi*e, affirmed." Interpretation This is the most recent court action taken in a dispute which has dated back to a 1964 decision by District Judge William M. Hollan. The two alumni, John B. Coffee and Val T. Billups, have objected to integration and tuition because Rice's will contains clauses which say that the school should be open to "white inhabitants of Houston and Texas" with "free tuition."