TheCaliforniaTech Volume LVII Pasadena, California, Friday, February 24, 1956 Number 18 Craig Elliott wins ASCII eledion Housemeetings held last week, Woikman loses out in presidential contest; master keys, tests discussed Moulton successful in vice-presidential race House meetings were held in the student houses last week . C~aig Elliott v.;as elected ASCIT pre.sident by a large m':lr- to discuss the honor system. The meetings were conducted by gin In yeste:day s student body election. He defeated JII:' B d f C .. Workman, his only opponent, by a vote of 325 to 147. In this oar. 0 ontrol members to clear up m,sunde.rstan.dlngs con- same election Rube Moulton was elected student body vice- cernmg the honor system. that have come to light ~n the last president, defeating Warren Furumoto by a vote of 277 to 200. few months. These meetings were Dart of the BOC s program These two men Ell iott and Moulton will lead the Caltech of publicizing the honor system at Tech. student govern~ent for the coming y~ar. - It was recently brought to the D n Nierlich defeated Russ ·ors hold attention of the Board that a Hun~er in a very close contest num?er of students had unau- for student body treasurer. The Junl thonzed student house and cam- vote in this contest was 239 to pus master keys. These keys 218. In the race for ASCIT first snow pa y a were collected, and although representative Dave Leeson was rt t no disciplinary action was taken the victor, defeating Dick Stark ae-ainst those possessing keys, by a vote of 234 to 205. the BOC has announce~ that in The team of Tom Dodge and Arrowhead the :uture the unauthorlzed pos- Frank Kofsky was chosen to be This Sunday, February 26, the seSSlOn of master keys or knowl- co-editors of the California Tech junior class will hold a snow edge of possession of these keys for the coming year. They de- party at Lake Arrowhead and will be considered a serious vio- feated the team of Dick Van Snow Valley. Howard Marshall's lation of the honor system. Kirk and Bob Walsh by a vote home at Arrowhead will be the In addition to the master key CRAIG ELLIOTT, newly elect- of 273 to 192. In the contest for center of actiVity; lunch and situation, board members dis- ed student body president. business manager of the Big T dinner will be served there, cussed the application of the------~------'VaIt Peterson defeated the team and there will be dancing after honor system to sign ups for Houses schedule of Karl Knapp and Kirk Polson dinner. Skiing, tobogganing, and PE credit in the houses and by a very large margin. The all other snow sports will be various academic functions. The dances and picnic vote in this race was 357 to 114. available thirty minutes away Board has been concerned with Because of the ICC Dance, In the secretarial race no can- at Snow Valley. plagiarism, particularly in Eng- none of the houses have planned RUBE MOULTON, vice presi- didate received a majority, thus The Marshalls' home, which lish and history themes, dry social events for tonight. For deut for next year. necessitating a run-oft' election has a sir:ty-four ton stone fire labbing and possible misunder- Saturday night Blacker is plan- for this office. The two candi- place and huge windows, blends standings arising from the in- ning a dance in their lounge. FI"lm Ser'l"es slat-s dates receiving the greatest perfectly with its rugged sur structions given for home tests. }-'leming will be enjoying an ex- ~ number of votes, Herb Rauch roundings. Inasmuch as the instructions change with Glendale J. C. with 213 and Vincent Taylor Lunch, which will be spa for themes, labs, tests, etc. var- Dabney will have a picnic in Hitchcock picture with 160, will take part in this ghetti, garlic bread and hot ies from class to class, students the desert on Saturday. The run-oft'. chocolate, will 'be served from are required to check instruc- Throop Clubbers will bowl Sat- This Sunday's Y Film Series The vote was extremely close noon to one o'clock at Marshall's tions with the instructor. urday evening picture,"Strangers on a Train," in the contest for athletic man house. During the afternoon, will be shown in Culbertson at ager. Glenn Converse with 160 people can take the trip to Snow seven thirty. This 1951 picture, votes and Edward Krehbiel with Valley or amuse themselves at whiCh was directed by Alfred 156 votes will take part in the Arrowhead. There will be delici AUFS man Barnett reveals Hitchcock, stars Ruth Roman run-oft' election. The third can ous homemade hamburgers for and Farley Granger. didate for this post, Howard dinner, which will be from five Two strangers meet on a Bloomberg, missed out by a thirty until about seven. After views on R·ed China future train. Each has someone he very narrow margin as he re dinner dancing will fill the rest by Barry Bass and Frank Kolsky woufdlike to kill; each has such ceived 145 votes. of the evening. All juniors are Red China is actively seeking to win Japan, India, Burma, and a strong motive that his crime Engaging in a run-off for rally invited. Indonesia to her camp in the cold war, AUFS representative could be easily traced to him. commissioner will be Chuck Bon For more information, see A. Dock Bennett told at a California Tech interview Tuesday. Their solution is to trade vic- well with 200 votes and Bill Mc Gene Barston in ·Blacker, Dick He related his general impre~ion of the Communist mainland tims. The late Robert Walker' Clue with 152. The run-off for Smisek in Dabney, Herb Rauch and Nationalist Chinese on the island of Formosa. portrays a psychopathic in this ASCIT second rep will be be in Fleming, Doug Ritchie in "I can't see any 'answer' to picture, and turns in what is tween Mike Talcott with 128 Ricketts, or Howie Bloomberg, the Red China-Formosa prob probably his finest performance. votes and Doug Carmichael with The story reaches its climax in 102.. All of these run-off elections junior class president. lem," he said. "Ideally, I think the final scene; a chase on a will be held Monday. we should work for the realiza tion of the 'two-China' idea." runaway merry-go-round. The unopposed candidates Applications for This idea, that both Red and Also to be shOwn are "Wings were all elected. They were Nationalist China will eventual to Ireland," a color travelogue, Dick Kirk, publicity manager; HonorKeysdue ly be recognized as separate and and Madeleine, a UPA cartoon, Jim Cribbs, yell leader; Stan legitimate nations, of course im based on the stories of Ludwig Baker, Big T editor; and Ed Applications for Honor Keys Bemelmans, about twelve little Park, California Tech business plies that Red China will join must be given to ABcrT vice girls in a French school. manager. president Howard Berg by Mon the UN. Cctltech students who day; they may be placed in the heard Justice Douglas three "B" box in Dabney or taken to weeks ago will recall that he him in room 27 Dabney. favored membership for Red ICC Dance to be held tonight; China in the UN. The current honor point list ing may be found on pp. 196-205 Although there is no formal of this year's "Little T." Stu UN debate about this member Les Brown to provide music dents may request points for ac ship, UN me:rncbers are constant The annual Inter-college Coun for the intermission break. Each tivities and jobs not listed. The ly speculating its possibility, cil Dance will take place this year a different grOUP of col Honor Point Committee, con Barnett said. A great multitude evening from nine to twelve. leges is responsible for this sisting of ASCIT vice-president of compromise plans have been The semi-formal affair will take show. Says first representative and first and second representa suggested, he added. Perhaps place at the Pasadena Civic Au Jon Harford, "The talent show tives, will decide how many Pre-registration during the great turmoil over ditorium, Les Brown's "Band of doesn't need a dance to draw an points are to be awarded each Communist China's becoming a Renown" providing music. audience," applicant. To receive an honor deadline is today member of the UN, the path for Tickets ($2.00 per couple) The Les Brown Band is well key a student must have a total Pre-registration for third term membershiJp for both halves of may be obtained from any BOD known for its !place on the Bob of 100 points; each student who ends today. All students who China will 'be made more clear. member or house social chair Hope Show, its frequent appear has 50 or more non-academic plan to study here next term The average standard of liv man. Students from many local am::es in the HollyWood Palla points will receive an honor cer must have pre-registered by this ing in China has not been raised colleges will attend the dance. dium and its many records and tificate. The number of points afternoon. Upperclassmen must by the Communist regime, said Whittier, OCcidental, Pomona, record albums. for each jab may be more or less have their pre-registration cards Barnett. Workers in industry Claremont, Redlands, Chapman, The intermission talent show than the rating list indicates. signed by their adviser and re fare a little better on the whole, and Scripps are among those will be put on by students from The list values are merely re turned to 119A Throop before but the peasants, who make up who will be represented. A spec Occidental, Pomona and Whit commendations. For an excep the office closes this evening. four fifths of the population, are ial feature of the dance is the tier Colleges. Last year Caltech tional job a man may receive Anyone with questions regard· worse off thfln before. The pres "Talent Show" which is pres took part in this show, provid. more than the list number of ing sections, courses or units ent policy of the Red govern- ented by a few of the colleges, ing a quartet from the Glee points. should see Mrs. Duff in 119A. (Continued on page 5) It is to provide entertainment Club. Page Two CALIFORNIA TECH Friday, February 24, 1956 Tne big 'iI' Youth hostels offer budget-minded student The Student-Faculty Relations Committee always has good in tentions and sometimes produces good results. But it is a rare economical access to -European countries event when it meets a problem as squarely and as successfully as By Stu Richert portation and rugged living. The sion of house-parents. Members it did this month, when it discussed the adviser program. Even if you're not a million transportation on these tri-ps is of hostel groups do their own aire you can perhaps afford to almost exc!usively by bicycle cooking, and thus are able to As the result of a well-organized and formalized presentation spend the summer in Europe. (on European trips, however, a travel on a low budget. by a group of students of the fiaws in the adviser system as it has American Youth Hostels, Inc., portion of the trip is made by been operating, and a unified effort on the part of both student a non-profit organization, offers steamship), and sleeping and These trips are made in and faculty members to get to the heart of the problem, students a wide variety of economical eating accommodations are in groups, which usually consist of trips through murope, Canada, hostels, of whieh there are a ten members and a trained lead can rest assured that this adviser system is going to work much er.fhe travel follows a set more effectively in the future-if. and the United States. These number in the United States trips make possible interesting, and Canada, and which form an schedule which averages 30-50 The "if" in the situation is the student body. It turns out that educational, and comparatively extBnsive system throughout the miles a day. Each group more or much of the fault of the adviser system in the past has been on low cost travel throughout these European countries. H 0 s tel s less plans its own actions, the group leader acting not as a the part of the students~which, we might note, is the rule rather areas. provide sleeping, sooking, wash guide but as a translator and The economy of these trips is ing and recreation facilities and than the exception. an experienced man who Most Techmen have hardly begun to use the system. Many achieved through low cost trans- are operated under the supervi- "knows the ropes." students know nothing of the purposes of haVing an adviser, and A typical American Youth only know that his adviser is a big nuisance every term ,vhen he';! Hostels trip is the Northern needed to sign the student's pre-registration card. A deplorable The World and Tangora Europe tour. This trip lasts number of students have looked upon this card-signing as an ob by Marty Tangora from 10 to 11 weeks and covers noxious chore, and have made no effort to talk with their advisers Usually when students around here get down in the dumps England, France, Belgium, Ne therlands, Germany, Denmark, about their curriculum and gUidance problems. (It should hardly a few of the most vocal ones start crying "Student morale! Student Sweden, and Norway. The to be necessary to point out that the advisers themselves have in morale!" and begin to slam the faculty for not doing enough think tal cost of .this trip, including many cases been equally lax.) ing about the problems Of student morale. It does seem as if a steamship fare, is $710. Other How do YOll fit into this picture? Did you have a real talk little effort on the part of the students would be helpful. trips, ;1t about the same cost, with your adviser this week? Or did you leave your pre-registration A week ago at the Oxy basket Cover western, central, south card in his mailbox, where he could find it, sign it, and leave it ball game a well-organized group out of honking it loudest and west,and southern Europe. For most frequently just while the without even having seen your face? of students, led by some of the those who don't want to be tied Oxy band was trying to play its down for the whole summer to An adviser can be a real help to a student; he can give him oldest and potentially best re spected men on campus, did intermission numbers. a specific schedule, special four advice about curriculum, he can give him information about his more to crush school spirit at If that part of these guys' be week tours are offered, which professional field, he can be a useful contact on the faculty, he can Caltech than the faculty could havior showed stupidity and in allow one to learn to live as a be a close personal friend. Or he can just be a signature on a card, do in a month of finals. consideration, one other incident hosteler, and then spend the and a thrice-yearly nuisance. showed a social fatuity and gen rest of the summer on his own It is hard to believe that stu for as little as $2.50 a day. The Student-Faculty Relations Committee has set up the frame dents as old as 19 or 20, and as eral slobbishness well calculated work for a good adviser system. Its success will be determined intelligent as Techmen are sup to draw contempt from even the A number of hostel trips in by the students and advisers who form it; let us hope that these posed to be, could behave the most liberal-minded spectators. America are also offered. These This was the bit where a roll tr~ps people will put in the time to make it work. way they did. If they were mak include through New Eng ing a deliJberate effort to de of toilet paper was loosed in the land, Quebec, the Canadian stroy C.altech's already low re Tech rooting section and the un Rockies, Mexico, and a transcon putation among Oxy students, mistakable long white strands tinental tour in special railroad they did quite well. of tissue proudly di3played in cars. The costs of these trips u. C. RADIATION LABORATORY The most obnoxious aspect of full sight of the Oxy stands. range from $135 for the NeW' their misbehavior was centered This too must have contributed England tour to $430' for the about an incred~bly noisy auto to the over-all effect of disgust transcontinental trip. Interviews will be held at the Caltech Placement Office, and contempt. Feb. 28th, from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. for the following horn which, for them, symbol The American Youth Ho..'ltel ized (I suppose) the boisterous positions with the University of California Radiation We'll probably have a small trips offer an excellent opportu spirit of a strong rooting sec· crowd anyway tonight at our nity for world travel to persons Laboratory in Livermore and Berkeley. tion. It wouldn't have been at game with omona. But if those of limtied means. Further in all wrong to take the horn along guys haven't learned by now to formation regarding these trips SENIOR PHYSICISTS: Exceptionally well qualified Ph.D.'s and use it oe<:asionally and in rise above the animal level when can be had by writing Amer theorists or experimental ists, either with degree and re good grace. But the clods who in public, I'd just as soon they ican Youth Hostels, Inc., 14 W. search experience or obtaining degree in June 1956. used it got particular delight didn't show up. 8th St., New York, N.Y.
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Friday, February 24, 1956 CALIFORNIA TECH Page Three Inte/1liew Schedule SecreffJry's !iej)fJrf Mon. 27-BSup/Ae, CE, EE, Tues. 28-BS, MS, PhD/EE, Amendments to the By-Laws and publicize rallies and assem· 7. Big T Commissions ME, Ph North American Avia· ME, Ph, CE, Ph, Ma Universit)" tion. Enginering Dept., Ingle· of California Radiation Lab. of ASCIT (commonly found blies." This will replace Section The seventh amendment con wood. only in the lesser·read section of I, Article XI, and eliminates cerns commission for Big T Wed. 29-BS, MS, PhD/Ae, EE, the Little T) were proposed by award sweaters for committee business managers who sell Mon. 27-BS, MS/ME, CE, EE CE, ME, Ph, Ma Northrop AJp. the Board of Directors at its members and no longer specifies more ads than the budget reo York Corporation. craft. regular meeting Monday night. the basis for selection of memo quires. The applicable state· Mon. 27-BS/CE, EE, ME Wed. 29-BSup/EE, Ae, ME, These amendments are designed bel's. The sweaters are no longer ment, as amended, reads, "The Corps of Engineers-U. S. Army. Ph, Ma Sperry Gyroscope C0- to bring the By-41ws up to cur· appropriate and the organiza· Business Manager of the Big T Mon. 27-BS/ACh, ME Rayon. Wed. 29-BS/Ae, ME, EE, Ph rent practice and to eliminate tion formerly by class represent· shall be guaranteed a 20 percent ier, Inc. National Advisory Committee ambiguities. As required by AI" atives has been found more ef· commission on all of the adver Mon. 27, Tues. 28, Wed. 29-BS, for Aeronantics, Ames and Ed icle XVI, they will be considered fective on a different basis, now tising sold and paid for; and MS, PhD/CE, EE, Ge, ME, Ch; wards. High·Speed Flight Sta. at a student body meeting Mon· at the discretion of the Rally after all costs and expenses of PhD/Ph Union Oil Company of tion. day noon, February 27, and Commissioner. the Big T shall have been paid California. Jrs. up/ME,ACh, Ge, Wed. 29-BSup/EE, Ph, Ma voted on in conjunction with Section 6, Article XI concern· for including the aforesaid 20 EE, CE Summer employment. Goodyear Aircraft Corporation" the runoff elections on Tuesday. ing the employment committee percent commission to the Man· Tues. 28-BS, MS/ChE, ME, Research & Development Engi .The student body meeting will which hasn't existed within the agel', then the profit from addi Ch, EE Goodyear Tire & Rnbber neering Division, Litchfield Park. be held in the courtyard be· memory of present students, will tional sales of advertising shall Co., Los Angeles Plant. Arizona. tween Ricketts and Fleming, be deleted by amendment four. be distrrbuted evenly between Tues. 28-BS, MS/ME, CE, EE, Wed. 29-BS, MS/ChE, CE; and will serve, with this article, Amendment five deletes section the Corporation and the Man ChE Campbell Sonp Company, BS/ME, EE The Floor Corpora to explain the changes. 7, which prOVides for a publi ager." The final clause consti Sacramento, California. tion. 1. Vacancy election procedure city commitete. ThJe function tutes the amendment which re Article VI, Section II will of these committees has been places the .original "then the read, as amended, "All vacan· superseded by the Placement Business Manager shall receive cies shall be filled by a special Office and the News Bureau. the funds left, up to but not to election and this election shall 6. California Tech Commissions exceed an additional 10 percent be governed by the rules and The sixth proposition states on the advertising sold and paid for." Special for Each Student and Faculty Member ~ regulations as set forth in AI" that "The Business Manager of One 6x8 PLATI NO ) ticle VII. At the discretion of the California Tech shall be Students are encouraged to in· With Purchase of $5.00 or More { the Board of Directors, the time guaranteed a commission such form the m s e 1v e s on these interval between nominations that the total amount received amendments in order to vote and elections may lbe shortened." by the Business Manager and knowingly.on them next Tues· PIXIE'S PHOTO STUDIOS The concluding sentence consti. intervening advertising agencies day. 1503 E. Colorado Street Pasadena 4, California tutes the amendment and is in· shall not exceed 35 percent of SYcamore 5-4723 Appointment Necessary tended to eliminate the often the gross advertising billings." -Tom Bergeman unnecessary time delay in filling This amendment has three ef· vacancies in ASClT offices. fects: 1) it removes the present ,------~~ I 2-5. Committee Changes ambiguous distinction between I I The second amendment calls "local" and "national" ads; 2) it r A Campus-to-Career Case History for deletion of Section I, Article increases the Business Man· , I I XI which provides for the ager's commission on local ads I Court of Traditions, a tradition from 30 percent to 35 percent ,I I that didn't fully revive after to better repay door·to-door soli· I World War II. citation; 3) it decreases the com r I Amendment three establishes mission 0 n advertisements I I I the rally committee as follows: through the National Collegiate I I Advertising Service from 4 per I "There shall be a rally commit· I I tee appointed by the Rally Com· cent to 1.6 percent, since these I I missioner with the approval of require very little effort from I I the Board of Directors. The the Business Manager. This I change will be inserted in place I Rally Commissioner shall serve I as chairman. It shall be the duty of sentence 2, section 4, chapter I I of this committee to arrange for A, Article XV. I I I I I I tl/liffJrnil/ Tech r I Editors--in-Chief-Dick Hundley and Marty Tangora I News Editor - Dick Kirk I Feature Editor - Frank Kofsky I Sports editor - Dick Van Kirk I Business Manager -'- Dan Chi.lton I Circulation Manager - Dave Leeson I Entered as second-class matter November 22,\947, at the Post Office in Pasadena, ,I California, under the Act of March 3, 1879. r I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I CI{jJ Downer (right), A.B. in Mathematics, '49, M.S. in Civil Engineering, I '50, Harvard, on the .~ite 01 a building construction project. ,I I I "Projects you can sink your teeth into"
Clifford J. Downer started his tele down do we go? A hundred workers and phone career in the building engineering tons of equipment are waiting for the department of The Southern New Eng. decision. land Telephone Company. At present he "There's a lot of future for a civil en· is working with the Bell System's manu· gineer in the telephone business. New and YQUI' best move to make next ... is to cheek facturing unit, Western Electric, helping smaller types of telephone equipment will the outstanding opportunities a very par to build facilities for housing a Conti· probably change our ideas about how ticular engineering senior is sure to find at nental Air Defense project. His assign telephone buildings should be built. It's the Radio Corporation of America, world ment: a key liaison job in supervising a fascinating work, all right. And broaden subcontractor's work on a several million leader in electronics. ing, too, because it's leading me to other dollar construction operation. engineering fields. An RCA engineering management represen "One of the most interesting features "It looks to me as if there are real tative will be on campus- of my present job," says Cliff, "is making challenges ahead - projects you can sink decisions on the spot. For example, draw your teeth into. Besides, I'm convinced Friday, March 2, 1956 ings showed where bedrock for footings the telephone busipess recognizes and would be reached. Excavations revealed regards personal industriousness and See your placement officer now for your a poor grade of rock. Ho~ much further drive." appointment. Ask him, too, for literature with the down-to-earth facts about RCA Interesting career opportunities of all kinds are careers. also offered by other Bell Telephone Companies and Western Electric Company, Bell Telephone Laboratories and Sandia Corporation. Your Bell placement officer has more information about Telephone these companies. System L - J ' .... F..r CALIFOINIA TICH Friday, February 24, 1956 audience theatre half her age. When she is asked men's clothing or Mr. Williams, either of whom, dining out "Jane" is slight, amusing co how she arranged this, she re The current widespread trend when they know what the cus PEPPER MILL. 795 E Walnut, medy that depends almost en plies simply, "I advertised for in men's fashion is toward har tomer desires, will sell him ex Pasa. 11 to 2 daily. Food is ex tirely upon witty dialogue for him." monious conservatism in dress. actly that or nothing. Having ceptional and atmosphere is effect. The banter paces the play Ralph Clanton does a remark AI tho ugh conservatively-cut made a purchase'at Bayne-Wil· subtle and hi .good taste. Highly well, and except for a second able job as the cynical, author· clothes have been in vogue on liams, one may rest assured that recommended. SY 6-2500. Bar. act that limps at times, keeps traveler-ex-husband. He handles the Atlantic Seaboard for many he has bought that for which GOLDEN COCK INN. 7269 N the audience genuinely amused. his lines, which are generally years, it is only relatively re he wen\ shopping, rather than Rosemead,
"Gad, Dad," sympathized the math man, "keep cooL: rn think of something. You can count on it." So the prof rickshawed home and took a bath. Soon he was heard to shout, "Eureka!" (in Chinese, of course). He bad solved the problem by inventing the abacus. Next day he brought in a counting gizmo made ofbam boo and eranbenies. With this mechanical brain, Wun was able to introduce the time-payment plan, because one day a patron and Wun did this bit across the or mahogany: "1have a yenfor twocoldonesto go," saidthecustomer. ("W"ho's Trying to ConfuoiUS?) "Sorry, friend, we don't accept Japanese currency:' Wunlunged. "I'm flat, cat," came the reply, "got a suggestion?" Many moons ago ••• around 600 B. c.... there was Whereupon Wun played a few fast notes on his abacus, a barkeep named Draw Wun in a little bistro off figured ~he terms of a loan for two beers and said, Times Square in Shanghai. Now this character's "Borrow one and carry two"••• two terms still used in cashbox was loaded with loot, as Wun served up modem mathematics. the greatest brew that side of the Yangtze. So you can see that's how Wun got a charge out "Murder," said Wun, one p. m. of his abacus. near 9 as the cats were clamoring for more beer, "I'm getting an shook up trying to keep gung-ho onthe tap, take the cash, and figure MORAL: When it comes to mathe out the change. I don't dig matics, you can count on an that math." ''abacus ifyou want to. But The beer Wun was crying when it comes to beer, figure in belonged to a calculus prof from the local U. on Budweiser. It's the best draught beer any side of the YangU'e. You can count on it.
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656-CC5 Friday,------.:----February 24, 1956 CAL I F 0 I N I ATE CH 'ate f.i.. AUFS man Barnett discusses Liquid air talk will Chem Engineers to Lunch Clubs slate be given tonight by speakers, picture current situation in Red China visit process plant Professor Watson At the YMCA Undergraduate (Continued from page 1) There is at present wishful The Chemical Engineering L u n c h Club next Tuesday, ment is to build up heavy indus thinking on the part of some "Liquid Air" is the title of Club will visit the Stauffer AUFS member A. Doak Barnett try. As a result, the economy Chinese Nationalist leaders that this week's Friday Evening De Chemical Company next Tues will srpeak on "Red China." Bar has become more sta'ble, but this the Nationalists will be able to monstration Lecture at Caltech. day afternoon. The group will nett is a specialist on affairs of The lecture will be given by the Far East. is not improving the living con repossess the mainland by force. leave the Athenaeum parking ditions of the people. Professor Ernest C. Watson at They feel that when they attack lot at two. After a short discus- On Wednesday the Graduate Communist China claims that 7:30 p.m. in room 201 Bridge. Sack-lunch Club at their meet the Red regime, large numbers sion of the processes of the theirs is the true Chinese gov Professor Watson, who is plant, which manufactures sul ing in the Y lounge will see a ernment, implying all Chinese of the people will aid them by color motion picture, "The Sound Dean of the Faculty at Caltech, furic acid, the club will tour the possessions are hers. She threat revolting and casting out the is a graduate of Lafayette Col of a Stone." ens to attack and seize Formosa Communists. Barnett says that lege and came to the Institute facilities of the company. On Thursday at the Frosh from the Chinese Nationalists. even should the Nationalists be as assistant professor of physics Persons desiring to attend Lunch Club, Dr. Donald Clark, Said Barnett, "It's very unlike come able to attack, the masses, in 1919. He became full profes who are not notified by the club director of the Placement Bu ly that Red China will take mili sor in 1930, and Dean in 1946. reau will speak on "Summer tary action against Fonnosa." which have ,become adjusted to In his lecture on Friday, he will mailing list are requested to Job Opportunities." They will On the other hand, she may at the new government, would not discuss and demonstrate the contact Bob Deffeyes or to leave meet at the training table in tack the off-shore islands join them, in all probability. properties of liquid air. a note in the 'D' box in Blacker. lower Blacker at noon. islands now under Nationalist control. r------., The Nationalists have de Attractive openings ,I clared that they will fight to now available , keep these possessions. The Uni in the following sectwns: I ted States has ,promised to de Propulsion I fend Fonnosa against the Chi I Aerodynamics I nese mainland. We' have not, I however; become committed to Performance Analysis I defend these off-shore islands. I Helicopters I Mr. Barnett approved of this Combustion and Fuels I policy, thinking that the islands , . , I .' Instrumentation are not worth the risk and poli , Interesting tical liability of such a commit I Wind Tunnel Operations I ment. I Machine Computation "Private enterprise is being I careers I Design rapidly, eliminated," Barnett I • Operations Research said. 75 percent of industries, , I In 9 percent of wholesale trade and I 50 percent of retail trade are I INTERVIEWS: now under state domination. I I I Tuesday, March 6 I We Highly Recommend , See your College Placement Officer ,I for an appointment and a copy , of our brochure. CARL'S , res CALTECH I I I Research Department BARBERS I I UNITED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION Friendly Personalized •I 400 South Main Street I East Hartford 8; Connecticut Service I I I California Near Lake IL ..1,
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R.~. REYNOLDS TOBACCO eo., W1NSTOR.. SALEM, N. C. 'age Six CALIFORNIA TEGH Friday, February 24, 1956 Tile SPfJlfs (fJlhel Beavers whip Morris, Nelson by Dick Van Kirk Phil Conley certainly came through in the first meet of the Naz 108-23; season last Friday. His throw of 229'5" should stand up as one of blank Nazarenes the best marks in the nation, and could well rank first at the end Strong pitching was the feature of the opening game of the of the season, providing he doesn't improve on the mark himself. Vaa, Phil star Other highlights of the meet were the thrilling race to the wire 1956 baseball season at Caltech, as the Beaver horsehiders Caltech's varsity trackmen in.the quarter-mile between Roger Wileman, Marty Tangora, and edged Pasadena Nazarene 1-0 Wednesday at Tournament Park. opened their dual meet season Chuck Bonwell and·the eXciting half-mile relay race between the Ed Nelson and Hal Morris combined to shut out the Crusaders two Caltech teams. Friday by taking a convincing 108-23 victory over the Pasadena on five hits, with Morris pitching the first three innings and * * * * allowing only one hit, while Nelson gained credit for the win Coach Web Emery unveils his 1956 swim team today at 4:30 in College (Nazarene) Crusaders at a varsity-frosh meet designed to give the Caltech students a good Padqock Field in a meet marked by giving up only four hits in the five innings he tOiled. The look at the Beaver swimmers. So now's your first chance to get by outstanding performances on Beavers scored an early run and proceeded to hold Pasadena a good look at Coach Emery's crew of swimmers. Go out and give the part of two part-timers. sco_reless in the late innings mostly on the strength of sparkling them a little vocal support today. Dick Van Kirk and Phil Con defensive work by infielders * * * * ley took time out from their Don Stocking, Jim Koontz, The Sports Corner takes its hat off to Jack Bass, guard on the basketball duties to lead the Thinclads meet Chuck Norman, and Gene Nel freshman basketball team, who decided to take off a little more Techmen in the win. Van Kirk son. than that when the Frosh traveled to Oxy recently, and paraded was the leading scorer of the Striders through the Tigers' gym wearing only a towel. I've got to hand meet with 16% points, while Oxy, In the first inning Ray Wey it to him (somebody hand him something, quick!). He certainly Conley took first place in the C 0 a c h Bert LaBrucherie's mann, erstWhile pitcher playIng did a good job of enhancing our reputation as eccentrics and ego broad jump and javelin, throw varsity tracksters tangle with left field, got on base with a tists. Congratulations, Mr. Bass, and if you'll drop in at room 118, ing 229'5" in the latter event. two of the toughest track and single and went to second on an Throop, you can pick up your prize. There's one condition, how His toss was less than his fifth field teams in the country to error .by the Crusader left field ever; you've got to bring your own couch. place throw in last year's NCAA morrow when they travel to Oc er. Norman singled Weymann * * * * meet by only two feet, and prob cidental to meet the Tigers and home with the only run of the With the loss of Wes Santee for this year's Olympic track team, ably will put him at the top Pasadena Striders in a triangu game and the Beavers were out Uncle Sam's hopes in the distance runs are pretty slim. From in the NCAA rankings to be re lar meet. in front to stay. baseball~ where I sit it looks like Tpm Courtney, Arnie Sowell, Bobby Sea leased soon. With six members of the 1952 Caltech's freshman man, and Horace Ashenfelter are the main hopes for the U. S. in Van Kirk took first place in Olympk team on the squad, the ers also ,begin their workouts the longer races at Melbourne this year. Probably the best show the 1.ao yard low hurdles, tied Striders rate as favorites to take Monday under the direction of ing made by the United States will be in the field events where for first. with Gordon Barien first tomorrow, though Oxy, Dave Wilson. Parry O'Brien, Bob Richards, Bud Held, Roy Range, Fortu'ne Gor brock in the high jump, and gar· dien, and Ernie Shelton are likely bets for gold medals. blessed with depth in every ev nered second place points in the ent, could easily outscore both broad jump and high hurdles. the Striders and the Beavers. Flosh SPfJltS He also ran on the wInning re lay team, along with Ed Kreh· Caltech's scoring hopes rest ItfJlI/ltllljJ biel, Marty Tangora, and Chuck mainly on the strong right arm By Brent Banta Bonwell. of Phil Conley, ace javelin It's great to be hragging, for thrower and a prime candidate John Lukesh was Tech's only a change; the frosh sure deserve for the 1956 Olympics. Ailide a lot of credit for holding up other double winner, taking from Conley, however, the Beav Engineering first place in both the 100 and under the tremendous pressure. ers don't figure to do much in Jim Cribbs rates a s-pecial vote GRADUATES • UNDERGRADUATES 220 yard dashes. Roger Wileman the way of scoring. picked up eight J)Oints with a of thanks for consistently good first in the 440 and second ·place Outstanding performers for ball handling throughout the in the 220. Other. first place shot putter, Jim Mathias, discus game. That really counts when finishers for the Beavers were: thrower, and Dick Haddon, high the heat's on. A win like Satur Jerry Lawrence, 120 yard high jumper, all of whom placed in day's helps to remove the taste hurdles; Jim Lloyd, pole vault; Occidental include Bob Gutow of two previous losses earlier in Ted Lang, disCus; and Del Mc ski, pole vaulter, Tom Meyer, the week, first to Oxy, 92-52, SET YOUR COURSE Cune, shot put. last year's NCAA meet. and later to LA State, 55-46. Track season got off to a solid start last Friday, when the NOW ENGINEERS Frosh downed Pasadena Naza rene,· 69-39. 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The only is a young-minded organization with a solid Thursday, March 1, 1956 history of engineering achievement dating back to match which Tech came close 1910. It has contributed a notable list of engineering Contact your placement office today for 4ft interview to winning was first doubles, Where Frank Cormia and Clint "firsts". It is engaged in many diversified and fascinating CITY OF LOS ANGELES projects. Read here all that Sperry has to offer you, then Frasier were defeated 6-4, 4-6, get full details in person from -..~======~-.:6:-4:.:. _ -~_._-~ ..-~ --- OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HEADS WHO WILL BE AT YOUR SCHOOL ".\ FEBRUARY 29TH ---~. .!l--H::- It's an Arrange an appointment at your placement oRice .J!' Hen An Some of the Fields Here Are Some of the aenefits "t 1/open and shut case You May Choose at Sperry You Can Count On at Sperry " Electronics •• Microwave •• 9 near-by graduate schools for Radar •• Servo·Mechanisms •• further studies through com· for the Computers •. 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Great Neck, Long Island, New York -first in fashion SHIRTS. TIES. SLACKS Friday, February 24, 1956 CALIFORNIA TECH Page Seve.. Meet the Varsity Hens here for Internouse sports FlfJslJ dlfJp L.A. Ptlcific I Interhouse swimming com lastgametonite petition opens Tuesday with the trials for the Interhouse Swim in Iftil fJveltil11es, 73-70 With hopes high for a sole Meet. win to soften a tragic season, Caltech's frosh basketball team went four overtimes to pick Tech's Beavers will host Po Eliminations will be con up their second win of the year Saturday, 73-70 over LA Pacific. mona tonight, ducted in the 50 and l00-yar
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