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Watson Lectures Start Colorado River In Beckman? by Bob Kieckhefer Dr. J. Kent Clark. He describetl ledge. The lecture, which out The Earnest C. Watson Cal Watson, a physics professor at lined the results of a 1968 expedi tech Lecture Series opened Mon Tech from 1919 to 1959 and tion down the Green and Colo day night with Dr. Eugene dean of the faculty from 1945 to rado Rivers, held the standing Shoemaker, professor of geology, 1959, as "devoted to the pursuit room-only audience spellbound talking about "Canyons of the of knowledge" and "loveable." for over an hour. Colorado: The Consequences of During his 40 years here he played Fallowing Powell Catastrophe." The Monday even a major role in transforming The primary purpose of the .ing series of lectures at Beckman Throop Polytechnic Institute into expedition was to trace the route has now been named after the the modern Caltech, and was ad of John Wesley Powell's expedi late Dr. Watson, who incidentally mired a!ld loved by both faculty tions of 1869 and 1871-72, eight years ago gave the first of and students. investigating changes in the river the Monday night lectures (about Dr. Shoemaker's lecture began canyons which have occurred in liquid air). after Dr. Harold Brown gave a the past century. Powell's second Monday night's program began short discussion of Caltech's res expedition had taken 1000 with a tribute to Dr. Watson by ponsibility to disseminate know- Continued on Page Two The CALIFORNIA Volume LXXIV Pasadena, California, Thursday, October 19, 1972 Number 5 The Mudeo Will Be Here BOD Successful At Last On Sunday! Quorum At Third ASCIT Meeting by Rik Smoody The pigs of the class of '75 by Bob Schaff requests came in as follows: 1) will meet the spirited class of '76 For an hours worth of laughs, Hockey Club - $300, 2) Co-op I'm Sue--FlyMe To Homecoming in the 46th almost-annual Mudeo tear-jerking anectedotes, and Housing - anything available, 3) Photo by Feeney Classic this Sunday at 2 p.m. The other general rot, those of you Young Republicans - organiza event, to be held just west of the who have not been attending tional expenses, 4) Student Shop Whafs Coming_ football field, is jointly spon ASCIT BOD meetings really - $250, 5) Karate - $200, 6) sored by the Caltech Alumni should stop by Winnett Lounge CEAC - $200, 7) Totem - all Association, ASCIT, and the on a Tuesday afternoon at four they wanted was the money ASpectrum Of Productions Deans' Office. or so. At that time, the famous, budgeted them last year, 8) Gay Last year, the present Sopho (or infamous), leaders of our Discussion Group - $175, 9) mores came from behind for an student body get together in the Scuba Club - $225, 10) Black by Marc Donner Movies continues on November upset victory over the Class of general interest of causing what Students Union - $200. "Billy the Kid is coming!!" 21 with Michael McGiveny and '74 in a benumbing frigid seems to be the largest amount All the groups mentioned had No - don't get down the rifle or The Student Prince in Old December contest. There was of disorder and confusion pos interesting stories to recount and barricade the door. Billy the Kid Heidelberg. considerable complaint over the sible, relative to the general state their retelling would no doubt is the name of a ballet which is Remember that Spectrum's apparently unjust calls of the of things around Tech, of course. make interesting reading, but coming .to Beckman Auditorium production of Brecht's Puntila referees - and the fact that they Opening with· a quorum for space does not permit our on Friday, October 20 and and Matti is soon coming and it managed to escape unscathed the first time this year, this printing what would certainly Saturday, October 21 at 8: 00 promises to be fantastic. For all from the event. This year's week's meeting ran like the script take up column space of a small p.m. This ballet is the first Caltech students it will cost only judges - Rik Smoody, John from a "B" grade production of novel. After all groups had been genuine ballet to be created by $2 and will run five nights Steubs, Marion Movius, Rob Ol Charles Dickens' A Christmas heard from, Joe Morin (in an American. Eugene Loring Tuesday, October 24 through shan, and Frank Hobbs Carol, i.e., the closing scene absence of Steve Wat - ASCIT choreographed Billy and Aar6n Saturday, October 28 in Ramo promise that they will judge when old Scrooge finally be Treas.) added the figures and Copeland wrote the music. The Auditorium. Continued on Page Three comes generous. Joe Morin, informed the BOD that total Los Angeles Dance Theatre is ASCIT Pres., and his cohorts requests came to $1550. Because bringing Billy and two other News Briefs proceeded to listen to the of the aforementioned absence of works (one of them a world requests for money from no less Steve Wat, no one could actually premiere of a new work by than ten seperate student groups. come up with any figures that Eugene Loring) and is being FromGreenstein To Schmidt This seems to indicate one of might apply to the balence of directed by Loring himself and two things: a) all the students the ASCIT bank account. How by Paul Gleason. If you're here are completely broke, or b) ever, Jim Hugg (ASCIT Secre interested in a beautiful experi Dr. Maarten Schmidt, who New Phone System everyone has the BOD sized up tary) reasoned that all the money ence (or even if you're not) go first discovered large red shifts in Allows Conference Calls as an easy hit. Notwithstanding they had to begin with couldn't see Billy the Kid. the spectra of quasars, is succeed Conference calls may now be the comment however, many Continued on Page Five Piano music lovers already ing Dr. Jesse Greenstein as arranged on the new campus know that Gary Graffman is executive officer for astronomy phone system. Up to five campus coming to Beckman Auditorium in the division of Ph, Ma, & Ay. extensions or up to three campus Friday Noon to give a recital on Saturday, Dr: Greenstein, 63, chairman extensions with two outside world October 28; so this is to give of the commitee that just phones may be connected to the notice to all the rest of you that completed the National Academy same circuit. you'd better get your tickets of Science's report on astrono soon, or the Great Pumpkin will my's future, is relinquishing the Grad Student Seekers never let you flick again. Besides administrative work after 24 Descend on Campus that you'll miss some of the best years to devote more time to Representatives of three grad piano music you'll ever get to observing and research. uate schools will be here during hear. His program includes Beet Dr. Schmidt, 42, will head the the remainder of first term. hoven's Sonata in C minor, Opus distinguished astronomy group Tomorrow (Oct. 20), United 13 ("Pathetique"), Ravel's and sees his primary job as States International University "Gaspard de la Buit," and retaining the momentum built up will be here for the fields of Brahms' Variations and Fugue on in the group by Dr. Greenstein. business administration and hu a Theme of Handel. "The string of discoveries over man behavior. Carnegie-Mellon Everyone will enjoy this --' the past ten years has added University's Graduate School of starting Tuesday. October 31 much more rapidly to our Industrial Administration will ap (Halloween to us lesser mortals) problems than to our knowl pear for that field November 8. Beckman will present silent mov edge." he said. "There are still The Stanford Graduate School of ies with Chauncey Haines at the more questions than answers. Business will talk to people on organ. The Halloween show will And each 'answer' leads to December 5. If you are inter in clude The Unholy Three another question. ested in discussing possible ad . (1925) and Variety (also 1925). "But that is very healthy-and mission with these representa- CASEY ANDERSON'S CONCERT, sponsored by the Caltech Y, was the first in a Tuesday Night at the Silent very exciting." Continued on Page Eight series of noontime diversions. Next concert tomorrow. Photo by Ray Feeney Page Two THE CALIFORNIA TECH Thursday, October 19, 1972 Eighth Year? Letters Cinematech - Art Films For Everyone Southwestern Rejoices by Steve Sweeney The Caltech Y oversees with Orson Welles' Macbeth and Cinematech, a Caltech and Cinema tech and absorbs any Olivier's Henry V. Polanski's Gentlemen: should know us by our correct Pasadena institution "for about debts incurred or profits made Repulsion and The Creature from Southwestern Academy Re name! seven or eight years," according (mostly the latter, lately). Cine the Black Lagoon form the joices! and how! at the skill, When our student council to director Hal McGee, is again matech runs its own operation Halloween show October 28. cunning, and efficiency with visited your Olive Walk to see offering the best in art and otherwise, with a staff of about Two Eastern European films, which our old cannon was our old relic in its new location, foreign films to Techers this ten. "We take care of refresh Passer's Intimate Lighting and borrowed from our front lawn to a passing professorial type year. ments, projection, clean-up and Jansco's My Way Home will be grace the front of Fleming grumpily asked us where it came "Pasadena very rarely gets procurement of movies ourselves.