British award Piepmeir Aft , iNar s onvoca on con uc e grant The annual Awards Convocation two year Marshall of the Massachusetts Institute of James Piepmeier '65 is one c)f ford, Boston College, Williams, Technology was conducted Mon- 24 US students to earn 1965/E 7 Vanderbilt, Cincinnati, St. Jo- day morning, May 10, in The Marshall Scholarships for twto seph's, Occidental, Hendrix, Kan- Great Court of the Institute. years of study at British unive r- sas, Georgia, Colorado, Indiana, William H. Byrn, Jr., President sities. and Wisconsin. of the MIT Undergraduate Asso- Marshall scholarships were inn- Marshall Scholarships a r e ciation, presided over the presen- troduced in 1953 by the Britis;h awarded on a regional basis de- tation of all awards. government as a practical meanis pendent on the applicant's home. Karl Taylor Compton Awards of expressing their national appree- Piepmeier, who is from Tennes- Nine MIT Seniors received the ciation of American aid given tto see, was one of four winners Karl Taylor Compton Award "for British under .the post-war Ma r- chosen from the Southern US. outstanding contribution in pro- i shall Aid plan. moting high standards of achieve- Piepmeier will read 'Part ] ROTC men honored ment and good citizenship within physics for the Natural Scienc the MIT commtity." Tripos for BA' at Churchill Co. during Military Day This award, which is the highest lege, Cambridge, in using hi award conferred on any student grant. Fifty-seven cadets and midship- for extracurricular activities, was Each Marshall Scholarship ih men of the ROTC units received presented personally by Mrs. good for two years with a poss i- awards and medals for outstand- Compton. The late Karl Taylor bility of extension for a thirda. ing achievement at the annual Compton was once the President Unlike Rhodes Scholarships, the, Military Day exercises yesterday. of MIT. are open to either sex and arle Dr. Julius A. Stratton, Presi- Each of the nine winners re- Photo by John Torode not confined to Oxford University dent of the Institute, was re- ceived an inscribed silver tea James W. Taylor '65 receives his Compton Award from Mrs. Each grant covers cost of tu viewing official for the cere- service, and, in addition, an ac- Karl Taylor Compton at annual Awards Convocation held in the tion, a book allowance, living exx. monies. tivity honored with a Compton Great Court Monday. Nine seniors and the Association of penses and transportation to anId Major award winners included Prize was awarded $250. Women Students received Compton awards for 1965. from Britain. An extra allowanc:e Cadet Captain John R. Murray, The winners is given to married students. Cadet Private John W. Reynolds, The presentation of the nine leader in joint efforts for the bet- ing, held at MIT last October. This year's Marshall scholar.s and Cadet Private Bruce C. Dief- Compton Awards went to "Michael terment of the greater community Everett Moore Baker Award include, in addition to Piepmeierr, fenbach, Department of the Army A. Efron, who has expressed in of which MIT is a part; The E v e r e t t Moore Baker graduating seniors from Harvar'd Superior Cadet Awards; Midship- deeds for others his faith in learn- Jeffrey A. Meidman, author, di- Award for Outstanding Under- (6), Princeton (3), Columbi 3, men Lieutenant Ernest P. Eich, ing; rector, impressario, whose taste graduate Teaching was given to Smith, Dartmouth, Yale, Stann- III, The Naval Institute Award; Norman S. Kaderlan, a creative and patience have elevated the Charles E. Holt III, Assistant Pro- and Cadet Colonel John D. Edg- innovator in matters of the mind framaticlife of the Institute; fessor of Biology at MIT. The er, Cadet First Lieutenant- Wil- and spirit; Matt L. Mleziva, Jr., farseeing award, delegated by student nom- Class of 1969 liam F. Klepser, Cadet Staff Ser- Henry A. Lichstein, a skillful governor, a b 1 e administrator, ination, cites the recipient "for gent -Stanley A. Hendry, and Ca- mediator whose leadership has primus inter pares; extraordinary interest and ability maV have 950 det Airman First Class Alan M. opened many ways for communi- William G. Roeseler; to others in insphirng undergraduate inter- Gilkes, Professor of Air Force ty good; he gave, for others he labored; est and understanding of academic The Class of 1969 stands a Aerospace Stumies Awards. Steven B. Lipner, a sensitive- James W. Taylor, for sense and work." good chance of being between 20 sensitivity in statecraft, acumen Stewart Awards and 50 freshmen larger than the in finance; and finally, The William L. Stewart, Jr., admissions office planned, accord- Richard W. Tsien, a vigorous Awards, given for dedication and ing to Professor Roland B. Gree- center of action in student af- outstanding performance in an ac- ley, Director of Admissions. rArs." tivity, were presented to 5 stu- The "yield" of students choosing The Association of Women Stu- dents and 3 activities. MIT from the 1526 acceptances dents also received an award for The student winners are Charles sent out this year is about 3 per their participation in the intercol- K. Epps '66, Donna G. Hayes '66, cent higher than the office's care- legiate symposium, A m e r i c a n Paul W. Hoff '65, John E. Lede fully made calculations indicated Women in Science and Engineer- '65, and Adam Clayton Powell it would-be. Professor Greeley in- mII, '67.. dicated this was particularly sur- The activities named for the prising since the admissions Townes selected award are Alpha Phi Omega serv- situation this year seemed almost ice fraternity; the MIT Gilbert identical to last year's. Last year C n,,e geie tu4ste and Sullivan Society; and Tech the yield was low, and sone Show. people from the waiting list were Dr. Charles H. Townes, Provost Scott Award accepted. and professor of physics, has The Scott Paper Foundation None of the 200 names on thlis been elected a trustee of the Car- leadership award was conferred year's waiting list will be used. negie Institution of Washington, (Please turn to Page 3) The Class of 1969 was planmed DC. to include 925 students; present Dr. Townes' appointment was estimates indicate a class of 950 Vol. 85, No. 13 Cembridge, Mass., Wednesday, May 12,1965 5c announced Monday by Dr. Caryl INDEX unless a high "melt" offsets the P. Haskins, President of the In- College World ...... 6 high yield. The "melt" is the stitution. The Carnegie Institution Editorials ...... 4 number of students who indicate of Washington was endowed by Entertainment ...... 8-10 they plan to enter, and then alter A-PO operates Book Dn've,,, Andrew Carnegie "to stimulate Letters ...... 4 their decisions. 0 the growth of knowledge through Peanuts ...... 4 The main problem posed by a providing facilities for basic re- Sports ...... 13-16 books will be sent to Asia Student Center feature ...... 2 large class is finding adequate search in science." dormatory or fraternity housing Alpha Phi Omega is currently umes have been shipped to col- for the freshmen. soliciting books for annual Asian leges, universities, libraries, re- I Book Drive, and would greatly search Institutes, and individual LES-2 orbits earth I appreciate your donation of used recipients throughout Asia; many Applications available books. Collection boxes are locat- more are still needed. If you have ed in building 10 and in the any books at all you're not using, Satellife carried as bonus for government grants dorms, where they will be for the including textbooks or even works remainder of the week. of any literary value, please let By Jeff Reece for spin- axis control to aid ther- Application forms and informa- The Book Drive is operated un- them be put to use by eager and Two M IT Lincoln Laboratory mal balance and increase power tion for 1.966-7 US government der the auspices of The Asian needy students in India, Laos, experimental satellites were car- output. The only difference from graduate study grants may be Foundation, a non-profit, non-po- Philippines, Vietnamn, and many ried as a 'bonus' on the fourth the LES -1 is the addition of obtained from Professor B. Alden litical organdzation in California. other countries. test flight of the USAF Titan m- a simple sun-sensing system to Thresher, campus Fulbright Ad- It maintains 18 offices in Asia APO suggests to satisfy t-he al- A from Cape Kennedy. aid in monitoring the satellite visor, in Room 1-207. from Japan through Southeast truistic motivations of your con- The first to be released, the spin - rate. The highly elliptical Candidates who want to apply Asia to Afghanistan. Through science, bring your books to a col- L E S - 2 (Lincoln Experimental orbit will have an apogee of about for a grant must be US citizens these resident representatives, the lection box by the end of the Satellite) was an extension of the 8000 nautical miles and a perigee ' and have a bachelor's degree or Foundation makes available pri- week. L E S -1 sent up last February. of about 1500 nautical miles. its equivalent by the starting date vate American assistance for a Satellite features of the grant. 'Bonus' satellite broad range of educational, devel- Its principle experiments are The second 'bonus' experimen- The deadline for filing applica- opment, cultural, and civic pro- Three receive prizes identical: 1) an all - solid s t a t e tal satellite is a radar calibration, ton with Professor Thresher for grams. The Book Drive is one of X -band communications trans- a hollow thin-walled aluminum a Fulbright grant is October 29, the forms these programs take. ponder,- 2) an earth- sensing and p 1965. for original papers sphere, 44% inches in diameter To date, over four million vol- antenna switching system to pro- and weighing about 75 pounds. sg T h r e e sophomores received vide antenna gain from a spinning The diameter is such that its pro- I prizes from the Department of spacecraft, 3) a magnetic system jected area is exactly one square $20,000 grant Humanities for original writing in meter, the unit of measurement the annual Boit Contests open to commonly used to express the re - the undergraduate body. flecting strength of radar targets. GE aids graduate work The Robert A. Boit Prize For All present satellites - because of Imaginative Writing was given to I Four $5000 grants for graduate 000 Educational Support their non- spherical shape- pro- Budget Gregory W. Jones, '67 for his duce echoes that fluctuate in iIt,`research were awarded to MIT approved by the General ]Electric by the General Electric Founda- Foundation for 1965.. short story entitled "Sao Paulo-- strength (scintillate) over a wide Three Faces of the City." A sec- XITItion for study in the following Joseph M. Bertotti, range. The experiment ought to General ond prize has been awarded to clarify the present uncertainties 1.'i fields: Pure Math and Statistics; Electric Foundation Secret tary, in R. Dennis Dunn '67 for his col- of the gains of high-power radio I Metallurgy and Ceramics; Chem- making the announcemen t said, lection of poems called "Prayer ical, Mechanical, Nuclear, and "The Graduate Grant P and radar systems that limit the rogram and Paradox." Mr. Jones will re- usefulness of these systems as General Engineering; Industrial provides financial assista nce in Engineering, and Manufacturing those areas of study whc ceive $75.00, and Mr. Dunn, $40.00. measuring devices. ere the In the Boit Essay Contest, Processes. Doppler measurements need is greatest. At thea same Charles E. Ko'b, Jr. '67 received The calibration sphere will also Harvard University was also time, it allows the recipiernts flex- the second prize of $40.00 for his be useful in making direct armqng the 58 institutions to re- b in the use of the fi ceive Graduate Research and blt the use of the f ands so es.say entitled "Franz von Papen measurements of radio propaga- StudY Grants under GE's $540,000 as to best cope with the needs of -A Study." No first prize was tion through different w e a t h e r program. It is part of the $1,450,- the -individual institution." awarded this year. Titan payload with LES-2. (Please turn to Page 5)