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VOLUME 95, NUMBER IO MIT, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETS TUESDAY. MARCH 11, 1975 Iran rectcor deal stalled By Mike McNamee um which can be seperated by One engineering faculty mem- Disagreements over re- an expensive chemical process. ber criticized the MIT adminis- processing of spent nuclear fuel Plutonium from such fuel can be tration for "setting policy with- from reactors which the United used as reactor fuel or as explo- out adequate discussion. This States is planning to sell to Iran sive material in nuclear weapons. sets a very important precedent. are delaying negotiations on that The reactors which Iran is It shouldn't be taken lightly." he sale, according to government negotiating to buy - seven or told The Tech. "This has broad officials. eight reactors, each producing implications for MIT." Meanwhile, news of a pro- i 000 megawatts of electrical en- MIT's standards for graduate posed three-year program to train ergy - will produce a total of admission would be affected by 54 Iranian students in nuclear about 2000 pounds of plutoni- the program, the faculty nmem- engineering at MIT has brought um annually, officials of the ber said: ''This is contrary to our mixed reactions from MIT faciil- Energy Research and Develop- philosophy of taking the appli- ty and students, ranging from ment Administration told The cants and sifting out the best support to attacks on the pro- Tech. ones. What if we made a deal grarn as "academic prostitution." Iran is a signatory to the with South Dakota to take their US and Iranian negotiators 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation ten best students ?Would we 31 are clashing over safeguard provi- Treaty, pledging the Iranian gov- still say our standards were not sions of the sales contracts, un- ernment to specific prohibitions affected?" der which re-processing of spent against building nuclear weap- i fuel will be controlled. Iran is ons. Under that treaty, Iran Nuclear control Faculty memebrs contacted II also negotiating to buy a re-pro- could be allowed to process cessing plant to handle the fuel spent fuel under international by The Tech were divided on the in Iran, while the US would supervision. The United States, issue of control of the nuclear prefer that the fuel be processed however, can specify in the sales reactors. Institute Professor outside of the country under that the fuel be pro- Philip Morrison, a physicist who I The Cambridge YMCA may be used next fall to house MIT students agreement international supervision. as was was involved in early atohfic until completion of the new West Campus dorm, scheduled for cessed outside of Iran, The spent fuel consists of a specified in nuclear reactor sales Weapons research, said he felt October 1. mixture of uranium and plutoni- to Egypt and Israel. the issues had not been discussed fully enough to allow "dashing Reaction off in either direction." Educational problems with "There is a conflict here be- Students to be housed at 'Y'? the proposed nuclear engineering tween the freedom of scientific By Stephen Blatt F i fty students could be program . have drawn is presumed I continues on schedule. However, training information, which The Cambridge YMCA may if the new dorm is not ready to housed in one building of Ran- criticism from many members of to be international and universal. be used to house 150 MIT stu- house the 150 students sched- dom Hall. While this might dis- the MIT faculty. Faculty mem- and fears of nuclear prolifera- dents next fall until completion uled to move in September 1, rupt the operation of the build- bers have called the program tion," Morrison said. "I don't of the new West Campus dorm - MIT will have to find housing ing, which is normally used for "academic prostitution" and think you can right off the bat which is scheduled for October for all 300 students. MIT transient housing, Wheatley "selling a department to the that this is good or this is bad

1~ . v-. · ·.x,, ·. ^, . ,, X t . - Overcirowding in existing explained that "we want the highest bidder" due to some of without a lot more discussion." According to Nancy Wheatley, dorms will be "just under what new dorm people grouped to- the unusual aspects of the ar- Iran has been "next on the Assistant Dean for Student we had this year," said Wheatley, {Please turn to page 3) rangemnents. (Please turn to page I O) Affairs, other alternatives for unless new dorm students are accommodating the people as- moved into them _temporarily. signed to the new dorm include MIT will have space for 1 100 using half of Random Hall and students next fall, but will have MIT haurnnities: what role? using the area in Ashdown which a freshman class of 1130 to is currently being occupied by 1150 students, "assuming the ('rofiessor Bruce Mazlish was that are related to the creation Albert claims, do MIT students undergraduates. The Dean's Admissions Office comes in on recently named head of the of a new kind of world by lose sight of the humanistic Office is also considering over- target," she noted. Department of Humanities. In science and technology. I think viewpoint'! Mffazlish: Obviously, one would crowding existing MIT dormi- The Cambridge YMCA, lo- an inrervierw with The Tech, that the engineers and scientists tories or housing students in cated in Central Square, has "a Mazlish discussed his ideas on are very aware of the way in like to sort of snap the tinger social this new perspective. faculty homes. very good setup," Wheatley said, the role of humnanities in an MIT which value questions, and have Wheatley said that not all of describing the rooms as "singles education.) context, and historical context this new view. but you're dealing these options will need to be used with beds and desks, comparable By Leon Tatevossian are integral now to their own with real human beings. with if construction of the dorm to MIT rooms." The T'ech: What do you think work, and I think both sides traditions, and a whole series of the role of the Dept of Humani- have a great deal to offer to each things that are supposedly ties at MIT should be? other; in some ways in the important in the humanities. On KRegsstra tion changes Prof. Afazlish: Well, I think that future the only way you'll be the other hand, you're dealing it should be plural, a number of able to do good science or tech- with a felt need for change. and roles. One role is quite obviously nology is by having a very keen that's also important, I mean, to proposed for fall term to offer the best possible work awareness of the humanistic and understand how change can and does come about. But I don't By Stephen Blatt catalog was not available to stu- in humanities to students who social sciency component. are mainly majoring in science or Tech: Do you think the Institute want to pass judgment on Registration material for the dents until they returned to MIT technology. And later on we has been too slow in realizing whether it's too slow, too fast, fall term will be available to in the fall. might want to talk about what the humanistic aspects of tech- too this, too that: the important students at the beginning of the According to Flynn, seventy means, nology? Moreover, as Mike (Please turn to page 2) final week of classes this spring, percent of the students return the word '"humanities" because it can cover a multitude according to Winston Flynn, the registration material for the of sins and virtues. Then it seems Assistant Registrar. spring term, given out in Decem- ber, "almost immediately." May to me that the dept. also has a In previous years, fall registra- 23, the end of finals week, was role in supplying another per- tion packets were mailed out on originally planned as the dead- spective to the scientific or tech- August 1, to returned by August line fobr returning the forms. nological one for anyone and the 31. Tlhe reasons for changing However, because of sched- everyone at the Institute, the timing are twofold, according to uling conflicts, the deadline for so-called humanist way of Flynn, who said that "We can returning the forms has not been looking at materials, which is save a considerable amount of set. It will be later than May 23, soft rather than hard, tends to money in mailing costs, and can noted Flynn, who said that the delight in ambiguities and ambi- allow foreign students to regis- Registrar's Office would like the valences instead of certain ter early." Under the present tbrnis returned as soon as pos- truths. system. registration material is sible. I think another role is to not mailed out of the country, "We've got work to do to allow the students who decide so that foreign students cannot process them, and we'd like to that the science or technological register until they return in the do it over the summer so we can students who decide that the fall. handle the freshmen's forms in science or technological path is '"This timetable is really September," said Flynn., '"I not for them, and yet don't pushing the departnlents more don't expect all the forms back want to transfer out of MIT, to than the students." Flynn said. by May 23, but I'm hoping for remain here but to major in noting that the departnments, in as nmuch coopration as possible."' hunianities. order to have class schedules The registration packets will Another role, and one that included in the registration ma- be given out in the Building 10 must become increasingly impor- terial, must finish planning their iobby on May 12 and 13 with tant. and has been in the last schedules-earlier than in previous same procedure as is used to year or so. is for the Department years. distribute the spring registration to beconle integrated into the Tile i )975-76 catalog, how- material each December. As in full intellectual litfe and work of ever, will not be ready any earli- previous years, freshmen will the institute, in other words to er this year than in previous pick up their fall registration become involved with the people year, according to sources in the material when they ileet with in engineering and science in Registrar's office. Last year, the their advisors during R/O Wteek. trying to understandi problems Bruce Mazlish, head of the Oepartment of Humanities PAGE 2 TUESDAY, MARCH 11 1975 THE TECH I - i -i-i------l ;·- C -. - -Mazlish examines humanities (Continuedfrom page 1] emphasize the humanistic or .llazlish: Some are and some Let's givesi:i thing is, is. it taking place to social science side, and I think aren't. But in general, I'm very meet what we see as new this will come about in the next impressed with the openness conditions, and there it seems to two or three vears. hut 1 don't brought to the Department by . me that the Institute shows a think it has for the moment. so many of the students. 'Arneri -- - great resiliency. I don't think it's Tech: Are there any plans to Tech: The freshman require- a question of trying to place establish a graduate school in-the ments being rather restrictive, do Department? blame somewhere, I think the you feel that the MIT atmos- is to see what the problems Mlazlish: Not a formal graduate thing phere is not geared for a seven- a hand!. and to move on them. with- program, but it might be of . are teen or eighteen year old fresh- - out substituting rhetoric for enormous intel!lectual benefit to man who has yet to discover his some of the realities. have a very small number of or her field of interest? you think there has specially picked graduate stu- Tech: Do Mtazlish: I don't think MIT is been a major increase in the dents. for example, someone unique in this problem. All uni- people who come to particularly interested in elec- number of versities have requirements that MIT as humanities majors? tronic music. MIT is flexible must be met. In fact, MIT is AMazlish: No, I don't think that enough so that you don't need a extraordinarily open to a has taken place. MIT is obvi- set graduate program. student who wishes to learn the ously, for the forseeable future, Tech: Do you foresee any ropes and then move as he or she going to remain predominately a changes in the Department in wishes once past the first year. scientific and technological insti- the near future? tution, but I think there is room Tech: Do you think MfT stu- Mazlish: I'd like to use that fbr an increased number of stu- dents tend to be narrow and question to make a point about dents who will want. to limited in perspective? humanities. The word hunmlani- ties is really somewhat ambig- uous. There are certain disci- I2r Ad-I% ! i -- eLI,_ ...... plines that are normally covered under that term. Some of the subjects traditionally defined _NOTww E.S A__ under the term are history, liter- * The Number Six Club is a coed Community Service Fund daily, ature, philosophy, mulsic, fine fraternity temporarily displaced in 11:30 to l:30pm in the lobbies of arts, linguistics, sociology, in Cambridge. We will be returning to Building 7, 10, E19, Walker and other words, an enormous range. our newly renovated home on outside Lobdell dirning room The Dept. of Humanities Memorial Drive (between Burton and beginning Wednesday, March 12 embraces four major disciplines MacGregor) in September, 1975. The throughout Friday, March 21. The or fields: literature, history, new house will house 48 people. winning tickets will be drawn at music and archaeology/ Because the membership of the Club 3:00pm Saturday, March 22 at the anthropology. To begin with, our reduced MIT Employees' Open House will be increasing from this is a great range, and these number we are instituting a Spring reception in the Sala de Puerto Rico. Rush. This is to balance the classes All proceeds from the ticket sales will disciplines are extremely dif- for next year. Anyone living in a go to the MIT Community Service ferent. Literature, for some in- dorm or off-campus is invited to Fund. vofved in teaching, is more a come meet us. We will sponsor a matter of higher. criticism, for number of activities to talk with * In conjunction with its lottery others, literature is politics, for interested people. The first will be a for two free vacations, the MIT others, it's primarily a question dinner at the temporary home of'the Community Service Fund (CSF) is of literary history. Club, 36 Irving St., Cambridge on seeking a catchy phrase that will Then we have a number of Saturday, March 15th at 6:00pro. A make the purpose of the Fund more other programs, for example, a shuttle wll transport people from 77 readily understandable by the Mass Ave between 5:30 and 6:15. We Institute community and to generate fairly vigorous writing program hope to see all interested at dinner. interest. CSF is offering twenty five that has been emerging, and a For more information call 494-9833. chances to the lottery to the person music section that is becoming who composes the most suitable more and more involved in a * The MIT Community Service phrase as judged by the CSF program throughout the Insti- Fund and the Quarter Century Club Trustees. The winning phrase and tute. Then we have the Cam- is sponsoring an annual fund raising composer will be announced at the bridge Humanities Seminar, we lottery in which the first two winners drawing of winning tickets for the have Crossroads, possibilities in free vacations in either lottery. CSF slogan phrases may be will receive Studies or Russian Spain or Tokyo in May. Lottery submitted at the time of purchase of American tickets are $1 each or three for $2. lottery chances or may be sent Studies, and the different XXI They will be sold on campus by directly to the MIT Community majors. So when you say what's students and trustees of the Service Fund, room 5-208. {Please turn to page 9)

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For details visit MIT 20E-126 or tcie- LETCTHERE BE LIFE phone 253-4471 . _ __ -1I -- __ ___~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~J THE TECH TUESDAY. MARtH l1, 1975 PAGE 3 LIU I q I I I II 'Best pizza' 'I Hew house residents I says Ton Beer , I IIr~ I mxay stay in 'Y' in Sept. Pal Joey's I (Continued from page 1) noted that since this would be a gether as much as possible." short-term housing situation, Pizza I r Ashdown House is -housing "the amount of commitment to *1 I students for the new dorm this people is much less than for a I Ii year, and may have more under- term." Subs - breakfast s graduates crowded into it next According to Wheatley, the fall. "If we use Ashdown, it will Dean's Office is currently look- Open until 1:00am be overcrowded," said Wheatley, ing for people who would like to Phone: 536-1577 because "if we take it away from move into the new dorm. "Inter- 47A Mass. Ave. grad students, we should use it ested people should contact Ill% as wellas possible." Boston VP me," she said. __rnsans~-_ _ _ _la Members of the faculty and sP~g~l~g~2~ns11111------M staff may also be making their homes available to several stu- dents. While a program has been The /nsurance underway this year to house individual students with volun- teer faculty and staff families, helaplne: 8760876. Wheately said that "we are look- What's"No-fault"? How much igapartment insurance? ing for people who will take Well give you the answers to all your insurance more than one person." She questions without giving you a sales pitch. Just call Dick Ramsey any weekday. r secretarial office B) ~ harvard square WITo Phelan &Co. i Insurance Agency Inc. Since 1898 I 491-2200 14a eliot street 11 Dunster St., Harvard Square (next to the Holyoke Center i. Theses, Tapes, T-chinical Typing 876-0876. Representing Aetna, Travelers, Hartford. Open late 6 days, Sun. by appt. I .I.. Eu.ene haerln, L - ;= ~~~~~~g~~~11111111 1,11 1 Iimis Eugene C:hamberlain, Advisor to ForeignStudents All-day Teach-in & InPformation Bazaar Foreign students face DEMONSTRATION OF COMfPUTER-AIDED LITERATURE SEARCHING ***4*~t:*** 14 Data Bases -- FREE Searches and Reference Print-Outs***:*** II many problems at MI:T Thursday, March 13h - Stein Map Room, Science Library (Room 14s-100) Firstin a series "gift money" can be given to Time Major Literature Field Covered Data Based By Gerald Radack foreign students Chamberlain 'Demonstrated Of all the minority groups at noted. Social Sciences, 'Humanities, Educational Research, Social Sciesearch, Eric, MIT, foreign students probably US government regulations 9:30-11:00 Psychology 8&Behavioral Sciences, Geosciences, Meteo- Psychological Abstracts, face the most problems in their make the financial situation even rology, Government R & D. Reports in these areas. Georef, Ntis qiests for MIT education. A more difficult for the foreign Civil, Chemical, Mechanical, Nuclear, Ocean Engineering, Compendex, Chem Con, student from another country student. Citizens of other coun- 11 00200 Pollution & Environment, Physics, Electrical and Elec-!nspec, Ntis, Pollution who comes to the Institute often tries are not eligible for such aid 11 '00-2:00tronics Technology, Computers & Control, Chemistry, faces financial, language, legal, programs as Work-Study, Na- Government R & D. Reports in these areas. and other problems that might tional Defense Studen-t Jmans, I seem to make the task impossi- and Basic Educational Opportu- Medicine, Cancer & Toxicology, Biology & Life Sci- Medline, Scisearch, I ble. nity Grants, which help many ences, Nutrition, Environmental Pollution, Food Science Cain, Ntis, Pollution, Yet.every- year hundreds of American families to finance col- 2:00-4:0 & Agriculture, Bicengineering, Government R & D. !nspec students - t1 458 this year, or 17 lege educations. In addition, Reports in these areas. per cent of the MIT under- woTk-permit regulations which graduate student body - come 400-5:30 IBusiness Management, Marketing, Forecasting, Govern- Inform, Predicasts, govern foreign students working 4'0-5'30 men R & D. Reports in these areas. ltis from all over the world to study in this country have been made t here. stricter in the past several years, In order to better acquaint the MIT Community with the Institute's computerized information search service They come for a variety of making it more difficult for stu- (NASIC), you are invited to a day of continous free searching of the data bases listed above. If you can't make reasons, but the chief one is dents to work their way through the time slot allocated to your particular interest, come anyway - the demonstrations and explanations in any almost always the desire for a school. field will be helpful introductions to machine retrieval of bibliographic citations. technical education at a school "Some people get a job at Please bring sample questions to try out on the system - we will try to guarantee at least 5 minutes of "which has made its reputation MIT," according to Palachi Information Specialist-assisted searching, plus any on-line reference print-outs retrieved. internationally in engineering," Meesook '75, former president ** Free food, coffee according to Advisor to Foreign of the Thai Students Club. Students Eugene Chamberlain. "Summer jobs are not allowed, DROP BY AND GET ACQUAINTED! 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Institute. "Europeans find MIT here with hope for getting someI 1BIBb---uAmaB-··ls tuition too expensive," he ex- part time job, but getting a work plained, "but the number, of (Please turn to page 1 0) applicants from the Arab world w The Old Culture and Africa is increasing, and I I m suspect there will be more (for- eign students) whose parents can and the New Technolo gy afford the tuition." The hMIT tuition represents a A Series of Three Lectures by "lifetime savings" for an Idian G8IJt SPEEDYE - family, according to K Sabra- rNSTANT PRINTING manian G, president of Sangam, the Indian Students' Club. Many - 876-e9i - e_-- ! 1Dr. Mumford 395 MAir- STREET Lewis students pay willingly, however, CAMBRIDGE. MASSACHUSrTST because of hopes for increased Charles Abrams Visiting Professor, earning power. Many other COPIES WHILE YOU WA TCH! Asian students are' on govern- a Advertising Flyers a Contracts Department of Urban Studies and Planning ment scholarships, he added. w Business Forms a Programs MIT does give financial assis- a Newsletters a Resumes a Bulletins First Lecture: Tuesday, March 11, 1975 tance to foreign students, but no a Price Lists II more than eight percent of its I 4.-0 P.M., Lecture Hall 9-150 ------'~l/ll~ ~sa ~ Get connected with the RITUAL, LANGUAGE AND Connection Want to save 30-40% on backpacks, head- TECNOLOGY phones, tipis and many other products? Get connected with the Connection. Full-time, part-time, on/off campus sales people and Future Lectures: Tuesday , April 1 -The Mlyth of Power sales group groups leaders needed for the Tuesday, Aprii 29- The Person versus the ,4automatonl Connection, an anti-ripoff buying collective organized by persons who have seen and felt the needs of others. See and hear how it works. A representative will be on campus Sponsored by the Technology and Culture Seminar and Thursday, March 13. Contact the student the Department of Urban Studies and Planning I employment office for information. i ~iapag--cl-41------·-··----··----~m = . W ,W, no~

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'Soak the Shah''2 and win a million "Well, folks, it's time to play play it in a small cubular room that new and exciting game, with a little black ball and..." 'Soak the Shah.' Our first two "Well, I'm sorry to hear that contestants tonight are Jerome and I hope it gets better soon, B. Wiesner and Paul E. Gray of but now it's time to play 'Soak the Massachusetts Institute of the Shah.' George?" Technology. Won't you come in "Right. Remember, get four in please, and meet Groucho a row right and you win S 1 Marx." million. Get two in a row wrong {A PPLA USE) and you're out of the game." "Hello, folks, and welcome to "Thanks, George. Why don't 'Soak the Shah.' Say the secret you hold Jerry's pipe. Remem- word and win $100. It's a com- ber folks, just one answer for mon emotion, one you probably both of you. Now, the category feel every day. Jerry Wiesner and you have chosen is education. Is Paul Gray. Let's see, Wiesner, it possible to charge Iranian stu- you must be the one with the dents twice the normal tuition?" pipe. Why do you smoke that "Yes. anwtr kfaIk., fIfOf oka IIaAWw,,C,?JP. WWS ,I itai pipe all the time Jerry?" "That's right." "Well, it's easier to carry than "You now have one right." a bong, and less obvious than Get three more right and you'll cigarette papers, Groucho." win the $1 million. Budget: s hiat's the-crisis? "Remind me to talk to you (A PPLA USE) By MPichael McNamee while at the same time cutting support costs associated with re- about that after the show Jerry. "So far, so good. Is Iran an "Is the MIT financial crisis expenses as much as possible. search - Division of Sponsored It says here you were presiden- Arab nation?" that serious?" - For last year's budget, the Research administration, over- tial science advisor to President "Yes." If the events which have oc- arithmetic looked something like head, and so forth. (Costs on the John Kennedy." "Oh, I'm sorry, it's not." curred so far this semester are this: Out of an operating budget chart are allocated as completely "That's right, Groucho. There "You have one wrong. Get indicative of what will be hap- of- almost $230 million, an as possible; faculty-salaries, for was a time when I had daily the next one wrong and you're pening at MIT for the rest of the "operating gap" of about $4 example, are allocated as re- access to the president." out of the game." year, that question - asked with million represents the amount of search and instructional costs, "How about Mrs. Kennedy?" "Now listen carefully. Could more or less incredulity, sar- operating expenses that MIT representing the division of labor "I don't know Groucho, you charge the Shah double tui- casm, cynicism, skepticism, or cannot meet out of revenue. (within the-faculty). you'd have to ask her.' tion for political science ma- pain, depending-on the speaker Added to that is $4.3 million in - Academic expenses are not "All right Jerry, I think that's iors?" - will be the Question of the non-operating costs -which oc- suppsrted. by the revenue they enough of that. You just suck on "Yes." Year. MIT's financial crisis is curred -- a $750,000 defi- generate. Direct cost of instruc- that phallic symbol and we'll "Oh, I'm awfully sorry. You already starting to be used to cit at the MIT Press, $200,000 tion and indirect instruction sup- talk to your partner here, Paul couldn't." justify decisions that are raising contribution to joint Harvard- port - about half the support Gray. What do you and Jerry do "That's two in a row wrong, eyebrows - and criticism - on MIT programs, funds for the costs - make up about $53.7 at MIT Paul." and you're out of the game-" campus, and all signs point to Alumni Association, "under- million of the $223.8 million "I don't think it's any of "You always put that so well continued changes in the way recovery of overhead" from budget. your business Groucho." George. Well, Jerry . .. . MIT works, all based on the foundations, endowment adjust- - Support is divided evenly "No, I meant for a living. It "I guess greed just wasn't financial crisis. ments for academic buildings, between research and-instrunc- says here that you're the chan- enough, eh, Groucho?" How bad is the financial and the last part of cost for the tion; research pays for its sup- cellor and he's the president. fMUSIC/ crunch? To answer that, one Draper Lab divestment in 1972. port costs, while academic What's that mean, really?" "Congratulations, you have first must ask, just what is the The result is $8.3 million in revenue does not cover academic "He get s the front office and just said the secret word. You financial crunch? "total need for unrestricted support. I get the back." and Paul will split $ l 00. The "I'll bet that really keeps you word was greed. in shape Chancellor Gray. Well, "And that's all for tonight The MIT Operating Budget...... FY 7A4 what are your hobbies?" folks. Tune in again tomorrow ''Well, Groucho, I play night when we play 'Soak the EXPENSES ( MILLIONS (OF DOLLARS ) REVENUES squash." Shah' again." 223.8 "Do you squash big things or /MUSJC) --223.8 small ones." ('Soak the Shah' was written /<;__ by The Tech staff.) a nirect Coss If "It's a game, Groucho, you h% SupportingBot ,' \ \I nstruction and ,' !S '\ /Research,Direct Co \ / ' A-da.... / oaredCtost \d John J. Hanzel '76 - Chairerson / 39,4 i of Instrction Michael D. McNamee '76 - Editor-in-Chief /and Unsponsored •ShP Julia A. Malakie '77 - ManagingEditor /{ Ad~/,' Research John M. Sallay'78 - Business Manager 33.7 \ _AutxAcviwnties Continuous News Service Since 1881 -9.3 Vol. XCV. No. 10 ilarchI11, 1975 \ Direct Cost of -- Sponsored Research Vews Department News Editors: Michael Garry '76, Margalet Brandeau '77; Associate News 141.4 Editors: Stephen Blatt '77, Gerald Radack '77; Staff: Craig Bura'75, Jules Mollere '77. Farrell Peternal '77, Roger Co-swell '78, Lucy Everett '78,3 Mitchell Trachtenberg '78; Staff Candidates: Leon Tatevossian '77, William Lasser '78, Danny Naddor'78, Ellen Rehg'78, Jeffery Stein '78. Production Department Budget basics: the little wedge labelled "Operating gap" is the problem. Night Editors: Mark Munkacsy '78. William Pritchard '78, David According to the one man of which $4 -million Support costs are getting the Thompson '78; Production Manager: Michael Graves '76; Staff: James funds," Jones'78, Lynn ¥amada'78. who probably knows best what could be met. The rest of the most thorough review in- Photography Department MIT's budgetary problems are, need represented "call on capi- attempts to cut MIT expendi- Photo Editor: Tom Klimowicz '77, David Schaller '78; Staff: David Green Chancellor Paul Gray '54, the tal," according to Gray; it was tures and restructure the budget. 75, Tom Vidic '76, Mike Garcia '78, Diana Healy '78, Mark James '78, crunch is due to one basic factor paid out of endowment income All departments involved in aca- Rob Mitchell'78. - a "structural imbalance in our or other reserves. demic support - Admissions, Sports Department operating budget" - which This year, Gray predicts, the Registrar, Dean for Student Af- Sports Editor: Gelnn Brownstein '77; Staff: David 1. Katz '75, Dave moves each year's budget further deficit will again be $4.3 mnilion, fairs, secretarial support, and so Zie.gelheim '75, Dave Dobos '77, Jim Thompson '77, Darwin Fleischaker and further out of balance. Even but the causes will be somewhat forth - have "disaggregated" '78. if MIT can cover any deficits different, The Press deficit will their functions into "definable Arts Department that may occur this year, Gray be up, while the cost of the and costable" basic tasks. Arts Editors: Neal VUale '75, Stephen Orades; Associate Arts Editor: says, next year's budget will be Draper divestment will be com- The list of furctions perfor- Thomas J. Spisak. out of balance again, about $1.5 pletely eliminated. med by each oftice, Gray enx- 1W Business Department to $2.5 million out of balance. plained, was then rank-ordered Adgvertisng Mslager: Mark Suchon '76; Asociate Ad Manager: Joel The Institute is using a three- Mandelbaum '78; A.criate Bsnesw Manager: Pal Foley '76; Controller: Revenues for-. the Institute are pronged attack to try to elimi- by the priority which that Steve Kirsch '78; Accounts Reeeibble: Jeff Palmer '78; Accounts Payable: growing more slowly than ex- nate the "structural imablance'" function has within the office- Steve Kaplan '78; Ciculation anager: Dave Schaler '78; Crevlation penses, leaving MIT with a con- in the budget, Gray said. To how important the individual Staff: Brian Rehrig'75, Tom Gilbert'78. tinuing - problem requiring understand how the attack tasks are for the completion of ContributingEditors budgetary wizardry to solve. works, one must see how the the office's overall raissioa. All David M. Tenenbaurn '74, Dan Gantt '75, Nonrman D. Sandler'75, Leonard Since 1969-70, when the bud- budget allocates funds in three such lists are being merged Tower Jr.; National Correspondent: Peter Peckarsky '69. getary problem first became.evi- basic areas: research, academic "across the Institute" by the dent, MIT has been trying to and instructional programs, and administrat; . Gray said, to Third Class Postage paid at Boston MA. The Tech is published twice a week during the academic year (except during MIT vacations) and once during make up its operating deficits support. determine . -ority li :ing for the first week of August, Please send all correspondence to: P.O. Box 29 - from "unrestricted funds" - tui- - Research pays for itself, all such tasks. "After we've got MIT Branch, Cambridge, MA 02139. Offices at Room W20483, 84 tion income after financial aid is Looking at the chart, the reve- the listing, with the a,.,aciated Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA. Telephone: (617) 253-1541. taken out, patent income, unre- nues from research pay for all costs of each task, we draw a Subscription rates available upon request. stricted gifts, and so forth - direct research costs and for (Please tuhn to page 51 _ - - -~-I--- L j s, ~ / ...... : ..- . .. 1 @! - . K, . .,. Xr . v' * . . * - THE TECH TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1975 PAGE 5 -~~ ~~~~ · ._ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Irresponsible on Iran?

To thle Editor: The Institute will neither gain The Op'Ed Pa e The Editorial in the March 7 nor lose financially from the issue of The Tech regarding the proposed program. proposed special graduate pro- There is nothing in the pro- gram in Nuclear Engineering for posed nuclear engineering curric- ILetters to The Tech well-qualified Iranian students ulum which relates to the design was in error in those few state- of plants for making nuclear ments which it contained that weapons material or to the de- Ergo: controversy continues? were alleged to be based on fact sign of nuclear weapons. (This letter-is excerpted from L)'go is an MIT activity. Half of learned by considering his opi- and irresponsible with respect to Alfred H. Keil a letter sent to Dean Robert J. Ergo's circulation is in the MIT nion. its allegations that the broader Dean of Engineering Holden.) community; the rest is divided I-- am an undergraduate at issues involved in this proposed William F. Pounds among other universities nearby. MIT. I worked for Jirgo last program have not been carefully Dean, Sloan School To the Editor: This means that the articles (and spring, but I quit at the begin- considered by many people at (The Tech will stand behind The- Ergo staff consists of the advertising!) are intended to ning of the past fall term. Al- MIT including the senior of- the statements of its Editorial - MIT students'and alumni, as well be of interest primarily to MIT though I agreed then, as I do ficers. Editor,) as people- from; outside MIT. students, whether or not the now, with the philosophy held Warren Ross, an- MIT under- content of each article explicitly by the editors of Ergo, I severely graduate, -is-Ergo's top officer. concerns MIT. criticized certain policies which I Inaccurate on Multics? Apparently, the ASA Committee -But- Ergo does cover MIT .though made Ergo less effective To the Editor: expense budget. thinks that the staff is too small events. Of course, other MIT than it should be. I want to call your attention The real problem which we for Ergo to be a viable'organi- papers concentrate much more However, in view of the cur- to an - inaccuracy in Lucy face - and the reason for our zation. It is true, that Ergo has a heavily in this area, but most of rent threats to Ergo's existence Everett's article entitled "IPS to current loss position on Multics small staff in' comparison to Ergo's MIT coverage is not dupli- - where my action or inaction Terminate Multics?" that - is a far more fundamental one: most other :newspapers, but so cated. Does any other campus could mean the difference be- appears in your March 4, 1975 namely, that the total funds what? Supposed for a moment' paper run articles on the MIT tween the paper's survival and issue. generated by the Multics user that there were an MIT student Philosophy Department, as Ergo death '- I am most willing to act In the article, Ms. Everett community are insufficient to of superior ability who produced has done many times? Does any to support it. Therefore I am states: "Most of the loss which meet its cost. Revenue will a quality _newspaper single- other paper review philosophy joining the Ergo staff, effective has been generated, Scott said, decline from 51,900,000 in Fis- handedly. Would his paper be lectures over IAP, or other cam- this week. I absolutely oppose can be attributed to higher cal 1974 to $1,700,000 this worth any less than a similar one pus lectures such as the ones by- the position of the ASA.Execu- salaries and to rising paper and year; the projection for- Fiscal produced by 50 people? Of George Reisman and Robert tive Committee that it is solely telephone costs." This statement 1976 is $1,500,000. Demand course not. Sade last spring? the number of bodies on the is inaccurate. Rising salaries, from small users for Multics ser- The Committee also charges In short, Ergo is produced by Ergo staff that is of major signi- paper, and telecommunications vice has grown over this three that there are several members MIT students, for MIT students. ficance in this case. But, for costs are the major items that year period but, unfortunately. now, if that is the standard that cause pressure to increase the major reductions by two large the Executive Committee is total budget for the Multics ser- users will more than offset the using, then it can add one more vice from year to year, but they growth. "body" to its list. are, in total, small relative to the Robert H. Scott Ronald Pisaturo '76 current 2.5 million dollar total Director,IPS If~pied facts wrong? To the Editor: fact, many intramural sports (for new intramural venture, is a I would like to amplify slight- example, ice hockey) have al- prime example. Others are ly on the article in The Tech last ways required athletic cards, and bowling, cycling, and cross coun- Friday (March 7) dealing with many will continue to, no mat- try, none of which use any of the athletic card requirement for ter what happens in May. The the Athletic Department's facili- intramural sports. Although the general athletic card requirement ties. other than secretarial ser- facts and opinions stated in the was not part of any budget vices. article are substantially correct, bargain struck with the Athletic If the athletic card were more a bit of perspective seems to be Department, though. We did useful for some of the purposes missing. hope that the requirement, and we had hoped it would serve, --- First of all, when we added ·spsBs"arpUIIPgllgY - the athletic card requirement to M.1. T. , the general Intramural Rules last STUiDENT N 581 spring, we did so in the hope that this would be the first step ATHLETIC C s. of the Ergo staff who are not But I have saved Ergo's great- in a long process which would Expires July 1 currently affiliated with MIT. est value for last: the value of include several changes in the Name Ce 4 That is true. But does one ex- ideas. athletic card itself. This was not pect Ergo to refuse -the assis- A newspaper of ideas perfor- based on any firm comrnitment tance of non-MIT people when it ms a function analogous to that from the Athletic Department, is volunteered? Although there- of an advisor or a teacher. A but rather on various experssions are non-MIT officers on the man solicits the aid of an ad- of interest in our ideas. It now staff, MIT students still control visor, not necessarily because he seems apparent that no such Ergo. fully agrees with him, but be- changes are in the wind, and to Replacement Cost $1.00 Clearly, the publishing of cause he thinks that the advisor this extent we are disappointed, Dtrector of Athletics Ergo is an MIT activity. In addi- can present a viable but this does not constitute lack alternative BABBBWDlnl·Wa- Y -a -·L tion, however, the reading of and that something can be of Athletic Department response some of the information it that would counter-balance this to "expected changes." The would generate, might improve objection. Last year, we had a changes were simply hoped-for. our bargaining position, or at reasonable hope of such changes Secondly, it is a fact that least help the Department justify coming to pass. This year, we eat wing t e bu ebt most intramural sports use Ath- its expenditures for intramurals. will have to review the situation letic Department facilities. To The main reason to consider and see whether last year's posi- this extent, we felt that requir- dropping the requirment, how- tion is still warranted. cont&inues ing purchase of an athletic card ever, is that, there are certain Robert H. Halstead, Jr. (Continued from page 4) another. "We think the was only just acknowledgement intramural sports for which it is Chairman line $3 million - about 7 per educational resources can be of the services being used. In clearly inappropriate. Chess, a MIT Intramural Council cent - up from the bottom," used more fully and effectively, Gray said. "Things below that and we're looking for ways to do line go away." that," Gray said. Irage of Bldgg 7 wrongg3 The second part of the attack Using this strategy will give ro .;ie Editor: tects and architecture students Area' in which students were is in academic expenses. Each MIT one more deficit year, The appropriate response to recognize this. allowed and encouraged to build academic dean has been in- according to Gray. Fiscal 1976 Roger L. McCarthy's cries of MIT was built with somewhat for their, own use." The point of structed to cut his School's (beginning in June) will proba- "Rape!" on the fourth floor of different aims in mind, namely all this was to humanize the expenditures by 1.7 per cent this bly show a shortfall of about buildings 5, 7, and 9 ( The Tech, to regiment, stratify, sterilize, environment and to get away year, Gray said. Most deans are $2.6 million, while MIT hopes to February 21), and a defense of and deprive the user of interac- from the cold rectilinear pat- using "nibbling" techniques to break-even in FY77. These the architecture profession, are tion between personality and en- terns that the technocrats and achieve this cut, looking at expectations are based on many in order. vironment. MIT's neoclassical uninspired engineers seem to "paperclips and photocopying" assumptions - "modest growth" But first look at the built- shell and labyrinthine passage- hold so dear. expenditures in their Schools, in the student body, income form environmeni around you, ways of "flaking paint and plas- As for room 7-402, I can say The School of Engineering, from the fund-raising campaign, MIT and elsewhere. After you ter," as McCarthy sees it. con- that while it is hardly the frozen however, is conducting a review tuitions increases "paralleling stop crying, consider that only 5 strains the creativity of its music that architecture strives to of its operations in a number of expenses" and probably not per cent of the built form in inhabitants. be, it does have the colorful lure areas, looking for long-term equal to this year's record $350 America is ever designed by It is no small wonder that the of pop art, and if any place budgetary cuts"'that could be -jump, and perhaps most impor- architects. I strongly suspect a architecture department was the needs a transfusion of contem- made, and4Gray said he expected tant of all, a gradually improving cause-and-effect relationship be- last to move from Copley Square porary popular culture, it is other Schools to make similar economic situation. tween the underuse of architects when the MacLaurin buildings MIT. reviews this year or next. The administration can only and the discord in the environ- were finished. Considering what The critics should quiet down The third pirong of the budget be wished well in getting MIT ment. the architects were given to and think of how much nicer it strategy iriiolVes generating new back on its feet financially. Architecture aspires toward inhibit, it is a wonder the rebel- is to walk down the building 7 revenue. The Institute is looking Quite a few people, however, are built form which can interact lion didn't begin earlier. The stairway than any other stairway for programs "that will bring in going to be asking, "Is MIT's with its users in such a manner st udent-originated reconstruc- in the Institute. This is not more income than the amount financial crisis that serious?" in that those users will feel a sense tion of the fourth floor began as Calvin's Geneva. There should be of the marginal expense of the months ahead. The admini- of place and belonging and one- a guerilla action in the fall of more to education than four running them," Gray said. stration should be careful to ask ness with the environment, and 1966 and continued the next fall bare walls and a lecture. No one Raising the size of the freshman itself that question when it con- the enjoyment of whatever in wrnat c harman Dlonlyn but the architects are working class to 1 30 next year is such a siders changes that will have activities take plact there will be Lyndon clIed -,a,--'-."Study/Use on-this'probloem; .... - program; the -Iranian program is impact far beyond the budget. enhanced. Most of today's archi- Workshop and Experimental Steve Kopelson '78 '1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Id Ap.1-1 -- IIas~

PAGIE 6 T'UESDAY, MARCH 11, 1975 THE TECH I - - fi &I afi a8~~a~k~--~~a~-~;~-rsI- al -spL-d. a~4=-;=l.- Miles Davis and l ahavishnu John Mc: by Bob Reina

Miles Davis has long been recognized is just organ (in chorale fasion, not rhythmically complex piece is "Mtume," Kind Of Blue (Columbia CS-8163) by musicians in all fields, as having had clustered) with an occasional guitar riff or which features drums, percussion, organ, Live Evil (Columbia G-30954) one of the most pronounced influences drum fill. The rhythm enters about and guitar fighting each other. "Billy Miles A head (w/Gil Evans Orchestra) on jazz. twenty minutes into the piece and gen- Preston" is laid-back funk, and rather (Columbia CS-8633) His music has been constantly erates a quiet, but steady, motion. boring. Miles Ahead (Prestige 7822) changing over the past 25 years; each "Red China Blues" is the album's Miles is presenting himself as a very Miles Davis (Prestige 24001) time his style takes a new turn, everyone tongue-in-cheek selection. black musician. His album covers since Miles Davis (United Artists 9952) listens. The sextet of Miles, John Col- Less than four minutes in length, it Bitches Brew have looked more like soul trane, Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, could almost pass as a hit single. It's a album covers than jazz, with cartoon Miles Of Jazz (w/Parker) (Trip 5015) Philly Joe Jones, and Paul Chambers was traditional blues number and sounds figures of platform-clad blacks cavorting Milestones (w/Coltrane, Adderley) (Col- probably the most popular small jazz more like Paul Butterfield or BB King about. His music in live performance is umbia KCS-9428) group of the fifties. The early sixties than Miles. Cliched horn arrangements getting increasingly funkier, and his-dress Modern Jazz Giants (w/Monk, Jackson) brought Miles to record some memorable and harmonica riffs form the foundation fits the bill also. With his brightly color- (Prestige S-7650) works with the Gil Evans Orchestra. of the piece, with Miles' unorthodox clashing garb he makes the cast ,of The My Funny Valenrine (Columbia CS-9106) Although the bulk of his music was wah-trumpet placed on top. It sounds Harder They Come look sedate. Nefertiti (Columbia CS-9594) recorded before 1970 (he has released comical, but fits very well. Miles Davis is playing the music of the Odyssey (w/Jackson) (Prestige S-7540) over 50 albums that are still being manu- "Rated X" is the best representation future. I would not be surprised if Pete Oleo (w/Rollins) (Prestige S-7847) factured), it- was in that particular year of the current band's concert sound. The Cosey and Mtume become the John On The Corner (Columbia KC-31906) that he introduced electronics into his eerie organ opens the piece and a heavy, McLaughlin and Airto of the 80's. Miles Porgy & Bess (w/Gil Evans Orchestra) music. setting the trend for most of driNing rhythm begins to churn. The live is definitely not a show to miss. Take today's electric jazz. rhythm and organ grow more and more in a few sets the next time he comes to (ColumbiaI CS-8085) Bitches Brew was basically the pace- frantic as the piece progresses and near Paul's Mall and keep an open mind. Quiet Nights (Columbia CS-8906) setter for the new electric Miles. The the end an interesting trick is employed Round About Midnight (Columbia CS- band included such memorable names as in the studio mix. Miles' organ is recorded DISCOGRAPHY: 8649) John McLaughlin, Billy Cobham, Jack on one track and the rest of the band on 7 Steps to Heaven (Columbia CS-8851) A t Carnegie Hall (Columbia CS-86 12) DeJohnette. Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, the other. At random intervals, the band At Fillmore (Columbia G-30038) Sketches Of Spain (w/Gil Evans Orchestra) Herbie Hancock. Chick Corea. Airto track on the tape is erased entirely. (Columbia CS-8271) Moreira. and Keith Jarrett, all relatively allowing the organ to surface and sub- At Newport (w/Coltrane) (Columbia J- 17) Basic Miles (Columbia C-32025) Smiles (Columbia CS-940 1) unkown at the time. Their heads were merge. Someday My Prince Will Come (Columbia completely turned around by Miles' music. When Chick Corea and Herbie CS-8456) Hancock -were told to play electric piano. Sorcerer (Columbia CS-9532) Corea was insulted, and Hancock said he Steamnin (Prestige S-7580) had never seen one before. The music was -Tallest Trees (Prestige 2401 2) more improvisational than jazz had ever Tribute To Jack Johnson (Columbia KC- been. Miles seldom wrote down melodies 30455) or chord changes: he just created his Walkin' (w/Johnson) (Prestige S-7608) musical "coiors." No piece was performed With J.J. Johnson (w/Blakey) (Blue Note the same twice in a roxx. I didn't realize 81501) until after listening to the entire L.ire at With .J. Johnson (w/Silver) (Blue Note the Fillinore album ( lnch includes 4 81502) half-hour cuts of consecutive nights in Steamin' (Prestige 24034) concert) that each cut is actually the Workin' & same piece! As Miles has progressed to the present. Mahavishnu his albums have become more and more spaced. -Big Fun is basically a survey ot the post-Birches Brewt period and consists John McLaughlin of cuts which were rejected from previous albums. However his latest album. G(et Up When the original Mahavishnu Or- Wt'ith ft. is probably the best aibum nMiles chestra broke up, John McLaughlin set has recorded In years and is important for out to form a band that would play a two reasons: it his most versatile albunm slightly different type of music than that (no' two of the 8 cuts are similar), and it to which the old band was accustomed. i, MSiles' first recorded exposition of a The result was a group that had the new musical effect. which can hest be identical instrumentation as the old or- described as "tone clusters." Miles not chestra but with the addition of a few only plays trumpet on the album but uses horns, a string quartet, and vocals. They a Yamaha organ as a regular feature of immediately recorded an album, the band. He hooks up a wah-wah-pedal Apocalypse, and included the London and other distortion devices to the organ Symphony Orchestra in their recordings. and plays clusters (6- or 7 -note chords of The album was a pompous, disjointed consecutive notes which produce a harsh. mess and the orchestrations seemed very ,dissonant sound). The effect is very tinny awkward - most of the time the and piercing and at time., sounds like orchestra sounded like they were playing someone is sitting on the keyboard. This guitar chords. Apparently, McLaughlin type of efect has not been attempted thought he was the equivalent of a before in jazz rock. and I'm sure the classical composer at the time, and so the listening public will need some time to music seemed very esoteric; however. get used to it. performed live without the London The personnel on Get Up With It Miles Davis Symphony, the same music seemed to (except on "Honky Tonk"') consists of hang together. Naturally, the first time I Miles Davis (trumpet. organ. piano); Miles has included a conventional Big Fun (Columbia PG-32866) played their new album, Visions of' the Reggie Lucas (guitar): Mtume (conga, hossa-nova tune on the album. Bitches Brew (Columbia GP-26) Emerald Beyond, I was apprehensive. The African percussion): David Liebman "Maiyisha" begins with mellow melodies Blue Moods (Fantasy 86001) album has the same personnel as the first Classics (Prestige S-7373) I (tflute); Michael Henderson (Feder bass); and traditional chord changes. The only (minus the Symphony), but the music Al Foster (drums); Pete Cosey (guitar); thing unconventional is the trumpet and Collector's Items (w/Parker, Mingus) represents the most drastic change in Dominique Gaumont (guitar): Sonny For- organ. The piece changes direction near (Prestige 24-22) McLaughlin's style- in quite some time. tune (sax, flute)}; Cedric Lawson (piano. the middle and develops into a slow and Concertion (Prestige 5-7744) The music is much more down to Early Miles (Prestige S-7674) organ); Kha.il Balakrishna (sitar): Badal easy funk .with heavily-sy nthesized earth than the previous disc (I'm hesitant Roy (tabla); John Stobblefield (sax); trumpet and guitar lines. ESP (Columbia CS-915 0) to use the word "commercial," for the Facets (Columbia J- 1) Bernard Purdie (drums); Cornell Dupree "Honky Tonk" is not a new piece; it is connotations don't apply.) While Filles de Kilimanjaro (Columbia CS-9750) (guitar); Wally Chambers (harmonica; and 3 or 4 years old as performed by the Apocalypse seemed very preoccupied, For Lovers (Prestige S-7352) Charlos Gamett (sax). The "Honky original electric band. I believe Columbia Visions is sparkling and cheerful (which "Four" and More (Columbia CS-9253) Tonk!" personnel includes Miles Davis included it on the new album to flaunt is strange for, McLaughlin). The personnel It (Columbia KG-33236) (trumpet); Keith Jarrett (keyboard); the McLaughlin, Hancock, Jarrett, and Get Up With ,consists of McLaughlin (6 and 1 2 string Greatest Hits (Columbia CS-9808) Airto Moreira (percussion); Steven Gross- Cobham names to boost sales. It is a very guitars, vocals); Jean-Luc Ponty (electric Greatest Hits (Prestige S-7457) man (soprano sax); William Cobham loose piece, and it alternates smoothly violin, electric baritone violin); Michael In A Silent Way (Columbia CS-9875) I (drums); Michael Henderson (Fender between a slow, funky rhythm and a Walden (drums, percussion, vocals. I bass); John McLaughlin (guitar); and plodding boogie, with Miles' trumpet in In Concert (Columbia G-30954) clavinet); Ralph Armstrong (bass guitar. fHerbie Hancock (keyboards). the forground. In Europe (Columbia CS-8983) contrabass, vocals); Gayle Moran (key- Get Up With It is dedicated to Duke, "Calypso Frelima" starts as a some- In Person At The Blackhawk (Columbia boards, vocals): a string trio consisting of Ellington, and the first cut, "He Loved what frantic, rambling rhythm with Miles' C2S-820) Steven Kindler (ist violin), Carol Shive Him Madly," was recorded a few days trumpet directing. The rhythm dies near In The Sky (Columbia CS-9628) (2nd violin), and Philip Hirschi (cello); after his death. More than 30 minutes in the middle, but returns more frantic than Jazz At The Plaza-Vol. 1 (w/Coltrane) Bob Knapp (trumpet, flugelhorn, flute, vocals); and Russell Tubbs (alto and length, the piece creates a tremendous before; Miles interplays his trumpet with (Columbia C-32470) funereal effect. The first half of the piece the overdubbed organ. The most soprano sax). I Si~'aa1 I~-;~i- RdlA~~i·------~-P~- -i~ --;-~i-~~S~-s 511r~ I IIBdll~·-~s.- ~;·- ;~"=~aal-i ISimasL II~~BW~~~~~

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THE TECH TUESDAY MARCH 11, 1975 PAGEi II~-i~n~R~:------rs~ass~~erwr-~~~~I~ ~d~eb--~ ~-~sa~-~9~ -~ ~ss~a ~ ~seRI-~s~a .3 I Laughlin Itac 's loran'en ur oncer os by Stephen Owades The Hamroncourt recording is one of colm, who should know better and I can think of no finer compliment to his group's earliest, and the easy technical probably does, uses some sort of the Brandenburg Concertos than the fact mastery of the instruments that has be- crescendo-diminuendo device (shutters, Ponty's ethereal violin opens "Cosmis that I have become more fond of them come the norm for the Concentus Mu- perhaps?) to produce a distinct feeling of Breath" (Pts. 1 and 2). A very simple than ever over the course of preparing sicus is not always in evidence. This is seasickness in the Fifth Brandenburg piece, it has fine backup vocals and is this comparative review, which involved particularly apparent, and disturbing, in cadenza. The rest of the playing is also extremely improvisational in nature. It's rehearing substantial portions of twelve the Second Brandenburg, whose labored acceptable on a technical basis but devoid also the closest McLaughlin has come to recordings. Indeed, familiar as these pace does not succeed in disguising the of any conception of Baroque phrasing- straightforward rock music. In every al- pieces are, it would not be an overstate- difficult time that Walter Holy appears to the notes are picked and jabbed at. bum he's released, McLaughlin always ment to say that I discovered new and be having with the clarino trumpet part. Benjamin Britten's recording with the plagiarizes some of his earlier works on fascinating aspects on each hearing. The On the other hand, the string playing English Chamber Orchestra (London CSA one cut or two. On Visions, "Lila's Brandenburgs are enjoyable on any level particularly is quite spirited, and the 2225) shows the influence of a strong- Dance" fits the bill. Although it begins from uncritical background listening to all-string concerti, the Third and Sixth, -minded and creative hand at the helm. with a sweet piano introduction by detailed analysis, and they repay any are excellent. Georg Fischer's harpsichord Though it is not "authentic" in the sense Moran, one soon recognizes quotes from amount of attention and study many playing is quite good, if not quite on of some of the other recordings, Britten's Between Nothingness and Eternity - fold. (Lea Pocket .Scores publishes a Leonhardt's level, and the instrument is careful attention to phrasing and dy- which develop into the guitar solo from reprint of the classic Bach-Gesellschaft always clearly audible. namics illuminates some aspects of the "Vision - Is A Naked Sword," edition of the Brandenburgs in two vol- Anthony Newman can always be relied music that otherwise tend to remain superimposed over the rhythm of "Dance umes, L.P.S. No. 27 and 28, available at upon for an unusual and thought-provok- hidden. The cadenzas' and ornaments, of Maya." "Can't Stand Your Funk" is Briggs & Briggs in Harvard Square for ing experience, and his recording of the which Britten has allowed his players to self-explanatory and reminds you of $1.30 each-a very worthwhile invest- Brandenburgs has less of the accompany- improvise (as indeed they would have in Herbie Hancock's "Chameleon" in 10/8. ment.) ing perversity than some of his solo Bach's day) come out in a polyglot of "Pastoral" brings back memories from The Brandenburg Concertos are six ventures. The unique Newman touch in styles, however. This is not a good first the Apocalypse album, with weaving concerti grossi assembled from amongst matters of phrasing and accent is very choice, but it may well be of interest to string lines forming a beautiful piece of the several hundred that Bach composed much in evidence, as are his character- those who are looking for a different view music. for the use of the court ensemble which istically rapid tempi, but the "hiccups" of the music. On "Faith," I don't think McLaughlin he directed at Anhalt-Cothen. The Mar- with which he often disrupts the rhyth- An excellent second recording of this is taking himself seriously. In less than grave Christian Louis of Brandenburg, mic flow are blessedly rare. The continuo music is Neville Marriner's with his two minutes he strings together disjoint who requested them of Bach, apparently realization is a bit florid for my taste Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Phil- pieces consisting of progressions never even had them performed at his much of the time, but the solo harpsi- ips 6700045). The music played here is reminiscent of "Resolution," an electric own court, and probably did not recog- chord playing in the Fifth Brandenburg indeed somewhat different: Thurston guitar solo, ridiculously fast melody lines, nize the incomparable treasure that he cadenza has the improvisatory quality Dart, the eminent musicologist, located and a chuckle from Ms. Moran. had been sent. Rather than the exhaustive that Bach surely must have intended. The the versions of these concerti that Bach It was surprising to see McLaughlin exploration of a single theme or a single "friends" involved in this disc are mostly had written for his own use at Cothen, allow one of drummer Michael Walden's concept which characterizes most of New York free-lancers, with some ex-New which are the predecessors of those in the compositions to appear on this album. Bach's "sets" (for example, t.e Art of York Pro Musica players included (this is Brandenburg presentation score. Changes "Cosmis Strut" sounds exactly like the Fugue, Musical Offering, ,and Well- late rather than early music for them!). like the substitution of a horn for the things Billy Cogham is .now writing; the Tempered Clavier), the Brandenburgs Columbia's recording, in contrast to the clariuo trumpet in the Second Branden- contain, in Hubert Parry's words, a "feast warm concert-hall ambience of the burg (playing an octave lower than the rhythms and the awkward horn voicings I are all there. Needless to say, Walden's of variety," and were assembled to Victrola and Telefunken versionrs above, s ratospheric trumpet part, and superbly drumming is a carbon copy of Cogham's, demonstrate Bach's mastery of all of the features extreme separation among the executed by Barry Tuckwell), the change which gives him an A+ in technique and a aspects of the Baroque concerto style. instruments, and the quadraphonic version of soprano recorders into sopranino D- in originality. "If I Could See" and All six of the concertos are intended is the most successful "surround sound" recorders (an octave higher) in the Fourth .;"EarthShip" are short pieces which for performance by a small group of record that I've yet encountered. The Brandenburg. and the substitution of a spotlight Gayle Moran's celestial instrumentalists, generally one player to a feeling of intimate involvement with the much shorter and less flashy cadenza in vocalizing. part; the First Brandenburg is probably performance is aided by this close-miked the Fifth Brandenbhzrg will be immediate- McLaughlin does not play guitar that an exception, and should have the upper recording approach. ly obvious to anyone who has a minimal extensively until "Be Happy" - included string parts doubled. Evidence for the Among the modern-instrument versions acquaintance with these pieces in their as nothing more than an aimless guitar small forces can be found in the Fifth of the Brandenburg Concertos are several more common form, but this "original jam. It works nonetheless. Brandenburg, where Bach would have standouts. The recording by the Italian version" is in no sense more authoritative The remaining three cuts are unlike given up his customary viola to play the group I Musici is released on French Philips or correct than the score that Bach sent anything McLaughlin has recorded virtuoso harpsichord part-the second vio- "Tresors Classiques" 6700013, which is to Brandenburg. It is for this reason that I before. "Pegasus" is a strictly electronic lin part is absent because its lone player occasionally available in -the import would recommend this recording only to work (with altered string instruments) --had to replace the compos'er'at the viola. sections of record stores in town. Well those who already have a recording of the and brings to mind Ligeti's "Atmo- Performances with full orchestra are not worth seeking out and paying the premium later version. Thurston Dart, who was to spheres." "Opus 1" is a brilliant piece uncommon, but recordings of this type price which it commands, this version play the harpsichord throughout. died in written in the style of a Bartok string (Munch, Klemperer, Boult, et al.) may be features an all-star cast of soloists, the midst of the sessions, and his place quartet. Unfortunately, it is only 21 dismissed out of hand as serious distor- including Maurice Andre on trumpet, was taken by a distinguished group of seconds in length and is lost among the tions of scale and style. Erich Penzel on horn, Heinz Holliger on British harpsichordists: George Malcolm. longer cuts. McLaughlin plays his guitar It has recently become fashionable to oboe, Frans Bruggen on recorder, and who plays the Fifth Brandenburg, is far through a frequency shifter or ring resurrect or reconstruct the instruments Felix Ayo on violin. Andre's trumpet more tasteful in choice of instrument and modulator device in "On The Way Home of Bach's time for performances and playing (on a valved instrument) is registration than he had been for To Earth," and it sounds more like a Jan recordings of his music. These instru- particularly notable for the restraint that Menuhin. Karl Richter's Archiv box with the Hammer synthesizer solo than anything ments have, in general, a more transpar- he employs, especially when contrasted Munich Bach Orchestra (DG ARC- else. ent and colorful palette of sounds than with the pinched and raucous sounds of 2708013') was the first recording that I With Visions McLaughlin has takenr, a their modern counterparts. Two record- some of his competitors. There are no owned of this music. The driven, even refreshingly different outlook on his ings of the Brandenburgs are played clinkers here-all the players are good. they martial style of phrasing and accentuation music. While I personally like the music entirely on original instruments or recon- play with a fine sense of style, and the makes this set tiring to listen to and of the original Orchestra the best, this structions: those by the Concentus Mu- recording is clear. unrepresentative of the gracefui character new band has much more to offer. When sicus of Vienna under Nikolaus Harnon- The French Erato recording ( issued otf the Brandenburgs. Pierre Thibaud on improvise in a live setting, they I court (Telefunken SAWT 9459/60-A) and here on RCA CRL2-5801 ) with the they trumpet is the worst offender-the stri- extend the capabilities of the old or- the Collegium Aureum (RCA Victrola Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra dency of his playing is physically painful. chestra. Jean-Luc Ponty is a much better VICS-6023). Anthony Newman and also has star players; in fact. Maurice The tempi are very fast, and though the musician than Jerry Goodman and the Friends (Columbia 'M2 and M2Q 31398) Andre and Jean-Pierre Rampal are fea- use a mixture of old instruments and tured in larger type than the composer or players are good enough to get through other musicians are not far behind. What the notes one can't help but miss the is most surprising is the change in I modern ones. While the use of original the title of the music on the front cover instruments does not by any means guar- of the album. Andre's playing is again subtlety that was sacrificed to speed. McLaughlin's guitar style - he is not in Karl Ristenpart's set on Nonesuch the spotlight as much as he was in the old antee a successful recording, it is definite- good, though not as consistently well ly an asset. Balances which are difficult or balanced with the rest of the ensenmble as (73006) with the Chamber Orchestra of band, and his playing is more melodic and the Saar is well played in all departments emotional than frantic and fleeting. The impossible to achieve on modern instru- it was on the Philips disc. Rampal is. as i ments, such as the musically co-equal but expected, very good, though using flutes and well recorded (with the minor cavil music of Visions of The Emerald Beyond of some high-frequency harshness). For lacks the impact of some of the work of sonically unmatched trumpet and record- in the Second and Fourth concertos is some hard-to-define reason, I find it the original Mahavishnu Orchestra; yet it er in the Second Brandenburg, work with inappropriate. Another bad choice of no trouble when the instruments for instruments is the replacement of the two unmemorable, though it deserves consi- is a welcome change of pace. deration on the basis of its budget price. Discography: John McLaughlin- which these parts were intended are used. viole da gamba with cellos in the Sixth Of these three recordings, the Collegi- Brandenburg-the delicate transparency It is always difficult to choose a single Devotion (Douglas KZ 3 1568) "best" version of a masterpiece, but I Mlv Goal's Beyond (Douglas Z 30766) um Aureum's is the most successful over- .of this piece is upset by the thicker all. Tempi are brisk, but not rushed, and sonority of the cellos. The most distress- would strongly recommend the Collegium Extrapolation (Poly dor PD 55 10) Autreum's recording on Victrola as the Mahavishnu Orchestra - the dance-like character of the music is ing aspect of this recording, however, is conveyed admirably. The solo instrumen- the decidedly inferior harpsichord play- best overall. This recommendation is Birds ol Fire (Columbia KC 31 996) made without regard to price, but the Between Nothingness and L:ternity tal playing is exemplary: Gustav Leon- ing. In the big cadenza in the Fifth Brandenburg, the harpsichordist sounds fact that this set is the least expensive of (Columbia KC 32766) hardt's playing, it need hardly be said, sets To sup- Apocalypse (Columbia KC 32957) the standard for other harpsichordists; like her fingers are sticking to the keys. all provides a further incentive. Edward Tarr's traversal of the high-wire Compared to the likes of Leonhardt and plement the Victrola recording, I would clarino trumpet part (perfectly balanced Newman, this is just not in the same pick the Marriner on Philips, the Newman with the recorder!) is nothing short of league. on Columbia, the I Musici on French The Tech regrets to announce the phenomenal; and such eminent players as The harpsichord playing in the Yehudi Philips, the Harnoncourt on Telefunken, resignation of Stephen Owades as Arts Erich Penzel on horn and Hans-Martin Menuhin/Bath Festival Orchestra record- and the Britten on London, in more or Editor. Linde on flute and recorder keep the entire ing on Angel (S-3787) 'is technically okay less that order. Whichever one(s) you get. recording on a very high plane. but horrendously tasteless. George Mal- enjoy, enjoy! Nil IC· - I I , l - L No=- i

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~~tort~~&A I 41- -- PIQ~l~b·I I ~I~L-· -- ~ -UPI- ll~e~-·- -- ,~___.___~.~--~---rr------arp~ r Foil retainsZittle Iron Man'; Fencers sixth in IFA 3-wveapon By Dan Gantt His 11-0 record in the team trophy should reamin here for Superb pe rformances by competition earned him one of quite a while, at least until the freshman Mark Smith and soph- the six spots in Saturday's indi- present foil team graduates. This omore Arlie Sterling enabled vidual finals in which he also belief prompted MIT's fencing the MIIT foil team to retain its excelled. earning a third place coach, Maestro Silvio Vitale, to title at this year's Intercollegiate finish. suggest that perhaps a perma- Fencing Association Champion- Sterling, fencing in the num- nent case should be constructed ships, held last Friday and Satur- ber two position for MIT, was to house the "Iron Man," not at day here at MIT. certainly more than equal to the all an unreasonable proposition. i6 In piling up 24 wins out of a task. Performing with great con- Although neither managed to e, possible 33, the foilers edged sistency throughout the tourna- win the individual champion- runner-up Columbia by two ment, Sterling downed nine of ship, 'the performances of Smith bouts and placed MIT sixth over- his eleven opponents. He also and Sterling in the foil finale all in the twelve-school field. earned a spot in the finals, de- were quite admirable. Both Columbia's Tom Lozonczy (left) led the Lions to the team sabre Columbia, however, did capture feating Deniflee of Columbia, forced the eventual winner, Jack championship by winning all 16 of his bouts and capturing -the the team sabre championship be- 5-3, in a fence-off. Tiehacek of the University of individual crown. hind the flashy fencing of its MIT's top foiler, Rich Reimer Pennsylvania, to the brink, individual champion, Tom '77, appeared to be somewhat losing only 5-4. Smith, however, ning a total of 16 consecutive Edgar House, Yale, 3-2; Losonczy, but could not come overmatched in his pool and was particularly strong. bouts. Losonczy's fencing was Randell Johnson, Princeton, close to taking the three-weapon never seemed to quite get un- Although a little unsure of topped only by his theatrics, 2-3; Miklos Benedek, NYU, title from New York University, tracked. Hie nonetheless con- himself at the start, losing to making his bouts doubly interes- 1-4; John Espinal,CCNY,, 1-4 which amassed an amazing total tributed four decisive wins to Sterling and Bennett of Harvard, ting for the spectators. Foil: Jack Tiehacek, Penn, 5-0; ... (the eventual runner-up), Smith At the awards presentation Phillipe Bennet, Harvard, 3-2; came back to fence a beautiful immediately following the com- Mark Smith, MIT, 2-3; bout, downing Treitz of Navy, pletion of the fencing, numerous Robert Treitz, Navy, 2-3; Phil 5-1. Then, after barely losing out trophies and medals were-given Mathis, Rutgers, 2-3; Arlie to Tiehacek, he blew Mathis of out to the top competitors. Sterling, MIT, 1-4. Rutgers off the strip, 5-2, to Recipients of the coveted Epee: Risto Hurme, NYU, 4-1'; clinch a third-place finish. Georges L. Cointe Award, given Daryl Taylor, Penn, 4-1*; Lee Certainly, though, the clima'x annually to the fencer demon- Shelley, Princeton, 3-2; Hans 4-'~ T"~ 5 '"~'~r~~ ~<~ ...,ja~-.-g ,.-o ~ ,.d',, of the two days of fencing strating high qualities of sports- Wieselgren, NYU, 3-2; James occurred in the very last bout, a manstiip, were named, this year Neale, Princeton, 1-4; Lars '~~~~~~~ac.'"::-": :::'' fence-off for the individual for the first time including one Wieselgren, NYU, 0-5 : chamipionship in epee between fencer in each weapon. Penn's *-Fenceoff: Hurme de- : Risto Hurme of NYU and Daryl Taylor was given the award in tfeated Taylor, 5-4. .Taylor of Penn. With less than epee, Rich Petretti of Princeton ten seconds remaining in the in foil, and Dave Uffelman also tension-filled bout and Tavlor of Princeton in sabre. IFA Three Weapon Results leading, 2-1, Hurme made a All-in-all, the tournament was Epee Foil Sabre Total Engineer foilsman Mark Smith '78 (right) was the surprise of the beautiful move to tie the score a resounding success for MIT, NYU 29 17 23 69 tournament, sweeping eleven bouts in the team competition and and cause a sudden-death situa- both for its fine handling of the Princeton 25 18 23 66 placing third in individual foil. tion. The two then fenced with affair and for its-success in the Penn 24 19 18 61 great caution, building enormous competition. It can only be Cornell 17 16 22 55 of 29 wins in epee while collec- the cause. The foilers never suspense for what seemed an hoped that such excellent Columbia 7 22 24 53 ting its third consecutive IFA trailed in the quest for the title interminable length of time be- sporting competition can find its MIT 16 24 11 51 championship. after the first round (three fore Hurme caught Taylor slight- way to the MIT campus more Rutgers 20 16 11 47 Still, the outstanding efforts bouts) of competition. Still, ly off-balance with a quick lunge often. ' Navy 17 20 10 47 of MIT's foilers cannot be over- they were never quite able to to take the championship. Harvard 18 15 8 41 I looked. After losing their top pull away commandingly from The previous day, MIT had individual Results: Army 11 17 12 40 - fencer in foil, last year's IFA the field and, heading into the failed to place a fencer in the Sabre Tom Lozonczy, Columbia, Yale 9 4 22 35 individual champion. the Engi- final round of fencing, had not epee finals, although Chip Farley 5-0; Ed Devivo, NYU, 3-2; CCNY 5 10 14 29 neers' chances for a repeat of clinched the championship. Not '75 fell just short with a 7-4 A X_' s.. _E30AMM their 1974 team title did not until Sterling defeated Cornell's record. Farley, in fact, defeated seem solid. The addition of Sanders in the next-to-last bout Hurme in the team competition Smith, though, fencing in' the of the day, could the Engineers and could even have ousted Tay- third spot on the three-man relax. lor from the finals had he de- squad. made the difference. feated him in both fencers' final Displaying an amazing quick- In winning the title, the preliminary bout. ness and fine style, Smith de- foilers also retained for MIT the Jim Cook '75 and Dave feated each opponent he faced prestigious "Little Iron Man" I)reyfuss '76 also competed for with seemingly little difficulty. trophy. Best guesses are that the MIT in epee, winning five and four bouts, respectively. In the sabre competition, MIT was not quite up to par, ~p mrtlg Ndotitreli winning only a third of its bouts. Dong Park '75, the Engineers' top sabreman, did win five, but On Wednesday, March 12, A new addition to MIT's was quite disappointed with his in the Varsity Club Lounge, intramural program, Commu- showing. Robert Shin'77 fenced there will be an open meeting nity Baseball, will begin this in the number two spot, and Jim of the MIT Athletic Associa- spring. Teams will not be Callmerten '75 fenced in the tion. The purpose of the determined on a living group third pool for MIT. meeting is to elect a new or club basis, but instead Columbia's Losonczy, Above: Individual epee champion Risto Hurme of NYU (right) and MITAA President, Secretary, players will be split up among though, was by far the class of Penn's Daryl Taylor score a simultaneous tduch in Saturday's IFA and two Members-at-Large, the teams to balance the the sabre competition. Defeating epee .fenceoff, which Hurme won in extra time, 5-4. Below: Smith each of whom will serve until league. the top fencer from every school (center) joins the rest of his weapon team and coaches (from left, this time next year. Any con- Individual entries for Com- in Saturday morning's team Rich Reimer '77, Maestro Silvio Vitale, Arlie Sterling '77, Coach cerned individual' wishing to munity Baseball must be sub- fencing, he came back that after- Eric Sollee) in accepting the "Little Iron Man," symbol of the IFA run for any of these positions mitted by 4:OOpmr, Thursday, noon to easily defeat each of his t earn foil championship which MIT won for the second year in a should attend this meeting. March 13, to the IM secretary five opponents in the finals, win- row. (W32-123). There will be an entry fee of S5.00 per person, IM Softball rosters and used to help defray equip- entry cards are due Friday in ment costs and umpire's pay. W32-1 2'3 by 5:00pm. NO All MIT students with tlhe LATE' ENTRIES WILL BE exception of present varsity ACCEPTED. Include ail or JV baseball and women's athletic card numbers on softball players are ellglble. rosters. . A minimum of 60 players 4:: + * * * are required for this sport to There will he an INkCoun- operate. and a maximum of cil nmeetilng tonight at 7:00pm 90 will be allowed to play. - In the Varsity Club Lounge. For further. information, Elections will be held for contact Tom Stagliano three Executive Committee (661-1 926 or x3-2435). members, and the responsibi- lities of athletic chairman will Team entries for IM Bad-

- .I be discussed. All living group mniinton are due in the IM atheltic chairmen should Managers' Office, W32-121, make a special effort to at- by 5:00pm tomorrow. No tend. late entries will be accepted.

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