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Volume LVII Pasadena, California, Friday, June I, 1956 Number 30 Notice how to read these cause of the the print whi- hroughout on difficult it' is headlines be- similarity of ch is used t- these stories theatre "Will Success Spoil Rock tIes the troupe back to Moscow by Mike Milder year, only students in the upper only to be rescued by the omni­ "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" will close Saturday, Caltech maintains a wide­ half of their class have been present agent. Hunter?" is a sexplosion of June 23. She Carthay Circle spread program of shcolarship eligible to apply for scholarship aid for its students, a program laughs. The comedy, by George Theatre is Located at 6316 San George S. Kaufman, Leveen aid. Funds have always been Axelrod, is a satire of Holly. Vicente Blvd in Los Angeles. MacGrath and Abe Burrows dig that is perhaps one of the most availiable sufficent to extend extensive of its type of any col· aid to virtually very such eli­ wood's literacy, wealth, ethics Curtain is at 8:30 each evening into this melee and come up and sex. Take'offs on film life, and tickets are priced from with some clever, fast moving lege in the country. But the gible student who has shown need. its money, its work and its past· $i.10 to $3.30 with top on week· dialogue. Cole Porter catches Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships and Honors has times·are not exactly new, dif· ends. Dark Sunday. Tickets for the spirit of things with his mu· For next year, the Scholar­ announced changes in policy ferent or exciting, but somehow the weekend performances sic and lyrics which help the ship Committee has decided to that promise still to improve the show provides a barrage of should be purchased about three show move along briskly. "Silk extend eligibility for scholar­ laughs. days in advance. Stockings" contains such Porter Caltech's present scholarship ship aid to every student in SILK STOCKINGS tunes as "All of You" and "With­ program. good .standing. The Committee A beautiful, dumb blond, Rita PHILHARMONIC out Love." The choreography L.W. Jones. Dean of Admiss­ Marlowe, whose main claim to has made this decision because AUDITORIUM of Eugene Loring is colorful and ions and member of the Com­ of the trend of increasing amou­ film success is her build, is the noisy particularly in "Jose­ "Silk Stockings" moved into mittee, supplied a number of nts of scHolarship funds being focal point of the play. The phine" and thetinale. facts of interest about the pro­ show opens with her wrapped town this week as the second made available to Caltech. The presentation of the Los Angeles Things get off to a fine start gram. In recent years, the Insti· Committee expects that several in towel and enJoying a mass· tute has been able to extend fin­ age. A bewildered and unbelieve· Civic Light Opera Association. with a scene in a Paris hotel, new scholarships will be estab­ In contrast to its predecessor, ancial aid to roughly one-third ably naive magazine writer, then seem to settle down for a lished at Caltech by various in­ "Rosalinda," which got its laughs of the undergraduate student George MacCauley. blunders in while until the second act, when dustrail organizations. State­ by hitting the Corn Belt, "Silk the show lets 10};lSe with dia­ body. This last year, 184 stu­ and eventually makes a deal wide and nationwide scholar­ Stockings" delivers a humorous logue, song and dance for lots dents received scholarship aid. ships such as the Merit and with a Mephistophelen theatri­ evening by tickling the funny of fun. J a Mielziner's sets help Ahout 40 per cent of these cal agent who gives him any­ General Motors Scholarships, are bone with some delightfully nim­ the show considerably hy reflect· scholarships were provided dire­ expected to take care of an in­ thing he wants for ten percent ble-witted dialogue. ing the spirit of what goes on in ctly from Institute funds, and of his soul. MacCau1E:y acquires, creasing numbe" of needv Tech­ The play is a satire of Russian front of the footlights. about 60 per cent from so-called men. INa less than eighteen of among other things, a million special funds, set up by outside life (or is it death?) that also "Silk Stockings" closes Satur­ the incomins:: Freshman are dollars, Miss Marlowe and a organizations, largely industrial. personality to make good. use manages to take a jab or two at day, June 30. The Philharmonic 110lde;'s of Merit Scholarships, America and Americans. A way· Scholarships from these special of both. He ends up in Holly­ AUditorium is located on the and five more have been award­ ward Russian composer gets lost funds are awarded entirely at wood not doing much of any­ corner of Fifth and Olive Streets ed G.M. Scholarships.) Dr. E. H. in the pleasures of Paris and the discretion of the Institute thing except selling his soul in downtown Los Angeles. Week Swift. chairman of the C.om­ three flunkies are sent to "force· night tickets are priced from with the limitation that some mittee, mentioned that the re­ and is rescued at the hundred him back by his own free will" of these scholarships have been percent mark by Mike Freeman, $1.20 to $4.90. \Veekend tickets cent publicity afforded the to Russia, but they too begin to have a $5.40 top. Evening cur­ earmarked for students in parti­ shortage of technical manpower writer of a play that Miss Mar· enjoy the "decadent" bourgeois cular options. lowe films. taIn is 8:30 p.m.; Matinees on has .been largely responsible life of Paris. Ninotchka (Jan Wednesday and Saturday at 2:30 Dean Jones remarked that the for industry's increased interest James Dobson turns out a Sherwood) is sent to rescue all p.m. Dark Sunday. Tickets for special funds tend to favor stu­ in setting un such scholarship magnificently dazed, ridiculous four from the evils of luxury, the weekend performances dents in the engineering op­ funds at Caltech and on a and sympathetic George Mac· but she finds it pretty comfort­ should be purchased at least five tions, but that this fact allows nationial basis. Cauley. George Givot is suit­ able in the arms of an American days in advance. Institute funds to be released ably ignorant as an obnoxious theatrical agent (Don Ameche). for aiel to students in the sci­ As far as the average Tech­ -Dick Kirk film producer who is the epi· Duty calls however and she hus· ences. According to Dean Jones, man is concerned, the change tome of wealthy illiteracy. "Scholars11ip ass i s tan c e is in policy wiH not have too dras­ awarded entirely on the basis tic an effect. It will mean that Wild-eyed Lango wr.ites of financial need, with no dis­ prohably a few mare under­ crimination regarding option or gradllates will be able to receive class." financial help than previously. In previous years, as in this With luck, according to Dean more bull on Open Forum Jones, up to 50 per cent more by Wild-eyed John of the Institute are endangered, students will recieve scholar­ The Open Forum's program newspaper articles, if any, JT()I2"" A13()UT ship grants than in previous for next term was approved by should follow the event, and if MAJU[2 JTI:r=r="" years. .-:\t any rate, the change tbe BOD in its meeting held necessarY,be kept off the front Monday, at 11 a.m., Major is a welcome beginning. last Monday night. A progress page." Adverse public rea~tion Steffy's Air Science III class report was also presented by to off-eampus publicity was one saw him in class for proba.bly the Forum. It was the Board's of the major criticisms of the the last time. After a longer tour Bergletl unofficiat opinion tlfat the Forum's intended program. of duty than the Air Force Forum was not ready for re­ Membership on the Open usual he is finally begin trans, cognition as(the goals of the Forum was one of the major ferred. As Assistant Professor Petie" P,ize original Board decision had not points of controversy. Two pos­ Major Steffy distingusihed him­ Howard Berg and Rube Moul­ been attained. sible plans,wete proposed. One of Air Science and Tactics ations covered some phase of A debate between a socialist would establish a committee of self as one Tech instru~tor who ly at the Conger Peace Prize and a RepUblican is the first seven wpich would perpetuate prepared himself for class, then assembly, which was held last activity on the Open Forum's itself, although two of its mem­ presented his courses in a Thursday at Culbertson hall. teniative program for next bership must be seniors. The friendly personable style. The other competetors were term. Following this will be a second wOuld establish a club Strangely, he never bothered Myron Black, John Velman, T~hnocrat, a representative of whose membership would elect to tell us how he won WWII. Keith Brown, and Robert Brad­ a left-wing group, a represen­ a planning committee...... of seven. Strangely, because he flew all ford. EJachof the 7 minute or· tative of a right-wing grouP: and The official status of the Open over the South Pacific in' Mus­ ations vcovered some phase of an author expressing some diver­ Forum, if it )Vere. recognized tangs (F-51), Thunderbelts international or industrial pe,ace. gent viewpoints. Programs will whether it would be a "club" or (F-47) X, Airacebras (P-39) The judges for the orations be scheduled for alternate Thurs­ "soplethihg else," was also dis­ racking up tour confirmed vic· Were C. M. Nelson,president of days. The Open Forum com­ cussed. tories and three probables mak­ the Pasadena Chapter of the mittee will function during thte The present membership of ing him an ace. summ~r ~ontact American Association for the in order to its the Open Forum Committee are After I;eturning fro)Il the Paci­ United Nations; Hallett Smith, intendectspeakers. Mike Bleicher, chairman; Don fic the ¥ajor went on inactive chairman of the humanities Story about A statement ... on handling of Pinkerton, secretary; Gene Bar­ duty to take time out to·gradu­ division, and Dr. Daugherty, publicity was submitted to BOD: ston, Fritz Benning, Tom Berg­ ate from the University of head of the mechanical engi­ "In every .. program, the Open emanux, John Lango and Vince (C.ontinued on page 4) neering department. The judges Forum, rather than the guest, Taylor. As Benning and B~rge. chose the winner on the basis Filipino boy man are graduating, two replace­ speaker, will assume complete for rea'f of content and organization of Raymond Yo, RickeWs Din· responsibility for publicity. ments will be appointed by 'lI;s ;s their speeches. ning Roo'm Boy is planning a Open Forum publicity outside ASCIT next term. A new policy is being intro­ duced by the scholarship com­ trip to his home on Le~e this the campus shall be eliminated A rewording'of the purpose Reaily care! summer. He hopes to leave on as far as possible. was submitted to the Board: mittee, making aU undergra­ the President Cleveland, July Publicity on campus shall be "The Open Forum shall present duate stndentl; eligible to apply The ASClT Board and the 11, if all goes well with pass· intended, with the preceding lim­ to the Caltech student body, for scholarships for next year, house presidents chose as stu­ ports and such important inter­ itation, to attract the interest of spokesmen for distinctive mo­ instead of only those in the dent delegates to the EducatIon­ natiqnal trivia. We've got to as ,many students as possible;, des of ithought. Particuraretn~ upper half of their class, as has al Policies Committee next year keep! up the old national 'bar­ It is assumed that the California phasis.will be given to minority previously been. the case. Scho­ Marty Tangora, Di'ek Kirk, and riersl vou know. We're apt to Tech will be used freely in con­ or dissident opinions, but tradi­ larships application forms may Doug Carmichael. Homecoming forget'what we've been so care­ nection with many programs, but tional viewpoints will be in­ be obtained in the Registrar's next year will be on October 13 fully if we don't. where the good public relations cluded." Office. against PomonaJClaremont. Page Two CALifORNIA TECH friday, June 1, 1956 longtime' associates Manne and Modern Jazz: Mondragon, Simultaneous .solos ()()UIJL~() ~ played by piano and drums A~() V~()()UIJL~() were especially stimulating to The Lively Arts me, but thle entire Freeman by Rutchik: I have been besieged by requests for the famous "Marquis of by Frank Kofsky onius Monk composition, Round side of the album is first class. Queensbury" hand; I present it here for the edification of my readers. Trio, a Pacific jazz (1212) 12" high Midnight and comparison of fidelity recording featuring: the Russ Free­ The Local Scene S 876M3 man Trio (Freeman, piano; Joe Mondragon, the two renditions is more reo While I usually do not like to HM32 bass; Shelly Manne, drums); the Richard vealing than any reivew of this Twardzik Trio nwardzik, piano; Carson attend jazz concerts, I think I D­ Smith, bass; Peter Littman, drums). nature. Had Twardzik lived to This Is Hampton Hawes, Volume 2: The shall make it a point to be at C432 Trio, a Contemporary (3515) 12" high evolve his style to complete fidelity recording featuring: Hampton the one in the Civic, June 19 N Hawes, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Chuck maturity there is little doubt (see advertisement, P.3). Be­ S KJ9 Thompson, drums. s­ that he would have become one sides a flarly attractive lineup H 109816 HAKQJ Modren jazz pianists, like of the more influential jazz other modern jazz musicians, of musicians, this concert has ~DQJ w ED AI{ pianists. the added advantage of not C 1098765 C AKQJ have as their ultimate aim the Of the three, Russ Freeman evolution of an original style being produced by Gene Nor· s needs the least introduction, man. S AQ102 . that will allow them to play having recorded with any num­ good jazz while retaining their ------'------+------H- ber of leading West Coast jazz D 1098765432 individual identities. This aim, C("if~,ni(J groups. While he likes to play Tech C- needless to say, results in a' Editors-in-chief - Tom Dodge and Frank Kofsky solos with both hands, he does South, who is in on the plot, diversification which adds im­ Managing Editor - Bob Walsh not use a chordal attack, his eventually arrives at a contract mesurably to the variety in jazz News Editor - john Lango solos being very contrapuntal. I of seven spades, doubled and re­ music. For this reason, Freeman's News Staff , Ken Dinwiddie, Eldridge Moores, doubled. East, who had dreams Granted at the outset that the John Price, Lloyd Kamins,.Ford Holtzman, work presents somewhat of a jim Wilkinson, Dave Leeson of glory, is most unhappy. South only valid criteria for compari­ challenge to the person hearing trumps the opening lead of Feature Editor - Stu Richert son is almost completely sub­ it for the first time, but compo hearts or clubs in his hand (an jective, I nonetheless decided Feature Staff Bob Gelber, MiKe Talcott, Bill Hecht, rehension comes with increased Dan Mack, Mike Milder, Tom Morton owning diamond lead just that it would be interesting to exposure. m~kes things easier) and leads compare the new releases of At the time this record was Sports Editor - Dick Van Kirk a diamond. This he trumps on pianists Hampton H

'aUlB:3 .lad sun.I tnQ:3la-auo pUB JnoJ pa:3BJaAB n 'poo:3 AnaJd Van Kirlc pleads Don't turn around Interhouse Trophy Conley earns SBM UlBa'l }[OB.Il s,.IBaA SFI.L 'qB 'UBaUl I 'sdoO 'UlBal }[OB.Il s:g for help on tTech' Just stay happy stondings, 1957 uo siBuolssaJoJd pa.Ilq JO q;mnq And to think the ASCIT Friends, do you have the feel­ Interhonse trophy iust as much B pBq II ssalun salBlS pallul1 board budgets money for the ing that people are talking aql ul a:3anoo AUB lB apBUl aq editors of the California Tech about you behind your back? No Score as yet. Plnoo S}[.IBUl JO las qons ou lBql to put out a rag like this. Aren't Do you want to find out whet­ snolAqo Ala.IHUa 81 U 'a}[Or)3N you honestly ashamed to show as Ed Groat her they really are? Are you CAMPUS If Our records are correct, B lIB a.IB SlI.lBUl aAoqB aql lBql this paper to one of your friends willing to make the sacrifice to pas8arUl aABq lsnUl nOA MOU AS: BARBER SHOP Phil Conley is the first man to from another school? Don't you discover the truth aobut your ever win three varsity letters '(p.IooaJ SPPOM) get sick and tired of the same shortcomings? Can you stand In Old Dorm old features and editorials, Where Everyone Is Welcome in each of three major sports }[.IDI UBA 'Z'6 'saIP.Inq q)31q P.IBA the agony, the heartbreak, and ~oqUlnIBd Wait a minute, buster, don't at Caltech. His total of ten £'89 pUB 'S ,,%£Z.fV shame. Boy, are you stupid! Paul A. Harmon letters ties the total high num­ 'dUlnr pUB dals doq :.;) 'U 'd go away mad. Come on down to ber made by Ed Groat and Jeff ',,£,Zt 'lnd lOqs ')3Ul~'} '"t.f:vl 'sno the Tech office and help us Kemp, class of 1922. Without -sIP :,,9,<:1 'pAOn Ullf 'lInBA alod clear up this mess, If only we a doubt Phil Conley is the :';)'U'd ',,%11: ,LBZ 'UnaABf :}[JDI had a little help, you wouldn't DICK teARROLL PRES~NTS roundest all-athlete to attend UBA "g,lZ 'dUlnf pBOJq 'aJnI;) be forced to degrade yourself by Caltech. -oW ',,%,9 'dUlnf q)31H :}[.IDI UBA reading this paper, If you hurry 1I0 IQ 'rgZ 'saW.Inq MOl OZZ :aJnl;) you can be in charge of next JAZZ WEST COAST CONCERT Thus spoke Grandaddy Chuck -oW InS: 'L'gl 'Salp.Inq q)3lq pJBA week's paper, Norman as he rolled his wheel­ 0<:1 :IBloadS saun UBA uBaQ 'UB • BUD SHANK QUARTET with BOB COOPER chair up to the stage to collect -£Is: UIlf '9'8g:£ 'aHUl :u.IoqamM. You) Nearest Laundry his old-age pension and trophies pa.lJI 'n:Ol 'aHUl OMl ;81Ma'} • BARNEY KESS.EL for twelve straight years on the uOQ '1'0 snld 8'9g:1 '088 :UBUl SUDS-KISSED all-conference 4-H squad. Cap­ -';lUi\\. '(p L'6t) g'og 'Ott ;qsalIn'} • SHORTY ROGERS AND HIS GIANTS Authorized Westinghouse tains for next year's varsity (p g'lZ) 'qSBp P.lBA OZZ ;qsa}[n'} laundromat baseball nine are Ed Nelson and '0'01 'qsBp P.lBA 001 :aJaM UOSBas • JACK COSTANZO Wolfgang Herman. Jim Welsh SIql Play pUB }[OB.ll Ul salalqlB Near corner of Lake and California is captain of the Scott tennis qoalre;) Aq SaOUBUI.lOpad lsas: Dry Cleaning-Finished Laundry • JAMES SEILDING trophy for next year. Free Parking-S&H Green Stamps Fred Newman was awardee "dDl ADI8J u JOf Pasadena Civic; 8:00 June 19 permanent possession of Sonny 24-Hour Laundry Drop Nelson and his wine bottle 922 E. California St. SY. 2.2300 Res. Seats 2.50 Gen. Adm, 1.50 (empty) for being the outstand­ S! lJ Js8A 1"10 ing frosh player of they ear. ------=---======:=,-=.::-.. ,:=.:-:::...::::-::'.,", ..::======~ Other highlights of the spring awards assembly were the great turnout for the pre-assembly play period and the thirteen live cows that showed up for dinner. Present at the play period were Two footballs, one softball, two bats, three fielders' gloves, one volleyball, one basketball, and Dick Van Kirk. Despite the recent rumors that the SCC plans to crack Young ad man down on payments to athletes at Caltech, Athletic Director H. Z. Musselman continued to make handles G-E jet discreet payments to L. Bog­ downavitch, stellar end on the basketball squad, who led his and rocket engine team to 1956th place during the first season, Bogdownavitch, when questioned about these advertising payments, said, "What kind of bull is this? It's all a giant joke!" The first jet engine ever to power an Amed­ Other three-year winners of mm plane was built by General Electric in these awards are James Ball, 1942. Since 1948, G.E. bas supplied the Air Gene Barnes, Klye Bayes, Force with over 30,000 of its famous 147 Philliph Conley, William Davis, jet engines. And General Electric's jet ex­ Richard A. Johnson, James perience soon will be paying additiPnal new Koontz, Donald Lewis, James dividends to national defense. Its 179­ Lloyd, Delbert McCune, Stephen called the most advanced engine of its type Nathanson, Eugene Nelson, in the world-will soon enter production. Alan Poisner, Ray Weymann, The man responsible for reporting G.E.'s Fred Witterborn. Four year jet and rocket)' engine progress to its cus­ award winners are Rolling tomers and the public is Roy O. Stratton, Jr., Moodily, and G. D.Norman. 27-year-old account supervisor in the Com­ pany's Apparatus Advertising and Sales Cra",",lng Promotion Department. lor Exa",.? Stratton's Work Important, Inleresting Stratton supervises the planning and prepa­ ration of direct·mail promotion, brochures, films and presentations, as well as public­ informationalspaceadvertisementsforTime, U.S. News & World Report, Business Week, Aviation Week, and other magazines. Considerable personal contact with the Armed Services makes Stratton's job an in­ teresting one. Last year he traveled over 60,000 miles, visiting many of the country's fight HBook fatipe" Safely Air Force bases to gather necessary infor­ Your doctor will tell you-. mation and pictures. . NoDOz Awakener it safe as an aver~ge cup of hot, black cof· 25,000 College Graduates at General Electric fee. Take a NoDos Awakener when you cram Cor that exam When Stratton came to General Electric in w~rk ••• or when mid-afternoon 1952, he litlready knew the kind of he brings on those"3 o'c:lock cob­ wanted to do. Like each of our 25,000 col­ webs." You'lHindNoDozgives lege gradu\ltes, he is being given the chance you a liftwithout a letdPwn ••• to grow and realize his full potential. For helpsyou snap backto normal General Electric has long believed this: when and fight fatigue safely! fresh young minds are given the freedom to • I"...... my II.e develop, evel:ybody benefits-the individual, " tobl.'.- C (far Greek Rowand 98c 35 Darmll60 '"bl.,,- the Company, and the country. Educatwnal\Relations, General Electric Company, Schenectady, 5, New York I ~ F'Our CALIFORNIA TEeM Friday, June 1, 195G covers the card played by east. who are just learning the game. MAJOR STEFFY His orders aren't cut yet for BRIDGE • (Continued from page 2) Declarer now pulls east's re­ It is very discouraging for east (Continued from page 1) his next tour of duty. Scuttle­ butt has it: Germany after a by disposing of the ace and maining trump and lays down and may convince him to give Detroit in the class of '50. About this time he married his wife tour of duty at Luke AFD to the hand. up bridge entirely and take up queen and setting up the rest Karleen to build a family of polish up his proficiency in the of the diamonds in his hand. He This hand is especially recom­ some less complicated game like three; daughters, Susan and century series of fighters, all of. again leads a tru~p and just mended for use with freshmen chess. Pamela and son, Thomas. the hotter than his desk in T-2.

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