Food Service &The Honor System The most desirable character­ of campus life. Because of this, Honor System, the BOC and the istic of the Honor System is that the Board is cautious when mc have looked at al ternatives it does not include a long list of contemplating policy changes, in which peer-group judgement rules and regulations -- it consists and every effort is made to will replace direct in tervention of a single simple principle: no accurately reflect the opinion of by the Master of Student Houses member of the Caltech com­ the students. As a result of a in many other matters. As a munity shall take unfair advan­ recent examination of the rela­ result of these discussions the tage of. another member of that tionship between food service BOC and IHC would like to community. As a result, situa­ and the Honor System, for propose the following mechan­ tions have arisen, particularly in example, the Board has decided ism: The mc will establish the student houses, in which the that the Canteen food service guidelines for enforcement of administration through the Mas­ will continue to fall under the regulations which currently fall ter of Student Houses has "outside company" policy in the under the jurisdiction of the handled the enforcement of Honor System booklet. Impor­ Master, and will be empowered regulations which do not pro­ tant factors in arriving at this to hear cases of misconduct perly fall under the Honor decision are that Canteen is which fall in these areas and System. The BOC and the IHC, engaged in making a profit from make recommendations to the therefore, have been seeking the students and that they are Master (in the same spirit as the alternative ways to restore the not bound by the Honor System BOC makes recommendations to process of peer-group judgement themselves. The Board is not the Deans in Honor System in these cases. condoning ripoffs from food cases). If a person feels he has The BOC has long felt that service, however; if services be­ been treated unfairly, he will "handed down" policy state­ come more expensive as a result, have the option of appealing to ments are unsatisfactory sub­ we are the losers. the BOC which will determine if stitutes for the reliance on the Because of this decision not any unfair advantage has been trust that prevails in most areas to place Canteen under the Continued on Page Eight The CALIFORNIA Volume LXXIII Pasadena, California, Thursday, May 4, 1972 Number 27 Frosh Snake Would You Buy A Used Starship From This Man? Photo by Owens Leonard Nimoy Speaks at Winnett But Orientation Three Ring Circus Goes On On George McGovern, Star Trek Y Sponsors Conferences by Ted Michon by Gavin Claypool and McGovern had the workers," Frosh Orientation, Part II "What do you want to talk said the actor, explaining by Schroedlu man John W. Gardner in a came as scheduled last Saturday, about, politics or Star Trek?" McGovern's upset victories over This weekend is the Y keynote talk in Beckman at 9:30 but caught half of the frosh class asked Leonard Nimoy - Mr. the "deceased" Muskie. He called 'Three-Ring Circus', with the a.m. Later discussions include snaking for unscheduled mid­ Spock to Star Trekkers -- as he the McGovern campaign a "grass all-day conferences on "The various California environmental terms gratuitously provided by greeted an audience of two roots" movement, and gave the hnpact of Genetic Engineering issues, and the discussants [sic?] Drs. Dickerson and Fuller. The hundred eager listeners last Fri­ example of a young worker he on Society" and the Planning include a large group of Calif­ event was similar to the first one day in an Olive Walk Talk. had ridden with in Illinois. The and Conservation League's "De­ ornia state legislators and envir­ held last year and its purpose Nimoy was at Caltech as one of young man had receipts for sign for Public Lobbying." If onmentalists, 'the largest such was to provide frosh with the many entertainment pro­ ampaign expenses marked clear for some reason you have not group ever put together under information about the variety of fessionals who have set aside back to New Hampshire, the site received a brochure for either of one roof,' one planner put it. options offered by the Institute's their personal ambitions for a of the February primary - he those events and are interested, Other upcoming Y events six divisions. The program got common one: the election of was waiting until the money get in touch with the Caltech Y include a Winnett Seminar next off promptly at 11:12:05 in Senator George McGovern. situation became easier before he (X2163). Advance registration is Tuesday, at 4:00 p.m., in which Dabney Lounge with a few During his fifteen-minute pre­ asked for reimbursement. encouraged for both events; there Suzanne Woolsey from HEW will words from Director of the sentation, Nimoy spoke mostly Operation: Annihilate! may be large enough crowds for talk on educational issues and Office of Student Relations, Dr. about McGovern's campaign and One of Nimoy's personal these events that you cannot get job opportunities for women. Lyman Bonner, who then intro­ his past primary successes. He reasons for entering the battle in at the door. Olive Walk concerts the next duced representatives from each described the senator as being was to get President Nixon out Three Rings? three Fridays will feature Steve of the divisions. Speaking for the one candidate who has been of office in January. He felt that The Genetics conference Gillette, Lizy Tish, and Chuck Biology was Dr. Norman Horo­ forthright and consistent on the McGovern has the best chance of opens at 10:20 Saturday in the Mitchell, in. that order, all at witz, for Chemistry & Chemical issues, citing his long-term op­ any Democratic Party candidate Humanities Lecture Hall, and 12:25 p.m. Continued on Page Eight position to the war. to defeat the incumbent. When Cal tech's Dr. Robert Sinsheimer "Muskie had the endorsers, Continued on Page Six and California Senator John Tunney will give keynote News Briefs speeches on the overall issues of genetic engineering. After lunch 11:12:05 A.M. in the Athenaeum, Dr. Sins­ Professor Gomez In Accident heimer and Senator Tunney wJl Techers will be happy to 7:30 p.m. in Clubroom one. engage in a dialogue with each know that Professor Ricardo other and the audience, also in Gomez is now out of the Score With Chern 6 the Athenaeum. At 2:30 p.m., hospital. The sixth lecture in the Chern the sell1inars will begin in the Last Wednesday night, while 6 series will be Monday May 8 at seminar rooms in Baxter Hall, riding his motorcycle along 4:00 in 153 Noyes. Dr. Gerrans loosely guided by scenarious Orange Grove, Dr. Gomez struck will discuss hormones. contra­ devised by Cal tech biologists. a tar bag that had been left in ceptives, and aphrodisiacs. (Who gets cloned? Is a National the street. He was thrown Genetic Register an invasion of through the air and suffered skull DuQuesne, privacy? Who decides which injuries that caused him to lose You've Had It genetic abnormalities will be consciousness for over five hours. With major mishaps, Totem 'corrected,' and how?) The sub­ He also fractured several ribs and of Valemn!!! may be out on the ject is an explosive political issue, received numerous cuts and streets, and perhaps even in the and the Y expets a great deal of scratches. houses, today or tomorrow. If public interest in this confe'rence, Dr. Gomez is expected to be you have not signed up for your one of the first public efforts to able to return to the Institute copy yet, (or if you happen to face the situation. within a few weeks. live in Ricketts) see Gavin Clay­ Would You Believe Two? pool (J6A, Ricketts), or Philip The Design for Public Lobby­ Amateur Radio Club Elections Massey (227 Ruddock), prefer­ Dr. Bonner's Problem: How many frosh will fall asleep before they can eat ing features former HEW Secret­ The Radio Club will hold its ably in that order. their Stottlemyers sandwiches] Answer: Don't bother to ask. Photo by Peisner. ary and Common Cause Chair- elections on Monday, May 8 at Continued on Page Seven Thursday, May 4, 1972 THE CALIFORNIA TECH Page Two from the cerebrum the caltech forum Dear Sir: community of children, staff and turned-on kids in an open by Schroedlu vative faculty members here feel There has been considerable parents changes, simply because environment. There seems to have been that Techers, given a choice, will stir lately about the official this community is the school. The teachers and children at some confusion about my last ignore the recommendations of opening next fall of the Pasadena Sequoyah has no governing Sequoyah welcome help from 'Cerebrum' article. My arguments their advisors and options. (After School System's "Alternative board; it is run by the parents outsiders in the classroom. on lack of freedom were meant all, if Techers choose to follow School." Many people, however, together with an extremely able Teaching children can be tre­ to refer to the entire field of the recommendations, there's no are unaware that Pasadena al­ staff of 4 teachers and the mendously rewarding, as many science, not merely the environ­ problem, is there?) Perhaps these ready boasts one of the West's Director, Stan Rich. The school Cal tech undergraduates have ment of the Caltech undergrad­ faculty are right; after all, they most exciting and successful such includes about 50 kids, ranging found in the past few years uate, although of course some of should know how much their alternatives in the Sequoyah from kindergarten through grade through the ASCIT education the circumstances I cited impinge recommendations are worth. In School. 7 levels, in two ungraded classes. project and the current second· upon the student sphere. In fact, practie, however, In its recent series on innova­ The children acquire good aca­ ary school program. This is one it is obvious that Caltech under­ It is difficult to generalize tive schools in this area, the L.A. demic training, but they get a lot way that Caltech can contribute grads are much more free now about experience with advisors. Times (View, March 20th) de­ more from Sequoyah as well ­ to Sequoyah: the school wants than they were six years ago, In three different options over scribed Sequoyah as a relatively they tend to become out-going, resource people to help teach say. Anyone doubting this is three different divisions at Cal­ structured "free school." The enthusiastic, self-confident and math, physics, biology, geology, invited to consider an Institute tech, I have had almost no following passage from Charles good at handling new situations. art, music, you-name-it, either in Bulletin from that time or trouble with advisors whatever. Silberman's discussion of the new A local junior high school math the classroom, at Caltech, or on earlier. (I am speaking here of They either accepted my pro­ English primary schools (Crisis in teacher told us recently she tries field trips. academics, although the trend gram or had cogent suggestions if the Classroom, Random House, to arrange her classes with at A number of Caltech people happens to be true in other areas asked for advice. In only one 1970, Chapter 6) sums up pretty least one Sequoyah graduate in were introduced to Sequoyah last as well.) single case did an advisor 'over­ well what Sequoyah is trying to each, because their life and Saturday through the school's All this is not to say that rule' me; subsequent evidence do: enthusiasm make class more annual Spring Fair, put on each undergrads are free enough. In indicated that we were both Schools can be humane and rewarding for her and the other year by the parents and children fact, it is the claim of the right. Other students have report­ stilI educate well. They can be pupils. It is this spark that the as a benefit to help meet student government leaders that ed poorer interactions with genuinely concerned with kids have, as well as the spirit of operative expenses. We'd like to Techers should be less restricted advisors. gaiety and joy and individual community among children, par­ thank the Dabney Band, Steve and more able to structure new One Program growth and fulfillment with­ ents, and staff, that make Watkins, and all those who and varied educational systems More to the point, perhaps, is out sacrificing concern for Sequoyah unique in our exper­ attended for helping to make the for themselves, and I agree. the claim that Techers would use intellectual discipline and de­ ience. fair a success. We also invite Caltech is a small place, and a less restrictive system to try to velopment. They can be simul­ Most of the people involved in anyone who is interested in presumably will never be able to graduate from here by doing less taneously child-centered and Sequoyah, including ourselves, trying some teaching or just offer formal instruction in a large work. It has been claimed that subject- or knowledge-cen­ are pretty excited about it. We learning more about the school number of esoteric and relatively half of the Techers trying to get tered. They can stress esthetic would like to see more interac­ to give one of us a call - ext. obscure (from the scientific point into the Independent Studies and moral education without tion between the school and 1902 or 793-9853. of view, anyway) fields, but Program were doing so in order weakening the 3 R's. They Caltech, because we feel that this -Bill and Renate Wood above and beyond this con­ would benefit both the Sequoyah to escape Physics 2. Perhaps can do all these things if ­ Kerchkoff straint, there is still ample room these charges are true, but I am but only if - their structure, and Caltech communities. Se­ for improvement. inclined rather to blame poorly content, and objectives are quoyah can benefit those parents [More Letters on Page Four] One Man, taught courses than difficult transformed. at Caltech who feel, as we did, It seems odd that Techers are courses. Techers frequently take These assertions represent a that other Pasadena schools not trusted to structure programs difficult electives, if the course is statement of fact, not a mere provide neither the kind of for themselves. After all, if we worthwhile or inspiringly taught. expression of hope. Schools of educational experience they want lRllFORNIATech cannot be trusted to make basic Perhaps if the level of instruction this sort exist in the United for their children nor adequate Thursday, May 4, 1972 decisions for ourselves now, it's were improved, there would be States on a small but rapidly opportunity for parent involve­ Volume LXXUI Number 27 not clear why we should be less complaint. This is especially growing scale.... ment. Also, Sequoyah could be suddenly considered competent true of Math 1 and 2 and Physics Sequoyah is one of them. an outlet for Cal tech students Published weekly except during to do so later. For that matter, 1 and 2, which are frequently Sequoyah is not an exper­ and staff who want to contribute vacation and examination periods by non-college youth of our own abominably badly taught. For iment; it has been an on-going constructively to the Pasadeqa the Associated Students of the California Institute of Technology, age tend to be 'on their own,' if some students, replacing these and successful school for the past community, and who would living away from their old Incorporated. The opinions ex­ courses with Underwater Basket ten years. It is changing, as its enjoy the stimulation of teaching pressed in all articles herein are families. It is hard to see why Weaving would result in little strictly those of the author and do the 'future leaders of America' academic loss; replacement with FUNICLYSPEAKING I¥ Phil flank not necessarily reflect those of don't rate as well. good courses would result in far either the editors or the newspaper Apparently the more conser- staff. Continued on Page Five Copyright, 1972, by the Asso­ ciated Students of the California The opinions expressed in all by-lined articles are solely those of the authors Institute of Technology, Incor­ and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the editors or staff. Only porated. All rights reserved. signed editorials at the left of this page contain the editors' opinions.. (The first signer of each editorial is its author.) The Tech welcomes letters but Editors-in-Chief: Peter W. Beckman, reserves the right to cut those over three hundred words if such cuts will Gavin D. Claypool, Jeffrey J. Mallory., preserve the original meaning of the letter. Associate Editor: Philip M. Neches. .. Entertainment Editor: Nick Smith. 104- Features Editor: Ed Schroeder. ASCIT's FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIE I Staff Claude; Anderson, Val Catanzarite, Tinker­ PRETTY MAIDS belle Darb, Jim Hugg, Bob Rieck­ hefer, Philip Massey, Ted Michon, ALL IN AROW Etaoin Schroedlu, millikan troll. Starring: ROCK HUDSON, ANGIE DICKENSON, Photographers ' A. J. Owens JOHN CARSON, TELLY SAVALAS Business Manager: Marvin Mandel­ baum. plus a W.C. Fields short Circulation Manager: Rob Olshan. The California Tech Publication Offices: 115 Wi nnett Center 105-51, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Friday, May 5 California Institute of Technology, 1201 East California BOUlevard, in BAXTER LECTURE HALL Pasadena, California 91109. Tele­ phone: (213) 795-6841, extension 2154. Printed by News-Type Ser­ vice, 125 South Maryland Avenue, Admission: 50C-ASCIT members and Glendale. California. Represented for national advertising purposes by their guests; $1.00-anyone else National Educational Advertising Service, Inc. Second class postage NEXT WEEK: paid at Pasadena, California. Subscriptions $1.50 per term $4.00 per year OLIVER Life Subscription $100 Page Three THE CALIFORNIA TECH Thursday, May 4, 1972 Reporter's Notebook Down The Tubes Down The Times by Etaoin Schroedlu we've heard it, all the same.) I Paul Gets Endowed Chair Caltech has frequently been seem to recall a meeting of two on page one of various newspa­ years ago in which President by millikan j. troll recruiting students; the whole proved by the Faculty, would pers for feats of scientific Brown told student leaders that Dr. Rodman Paul has been V.C. system has suffered a drop have to be implemented by know-how, or whatever, but last he would be leaving the SALT invested with the Edward S. in enrollment of 4000 students. action of the Board of Trustees. Sunday's Los Angeles Times may talk team as soon .as a replace­ Harkness chair of history. He is The California State colleges Dr. Huttenback's last Genial have been the first paper in some ment could be found, and that the third to hold that endowed report even more drastic drops). Dean's Beer Blast will disturb the time to carry Caltech on page he would try not to be away professorship, the only endowed Hot off the Presses peace sometime in May. Will one of the sports page. (Other from campus as much in the chair in Humanities and Social The Faculty Board endorsed Margie the Elephant be invited? than The California Tech, of future. Let us hope that this Sciences. and sent on to the Faculty a . .. Quick stats on the attrition course.) The article itself, on promise is finally being re­ The chair has a rather interest­ proposal to create a Bachelor's rate: of 208 matriculants in fall alley challenges, showed some­ deemed. ing history: until Dr. Paul's Thesis. It would entail a mini­ 1969, 67 have left for a total to what more publicity sense than So They Tell Me Dept. appointment, the post had been mum of 54 unites of research, date of 32% attrition (and that's accuracy (a prize to the person A typewriter is sitting silently moribund for almost 20 years. and would enable a student to not counting those taking more noting the largest number of in the P_R. Office these days. The most recent holder before graduate "with recognition for than 4 years). errors, as n approaches height of Janet Lansburgh has been in the Dr. Paul was Wallace Sterling, research." The proposal, if ap- millikan), but it was a good try. hospital for an operation. Her who recently retired as President The ice-block sliding idea was friends hope her recovery will be of Stanford. The original holder, Ascrr ojHugg originated several years ago by swift and complete... William B. Munro, had been a the Apocalypse; in the original The Leonard Nimoy talk for professor of history and govern­ contest, the rider was permitted McGovern drew quite a crowd ment at Harvard, and came to to wear only a bathing suit, and last Friday, many of whom Caltech along with Noyes. Class Offices Open was not allowed to touch actually asked questions about anything but the ice block. Note McGovern. Still, Star Trek is not Enrollment: It Figures by Jim Hugg Section 7 with "DUTIES OF to Dale Dalrymple: the Millikan­ entirely forgotten, it seems. On Our most recent reports show ASCII Secretary THE ACTIVITIES CHAIRMAN. walker was Ken Higgins, Fleming the political side, it was refresh­ that of 325 offers of admission Nominations for 1972-73 The Activities Chairman shall '70. Rumors had it that he ing to find someone who was not Caltech sent out, 172 have class officers are open. Elections manage the ASCII movies pro­ circled the top of Millikan in 18 afraid to say 'I don't know' accepted. Not all have replied, will be held Thursday, 18 May, gram." seconds one night. You can publicly when asked a question however, and the Admissions for President, Vice-President, (ii) Delete ARTICLE XII, believe it or not, but if you about a political issue, or in this Office expects about 192 to Secretary and Treasurer for the Section 3 (Honor Point Commit­ should ever happen to meet Mr. case, about Senator McGovern's accept when all of the returns upper classes. Also open for tee). Higgins, I'd advise that you not stand on a political issue. Appar­ are in. In the meantime, admis­ nomination is the office of (iii) Delete ARTICLE XII, argue about it with him. ently the talk helped to recruit sion has been offered to 30 on ASCII Social Chairman. Nomi­ Section 5 (Activities Committee). Anyone with a quick eye quite a few McGovern wor­ the waiting list. nations may be submitted in $$$ for Frosh Camp might have noticed by now that kers... Caltech traditionally has a Louise Hood's office in Winnett The student subcommittee for President Harold Brown is back Incidentally, last week my 70% acceptance rate; this year's Cen ter. Nominations will close financing frosh camp at Catalina on campus; he was sighted last article on the candidates failed to figure is just under 60%. Speak­ Tuesday, 16 May, at 6 p.m. has found $3K toward the $3.9K Thursday. It is reliably reported mention that McGovern's people ing before the Faculty Board, Dr. Bylaws Change needed to make up the defi­ that he will not be leaving have a local address, 324 E. Brown called the drop "signifi­ Also appearing on the ballot ciency created by the admini­ campus again, except for oc­ Colorado, phone 793-1151. cant," but did not speculate on will be the following Bylaws stration's budget cutting. Morin casional trips to Helsinki or Equal time demands that I what caused it. (Apparently, the changes proposed by the ASCII reports that the additional $900 Washington. How this differs mention that there is a Re-Elect phenomenon is not peculiar to Excom: is forthcoming within the week. from the past few years is the President campaign center on Caltech: UCLA has actually been (i) Replace ARTICLE IV, Continued on Page Five beyond us. (It has not been East Green east of Lake, al­ reliably reported that he may though they never say which accept a Cabinet position in President. .. A postcard received November if the Democrats win by the Y indicates that Ctein is the Presidential election, but alive & well in Ann Arbor. Our 11 th year of CALL LOW COST FLIGHTS me now for the best for students. Examples: car insurance LA-London (RT base) $155.00 OW LA-Rome (RT base) $170.50 OW value anywhere. London-Tel Aviv $ 85.90 OW London-Nairobi $172.00 OW Hundreds of departure dates W. A. 'Bill' Botts s~... and destinations. Request free 1350 N. 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When we see a Letters it survives at all that Mallory .. situation presented in either an calls it "infamous." understated or wildly overstated And what is the rationale for manner, we find it amusing. FayOnFH "Freshman Humanities?" Violence Is Golden But The Godfather can hardly In our opinion "Humanities" be called understated or over­ work absolutely requires the stated: it is an incredibly well Dear Editors: by Phil Neches can find a good sampling of such ability to handle prose: to read acted, highly believable, compel­ Up until a point five or six Violence, the contemporary flicks. years ago, incoming Techers were it, ask questions of it, argue lingly realistic movie. It is by no cliche goes, has become a part of Maybe? obliged to take English and cogently and persuasively from it means comic: it has some comic our daily lives. We find it all over Someone once said that suc­ European History their first year, and in it - which is to say, write relief lines, but the main action page one of the daily paper in cessive shocks have decreasing more history their second, still it. is deadly serious. the form of an abstract, imper­ effects. The audience I saw more English their third. The Prose ability, particularly the Why the laughter? sonal, but bloody war "over Clockwork Orange with was courses were prescribed and ability to write prose, is not Why Not? there." We see it in the financial revolted: several walked out on it unvarying; over at the Registrar's God-given. Nor is it the natural Perhaps our sense of propor­ pages: stock in lock and burglar and many more were sorry they they were actually printed right reflection of a Math Level Two tion has been stretched all out of alarm companies has been soaring did not. Perhaps Kubrick's tech­ on course transcripts. And a score of 800. Some entering proportion. Perhaps we have seen of late. Depending on where one nical virtuosity held them in course flunked had to be made freshmen have this ability in high so much of the seamy side of lives, one can see a live perfor­ their seats (or perhaps it was the up. degree. But notwithstanding the human nature that we have come mance of some violent crime (or three dollar admission). Everything is very different self-adulatory crap that has been to accept it without protest, or its after effects) almost daily. The audience at The God­ now. It is sweet of Jim Hugg to floating around the columns of even comment. Perhaps the nihil­ We even let it follow us into father proved to tell an entirely tell us we have "heavily struc­ the Tech lately, most entering ists have won after all. Or the cinema, for our supposed different story. The Godfather, if tured Institute Humanities re­ freshmen do not. Pu t them in perhaps this reporter saw the entertainment. anything, depicts more violence quirements", but in fact we have competition with good non­ film on a bad night. The rock-urn sock-um Western in more detail than Kubrick's almost nothing left at all. 27 science students at other good But I fear that rather than has been standard Hollywood futuristic assault on human kind­ units of English, in any course schools, and this would become arousing us against the violence fare for years. If anything, that ness. Violent death by gunfire, you please - against the old 45 immediately apparent. I am not man does to his fellow man, the sort of violence has been as knifing, strangulation, explosion, that had to be En 1 and En 7' a talking about spelling, fair ac­ media have anesthetized us antiseptic and detached as the et ai, crossed the screen enough total of 54 units of "Huma~i­ curacy in hitting typewriter keys, against feeling the pain of the news reports from Vietnam. times, it would seem, to provoke ties" (the 27 units of English are and a certain generosity with harsh world of human reality. We Someone else dies; the hero is a reaction from even the most included) out of the constant bU~l.. I am talking about prose have seen so much violent death always back next week, right? jaded big-city cop. and unvarying 108 from his wntmg. Entering Techers are not on the late show that we cannot Wrong. The audience laughed at it. Division that have always been as a group, very good at it. No accept it seriously, even in a Since the days of Batman and required for the B.S., and still Humanities faculty member who Really? serious artistic endeavor. the Lone Ranger and John are. And, to be sure, what Jeff has ever taught freshmen else­ Some wiseacre (G. B. Shaw to It would also seem increasing­ Wayne the two-fisted Marine Mallory once called the "in­ where, and remembers it, will be precise) said that a sense' of ly true that we cannot take it Hollywood has become decidedl; famous Freshman Humanities." argue otherwise. humor is really a sense of seriously in real life either. more realistic. When people love, It is about these last that I The old freshman English and they kiss; when they die, they want to say a few words, if the history that I mentioned at the bleed. Consequently, the con­ Tech has the space. For they are beginning of this letter were sumption of catsup has increased quite new, the catalogue does intended, of course, to cultivate ALWAYS FIRST WITH THE BEST IN in certain studios. not yet reflect fully what we are prose ability. They were also In a few cases, the film trying to do with them - and I intended to give freshmen some ADULT MOVIE ENTERTAINMENT makers have gone beyond the happen to have the job of subject background, to which the dictates of strict realism, plumb­ t:.0R.THE DISCRIMINATING ADULT administering them. compulsory sophomore and ju­ .,- r::"-- '=--, Let me explain what "Fresh· nior courses would add. We have ing the violent depth of the Yi"r;;. . , ... man Humanities" are. dropped the subject element. It human soul. Anyone willing to :,/~,,~ ~ stroll down Hollywood Boulevard They are, of course, part of would be nice to have subject the 108. Further, they are part prerequisites to say, for These offerings are various ,of the "Humanities" 54: the example, that you have to have and will remain so. Freshmen last courses (marked "H" in the general European history before term had three kinds of history catalogue, with some accidental you take Ellersieck's H 117 ­ and five kinds of English (plus omissions) deemed "humanistic" but except in English courses one PS) to choose from; though, which in practice means English: (where the 27-unit special re­ I'm sorry to say, we goofed and history, philosophy, things like quirement makes a difference) did not make it plain there was DAilY 1t am to 2:30am SUNDAY 12 noon to M,dniltlt that. Further, those among them we don't see how to do it any choice. Freshmen this term that happen to be English without putting most students have nine courses to choose courses satisfy the 27-unit En­ (who have very little time for from, and many did shop FREE! glish requirement. Most impor­ "Humanities" anyway) in terrible around; next autumn's incoming tant, however, they are pre­ binds. frosh will have ten; and so it requisites for upperclass "Human­ So all we are keeping in our goes. The accident of history (see Fresh hot coffee ities" courses. (You have to take "Freshman Humanities" is what my opening paragraph) leaves us 27 units of "FH" before you can you might call a common for our customers! Continued on Page Five take "H".) So "Freshman Hu­ technique. Prose, and particularly manities do for further work in prose writing - 4,000 words a "Humanities" what Math 1 and 2 term. Not in a single long term AIR CONDITIONED and Physics 1 and 2 are supposed paper but in a number of short See Paris for your comfort to do for further work in math pieces. 4,000 is supposed to be plenty of free parking science, and engineering. Her~ the one thing common to the SIGN UP AT indeed is a little surviving piece offerings. 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• Page Five THE CALIFORNIA TECH Thursday, May 4, 1972 So there it is. You have to More Letters have 54 units of "Humanities" to More Grime and Think Tank graduate. 27 units of "Freshman Ay-fay Humanities" (they count as part Filth from Our of the 54, notice !), or excuse Abolish Options Continued from Page Four therefrom, is the prerequisite for Beloved BOD with lots of faculty in English upperclass "Humanities." The by Jim Hugg applicants are rejected on short and history, not enough in normal minimal route, then, is (Second of a series of hopefully order and even more potential Continued from Page Three philosophy, none at all in 27 "FH" followed sometime in constructive critiques of varied candidates never apply. Only six comparative religion or descrip­ the upperclass years by 27 more Also, reactions to the pro­ topics.) students are currently partici­ tive political science. Too bad! "H". And of these, 27 (in any posed use of these systems at In January 1968 the Educa­ pating in ISP. Time and attrition will redress combination) must be English. Caltech are to be gathered from tional Policies Committee ex­ No Interest Accrued the balance. You will notice, too, Each year, I suppose, a few graduate schools and businesses amined the function of the A student's performance in that we do not offer economics sophomores will fmd themselves hiring our graduates. The infor­ options system. It was deter­ any class is primarily a function or psychology or analytical poli­ taking "Frosh Hum" again, just mation collected this summer mined that the "major function of his interest. In many cases a tical science as "Freshman Hu­ as a few retake Math 1 or will form the basis for the of an option is to provide a student has little or no interest manities". This is because these Physics 1. Given the variety of ASCIT Academic Reforms Pack­ handle by which a person can be in the courses reqUired by the are not "Humanities" -- there is the offerings (flunking one "FH" age which will be brought before easily identified." present options system, and as a a real difference and distinction: can be made up by taking any the faculty for approval this fall. As an administrative con­ result his motivation to learn is though it gets fuzzy at the edges. "FH" except one you have The Secretary has been venience it is simpler to label at a minimum. Notice, too, that "Freshman already passed). there can hardly charged with the responsibility someone as a physics major than Graduates with a solid back­ Humanities" are not a prerequi­ be much hardship in this. But for for reviewing the ASCIT Resolu­ to list his undergraduate courses, ground in two fields are of site for economics, psychology, the few to whom "structure" of tions to the Bylaws and pro­ which might include mathema­ special value to the progress of etc. You do not have to have any sort is abhorrent, there is posing all necessary changes. tics, biology, economics, Russian, science, but rather than encour­ taken and passed "FH" in order always the consolation that no­ Summer Job Anyone? and English as well as physics. age such diversity, the present to register for Ec 4 or Psy 5 or body in Baxter (or over at the ASCIT is considering a plan to Sacred Cow options system all but prohibits PS 115. Freshmen with time on Registrar's either) is going to hire a Caltech undergrad to work The options system has be­ it. their hands can take these and grab his gun and go hunting forty hours a week for ten weeks come a sacred cow which, in Abolish Options System other non-H courses at once. defectors. If you want to beat this summer. The job would many cases, stands in the way of The options system should be And there is a further wrinkle this system, you probably can ­ consist of data collection and Cal tech students seeking the abolished. Students who plan to to be observed. Because the the system hasn't been designed letter writing. The goal of the most effective and interesting attend graduate school in a reason for "Freshmen Humani­ that can't be beaten if only job would be to compile all educational programs. specific field should be informed ties" is the prose ability, it is you're willing to drop everything available data concerning the The student with a deep of the general requirements in a only sensible to excuse freshmen else and try. contract system and ABC - No interest in two different fields manner similar to that used by who already have that ability, or -Peter W. Fay Credit grading system (currently must presently choose between chemistry (see page 226 of the who acquire it in marked degree Baxter used on other campuses). three courses of action: (i) catalog). as they go along. So we have an Discard one field of interest; (ii) One method of designing a arrangement for excusing: it is Fulfill the requirements for both tailor-made program of studies done at any time, simply on the fields by "double majoring"; or for each student is the "contract recommendation of the instruc­ Cerebrum-- (iii) Attempt to gain admission system." Each student, working tor. (Naturally you will not get to the Independent Studies Pro­ with three faculty advisors, con­ Continued from Page Two course, faculties have chosen to unit credit for an "FH" course gram. tracts with the Institute to more learning. cop out on this responsibility, if, upon being excused at mid­ Exclusion Principle complete a specified program Power to the ... and Requirements rule supreme. term, you don't finish the When a student is forced as a courses and research. and inde­ Still, it concerns many people All the same, it is clear that course. But the excuse remains freshmen to choose between two pendent studies. Upon comple­ around here that Techers might mechanisms exist for avoiding valid.) By Christmas time this options he has had at most an tion of the contract the student use eased restrictions to graduate adulteration of a Caltech degree. year, 34 freshmen had been opportunity to take two or three is granted the Bachelor's degree. from Cal tech without undergoing Presumably the real objection is introductory courses and is pro­ Responsible Students excused. By the beginning of the sufficient suffering, so let us that the faculty would have to third term, that number had bably relying on his high school It is cOllill10nly argued that consider this problem. The obvi­ pay attention to who is qualified risen to 55. Some of those thus background as a basis for making the students are not responsible ous fact may be noted that any to graduate and who isn't if excused have remained in "Fresh­ this crucial decision. If the enough to decide wisely on a student deemed not to have Independent Studies were to man Humanities". Others have student changes his mind, as plan of study. Certainly the accomplished enough may be become more general, rather than entered upperclass "Humanities" many do, late in the sophomore Institute can find ways to make denied his degree at any time up simply relying on three-minute courses, or have gone off into a year, he is forced to overload his known which courses are pre­ to Commencement Day. (Here perusals of the Registrar's re­ social science or a science class schedule to meet the requisite to particular fields of accomplishment replaces suffer­ cords. elective. requirements of the new option. study and if not, the student ing, since a sufficiently intelligent As Joe Morin has pointed out, If the student attempts to government can publish such a person may meet Cal tech's gradu­ Cal tech can afford to experi­ r , double-major he is inevitably list. ation requirements without doing ment. If you don't want to join We cordially invite confronted with overloads, or at If a person could manage to much work at all.) In theory, in, don't; if you do and you least the exclusion of courses not pick "soft" advisors and loaf California Tech you see, degrees from Cal tech are don't get the job done, OK, go in one of his two major fields, through Caltech, he could fool students and faculty conferred by the vote of the straighten it up; if it works out, which might make his educa­ no one: his record would clearly members to bank with us. faculty, not by s; 'cessful com­ great. This system would, indeed, tional experience at Caltech more show his undergraduate strategy. pletion of n-plus-cne require­ consume more faculty time than Complete banking services effective and interesting. Without the cognomen of the ments to be found listed in the the standard bullshit instruction, including: Bureaucratic Barrier option, the outside world would Registrar's Office. The original but some professors, at least, are Automobile Financing The third possible course of be forced to consult the stu­ Bank-By-Mail idea is that faculties, alone, were willing to devote this time, and Certificate of Deposit action is the most frustrating and dent's record and look deeper considered competent to judge others would do so, too, over a Checking Accounts least possible. Not only is the than to classify him as "a (Bookkeeping by electronic automation) the merits of their prospective period of time. It's not clear to applicant for ISP subjected to a Caltech geology major with a 3.2 Collateral Loans peers, without recourse to artifi­ me that this is an unreasonable Drive·ln Banking barrage of paperwork, but his GPA." Escrows cial standards. In practice, of demand. Foroign Banking proposal is certain to be refused Small School, Big Name Letters of Credit if the committee can find any Caltech should be able to Home Modernization Loans way to twist his program to look educate unique and diversified Life Insurance Loans Money Orders like a current option. scientists, each man pursuing his Night Depository Because of the enormous interests regardless of artificial Personal Loans investment of faculty and stu­ Real Estate Loans Continued on Page Eight Safe Deposit Box~s dent time required by ISP, most Savings Accounts Travelers Checks In case you lvere wondering where we were, Trust Services U.S. Bonds Auto Banking Center a,t Colorado Sun Books and Records and Catalina Ojfice, ,1010 East ~ Colorado and Citizens Commercial ~ at 26 N. Lake Trust& SavingsBankojPasadena, hours: 9 to 4:30 daily; 9 to 6 Fridays and even has ~ pOOne number: 449- 91 0 1· PASADENA Head Office: Colorado and Marengo Colorado and Catalina Office: 1010 E. Colorado Not only that, we are open unJillO p.rn. LA CANADA La Canada Office: Foothill and Beulah except Sundays, when we are usually closed. Citizens Sun Buys and Sells Marvel comics GOIlUltercial rrrust underground comics new and used new and used & Savings Bank NAME . _ __Gen, Admission@$2.50 _ incense Books and Records emordnilaps of Pasadena ADDRESS _ __CIT Personnel@$2.oo _ __Students@$1.00 _ PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH NIGHT All $5.98 Albums $3.43 Thursday, May 4,1972 THE CALIFORNIA TECH Page Six Evil." These touches more than make up for the lack of THE CRITICAL EAR recording quality. Although it is all but impossible for recordings Every once in a while Sweat and Tears - and their of live performances to equal the you run across an album performances generally live up to flawless master tapes that corne that is really hard to their reputations. out of studio sessions, it is just evaluate on a musical level. The Baez starts the album off plain ridiculous for Joan Baez to new Lee Michaels album, "Space slowly with "Oh Happy Day," drown out Kris Kristofferson as and First Takes," is one of these but more than makes up for it she does. in "Bobby McGee," for at least 13 years, from the The show at the Ice House for the simple reason that I got with "Love is Just a Four Letter especially when everyone else at biog data I have. Terrea sings and this week is a particularly good two conflicting feelings while Word," and "Song of the French the festival is supposedly singing plays guitar on both traditional one, starring Steve Gillette. For listening to the album. The first Partisan" where she reaches the and you can hardly hear them. and original material. She sang those of you who do not know was that it had some very good emotional intensity that char­ songs I've heard done by Buffy who he is, Steve Gillette is one music on it, that in fact each cut acterizes the best of her work. Another YES goes to "We've Saint-Marie, Judy Collins, and of those writers and singers was enjoyable. The second feel­ Kristofferson follows with four Got To Get It On Again' (KC Richie Havens, and sang them whose songs are recorded by ing was that I did not like the forceful compositions including 31296) by the Addrisi Brothers. everyone else. A few years ago, well. Her versions of "Anathea" album. "The Pilgrim" and "Bobby Although all of their fame seems Ian and Sylvia recorded one of and "The Klan" were very well Lee Michaels is a good McGee." to be in the field of writing his songs, "Darcy Farrow," a done. Her own compositions, mUSICian, and he has a good On the reverse side Taj Mahal songs, Dick and Don Addrisi country-western sort of ballad. such as "Ask a Child," were also group on this album. His lyrics gives his drug message with turn out to be pretty fair singers. Later, a group called the Sun­ good. Her voice is flexible are not spectacular, but the "Nobody's Business But My None of the songs on this disc shine Company made a hit out enough to do a song she says she overall music is quite good. He Own," Mickey Newbury comes contain great messages; in fact, of Steve Gillette's song, "Back dislikes, a two-part rendition of plays guitar and keyboards, with across with two of his own they're all on one subject - love. on the Street Again." the humorous folk song, "Buff­ his band playing guitar, bass and compositions, and BS&T does a They range from the title song, Steve Gillette is not only a alo Boy." The audience warmed drums, and they all do a very powerful "Lucretia Mac­ "We've Got To Get It On talented writer, but also an quickly to her opening song, technically competent job. For Evil." Again," which has been getting a extremely good guitarist and "Come On In.'' For that point these reasons I liked the songs. The performances on the fair amount of AM airplay lately, singer. His show features more on, it was simply a case of a There are only four cuts on album are all quite personal. to their old favorite "Never My than just his own material. He performer and an audience en­ the album, two short and two Baez does a Bob Dylan imitation Love." While this album will surprised me very much by doing joying themselves together. I long (one long cut is 13~ in "Love is a Four Letter Word," never be a million seller, I can a Cat Stevens song, "Wild hope she plays locally often. minutes, the other is 16~). If Kristofferson thanks everybody think of nothing better to listen World," in a way that somewhat The middle act on the bill is you listen to the album all in in the entire world for random to while alone with someone I surpasses the original arrange­ the Moon Dogg and Mule Deer one sitting, the songs tend to things, and Blood, Sweat and care for. ment. In addition, a song from Medicine Show. The closest to a blend, for there are very few Tears goes into a impromptu jam description that I can give is that -Peter W Beckman one of James Taylor's albums, really distinguishing features be­ at the end of "Lucretia Mac- they are somewhat similar to "The Blues is Just a Bad tween the songs. In short, if you early Cheech and Chong played Dream," was included. Even can listen to one or two songs at at high speed,· with piano music Your Friendly BOD Proudly Presents: more unusual was a Doc Watson a time, the album is good. An added. Moon Dogg plays piano a seminar flat-picking guitar instrumental, overdose, however, gets a little and does strange things righ t in "Beaumont Rag," a really fme boring. For that reason, this front of your eyes, while his ~~ piece of music. Steve Gillette is album rates only a MAYBE. Liquor on Campus ­ partner, presumably Mule Deer, an excellent entertainer who has (A&M, SP 4336) .does other strange things in sort simply not received the recog­ - Nick Smith An Experimental Approach" nition one of his talent deserves. of a counterpoint of peculiarity. (Special Guest: Two Kegsl The other acts on the show at Their humor is difficult to A firm YES goes to "One the Ice House this week are describe, and at times they Hand Clapping," (KC 31138) the good. The show-opener is a folk seemed to be moving too fast for album which records the high­ singer named Terrea Lea, who the audience to have time to lights of last year's Big Sur Music Winnett Lounge, Wednesday, May 10, 3:00p.m. has been a performer for a good laugh, but their act is very Festival. The list of performers is while. She has owned her own funny. They are a good comedy very impressive - Kris Kristoff­ club, and performed at other team. Go see the show. erson, Joan Baez, Taj Mahal, Beckman, Ramo, & Dabn~ clubs and in the various media -Nick Smith Mickey Newbury, and Blood, Before the question-and- answers. When questions on answer period began, Nimoy was wage and price controIs, and on Three Upcoming Concerts Nimoy /Spock hailed by the signal a Star Trek capital punishment were brought Continued from Page One communicator makes when up, Nimoy simply replied that by Jeff Mallory of Michelangelo. This remarkable asked for his predictions, he opened, broadcasted over the he didn't know McGovern's Dabney Hall of Humanities chronicle of Michelangelo's life named McGovern to win in P.A. system. He glanced up and views. will host its seventh Dabney story will be shown in Ramo California, in Miami at the replied, "I'll be right there," and Journey to Babel Lounge Concert this Sunday at Auditorium next Tuesday and convention, and in November then complained to the gather­ The Star Trek fanatics had 8: 15 p.m. Roger Bobo on tuba Wednesday, May 9 and 10, at against the President. With ing, "He's always rushing me." their opportunities, too. Nimoy and Ralph Grierson on piano, 8:00 p.m. This is the second in typically-Spock exactness, he Tomorrow Is Yesterday stifled a rumor that BBC was along with Group II, will be the four part series of Robert forecast the margin of victory to Although questions were not negotiating to start production of performing Gaillard's Sonata No. Snyder films. Tickets are $2.00 be 2.73 percent. limited to politics, the majority the show again. The show is very 1, Hymn for piano solo by DaW, for students, $1.00 for Techers, "There are some people in the asked dealt with McGovern, his popular in England, he said, but Sonata for Bass tuba and Piano and $2.50 for the rest of country who like Richard proposals, and his policies. When the rumors are not true. He did by Kraft, and a new piece by humanity. Nixon," the actor continued. asked what the senator's view on reveal that a spokesman for NBC, Fred Tacketfor tuba and rock The Caltech Glee Club's An­ "It's amazing." As an example of space was, Nimoy answered seeing the great interest in the band. Admission is free. nual Home Concert will be in Nixon's failures as President, he frankly, "Not very good. He was show three years after its demise The presentation of the Mas­ Beckman May 12 and 13 at 8:30 recalled the '68 campaign pro­ not in favor of going to the has said, "They [the network] ters and Masterworks series this p.m. The concert will help raise mise of a "secret plan" to end moon." Later he added, "Being a took the show off too soon." week will be the Academy award funds for the Glee Club's Euro­ the Vietnamese conflict. Ob­ spaceman myself, 1 shouldn't talk In reference to Mr. Spock, the winning fIlm, The Titan: Story pean tour this summer. Works viously, Nixon is fantastically like that. But that's his [McGov­ half-Vulcan science officer he planned to be sung include music trustworthy for having kept that ern's] view." portrayed for three years, Nimoy by Byrd, Gelineau, Greig and secret so long. McGovern favors lessening the said he had great respect for the After an all-too-brief visit of Dvorak. A Private Little War criminal penalties on marijuana, character. In contrast, the role he forty-five minutes, Nimoy left to ---NOTE: Caltech Band Con­ Nimoy made only one definite and while he has not said he played on Mission: Impossible keep other appointments, leaving cert will be in Beckman Satur­ platform statement in his speech, favors legalization, he thinks had no depth; he was pretty behind a group of well-informed, day, May 6, at 8:00 p.m. preferring, it appeared, to let the more research on the causes and much confined to being a but late-to-class ("Who goes to ASClTeers free, students $.75, audience bring up the issues for effects should be done. He is quick-change artist and nothing classes?") trolls. everyone else $1.50. discussion. The one exception very tough, though, Nimoy stated, more. He would pick Spock as was McGovern's withdrawal pro­ on hard drugs. the character he would want to mise. 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Available by the week FOLK MUSIC Coming Next: May 9-14 We challenge the to_st price you hay. or weekend 8"d COMEDY Tim Morgan on carpet and draperies Linda Kamb 798-7:382 Michael McGinnis Page Seven THE CALIFORNIA TECH Thursday, May 4, 1972 since the turn of the century Fuller's Postulates you can think of"), the famed through songs and dances of each geodesic dome, and a three-­ News Briefs period, is the feature movie to be wheeled automotive vehicle Continued from Page One . shown this. Sunday, May 7, on whose miniscule turning radius the Chinese Students Associa­ The World of Fuller neatly solved the parallel parking Caltech GDG tion's China-films series. This by Etaoin Schroedlu audiences. problem, to the delight of the Planning Session film has English-dubbed nar­ "He seems to understand it all Since 1927, Fuller has at­ audience. Fuller's concept of The Cal tech Gay Discussion ration, and songs are subtitled. so well, but I just can't follow it tempted to devise alternatives to dymaxion (dynamic maximum) Group will meet Thursday, May There will be two screenings, at all. " methods of education and world· promises to be one of the most 4, at 8:00 p.m. in the Y lounge 1:00 p.m. and 3:15 p.m., in the "He postulates a man-centered view which he regards as influential design concepts de­ to discuss plans for next year. Baxter Humanities Lecture Hall. universe, and that's just not erroneous, such as teaching geo­ vised by modern man. Donation: fifty cents. right." metry in terms of infinite planes. Snyder's portrayal, described International Desk "Fantastic! " "We are all on a spaceship by one critic as 'doggedly Changes Locale Medical School Those were samplings of au­ earth," says Fuller, and the anti-cinematic,' caught a pleasing The International Desk has Seminar Next Week dience comments from the Ramo materials we have to hand are combination of Fuller and his moved to Room 14 in the "Medical School Admissions Auditorium audience watching finite, and misused. "If you get creations. Snyder's efforts to basement of Dabney. Telephone Policies and Curricula" will be Robert Snyder's film portrait of the most you can with little, and catch the essence of Fuller were extension is the same (2330). presented in a seminar by Dr. R. Buckminster Fuller. Fuller, make it economic enough to be no doubt aided by his being The new mail code is 14-40. Martin A. Pops, M.D., of the described as a comprehensive used, it will be beautiful," Fuller Fuller's son-in-law. UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. designer and world·Man, has told a class of architect students. Red Chinese Movie Pops is chairman of the Com­ spent his life seeking and apply­ Utopia or Oblivion Proposition 9 Debate In Baxter Sunday mittee on Admissions and Assis­ ing general principles of design to Fuller himself has developed a The East Is Red. a fIlmed tant Dean for Students Affairs. world problems. The Snyder fIlm startling number of radically A debate on Proposition 9, version of a popular Chinese The seminar, to be held Tuesday, catches Fuller in the process of different designs, including a the "Environment Initiative," ballad-opera which traces the May 9, will begin at 4:00 p.m. in explaining his ideas and demon­ paperboard house ("It lasts as will be one of the events of the history of the Chinese revolution 153 Noyes. strating his designs to various long as any other kind of house all-day conference of the Plan­ ning and Conservation league Saturday, May 6, at Beckman Auditorium. 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Page Eight THE CALIFORNIA TECH Thursday, May 4, 1972 Less than 100 points TE Whittier Downs Tech Track by Bob Kieckhefer Whittier's track team was held to less than 100 points Saturday, but that was about all Tech's runners could do, as the Poets Baseball Team Swamped By Opponents; won 12 of the 17 events en route toa 96-47 win. Their sprinters were especially impress­ Final Doubleheader This Saturday ive, with two men breaking 10.1 in the 100-yard dash. by Gavin Claypool five errors by the Keystone It wasn't all gloomy for the The Beavers lost three more Kops-Bob Pleva and Jack Techers, however, as Greg Grif­ games by margins of ten or more Stemple-helped keep the Tech fin's time of 9:42.0 in the 2-mile runs in the past week, as their hurler's 'ERA down. Smanski and run broke the Caltech freshman season record slid to 1-22. Rich Mitchell had two hits each, record by 7.5 seconds. (But then, In a doubleheader Saturday, as Redlands 'went on to win he had only 10 minutes between the Techers were trounced 13-1 12-2. Pinafore rehearsals, so he had to and 23-1 by the Clare­ This Saturday the 1972 season run fast.) Whittier had a couple mont/Harvey Mudd Stags. Tech ends mercifully with a double­ of speedsters in the events, Junro Hiramatsu vaulting to second-place glory. Photo by Peisner. ~ led the first game for I innings header at Redlands. The current however, so Greg only placed on a game-starting triple by Tom streak of 18 losses is the fourth third. mediate hurdles. Howell and a sacrifice fly by longest in Tech baseball history. be held tomorrow and Saturday Alan Kleinsasser almost low­ Monte Ragland was Tech's at Claremont. A few members of Walt Smanski. Howell's hi' was Just beyond this year's range are ered his own Caltech record in only other victor, with a first the only one for the Beave! . that two 22-10ss strings, over the the team will stay in shape to the 880-yard run, as he won in place in the discus throw. He compete in the NAIA meet, game, as the CHM ace stru k out 1968-9 and 1971-2 seasons. 1:52.4, only two tenths of a also placed second in the shot twelve. however, to be held in San Diego The latter ended this year with second off his best. He also put. Other second places went to Smanski picked up tW( hits in the victory over L.I.F.E. College. later this month. anchored Tech's victorious mile Bob Ellgas in the long jump and After performing in their final the second game. Th Stags But these are insignificant com­ relay team, almost doubling the triple jump and to Junro Hiramat­ picked up 22. meet of the season, the timers pared to the longest: 47 straight, lead that Gary Stormo, Greg su in the pole vault. Finale Approachi Jg over 1961-3. The 1962 season were commended by both Coach Hoit, and Charlie Almquist had This meet was the final dual laBrucherie and Trainer Bud Tuesday the Redl'ids Bull­ was a complete whitewash, built up on the first three legs. meet of the season for Tech's dogs jumped Smanski for nine 0-25. (We did tie for conference Barthel for the exceptionally This trio also did well in the runners, jumpers, and throwers; accurate and consistent times runs in the first innin,s, only one champs with Oxy in 1956, individual events, as Almquist they posted a 2-7 dual-meet of which was earned A total of though.) they turned in. All are urged to and Stormo placed first and record this year. The track keep their fingers in shape for second in the 440-yard dash and team's last meet will be the the first cross-country meet in 'Ye fitifJle SpfJftse Menue Hoit won the 440-yard inter- SClAC All-Conference meet, to September! Thursday, May 4 faculty are of sufficiently high Free Fall Flowing 3.:00 p.m. Varsity Tennis Pasadena College Away Hugg calibre to allow the extra free­ dom of a contract system and J. Waluk, 94 seconds. Friday, May 5 1:00 p.m. S.C.I.A.C. Tennis Tournament Preliminaries at Whittier Continued from Page Five the concomitant responsibility 3:00 p.m. S.C.I.A.C. All-Conference Track Preliminaries houndaries drawn between dis- would not be abused or shirked. AEC Says at Claremont/Harvey Mudd iplines. Our small size should Adoption of a contract system ,How us to abandon the admini­ would renew Caltech's reputation Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Saturday, May 6 Chairman of the U.S. Atomic 9:00 a.m. S.C.I.A.C. Tennis Tournament at Whittier s~rative convenience of majors as an educational innovator and 12:01 p.m. Baseball Redlands (doubleheader) Away and devote our energy to creat­ leader. It would make real our Energy Commission says that the 1:30 p.m, S.C.I.A.C. All-Conference Track Meet U.S. is "planning to phase out at ing truly custom-designed pro­ presently exorbitant claims re­ at Claremont/Harvey Mudd Amchitka," the site of last grams of study for each student garding individualized education November's controversial nuclear Monday, May 8 in order to maximize the effec­ here. test. 12:30 p.m. Golf La Verne Home tiveness of a Caltech education. Next week: The ABC-no credit Both our students and our and pass-no credit grading system. The A.E.C. chairman discussed Friday, May 12 the problems of disposing of 7:00 a.m. NAIA District III Golf Tournament at Soboda Springs Of course, this plan will not radioactive wastes. He said that May 12, 13 Ripoff? become effective unless accepted we may someday have to load NAIA District III Track Meet at Balboa Stadium, San Diego by the student body via the these materials aboard spacecratt Continued from Page One appropriate By-Laws changes, and shoot them into the sun, Phase II technological funding varied from taken. The mc's jurisdiction will etc. We encourage you to make where they would disintegrate. option to option, all conceded a be limited to those areas which your views known on this issue What's Fair Is Fair definite impact but most pre­ are related to the student houses "Some people have thought of Continued from Page One by talking with any House dicted a favorable change in the (including off-campus students President or BOC rep. ~Bruce placing them (the radioactive Engineering, Dr. George Ham­ future. inside the student houses). The Seaman, Mark Johnson, Ste­ wastes) on the moon," Schlesin· mond, for Engineering and Ap­ Following the brief talks, the question of membership on both ven Matthews, Steven A. ger said, "but that's not fair to plied Sciene, Dr. Francis Clauser assembly moved into Dabney the BOC and the mc has been Shaman, Michael R. Muskin, the moon. The sun can take it, I and for Geological and Planetary garden where box lunches were raised and it was felt that the Jr., Paul Thomas, Greg Simay, reckon." Sciences, Dr. Walter Kamb. Dr. provided and students and the 30 present restriction that "no mem­ Steven P. Moritsugll, Robert Robert Huttenback, chairman of or so faculty members partici­ ber of the Board shall sit in K. Lewis, Bryan Jack, Russel the Division of the Humanities pating broke into smaller groups judgement of his own C1se" will McDuff, Richard B. Martin, and Social Sciences, sent a by division for discussion ses­ be adequate. It is the mtent of Joseph F Morin III, John F nervous titter through the audi­ sions. Final portion of program the proposal that findings of the Rogers, John R. Schroeter, ence and retired smiling. Drs. were evening parties given by mc in such cases will be public Lome H. Schachter, Thomas Robert Christy, Richard Dean, faculty members who included and therefore the proposal in­ D. Howell, Andrew Dowsett, and Jesse Greenstein talked Drs. Max De1bruck, Jim Morgan, cludes a recommendation that, in Jim Bonomo, Dale B. Dal­ about their respective interests in Kip Thorne, Richard Dean and cases in which the BOC is rymple, Dan Sinema, Matt the Division of Physics, Mathe­ Rolf Sabersky. The event was reviewing an action of the mc, Fluster, Dwight Carey, Rusty matics and Astronomy. sponsored by the Y and organi­ the Board be allowed to make its Pinnizzotto, Tom Coates, Gary The speakers addressed them­ zed by Dave Collier and Y findings public. 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