Bet you It/s Ground Hog didn/t know --- CaliforniaTech Day today! Associated Students of the California Institute of Technology Volume LVIII. Pasadena, California, Thursday, February 2, 1967 Number 16 Special By-laws Vote! Lilly Talks on AlDendlDent Would Allow So,ph-Jr Prexy Interlocution Monday night's BOD meeting 270 signees quickly surpassed the expressed hope that candidates from running. Fleming's Randy saw the introduction of a peti­ required 25% of the student would learn more about their of­ Harslem thinks there should be tion initiated by Joe Rhodes, to body. The sheets were headed fice if they were contested. no limitations since few enough With Dolphins the effect that over 270 members with the names of the seven Dabney's John Eyler blandly people are running as it is. of ASCIT feel that sophomores House presidents as Well as oth­ expressed agreement with the Ben Cooper, Blacker president Dr. John C. Lilly lectured to a should be allowed to run for the er student notables' and Meo. reasons stated on the petition, who introduced the petition into capacity crowd in Beckman Aud­ offices of ASCIT president and When interviewed, the House but admitted he was not per­ the meeting, feels that there is itorium Monday night on at­ vice-president. This petition re­ presidents gave varying reasons sonally satisfied with the current probably more political talent in tempts by man to communicate quests a revision of the By-laws for signing. candidates. the sophomore class than in the with dolphins. The author of of the Corporation, and thus ne­ Greg Shuptrine of' Ruddock Tony Gharrett, Ricketts House junior class, but that a junior the book Man and Dolphin men­ cessitates a vote by the Corpora­ feels that the present "dynamic" Prexy, signed purely to give the would be elected in most cases tioned that he was happy to re­ tion at large. leadership in the higher ASCIT student body a choice in the mat­ anyway, while Schnuelle of Page turn to Caltech, where he was an The petition was posted in the offices will encourage more can­ ter, although he did not imply doesn't see why anyone can't run undergraduate from 1933 to 1938. Student Houses on Monday af­ didates if the possible sources of support for any particular sopho­ who wants to. Vive Ie difference! ternoon and was collected only presidential and vice-presidential more candidate. Bob Piccioni of Lamb set the election for this Lilly commented that differ­ four hours later, but more than candidates are enlarged. He also Lloyd felt that if the student Monday night: if the By-law re­ ences exist between porpoises

~~~~~--~~~~~--~~~-- body wanted a particular sopho­ vision is passed, any sophomore and dolphins'. The porpoises have more for president, there is no candidate must file with the brains smaller than a chimpan­ reason why he should be barred BOD by that night's meeting. zee's, whereas a dolphin's brain is considerably larger and more Poets Leave Caltech complex than a man's. Lilly pointed out that dolphins produce three types of sounds: whistles, slow clicking, and fast After Fruitful Stay clicking. Richard Brautigan and An­ Student Houses had about one Blowholes drew Hoyem visited Caltech last good cup in ten, but the poets' The sounds are produced by a week in an attempt to bring cul­ weren't sure that all of' the cof­ complicated arrangement of air ture to campus. The two are fee was from the kitchen. Sam­ sacs, membranes', and tongue­ lively young poets from the San pling the off-campus brews, re­ like organs near the blowhole. Francisco area, and one is part sults were better; apparently Computer analysis of the sounds owner of one of the finest about 50% of the off-campus stu­ showed that they approximated ('though small) presses in Cali­ dents made excellent coffee. Wose produced by resonant cavi­ fornia. Both poets gave their full sup­ ties driven by a regular series of The handful of students who port to the Coffeehouse effort. pulses, a fundamental tone plus' emerged from their pits to listen Equal and opposite several varibale overtones. In found the experience very stim­ Commenting on their thoughts the human vocal apparatus, the ulating. The poets expressed about Caltech, Hoyem s aid, vocal cords provide the funda­ regret that almost no faculty "Well, it's certainly not like read­ mental and the shape of the ,members came to the readings. ing to a hip group in San Fran­ mouth and nasal cavities vary They did meet Nobel Laureate cisco, but we were pleased with the overtones; in a dolphin, the Richard F.eynman, however, who the reactions we got." The stu­ tongue-like organs by the blow­ mentioned that he, too, had po­ dent reaction was good, though hole provide the fundamental etic inclinations. Feynman said varied. "Do poems ever rhyme and the air sacs control the over­ that when he was young he was any more?" "W hat poets?" tones. determined to name something "What poetry?" and "They look -photos by Engebretsen High sopranos he invented a Porange (rhymes like cops, man." FAMED WWI ACE mysteriously appears (left) on the north face of Firestone One of the major problems in with orange). Certainly, most students had over the weekend. He is obviously dreaming of the rustic hospitality he will communicating with dolphins, Coffeehouse needed difficulty in picking up much of find at the Coffeehouse (right). The Red Baron, however, was not so easily Lilly explained, was that the Hoyem and Brautigan, being what the poets said. But some caught off guard; the villain seeded the clouds Monday and washed our hero away. (Continued on page 4) connoisseurs of coffee, immedi­ of it sank in, and the duo's live­ ately stepped into the coffee­ ly and outgoing personalities' house campaign to help correct were a refreshing change. the lamentable coffee conditions Our thanks to John Crawford, on campus. The stuff at Chand­ instructor of English, who ar­ Fund Drive to Clear $4000 ler, they said, was hopeless. The ranged for the visit. The Coffeehouse fund drive cards to all students, faculty, and the film showing Jan. 21, totals concluded successfully with a tot­ staff members. $3764.06 but donations are still al haul of more than $3700, and The finance and publicity sub­ coming in. It's quite possible that the drive will exceed twice Huttenback Rescues Cross the Pasadena zoning variance committee, aided by the other its goal. came through yesterday. Now subcommittees, also made valiant we face the task of actually con­ attempts to advertise the fund The City Planning Commission From Ignominious Failure verting Prufrock House into The drive. Frequent forays late at has approved the zoning vari­ Coffeehouse, and this phase of night resulted in hortatory slog­ ance after a five-day waiting Dr. Huttenback confirmed Mon­ to provide the money if the the fight may well exceed the ans greeting the day. In this re­ span, and basic remodeling by day the California Tech's pro­ event were intercollegiate com­ fund drive in difficulty and ex­ spect we must thank Guggen­ posal of sending track star Pete petition, or if it were closer to the Tyler Construction firm un­ citement. heim and Firestone Labs for der contract to the Institute be­ Cross to run in the BAA mara­ Caltech. We set a minimum goal for the their solid support. gan today. Our job, however, is thon: "We'll try like hell to dig Promoters of the Cross for fund drive of $2000. The fin­ To date 390 pledge cards have not yet finished. BAA proposal next asked Dr. it (the money) up somewhere. ance and publicity SUbcommit­ come back. The pledge money, Robert Langmuir, chairman of I think he should go!" tee, under the leadership of Ira together with the profit from the We must still clean Prufrock faculty committee on Physical from ceiling to floor, refinish the About being s'ent as Caltech's Herskowitz, distributed pledge open house party on Jan. 14 and Education and Athletics about entire living room floor, and representative to the BAA this the possible sources of finance. make the many changes that year, Athlete of the Year Cross Although he was in favor of will convert Pruf'rock House into said that he would "love' to go" sending Cross, Langmuir ex­ BOC Considers Enlarging a viable Coffeehouse. The con­ and he would be ready for it "if plained that his committee has struction SUb-committee has pre­ someone wanted to send me." no "budget" and it does not have pared a work poll which will ap­ However, getting him to Boston the authority to make such allot­ Honor System Obligations pear Friday. We need people to seems to be a problem; $160 ments. He was not able to sug­ Because of the large inventory $4000 worth of dinnerware dis'­ donate time over the next two would take care of transporta­ gest any other possible sources', loss of dishes and silverware appeared during first term, the months to remodel the building, tion, but official budgets can't and upon being asked where the from the north and south dining possibility exists that a large per­ and the only requirement is will­ clear the way for the needed al­ centage of it remains in rooms in money might come from, Lang­ complexes, the Board of Control ingness. lotment. muir replied, "Now, that's an in­ the Student Houses. In fact, a met last week to try and devise Thin air teresting question, isn't it?" large number of pieces are col­ a solution to this apparently pe­ A candidate who doesn't Paul Barthel, trainer and dis-' End of rainbow lected by the maids at the end of rennial problem. Nothing revol­ write a statement for the Tech tance coach of the track team, Finally, Master of Student each year, but this of course does utionary came of the meeting; ra­ isn't a candidate at all. State­ will go along with anything Pete Houses Huttenback reacted fav­ not help the situation now. ther, the Board expressed hopes ments should be about 250 decides. But when Athletic Di­ orably with a promise to get the When SAGA ran the food serv­ to slowly educate people into words long and in our hands rector Warren G. Emery waS necessary pesetas. Although no ice, it had to pay for all losses of leaving the dinnerware in the no later than next Monday asked about the possible funds, money has turned up so far, the the institute-owned dinnerware. dining room. As the Institute now owns and midnight. Presidential can­ he dampened hopes, asserting Genial Abbot is following up the didates may also submit a pic­ that the "money will have to problem, and now it looks prob­ The actual nature of the prob­ operates the food service, the ad­ ministration feels that better us- ture of themselves for publica­ come out of the thin air." Em­ able that Pete Cross may yet fin­ lem is not as simple as some tion with their statements. ery noted that he would be able ish 40th in the '67 BAA. might expect. Though about (Continued on page 2) Page Two CALIFORNIA TECH Thursday, February 2, 1967 Edit.rial Brown-nose Awards Letters Four Caltech students who have shown strong potential for "--Another Simple Issue leadership are the first recipients of the newly establ ished Donald My, but we're having a spate of elections nowadays. You S. Clark Alumni Awards. The winners are juniors Sam Logan BOD Bites Back and Ed Seguine and sophomores Linus Martin and John Cum­ can hardly stop to catch a breath before the ballot boxes appear Editors: in the l::Iouse LC2unges to consume your votes. A couple of weeks mings. The ASCIT Board of Directors ago the issue was whether or not to recall Michael Meo; next It always warms our hearts to see Teckers receive awards; thinks that a complete, truthful Monday it will be whether or not to let Joe Rhodes run for ASCIT perhaps they ought to get medals, all of them, for valorous serv­ account of its meeting of Janu­ ice while under fire, just for attending Caltech. But we would ary 23, 1967 should be made president. known to the student body. An like the Administration either to better delineate the require­ account of the meeting, until it Naturally the question is more complex than that; indeed, mens for these D. S. Clark awards or to choose more qualified long and windy dissertations can be delivered on the desirability was clos'ed, was included in last recipients for the $250 prizes. week's T e c h. However, the of changing the By-laws; on the desirability of changing them Who springs to mind as a potential leader at Cal tech? Fred newspaper failed to note that the now'· JOn the loss of talent involved in compulsory retirement of Lamb, that's who, and then Martin Smith and Joe Rhodes. In meeting was later re-opened, a ju~ior ASCIT president; on the maturity of seniors as compared Michael Meo omitted to it and second rank come Eric Young and then the House presidents. the Board and Meo discussed at to juniors. Such hesitation, such overriding caution, is unjusti­ These-are the people that have shown qualities of leadership­ fied in the face of the ease with which the By-laws can be altered. some length the possibility of an they are the campus formers of opinion, the men of action. Ad­ independent newspaper. Plans Chuck 'em out, the brutes mittedly, they get honor keys for their troubles, but then what's were then discussed to place the That's right, the ease. Last year witnessed a sweeping this D. S. Clark affair? issue before the student body, It worries us to see an ambiguous prize awarded to nice perhaps at the forthcoming gen­ change in the By-laws, and so for this year we've seen three dif­ eral election. The Board was of ferent proposals discussed. Both petitions for special elections guys for no special reason. Could you please elucidate us, Dr. the impression that Meo's re­ have gathered the necessary number of signatures in under a Clark? sponse to the proposal was en­ day. Finally, if two-thirds of the student body ever think the -Michael Meo thusiastic, and that a spirit of co­ By-laws need changing, out they go. Amendments are a simple John Middleditch operation prevailed in the discus­ sions. Meo then agreed to send matter in the ASCIT By-laws, and experience indicates that they up a reporter to record the pro­ will be passed whenever the need arises. ceedings and left. The Board notes with dismay The need has arisen, for currently running for ASCIT presi­ Party at Arden House and displeasure the half·truth dent are two candidates, Sam Logan and Erno Daniel. Logan After the regular channels were tried, and they failed, Dr. printed on the front page of last . has~erved a colorless term as treasurer, but he, in our opinion, Huttenback promised to scare up some money to send Pete Cross week's Tech. The latter portion of the meeting was not reported, has not shown a great deal of leadership. Daniel is, pure and to the Boston marathon. Yet one more example of the respon­ simple, totally unqualified to run for student body president. He and Meo permitted the distorted siveness of the present Master of Student Houses. account to appear. The Boatd used to be athletic manager for Ruddock House. Neither of the As for the Athletic Department, maybe it would be better wishes to urge the editors to pub­ present candidates deserves the job. not to mention those tight-fisted, itchy-palmed, stone-squeezing, lish future accounts of its meet­ penny-pinching, money-hoarding misers. Perhaps we shouldn't ings in a more full and fair man- The colossus of Rhodes nero On the other hand, Joe Rhodes has bewitched the campus mention those uncharitable, rapacious, niggardly tightwads. So ASCIT Board of Directors with his boundless energy and vast capacity for organization. we won't. The Genial Abbot has promised to hold a charity He is czar of the entire Cal tech Coffeehouse project, he runs all party for Cross, the profits to go towards his plane fare. We'll three YMCA tutoring programs, and he chairs the Activities report further developments as they arise. Meo's Recall -Michael Meo Committee. In our opinion, Joe Rhodes should be the next EditOrs: ASCIT president, and we think you ought to so vote next Mon­ John Middleditch The attempted purge of Mi­ day., chael Meo over his story con­ -Michael Meo cerning marijuana brings an im­ John Middleditch "Honor is a Mere Scutcheon ••• " portant point to the fore. This point is that, had it not been for

(Continued from page 2) plead his innocence. the Associated Students of the scribed below: TREASURER: Responsible for tatorial form of government, ra­ Star chamber California Institute of Technolo­ PRESIDENT: Chairman of the the financial management of ther than by attacking a single The BOC is negligent in this gy, Incorporated, but relatively Board of Directors and the execu­ ASCIT. Keeps track of the ap­ man in the structure. In this duty. The BOC holds meetings few of them are actively aware tive head of the Associated Stu­ proximately $20,000 which passes manner they could crush their with an aura of secrecy and mys­ of the functions of this organiza­ dents. Duties are not specifically through ASCIT's books each opponents without unduly pub­ tery. Before a person is in­ tion, save when an incident such defined, but the office is the most year. Has direct charge of the licizing them. formed even of the accusations as a dramatic clash between the difficult and demanding of those Corporation's property. Stan Conger against him, he must swear an Excomm and the Tech editors here. ATHLETIC MANAGER: In Exchange Editor oath not to reveal the proceed­ occurs. VICE-PRESIDENT: Chairman charge of the entire awards pro­ PCC Courier ings of the meeting to anyone. In addition to providing occa­ of the Board of Control; must be gram, and all events connected The accused is not present dur­ sional melodrama, the Associated a junior at the time of election. with awards. Represents the stu­ ing the examination of w!i.tnesses, Students publishes the California The Vice-President's prime re­ dent body in all matters concern­ BOC Faulted he does not know their indenti­ Tech, the Big T, and the little t. sponsibility is to "insure the con­ ing the intercollegiate athletic ties, and has no access to any All athletic and service awards tinuance of the Honor System as program. Editors: records of the inquiry. He can are given, and paid for, by a vital force among the stu­ ACTIVITIES CHAIRMAN: Re­ The primary goal of the Amer­ only present his own testimony ASCIT. ASCIT provides the en­ dents." He also acts as' second sponsible for the diverse multi­ ican judicial system is to protect and cannot offer rebuttal to the tire financial support for the to the President. tude of ASCIT activities such as the rights of the defendant. The testimony against him. He en­ Model United Nations, the Dra­ IHC CHAIRMAN: Must be a the Talent Show, the Alumni As­ right to be present during the ex­ trusts his fate entirely to the ma Club, the Band and various sophomore or junior at time of semblies, affairs in Beckman, etc., amination of witnesses, the right judgment of the Board, and smaller organizations, and a sub­ election. Responsible for matters which are not a part of the so­ to call witnesses, and the right while we are not impugning this stantial part of support for the affecting the Student Houses col­ cial program. Chairman of num­ publicly to protest the verdict of judgment, the situation is far Debate Team and Glee ClUb. lectively and acts as liason be­ erous, and hard-working, com­ those passing judgment are some from equitable. Under the pres­ tween ASCIT and the Interhouse mittees which handle these af· of the prerogatives of the defen­ ent system the investigation is Snow your date Committee. fairs. dant. We believe it indisputable one-sided; if the defendant can ASCIT supervises the game­ SECRETARY: Responsible for SOCIAI~ CHAIRMAN: Respon­ that these rights are both just call witnesses of his own, he cer­ room, produces the Alumni Ser­ the maintenance of all ASCIT sible for ASCIT social events. and necessary in democratic so­ tainly is not made aware of this ies (Wednesday at 11), runs records, except for those of the Generally in charge of s'ocial ciety. right. many of the student-oriented af­ Board of Control and those of' the events which are campus-wide. fairs in Beckman, and provides Treasurer. Often, with the Pres­ REPRESENTA T I V E - A T - The Board of Control judges We know the procedures to be alleged violations of the Honor social events such as Lost Week­ ident, represents undergraduates' LARGE: Must be a freshman at as we have stated from personal System and tenders recommenda­ end and the Snow Party. on student-faculty committees. (Continued on pa,ge 4) experience, and although we do tions which are usually followed not feel that the decisions in our The Eliminators by the Deans. These recommen­ particular cases were unjust, we Some of ASCIT's SUbcommit­ dations can seriously affect the do feel that the system could tees, such as the EPC, handle Notices status of a student at the Insti­ easily lend itself to injustice. We many problems which affect stu­ tute, and thereby his future ca­ TAXIS AND TIMERS NEEDED BURN, BABY, BURN invite members of the Board and dents directly-the EPC played for Cal tech's Annual (almost com­ AFRICAN STYLE reer. An Honor System violation other students to express them­ a major role in the decision to is a transgression against the so­ pletely) Computer-Controlled De­ Anyone who wants to play in selves on the subject of BOC eliminate freshman grades. The bate Tournament, February 15-19. this year's War Games and hasn't cietal code of the Caltech student procedures, as we feel a revamp­ Board of Control, the body re­ body; the analogy between the If you wish to hear and time these signed up yet must sign up by ing is in order and open discus­ sponsible for enSUring the well­ BOC and a court of law is thus debates, or have a car you could Tuesday, February 7, at the Y of­ sion is the key to a solution of being of the Honor System, is in­ evident. Hence it is the duty of use those days, contact David Dock­ fice. the problem. cluded within the framework of the BOC to allow, indeed even stader in 29 FI'eming. There will THE CALTECH SKI CLUB Tom Baze ASCIT. The Chairman of the In­ to encourage, the defendant to be a small monetary remuneration will hold a meeting at 8 :00 p.m. Martin Dowd terhouse Committee is an ASCIT use all the means available to for those who drive. on Thursday, F'ebruary 2, in Club­ officer. ASCIT provided the or­ room No. 1 of Winnett. All mem­ ganizational structure wit h i n PAT'S LIQUORS TOTEM NEEDS ART bers please attend. Offices Vacant which the Coffeehouse project AND DELICATESSEN finally got rolling. Totem is badly in need of art­ THE TECH OFFICE 1 072 E. Colorado SY 6-6761 work and photography for this received a photostat of selected Edito.rs: The individuals who bear the Open to midnight daily, Eve r y undergraduate pays term's issue. This and other ma­ Brazilian laws concerning prospect­ prime responsibility for ASCIT's terial will be accepf'ed through this I a.m. Fri. & Sat. twenty-odd dollars a year for the ing and mining. Would the own'er activities are the elected officers. Saturday. There wi II be a staff Keg Beer Party Supplies privilege of being a member of please step forward. These officers are responsible to meeting this Saturday at 3 p.m. in YMCA ELECTIONS I the entire undergraduate body­ the YMCA lounge. Material may Two Locations will be held on Wednesday, Feb­ all seven Houses and off-campus also be submitted to Rich Rubin­ ruary 15. Deadline for receiving ICE HOUSE (S) students-and act as the primary stein in Blacker. at the "Statement of Candidacy" in the GLENDALE PASADENA interface between the students Y office is this Tuesday, Febru­ 234 S. Brand 24 N. Mentor and the rest of the Institute. The FELLOWSHIP RESTRICTIONS Reservations Phone Reservations Phone ary 7. scope and nature of thes'e tasks, LIFTED 245-5043 MU 1-9942 as well as their rewards, are WRITE ALL ABOUT IT. HEARTS & FLOWERS Application deadline for Califor­ FOLK MUSIC MIKE & BRYAN greatly different from the House You have a once-in-a-lifetime and COMEDY Starts Feb. 7: nia State Scholarships has been ex­ /I As Exciting as Their Name" offices with which most students opportunity to express your crea­ Twice the Music THE TRAVELERS 3 tended to March 1 5, 1967. The are familiar. tive talents - join the staff of Cal­ Double the Fun Thru Feb. 5: JOHN HORE competition for State Graduate Fel­ THE STANDELLS CAROL HEDIN t e c h's underground newspaper, These offices-for which nom­ lowships is now open to all full­ inations are now open-are de- Notes from the Underground. All time graduate students in the ap­ undergrads, grad students, and any proved academic disciplines. Ap­ other senti'ent creatures haunting plication forms are available in the the campus are cordially invited to Graduate Office (1 14 Throop) and attend a meeting of the paper Information Center (Room 24 Tuesday, February 7, at 7 :30 p.m. Throop) . in Clubroom No.1. I ,. Coming: February 16 & 17, 1967 FLICK GUIDE HUGHES RESEARCH LABORATORIES ACADEMY [SQUIRE 1003 E. Colorado 79'-3191 2670 E. Col.rado 793-'149 announce campus interviews for Electronics Engineers Admissi.n: $2.00 ($1.50 before 5 :001 Admission: $1.50 for stUdents w Fox student card.* Friday: and Physicists receiving B.S., M.s. and Ph.D. degrees Georgie Girl - 7:14 Friday: The Last Mohican - 7 :03, 8 :57 Current programs include: Arubesque - 12:45, 4:50, 8:40 Saturday: Quil!er Memeorandum - 2:40, 6:50, Georgie Girl - 2:30, 4:23, 6:18, Ion Physics Research 10:35 8 :13, 10:07 Plasma and Gas Discharge Research Saturday: The Last Moh icen - 4: 1 2, 6 :07, 8 :02, Arabesque - 2:20, 6:00, 9:50 9:57 Millimeter Wave Generation and Amplification Technology Quiller Memorandum - 12:30, 4:10, STATE Coherent Optical Detection and Lasers 7:55, 11 :40 770 E. Colorado 792-7139 Quantum Electronics and Solid State Studies Friday: COLORADO The Venetian Affair - 7 :00, 10:40 Electron / Ion Beams - Surface Interaction US, E. Coler.lll0 79'-9704 The Professionals - 8 :30 Admission: $1.00 for students Saturday: Contact your Placement Office to arrange Friday: The Venetian Affair - 8 :40 Fantastic Voyage - 7:00, 10:50 a campus interview. Or write The Professionals - 6:30, 10:20 How to Steal a Million - 8 :40 UNITED ARTISTS ]Jr. W.}(. Walker Saturday: 606 E. Colorado 681-6577 Hughes Research Laboratories Fantastic Voyage - 2 :50, 6 :50, 11 :40 Admission: $1.50 w United Artists stu- How to Steal a Million - 12:45, 4:40. dent card. $1.75 w out. ]Jalibu, California 90265 8:30 Friday and Saturday: Prehistoric Women - 1 :10, 5:32, 8:54 Creating a new world with electronics Devil's Own - 2:46, 7:07, 10:30 CROWN r------, UPTOWN I I 129 N. Raymond 79'-3131 Admission: $1.25 w Statewide student 231 fi E. Colorado 793-4330 : HUGHES: card, $1.50 without. Admission: $1.25 w Uptown stUdent LI ______j I card,** $1.50 W (1)' Friday: Friday: HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY I Is Paris Burning? - 9:00 Penelope - 7:00, 10:25 I Venetian Affair - 7:15,11:00 Cincinnati Kid - 8:40 I Saturday: Saturday: I Is Paris Burning? - 6:30, J 0:30 Penelope - 3:J 5, 6:45, 10:20 Venetian Affair - 4 :50, 8 :50 Cincinnati Kid - 1 :30, 5 :00, 8 :30 r "'! f you are bereft of a Fox student card, one can be bought, included in an I admission price of $2.00. Good for six months. I **An Uptown student card can be purchased under following plan - first night: admission plus card, $1.50; second night: admission, free; following nights: I admission, $1.25. 1----.....•...... •...... _...... Pa,e Four CALIFOR.NIA TECH Thursd~y, F,ebruQrY.,2, .1967

I I nf.ellige;nce (;horale Planning California Tech Published weekly during the school Report Future (;on~erts year except during holidays and exams by the Associated Students of the The Chorale is going strong perience. Those interested in California I nstitute of Technology. by this year, according to its direc­ the group should drop by the mu­ Editors: Michael Meo and John Mid- tor, Mrs. Priscilla Rem eta. sic office west of the Fleming dleditch, Ed ito r s-in-chief; Fehder Formed as a low-pressure sing­ game room right after any Mon­ Jeff Hecht, Features; Jim illg group, the Chorale is plan­ day dinner. Rehearsals run Coo k, Managing; Vincent Perhaps you like dates that usually either several rather Johns, Copy; Peter Balint, high-quality "underground" films, ning to sing on three occasions from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday. Sports. start later in the evening. Or this year. perhaps you'd like to take a "li­ or regular Hollywood-type films Concerts (<< '0 II ti 11111'11 frolll pag!' a) Staff: Peter Balint, Kirk Benson, beral-minded" date to see some­ shown in some unique manner. Dave Lewin, Les Fishbone, Last Saturday, the two fea­ The first concert will be this' time of election. In charge of thing besides the usual trash that the ASCIT Blood and Charities Glenn Engebretsen, Dan Vil­ tures were "Hallelujah the Hills" Sunday at the Redondo Beach lani, Terry Reedy, Frank Gris­ Hollywood produces. Or maybe and "The Invasion of the Body Methodist Church, and will fea­ drives, and is delegated numer­ wold, Len Doberne, Roger your years at Caltech have dri­ Goodman, Rick Sinclair, Dan­ Snatchers" (the classic sci-fi "pea­ ture a program consisting of ous student-body matters during ven you "underground". In any ielle Clarno. pod" movie) - which were both "Frostiana," an arrangement of the year. case, you might enjoy a trip to shown in entirety, but alter­ Robert Frost's "Stopping by the (The above are all me{llbers of Business: Bob Berry, Manager; Kim see the "Movies Around Mid­ _ Gleason, Circulation Manager. nated at approximately ten-min­ Woods on a Snowy Evening," the ASCIT Board of Directors.) night" at the Cinema in Holly­ EDITOR(S) OF THE CALI­ wood some Saturday night/Sun­ ute intervals. The editing job "sheep May Safely Graze," a California Tech, Publication Offices: FORNIA TECH: Officers respon­ day morning. was, incidentally, quite good Bach Cantata, and "Santa Ter­ 1201 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, ( artistic? ) . esa's Bookmark." Later concerts sible for the publication of the California, 91109. Second-class post. The Cinema Theater, located Dress is more or less "option­ will· include a program for the California T e c h. Commonly age paid at Pasadena, California. Rep­ at 1124 N o. Western Blvd., is resented nationally by National Educa­ al"; anything from suit & tie to blind at the Glendale Service work at odds with the "nine old tional Advertising Services, inc. Sub. easy to reach. Just take the fuzzy vest should be OK. In­ Club and the home concert with women." Receive a salary of scriptions: $1.50 per term, $4.00 per Hollywood Freeway to Santa ded, watching the line of patrons the Glee Club. $300/year, in return for which year. Life subscription: $100.00. Monica Blvd. - Western B[vd. assembled to buy tickets is enter­ The Chorale presently has fif­ they yield body and soul to the Printed by Bickley Printing Co., 25 exit, turn left at the end of' the South Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, Calif. taining in itself. To really be teen members and is composed Tech. off-ramp, and right at the first "in," take a date with long, both of graduate and undergrad­ SECRETARY OF THE Volume LVIII, Number 14, Thursday, light (Western). The theater January 19, 1967. stringy, blond hair. uate students. Says Mrs. Reme­ BOARD OF, PONTROL: The sec­ is in the first block, on the right­ Admission is $1.25. Call the ta, "The primary purpose of the ond executive officer of the ,------____ -J' hand side of the street. box office (HO 7-5787) to find group is vocal training.' ~W"€ Board of Control. Responsible The shows begin, as you might out What's showing, since the learn to read music and to use for keeping the BOC's records have guessed, at midnight on Sat­ and for presenting the Board of playbill isn't given in the L. A. the voice correctly:" 'Sometimes urday nights. The features are Times. individual voice lessons are Control's recommendations to the available· for' members. This Deans. Must be a sophomore or year, for the first tme, the group junior at election. has jackets to wear in its pro­ (Note that most of these offices gramS. have little or no restrictions as to Come and sing class.. ) New members are always weI· None of these jobs is easy, but Fill yourself in tome, regardless of singing ex- all are rewarding. The success­ ful handling of a matter that af­ fects the welfare of the student on the career opportunities polphin Talk body, or the successful presenta­ (Continue. fre11l page 1) tion of student thought and at AC Electronics. dolphin's most efficient hearing needs to repres'entatives of the and speaking frequencies are faculty, brings a reward which is several times as high as a hu­ unique to ASCIT offices. man being's. Although, with The opportunity is there. If practice, one dolphin did get his you want to do something for voice down to the level of' his this campus, or want to change human (female) partner, there something about it, ASCIT is the was still a great deal of distor­ place to do it. If you do, 1) tion. One attempt to get around talk to the current office-holder; this is a device which is desig­ he can tell you something about ned to transform human speech it. Don't be modest, if you want to dolphin range and vice versa. something, go after it. And 2), Even then, Lilly said, communi­ submit a written nomination (of cation between the two species yourself) to John Cummings in is considerably more difficult Ruddock. Elections come but t han communication between once a year-this is your chance, two humans speaking different so take it. languages, because at present we Martin Smith aren't even certain what part of Fred Lamb dolphin sounds carries the intelli­ gence. f , That dolphins are highly intel­ We cQrdi"u" invite ligent creatures is indisputable, California Tech however, from both an anatomi­ cal and a benavioralstandpoint. dud.nt. and faculty If brain size t8 plotted against member. to "nk with us. body length for ,infant and adult Compleu oQ;nMin, 8ertriees men and dolphins, they all lie on inlluding: down across the same straight line. Both the Autgmgblle Financing 1. This Midwestern, vacationland, gateway 3. You mightbe working on the guidance! computing components and the Bank·By-Mall city is the headquarters for AC Electronics. control system for this manned space input/output components of a CertifIcate of Pepesit 2. You could be contributing to the success project. 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' communication with what he Personal Loans For instance, we're building the guidance/navigation system for Apollo and LM (Lunar Module); considers a not her intelligent Real Estate Loans we're workin.g. on SABRE, the new Self·Aligning Boost and Reentry system for missiles; on the species. Safe Oepesit Boxes Manned Orbltmg Laboratory (MOL); on the Titan III·C Space Booster; and on avionics systems Savings ACG:ounts for supersonic and subsonic aircraft of the future. Travelers Checks CANADIAN ,STUDENTS Trust Services \ye're also working on the Ship's Self·Contained Navigation System (SSCNS) for the Navy; a U.S. Bonds flre·control system for the new Main Battle Tank, a joint U.S,·Federal Republic of Germany OPERATION RETRIEVAL Auto Banking Center at Colorado program; and advanced digital computer development for other military, space and commercial A team of Canadian University, Civil applications. Service Commission and Department of and Catalina Office, 1010 East Manpower personnel will visit the Cam­ Colorado and Citizens Commerof,Q,l You might like to know that we take your career growth seriously here at AC, too, Our Career pus to acquaint Canadian students on the Campus with employment oppor­ Trust & Savings Bwnk ofPasadena, Acceleration Program includes "in·plant" instruction. There is also a Tuition Refund Plan tunities in Canadian universities, in­ hOUTS: 9 to 4:30 daily; 9 to 6 Fridays available for any college·level courses taken to advance your career. dustry and the Federal Civil Service. Canadian students are codriallv invited PASADENA If you're completing your B.S. or M.S. degree in [E., M.E., Math or Physics, check into the excit· to attend the meeting. . Head Office: Colorado and Marengo ing career opportunities at any of our three locations - Milwaukee, Boston, and Santa Barbara. There will be a general meeting in Colorado and Cata lina OffIce: 1010 E. Colorado See your college placement officer or write: Mr. R.W. Schroeder, Dir. of Scientific & Professional Room 206 Dabney on Thursday, Febru­ LA CANADA ary 16, 1967, at 8 :00 p,m., and each La Canada Office: Foothill and Beulah Employment, AC Electronics Division, Dept. 5753, ·Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201. student who so desires will have an opportunity for a private interview Ph.D.s, please note: positions are available in all three AC locations, depending upon concen· with a member of the team on Friday, tration of study and area of interest. ,February 17, 1967, from 9 :00 a.m. Citizens Arrangements at your University are being made by Mr. Donald S. Clark, Comnlercial rl'rust Director of Placements, If you wish CAMPUS INTERVIEWS an interview on February 17th, please AC ELECTRONICS telephone extension 2362 for an ap­ & Savings Bank DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS pointment, indicating your preference Thursday, February 16, 1967 between a University, a Civil Service AN EOUAL. 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I J Thursday, February 2, 1967------CALIFORNIA TECH PoaeFive VISTA Visits Do Go-Go Girls Play GO? The Critical Ear The beginners' class in Go will Go-go-go Next Week I continue with a meeting this Fri­ Go is played on the intersec­ On Sunday, January 29, the first violnist vigorously led the day at 4 p.m. in the Y lounge. tions of a 19x19 rectangular grid; Members of Volunteers in Serv­ famous Julliard String Quartet ice to America (VISTA) will visit group through the difficult Schu­ Usually instructions are given black and white pieces, called performed at Beckman Auditor­ Cal tech next week. On Thursday bert Quartettsatz flawlessly. This from 4 to 5, and games are stones, are placed alternately on ium in front of a near-capacity and Friday, February 9 and 10, was a truly outstanding perform­ played from 5 to 6. All under­ the board. The object, besides audience. The group played attractive young recruiters for ance, lacking in no respects. grads, grad students, faculty, and displaying one's virtuosity, is to three pieces: Quartetisatz, C min­ this domestic peace corps' will set The next piece played was the staff are welcome. surround the most territory. or, by Schubert, Quartet No.6, by up a table on the Olive Walk to Bartok Qua,rtet. This superb Go is a two-person game with Bartok, and the B Flat Major Series Go players are ranked recruit Teckers to altruistic serv­ work of the Hungarian composer about 3 to the 361st power possi­ Quartet, Opus 130 with Grosse was performed with equal vigor ble games. It ranks with chess according to their ability. The ice. It is possible to sign up either for the year-long prorgam Fuga, Opus 133, by Beethoven. and enthusiasm. The Quartet as an intellectual endeavor re­ Japanese professionals' highest The performance of all three or a summer tour of service. beautifully displayed Bartok's quiring foresight, intuition, sub­ rank is 9-dan, down to I-dan. works was a masterpiece. In­ Amateurs rank from 6·dan down many technical inventions for tlety, and "keen analysis." Coeds' hero tonation, ensemble, and musi­ stringed instruments. All the The regular instructor, Dr. to I-dan, then l-kyu down to 9- Information about VISTA can cianship were of the highest cali­ members of the group showed an Richard Dolen, is a skilled ama­ kyu. The ranking indicates the ber. number of handicap stones the be obtained next Thursday, Feb· awareness and sensitivity for teur player, one of the best fifty Bartok's melancholy; so much so or so in the LA area. Dolen weaker player may place before ruary 9, at the YMCA Grad Sack Typical of the professional the stronger player places his Lunch. The color film "A Year that the work sounded almost will not be present this week, New York concert, the first piece bitter. first stone. Dolen, the usual for Tomorrow," narrated by Paul hut he has promised a guest in­ commenced immediately without Beethoven instructor, is a 3-dan amateur. Newman, will be shown. the usual on·stage tuning. The structor for the class. The final piece was the Bee­ thoven work. As the Opus num­ bers show, this piece was com­ posed near the end of Beetho­ ven's life. It is amazing to think that this man, having been deaf since his early twenties, could retain the sounds of music so well and to compose his most brilliant quartets. The Grosse Fuga was of particular interest. It brought out the revolutionary Why become an engineer at aspects of Beethoven's writing and truly demonstrated the great Garrett-AiResearch? You'll have to foresight of Beethoven. It 'is hard to believe that the Bartok and the Beethoven were written work harder and use more of nearly a hundred years' apart. Bravo! ' The Quartet's rendition of the· your knowledge than engineers B Flat Major Quartet was ex.' ceedingly fine. Very rarely does one hear the famous Grosse Fuga at most other companies. performed so well. The audience received this final piece with cheers of "Bravo, Bravo!" at­ testing to the high quality per-, formance of the Julliard Quartet. Only one criticism can be raised about the Quartet: there is nothing unique about them, nothing by whiCh they can be truly identified. They are in­ deed excellent musicians, but not special or unique. Such groupS' If you're our kind of engineer, actual hardware. as the Budapest String Quartet you have some very definite ideas That means you or the Pas que Trio are represen~ tative of individual and distinct about your career. have the oppor­ groups. One can easily identify For example: tunity to start with wth the Julliard group. Their You've worked hard to get a a customer's problem identiy remains in their flawless good education. Now you want to and see it through to a performances and general excel­ put it to work in the best way system that will get the job done. lence. Their performance last Sunday possible. The product lines at AiResearch, was a most worthwhile and You will never be satisfied with Los Angeles Division, are environ­ Our engineering staff is smaller splendid experience for the mu­ run-of-the-mill assignments. You mental systems, flight information than comparable companies. This sIcally inclined. demand exciting, and controls sys­ spells opportunity. It gives a man challenging projects. tems, heat transfer who wants to make a mark plenty You not only accept systems, secondary of elbow room to expand. And individual responsibil­ power generator while he's doing it he's working ity - you insist upon it. systems for missiles with, and learning from, some of Does that sound like and space, electri­ the real pros in the field. you? Then AiResearch cal systems, and If the AiResearch story sounds is your cup of tea. specialized indus­ like opportunity speaking to you­ Our business is trial systems. don't fail to contact AiResearch, Take Tea and See_ mainly in sophisticated aerospace In each category AiResearch Los Angeles, or see our repre­ systems and subsystems. employs three kinds of engineers. sentative when he comes to your 'JOHN A. NORBUTAS, Here, research, design, and de­ Preliminary design engineers do campus. Mech Engineer, Recruiting velopment lead to production of the analytical and theoretica1 We'll be happy to talk to you - Representative work, then write proposals. about you and your future. NAVAL CIVIL Design engineers do the lay­ And put this in the back of your ,ENGINEERING LAB, outs; turn an idea into a product. mind: Port Hueneme, Calif. 93041 Developmental engineers are In a field where meeting chal­ will interview graduating responsible for making hardware lenges pays off in rewarqs ... students with out of concepts. BS, MS, or PhD DEGREES Whichever field fits you best, we AiResearch in can guarantee you this: you can :CIVIL, ELECTRICAL, or go as far and fast as your talents 'is challenge MECHANICAL can carry you. You can make as ENGINEERING and much money as any engineer in a An equal opportunity ~S DEGREE in comparable spot - anywhere. And employer JNDUSTRIAL of course, at AiResearch, you'll ENGINEERING get all the plus benefits a top com­ AiResearch Manufacturing Division pany offers. Los Angeles on MON,DA Y 6 FEBRUARY 1967 To sign up for interview and fur­ ther information, see your Place­ Sign up now in the Placement Office for interviews. An AiResearch ment Office. an equal opportunity employer representative will be interviewing on campus Friday, February 3. I P~Je Six CALIFORNIA TECH Thursday, February 2, 1967 Hoopsters Set Scoring Mark In a single week the Caltech On Saturday night, Caltech lost Whittier led by 12 at the inter­ basketball dived from the one more conference game to the mission and the proceeded to run heights, a new scoring record, to Whittier Poets 101-59. Playing away in the s'econd half. the lowest of the low, a miser­ without Threewitt and captain J. ably played game against Whit­ Pearson, the Beavers appeared The coaches voted T err y tier. In trouncing Pacific Chris­ spiritless and weary. The game Bruns "player of the week" for tian 117-55 on Wednesday, Janu­ showed how vital Pearson is not his scoring and all-around fine ary 25 the Beavers set a new only to the team's effectiveness play during the week. school record for most points but also to its spirit and poise. Basketball act ion continues scored in a game. This erased Whittier bothered Caltech with a through midterms week as Cal­ the old mark of 112 set in 1954 full court press, but it was the tech played Oxy yesterday and against LaVerne when Caltech Poet's t rem end 0 usb 0 a r d travels to Redlands on Saturday won the SCIAC championship. strength, especially that of 6' 8" to face the conference leading 111 points! Bulldogs. Next weeks sees Tech center Eckmier, that killed the play LaVerne at home on Tues· The second string started the Beavers. Tech was out-rebound­ day and Biola away on Wednes­ game; Ed Hsi, George Fox, Cliff ed 49-19 in the second half alone. day. Tedder, Bruce Threewitt, and John Frazzini, with help from the first string, could manage on­ ly a 20-point lead at halftime. Iri A&H DISCOUNT RECORDS the second half the lead fell to SPECIAL SCHOOL DISCOUNTS 68-52 with nine minutes left in ALL ALBUMS ARE SEALED AND GUARANTEED AGAINST DEFECTS the game. 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Call your placement office You know, of course, we build cars and trucks ing Dept., Ford MotorCo., right now for an appointment. and tractors. But did you know we're also the nation's Dearborn, Mich.) He's Dates of visitation: third largest producer of glass, a leading manufac­ always looking for better The American Rd., Dearborn, Mich. turer of steel and paint? Our subsidiaries include a people with better ideas. An Equal Opportunity Employer February 24, 1967 ThursdClY, February 2, J 967 CALIFORNIA TECH '.1. Seyen Discobolus Tale Told Beagle Rolls On ATTENTION! Students who will attain BS or MS Degrees Discobolus competition has held the trophy at the beginning As Ma en Lose in gone slowly this year after seve- of the year, but Fleming beat tm. ELECTRICAL ral delays first term. Perhaps them in pool and billiards. Page In their recent matches the won by decision at 160 lb. Alan things will go more smoothly' b eat Fleming in badminton Caltech wrestlers have shown Beagle, wrestling at 177, came ELECTRONIC or this term as competition has then kept the book by beating MECHANICAL further signs of their continuing through with his usual pin and pic ked up somewhat. Last Ruddock in soccer and Dabney in improvement, and, had it not five points to bring Caltech's tot­ ENGINEERING week's contest saw Fleming pre- pool and billiards'. Blacker final­ been for their two forfeits, they al to eight against Cal Lutheran's GLENN H. BROWN, Supvy ME, serve its hold on the book by de- ly beat Page in swimming, then might have won Saturday's con­ 33. feating Ruddock in bowling. The lost right away to Ricketts in Recruiting Representative NAVAL test. VC Riverside wrestled here on team of Terry Warren, Ken Ya- footbalL Lloyd beat Ricketts in 5 HIP ENGINEERING CENTER, Last Wednesday, the team Saturday, and although they won no, Jack Wilschke, Larry Water- basketball. Fleming won from Port Hueneme Division, Port Hue­ traveled to remote Cal Lutheran 28-11 this was one of Caltech's land, and Rich Touton took an Lloyd by forfeit and kept win­ neme, Calif. 93041, will interview to meet one of the better oppon­ best matches of the season. Doug easy two-game victory as they ning in the aforementioned bowl­ students on campus on: ents of the season; their wrest­ Mason got five points' by pinning scored an aggregate total of 747 ing match. Monday 6 February 1967 lers in the 123 lb. and heavy­ Dave Dewittt of VCR in the third and 807 in the two games. weight classes being undefeated To sign up for interview and further This week Dabney has chal- period. At the time he was en­ information, see your Placement Office. Long story lenged Fleming in tennis, ping­ this season. The bulk of CLC's joying a safe 16-1 lead. Alan an equal opportunity employer In case you haven't followed strength was in the lower weight B e a g 1 e, this time wrestling the trail of the Discobolus book pong, and bowling with the classes, and including the two heavyweight, had to settle for a during the year, here is a brief match to be contested in bowling forfeits they took the first 25 decision since at 177 lb. he was resume of its progress. Lloyd this weekend. points before Dick Thornberry outweighed by 70 lb. by his op­ ponent. The rest of Caltech's, points were provided by Joe De­ vinney, the only sophomore on a team of freshmen, in what may have been his best match of the seaSbn. He took a well-earned decision, then wrestled later in \ ' exhibition and won again by de­ cision. The next few matches will be at home with Caltech battling Pasadena College on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. and Cal Lutheran again on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Wrestler of the Check Week Dick Thornberry, a freshman from Lloyd, is this week's "wrestler of the week," Com­ ing into the seas'on late because of illness, Dick has improved who's coming rapidly. On the mat he exhibits a natural instinct and poise that place him above the average wrestler. About Thornberry, Coach Gut­ man says, "As a freshman, Dick shows great promise in his athle­ on campus tic endeavorS'. In football he played first string defensive half­ back and did a fine job. Dick came to wrestling with very lit­ tle experience, and as the season progresses he is improving with great strides." "He has won several matches Feb.8&9 this year, and I'm sure, with his type of determination, he' will become one of the better wrest­ lers in our league. I classify (With lots of careers in the Dick, in all respects a true ath­ lete." 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So it is with our air sition might arrive much sooner. mains ~ transportation vehicles. CAMPUS INTERVIEWS ~ until one day, perhaps a day More formidable are our indus­ The problem is rough, since any too late, we'll look around and trial problems. Most industrial solution, in all aspects, must be February 10 wonder what happened. Little air pollution, it turns out, can be economically flexible; about 30 good will be our national parks eliminated by mechanical and per cent of our economy is at if we can't s'ee the trees and ani­ electrostatic precipitation devices. stake. The most obvious ap­ Openings for mals, and what little we do see This is how Pittsburgh and other proach is to try cleaning up the looks a sickly gray. Even today, industrial cities h a v e bee n internal combustion engine. Af­ BS, MS, and PhD Candidates in low density air pollution ob­ cleaned up. 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An­ PHYSICS ing liberating energy with nu­ nitrogen oxides, several of which other aid would be the use of a dear, solar, and hydro-electric are poisonous, and one of which, constant speed engine, driving a • systems. Finally, where chemi­ nitrogen tetroxide, forms a sick­ generator, whose output is elec­ For Work In cal processes must remain, we ly orange topping to the L.A. tronically controlled, and then can enforce the use of filtering smog layer. If we are willing fed to electric motors on the RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENT systems to precipitate solids and to pay the price, we can elimin­ wheels. This would kill the ex­ collect active gases'. ate most of the industrial nitro­ cess hydrocarbons and nitrogen DESIGN gen oxides by fixation processes, oxides proluced during accelera­ Before talking about specifiC MANUFACTURING solutions, let us take a little the results of which can be used tion and deceleration. A battery-powered ve h i c I e doser look. at the problem. 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