-l.A--..J.A...e CaliforniaTech California Institute of Technology Volume LX. Pasadena, California, Thursday, October 23, 1958 Number 5 Annual Parents t Day Slate Includes Camp-like Format Interesting And Informative Program I Announcements I HOMECOl\IING QUEEN Scheduled For Parents of frosh Less than a week is left for More than 200 parents of Caltech freshmen will visit the campus applicants for Homecoming this Saturday for the annual Parents' Day activities. At least 110 Queen. Place names in the "D" freshmen have indicated that one or both of their parents will box in Blacker House no later than noon \Vednesday, October attend. 29. Parents' Day was inaugurated nine years ago as a means of FLU SHOTS satisfying the normal parental Flu shots are now available in the health center to all students curiosity as to their son's first free of charge, and to faculty year in college. Due to the high Orators Win and staff for $2.50 a shot. Two academic pressure at Caltech, shots spaced two weeks apart many students had given their are necessary for immunization. parents wrong impressions of Top Awards I<'I<JLI~OWSHIP Four Caltech orators won four CHIUSTTAN the school. according to Foster The Caltech Christian Fellow­ excellent and three superior rat­ Strong, Dean of Freshmen. Par­ ship will meet l<~riday at 7:30 ings at Individual EJvents Prac­ p.m. at the home of the Powells, ents' Day serves to clear away tice Speech Tournament at San­ Chuck Tobias 1120 East San Pasqual. Rev. Van most of the fog concerning life ta Barbara College, October 17 ASCIT Activities Manager Bob Thomson (left) greets Louis Collister will speak on the role at Caltech. The program has met and 18. Arlllstrong backstage at Caltech's Jazz Concert held last Saturday of Christianity on the college with notable success, until now Freshman Kip Thorne won su­ night. campus. parents from all corners of the perior ratings in panel discus­ REPAIR LOT nation, and even Canada, arc ex­ sion and original oratory and an The automobile repair area in the tennis court parking lot will pected to attend this year. Jazz Concert Lures be cleaned up during the next The actual program planned week. Anyone having motor ve­ for th;- parents follows much the hicles or parts thereof in the vicinity should contact Tom same lines as freshmen camp. 2200 Fans To Civic Tisch regarding their disposal. After obtaining name tags, cop­ Over 2200 cheering jazz fans crowded the Pasadena Civic Audi­ ies of the California Tech and torium last Friday night to witness the first annual ASCIT Jazz other information concerning the Festival, featuring Louis Armstrong, The Firehouse Five Plus Two, Gifts Assure day's program, the parents will Jackie and Roy, and Barbara Dane. become acquainted with Caltech Six New through speeches by Dr. Robert "I thought the show went over Huttenback, Dean L. \Vinchester Y Schedules with a bang," Master of Cere­ .J ones, Dr. Ray Owens and Dean monies Bill Stewart said. ex­ Buildings Strong. FolJowing this will be pressing the general opinion of (This is the second in a :,;erie:,; a luncheon at the Athenaeum Kip Thorne Negro Group, cdl in attendance. of article:,; on the IH'Ogl'e:,;:,; of where President L. A. DuBridge excellent rating in impromptu According to Bob Thompson, Caltech's $16,100,000 develop­ will speak. The afternoon plans speaking to lead the Tech speak­ 'R_t_ W' Talk ASCIT Activities Manager, the ment program.) include tours of the campus, the ers. big show netted about $500 for Six of the fifteen new build­ frush football game on the Cal­ TheoCaltech Y~ICA is launch­ the student body treasury. ings included in the Institute's tech field and a tea sponsored by Other winners were Tom Mor­ ing its 1958-59 program of activi­ construction plans are now as­ the Service League. ton, excellent, interpretative ties this and next week with two sured by specific gifts received speaking; Dave Jefferson, excel­ On-campus freshmen are urged lent in discussion and oratory; very interesting events, acc6rd­ during the first eight months to invite their parents to dinner of the campaign. and Pete Bickle, superior in in­ ing to Dave Cassel, publicity di­ BOD Appoints at the student houses. Parents' The auditorium, the student terpretive reading. Dr. Dwight rector. Day meals are among the best activities center, one of the served all year. (Continued on page 6) Sunday evening, "Project 5," Camp Group three underground houses, one a group of four Negro entertain­ Four faculty members and six of the four graduate houses and ers, wHl present a program from Editorial undergrads were named l'vIonday two laboratories are the build­ 8 until 10 in Dabney Lounge. ing's promised by the donations. night by the ASCIT Board of Composed of three men and one Construction has already begun woman, the group bases its pro­ Directors meeting to evaluate on the new plant maintenance A Little Fairness? gram on the life of Negro Poet thsi year's New Student Camp. bUilding north of San Pasqual. A week ago on this campus two rather significant news Langston Hughes, quoting his Mike Godfrey, John Everitt, Auditorium Set poetry and autobiography and A gift of $850,000 received stories happened within a few hours during the last day of Tom Tebben, Cleve Moler, BHl freshman initiation. singing songs relating to his life. Howard and Roger Noll were the from Dr. and Mrs. Arnold O. Don 'Wood is in charge. ;,;tudents named to the commit­ Beckman of Altadena will be Wednesday afternoon over 30 freshmen from Ricketts House On October 28, a debate on tee, while faculty members were provided for the construction spent several dozen man-hours in one of the most charitable the "Right to Work" proposi­ Dr. Alfred Ingersoll, Dr. J. Kent of the new auditorium. The projects our undergraduate student body has undertaken. The tion 18, will be held in Dabney Clark. Dr. 'Wesley Langmuir and structure. which will be named frosh cleaned the grounds, washed windows and fixed roofs Hall. Robert Gray, Director of YMCA Executive Secretary \Ves­ ,lfter the donors, will be situat­ and gutters at the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society in Altadena. ley Hershey. ed on the south-west corner of the Industrial Relations Section. La~er the campus. It will have a main that .night, during a typical initiation water fight, an wHl debate the affirmative, and The committee will evaluate emotionally disturbed sophomore, Dave Eberhardt lost his tem­ Dr. Alan Sweezy, Professor of hall seating about 1,200 people, this year's camp and make plans lecture. conference and musical per and threatened to shoot a fellow student. Members of Economics, will be against the to assure the continued success rooms and an interdenomina· Fleming House calmed the man and the situation though ad­ proposition. Richard F. C. Hay­ of the camp in the future. mtitedly very dangerous, was kept under control. ' den, Pasadena lawyer, wHl mod­ tional chapel. erate the program. Stan Klein Dr. Beckman is President of Both of these events should be of interest to the people of and Bob Nason are in charge of BOC Plans Beckman Instruments, Inc., and ~asade~a as .well as t~,e Caltech Community, but our neighbors the program under the auspices a member of the Caltech Board In the outSide world never heard of the social work. of the Y's Public Affairs Com­ of Trustees. mission. Frosh Visits Student Center Planned The Pasadena Star-News did not print one word about the During the next few weeks, Mr. P. G. Winnett, Chairman Altadena project, even though they had reporters and photog­ Besides the two special pro­ every freshman wHl be visited of the Board of Bullock's, Inc., raphers on the scene. Instead, they ran a page one story about grams, the "Y" will also present by either a former or present and a Caltech trustee. has pro­ a "hazed student" who "barricaded his door" and threatened their regular events next week, his fellow students with a. "fully loaded revolver." Many of member of the BOC. The pur­ vided funds for a student ac­ including the Frosh Luncheon wr~ng pose is to clear up any questions tivities center. To be built :h.e. facts were or distorted. Eberhardt participated in groups on Tuesday and Thurs­ In.ltlatlon voluntarily; he never barricaded his door. The In­ stHl lingering concerning the 'where the present coffee shop day with Dr. Robert Sharp, honor system. stItute was not consulted regarding the facts of the case that Chairman of the Geology Depart­ now stands, the $350,000 center were not contained in the police report. ment. speaking. Also coming DOC members feel that every will provide offices for student next week are the grad sack freshman should be completely organizations, an enlarged book­ We're not asking to be pampered. The Eberhardt story lunch, the Athenaeum and Up­ acquainted with the honor sys­ store. a 24-hour snack bar, and should have been run and it's up to the Star-News to determine perclass Lunch I<~orums, and the tem and urge freshmen to be a lounge for off-campus students. its relative importance. All we're asking for is a Iittle fairness Philosophy of Life discussion thinking seriously of what they Two anonymous donors have in publicizinq the activities of a group of men who are for the groups. might ask during these sessions. (Continued on page 5) most part, rational and conscientious. ' Page Two THE CALIFORNIA TECH Thursday, October 23, 1958 The Ca lifornia Tech Efron Grabs Hold Of ATiger's Tale EDITORIALS Or: Who Put The Humor In The Tiger Rag? (Reprinted from phrase.