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Volume LXXI Pasadena, California, Thursday, May 21, 1970 Number 29 Chronicle Editor Protest Rally Monday Newhall To Speak, Newspaper Establishment For Jackson Victims by E. Gansner by Dave White the group voted by a large majority Special Y-sponsored activities for to lower the flag and did so. Almost the coming week complete the A rally Maonday noon protesting simultaneously, Harold Brown had "Future of the Techer" program the Jackson State killings attracted made a decision to thve the flag and feature a visit by Scott Newhall 80 poeple and led to the first lowered, and subsequently accepted to the Tech campus. confrontation between students and that it stay down since it had Scott Newhall, who is the administration in Caltech histroory. already been lowered. The flag was executive editor of the San Fran­ John Webb, R.A. of Dabney, at half-mast throughout the fol­ cisco Chronicle will be on campus opended the rally by outlining the lowing day. May 25. Ncwhall, who owns scveral history of the shootings at Jackson other papers hesides cditing the State and Augusta G, Ga.. and Chromclc. is onc of the more pointed out reaction in the white Caltech Bestows outspoken critics of Governor community and national press were Reagan and Lt. Govcrnor Reincckc. not as st rong as those [relil1 the Five Distinguished During the People's Park conflict in Kent Stale shootings. Lee Browne, Service Awards Berkeley, he offercd to buy the Caltech Junior High School Science The highest honor tha, the park from the state and give it to Project Director and Science Coordi­ California Institute of Technology the people. He has an avid interest RAY BRADBURY speaks Saturday in Winnett Lounge ~photo by Ctein nator, Pasadena Unified School in education. And, despite the District, discussed the way Caltech can bestow on an alumnus, the comments of McLuhan and students could try to gather un­ Distinguished Service Award, was Friendly, he still has faith in the biased information on the incident presented to five men Saturday at newspaper as a communication Jigtlingll/ank Chec~ and try to get it out to the the 33rd annual seminar of the medium. community. Al Schleuter, postdoc Caltech Alumni Association. Olive Talk in chemistry, described the incidents Honored for distinguished While on campus, Newhall will he had witnessed while teaching achievements were Emory L. Ellis, give an Olive Walk Talk at noon on Proposition 7 Controversial near Jackson that showed the Arthue T. Ippen, Richard H. Jahns, "Higher Education as Viewed by hostility of white policemen. John G. McLean, and Allen E. profits. It is not the state's job to Puckett, who recieved silver medal­ the Newspaper Establishment." by Jerry Yudelson Two Caltech student members of Then, in the afternoon from 4 to 6, insure these profits. Rather, every lions and certificates. The most important effort of government should be the Black Student Union deplored he will participate in a Drop-in Some 1500 alumni attended the environmental and economic issue on what they called a double standard Seminar in Winnett on the future of directed toward lowering interest day-long seminar at Caltech, heard the June 2nd primary election ballot in the reactions to the Kent State the newspaper. rates, in the interest of all its citizens. lectures by outstanding faculty is Proposition 7. All concerned $1,300,000,000 in tax-free bonds and Jackson State kinnings. The Then, on May 27, the "Future of members and by science fiction ecology action and conservation offered on the open market at 7% first, Price Walker, from Columbus, , the Techer" program will conclude writer Ray Bradbury. The alumni groups are working against OR HIGHER will have a devastating Ga., said that this was nothing new with Albert Hibbs, Caltech grad and were serenaded in the evening at the Proposition 7, as well as a coalition inflationary impact in California at a to blacks in the South. Bill Hocker a senior staff scientist at JPL. He home concert of the Caltech Glee of labor unions, taxpayers groups, time when the state's municipalities added that the Institute flag was Club. will be representing the scientific and black and chicano community are looking hopefully at a downward not flying half-mast as it had been research aspect of what a Tech Dr. Ellis was honored with an organizations and candidates. One trend in public bond interest rates. after Kent State. Alumni Distinguished Service Award graduate can do with his education. argument against Proposition 7 is This will be another blow to the When John Webb pointed out for contributions in two fields-­ From 4 to 6 therc will be a Drop-in that it would cause more inflation. already heavily burdened taxpayer, that the administration had not genetics and rocketry. He pioneered Seminar in Winnett, and then at since it will drive up interest rates for responded to such a request earlier research in a form of virus 6:30 he will eat dinner in Page Proposition 7 provides that state all business, construction, home in the day, ther was a large (bacteriophage) and helped Cal tech House. After dinner there will be an bonds may be offered to banks at up improvement, mortgage, and other expression of interest by the crowd biologist Max Delbruck start informal discussion in Page with to 7% (5% is the current limit), and if that the request be made en masse. everyone invited. loans. working in this field. Delbruck and this rate is not sufficient to sell these If Proposition 7 passes, the public After peacefully gathering around two others last year won a Nobel In case you didn't notice, Norton tax-frce bonds, a 2/3 vote of the Simon was not here last week. The could no longer be sure of the cost of the flagpole near Millikan pond, the Prize for their phage work, which legislature can authorize ANY RATE projects it agrees to finance by group, which eventually swelled to laid the foundation for molecular Y received word from him that he necessary to sell them. bonds-it is, in fact, signing a blank 100, awaited word from Harold genetics and which contributed had a press conference scheduled The passage of Proposition 7 and would not be able to make it. check. When you buy a car on time, Brown, who had hurried back from much knowledge about viruses and would put the official backing of the you agree to pay a definite interest lunch to consider the request. When viral diseases. However, there is stilI a chance he state behind current artificially high rate which cannot later be exceeded. no response was forthcoming after During World War II Dr. Ellis may be here before the end of the interest rates. In 1969, every bank in The same principle should hold for 40 minute:; from the time the became involved in rocket research year. the country made record increases in public approval of bond issues. President had first been contacted, Continued on Page Six The passage of Proposition 7 ------~ -~.-.-- would continue a widespread pattern News~-....--.-~--Briefs of taxpayers' subsidies to private interests. $600 million of the bonds Leighton Named Ph, Ma, Ay Head unsold at the current 5% interest rate ceiling are for construction work on GleeClubbers Good Hula'ers the State Water Project. This huge engineering commitment, presented Dr. Robert B. Leighton, Pro­ for the staff photo Tuesday evening by David Luippold to Southern Californians as the only JPL concert on May 21, at 7:30 fessor of Physics and Caltech at 10:00 p.m., we shall have no A typical comment heard after alternative to imminent death by p.m. Also, the coed choir from the Alumnus, was named Monday as recourse but to submit to the Big T last weekend's annual Glee Club thirst, was originally designed to help native Hawaiian Kamehameha Chairman of the Division of Physics, a full page picture of the Louse. Home Concert in Beckman was big land owners get around the Schools willge hosted at a Caltech Mathematics, and Astronomy. He given by a Caltech Alumnus on Potential Big Braves 160-acre limit on farm size for water luncheon on June 12. "Kam" was will replace Dr. Carl Anderson Saturday evening: "It was new, Will Meet Friday provided by the federal Central one of the schools were Techers September 15, 1970. unusual, and very good." It cer­ All students, undergraduate and Valley Project. Public financing of gave science talks, sang, and partook Dr. Leighton, 50, took his B.S., tainly is not every day that one sees graduate, interested in being a Big the new West Side Aqueduct would of the Hawaiian culture. M.S., and Ph.D. from Caltech and the true Hawaiian male hula per­ Brave next year are invited to a open up to agricultural development Large programs are in the making joined the Caltech faculty in 1947 formed in Southern California, or discussion and planning meeting over a million acres of for next year: either New York and as Research Fellow. He has been on Hawaiian movies in conjunction tomorrow, Friday, in Ruddock corporate-owned arid land on the the East Coast, or San Francisco the staff of the Mount Palomar and with choral singing. House lounge at 12:00 noon. The San Joaquin Valley's west side. will be the theaters of the Spring Mount Wilson Observatories and is It is to be noted that Honohano, '71 Tour, with a European Tour for program, called the Little Braves Today, Central Valley agriculture renouned for his use of COSmic rays Hanalei [Bay], Beautiful Kahana has many serious problems not part of the Summer 1971. to study sub-atomic particles. He Program, gives students the opportu­ [Beach], Laupahoehoe [Lava rock nity to meet with fatherless boys, visible ten years ago when voters During this past Spring in the also pioneered the use of television coast], and of course the "nation" approved the original Water Project Hawaiian Islands, it was discovered cameras aboard the Mariner space ages 6 to 9, about every two weeks Hawaii Ponoi itself were represented bond issue. (Presented then as that the Caltech Glee Club has a probes. for an hour or two. The Big Braves on the movie screen and on the TOTAL COSTS, the $1.75 billion unique capability as a touring Dr. Anderson is stepping down relate to their Little Braves on an hula stage as the chorus sang the bond issue now has proven to be over group. A number of undergraduate after forty years on the Caltech individual basis. Mr. Larry Owen, specific melodies. Every major insti­ a billion dollars too little!) Above all and graduate students who had faculty. He has been Division Youth Director of the Pasadena tution of higher learning has a among these problems is the done work in different scientific Chairman since 1962. YMCA, will be in Ruddock along well-developed choral program and with members of the tribe that was extremely dangerous level of fields of endeavor gave talks which during recent years, the Caltech started this year. House Presidents pesticide injury to farmworkers. It went over very well. The areas California Tech Staff Photo Glee Club has grown into ever more represented were Astronomy After many weeks of trying we, are also asked to come. may not be high in the priorities of visible stature. California voters in 1970 to put into (Dave Shaffer, grad), Math (Tom the under-not-signed have declared Project Anyone? New Horizons production at taxpayers' expense Noyes, grad, on probability), Kirk an ultimatum. If all those Who have Needed Sponsorship for Summer Though Home Concert was the another million acres for the Mathews on topology, Dennis worked on the Drecht for the past Project "The Los Angeles Counter finale of this year's Glee Club McCreary, grad, gave a computer harrowing months do. not Show up Continued on Page Three Continued on Page Seven season, the Chamber singers give a Continued on Page Five Page Two THE CALIFORNIA TECH Thursday, May 21, 1970 Editorial ASCIT S~s... Peace, BrethrenI Internships for Techers Proposed

In the past few weeks Caltech has maintained a unique position among by L. Guibas reacted very favorably. Dr. A. much in need nowadays, who is ideally educated to defend the cause this country's institutions of higher learning. The students have neither torn One of the ideas that was Beckman has invited four local of science in the eyes of the public down the school, nor sat back calmly. The ivory-tower, "who cares?" discussed during the joint session Trustees to serve on an ad-hoc committee to seek ways for more and the Administration. attitude that pervaded Tech until recently has been replaced by a he.althy between Trustees, students, and constructive student involvement in Such internships could indeed sense of dissatisfaction tempered by reason and for the most part directed faculty on Monday, May 11, was the political arena. One of their main start next fall. Some may be even at the proper authorities. that of a program of internships in items for discussion should be this available for this summer. I would Incidents such as the half-full flag-raising debate Monday noon now pose governmental agencies, foundations program. President Harold Brown like to call a meeting of all interested a threat to this position. On this occasion students demanded that the flag or the industry for Caltech students himself supports the idea. A whole students early next week to discuss be lowered to half mast out of respect for the two students slain at and even faculty. It was argued register of Caltech Alumni, Trustees, what further steps need to be taken ,Iackson. After waiting almost an hour for an administration decision, the there that Caltech often suffers Associates and others who have on our part as well as locate where students lowered the flag themselves. The administration's hesitation was from lack of information on vital relevent contacts is presently being specifically interest exists. All by no means meant to be an affront to the students; it had to consider issues. Compar'ed with a big Uni­ compiled. We have contacts with the interested please contact Leonidas other groups with other opinions. versity such as Stanford with The crux of the matter, though, is that more than fifty man-hours were Defense, State, Interior, Guibas, Ruddock House, ext. 2155. flourishing Asian Studies and Poli­ spent in the endeavor! Was this act worth it? Did it really help the students Transportation and HEW tical Science departments, Caltech is at Jackson State - or at Caltech? Not really, or at least not enough. Fifty Departments. Also with the Carnegie, INTER-AllEY VOLLEYBAll? at quite a disadvantage in getting an man-hours spent working on the McGovern Amendment or for George Ford, Rockefeller, Sloan and insider's view of the war in Vietnam Organized inter-alley volleyball Brown's campaign would have been fifty man-hours better spent. Some National Science Foundations. or of how decisions are reached in invaded the bounds of Page House argue that the Institute lowers the flag for dead faculty members, but not President Brown personally knows Washington. Outside speakers are last month. Following an alley for student "martyrs." Perhaps the answer would be to honor dead faculty many Congressmen. As far as the not always the solution, as they can challenge in that sport on April 19 in some other manner, and to leave the flag up except when half-mast is industry is concerned we have stay on campus only for a short between "The City" and "The required by law. excellent connections through our time and then only a small part of Cockpit," led by Dana Powers and If Caltech begins to quibble about such matters, it will not be long Board of Trustees. The World Bank is the Caltech community gets to Gary Stormo, respectively, the two before our students will be classed with all the other "firebrand, another possibility. speak to them. The suggestion UCC's suggested the activity. Due to rock-throwing, irresponsible, hippie, Commie radicals." Now very few of these agencies proposed was that of having Caltech the timely installment of courtyard -Paul A. Levin have any already established student "ambassadors" sent to the govern­ lights and the cool weather, the -Ira Moskatel internship programs which we could ment in Washington, to foundations, project received the support of the use. For the most part the initiative big industries and businesses, to house. On April 27, the round­ international. agencies, etc., and even will have to come from the student robin, best-of-five series became a who is interested in a specific Throop- Beat to Indochina. Those would be part of reality, and since then the position in a specific industry. It is students or faculty who would contests have continued on week essential that the student be there in spend a year, or on occasions only nights. some interactive participatory the summer, in internship positions, EXTREMElY LARGE STOCK • Evenings 'til 10 Not All Molehills closely observing and participating capacity and not simply as an in the events going on. They would observer. Some of the above agencies PICKWICK by Etaoin Schroedlu Brown was apparently awaiting the then come back and report to us. may of course feel that a Caltech Had anyone asked a few years arrival of some student representa­ student cannot be useful to them in BOOKSHOPS They would be an excellent source 6743 Hollywood BI., Hollywood ago whether Caltech would ever be tives in his office. At least one any way, or that it would be too (213) HO 9·8191 • CR 5·8191 of concrete information to be the scene of violence or upset, any concerned individual managed an costly or time-consuming for them to ropanga Plaza, Canoga Park available on campus, information informed source would have said, appointment with Dr. Brown, but educate him appropriately. But (213) 883·8191 that would cut through the vague­ "No way. No way at aIL" Had the by 1:30 p.m. no official administra­ others may think that they will have ness of the average discussion. It same question been asked even last tion decision, or further action, had a lot to gain by originality of PAT'S LIQUORS would also be a very valuable month, the answer would probably been reported to the individuals by viewpoint which students can bring AND DELICATESSEN learning experience for the indi­ have been to give a zero probability the flagpole, who thereupon low­ into their operation. In the majority 1072 E. Colorado. SY 6-6161 viduals involved. We have a number to such undesirable events. ered the flag to half-mast without of cases one year would be the usual Open to midnight daily, of students here at Caltech inter­ 1 a.m. Fri. 6' Sat. This week, the answer would not official approval. duration of service. A shorter time is ested in governmental or public Keg Beer ' Party Supplies be zero. The Hair and the Tortoise often not sufficient. Thus students service, for whom this kind of In the past, had students been It is quite certain that the group participating in this program might activity would be ideal. True, our questioned on their opinion of the by the flagpole wished for Dr. need one additional year to graduate. wekome to the ambassadors would also take their concern and actions of the Caltech Brown to come out and talk to The question of the draft status of Campus prejudices with them, one might Barber Shop administration toward the students them. It is not certain why Dr. the student during his period of argue. One the other hand exactly in Winnett Center and toward the urgent problems of Brown did not do so. Among the internship is also open to discussion. Two Barbers to Serve You because we know these people, we the day, a large majority of those reasons offered are that he 1) was But, granting all the difficulties, the 7 :45 to 5:15 Monday - Friday also know their predispositions, and Paul A. Harmon students who would bother to not aware that a public audience Caltech student who desires, beyond therefore we would be able to answer would have supported the was requested, or 2) was too busy a scientific education, a first-hand accordingly interpret their reports. administration, including the more to grant one immediately before his experience of the way the radical students. scheduled 2:00 p.m. departure from The Trustees were asked to government or foundations or lRlIFORNIA This week, that is not necessarily the campus for Washington. At any support this plan both in terms of industries operate would greatly Tech so. rate, the assembled students felt, in contacts many of them have and in benefit by participating in this Thursday, May 7, 1970 In the past, many students felt the words of one, 'snubbed' by the terms of financial aid. A few of them program. He might be the person, so Volume LXXI Number 27 that the student-administration rela­ failure of the Administration to tions and communications channels, communicate with them, and re­ Published weekly by the Associ· FRANKLYSPEAKING ly Phil Frank ated Students of the California if not perfect, were nevertheless garded the Institute's failure to pass Institute of Technology, Incorporated. sufficiently excellent to be well on a policy decision as playing The opinions in all unsigned articles worthy of commendation in this 'turtle.' are strictly those of the newspaper present-day world. In the eyes of the involved staff. This week, some of that was lost. Copyright 1970 by the Associated students, the lowering of the flag Students of the Cal ifornia Institl.te of Flagged Down was not at all an exorbitant demand Technology, Inco All rights reserved. The issue at stake was, as is - in fact, they felt that a policy often the case, a relatively small had already been established, in the Editors-in-Chief Paul Levin one, which was seen as symbolic of case of the lowering of the flag for Ira Moskatel Phil Neches larger matters. A number of stu­ the Kent State deaths, and that Sports Editor Richard Short dents felt that the Institute flag there was no reason at all why a Features Editor Nick Smith should be put at half-mast, in consistent request could not be Photography Editor John Fisher memory of the Jackson State dead. honored immediately. (As one put 'Entertainrnen·t.: Dave Dobrin At 12:30 p.m. this Monday, this it, the relative times spent in Features Alan Lederman Staff Bob Geller, James Henry, desire was communicated to Presi­ mourning the four Kent State dead Ursula Hyman, Bob Logan, Sharon dent Brown, who sent word that he whites and the two dead Jackson Mason, Tom Matoi, David Miller, could not approve of such action State blacks is perfectly consistent R. Daniell Olivaw, Etaoin Schroed­ over the telephone, but would if one remembers the Constitutional lu, Martin Smith, Mike Stefanko, Richard Strelitz, Dick Wright. immediately come over from his clause stating that a black is home to handle the situation. three-fifths of a man.) Photo Staff John Bean, John At this point, something went Carpetbagging President Belsher, Steven Dashiell, Alan wrong. A crowd of roughly 50 A good deal of resentment was Stein engendered by the inability or students were awaiting Dr. Brown's Business Manager..Marvin Mandelbaum appearance at the flagpole, and Dr. Continued on Page Four Circulation Manager .Metin Mangir The California Tech Publications Offices: 115 Winnett Center, 1201 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, Cali­ The opinions expressed in all by-lined articles are solely those of the fornia, 91109. Represented by National Educational Advertising Services, Inc. authors and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the editors or Printed by News-Type Service, 125 I l~ HERE TO SE:€" staff. Only the upper left corner of this page contains the opinions of MR. A6 NEW YOU South Maryland Avenue, Glendale, the editors. (The first signer of each editorial is its author'! The Tech ABOUT THE R:>LLUnON CONTROL­ California. 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The past week in this nation was third largest city in Cambodia. Also, the sort during which the end of the there are other problems, such as world would have been applauded. what to do with the supplies being The closest thing to good news was a found in Cambodia. The army total standstill in San Diego. frowns on using guns and The number shot down in the ammunition captured from the street by law enforcers went up enemy, and much of it is useless instead of down. Three dead at anyway. The 3200 tons of rice are Jackson State, and six more in another problem altogether. It has to Augusta, the latter all shot in the be moved and distributed to back. Police at Jackson State had impoverished people from whom it even less provocation than the Kent can't be recaptured by the State killers, since there had been no Communists, which means most of riots at Jackson, no buildings burned, California will be eating rice for only a peaceful demonstration awhile. against discrimination at a bowling Strikes are rampant in the alley next to the campus. The police'" country, with San Diego the most said that they heard snipers, but no pitiable example. The area has been guns have been found, as one would hit with losses of jobs for two years, ~ expect. Why would the students and now, everyone's city and county shoot over a bowling alley? It is contracts are up for renewal at once. ~ reminiscent of Arlo Guthrie's Since the city doesn't have more littering arrest, where his belt was money to offer, strikes occurred. The The Other Side taken to prevent him from hanging bus drivers, trash and garbage himself to escape punishment. workers, and firemen are out already. Horrendous caches of arms were The police and sheriffs deputies are Jmer Rolls On... found on the Kent State campus handling only major crimes in a work after all of the students were slowdown. The social workers evacuated. They actually found demonstrated this week. Goods are many knives, some of them arriving by train only, since the File No. OD 14623 dp-992-cXj switchblades up to 10 inches long. truckers are on strike. All they need by David Miller ,anvy," He talked a long time, and somebody a very long time ago: (One wonders if that one wasn't a now is a flood. A number of interesting things held up charts which showed how "Nya vr hlengtra/Kras shtarliogzt straight razor.) A grand total of three Last, but unfortunately not least, happened because of the flight of much faster and cheaper the gor lidtarkinnak stelsn/Gldrechky pt machetes were found, along with a we come to the Vice President. On the robot. The sale of Marvel sugarcane could be cut, and how obliton..." number of BB and pellet pistols, and national radio this past weekend, Comics went up; President Nixon the little atomic batteries would last And in the morning he opened one light shotgun. Those kids Spiro said that he doubted that the had to send telegrams to a lot of for twenty years: "is copy of eyes red as cake coloring at his couldn't have sniped at anything recent demonstrations indicated any countries which were convinced that Amerikanski Watherburo autometic hosts and told them that if his head larger than a skeet. This only leaves "deep-seated student hostility" to the CIA or the State Department Nautpole monitor bettery." No one fell off or he were left alone for at the question of why all of these President Nixon's Cambodian policy. was behind the affair. The telegrams else could get a word in. least seventeen hours, he would be things were left when the school Mr. Agnew also said that he thought said something like, "Has either He finished up about 5:30 in the all right, but meanwhile he wished closed for the year. that many of the students agency ever before shown a hint of afternoon, much too late for a field he was back in Moldrotsky concen­ The situation in Indochina is now demonstrating were merely out "on a having this much imagination?" demonstration, so the Ministry tration camp where all he did was so confused that troops of any spring lark," and not serious. Later, (Farkle's Law of the Conservation officials insisted on having it early freeze, instead of suffering these nation may be fighting anywhere. Senator Fulbright was kind in saying of Psychosocial Entropy shows that the next morning. But they must tortures... vodka was the thing for South Vietnamese troops (with that Mr. Agnew suffered from the State Department must be join him for dinner, Arkady Rodi­ good health, pure alcohol and American Advisors) are fighting in political myopia. Someone less kind capable only of amazing inaction. onovitch insisted, what a shame that water...to think he had begged the Laos, hopefully against the North might have said that Agnew is a More about this notable discovery the fabled nightlife of Havana had commissar for this job... Vietnamese (with Chinese Advisors) damned bloody fool, and that the will doubtless appear if I ever get been sacrificed to Socialist serious­ And Other Trivia who are aiding the Pathet Lao against last thing we need is a Marie around to reading the Peter Prin­ ness. In Russia they knew that "all Arkady was not with them when the Royal Laotian Army. Got that so Antoinette for Vice President dUling ciple ). And a number of imitation work and no play means you never they discovered why Americans far?It gets worse. If you read closely a time of national crisis. ciple). And a number of imitation get to be a big shot, you got to don't use laser sugarcane cutters. A the statements made, no one has --·Nick Smith jesters appeared, and soon disap· play when the current big shots laser cuts things by vaporizing the promised that the South Vietnamese peared when their jokes didn't want to have fun." Taking this as a material in the path of the beam, of troops will be out of Cambodia at work. veiled (more or less) hint the course. The water content of the same time as the Americans. Meanwhile, the State Department Cubans did what they could, and sugarcane stalks is enormous. An Nixon still says that the whole discovered that Jerome Edward were rewarded by an endless stream improperly focused or too diffuse operation will end before the end of Sterns could have his name short· of compliments on the glories of beam will vaporize the water long next month, but military men are ened to J.E.STERns. He came to Cuban food, Cuban girls, and Cuban before it affects the woody fibers. very dubious about the whole thing. their attention because he disap. rum, the last of which was Therefore, field-testing the sugar­ Only 30% of the goals have been peared in Russia, having nevel consumed in amazing quantities by cane cutter produced twelve square accomplished so far, and stiffening existed in America, carrying an their guest. feet of neatly cut cane, one resistance is being met, to the extent American passport with an impos­ Continued on Page Eight of the Communists capturing the sible serial number. The affair was Is Good For Castro judged to be an ominous develop· Arkady drunk talked as much as ment and was filed as OD Arkady sober, but he soon lapsed Yudelson On Proposition Seven 14623dp-997.-cXj, in the Ominous into some language which was . Continued from Page One now, quality up to drinking water mental oases that have thus far Developments Room. neither Russian nor Spanish. When enrIchment of corporate land standards within two years--Santee escaped the dual destructive swath Cuban Self-Information they asked him, he managed to pull holders. is the way of the future. of an unchecked bureaucracy Late in the summer of 1970 himself together enough to explain Proposition 7 would perpetuate Finally, Proposition 7 poses coupled with an engineering ideal." Cubans who had told each other that this was the dialect of Lower the use of obsolete "dam and ditch" extreme dangers of environmental (Lou Cannon,san Jose Mercury) that the Jester's robot proved that Uzebekistan, where he had been water su~ply technology. There is no destruction in California. Bringing Basically, the case against Pro­ the capitalist society was losing its born. "Ah, yas, I remamber it wahl, water CriSIS rn Southern California. Northern California river water to position 7 may be summed up as mind welcomed Arkady Roman­ we played the zungkshtra, like the However, there is a managerial and Southern California without re­ follows: The voters should not be ovitch Vrazumihin to the Ministry balalaika bot tuned occarding to institutional crisis in the consideration of the State Water forced to make a single decision on of Agriculture, where he explained muzhghaz scale, beautiful scale, Metropolitan Water District of Project's basic assumptions will only financing bonds for widely varying his mission in garbled Spanish which notes are called zoaj, kleeg, voong, Southern California (MWD) and the serve to worsen two of our purposes. Good bonds are being your dauntless chronicler translates vsa, yhorg, ghrang, thlahl, hlagiron­ State Department of Water overwhelming environmental prob- held hostage to the unworthy State to garbled English, as "Allow me to da, slakt, vlnch, ytrosh, flgin, Resources (DWR), which are lems here-the proliferation of Water Project bonds. The various 'introducink latest inwantion of nyarch." Then he launched into an programmed and staffed for cheap real-estate developments, issues deserve to be considered .Rossian tachnical genios, is atomic­ old song of stirring rhythm and wa t e r -imp 0 r teng ineering, planless except for the plan to make separately on their individual merits. powered laser sugarcane cutter, alien, but martial tune, which may self-isolated from the more a fast buck, and the pollution of A "NO ON 7" vote provides an those Amerikanskis got nawthink to have been an epic' about the hero economical modern water supply our public waterways, harbors and opportunity to consider each of compare, goink to be blue with Tyarnassik, who fought the Huns or technologies of wastewater ocean that is encouraged, even these measures individually on the reclamation, desalination, inevitable, in the promise of endless November ballot and spares us the ASC IT presents: groundwater management, and water, cheaper than the cost of disastrous economic and environ­ water-saving irrigation techniques. re-use to industrial and agricultural mental effects of Proposition 7. For example, less than I% of the users under MWD's taxpayer subsidy The "NO ON 7" campaign needs The Sand Pebbles water used annually in California is pricing policies. workers desperately. If you want to recycled. The DWR claims, to "In disregard of the laws of help, contact Jerry Yudelson at the justify its "dam and ditch" en- nature and of economics, we have Caltech Environmental Action Steve McQueen Candice Be~gen gineering policy, that Californians treated our environment as an Council office (ext. 2481), or call will not really accept re-used water inexhaustible resource that could be 796-7545. CULBERTSON HALL for another twenty years. Yet, the converted, ravaged or destroyed at FRIDAY, MAY 29 advanced waste treatment facilities whim. Locked into a dam-building 7:30 P.M. and 11 :00 P.M. at Santee in San Diego County has technology as outmoded as the WIDE-SCREEN enjoyed remarkably favorable public army mule, we are systematically acceptance. Fishing and swimming despoiling our remaining environ- Page Four THE CALIFORNIA TECH Thursday, May 21, 1970 No Lunger Mainstream More Than A Crystal Lloyd Moves With Times

by Richard Strelitz material. This is not to say that he Charles Lloyd is primarily a is a poor player, for he is most Radio Is Not Dead Yet composer, as opposed to a musician assuredly not, but it is true that his who happens to perform his own style is not as individual as Ornette Coleman, Roland Kirk, or Miles Davis. Throop Beat As far as I know, Lloyd first came to prominence as the musical by Nick Smith a radio Rowan and Martin. Music station in the basin. Self-proclaimed director of the Chico Hamilton People in the more radio-proof ranges from Beatles to Benny boss radio actually has some good houses may not realize it but there is Goodman. They also broadcast Continued from Page Two Quintet. In this capacity he demon­ moments, and on the weekends you strated his understanding and ap­ significant AM radio in this area. This Dodger games and USC sports. unwillingness of President Brown to can hear all of those old hits of the preciation of mainstream jazz for isn't just a random listing, but an KMPC, home of Gary Owens and make contact. In fact, many people early and middle sixties that you which he won wide acclaim. attempt to tell you faithful readers Geoff Edwards, plays light pop and loved. believe that it is time that Dr. But Charles Lloyd is no longer about some of the ones which can be rock most of the time. This station, KGBS is at 1020, and is sort of a Brown spend more time in Pasadena at 710 on the dial, is owned by Gene mainstream. He has moved with the picked up here. rock station. They somehow and less time in Washington or Starting off the dial at 570, is Autry, and thus broadcasts Angels times. managed to get Bob (Emperor) Helsinki or Austria or wherever. KLAC, a Metromedia network baseball. In addition, they broadcast The most popular tune in his Hudson, whom some of you may Organizations being what they are, station. Their current musical policy Rams football and UCLA sports, as folio is "Forest Flower" which remember as broadcasting from a it is very difficult for subordinates is sort of chicken-rock, but it changes well as constant traffic reports. appears in four forms which very leopard-skin control room at KRLA to take strong action, or any action from day to day, along with the neatly illustrates the odyssey of his in the early sixties. Otherwise, the at all, in the absence of the Head station managers. Les Crane is on KABC is the two-way radio station mind. In its original form, from The station is random. Man, and our Head Man is absent some part of the day, but even he locally, and they do get some Best of Chico Hamilton "Impulse," KNX, at 1070, is all news. far too much. Certainly Dr. Christy can't help. weirdos calling sometimes. 790 is the the piece is a very smooth, very .KRLA, at 1110, is probably the could not have enjoyed the situa­ KFI, at 640, has the strongest legal frequency, and the best time is just sweet (not saccharine), not too best rock AM station in the area. tion in which he was placed, trying signal on the band. They concentrate before lunch, when Michael Jackson emotional work. I like it very much. Lots of album cuts at night, and to talk to the students in the on having personalities as DJs, and is the moderator. Laker games in Two or three years later, in special features on Sunday. absence of his superior, or any thus have Dave Hull (ex-KRLA rock season. clearly coherent Institute policy, "Forest Flower," recorded live at Credibility Gap news most hours at DJ) and. Lohman and Barkley, sort of KHJ, at 930, is the top-30 rock and his post-flag-Iowering conversa­ the Monterrey Jazz Festival in the half. tion with the students outside 1967, on Atlantic, the piece has Throop Hall did not seem to been extended to allow time for produce significant positive results. solos and further exploration of the Frets AndFrails The fact is that damage had been themes presented. Two years later done. the piece appears again, as "Forest Dr. Christy made one very good Flower '69," on the Atlantic album Ice House Features Nesmith And Band point, that no large, official Insti­ Soundtrack. There is less concern tute action could be taken on the with melody and more desire to This is one of those shows that Jud Strunk (yes, that's a real you who were turned off by the basis of a rally of some 50 to 70 personally make a commitment in includes something for almost every­ name) was there as a guest act, and Monkees should take a listen at the members of the Caltech community, their music. one, at the Ice HOuse this week, he was quite good. He is a humorist new Mike. It's definitely a different and that more general support had In short, Lloyd has been moving from country and folk to near rock. and poet and banjo player from drum, so listen to the Band. to be shown for any strong public towards a more personal music, a The show opens with Jo Ellen, Maine, and I was pleasantly sur­ -Nick Smith statements which the Institute more emotional music; he has, on who has appeared here a few times prised to find hes poetry and humor might be expected to make. I grant occasion, tried to reach down to the before. She sings some songs written quite good. One doesn't expect to this: I know that it is highly likely levels of rock audiences, and, in my by herself, and some by others. She enjoy someone called Jud Strunk. that there are 50-70 individuals here opinion, failed miserably and sings and plays guitar with a real He has an album out, entitled who could come up with some idea debased himself and his art. How­ flair, and is the same type of singer "Downeast Viewpoint," and now I which I consider wrong, and if a ever, one drift is clear: Lloyd, like as Judy Collins, athough not quite want to hear it. rally were sufficient cause for Tech Coltrane before him, is trying to as good yet. She does especially to express that opinion publicly, I reach a deeper beauty than he had. good things to GordonLightfoot's ATTENTION Star Act would be highly upset. Nevertheless, He is more concerned with spiritual "Wherefore and Why," which is one INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS any group of 50 Techers should be beauty, an· aesthetic that goes of my favorite songs. JO Ellen The star act at the Ice HOuse beyond merely pleasant or nice would be worth going to see even if this week is Mike Nesmith and the Call MARTIN LEWIN able to get an audience with the TRANSCARGO; INC. sounds, an aesthetic that runs the there were no one else on the bill, First National Band. Mike Nesmith President, when he is in his office • 2240 N. Figueroa St. or at least not be given ~ gamut from ecstasy to suffering. His but there is, and so, onwar. writes most of the band's material as well as playing electric guitar and Los Angeles, Calif. badly-done run-around. music is concerned with the beauty Dunn & McCashen 90065 Round the Mulberry-Bush of the human condition, where a Dunn & McCashen have been doing the vocals. He does not What happens now? Has the shriek or a wail has as much around the Los Angeles scene off however, hog the act, which in: Specializes in administration hurt itself? In the meaning as an interesting chord. In and on for a while, and have cludes Red Rhodes on pedal steel Overseas baggage shipping eyes of the people present Monday the new jazz, even ugliness and produced one album, which I guitar, John London on bass, and and Commercial shipping. afternoon, I think it has very harshness are beautiful, and Lloyd believe is called Mobius. They write Johnny Weir on drums. Red Rhodes Air-Ocean-Truck definitely hurt itself, and in the realizes this. at least most of their own material, does amazing things with his Seruing students for over 10 years. ;absence of any concrete policy If you go Friday, and I urge that and they are good songwriters. instrument. The image I formed was Tel. 225-2347. .declarations I think it highly likely you do, you may be offended by Their best songs are probably one of sort of a middle aged country-western pedal steel equiva­ Ithat the administration has not some atonalities and non-melodic "Lydia Purple" and "Hitchcock ~~""~~""~~Il:l~ helped itself anywhere else. How content, but you owe it to yourself Railway," both on Mobius They are lent of B.B. King. Mike and the ~ Band did some of Mike Nesmith's THE MUSEUM 9 severe is the damage; will real riots to listen. Very few of you have ever working on another album, but I ~. 103 SO. FAIR OAKS ~ follow?1 do not think so. At any heard any jazz live, or even by live have no idea what is on it. At any older songs, which allowed some l) PASADENA (l rate, President Brown could fix performers, and you should at least rate, Dunn & McCashen are sort of comparison. "Different Drum" and things up tomorrow. But he can't give it a listen. In 1966, I saw a folk-rock duo, but that is not a "Listen to the Band" show that ~ ~ do it from Washington, or anywhere Charles Lloyd in Central Park. I good description. They are hard to Mike Nesmith has found his musical else but here, and he can't do it by walked out impressed, but my date, describe, but they are good. style, and it's a good one. Those of ~ ~ playing turtle. who had never heard jazz before r sincerely hope no real riots had to be carried out. She was that ~ ~ occur here. I detest violence and overwhelmed. Go and see for polarization and lack of communi­ yourself. ~ ~ cation and all the other things which are involved. I am upset by ~ ~ the action of lowering the flag, WPEAf,£ lItE ~ ~ even, since it is to the best of my WIU GUIDE PlANETS ,- 'f?; AND LOVE WUSTEER THE STARS" r' , knowledge the first time students r. ~ THE MUSEUM is an inlerna· ~ here have felt a need to take things c~~CpmJtED FfJ/lI\\ffil'T[CEmffi' @ I:' lional lolk dance cale in ~ ~ into their own hands. Let us not let , f '2670 E. COLORADO WEEKDAYS '-9:40 Pa.adena that encourage. the r this trend continue any further. ., PASADENA SAT. 8< SUN. l) pleasures 01 elhnic dance and ~(ll •-, SY 3·6149 - MU 4·1774 1:30-4:10-1:00-9;40 music. The most esoteric re­ ~ quells can be fil/ed. while the ~ more common joy. are sensi· ~ ~ lively provided for: meeling II NOW OPEN! NOW THRU MAY 24 j friend., playing che•• or back· ~ ~ Kammon in. the patio, or &imply ~ DAILY ~ mending frayed R€"rtle ends otler ~ ~G PENTANGLE Fileccia"s Pizza OF THE ACE 0, '1 a cup of coffee. The mood is r ~., .f'a IN CONCERT ca.uali the people are warm & Restaurant ~ ~~ COMING NEXT and enthu&ia.tic. 11 A.M.·12 Midnight Mon.-Thurs. TICKETS NOW DOUG KERSHAW frio & Sat. until 3 A.M. AT BOX OFFICE DON McLEAN Sunday T P.M.-T2 Midnight an international folk dance cafe STUDENT TICKETS H09 E. Colorado BI. 53.50 On sale half hour before curtain for open Tues. thru Sun. 8:00 p.m. all performance•• (suhject to availability) 793-6187 J.D. R,quired 792-5439 AQUARIUS THEATER 10% off on foo,d to all persons 6230 Sunset alvd. Beginners CliIss - Fridays, .....submitting_-.-,;::...._----this ad. --. Hollywood. Calif. 9C028 Thursday, May 21, 1970 THE CALIFORNIA TECH Page Five Elope Springs Eternal One-Man Band Rod Stewart Resurfaces McCartney Is Still Good Bass by Richard Strelitz Clapton. He has listened to Jeff McCartney; "Instruments and voices Several months ago, I found the Beck and can really wail. But, in by Paul. Photos and harmonies by Rod Stewart Album and liked it these crowded days, that is not Linda." Apple STAO 3363. very much; partly for the vocals, enough. One must have more than and more importantly, for the taste and skill these days. One must I'm almost afraid to say it, but I instrumentals. I have rarely heard have a gimmick. Martin Quittenton like this album. From what I hear, such a tough, hard rocking little comes in. For, in his position as nearly every review of it dumps on it band. I was sure that I would never rhythm guitarist, he is not just pretty thoroughly. But I haven't read see them again. chording behind Pugh's attack, he is any reviews; I've just heard the Two months ago, I saw two of playing a counterpoint melody. He album. So I still like it. With Johnny the Rod Stewart faces resurface is playing a real guitar, and playing Lennon's recent excursion out of the under the aegis of a group called it well. He is one of the few thythm 13eatles with his Plastic Ono Band Steamhammer. I glanced into my guitarists to be fully as interesting still ringing in my ears, I was Leary wallet, saw the requisite three as the lead. That is what you are of a McCartney one-man-band OLAF FRODSHAM acknowledges applause following a number at the Annual Glee album. Evidently he decided that dollars, grabbed the album, and hearing on these cuts, two horses in Club Home Concert in held in Beckman on Friday and Saturday. "Some of the girls" prayed all the way home. tandem, pulling a sterling chariot. whom the Glee Clubbers met in Hawaii gave memorial leis (?) for this occasion. i;ince he was playing bass and piano On the jacket, the anonymous The studio sidemen, McNair and simultaneously already on the flack writing the notes says that Sears, do their bit to really make Beatles' albums, he might as well add Steamhammer was just another this extraordinary, but it is the guitars and drums and play with british blues band, but they had work of the guitarists that make Hawaii Strikes Back himself, so to speak. ambition. But the skies brightened. this album almost a classic. Listen We all know Paul is a wizard electric bass player; if we don't know Yes, Martun Quittenton plays finger especially to "Even the Clock" and Continued from Page One Dear Dr. Brown: style guitar (he flat picks, like a it, then we should listen to Momma "Twenty Four Hours" on their Epic demonstration, Chemistry (Dan Recently we were visited by your classicist) and listens to jazz. Miss America, by itself two of the album, Reflection. Reichel on touchy reactions, and "Singing Scientists," the men of the Hope springs eternal in the best instrumentals on the album. But If you haven't heard Maggie Bell David Luippold on light in isotope Caltech Glee Club. I write to let human breast, and despite the small and Stone the Crows, then have you know of their significant on a couple of cuts, most notably size of my breast, there was much your hormones checked. I'm not detection), and Physics (Ron contributions to our school life. Kreen-Akore, he does incredibly well hope. For in addition to that, saying that you must buy the Lipinski gave a laser and hologram Students here were inspired by the as lead. guitarist. Strangely enough', several other familiar faces appeared album, but at least give this piece a demonstration, with Mike marvelous singing and enthralled tho, he sounds amazingly like on the album-Harold McNair on chance. Steinberger and Dave Wellman giv­ wi th the brilliantly presented Lennon. But that ain't so bad. On flute and Pete Sears on piano Hype is generally enough to ing a show on angular momentum). science demonstrations of Caltech drums, well, he's still about four (McNair is responsible for all the make me avoid buying an album, A large seqment of the Caltech Glee Club members. albums behind Ringo. The album is flute and sax on Donovan's stuff­ because a group that is given a big Community participated in these A glance at the enclosed copy of like a great many first albums in that oh). push usually needs the hype in the activities. Dr. Richard A. Blade, a review of one concert will indicate it is a testing of many styles and By now I have you all in my absence of ability to stimulate sales visiting Associate from the Univer­ why our students were so taken techniques. Side One alone has eight power, because if you've read this (see especially MC-5, Stooges). sity of Colorado, was a boundless with the music. Our student body is cuts. Style ranges from Teddy Boy, far, you ain't gonna stop, and if However, sometimes what we see as source of ideas, and he obtained for comprised of Hawaiian and part­ another Maxwell's Hammer, to you haven't, this all doesn't really hype is just a publicity campaign us a 9100A Computer from a Hawaiian young men and women. singing wine glasses Glasses, and matter, now does it? Well, to end that has grown out of control helpful connection at Hewlett Of course, in this context Hawaiian some impressive instrumentals. The your suspense, the album is better because the publicity department is Packard. Dr. Floyd Humphrey, of traditions abound. Not only did the album is a tribute to modern than I dared hope. Random se­ not too bright. Last month RCA Electrical Engineering, loaned a laser Caltech Glee Club sing Hawaiian recording techniques, and to the lection picks another winner. started pushing a group called and holograms. Dr. Blade and numbers; they did so with such musical genius of P. McCartney. Oh, The rhythm section is the equal Forever More, another British four­ Professor Jurg Waser in Chemistry style, such attention to the nuance by the way. If anyone psyches out in precision and taste of the big some. I heard one cut, and as the reviewed the talks before and of words and musical phrase that what the cover means, please tell me. names, and the material is excel­ Crystals said, (in "And Then He science talk concert day at our students responded with warm --B.A. lently chosen and done. It is very Kissed Me"), I thought I might take Polytechnic Preparatory Schools. A enthusiasm and respect. obvious that they have thought a chance. So I did and what the former Glee Club Alumnus, Dr. Prior to the general assemblies, Let Beatles about each number on the album group is is a competent band doing Thomas T. Bopp, of the University the Caltech students presented for there is a variety and precision material similar to Sergeant Pepper. of Hawaii (Department of Chem­ science demonstrations for our 'that indicate real craftsmanship. The This is a nice place to be, and istry) arranged for the angular science department. Mr. Verne "Let It Be" vocals are similar to the style of Ian because they lack pretension, they momentum apparatus and chemicals Bixby, Science Department Co­ by Alan Lederman :Anderson, a deep crafty sound, and are quite pleasant. At the lowest to be available on the island of ordinator, commented on how I can best describe Let It Be by capable of expression. I like them. points on the album, they are Oahu. impressed our students and staff stating the Beatles have made three pleasant. At the highest, they are The response was very enthu­ were. "It helped the tone of the films but only two movies. For Let But the best part is the guitars. very good, but on the whole, the siastic: At Iolani School, where entire department," he remarked. It Be is not a movie as such; it has Martin Pugh, on lead, has learned album is merely interesting. It is many of the preparations for Oahu The Caltechers were well prepared no dialogue, nor plot, nor action, how to burn, how to cut through superior, but ultimately, it goes were made in advance, science and organized. In addition to the nor suspense, nor conflict. The your ears like a knife. He has a nowhere. If you want to take a talkers were made to talk them­ ideas they expressed, they brought director has perfunctorily placed his i,harp stinging attack to his playing chance, go ahead, but until then selves hoarse. At Punahou Prep an enthusiasm towards science that camera in the Beatie's Apple that is more than just contemporary wait for the next one, because ther; School, there was pressure to was contagious. "We would like to Recording Studio and allowed it to SENIORS AND is talent in the group. institute some 'of the "newly-found" have them back!" Mr. Bixby ramble. The loss of Richard Lester's Warning of the week-Ginger scientific subjects such as topology, emphatically states. expert direction seems to have GRADUATES Baker's Air Force is terrible, unless and aspects of other sciences which The whole day was a rare treat proven debilitating. MAJORING IN you want to hear just another had not previously been presented for us. Please know that we are For the true Beatie devotee, such "Toad." in the curriculum. Kamehameha grateful to you and to Mr. Olaf a pseudo-documentary may' prove Schools included their comment on Frodsham for this display of the satisfactory; the audile pleasures PHYSICAL SCIENCE the Scientific Aspect in the general blending of two cultures: artistic may justify the price of admission. atmosphere which Caltech created, and scientific. We are a better But for this reviewer, the tedium of EDUCATION in the following letter to President school for having had the a single scene is unjustified. The Brown: experience. AGRICULTURE Beatles are personable, but greater Yours very truly, imagination and technical expertise CIVIL ENGINEERING HAVE YOU BEEN TO Mrs. Gladys A. Brandt would have been needed to make Director, High School this film truly worthwhile enter­ ECONOMICS 'S PIZZA PARLOR & The Kamehameha Schools tainment. SHAKEY YE PU BLIC HOUSE And nursing and physical education. And home IN PASADENA? Trala, Trala ... economics and industrial arts. And mathematics and 2180 E. Foothi~1 793-1169 business administration. And so many other fields of For the Best Pi%%Q in the World The Rivet Is Coming! study. The people in 59 nations This Is Your Big Chance in the developing world SHAKEY'S PIZZA THIS COUPON IS WORTH need and have requested your help as Peace Corps 2180 E. Foothill Blvd. Submit Articles by May 30 Volunteers. Their need is Pasadena, Calif. urgent, so don't delay. Programs for which you ", qualify begin training this ., at the ICE HOUSE $1.00 PASADENA summer. • 24 N. Mentor Reservations Phone MAY 19-24 MU 1-9942 Contact: Mike Nasmith and the First National Band The Peace Corps Dunn & McCashen on ANY FAMILY SIZE FOLK MUSIC Jo Ellen Room 8420 Pizza of your choice a"d COMEDY MAY 26-31 300 N. Los Angeles St. Tim Morgon Los Angeles, Calif. 90012 Bill Morrison (213) 688-3454 Walt Comley Page Six THE CALIFORNIA TECH Thursday, May 21, 1970 Five Caltech Alumni Guibas Writes Individual Consideration Key Solution Cited For Distinguished Service by Leonidas Guibas other, have come to different the courage to tell his students tace Recently two petitions have been conclusions. The issue involved is a to face of his decision. Similarly a Continued from Page One Dr. Jahns, on the Caltech faculty circulating on campus, one sup­ fundamental one of academic poli­ student should face up to his at Caltech and subsequently at the from 1946 to 1960, got his BS and porting, the other opposing the cy. Under what conditions does a instructors and inform them of what U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station at PhD at Caltech. proposed calendar revision. One University have the responsibility to his conscience dictates. Hiding China Lake, where he headed rocket Dr. McLean, president and chief segment of students and faculty take a political stand?The faculty personal decisions under the veil of work. Later he worked for the executive officer of the Continental feels that they should have the should discuss this question as it is higher authority is only a means of Insititute for Defense Analyses and Oil Company, was a member of the opportunity to campaign for their ever more likely to come up in the escape. then as director of Caltech's In· Harvard Business School faculty fo favorite political candidates or future again and again. Let us then take stands dustrial Associates. 14 years and has served as a otherwise engage in political activity individually when we cannot achieve Dr. Ellis got his BS, MS, and consultant ot business and industry. during the two weeks before Let us realize that the requests of a consensus collectively. Heavy strain PhD degrees at Caltech, the first He is co-author of the book, congressional elections next fall. both sides, were they to be adopted is going to be placed on our academic two in chemistry and the PhD in Growth of Integrated Oil Com­ They feel. that academic work as 0 fficial Institute policy, are system during that time. But the biology. panies, and has contributed to other during this period is inconsistent irreconcilable. Someone's toes are difficulties need not be Dr. Ippen was honored for his volumes. with the time and emotional being stepped on. Political activity is insurmountable if we are willing to many activities in civil engineering. Dr. McLean obtained his MS and involvement required by political hindered by academics or vice versa. retain proper respect for each others For years he has served as con­ PhD from Harvard Business School activity. Consequently they recom­ Total inaction as well as simple opinions. Above all we would be' sultatn on design problems for after earning his BS in physics at mend that the Institute, in recog­ cancellation of classes for two weeks honest to ourselves, in acting not as dams, drydocks, harbors and hy­ others told us but as we thought' Caltech. nition of the public value of their are bad alternatives. We do not need draulic machinery. He is Ford appropriate. Dr. Puckett, executive vice presi­ work, suspend classes during those to accentuate the differences of professor of civil engineering at dent and assistant general manager two weeks so as to provide them opinion and increase the polarization M.LT. and director of its hydro­ of the Hughes Aircraft Company, with this opportunity. within our own campus. Neither do dynamics laboratory. He was instru­ has been active fin research and Another segment of students and we need to prostitute our academic mental in organizing the Latin development in aerodynamics for faculty regards such political in­ freedom or fail to meet our American section of the Interna­ more than 20 years. He is the volvement as inappropriate. It is not responsibilities as individual citizens. tional Association for Hydraulic author of numerous papers on the business of an academic insti­ Let me propose another Engineers. He has held numerous high-speed aerodynamics and guided tution like Caltech, they argue, to alternative. We could encourage offices in professional societies and missles. He is a member of the take political actions. Even others individual consideration and decision has been the recipient of many National Academy of Engineering. view such activities as unnecessary for action on the issues involved. We honors. He received his PhD in aero­ or useless. But all of them see their could provide for a system under Dr. Ippen, who recieved his PhD nautics from Caltech in 1949. rights to learn and teach as being which no one will be unduly in chemical engineering from Cal­ Caltech established its distin­ intruded upon by those who penalized for acting either way. Most tech in 1936, was a teaching and guished service awards for alumni in recommend suspension of academic important, if a faculty member research fellow in hydraulics at 1966. This year's awards bring the activity. decides that his responsibilities as a Caltech from 1934 to 1937. number of recipients to 38. They Here is a clear case of conflict. citizen demand that he be involved in Dr. Jahns, dean of the school of were chosen by a committee Different individuals, the one no the political arena rather than attend mineral sciences at Stanford Uni­ composed of Caltech trustees, ad­ less honest to himself about his to his teaching duties during the versity, is the author of 80 scientific ministrators, faculty members and public responsibilities than the pre-election period, he ought to have papaer and edited the definitive alumni. ~olume on the geology of Southern California issued by the California Thewholeworldiswatching,thewholeworldiswatching. Division of Mines and Geology. He has been chairman of a committee , on geologic hazards in the state, was chairman of the division of earth Protest sciences at Pennsylvania State Uni­ versity, and senior geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Poetry For One Dollar HI LIFE 1758 E. Colorado Worth One Dollar 449·9705 Best bottomless entertainment in by Alan Lederman Pasadena. Admittance restricted to those 21 During a recent visit to San years of age. Francisco, your ubiquitous Features Person happened by Ferlinghetti's The $1.00 door charge will be Qty Lights Book Store. As he was waived upon presentation of a CIT conversing with the store cashier, an undergraduate, graduate, alumnae, faculty, or employee identifica~ion obviously indigent black man ap­ and rllceipt of a special semester proached. They spoke of Pasadena, pass. his home town, McKinley High School, his alma mater, and San Continuous shows 12 noon to 2 Francisco, a city he was finding a a.m. difficult place indeed. He had found lunch Shows 12:00·3:00. a female companion who wished to Monday' night all-strip bottomless contest, 9 p.m. marry him, but his financial state made this impossible. He brooded about this consistently. He then Now featuring: offered to sell to the California Tech original publishing rights to a Rindy M6rtin poem, at a cost of one dollar. Your editor accepted the offer, and ALSO presents as his gift to Caltech: GOOD BOY NEW! By Solomon Horsefeather DARING! I look up at this EXCITING! Frosting coloured DANCE Steeple and God Said Gimme a bite of Kitten That wedding cake

It was today & COLUMBIA PICTURES p,,,.olS I said God ELLIOTT GOULD-CANDICE BERGEN I love you at the risk /(fJUI Of becoming Skinny Performing a psychedelic GETTING STRAIGHT love dance-4done Then my girl friend beautifully, in the nude Screenplay by ROBERT KAUFMAN· Based on the novel by KEN KOLB • Mus;c by RONALD STEIN Produced and d;recled by RICHARD RUSH· COLOR I!!I-':';;""_ ~ Said 4 shows weekly I'll be your girl friend $2.00 cover charge EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT I'm capable of ($1.00 with CIT 10) Every lovely immortality I said 2 drink minimum STARTS WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 OK Call for reservations Thursday, May 21, 1970 THE CALIFORNIA TECH Page Seven women) to-be. The qualifications NEWS BRIEFS... are as impressive as any we've seen. Letter This aging editor (guess who' is Continued from Page One ecstatic over the sight of two DRAFT OPPOSITION IThe California TechI Culture." Approximately $200 to outgoing seniors who were editors For too long people throughout sec me through summer. Sponsor of their school rags. A third was an the country who oppose the draft specify reasonable conditions. In­ editorial writer and 16 have had have been working apart and Classified Ads terested contact: Cheng Shang Hea, experience on high school papers. isolated from one another. This has Ricketts Lounge. Four out of the 31 girls expressed limited their effectiveness. Finally, after years of disunity, an organi­ . Y.\lCA Autions Off interest in working on the Tech . zation has been formed to bring Lust and Unclaimed Only two had prior experience ... these people together. I am in­ bi' been received this year. Only Four law students at the Uni­ TRAVEL HELP WANTED terested in getting Caltech students a, licles received before May 16 will versity of California demanded who are opposed to the draft be Juctioned off. yesterday in a Federal court suit EUROPE·ISRAEL Travel Discounts FREE LANCE WORK that President Nixon be ordered to together to plan out meaningful, available to holders of international Translators in all languages, inclu­ effective activities we can carry out SKY-DIVING NEXT TUESDAY stop sending American troops into student I.D. cards. For info. re­ ding African, needed to translate against the present system of Next Tuesday night, May 26, Cambodia. They charge that sending garding travel discounts and pur­ highly technical and scientific ma­ induction in conjunction with the 1970, a movie on sky-diving will be troops to Cambodia is a direct chase of card, contact: International terial in several fields. Work may be Union for 'National Draft Oppo­ sbuwn in Winnett Lounge at 7:30 violation of the Constitution and of Student Club .of America, 11687 done at home in free time. Only sition (UNDO). I have already pm. Also included with the the United Nations ChJrter. They San Vincente Blvd., Suite No.4, individuals with scientific training received from UNDO a list of legal, showing will be talks and experi­ hope to extend their suit to 10 000 Los Angeles, Cal. 90049. Tele· considered. Send resume to non-violent ideas_ I have been in ences upon sky-diving by Barry plaintiffs by ~rjting law studen;s all phone: 213-826-5669. SCITRAN, Box 5456, Santa Bar­ contact with Occidental and 1 have Latsinger, President of the Southern over the country. bara, California 93103. planned a joint meeting there this California Sport Parachuting Coun­ Dr. Smith (David) is reminding Tuesday evening. I would like to cil. Refreshments will be served. everyone of the exhibit of art from HELP! We have too many girls! meet with interested Caltech stu­ ASCIT sponsored. the collection of Thomas Terbell EUROPEAN SAFARI FOR SALE and his family. Works of Roy dents this Friday afternoon at 4:00 Not a tour. 14 countries, 70 days, ,Notes and Comments Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Robert p.m. in the YMCA lounge. If you lodging and transportation. Stopping FOR SALE: Sony STR-6050 recei­ Department Department Irwin, Jasper Johns, Donald Judd, can't make it, just sign up on the at major cities and small villages. ver, Dyna Preamp, Dyna Stereo-70 sheet under 'draft opposition' on We sneaked (snuck' a look at Craig Kauffman and.Ed Ruscha will See the running of the bulls, Greek amp, Dyna FM tuner; B & W the interest and activities sheets be shown. The exhibit closes May the bulletin board outside the wine fest, etc. Only $450. For info Motorcycle. Call 795-0578 between YMCA office. mbmitted by the frosh (and fresh- 28. call 746-3671 or 747-2254. 12 a.m. and 12 p.m. -Dennis Dibartolomeo AM/FM receiver, bookshelf speakers, changer, headphones, all for $125. After 1 p.m. 839-2216.

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The Jester Will Co"ntinue On In His Quest For • •• • Continued from Page Three hundred square yards of shattered Cuba has been much improved since had, (all thanks are due to the again and vented their fury on every miraculously-recovered Arkady had stalks, four shredded-cane-covered Castro took over. If a Russian gives avarice of the manager of the Russian-made car, Russian-owned given various orders after they had Ministry of Agriculture men, and a orders, (especially if they are on Bleditchneskoye Chemical Works, building, Russian missile base, and left, and vanished with no trace consuming desire to do Arkady Ministry of Agriculture stationery) who made several thousand rubles Russian they could find, as Tass except for leaving a bottle of cake Rodionovitch Vrazumihin bodily there is no lackadaisicalness about by skimping on the calcium thio­ announced sorrowfully to the world coloring labeled "Old Rogue Ele· harm. obedience to the order. So, most of sulphate in the batteries), but these the next day. phant... One Snort and You Know It soon was apparent that the the night, stevedores unloaded su­ unfortunate farmers had wiped out You're Done For...lOO% Red-Eye Detectives Reconstruct cuts made before the cutter burned garcane cutters prominently marked (non-toxic);" a complicated arrange· little hunks of their fields, as the After the fact detectives recon­ out (British Electrochemical Indus­ CCCP, and early in the morning ment of belts, tubes and bottles weaker batteries produced a less­ structed the escape, and they can tries, Ltd. never intended their more than 100,000 Cubans received attached to gadgets which fitted powerful beam, so they too were in tell you about the pocket submarine chemical batteries for such service) the latest fruit of the solidarity of invisibly on one's hands, providing an ugly humor. As the Agriculture Comrade Vasily Petrovich Erdsenov, had had too much backswing or too the Cuban Peoples' Republic and an explanation of the strange Lower men walked, they found themselves and the electronic-monitoring boat much follow-through; anyhow, the the Union of Soviet Socialist Uzbekistan way of clutching a glass; leading a growing band of furious code-named "Two Kopecs" and front wheel and part of the motor Republics. One may well say that and a note which said in English, farmers. Ii was indeed a heady how the Soviet Navy Command of their car had been cut through the Cuban farmers were lucky that "Don't fidel around with things you feeling to march at the head of a really didn't order a man moved neatly and silently. the Russian copies burned out don't understand. Keep 'em down swelling horde. The fuming crowd from Cuba to Sweden as fast as Russian Viewpoint on the farm, the Jester." sooner than the Swedish-made origi­ swept into Havana, and stormed possible, but all the Agriculture men From a Russian's viewpoint, nal which the Agriculture men had Arkady's hotel, and then swept out and farmers knew was that a

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