THE DROP CALIFORNIA day VOLUME 85 PASADENA,... CALIFORNIA / FRIDA Y, MARCH 2, 1984 NUMBER 20 An Interview With President Goldberger Committees Rec'ommend Profs Must Teach Curriculum Changes By Lily Wu and Ken Whang by Ken Whang background material in Chem sions. Last of three parts. pression that there is the "kind The 1984 faculty-student 1. • The remedial English course of dedication,' overall, to conference concentrated on • Chemical bonding and is not rigorous enough to MARVIN GOLDBERGER: What do undergraduate teaching as an issues from the last conference' quantum mechanics should be prepare students for other your professors say when you institution, as might be in 1982 that have not yet been taught third term, ·after the humanities .and social sciences talk with them about teaching? desirable. resolved. freshman have a better courses. Or don't you? There are a lot of very good The main topics of discus- mathematical background. • The current selection of LILY wu: Well, some students and dedicated teachers and sion were reform of the • The course should be more social science courses is too complain about excessive there are a lot of people who freshman chemistry course continuous, with no more than small. The prerequisite of Ec homework assignments, and don't like to teach, and don't (Chern 1), problems with the one professor per term. 11 for many courses is restric­ lost ofprofessors try to make a do a very good job. humanities and social sciences Committee members were tive. Committee members were joke of it and say, "Well, it LW: But they teach anyway. program, option for students Evan Cromwell and Teresa only took my T.A. four hours wishing to transfer out of Solberg. Glen Crawford, Peter Fay, MG: They teach anyway. to do it," and, "this one's Caltech, relations between Sunney Chan noted that Paul Filmer, Castor Fu, Jerry trivial," and I don't see, by and Everybody has to teach. Pro­ McGann, Mac Pigman, Aaron fessors are professors, they graduate and undergraduate within the current 6 units for large, a very understanding students, and the Summer the course, professors can Roodman, Robert Rosenstone, faculty. will, by God, profess. and Chris Wood .. But there is a spiritual ele­ Undergraduate Research assign nothing more than Part of the problem seems Fellowship Program (SURF). "Mickey Mouse problems" and McGann defended the divi­ to be that teaching doesn't have ment to it, which is hard to get across, about the importance The conference attracted can not cover the material sion's lack of writing instruc­ very high priority here. I don't roughly equal numbers of completely. tion, saying that the faculty are think the professors have of it. But you have to be careful. faculty and students. Many Bill Goddard, another hired as humanities and social enol,tgh incentive to take time students missed the conference Chern 1 professor, emphasized science researchers, and really to teach us properly. I mean, if you write anything about the subject, there are an because of scheduling early repeatedly that his material, don't know how to teach MG: In my inaugural address, I awful lot of people on campus, Saturday morning. quantum mechanics and bon- writing. maybe you don't see so many Each topic was given a 40 ding, is very important and can Daniel Kevlas put the HAny reasonably of them, but there are a large minute time slot, during which not be adequately under the responsibility on the students number who take teaching ex­ the committee stuqying the current course structure. to spend more time writing and bright, brand new tremely seriously, and a sugges­ issue presented its re,commen- Chan also explained that rewriting drafts of their papers. Ph.D. can teach a tion that nobody takes teaching dations and members of the the course is lectured by several Undergraduate Brad seriously at Caltech would pro­ audience voiced their opinions different professors so that Marston stated that, for the course in quantum duce mass outrage, and ap­ in response. The program was each can spend more time on tuition he pays to come here, electrodynamics, or propriately so. moderated by Jim Morgan. his research and lecture only on the humanities and social Following the last commit- topics in his area of expertise. sciences classes offered are not something, that's LW: Do the department heads or the professors actually pay tee presentation, Dean of Perhaps this is less a pro­ diverse enough and are too low just duck soup, I Educational Computing Geof- blem of heavy research obliga­ in quality. (See Marston's letter attention to the TQFR? frey Fox presented a report and tions than of lazy professors, in the issue.) but to really teach MG: Absolutely. addressed comments on educa- suggested aeronautics professor Several professors in the freshman physics LW: Because that very clearly tional computing at Caltech. Hans Liepmann, who pointed division offered the argument shows that there are a few pro­ Points brought up repeated- out that, on the other extreme, that the classes they teach do is hard." ' fessors who get very mediocre ly in the discussions were that Richard Feynman was able to not have the problems that the or, even downright turkey the curriculum at Caltech i,s too prepare the Feynman Lectures students see in the humanities put a great deal Qf emphasis on grades as they're called, yet narrow and that more em- while he was working on Nobel and social sciences classes in the importance of teaching and they teach the same class over phasis needs to be placed on Prize physics research. general. my own views about that. and over again. This is' the teaching. Maile Smith, who has Transfer Options I came from Princeton, fourth year they're teaching the Following are summaries of. T.A.ed Chern 1 for two years, which, I think, probably all class and for the fourth year the discussions at the con- noted that while professors are Committee Recommendations: around, is the best undergradu­ they'll probably earn four ference: expected to lecture only in their • Caltech should demonstrate ate institution in the country. turkeys again. Chern 1 areas of expertise, graduate recognition that it is not the Not in science and technology MG: Well, the question is, students teach in their recita­ right educational environment or this or that, but overall. "What do you do about it?" Committee Recommendations: tion sections the whole year's for all students, and commit There is a true dedication to You have people who are bad • The freshman chemistry worth of material. itself to enabling all of it ad­ the teaching of undergraduates course should be changed from mits to get the best possilbe teachers for a variety of Humanities and there, it's a historical thing. a 6-unit course to a 9-unit education, at other schools if reasons. Social Sciences Everybody teaches One of the most brilliant course to enable the faculty to necessary. undergraduates. There are not develop the material more ful- Committee Recommendations: • Counciling for potential people who teach only ly. Three of four students poll- • Humanities and social transferees should' be available graduate courses; everybody "Professors are ed felt that this would be ap- sciences faculty should give and .advertised. teaches undergraduates. professors; they propriate. students more instructive com­ • Concerned faculty should I insisted when I was chair­ will, by God, • The institute chemistry re- ments on the structure and make an effort to exploit man of the Physics Department quirement should be raised style of their papars. Students academic connections to in­ that the older, more experi­ profess." from 18 to 27 units. ,This polled were concerned that crease a transferee's chance of enced teachers were the ones would ensure that students take their writing was not improving acceptance by other schools. who taught the undergraduate theoretical physicists that I've all three terms of the proposed at all in the course of their • An official adminstrative courses, and the hot shot ever encountered is a man by 9-unit course. humanities education at position should be set up that young assistant professors the name Eugene, his name is • Students should not be re- Caltech. can deal with these needs effec­ taught the graduate courses. pronounced "vigner ," it's quired to take Chern 3, the in- • Courses on technical and tively. It's much harder to teach spelled Wigner. He's a truly troductory lab course, during expository writing should be Committee members were undergraduate courses. great theoretical physicist. their freshman year. They offered. Similar courses em­ Paul Graven, Barbara Turpin, Students know less.' They're He was one of the all time could take it another term, phasizing oral presentation are Aaron Roodman, and Don less dedicated. worst teachers I ever had, and after they had learned more currently offered by other divi- continued on page 5 Any reasonably bright, he used to come to me and say, brand new Ph.D. can teach a "Why am I such a rotten "'---Notes graduate course in quantum teacher?" This was when I was electrodynamics or something, chairman; I was his boss, The recipients of the 7th ASCITChooses Best that's just duck soup, but to nominally, at Princeton, and I Annual Awards for Ex­ really teach freshman physics is tried to explain to him why he cellence in Teaching for the Teacher,s for Awards hard. was a rotten teacher. There was year 1982-83 are: I made this point, and there no way to help him. His Thayer Scudder - Board of Directors of ,have been some changes, I specific case, I'll tell you, is Allan Acosta - Anthropology ASCIT on the basis of the i think, at least insofar as the interesting. Thermal Engineering Thomas Tombrello 1982-83 Teaching Quality way physics is taught here. He is a person who cannot John Bercaw - Physics Feedback Report and the There's an unevenness as make a statement that's not a Chemistry Reports Jf past several far as people's personal dedica­ hundred percent true. So if he Thank you for your outstan­ years. Students have con­ James Knowles - sistently rated these pro­ tion to teaching is concerned. I starts to explain something, Engineering Math ding teaching! think everybody knows how I suddenly he thinks of a coun­ fessors highly, indicating feel about it, but I wouldn't terexample which is so im- Herbert Ryser - The recipients of these that they are superior want to try to give you the im- continued on page 2 Combinatorial Analysis awards. were chosen by the teachers. 2 THE CALIFORNIA TECH / FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 19S4 1:====letter,======:J .' The Inside -World -' ' . ~~ c== ______~ __ ~ - - - '

Blacker: The party featuring the Young I-publicans was a real pencil-sharpener. "A real pencil-sharpener." How am I to read that? I see that and I say OK, the party is a pencil-sharpener. So Social Science Offerings what? Well, it's kinda the way I felt about the party. You know, when you like ... when you've at a party and it's ... it's are Insufficient kinda like a ... a pencil sharpener, in a way. It's just. .. just the way I felt. Well, OK, but we don't learn anything about the party from the fact that it's a pencil-sharpener. Why is the fact To .the Editor: of undergraduates. These that this party is a pencil-sharpener significant? I read it like the party was full of nerds so everyone was like sharpening their pencils to do integrals or I am a graduating senior esoteric offerings exist because something. severely disappointed by the they are easier for the No, that's not what I meant at all. Social Science Department at specialists in the department to Anything else on the I-publican party? Caltech. I am paying $8,700 teach than are relevant general - Apologies to appropriate parties P.S. BROOMBALL!! and WE WANT BLOOM COUNTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this year to attend Caltech and courses. Laziness also explains Dabney: DROP THEM, DROP THEM, HEAR MY CALL! I do not want to waste my time why many courses meet only DROP THEM, DROP THEM, DROP THEM ALL! taking highly specific classes once a week in one long boring DROP THEM, DROP THEM, HEAR WHAT I SAY! such as "Microeconomic session - it is easier to drone on DROP THEM, DROP THEM, DROP THEM TODAY! Theory III" that represent the for two hours than to prepare - The Ghost ojDrop Days Past majority of the Social Science exciting short lectures three Fleming: Wine and Candlelight was this past Saturday. Great job done by Egg, Social Team, and waiters. Juniors I won Indoor Olympiad by taking the relay. Ned Day was yesterday. offerings. asked the depart­ times a week. The department Lookout Mammoth, here we come. ment to grant me social science does not seek to give under- -AI Fansome credit for a history course I . graduates a broad under­ Page: In a valiant effort, Alley-Gory tried, but could not retain the coveted bowling pin. took, since most major univer­ standing of Western Civiliza­ Ethnic is accepting challenges/bribes. sities consider history a social tion; rather it requires students Looking forward to the Penthouse Party with Fleming tomorrow night. science. The faculty responses to attend dreary, narrow -Kent Noble ranged from a "NO" written in . classes so it -can justify its own Lloyd: No entry. . . six-inch letters to indecent budget and existence. Ricketts: Well, I take some time off and everything happens at once. First, two Saturdays ago was Apache, which once again managed to beat the deadline of construction to be used for wild partying followed by rapid destruction comments. Such arrogance I challenge the department in the early morning hours. characterizes the Social Science to overcome its unreasonable Last Thursday were Rickett's elections with Andy Wold moving up into the post of Big Enchilada and Bob Department and reflects the bias by making the following Mackey as the new President of Social Vice. The new Veep is Andre 'the Zot' Burgoyne and your faithful reporter as immaturity of many of the changes: first, that it offer house secretary. Last Saturday was the first annual Atli Lawn Barbeque and football game organized by Santosh and Sunday was an unsuccessful dlscobolos challenge against Blacker in volleyball (5-15, 17-15, 11-15). social science faculty. Why are more general courses and se­ Thanks to Cookiefriend (Rickett'S mostoff-off-campus member) and Fleming's hospitality, we are all invited to a they so frightened by my pro­ cond, that it consider history a party (dancing ¢) with Pepperdine, Saturday at 8:30 in the Spaulding Penthouse. Go be social and have fun too! posal? social science. If the ad­ - Bob Bolender Social Scientists at· Cal tech ministration is honest when it Ruddock: Last Week: Frosh party. Jammin'. have narrowly defined their says "in short, every effort is This Week: Broomball. 'Nuff said. own field to be the numerical made to provide under­ - Chris Mihos understanding of human be­ graduates with well-rounded, ings. Such an approach is naive integrated programs that and simplistic in the extreme; it will ... develop character, in­ is also a poor imitation of real tellectual breadth and physical science. Thus, if a student is well being" it will surely regard ~~11ir uM@~~ But Why Can't not interested in the quan­ these proposed changes to be in TONIGHT at and 10:00 titative ideology of the depart­ the best interest of the - . ~ 7:30 . He Teach? ment, there are just barely students. enough classes available to him from page 1 Sincerely, to satisfy the minimum social - Brad Marston probable as to be of no science requirements. This relevance whatsoever. So he situation is not acceptable - if JfOFORNIA TECH stops to rephrase the matter so the department requires atten­ as' to encompass that counter­ dance in its courses, it must Volume 85 Number 20 example. Then he'll, when ex­ provide a wide range of good Friday, March 2, 1984 plaining the new way, he'll find general courses. Note that even Published weekly except during ex­ another one, and so on. good courses such as An122 amination and vacation periods by As a result, he would (introduction to the an­ the Associated Students of the sometimes never get through a California Institute of Technology, thropology of development) are Inc. The opinions expressed herein single statement almost, and far from general-an introduc­ are strictly those of the authors and the students used' to go just tion to the anthropology of do not necessarily reflect those of bats with him. mankind might be more ap­ the editors. in Baxter [e~ture Mall He also had a slightly Letters and announcements are propriate (for example, Stan­ welcome. Included with all contribu­ 50CASCIT memb.ers $1 all others unpleasant habit of, having ford offers such a course). tions should be the author'S name taught quantum mechanics 43 President Goldberger says and phone number and the intended times in his life, he didn't think he "would like to discourage date of publication. The editors it was necessary to prepare the reserve the right to abridge letters, so The Caltech Y Fly-by students from trying to become please keep them concise. lectures. Which I think is a graduate students while they're Turn in copy to the Tech office Friday ... March 2 catastrophic mistake and undergraduates." Yet, the mailbox, room 107 Winnett. The something that's unforgivable deadline for copy is Wednesday Noon Concert-enjoy a wild and crazy drop day with Social Science Department of­ evening at 8:00 pm. Late copy may the Caltech Glee Club. as far as students are con­ fers primarily graduate type not be printed unless previous ar­ c(!rned. courses and ignores the needs rangements have been made with the Sunday ... March 4 I don't think I have ever in editors. my life given a lecture that I . Whale Watching - just a reminder: transportation Editors in Chief ...... Ken Hahn leaves at 8:15 a.m. from Winnett. have not, not written out every Chris Meisl word but, virtually written it. I Ken Whang Monday ... March 5 feel that it's unfair to the stu­ ALL YOU CAN EAT Sports Editor ...... Stewart Peebles Sign up in the Y office for the L.A. Philharmonic's dent to go and just do it off Reporters ...... Jim Hamrick. DINNER Sonny Lee, Stewart Peebles, Behzad Friday ,March 9th performance, featuring Debussy's the top ·of your head. But that's Sadeghi, Biff Yamazaki La Mer and Strauss's Concerto for Oboe and more. my own personal hangup. The Gadfly ...... Lily Wu That wouldn't mean Co~o~eQ ~ee' 9 The Inside World .. , . Bob Bolender Tuesday ... March 6 necessarily that I'm a superb (Ri), Bill Callahan (Da), Rodney teacher, but that was always uUo~go~i.(.l~ CBa/(~-.Q Kinney (Bl), Rod Van Meter (Ll), Elie Wiesel-"When the Unthinkable Happens," a Chris Mihos (Ru), Kent Noble (Pa), and Jewish-Christian dialogue on the implications of one thing I always did. Ed Zanelli (FI) There are some people who the Nazi holocause for the nuclear arms race. Student 1115 Fair Oaks A Generation Ago ...... Ken Hahn tickets are $2.50. Thorne Hall, in Occidental College, are bad teachers, as I said, Production ...... Bena Currin, 8:15 p.m. there are a variety of reasons SQuth Pasadena Ron Pekar, Nick Smith, George why people are bad teachers. 799-6176 Stecher, Yosufi Tyebkhan Wednesday ... March 7 Now you say, "They're so Business Managers ..... Joseph Lee Noon Update - "A Business Economist's Perspective damned bad, why do you let You can make your selec­ Peter Lim on the Soviet Economic Record, " with Horace them teach?" Circulation Managers .. Steve Baxter We're very thin here, as far tion from four kinds of meat Paul Gillespie Gilbert. Upstairs at the Winnett Clubroom 1. and fish, nine fresh as people are concerned. We The offices of the California Tech are located in Tickets to Disneyland for April 7th and 8th are have a terrible time manning vegetables, and ten dif­ Winnett Center on the Caltech campus. Editor: Room 115 356·6153 available at the Y office. Open to students faculty, - the freshman physics. We want 'ferent Bar-B-Que sauces. Business Manager: Room 107 356·6154 to have the discussion sections Production: Room 1I5 356·6153 staff, everyone. The sliced meat and fresh The California Tech, 107·51 taught by professors, not by vegtables are cooked on our Caltech, Pasadena. CA 91125 7 more trolling days to Decompression. The Y is proud graduate students. ~~{N~~nia~y News· Type Service, Glendale, speCial Mongolian .grill right to offer its services Saturday & Sunday from 9-12 We don't have very many Subscriptions should be directed to the attention in front of your eyes. of the circulation manager. p.m. It will prove to be better than ever. We would like people, so you have to almost $6.00 per year (three tenns) to see your smiling face among the crowd. continued on page 3 $100.00per life ISSN(}()()8·1582 i THE CALIFORNIA TECH / FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1984 __ 3 Goldberger Encourages i Professors To Teach from page 2 to be also a very good teacher. thousands either. drag them in off the streets He loves to teach, he likes to teach undergraduates, and he MG: I know. It happens in too and, so that's one of the prob­ large a number of cases. Even lems. I don't think it's ... does an outstanding job on the whole. Others who just don't, if it happens. in a relatively You know, if people small number, of course there's thought they could get out of but I try to exert as much moral pressure as I can about a limit, but, if the numbers are teaching by being rotten significant, we're doing teachers, you would see turkeys this. You know, I taught one something wrong and we ought all over the place. You know, to pay attention to it, because I people like to do their research. quarter of freshman physics last year. I was not terribly think it's curable. LW: Actually, one thing is that happy about my performance. LW: But what can be done just being a Nobelist or a I think it was adequate, but about it? brilliant professor isn't what neither terribly rotten nor ter­ MG: the student needs. Well, as I say, I think the Jon Swihart's examples of superrealism are being ribly good. The problem I had student-faculty conferences featured at Baxter Art Gallery for two weeks. MO: I know. was that I had time to prepare historically have been a place LW: I mean, just because the lectures and I had time to where serious student concerns have been met by serious facul­ . "I hate to see someone graduate from ty consideration. You. go to an "Five Artists" are Caltech so turned off about science individual professor and he chews you out because the Featured at Baxter when they came here just burning problems are trivial or he says with the desire to be a scientist of the T .A. takes four hours and Caltech News Bureau it takes you sixteen hours, but Caltech's Baxter Art Gallery or photographs, but creates a some sort, and then have them turn their if you get up with that group will present the works of five very different type of work back on it. That's tragic." where the faculty has to listen; young southern California ar­ through his process of printing it's not just one professor, I tists in an exhibition of multiple images from various there's a professor teaching give the lectures, but I didn't think you can have an imp(lct. photography and painting, negatives on a single sheet of each section, that doesn't mean have time to think about the In connection with any con- open now and continuing paper. the quality of teaching is bet­ lectures. cern about teaching, I try to through Saturday, April 21. The personal images that ter. Sometimes graduate or My time is so constrained, really put my money where my "Five Artists - Southern painters Sanchez and Swihart even undergraduate T.A. 's con­ fractionated, that I would start mouth is. When it comes to California" features the work of use in their work show their vey the meaning even better to prepare a lecture, and the salary increases, I have a little artists Don Gregory Anton,' concern with traditional aspects than the prof does. way I started was the way I did tiny fraction of the total salary Stephen L. Berens, Grey of painting. Sanchez uses a very For conveying the ideas it. I didn't have time to think pool that I use to reward peo- Crawford, Stephanie Sanchez, painterly application in her some people seem to have it about it and say, "No, maybe pIe who perform a variety of and Jon Swihart. Anton, landscapes, still lifes, and and some, unfortunately, just that isn't really the right way to institute services, and anybody Berens, and Crawford are dream-like figure paintings. , don't. do it. I ought to do it another who wins an AS CIT teaching scheduled to discuss their work Swihart achieves the same feel­ MG: Just don't, that's right. way." I didn't have that luxury, award gets noticed by me. in sessions to be held at the ing of otherworldliness in his scenes of contemporary figures LW: SO it doesn't seem the em­ that freedom, which I used to I must confess I don't Gallery during March and phasis should be necessarily on have when that was my religiously take money away April. These informal talks will in southern California getting a professor to teach but business. from the people who get three be free and open to the public. locales - figures posed in to find somebody who can. But I taught, I wanted to or four turkeys, but I try to use Curator of the exhibition is dramatic stances that echo the do it partly for symbolic a carrot, at least, and I do Baxter Gallery director Jay religious composisions of the MG: Well, let's talk about the reasons, so nobody else could everything I can. Belloli. In his introduction to Renaissance. freshman physics as an exam­ say they didn't have time to But you know the problem the exhibition catalogue, Belloli Informal talks by the artists ple. I do believe that, on the teach. with the role of teaching in. discusses the concern with im- are at noon in the gallery: I average, it's better to have ex­ I don't know when I'll do it evaluation of professors is agery that characterizes all five - Don Gregory Anton, Tues­ , perienced professors than again, and I think, if I do always a difficult one. artists. This "evocative power of day, March 6 graduate students. That there teach again, it'll probably more If you're considering some- images" is significant to the ar­ -Stephen L. Berens, Tues­ are some graduate students likely be an advanced under- one for a promotion of some - tists in expressing the content in day, March 13 who are better than experi­ graduate class than to do the sort, the issue of teaching does their paintings or photographs. -Grey Crawford, Tuesday, enced professors I'm perfectly freshman. I found that very, come up. But it's a SUbjective Another artistic influence April 3 happy to admit. But as a class, very hard. question, by and large. shared among the five is the The final event of the series I would rather have those But all I can do is cajole, Whereas the research evalua- southern California landscape. will be a lecture, "Contem­ graduate students T .A.ing in a try to provide an example, and tion is very objective. Peer Architectural forms and urban porary Art in Southern Califor­ graduate course, or an ad­ keep on cajoling to develop evaluations, articles in refereed scenes familiar to the region are nia," by Susan C. Larsen, vanced undergraduate course. this attitude. journals, letters from respected frequently in their composi- associate professor at the 'But you're speaking on the One thing I did say in my, people in the field. tions. University of Southern Califor­ whole, not exceptional situa­ if I remember correctly, in my When you try to weigh in Anton's, black and white nia, on Tuesday, April 17 at 8 tions. inauguration speech is that I teaching, you run into those photographs present figurative, pm in Baxter Lecture Hall. But it is hard when some­ was very concerned about the terrible paradoxes. Here's a emotional images and settings A 16-page black and white one is, for whatever reason, a dropout rate. And I wanted to person who's published ten that refer to specific moments illustrated catalogue of the ex­ bad teacher, you nevertheless be absolutely sure that for all papers during the course of the or locations in the artist's life. hibition will be available at the have to insist that they teach. of the multitudinous reasons year, all of the highest quality Berens collages photographs gallery for $4.50. We don't allow people to be that students might have for and he's a pretty good teaCher' of architecture, which he then Baxter Art Gallery is open professors if they don't teach. I leaving Caltech, and there are or a fair teacher. Then there'~ draws on, or paints, to con- seven days a week, from noon don't know what to do about lots of them which I can ex- another person who's published struct his compositions. until 5 pm. Parking is available it, I really don't know what to plain but you understand and I two papers and the·.students go Crawford uses architectural in the Chester Avenue lot adja­ do about it. understand, I wanted to make ape over him. He's just the and landscape images in his col- cent to the gallery. KEN WHANG: You keep talking sure that bad teaching wasn't greatest teacher the world has about manpower problems, but one of them. That we had to ever seen. I think many people come here do our absolute level best over How do you weigh those thinking that the student facul­ the part of those aspects of the things in considering, say, the ty ratio here is really good and, student experience that we had promotion of these two people therefore, there's going to be control over. who are otherwise, more or less THE almost an excess of professors Now we have control over at the same level. Well, I'll tell ready to help them out. teaching. There's no excuse for you how it comes out, and MG: Well, the ratio is good, our doing bad teaching,or tur- tbere's no question as to how it H from a straight numerical ning students off by bad comes out in the real world, COMEDY NIGHTCLUB standpoint. teaching or, to come back to and you know the answer. LW: Right, but practically it your first point, trying to do LW: The one with the ten doe"n't always show up too much in a short period of papers wins. because some of the professors time. It's inexcusable. MG: Exactly. Exactly. just disappear into their labs. I hate to see someone And because you say, "Is B MG: That's right, and there ,are graduate from C:altech so twice as good a teacher as A, some people, unfortunately,' turned off about ~clence w~en 75% better?" It's not anything some professors here who t~ey came .here Just b~rm~g you can quantify, but I do try haven't taught-undergraduates WIth the deSIre to be a SCIentIst to . reward in a small man­ for fifteen years. I raise hell of some sort, .and then haye. ner-the amount of money with them. them, turn. theIr back on It. that I get to distribute is not On the other hand, some That s tragIC. very high, it's three-tenths of a are extremely conscientiuos. LW: But tha~ happens. percent of the total salary pool, 24 NORTH MENTOR AVENUE· PASADENA RESERVATIONS .... 681-1923 Dick Feynman for example, MG: I know It happens. peanuts, but I try to use it he's phenomenal. He happens LW: And it's not just one in judiciously. 4 .. THE CALIFORNIA TECH / FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1984,'

Ramo Auditorium Folk Music Mimes' to Appear Silently A Small Concert pm and "Five Good Reasons to Potato and Pearblossom Office of Public Events Laugh" at 8 pm. families. Using only sound, music, "Potato People" is a mask­ "Five Good Reasons to The Caltech Folk Music or $6 at the door, but Caltech costumes and props, the mime mime play. Performers wear Laugh" is a set of vignettes, in­ Society will host a concert students can purchase tickets .troupe Theatre Beyorid Words large, whfte, dome-like masks, cluding the tale of a pear who featuring topical for $3, thanks to a subsidy will appear in Ramo which give the impression of discovers himself hanging on a singer / songwriter Fred Small from the GSC. Additional in­ Auditorium, Saturday, March having been carved out of a branch and' subsequently suf­ this evening (Friday) at 8 pm in formation and tickets are 3. Two different shows will be potato. This sketch involves fers an attack of vertigo. Winnett Lounge. Tickets for available through the Caltech presented: "Potato People" at 3 the adventures between the continned on page 5 the concert are $5 in advance Office of Public Events box of­ fice (818) 356-4652.

Fred Small, who gave up' his law practice to pursue a EE, ME, CS GRADUATES career as a musician and ac­ tivist, sings songs concerned with sexism, peace, social change, labor and thermal underwear. He makes his home Tha Class 01 in Boston where he performs often in the area's folk clubs, when not touring around the country. Noted writer Jeff McLaughlin wrote for The Boston Globe, "Fred Small seems well on the way to broad popularity on the folk music circuit. His voice is excellent, his songs have light, bright melodies and sprightly rhythms, and his strong will lind tha tachnical world oltha 1990's political consciousness is leavened by wit and a keen ...at ITT Gillillan' sense of irony." Fred's songs seem to have a At ITT Gilfillan we're pushing the life of their own, partly state-of-the-art and working on pro­ because they have been per­ grams that will be driving the technol­ formed by so many other musi­ ogy of the 19~0's in such areas as air cians. Fred's song, "Fifty-nine surveillance, air defense, air traffic Cents," with lyrics like "Fifty­ control and landing radar systems nine cents for every man's dollar ... it's a low down ... and passive surveillance systems. deal ... they give you a job, it's This environment is obviously highly your paycheck they steal," has conducive to career growth ... which is become very popular with further enhanced by our backing by feminists, many of whom don't ITT Corporation with its vast re­ know of the song's author. sources and renowned research Pete Seeger. who also includes facilities. some of Fred's songs in his own repertoire has said, We are now in a period of major "Beautiful songs! He never expansion at our convenient location fails to unite an audience in . in the San Fernando Valley ... where song, let alone get them on you can enjoy Southern California their feet." Activist Ralph living while working in a congenial, Nader wrote, "witty, lyrical, in­ team environment. Openings are sightful-Fred Small's music is available for degreed candidates to a memorable and enjoyable carrier of truths." work in: • Antenna & Microwave Engineering • Receiver Design • Software Design • Radar & Weapons Systems Design • Mechanical Engineering 3 • C 1

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Contact your Placement Office to sign Fred Small up or write directly to Dick Dorsey, 782.1 Orion Avenue,' Van Nuys, CA The society is happy to an­ 91409. nounce that this concert will in­ terpreted for the hearing im­ paired by American Sign Language artist, Dana Farley. The society is also organiz­ ITT GllF~llAN ing a concert of traditional Irish music featuring De Danann, who will appear on An Equal Opportunity Employer Friday, March 23 in Beckman U.S Citizenship Required Auditorium.' For information and tickets for either of these concerts, call the Caltech Ticket Office at 356-4652. THE CALIFORNIA TECH / FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1984 ... 5

j I lGo See Seven Samurai Students and Faculty Debate by Anirvan Ghosh " Seven Samurai, perhaps entertaining, at the same time Ne.w Computing Policies Kurosawa's most famous film, very serious. The movie shows at Baxter Lecture Hall follows three groups of people from page 1 Meister, Richard Premont, ed for SURF, Shair noted that 1this Sunday at 6:30 pm. almost independently - the Skelton. Steve Salyards, and Eliza Sut­ "Everytime we do something ~ Seven Samurai was the farmers, the bandits, and the Theresa Birdseye, a senior ton. new, it's going to be controver­ Imovie on which the highly suc- samurai - and brings out the now, brought up from her own The recommendations that sial. That's why nothing gets jcessful The Magnific~nt Seven distinct characteristic~ of ~ach experience as a student here graduate and undergraduates done." jwas based. The stoty IS about a group. More closely, It follows some of the reasons students be graded on separate curves The Caltech Educational ~small village which is yearly in- each of the seven samurai in­ would want to transfer. In an when appropriate was strongly Computing Project 'vaded by bandits, and the dividually, thus bringing out emotional statement; she stated supported by students in the ifarmers lose their crops and the differences in their at­ that her classes always were audience. A Report by Geoffrey Fox: jsometimes their lives. The titudes and personalities; at the paced too fast and required so Graduate student Morgan • The objectives of the pro­ !farmers decide to hire some same time pointing out what much work that she never had Gopnik noted that the graduate ject are to enable students to ~samurai to protect their village. makes each of them an extraor­ any free time. curve would not necessarily be explore abstract concepts in lA group of seven samurai is dinary fighter. Ricardo Gomez recom- higher than the undergraduate greater detail or in a broader ifinally formed to defend the Seven Samurai is believed . mended that, instead of the curve, she for one being scared context than is usually possible jvillage, and the story thereafter to be one of the best Japanese student transferring to a less of some undergraduates' and to show students how to 'ideals with the encounters be- movies ever made. The movie demanding school, the abilities at least as much as use the' computer as an in­ tween the samurai and the ban- is brought to you . by the student's adviser should be undergraduates feat graduate vestigative tool. dits. Associated Students of the In- fired for letting' his advisee students. • The computing environ- Not the most sophisticated dian Subcontinent and the overload himself. Graduate students sup- ment at Caltech has developed plot for a movie, some of you Caltech Y. Admission for non­ ported proposals that would in the last five years into a might think, but that is where member Caltech students is Grad-undergrad relations make it easier for them to T .A. decentralized group of ten con­ Kurosawa's genius comes into $1.50. The price includes Committee Recommendations: nected networks. In the next play. The movie is thoroughly refreshments at intermission. SURF few years, the number of nodes • Social relations between graduate and undergraduate Committee Recommendations: will on this network will in­ students could be improved • Students should be made crease by a factor of fifteen to through small scale social more aware of undergraduate cover the entire campus. events, off-campus housing research opportunities. • Three major lower-level open to both groups, increased .• The Development Office undergraduate courses are formal interaction between should actively pursue funding available to teach students the ASCIT and GSC, and graduate for the endowment . of the use of computers, CS 10, E 1, participation in the Tech. SURF program. An endow- and Ph 20-22. Upper-level ment of 2.5 to 3 million dollars courses are also available. • Graduates and undergraduates should be grad­ will be needed to fund SURF This report attracted more ed on separate curves in re­ on an annual basis. attention from the students quired classes where one group • An adminstrative office than it was intended to. has significantly better prepara­ should be set up for SURF. Several students complained tion than the other. • The SURF stipend should that the computing courses • Faculty and T .A. 's should be . increased from its present available were not practical in­ be better educated about the level of $2600 for 10 weeks. troductions that effectively Honor System. Committee members were taught students how to use Praveen Asthana, Mehrdad computers. Six samurai look on in Seven Samurai. • A T .A. feedback system similar to Tom Apostol's Haghi, Sergay Mnatzakanian, Fox defended the style of T ASSIST (The Analytical Richard. Regen, and Fred instruction in the new introduc­ Survey Studying Interactions of Shair. tory courses, saying that the Beyond Words . Students and T.A.'s) used in Everyone seemed to agree most effective way to learn to from page 4 rush tickets will go on sale Math 1, should be im­ that SURF was a good thing, use computers is to be given a without many serious problems simple problem and then to try A five-member Canadian beginning one hour prior to plemented in all classes with to talk about. to figure out how to solve it. 'troupe, Theatre Beyond Words performance time (subject to teaching T.A.'s. Asked whether the funding Faculty in the audience has been touring for seven availability). • Graduated students should for SURF was a top priority in pointed out that programming years internationally, including Caltech faculty and staff have the flexibility to take part his adminstration, Goldberger style, heavily emphasized in CS Japan, France, Australia and tickets are priced at time teaching and research stated that SURF was impor- 10, is also important, and as New Zealand. They are the $10.00-9.00-8.00. They are jobs .. Undergraduate graders tant, of course, but that he the humanities division should resident company at Brock available at the Caltech Ticket should be used when possible wasn't about to compute its· develop students' writing styles, University in S1. Catharines, Office, just north of the to lessen graduate time Ontario. . Beckman Auditorium parking burdens. rank among dozens of other the other divisions· should l. Caltech student tickets are lot. For information, caH Committee members were important priorities. work on students' programm- lpriced at $5.50-5.00-4.50; $4.00 X4652. Candice McCoy, Markus Regarding changes propos- ing skills. Buy Caltech Cards Buy Ca ech Card.s and save 20% £Allf£Il~S and save 200/0 I3lJ~(JI~ £()~II~E~IAl will offer you a deal you can not refuse. ~------good food at reasonable prices refills on s'oft drinks at all times seconds on salad bar SPECIALTIES: SHISH-KABOB, SHAORMA,SOUVLAKI-STEAK HOMEMADE PASTRIES: BAKLAVA, BURMA, AND NAPOLBONS J:l4for the Entire Month Of March A Free Root Beer Float toA~l ]l;-.ziors, Seniors, and Graduate Students. Faeulty,Grad S¥ents, AUendl. . IS. c.: .On Lake Avea_ Mondays and Tuesdays .are Beer Days. ~alf price on beer. an Block North 01 eau'omla J.... ~~~~.-~.------~------6 .-- THE CALIFORNIA TECH / FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1984

Erickson Debut in Ramo Auditorium Women's Week At the turn of the century women .. March 8th was declared "Inter­ The Organization for Office of Public Events the Metropolitan Opera and national Women's Day" in Women at Caltech, with the she won first prize in the· the San Francisco Opera. recognition of the contribution support of the Caltech Y, the Soprano Kaaren Erickson This concert is sponsored, of women to the labor move­ GSC, the MOSH, and the will appear in Ramo in part, by a grant from the ment. In keeping with this President's Office, is planning Auditorium, Friday, March 2 National Endowment for the spirit the entire week of March to celebrate Women's History at 8 pm. This will be Erickson's Arts. 4-March 10 is now proclaim­ Week with famous speakers Caltech debut. Caltech students may pur­ ed yearly by Congress as "Na­ (Shirley Hufstedler on Tues­ Included on the program chase tickets to this event for tional Women's History day!); interesting displays will be works by Mozart, $5.50-5.00-4.50 with a Caltech Week." . (come by the Red Door Cafe); Debussy, Brahms, Diemer and student I.D. Rush tickets may Women's place in history, outdoor concerts (Ruth Barrett Wolf. Erickson will be accom­ be purchased by Cal tech whether in the more "tradi­ and Cyntia Smith are appear­ panied by pianist Armen students for $4.00 each beginn­ tional" fields of education, of­ ing); refreshments every day Guzelimian. ing one hour prior to perfor­ fice work, health care and and general festivities.· All A native of Seattle, mance time (subject to volunteer work or in the· events will take place at noon Erickson studied under the Karen Erickson availabiltiy). mainstream of professions such on the Quad. Look for flyers baritone Martial Singher and Tickets for Caltech faculty as science; medicine and the and notices on Winnett for made her professional operatic Munich International Competi­ and staff. are priced at arts; has been largely ignored more info and plan to keep debut in 1982. Later that year, tion as well as awards from $10.00-9.00-8.00. They are and undocumented. This blind your lunch hours free next available at the Caltech Ticket spot of historians is just begin­ week! ning to be filled in by patient Schedule of Events: Office, just north of the (All events at 12 noon on the Beckman Auditorium parking research into and reconstruc­ ROMA GARDENS tion of the lives of ordinary, Quad unless specified other­ lot. For information, call cam­ wise) pus extension 4652. and often extraordinary, Tuesday, March 6 - Shirley 10 PERCENT OFF' .~ .~j Hufstedler (attorney, former judge, politician); Caltech ON ALL FOOD PIZZA I Women's Glee Club. & Cin em atech Wednesday, March 7- .. BQakedd gTOOldks on sale on t~e In or Out ua; a on women m I Doc Savage history followed by discussion FREE (in the Red Door Cafe) at 7:30 Thursday, March 8 - (Inter­ Pitcher Beer or Coke r national Women's Day) Special with any $10.00 purchase I Batman Noon Concert with Ruth Bar­ at 9:35 rett and Cyntia Smith (beautiful dulcimer music) 1076 E. Colorado 449-1948 ... and all three days: free Saturday Evening in Baxter Lecture Hall refreshments on the Quad; special display in Red Door Corner of Wilson & Colorado Students, $1 All Others, $2 Show your Caltech 1.0. Cafe with taped speeches by famous women; general fun and celebration! "MOST STUDENTS N'T KNOW THAT ARMY ROTC STO AN ARMY OmCER'S COMMISSION IJ GRADUAnON:'

Besides studying for his degree «In your last .two years of in management, senior Scott ROTC, you receive $100 a month. Bacon is also learning what it takes The way I see it, ROTC is pay' to become an officer through ing you money and you just give the Army ROTC. Army back a little of your time. «I attended an Army ROTC When I get out of the Army, my Day during my freshman summer experience should make it easier orientation. When I found out you to get a job. Corporations look for weren't obligated to anything your officers, because they have expe'" freshman and sophomore years, . rience managing people and equip .. I decided to try it. I enjoy ROTC. ment. And I think starting salaries I'm learning things I nonnally • might be higher because of that wouldn't learn in college. Like lead-. . experience." ership theories. And tactics. For Scott Bacon, adding Army The management training you ROTC to his college schedule has receive is really good, too. It helped .• • really paid off. Because it actually me a lot with my other manage, added another dimension to his ment courses. college education. "I'm pretty involved with And Army ROTC can do the the University, so I'm glad ROTC· same for you. . doesn't take up a lot of time. It's For more information, stop just a couple ofhours a week. At the by the Army ROTC office nearest end of your junior year, you have your campus. Or call (213) 863--5819 to go to Advanced Camp. It's a lot, for details. of fun. You get introduced to everything the Army has to offer. Tanks, helicopters, you name it. THE CALIFORNIA TECH / FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1984 7 il I?=/======::=;:::=====sports ======~=! Beavers Open Season in ITraditional Fashion Weekly Sports Calendar by Doug Oute revenge in the bottom' of the The Beavers opened up the second scoring seven runs on a Fri. 3-2 TBA Swimming NAIA Championships Arkansas I 1984 league season in the tradi- grand ~lam and a few errors by Sat. 3-3 TBA Swimming NAIA Championships Ark, Ark Itional fashion of Caltech Caltech. That left the score 7-8 Sat. 3-3 10:30 am Women's Tennis Whittier Caltech Ibasebal~ tea~s. Caltech had a after two innings. Sadly for the Sat. 3-3 11 :00 am Track Pomona & Occidental Redlands ,tough time wIth Redlands, and Beavers baseball games last Sat. 3-3 12 noon Baseball La Verne La Verne (2) lost all three games. longer than that and Redlands Whittier Saturday's double-header at outscored Calt~ch 13-1 after Sat. 3-3 1 :30 pm Men' s'~Tennis Whittier Redlands was played in winds the first two innings and the Sun. 3-4 1:00 pm Women's· Soccer Jazz La Salle that gusted at up to 40 mph, Beavers lost 21-8. Mon. 3-5 1 :00 pm Golf UCSD CIT -Annandale which made for an interesting In Tuesday's game against Tue. 3-6 3:00 pm Baseball La Verne Caltech day. The wind aided Redland's Redlands Caltech hoped for a Tue. 3-6 3:00 pm Men's Tennis La Verne Caltech pitching st~ff~ whic~ allowed measure ~f revenge. Redlands Thu. 3-8 1 :00 pm Golf Whittier Candlewood CC only four hIts 10 the fIrSt ga~e. thumped Caltech in the top of Thu. 3-8 TBA Swimming (W) NCAA Div; 3 Nationals Atlanta Caltech ~enerated most. of. Its the first, scoring ten runs. ,3-9 TBA Swimming (W) NCAA Div. 3 Nationals Atlanta 1offense 10 the fourth 1O~1Og, Steve Havstead continued his Fri. Swimming (W) NCAA Div. 3 Nationals Atlanta ! when ~ passed ball and a s10gle mastery over the Redland's pit­ Sat. 3-10 TBA by Phd Scott gave the Beavers ching staff, leading off the bot­ Sat. 3-10 All Day FenCing (M) NCAA West Regionals CS Northridge I" three runs. Caltech ended up \ tom of the first with a single. Sun. 3-11 All Day Fencing (M) NCAA West Regionals CS Northridge the game with a total of four The rest of the Beaver bats runs; unfortunately ~edlands were, silent, however, and Imanaged to score nme and Caltech failed to score in the Caltech dropped the first game inning. Redlands continued to 9-4. pile up runs on route to In the seconds. game, another massacre, beating the fDNI? Caltech came out smok1Og and Beavers 19-5. Offensive 'scored seven runs in two inn- highlights of the game for the ings. In the first inning, Pat Beavers were Steve Havestead's PROTOTYPE SPEAKER Harrison and Jim' Hamrick two hits in three at bat and both had RBI scoring singles. Jim Hamrick's home ru~s in In the second inning, five more the bottom of the fourth, along runs were scored. Doug Shors with Kurt Schwartz's double. GIVEAWAY led off with a s~ngle, which was Steve Havstead ended up followed by a s10gle from Steve the series batting an even .500, I Havste.ad. Bob ~ostert ~~en putting his average among the For three days only drove In a run wIth a sacnfIce top ten batting averages in the fly to the center; The Beavers league thus far into the season. scored three more hits in the Caltech takes on a talented La Buy any receiver at regular price and get a inning, knocking the pitcher Verne team next Tuesday at from Redlands out of the home. FREE pair of GNP Prototype speakers. game. Redlands took its ...------i ~,~~~ TINA & MICHAEL ~S SLACK~ HAIR DESIGN . This is the perfect time to build up an audio system ,> A SUITS For Men and Women \i. SKIRTS with a free pair of speakers. ~ M SHIB"(S Haircuts, Perms, Color ~ ALTERATIONS Manicures, Pedicures For example: ~ RESTYU NG !!lit 20% Offto Caltechcommunity Sherwood 25 watt / channel receiver $248 + free spkrs. 1{ TAILORING )\ By Appointment Only NAD 7125 digital receiver $298 + free spkrs. \{ TEL (213) 449-8634 ll! 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CAlES Scholarships A Scrooge's Heaven Right Brain Lab Political Internment Sex-Biased Money The Chinese-American In­ Beautiful Switzerland, a While Baxter Art Gallery The Beckman Internship The Bank of America as stitute of Engineers and Scien­ travel film, will be personally eats its heart out, a show of will be available for the summer Trustee under the Jake Gimbel tists (CAlES) is seeking deser·· narrated by Philip Walker, Fri­ Right Brain Lab drawings is of 1984. This internship, sup­ Scholarship Fund has funds ving undergraduate students in day, March 9 at 8 pm in currently on display at Winnett ported by friends of Dr. available for $1000 interestjree, Engineering, Engineering Beckman Auditorium. This Lounge. Beckman, pays a stipend of ten-year loans to male student Technology, Architecture, presentation is one in a series of The exhibition of "journeys $2,600 plus travel expenses. It applicants. Applications will be Physics, Chemistry, Armchair Adventures travel into the creative imagination," allows a selected Intern to spend considered from two categories Mathematics and the Life documentaries. as Instructor Cynthia Corngold the summer working in the of­ of students: 1) male students Sciences as candidates for the Switzerland's banks terms it, is the work of students fice of a politician and to see the currently in their senior year at 1984 scholarship awards. physically buy and sell 80 per­ who have taken part in this process of government from the Caltech and who are planning Sophomqres, Juniors and cent of the world's traded gold year's Right Brain Lab. inside. The Intern is expected to on pursuing a Master's or a those Seniors not graduating bullion. For this film, a storage "They aren't to be thought make arrangements with the ap­ Doctor's degree either at until after July 31, 1984 with an room in one of the basements of of as finished works," says Ms. propriate political persons. It is Caltech or at any other universi­ overall grade point average of the Swiss Bank Corporation Corngold of the paintings, "but open to any Techer who intends ty or college in the State of 3.35 or above may apply. Ap­ was made into a temporary rather as artistic expressions." to be a Caltech undergraduate California, 2) current graduate plication forms are available at studio. Bags of gold, platinum, Students represented in the next year. If interested, contact students in pursuit of a Master's the Financial Aid Office. and hundreds of thousands of show include. Paul -Berglund, either David Wales or Chris or a Doctor's degree either from dollars, francs and other world Tracy Furutani, Keith Hughes, Wood in the Deans' Office, Caltech or from some other Contra-Bass Balalaika?· currencies were brought in for Andy Swanson, Sylvia Luedek­ x6351, by April 2nd. university or college in Califor­ Russian folk music will be the scenes. ing and Ketan Shah. nia. Applications are also performed by the Odessa Other highlights of the film The aim of the Right Brain Can You Write Uke This? restricted to U. S. citizens or Balalaikas, Saturday, March 10 include visits to Arenenberg Lab has been to exercise and I just permanent residents. at 8 pm in Beckman Castle, home of Napoleon III develop the creative potential of killed Please come by the Office of Auditorium. before he became the French the· brain's right hemisphere The only Financial Aid (Parsons-Gates In addition to folk songs, emperor; the city and lake of which, according to the theory, living Room 10) for applications and this five-member ensemble will Geneva; and the Swiss Alps. has grown flabby during a Ant further information on the Jake perform works by Andreev, Tickets to this presentation week's worth of left-brained And it's Gimbel Scholarship Fund. The Dunayevski, Soloviov-Sedoi, are priced at $6.00-5.00. Rush Tech classes. crawling Office of Financial Aid will Dmitirev, Mozart, Stravinsky tickets at $4.00 each are Pending approval of the Ex­ All over recommend each candidate for and others. These pieces are available to Caltech students comm of The Caltech Y, which me. a scholarship loan upon review performed on the triangular with a Caltech student I.D. has funded the Friday after­ You, too can have material of all completed application balalaika as well as other Rus­ beginning at 7 pm at the noon sessions since last Oc­ published in this year's Totem. materials. The deadline for sian instruments. Auditorium Box Office. Tickets tober, the Right Brain Lab will Send contributions of prose, returning all completed applica­ Founded in 1972, current are available in advance at the resume next term. poetry, photographs, and draw­ tions and letters of recommen­ members of the group are Caltech Ticket Office, just ings to David Schnow, 1-55. dation for this program to the Emanuil Sheynkman, prima north of the Beckman Weingart Fellowship Financial Aid Office is Friday, balalaika and prima domra; Auditorium parking lot. For The Division of Humanities April 27, 1984. Peter Rothe, prima balalaika further information, call cam­ and Social Sciences will offer its Pedalists Unite! and bass domra; Ksenia pus extension 4652. Weingart Fellowship again this The Caltech Cycling Club Not lal.l&'\ But Still Polo Sudarikova, alto balalaika and summer for study in England. will be having a meeting on Ladies, if you are hungry for piano; Linda O'Brien, sekunda A Career In Industry? The Fellowship pays travel to Saturday, March 3 at 4:00 in m invigorating new way to ex­ balalaika and bayan; and David SWE is sponsoring its an­ England and a stipend. The stu­ Winnett Lounge. Anyone who ~rcise; in search of the perfect Lieberman, contra-bass nual dinner with industry on dent who is selected takes is interested in bicycling and reflective environment for tan­ balalaika and guitar. Thursday, March 29th at the residence at Lady Margaret would like· to use the Club's ning; and fed up with the tradi­ Both the Odessa Balalaikas Alumni House. Dinner starts at Hall, Oxford University, and repair shop, participate in tional ways of removing aggres­ and Emanuil Sheynkman record 5:45 pm. It's an excellent chance will work on a subject in the group rides, or just meet other sion; why not join Caltech's for Nonesuch Records. The to discuss summer and perma­ field of politics under the super­ cycling enthusiasts, is invited to women's water polo club. It is ensemble's latest recording is nent employment opportunities vision of an Oxford don, Dr. attend. If you are interested in open to all undergrads, grads, "The Art of the Balalaika." with representatives from Bell Gillian Peele. Applications the club but can't come to the and staff, with practices at 4 pm Caltech students may pur­ Labs, IBM, Hughes, Sohio plus should be sent to Dr. Bruce E. meeting, contact Irene Replogle Monday, Tuesday and Thurs­ chase tickets to this event for many more. The cost is $2.50 Cain by Monday, March 12th. at mail code 2 - 54 or phone day. For more information con­ $6.50-6.00-5.50 with a Caltech for SWE members and $5.00 Questions about the program 578-9918. tact Suzy Rosik, 449-9192, or student I.D. Rush tickets may for all others. Please RSVP by should be directed to Dr. Cain, Clint Dodd at the pool. be purchased by Caltech Mar. 26. For more info, contact or to Michael Chwe, last year's students beginning one hour Linda Liu, 356-0742 or Kelley Fellow. prior to performance time for Scott, 793-9666. $4.00 each (subject to availabili­ Free Tickets to ty). We're 6153! Coleman Concert Tickets for CaItech faculty Speaking of the Dean's Of­ The Takacs String Quartet THE HAIR CUTTERS and staff are priced at fice' The California Tech has an will perform in Beckman $12.00-11.00-10.00. Tickets announcement to make, to wit: Auditorium, Sunday, March 4 may be purchased at the Caltech while it's been fun answering all at 3:30 pm. This is <;me in the HIS AND HERS Ticket Office, just north of the those phone calls intended for series of Coleman· Chamber OPEN EVENt~GS Beckman Auditorium Parking the Deans' Office, making Music Concerts. lot. Call campus extension 4652 crucial decisions anonymously Fifty free tickets and fifty for information. and with· great fervor, we feel tickets at $4 each will be 449-6967 449-1022 that enough's enough, and that . available to Caltech students the campus ought to realize that beginning Tuesday, Feb. 28, at $3.00 Discount for Caltech students with this Ad -CLASSIFIED the Deans' Office number is 10 am at the Caltech Ticket Of­ x6351, not x6153, as this year's fice (limit one free ticket and t009·E COLORADO PASADENA directory has it in at least one one ticket at $4 per student). SWIMMING LESSONS Stroke im­ place. Dialing 6153 will, at best, Tickets are regularly priced . NEXT TO THE ACADEMY THEATRE provement. Individual/Pairs. put you in the hands 'of a surly at $13.00-11.50-10.00-8.00. The Ages 3 yrs. to 90+. Your own and overworked production PARKING IN REAR pool. Margaret at 449-8634. Caltech Ticket Office is located staffer who has only the power just north of the Beckman of the press, not the power of a INSURANCE WAR! Will beat any Auditorium parking lot. For Dean. infoFmation. call X4652. "price, or don't want your Don't say we didn't warn you. business! Sports cars, multi­ 107-51 Football Flick Caltech tickets, good driver disc. Request ASM E Student PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91125 "Caltech Plan." (213) or (818) People have always com­ 880-4407/4361 Section Meeting There will be an ASME stu­ plained about Caltech social dent section organizational life, but few do anything PROFESSIONAL TYPING Excellent about it. A non-credit class, typing by executive secretary. meeting Tuesday, March 6 at 4 FraU P IF (partyIn) will be IBM Selectric. Term papers, p.m. in 210 Thomas. New resumes, reports, whatever. members are welcome. For formed next term. Our first 304-0927. more information, contact road trip will be to see the Alaric Clinton, ASME section L.A. Express vs. the N.J. TEST YOURSELF: Are you a ef­ , secretary, at X6829. Generals football game on fective time-manager? Can you April 1. If you are interested in work Z~4 hrs/wk consistently? Tech Staff Meets this social· group, or just the Are you success-oriented? Earn game,come to the Y-lounge Mondays next Wednesday (March 7) at The California Tech is published weekly except during examination and vacation base & performance-based _ periods by the Associated Students of the California Institute of Technology. Inc .• bonuses. 1-800-243-6679. at 12:15 pm in 127 .Haxrer. 7:30 p.m. or contact Kent No­ - Winnett Center. Caltech (107-51). P.asadena, California 91125. All are Welcome. ble at 578~9833.