Dancing, Swimming Highlight Lost Weekend Three days of nothing but fun will favorites to take the conference crown begin tomorrt'lw for the Techmen and away from its rivals from Pomona who their dates who will be attending ASC­ edged them in a dual meet earlier in IT's 6th annual Lost Weekend. Almost _the season. 50 girls, imported from far-off places, Corona Del Mar is the sight of the all­ will occupy the student houses and help day beach party which also begins at 10 to provide the better halves of the 400 a.m. Changing facilities will be available couples expected to attend at least parts at the Caltech Marine Lab, but lunches of the affair. will have to be provided by the couples themselves. The Weekend's festivities will begin Heisler Park, located immediately be­ with dinner in Blacker house at 6:30 p.m. hind the famous Victor Hugo Inn in tomorrow. The renowned Caltech Glee Laguna Beach, will be the site of Satur­ Club will present their Spring Concert day's dinner which will begin at 5:30 to the partying couples and anyone else p.m. From there, the party will turn to interested at 8 p.m. in Culbertson Audi­ the Laguna Beach Elk's Club and danc­ torium. ing to the music of Claude Davis. The Buddy de Franko is scheduled to pro­ dress for this part of the spree will be vide the music for tomorrow night's informal-any evening beachwear. dance in the Olive Court between Flem­ The same 2:30 rule holds Saturday night. ing and Ricketts. De Franko has been ASCIT Photo voted first place 11 consecutive times in Couples attending last year's Lost Weekend enjoy themselves at Cornoa A lavish breakfast at the Flamingo both the national Down Beat and Metro­ Hotel, 130 West Hunginton Drive in Ar­ nome polls. The dance will begin at 10 a famous student house breakfast, serv­ Oxy, Whittier and Redlands is offered cadia (not Rand's as originally announc­ p.m. and end an hour and a half before ed cafeteria style from 7:15 until 9 a.m. Weekenders Who attend the Southern ed), will greet anybody who can get up the magic 2:30 curfew for student house in Blacker. California Conference swimming finals by 10 a.m. Sunday morning. A trip back guests. The dress will be "party dress." A chance to see top swimmers and div­ which begin at 10 a.m. in Tech's Alumni home to stacks of homework will then Saturday's activities will begin with ers from Caltech, Pomona-Claremont, Pool. The Caltech squad is rated as slight be all that faces the party-goers. TheCaliforniaTech California Institute of Technology Volume LIX Pasadena, California; Thursday, May 8, 1958 Number 26 Candidates "Tecll" 1(6fed Named For AII-Americ6h Reuther To Discuss Labor/ The California Tech receiv­ ed an All-American honor rat­ Class Posts ing from the Associated Col­ Economy In Campus Visit legiate Press this week. The Fourteen juniors, 13 sopho­ award was made for the first mores and 23 freshmen were term's issues which were edi­ Famous Auto Workers Leader nominated for next year's class ted by Bob "Sloth" Walsh. I Tlil§ WI:I:I\ I Thur., May 8 - Swimming, con­ Completes Y Leaders Series officers at the class meetings All-American is the highest ference prelims, 3:30 p.m. Victor Reuther, Director of the Washington office and Admin­ held Tuesday. rating given by the A.C.P., Frosh baseball, Oxy, 3:30p.m. istrative Assistant to the president of the United Auto Workers, Senior pres'ident: Ron Forbess, which runs the critical service Fri., May 9 - Baseball, West- will visit Caltech next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Reu­ Tony Jorillo, Don Owings. for college newspapers twice mont at Tech, 4:15 p.m. ther's visit is the last of the current Y Leaders of America Program. Vice-president: Keith Brown, a year. Golf, at Pomona, 1:30 p.m. Spending a busy three days at Tech, Reuther will give Dick Gustafson, Neil deGaston. The content, coverage and Diving prelims, 4 p.m. Techmen numerous opportuni­ Secretary: Dick Dietz, Eldridge physical properties of the first LJOST WE'EKEND BEGINS. ties to discuss labor's role in na­ Moores. term issues were all judged. Glee Club Concert, 8 p.m. tional and international affairs. Treasurer; Gerhard I(lorse, The Tech rated 3570 out of a Dance, Olive Court, 10 p.m. At 10 A.M. Tuesday, Reuther Lewis Linson. possible 3700 points to receive Sat., May 10 - Baseball, Tech holds a special press conference Athletic manager: Fred New­ one of the five All-Americans vs. Pas Naz at Arcadia, 12:30 with the California Tech and man. given to the 34 papers in its SWimming, conference finals, several L. A. papers. Board of Control: N e 1son class. Alumni Pool, 10 a.m. Byrne, Dick Johnson, Russ Pit­ Labor's Role Last year's third term is­ Tennis, at Redlands, 1:30 zer, Norris Huse. sues earned a First-Class rat­ At 11 A.M. he will talk to the p.m. Junior president: John Walsh. ing. The present award is History 5 Class on "Labor's Role MORE LOST WEEKEND Vice-president: Frank Green­ the first All-American rating in National and International Af­ Beach party, dinner, dance, man, Carl Morris. the Tech has received since fairs." After lunching at Blacker Corona and Laguna, all Secretary: Urban Kern, Doug 1954. House, Reuther will hold office day McLane. The feature copy was sin­ hours from 3-5 P.M. in the Y Suu., May 1.1 - LOST WEEK­ Treasurer: Ralph Cross, Pete gled out for praise by the Lounge. Following dinner at Rony. judge. ElND Ricketts, Reuther will present Farewell Breakfast, Flamigno Athletic manager: Bob Golden. his introductory address in 206 Hotel, 10 a.m. BOC: Dave Blakemore, Kent Dabney, "Unionism and the Pub-. Tues.~Thur., (\Iay 13·15 - y's Frewing, Don Voet, Paul Widess, lic Interests." ASCIT Seeks VICTOR RElUTHE,R VISrT Chase Photo Jim Wooster. Wednesday, May 14, Reuther Tues., May 13 - Class elections Sophomore president: Stan Saj­ Victor Reuther meets with the EC 48 class and Thurs., May 15 - Blood Drive dera, Dohn Schildkraut. Blood Donors then speaks to the Graduate-Fac­ Vice-president: Ken Cas e y, AlSCIT's spring Blood Drive ulty Luncheon Forum on "In­ Dave Kubrin, Leroy Sievers, will be held next Thursday, May dustry, Labor, and Ethics." Dis­ Mike Turner. 15 from 1 to 5:30 p.m. in Dabney Juniors, Seniors Plan Promj cussion of "The Political Role of Secretary: Jim Blackman, Bob Hall. Tom Tisch, ASerT repre­ American Labor" with a special Heath, Gary Ihler, Stan Sawyer, sentative and organizer of the Y group follows. Reuther then Jim Uleman, Christ Velline. Drive, is hoping for at least 180 Frosh-Soph Dance Next Week dines at Dabney. Treasurer: Don Forrest, Jim contributions from students and May 17 is the date set for the Bids may be obtained free Panel Discus.sion Featured Lohman, Sam Suit. Institute personnel. from Jerry Arenson and Sonny Highlighting Reuther's visit BOC: Ward Calaway, Dick In addition to receiving P.E. Junior-Senior Prom, which will Nelson in Ricketts, Dick John­ will be a panel discussion in Jones, Hugh Kieffer, Peter Mey­ credit, all contributors and their be presented in the Venetian son in Dabney, and Tom Gunckel Dabney Hall at 7 p.m., Wednes­ immediate families will become Room of the Ambassador Hotel, er, Cleve Moler, Harry Spertus. in Fleming. Reynolds announced day, when Reuther and a local eligible for blood-bank benefits, Elections will be held next home of the Cocoanut Grove, that Dedrick's Tux Shop on Lake business man will try to answer Tisch pointed out. Tuesday, May 13. and the FroshcSoph dance, to be Street has special prices for ju-' "What is Required to Restore held on the Olive Count. niors and special-special rates for Our Economy to Health?" Pro­ seniors. Another deal has been Formal attire (white dinner fessor Sweezy will moderate. arranged for the benefit of the AhhfJUhCemenfs jackets) is in order for the up­ Concluding his stay on Thurs­ upperclassmen-Ralph's Florist, NUERMBERGER TO VISIT CCF perclassmen attending the Ju­ day with another busy day, on Hill just nOl'th of Colorado, Rev. Robert M. Nuermberger, representing Westminster The­ nior-Senior Prom, announced Reuther will meet with the Ee­ is giving Tech men special rates ology Seminary of Philadelphia, will visit the Caltech campus Tues­ Jerry Arenson and Sonny Nel­ 100 class in the morning, lunch on corsages. day, May 13. He will speak at a meeting of the Caltech Christian son, junior and senior presidents. with Throop CLUb, and hold of­ Fellowship on "God's Spirit in the Life of a Christian Student" at Dancing begins at 9 p.m., with Freshmen and sophomores will fice hours in the Y lounge from noon in 208 Dabney. Buddy Collete and Co. providing dance in semi-formal comfort to 3-5 p.m. BAND CONCERT, MAY 21 the music. "Collete has recently the music of Doug Montgomery After dining with Fleming, The Caltech band will present an outdoor concert Wednesday emerged as one of the shining and his band, according to Hugh Reuther will attend an Open evening, iVlay 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ricketts-Fleming courtyard. local talents and is sure to please Kieffer and Jim Sorenson, the House at Mr. and Mrs. Charles The program will include works by LeRoy Anderson and Igor the most discriminating of list­ frosh and sophomore class presi­ Newton's home, 1375 New York Stravinsky and will mark the first time in the current band's history eners," promised senior vice­ dents. The dance begins at 9 Drive, Altadena. All students are that two concerts have been presented in one season. president Phil Reynolds. p.m., and lasts until 12:30 a.m. cordially invited. P~ge Two THE CALIFORNIA TECH Thursday, May 8, 1958 A'tlslli,/I 'fllJ/, Lost Weekend Scenes ,I Pundit Sees Tragic End For Chemise By Brad Efron attired in a c6thbination of this ises DO conceal a bad figure. Un· • type, stepped out for an evening fortunately they also conceal A Bookbinder's daughter from on the town. Expecting compli­ good ones. Tpis is like throw­ ments on their stylish dress, Greece ing out the baby, the bathwater, Appeared in a stunning chemise. they instead met only wisecracks But her much enraged pater from friend and stranger alike. and the bathtub, too. Such a Stuffed her in the page-maker, After the seventh "23 Skidoo,' waste of natural resources has So now she just wears a valise. our poor friend went beserk and not been seen since the days of threw his fiancee under the the dust bowl. If the situation Tch, tch, but• then it serves wheels of a passing trolley. He continues, the federal govern­ her right. Anyone appearing is now confined to a Pasadena ment may be forced to inter­ publicly in one of those waist­ sanitarium, where he spends his vene. Take heed, young lades: less, tasteless creations deserves time carving telephone poles. go back to sensible dress or face a bitter fate. All over America, To get back to the point, chem- the anger of an aroused nation. women have suddenly begun to look like slightly used toothpaste Heard From The Wings tubes. To a generation of young men raised under the Monroe (Marilyn) Doctrine, this is an Column;st Reviews Album, intolerable lack of affront. Touted as something entirely Defends 'Realistic' Drama new, chemises are actually a by Joel Yellin dividual in a highly effective resurrection from the 1920's, a Columbia has just released a way. It is unders'tandable that period noted for its degeneracy. "Hey, George, you better take down your laundry before the new recording by the Budapest some playwrights cannot always C.ombined with the latest men's String Quartet. The record in­ do this; indeed some never are girls get here-oop!" 6·button blazers, also twentyish· cludes the Ravel and Debussy able to approach the point where looking, the effect can be disast­ works for this group of instru­ they can communicate complete­ erous. ments. The sound and the in­ ly, conscoiusly and effectively. It Let me tell you a t rag i c terpretation are quite well done, is difficult, though, to reconcile true-life story which the govern· easily. equalling other fine per­ oneself to the thought that be­ ment has tried to hush up. A formances of the group. cause a writer misses just once, young man and his bride·to-be, These two particular works produces s 0 met h i n g unreal are interesting because they which is immediately labeled LETTERS come from a period in which one "filth," his work and the work does not find the spirit usually of others must be relegated to Intercollegiate associated with this form. As a the desk of the censor. rule, when string quartets are "Cat" Goes to Excess Contact mentJioned the ordinary thought "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" was Dear sir: is of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, the third of Williams' plays The appetite for learning here et al.The two great French im­ about the decadent Williams is satJiated, almost to the point of pressionists bring an individual South. Admittedly, it misses its disgust. For almost all students, freshness to the usage oPo this objective if it really had one. there is ample opportunity for form. This in itself is remarkable Unlike its precursors, "Glass athletic expression. Caltech fills when one considers who went Menagerie" and "Streetcar Nam­ these needs as weU as any before them. One tends to think ed Desire," "Cat" says to excess school. of music as being rather limit· what has been said in the same We do however lack, because less in scope, but as the ·number way before. It is definitely the of our size, because of our segre­ of possible voices is reduced to frankest work of this writer. gation, the richness of social con· four, the chances for great in­ One critic suggested that Wil­ tact that a larger co·ed school dividuality seem rather remote. liams was merely trying to see Allesina-Efron could offer. Some say we have how much he could get away "But-my Y calendar said Lost Weekend is next week!" to choose, but I think we would with. But the question remains: do well at this time to take ad­ is realism on the stage and on vantage of the opportunities we the screen to be condemned be­ Editorial do have in order to change our cause of the work of one man, four free, single undergraduate or are we bold enough to realize years from those of academic that a medium which is can· 'Tech' Staff Asks: What Does monks to those of maturing strained loses most of its value young men. and becomes purely an innocent Last Saturday night there mimic of what has gone before? All-American Rating Mean? came to our' campus many stu­ Still, Ravel and Debussy man­ dents from other colleges. There age to mold their partiCUlar har­ The California Tech regularly participates in the All-American monic atmosphere into this rath­ Ctllifornitl Tech were many stimulating young EDITOR: Mike Milder Critical Service of the Associated Collegiate Press. Each fall and whom er tight constraint. The result is women (many of said EDITORIAL BOARD spring term the Tech sends ten issues to the ACP to be jUdged for they would have liked to meet something highly individual and News Cleve Moler Sports....••..•.john Todoroff, Carl Gottschall journalistic quality. The ACP responds with detailed criticism and Tech men). The Student Hous­ quite pleasing to the ear. feature Bill Bauer a rating: All-American means "distinctly superior achievement"; Associate Howard Weisberg es took on an air of freshness "Pornographic" Drama? Copy _.._ Gerhard Klose First Class, "excellent";. Second Class, "good"; Third Class, "fair." as new friends were made all Recently there has been a hue STAFF: Bruce Allesina, Ted Bate, Sid Leibovich. Dave Tucker, Jim Uleman, The Tech staff relies on this service as one of the few indications over. and cry over the necessity for Lance Wallace. They seemed pleased to meet tightening down on the loose of how well the Tech measures up to standards of college journalism. BUSINESS MANAGER: Dave Leeson However, we have come to feel we are not getting our money's us. We need to meet them. Per­ morals involved in Hollywood Circulation: Urban Kern haps in the future, A:SCTT could screen productions and more worth. The ACP appears to be guilty of practices that are under­ Entered as second class matter Novem­ mining the usefulness of the service to us. encourage much more of the in­ especially in Broadway plays. I ber 22, 1941, at the Post Office in Pasa­ The Tech received an All-American rating for first term, and tercollegiate contact that we wonder if those who are making dena, California, under the act of March 3. 1819. of course we are gratified, but we can no longer be sure just what found so enjoyable Saturday the objections, disclaiming any the ratings signify. night. need for reality, are conscious of The ACP guidebook is careful to explain, "Standards may vary (Certainly before the football exactly what they are saying. Welcome! from one classification to another and from year to year... Your game dances the ASCIT social As a prime example, Tennes­ CAMPUS BARBER SHOP score this year determines your relative standing in your group chairman could make an effort see Williams is held up as a pro· this year." All we are told is the Tech's relative rating among the to let the girls at other schools ducer of pornographic literature, in the Old Dorm 35 or so papers that happen to sign up for the Critical Service. know that they can come to the, meaninglass besides. Drama it· Hours: 8-5:30 Price: $1.50 Worse still, we suspect the criticisms are being made on the dances, that there are many boys self, good drama, is a reflection Phone Ext. 567 basis of one or two issues, rather than on the whole term's schedule. who would like to meet them, of the times. It. has an obvious Critical comm~nts will refer repeatedly to a single issue for ex­ that we will provide rides home.) educational purpose: to commu­ Two Barbers Every Day amples of supposed regular practices, when the examples may David Resnik nicate the thoughts of one in- actually be isolated. . Fine, the reader will say, so why participate in the service? The ACP, even while operating below par, still comes through Just In ••• with useful suggestions for the campus journalists. Operating effec­ tively, though, it could provide a real service to colleges, like Tech, that have no journalism department, and must depend on external a glittering selection of agencies for professional criticism. ARROW~ SecreffJry's /(epfJrf MORE APPOINTMENTS YET .JAZZ CONCERT .. cbe .. eo acid thiI DeW paceeetter to your It is rumored that Caltech will wardrobe. And don't _ out on the Arrow Applications are now open for be sponsoring a big name; jazz -extras" that come with these stripes, checb Students Day Chairman and for concert at th/? end of this month and solids: trim Mitoga4D-tapered lines and the membership on the elite Educa­ if it appears feasible. A gigantic .cs.mfor.ized"1abe1, to mentioD two.See US-lOOfS. tional PoliCies Committee. Direct enterpr'ise, it would probably yourself to Bob Thompson for take place over at the PCC Sex­ 141 E. Colorado Street the first position by May 12, EPC ton AUditorium. EI atento servi­ dor de usted, PASADENA aspirants (six to be chosen) to Tom Jovin Dave Spencer by the same date. ASCIT Secretary SY 6-0351 Thursday, May 8, 1958 THE CALIFORNIA TECH Page Three Victor Reuther: Active Champion Of Labor •S h· induSJtry would be partly priv- Reuther, is one of the means by "where the struggle between EarIy Left-WIng ympat les ately owned and partly state which men satisfy their thirst freedom and communistic im- owned. The goal sought was not for community life. POl' this pur- perialism is going to be decided." loak Leader in Controversy too different from the economy pose Reuther spent one-half mil- The U.S. should strive to narrow C then being created by the Brit- lion dollars a year on labor in- the gap between the industrially bJ' Louis Toth Regime. This enthusiasm was ish Labor Party government. stitutions, radio programs, mov- developed areas and the under- Intelligent, self assured Victor base~ on the. m~sconception t~at Strong unions became the means ing pkture production units, developed ones. Reuther, one of the most active ge~Ul~e SOCI~l1sm was bemg by which this goal can be ob- drama groups, and summer In 1953 Reuther was appoint. labor leaders in the world, has bUIlt m RussIa. ~nce the tyuth tained, as they are the most ef- schools to encourage education ed the administrative assistant also b~en one of the most con- was l:arned, theIr enthusIasm fective means of countering cap- of laborers and foster participa- troversial. The main issue of the was dIspelled. italistic interests and pressing tion in politics. to the president of the U.A.W for social reforms and Washington Director, an of- Reuther controversy is the sym· ACCUSED RADICAL: In later . FAVORS FOREIGN AID: In pathetic view he held for social- years both Victor ansi Walter UNION EDUCATION: In the 1948 Reuther was the C.I.O.'s fiee he presently holds. ism and communism in his ear· were plagued by a letter they spring of 1946, Reuther was ap- delegate at the London meeting lier years. signed in 1934; in which they pointed director of the U.A.W.'s of the Trade Union Advisory Reuther acquired this feeling lavishly praised the Russian re- educational program by his Committee at the European Re­ We Highly Recommend for socialism from his father, gime. Congressmen, inter-union brother Walter, then President covery Program, and in 1951 he CARL'S Valentine, a man who devoted opponents, and the antL-labor of the U.A.W. From this van- became the C.I.O.'s European most of his life to the rising press have Used this letter to dis- tage .point he played a strategic representative. His foreign ac­ CALTECH American labor movement. Val- credit Reuther. But it must be role in combining the pro-dem- tivities have led him to the con­ entine's training of the Reuther remembered that many inteUec- ocratic union forces which rout- elusion that economic prosperity BARBERS boys emphasized thinking and tuals, discouraged by the depres- ed the Communists from import- depends in large part on strong debating on social problems sian, endorsed communism in ant positions in the union. unions. He furthermore supports Friendly Personalized quite beyond the normal intel- principle at this time. Reuther's a liberal foreign aid program to lectu'al range of the American later history is the best indica- He also used the U.A.W.'s defeat demoralization and eco· Service " .. magazine Ammunition to popu- youth. tlOn of hIS present OppOSItIOn to larize to laborers the union goa1s nomI'c chaos I'n the great uneom. California Near Lake This early training instilled communism. and methods. The union, for mitted areas of the worl,d into the Reuther boys an en- STRIKE AGITATOR: After re- thusiasm for social .rebellion, a turning to the Detroit area in deep rooted feeling for the down- 1935, Victor Reuther led the first trodden, and a faith in the po- sit-down strike in Detroit. The tentiality of social amelioration. strike resulted in union recog- RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE: Af- nition and a wage increase at where tel' studying economics and soci- the Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Com­ ology at West Virginia Univer- pany. Spurred on by this. suc­ sity and Wayne University in cess, Reuther helped mastermind Detroit, Reuther, unable to find the strategy for the emerging there's life work at the height of the de- U.A.W. in the crucial 1936 strug­ pression, scraped together his gle with General Motors for un- " d 11 l' nd went ion recognition. All these strikes few remamll1g 0 a sa. •••there's were preliminaries for the viol' to Europe with his brother ent strike at the Pord Company Walter, where he witnessed fascism and communism in ac- which resulted in union organ- tion. The Reuther brothers work· ization of Ford. ed for sixteen months in a Rus- NEW DEALER: Associating sian auto plant at the height of himself with socialistic ideas or Bndweisel the Stalin dictatorship. Reports the "left-wing new dealers," of the Stalin terror were, how- Reuther felt that the 1930's Ame­ ever, extremely sparse where rican system of capitalism-social­ they worked, and as a result the ism was unrealistic, and that a KING OF BEERS Reuther brothers did -not lose series of New Deals were needed ANHEUSER-BUSCH. INC•• ST.lOUIS. NEWARK. LOS ANGELES their enthusiasm for the Sovie~t_t~o~r~e~fo~r~m~.:th~e~c~o~u~n~t~ry~::so~t:h:a:t- _

R. J. REYNOLeS TeBACCo CO_ REMEMBER-WINSTONCOMES/N-8tJ11IPACKAND CRVSH*PIlOOF8fJX! WIIiIOTOIl·SAI.li:Il.Il.c.. Page Four THE CALIFORNIA TECH Thursday, May 8, 1958 Ed Hutchings Keeps 'E and 5' Entertaining, Informative by Pete Bickle alumni that they (wisely, no In addition to his regular du­ In June, 1937, the alumni of doubt) wished to have obliterat· ties as instructor in journalism the Institute were no doubt ed from their memories. Thus, and as advisor to the California overjoyed to receive the first is­ the waterfights, the showerings, Tech, Hutchings lends a hand in sue of the Alumni Review. Con­ and the various eccentricities of various studeilit body aotivities, tained in this sober booklet undergraduate life are being such as the fund drive.' preserved for posterity, in the were articles of the utmost im­ EXPERIENCED AUTHOR portance, such as "The Place­ pages of "E and S". ment Service is Active!" and RAN CONTEST ONCE Even this does not comprise many others along this line. This the sum total of Hutching'sac­ What is more, so interested is was followed by highly technical tivities. For few men can edit Hutchings in those of us who pieces based on experience ob­ a well-written magazine without have not yet put on the mortar­ tained by the alumni (who wrote some experience at authorship board that he has even made and edited the magazine) in the themselves, and Ed Hutchings an attempt to startle us out of various fields of study in which is no exception. He has publish­ our literary lethargy. To do this they were engaged. In other ed articles in Collier's magazine, he started a contest for the writ­ words, the publication was in­ as we'll as contributing a witty ing of scientific essays, and even deed a review "of the alumni, by and imaginative series of faculty offered monetary prize£ for the the alumni, and for the alumni" portraits to his own publication. three best. Unfortunately, en­ and - unfortunately - for no Drs. Bonner, Sharp, Davidson, thusuiasm of the usual variety one else. and many others have come to swept the campus almost imme­ life under his lively pen. DISASTER STRUCK diately; in the end, he practically Then, suddenly in 1948, dis­ had to force three students to Just recently "E and S" moved aster struck: a 1u m n i fondly write the essays at gunpoint. from its high and breezy para­ reaching for the familiar drab Strangely enough, all entries dise at the very top Qf Throop cover, surpassed in dullness only were awarded prizes. Under­ Hall to somewhat less godly by the articles contained within, standably surprised by the fan­ quarters at the feet of Apollo. were petrified. Gone was the dull tastic energy of the undergradu­ Whatever his residence, though, there is little doubt that the en­ format, gone was the title; the ate student body, Hutchings de­ ASCIT Photos Alumni Review had expired, and cided the contest was too diffi­ ergetic figure of Ed Hutchings Ed Hutchings relaxes in the new office of "Engineering and Engineering and Science had CUlt to manage and did not re­ will continue t6 make his impact taken its place. Whereas the old new his offer. felt around campus. Science." He has edited the magazine since 1948. Review had stressed articles by graduates employed in industry, "E and S" featured papers by the faculty on recent developments and research at the Institute. This metamorphosis had been the work of one man: Edward Hutuchrings Jr;, who, with his one-and-a-half secretaries (one part-time) was appointed to edit the new magazine. Hutchings, a graduate of Princeton, came to Caltech from The Science Re­ view. On arrival he threw him­ self into the work that was en­ tailed by the creation of a mag­ • WHAT IS A PIG DOCTOR7 IN THE TWENTIES, up-to-date college azine of the proposed quality of Engineering and Science. As is gals wore raccoon coats, danced the now apparent, he has succeeded; Charleston and smoked Luckies. the scientific articles by the fac­ ulty are couched at an elemen­ What's the rage on campus today? tary level and vie for readability Raccoon coats. The Charleston. And with those in the Scientific Ame­ rican. Luckies! The conclusions are obvious. In addition, Hutchings has de­ WILLIAII WilER. 8queIJler Healer 1. Luckies were tops for taste in the . COL~EaE voted a few pages in each issue LA SALLE Twentiesandstillare. 2. Smartsmokers to that pal't of the lives of the knew it and still do. So any gal who WHAT'S AN OBSTACLE IN A CROSS·COUNTRY RACE? takes Luckies to a Roaring 20's party Fisher's is a Dapper Flapper! And by George, RESTAURANT the boy friend who sports 'em, too, is and a Couth Youth! Prediction: In the COFFEE SHOP 1980's, raccoon coats, the Charleston. 3589 E. Colorado St. and light, good-tasting tobacco will A Tech Favorite DAVID BREAZIALE, Harrier BIJI'riu still be in style! Since 1947 IROWN Open 7 :00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 7 Days a Week WHAT IS A fLAT.BOTTOMED CANOE? WHAT IS A BOXING ARENAl STUDENTS! MAKE $25 Do you like to shirk work? Here's some easy money -start Stickling! We'll pay $25 for every Stickler we print-and for hundreds more that never get used. CALTECH Sticklers are simple riddles with two-word rhyming answers. Both PRESCRIPTION words must have the same num­ ber of syllables. (Don't do draw­ PHARMACY ings.) Send your Sticklers with EDWARD JAY, Daft Cralt ROBERT BUDNITZ, your name, address, college and . U. OF CHICAGO YALE class to Happy-Joe-Lucky, Box Prompt Free Motor 67A, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. 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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner SERVED DAILY LIGHT UP A ligm SMOKE-LIGHT UP A LUCKY! Corner California & Lake Thursday, May 8, 1958 THE CALIFORNIA TECH Page Five Preview Drama Club To Present Comedy by Ford Holtzman Horse Laughs Starts with Corp86 Jazz Beat The Caltech Drama Club will Also strolling on stage from The play opens with", the present "Remains to be Seen," time to time will be John Con­ corpse of Mr. Revercombe and a three-aot comedy by Howard over, Wayne Nelson, Larry Sloss, ends with a few more bodies by Lloyd Kamins Lindsay and Russel Crouse-au­ Bob Poe, Larry McCombs, Stu lying around, but also, happily, ately giving way to a driving thors of such hits as "Life with Goff, Tom J ovin, Mike O'Malley, with an impending pregnancy to Eddie Costa Quintet l\lode MOD-LP 118 four. A good time is then had I<-'ather," "Life with Mother," and Jim Uleman, Mike Talcott, Bill balance out the score. In be­ Featuring: Eddie Costa, piano, by all. Costa is at his best on "Birth of a Nation" - May 22, McLennan, Paul Widess, Dave tween there is the appropriate vibes; Art Farmer, trumpet; the ballads, .in particular on the 23, and 24, under the disapprov­ Kipping, and Don Wood - all sex, gore, and wHty dialogue to Phil Woods, alto sax; Teddy moving I Didn't Know What ing gaze of the late Mr. Culbert­ of whom are guaranteed to do accomplish this worthwRile fin­ Kotlck, bass; Paul Motian, Time It Was. The tune possesses something worth a good horse drums. a chord pattern that is both son in Culbe!1tson Hail. ish. laugh or two. The director is Eddie Oosta was picked as tasteful and unusual, and Costa Members of the star-studded George Stevens. The curtain will go up for the New Star on both piano and develops it most adequately. three performances at 8:30 p.m. cast include delightful Robin vibes by the Down Beat poll of ART FARMER and Phil Woods, two virile young bop­ Street as J ody and simple Ken However, because the play is this year. He doesn't really drive and he doesn't try anything par­ pers, put in an impressive per­ Dinwiddie as Waldo. Together, b e in g don e i n theater-in-the -round (see feature, page eight), ticularly fast or tricky. However, formance. Woods especially, now they reenact the touching old there is really no curtain except Costa exhibits something abso­ a refugee from the big Gillespie story of girl meets boy, girl pur­ for the ones whiCh the actors lutely essential to a first-rate band, might really develop into sues boy, girl hooks boy. Diana and actresses change clothes be­ jazz musician, and that is good something. The group, although Beveridge, who was highly ac­ hind, and those are not sched­ taste. individually of high caliber, The play 'revolves around the uled to rise. COSTA PLAYS libtle filler, on sounds as if it has not been to­ claimed for her portrayal of De­ remains of the recently dispatch­ either vibes or piano. Anything gether very long. I wouldn't con­ nise, the mother in last year's ed Mr. Revercombe, a wealthy Tickets will go on sale in the he blows means something and demn it as a pick-up job, but the production of "Dear Charles," New York philanthropist, whose houses next week. If you want has a purpose. His lightly swing­ head choruses were sloppily ex­ will again tantalize the Caltech zealous indignation against sin­ to help save the nation from re­ ing lines are pleasant and beau­ ecuted. ful pornography has prompted cession, you should buy now aUdience, this time in the part tiful. The notes give the impres­ Ekldie Costa needs experience him to remove all temptation from Arnold Goldford or Wayne sion of being chosen with great and development, but he shows of Valeska, an exotic French en­ from the innocent public. He Nelson. Price is seventy-five­ care. Eddie shows a fertile imag­ great promise and I, for one, will thusiast for Unalingua (a cross achieves this by storing all the cents for students and dates and ination in his chord substitutions follow his progress. He should between Esperanto and pastra­ pornographic literature he can a dollar and a quarter for non­ but, although he employs com­ continue to play with top flight mi. find in his own apartment. indigenous personages. plex harmonies, he does not be­ musicians, as a little prodding come unpleasantly discordant. always forces progress; but Cos­ The arrangements are good, ta should find someone else to r------. with the exception of Nature write his liner notes. The cur· Boy - which is excellent. En­ rent writer is past the usual A Campus-to-Career ~ase History gaging rhythmic patterns are standard of being mildly irritat­ used in the head chorus, ultim- ing. CAMVUJ 13l2~WI""'J ARBUCKLE INVADED With dark glasses on and date in tow our dear friend Fatty Arbuckle dashes up to his room. "What is this? I could have sworn I didn't· lock my door." The key is produced and in dashes the Plump one only to back out with a sheepish grin on his face. "Guess I was right. I didn't lock my room." Our old friend D. Gilson dropped in this week end from Cal. Just stopped by to have a few quickies. That he did, but things really didn't get bad until he ran to one D. Crotchit who was also back from his humble ceuter of learning, Princeton. Dodge didn't just drop in for the weekend but rather until next year when his reputation is in better graces around N.J. Well anyway two old buddies both with sad tales and lots to lie about to each other found plenty of dimly lit places to sit around and talk. Said Robbie, "Well, hell, she's from Portland isn't she and be­ sides he's got others" as he calmly wiped out his. adversary at a recent Phlem dinner exchange. Quoth Arbuckle, "Thank God the car had a steering wheel on it or I would have never been able to sit in th seat." Th Buffalo was recently heard to say, "you know Karl didn't take as good care of that car as most people think." Roy Vaughn (left) discusses a central office power installation with Switchman R. F. Heider. Moaned a newly elected House V.P.," I used to know what every­ body was doing in the house but now I play hell even finding a quiet party on Saturday night." DARBS 'N BREWINS Last Saturday night found the Darbs enjoying their Hottentot. "I like (and get) 'start-to-finish' Our hero, one IVL Carnal, socialite deluxe, found that he lacked ex­ citement. Like a flash a' thought struck his eager brain. Reeling from the shock, he whipped out his little jiffy pocket lighter and set the courtyard shrubbery ablaze. The excitement spread, one engineering assignments" Troll Loose Linson grundled up to the bonfire and gazed at it in awe. 'Physics," he intoned deeply. "When it comes to making a job inter­ The work never gets routine. One job Our boy Conk Roose felt lonely and abandoned last week. He esting, I think the assignments a man may be for a new building, the next for felt so low he began to think of an old flame. His tear-dimmed eyes gets are more important than the size expanding existing plant. And power saw the black rose and the empty Vino de Garbagio bottle sitting of the project he's working on," says needs vary tremendously from little rural on the desk. A pang of loneliness shot through him. He felt the need to return to her. He grabbed the bottle and the rose and ran Roy Vaughn of Illinois Bell Telephone dial offices serving a few hundred tele­ st"lggering to his bomb. In a flash he was there. Saturday night Company. "I found that out soon after phones, to big metropolitan telephone and home alone she was dateless, mooning for Conk. He called. I graduated. My first job was with an plants serving hundreds of thousands. She saw him, ran to the door and locked it, ran to the window and organization where the projects were big, "But what I like best is that I generally slammed it, jumped into bed and pulled the covers over her head. but the individual engineering assign­ handle the job from start to finish. I de­ Roose sighed, put the bottle with the rose in it on the porch, and ments lacked variety and scope. termine the operational and emergency rode off into the night. •. "After this experience I looked over power requirements of the facilities to Everyone's Friend Fan Greenrank has sworn off women since power engineering opportunities in a be served, and order the equipment February; he now only takes them out for the intellectual enjoy­ number of companies. I joined Illinois needed. And I'musually on hand during ment. Bell because it promised the most inter­ installation to see the job through. . MUM'S THE WORD esting and challenging work. That was "Not only does this kind of engineer­ Couples swaying by the pool side at Scurvey's off-campus party three years ago. My work with IBT has ing assignment keep work interesting, suddenly found one Cowl Morass and date the center of the stage. everything that I was looking for. but I find it is helping me become a Our young Don Juan was whispering sweet nothings in his date's "My job is to engineer the power re­ better manager. And that improves my ear. Saith he over his fifty watt voice, "say Honey, you know, quirements for telephone central offices. chances for advancement." mumble mumble." The fair young damsel reared back in distress only to be met with." What's the matter? Doesn't everyone have his own smell?" Well, it was just one of those days. Roy L.Vaughn, Jr., graduated from Illinois Institute bf ADDENDA Technology in 1954 with a B.S. in E.E. degree. He is one It has come to the attention of several disinterested observers of many young men who are finding interesting and re­ that the Beak has been keeping a secret from the general public. warding careers in the Bell Telephone Companies. Find BELL It seems that a number of individals noticed that the young lady out about career opportunities for you. Talk with the attached to the Beak's arm last Saturday night was wearing a most TEL.PHONE Bell interviewer when he visits your campus, and read the familiar pin on the front of her dress. Some have suggested that it Bell Telephone booklet on file in your Placement Office. COMPANI•• bore a very strong resemblance to a Fleming House pin. How can this be, since the Beak has made no pUblic announcement of the , ~ ~------' fact? Page Six THE CALIFORNIA TECH Thursday; May 8, 1958 Swimmers Slight Favorites For All-Conference Victory . Ease Past Oxy in Decisive Victory; Diamondmen Win 6-5/ Lose 4-2 Rony Displays Outstanding Style by Dave Tucker Some of the good times turned Price Paces Beavers The crack Caltech swimming in during the season and the . team, slim favorites to capture vestiges of conditioning shown With Impressive the confer,ence crown in the by the Techmen point to the fact Alumni Pool Saturday morning, that Caltech very definitely has Relief Hurling breezed passed league-rival Oc- an excellent chance to win the by Lance Wallace cidental in a dual meet last Sat- conference title. Saturday the Beavers split a urday. See Victory doubleheader with Redlands, Thus the local tankmen con- Brown and Coach Emery, re- leaving them with a 5-6 record cluded their season with only spectively the epitomes of op­ for the season. one defeat, that in a close margin timism and pessimism, collab­ It was pitcher John Price's at the hands of the Pomona orated in doping out the results. day at the Redlands diamond as swimmers. The unanimous prediction was he pitched flawless relief ball in a forecast of a Tech win, some­ the first game to win 6-5 and al­ Post Stars for Oxy Oxy gave our boys no trouble, thing that just doesn't happen lowed only two earned runs in very often. the second game, although go­ showing little depth and dis­ ing down 4-2. playing only one exceptional Rescues Walsh competitor. Caltech won every As I See It John Walsh started the first first place but three, the three game, allowing four runs on a in which Oxy's Post was entered. number of walks by the fifth; Bob Blandford, who seemed to Poor Football' then Price came in. He walked be taking it easy, and Don Ow­ the first man to face him, but ings, who didn't, had an excit­ pitched no-hit, no-run ball the ing close finish in the 200 butter­ Turnout rest of the way. Meanwhile, the fly with an unspectacular time. Beavers were rallying to pull Otherwise, the meet was devoid the game out of the fire in the of thrills and chills; just a satis­ fying d'ecisive win. Disappointing late innings. by Dick Van Kirl{ The big play in the 2nd game Top Effort Loses was a wild throw by Price on Clarke Rees did his top 220 Spring football practice be­ an attempted Redlands steal. freestyle time of the season in gan Monday with a grand total The throw traveled to center losing to Post and turned in an of 21 candidates for berths on field allowing two Bulldog run­ excellent clocking in the 200 the 1958 squad reporting for ners to score. backstroke, also his best of the practice. Tech In Fourth Spot season. Pete Rony exhibited his This small turnout was a sur­ Redlands was left with a 7-6 statuesque posture in winning prise to the author, who reason­ record, leaving them just one the diving handily against jUdges ed that Caltech's relative suc­ game ahead of the Beavers in ASCIT Photo whose loyalty to Oxy was never cess in the 1957 season, coupled the fight for third place. Versatile Beaver John \Valsh (above) is slugging at a greater in doubt. with the loss of nine starters Last, Wednesday Oxy's Ken than .600 clip to lead Tech batters. The all-conference preliminar­ from that team, would result in McKenna won his eighth straight ies will be held in the Tech tank increased interest in football game without a loss this season Thursday afternoon. Star swim­ here. I was disappointed to hear as he labored to a 12-7 victory. mers Brown, Rees, Smoak, Ow­ of several potentially good play­ Caltech blasted him harder than Oxy Overpowers see ings, Taylor, Blandford, etc., ers who do not intend to report he's been hit all season, but the should breeze through them. at all for football, not for spring Tigers lived up to their cham­ practice, fall practice this year, pionship hopes by hitting Tony In Rolling To Track Title Ricketts Extends or ever. Their reasons range from Howell and Marty Kaplan for To nobody's surprise, Occiden- the record more. a lack of confidence in their own two big innings. tal's T'igers ran and jumped Dick Van Kirk managed to Lead To 9 Points ability, strength, and coordina­ away with the SCIAC Confer- take home four medals as he Ricketts lengthened its Dis'co­ tion to a fear of a damaging Trouble With Oxy permanent injury. The Oxy field was baked as ence Track Meet Friday night once again paced the thinclads. bolus lead with a smashing 39-26 hard as cement, leading to a at Oxy. Amassing more than Dick captured third in the broad basketball win over Fleming on INJURIES DETER: They're right, too. There is a good chance number of errors by Techmen twice the combined totals of jump, fifth in both the 100 and Monday. as the ball bounced through or their opponents, Oxy looked im- 220, and was on the mile relay After being outplayed on the of suffering a permanent injury, over them. In fact, Oxy picked pressive, taking first, second, and team which finished fourth. backboards for most of the hard- if you don't make the right third in several events. Gorrll'e Barl'enbrock tl'ed f"'"' moves, or if you don't hit harder up three hits on balls hit into u, VL fought first half, the Rowdie five the dirt that bounced clear over Caltech garnered 12% points third in the high jump and Lan- SUddenly came alive to take a than your opponent. But these the third baseman's head. to place fourth in the meet be- ny Purnell placed fifth in the one.poim half-time advantage. same people will gladly play a Yesterday, the' Beavers faced hind Redlands which earned javelin to round out Tech's scor- An alert defense, sparked by non-contact sport, like basket­ Oxy on their own diamond in a 34% and Pomona-Claremont who ing. Dick Van Kirk, continuously har- ball. single-game rematch. Howell took 18 but ahead of Whittier Two meet records fell during ried the Flems in the second Let's take a look at two seniors was expected to start against with 9. the evening, both to Oxymen. half as Ric~etts took full com- on this year's basketball squad. McKenna.' Junior Tony Leonard, finishing Rick Schmidt leaped 23' 9%" in mand and won pulling away. One has suffered a knee injury The Tigers split a doublehead­ fourth in the 880, set a new the broad jump to beat the old Leading the Rowdie attack which left him with a perma­ er Saturday to give them a 9-3 schol record of 1:56.0, eclipsing record of 23' 71,4" which had were varsity members Sonny nently weak right knee, and the record, putting them just about his former mark by .6 seconds. stood since 1938. In the 120 yard Nelson and Len Maley. other fell on his right hand and out of reach. McKenna won his It was a good race, and if Tony high hurdles Clarence Treat With only four more weeks of popped a bone out of place, ninth in a row, so Tech will be hadn't been thrown off stride by posted a 14.4, easily besting the competition, the trophy stand­ leaving a right arm which he out to upset his applecart. one of the other runners (whom mark of 14.8 w~ich had been on ings show: Ricketts 17, Blacker as yet is unable to straighten. pomona Next the judges disqualified) he un- the books since 1933, the oldest 8, Dabney 7, Fleming 5, and So you see injuries can come in Next Saturday the Beavers doubtedly would have lowered record in the conference. Throop 1. non-contact sports. face last-place Pomona, while Getting back to football, and May 17 will see the end of the looking at injuries on the grid­ season with a doubleheader here IEmerymen Splash Toward Win iron, the same senior who wreck­ against Oxy. ed his right arm in basketball Walsh it still hitting over .600, played four years of football at while Newman picked up four Caltech with no injuries more for five and has raised his aver­ serious than a pulled muscle or age to .370. pinched nerve. This senior, I can Wednesday's box score: assure you, was by no means CIT 300 000 040 - 7 11 2 the strongest man on the foot, Oxy 500 061 000 - 12 10 1 ball field, nor the most dextraous or agile. And there were times ~(:()~a=E()A~() when he was the most fright­ Swimming: ened man on the field. Caltech 63, Oxy 23 You may say that he was Baseball: lucky in avoiding injury, but I Oxy 12, Caltech 7 believe the reason was that he Caltech 5, 2; Redlands 4, 4 had confidence enough in -him­ Tennis: self to make sure he did make Whittier 6, Caltech 3 KEITH BROWN (left) springs forward at gun the right moves and did hit hard­ Caltech 6, Riverside 3 of 50-yard free-style in Oxy meet, won easily by er than his opponent whenever Track: Tech, which has lost a dual meet only to Pomona. he was in a position to do so. All-Conference Meet: Oxy 151, Frosh star Pete Mayer (above) is expected to ABILITY: Concerning confi­ Redlands 34%, Pomona 18, Cal­ earn all-conference -points in -the breastroke and dence in his own ability, this tech 12%, Whittier 9. butterfly stroke. (Continued on page 7) Thursday, May~8:.-,_1_9_58 T_H_E_C_A_L_I_F_O-R_N_I_A__T_E_C_H '_G_9_e_S_e_y_en FROSH CHATTER Flems Stick To Tradition Sections Vie For Distinctive Trophy As Seniors Win Olympiad by Gary Ihler section c. Section J challenged C to a rumble, in theor~tically Fle!iling held its annual Olym­ won the meet, the frosh had lost, Section C, lead by wily old Dave Kubrin, has which nothing was barred but ice piad Sunday and the, seniors, but second was still up for grabs. dominated frosh moldy jock competition, having picks. The one which had thrown all the other true to tradition, won. The soph­ The junior swimmers posed a bested sections EF and J in mortal combat. teams out of the arena won. Fittingly, Kubrin was the first man hauled off. However, due to omores upset the previews, how­ real threat in the relay, but a Much of the credit must go to their incompar- the heroic efforts of Dokken, section C emerged ever, by taking second from the pulled muscle during the race able leader, Kubrin, who seems to have outfoxed victorious. juniors who had to settle for killed their chances. With the his opposition. Take, for example, the track meet third. seniors a close second, the soph­ against Section F. Betting odds were high on F Tom TiS'ch, frosh athletic manager, has only The frosh, despite elaborate omores won to gain ten points to win, as they had five track team members, but one word of advice to future challengers: "Be­ planning, finished a poor fourth. on the juniors and the second they soon dropped to zero when the news leaked ware of Kubrin!" Sophs Top Shotput . spot. out that the contest was to take place the same The sophomores jumped off to day as a frosh track meet. F was disastrously * ** an early lead by deciS'ively win­ wiped out, 43 to 7. The freshman swimming team dropped another AS I SEE IT ning the shot put events. A se­ (Continued from page 6) Undaunted, section F challenged C again sev­ close one, this time to Oxy, 46 to 35, closing the final relay, which counts seven for the winner nior victory in the 1320 yard reo senior started his career at Cal­ eral weeks later to a swimming meet. Once again lay put the seniors in front to things looked bad for C, but after a quick study and nothing for the loser, by .3 seconds. Despite 'tech with a minimum, but with the loss, prospects are very good for a Tech vic­ stay, as the sophomores messed increased interest, experience, of the rules, which state that first priority must up an exchange and placed third. go to a section that has not previously challenged, tory in the coming conference finals this week­ and practice came both confi­ end. The whole team, especially Pete Mayer and In basketball and volleyball dence and ability. Kubrin dashed out and persuaded section A to the classes finished in order. challenge him to a volleyball meet which was Gary Tibbetts, has improved greatly since some Football can do a lot of things early season losses. . Frosh Wiu One played yesterday. In softball the teams vacillated for the athlete. Things like men· The moldy jock was dreamed up several years In the meet against Oxy, Tibbetts took the unpredictably and finally end· tal and physical discipline, re­ ago as a means of promoting unity in the fresh­ 220 and the 440 while Mayer won the 200 butter­ ed with the frosh and seniors sponsibility, and the duo of in· man class through interse1ction athletics. In order fly and the 200 breast. Erskine took the 200 back tied for first. This was the bright· tangibles, teamwork and sports­ to make it look moldy, it was dyed green al­ stroke, and Tom Tisch took seconds in both the est event for the frosh, for it manship, are necessarily stress­ though the color wasn't necessary at the end of 50 and the 100. proved to be the only one in ed. Besides that, it's really fun the year. At the beginning of the next year the Tech was wiped out in the frosh conference which they finished better than to let your hair down and lunge section to last have had possession presents it track meet, taking last with 9% points against fourth. full speed at some guy every to the same lettered section in the freshman Pomona, Oxy, Redlands, and Whittier. Leibovich Going into the last event, once in a while; on the football class. Section G was the recipient this year, al­ took third in the javelin, Weaver tied for third swimming, it was the seniors, field they allow you to do this. though it soon lost it in a basketball game to in the pole vault and Richardson placed in the juniors, sophomores, and fresh­ In fact, they encourage such ac­ section E, but E promptly was wiped out by mile. men in order. The seniors had tions. Even here at Caltech. ---0--- Spring practice lasts two and one-half weeks. If you have any longings at all to see what you can do in a football outfit, check out a suit and report for prac­ tice. Many a diamond in the rough has been discovered in such a manner. I began my football career on a bet, and four years later I found myself wishing I had more years of eligibility left. It kind of gets under your skin, and you can take the hard prac­ tices, the bruising games, the pain of defeat, because some­ where inside yourself you know that in the long run, when you look back on your career, YOU'll remember not the bad parts, but the thrilling moments, the many good times, and these highlights will shine like glist­ ening gems in the misty depths of your memories.

Friday, May 9: Dr. Beach Lang­ ston, Associate Professor of English, will discuss "Pacifists and the H-Bombs" at the Un­ dergraduate Lunch Club in the Training Table Dining Room at 12 Noon. Monday, May 12: The Caltech­ Scripps Conference will meet at 4 P.M. in the Y Lounge. Tuesday, May 13: The Man and Arts Committee will meet in the Help's Dining Room at 12 Noon. Wednesday, May 14: Mr. Victor Reuther, labor leader and YM­ CA Leader of America will speak at the Athenaeum Lunch Forum at 12 Noon. Thursday, May 15: Mr. Robert Gray, Professor of Economics and Industrial Relations, will speak about "Labor in Amer­ ica" at the Graduate Sack Lunch Club in the Y Lounge at 12 Noon. Caltech.Scripps Conference g~t Committee You a more ..<.. .,OOITT I MYERS T08ACCO co. Ir;::::: The committee that meets effective filter :..::Df:=::··::·:··::::::;:::::::::'::;· ..:.....:.:..:.::::::.:;::::..:..:::.:..... :. Monday will discuss the theme of next year's Conference and on todays L&M begin the basic planning. Any­ Look for the patent number •••• one interested in working on the on every pack ...your '------'--- committee is invited to attend. The small committee that will assurance that you are getting Best tastin'smokeyou'lleverfind! actually travel to Scripps to co­ l."M's exclusive filtering action ordinate conference plans, will Put yourself behind the pleasure end of an L&M. Get the flavor, the be chosen from those in attend­ full rich taste of the Southland's finest cigarette tobaccos. The patented ance at this meeting. Bob Bland­ Miracle Tip is pure white inside, pure white outside, as a filter ford will answer any questions should be for cleaner, better smoking. ©1958 LIGGBTT & MYBIls TOIlACCO Co. about the meeting or the con­ ference plans in general. '''' Ei.ftt THE CALIFORNIA TECH Thursday, May 8, 1958 ASCIT Play Diredor Discusses Arena Theatre by G. William Stephens a marketplace. And at least a actors as human beings whom forth. Throughout the nation we Director of the ASCIT Play modification of the style is seen they know, rather than as por­ have had quite a number of col­ by Dave Singmaster in early Japanese and traditional trayers of characters which ex­ lege and off-Broadway arena pro­ Ohinese theatre. ist in the author's mind I heard ductions in recent years, but This week's hand is a problem • of a situation where an actor's there has been no partiCUlar in deduction from bidding and What? Arena theatre? Why Inti.mate Mood do a play in Arena? Apart from cigarette lighter failed to work evidence that these present any in counting the opponents hands. One of the great artistic vir­ and a member of the audience distinct advance in the presenta­ practical and econom!ic consider­ NORTH ations there are sound artistic tues of arena theatre is intimacy in the first row unthinkingly put tion or interpretation of drama. 5--AI07 H-AQ65 reasons for the form. For one -the feeling that the audience up his own lighter for the cig- Certainly, they have not crystal­ O-KQ thing, arena-style staging has has of being in the same room . arette. The actor murmured lized any distinct interpretation C-A762 WEST EAST formidable precedents in the his­ with the play (and so it is). The "thank you" and proceeded with of plays rather than a mere con­ 5--9865 S-Q32 challenge to the imagination of the play. No one thought any­ vention of playing in the center H-982 H-K) tory.of the theatre. Probably it 0-62 0-AII0982 was in the arena that the first the audiel1ce is a considerable thing of it, actor or audience. of auditorium. It doesn't matter C-I0853 C-)4 one. In procenium theatre there When such contact ~s established where we put on a play, but how SOUTH play of all times was performed S-.K)4 -by some prehistoric storyteller is one imaginary wall. In arena we have achieved a remarkable we put it 'on; that is, what values H-I0743 0-743 acting out a tale in the midst of the-audience must imagine four kind of theatre. we stress and what expressive C-KQ9 his tribesmen. Arena theatre, as walls. values we establish. My convic­ Opening lead-J-Diamonds. Special Technical Problems we know it, originated with the tion is that the college and com­ Dealer-East Visual beauty is as necessary Direction in arena seems to Greeks about 2,500 years ago munity stage ,could enrich the Biddlng- in this form of theatre as in any pose the same problems as those E when performers chanted songs American theatre by producing W N other. Actually, the furnature, in procenium theatre, except for ID INT to Dionysus from a circular space a certain kind of play and by 20 3NT costumes and props need to be the special technical problems presenting it in a certain way. Obi surrounded by spectators. Rome more authentic since they get created by the fact that the play borrowed the idea from the With arena presentation, a par­ This bid is makable! Really it such close scrutiny. Details be­ is being seen from all directions. Greeks and handed it down to ticular play can be expressed is. East opens the J -Diamonds come very important. The audi­ In any medium the director is f u t u r e centuries. C i r c use s , rather than just represented on and North takes his only stopper ence can read titles of books on dealing with the fundamental clowns and tumblers kept the stage. and looks at the hand. He can the set, the headlines of papers, theatre elements - the play, ac­ arena concept alive through the count on three 'Clubs, three or even the denomination of tors and an audience. It is nec­ Stage Set Incidental Middle Ages. spades, one already diamond and stage money. It follows that hon­ essary for the play to have mean­ In the 16th century, Italy de­ Arena theatre has been criti­ one heart. He mUst get his other esty in acting is necessary since ing,to look right and sound veloped the commedia dell'arte cized for its lack of scenery, but trick in clubs or hearts. First the audience can see even a right from all four directions. one cannot realize, until he has he finesses East for the Q-Spades performed on a platform in a flicker of an eyelash. public square. The arena theatre I am not prepared to endorse seen a good play well performed and wins. North cashes his other was seen in England in Eliza­ People often become so much Arena theatre on conventional in this manner, how incidental two spades and then starts to bethan times; Shakespear's play­ a part of the play's action that grounds - that it is a "novelty," the stage set actually is. think. He knows that he must keep ers' often acted on platforms in unconsciously they react to the that it is "economical," and so The theatre owes the audience East out with his good diamonds. a certain magic. There is a hush East must have at least five dia­ and an excitement in procenium • monds to start; this minus the theatre when the house lights opening lead is at least four. He are dimmed, the footlights go very probably still has five. He on, and the curtain is about to bid twice and doubled with the rise. With lights and musk for K and Q out, so he probably not a curtain, arena theatre provides only had a six card suit but all this feeling and at the same time the outstanding high cards, in­ makes the audience a part of cluding the J·Clubs and the K this different, new, imaginery, J·Hearts. Four tricks have been yet very real world. played, so East has only five cards which must contain the K J·Hearts and the J-C:Iubs and PI' AND probably another Diamond or possibly two. In order to find out PADDOCK more, North now plays two club by Bob Norton tricks, finding that East prob· ably had two to the Jack in Professional sports car racing clubs, and that the fourth one is finally coming to the United in his hand doesn't set up. States in full swing. The United Now he must think again. States Auto Club (ViSkC) has Since he probably can't manufac· announced that it w:ill have a ture the club trick, he must now race at Riverside IntematJional try to make East lead to his AQ­ Raceway on October 11 and 12. Hearts. East had two clubs and The event will be strictly invi­ three spades, at least five diam· tational, and the sponsors hope onds and at least two hearts, the to get Fangio" Hill, Shelby, Sam K and J. This leaves only one Hanks, and Jimmy Bryan. The card unaccounted for in East's event will be approved by the hand. FIA, and it is hoped to place Let's summarize the possibili· Exchange areas served by General Telephone the race on the international cal­ ties in a chart with the hands are soown in dark tone. endar in 1959. arranged in order of decreasing The organizers at Sebring have probability to the right. applied for a Grand Prix race to Most I,east be placed on the international S-- x championship calendar and to be H-KJ KJx KJ KJ run a week before the champion­ D-A109xx AI09x AI09x AI09x We're proud to be No.2 ship sports car ra'ce. The course C - - x to be used will be a 3% mile sec­ NOI'th now has one club left tion of the 5.2 mile airport cir­ to cash. By examining the pos· cuit. If this event comes off, it sibilities, he realizes that if East The people who live in the United of 1,000 new customers every work­ will be the first full Formula I has a fifth diamond, he should States have more of almost every­ ing day-partly because so many of race in the United States since protect the heart K by sloughing 1937. the diamond. If he has a club, thing-including telephones. the areas we serve are suburban the contract is made. If he has areas, which are the fastest-growing Fangio Runs Special a heart, he will slough it to save Therefore it's possible, in such a fab­ It appears as though Fangio his four diamonds. If he has the ulous country, to be the No.2 com­ areas in this country. will definitely run at Indianap­ last spade, he will keep it and munications system in size-and still All of which confronts us with many olis this year. Fangio is at the slough the diamond. In any of present time conducting trial these possibilities or any other, have a great opportunity for service challenges. runs and completing his "rookie" North takes the third club trick and growth. If we cannot be the largest, we can tests using the Dayton 'Steel on the board and again thinks, Foundry Special, 0 t he r w i s e If East plays a diamond, a small General Telephone serves, for exam­ surely aspire to be the'finest-to do known as a Kurtis-offenhauser. heart, or a spade, he end:plays ple, more telephone customers than whatever we do better than it has Carroll Shelby might also take him by leading a diamond. East driving tests leading toward takes his four winners and is the total number of telephones in been done before. qualifying attempts. forced to lead a heart, giving such a country as France. So we're happy to be No.2. It keeps Despite many rumors to the North the eighth and ninth contrary, the Monza internation­ tricks. And this list is growing-at the rate you on your toes. al race will be run again this If East sees the end-play com­ year, with the date set for June ing, he might slough the J­ 29. European car entries should Hearts from the most probable be a little more numerous this holding and the contract would year, with Ecurie Ecosse report­ be down if North tries the end­ edly working on a single-seat play. If Eas-t plays the Jack, it GENERAL TELEPHONE version of the D-Jag, and with is from either hand I, II, or IV, One of the World's Great Communications Systems Ferrari and Maserati both work­ .since Hand I is the most prob­ ing on special cars for the race. able by a large factor, North can Stirling Moss has definitely made now make by laying down the his entry for the race, on a Ace instead of a diamond, setting • • Maserati. up two extra heart tricks.