e CaliforniaTech Volume LVI PosQdena, California, Thursday, May 26, 1955 Number 29 Spring awards given• Sunday

Clarence B. Randa!1 to speak Associates see DinnerI recreation also to be at commencement, June 10 Caltech exhibit, featured at awards assembly hear speeches This year's spring awards banquet and assembly will be Clarence B. Randall, chairman of the board of the Inland . held in the city park behind Tournament Park this Sunday in- Steel Company, will deliver the commencement address at Cal­ Dabney Garden was the scene stead of Culbertson, where it was held before. A steak dinner tech on June 10. of the annual California Insti- will be served following the presentation of awards. The cost of Mr. Randall organized and headed the Commission on For­ tute Associate's Day party Wed- the dinner for all Tech students is $1.50. Anyone who expects eign Economic Policy which drew up the tariff plan presented to nesday, May 18, highlighted by an award is urged to attend the Congress in 1953. The Commis­ an exhibit of antique scientific in- M t k assembly. struments, modern instruments, eyer a es The afternoon will start with sion investigated, synthesized models and displays in Dabney a recreational perod from 2:00 and recommended policy for the whole scale of American world· Lounge. f. t I· until 5:00; the pool will be open After viewing the displays the and the locker facilities will be wide economic policy. Since that Associ~,tes Irs pace In time he has continued to spend moved to Kerckhoff available. Equipment for out- for R series of short speeches door volleyball, softball, football, 1:J.alf his time in Washington as dem~nstrations C foreign economic consultant to and by Drs. Du- onger contest and basketball will also be avail· the President. Bridge, Beadle, Pauling, Brown able, but gym will be closed. and Feynman concerning pres- Last Thursday, at the Conger At 4:00 the asssembly will be President of the Inland Steel ent-day science's major prob. Peace Prize Contest in Culbert- held in the park behind the Company from 1949 to 1953, Mr. lems. The party then moved to son, Don Meyer took first place track. Following the assembly Randall joined that company in the home of Dr. and Mrs. Du- and $50 with his oration "Toward and presentation of awards, the 1925 after practicing law in Bridge for cocktails and a As ian Understanding." Bob dinner will be served. Only Michigan for ten years. chance to meet the faculty and Thucker received $25 for his sec. those with tickets will be served He is widely known as the au­ students responsible for the dis· ond place speech entitled "Peace meals. thor of A Creed for Free Enter­ plays. on Earth, Good Will Toward Awards to be presented at the prise and Freedom's Faith, Men". assembly include honor keys, books dealing with the role (!If The Associates are a group of honor certificates, past officer business and industry in present civic-minded persons who have In his speech, Meyer expressed awards, debate, track, swimming, day America. expressed interest in and con- the conviction that we are em- (Continued on Page 6) Mr. Randall is a 1912 graduate Clarence B. Randall tributed financially to Caltech. barking upon a neW era in which of Harvard where he alse took ------Asian power will be of utmost his law degree in 1915. He is ~w h~ldi concern to this nation and the -~ ~ cause of world peace. In a short Tech students active in the field of education Tech AFROTC rev. and is now a trustee of the Uni­ chronological prelude to his dis- versity of Chicago. He has also ~ts cussion of the problem, he illus- served as a trustee of Wellesley cad~ trated how Asiatic feeling has attend confab College and as a member of the awards presented to become of an .anti-Western na· Bill Lapson and Ron Cochran, Harvard Board of OVei'seers. The Caltech AFROTC awards presentation was held yester- ture through Western exploita· Caltech seniors, entered papers day, May 25, in Tournament Park. The annual review was tion in past years.. in the Region 7 Pacific-South· marked this year by performances by the drill team and the Pacifist viewpoint . west Section ASME Student C6n· ba~d. The drill team, commanded by Cadet Captain Craig Tucker took the pacifist's view­ ference at Berkeley May 5, 6 and Caltech Glee Elliott, presented the routine which they developed especially 7. Lapson won Fourth Prize of point, pointing out that history for the Long Beach Armed Forces Day performance before $20 with a paper entitled: "Our has shown that men have never General Nathan Twining, chief of stoff of the Air Force. Guided Missiles". Cochran did Club performs solved the problem· of prevent­ The President's Medai was. not place in the first six at Berke­ ing war by armament races. He ley, but ha\!l previously won first presented to Gary Gayron by Dr. Borsook to tell advocated that rather than com· at Oxy concert prize in competition with stu­ Dean Earnest Watson. Dean bat force with force we should dents from USC and UCLA in On May 14 the Caltech Glee Paul Eaton gave the Dean's Med- 'What Proteins Do' adopt the principles of Gandhi Lt~ the Southern California Section Club participated in the Festival al to Paul Lindfors, and Col- and Christ and thus alleviate onel Lyle Johnston presented Professor Henry Borsook wili with a paper entitled: "Porous Concert of the Pacific Southwelrt world tensions through the abo­ the Professor of Air Science's discuss "What Proteins Do" as Wall Heat Exchangers." Intercollegiate Glee Club Asso­ lition of hatred. dation. The guest conductor and Medal to Hugh Leney. the subject of the final Friday The Berkeley conference was adjudicator, Dr. Charles C. Hirt The Daughters of the Ameri- evening demonstration lecture The Conger Prize was estab· attended by Lapson, Cochran, of USC, opined that the Caltech can Revolution Award, present-' of .the term at 7:30 p.m. in 201 lished in 1912 by the late Rever­ ASME Student Chairman Alan Club performed as well as any ed by Mrs. Charles R. Smith, Bndge. end Everett L. Conger, D.D., to Teague and ASME Honorary in Southern California. went to Gary Gayron. Ralph Dr. Borsook, professor of bio­ stimulate interest in public speak­ Chairman Dr. David S. Wood. Seven colleges were represent­ Miles wac; the recipient of the chemistry at Tech, has engaged ing and the cause of warld peace. The ASME National Headquar­ ed in the contest, including Cal· Air Force Association Award. in extensive research on pro· Contestants are judged on their ters .paid travel expenses of the tech, LA State 'and Loyola in Col: J. E McLaren awarded the teins, including studies of pro. ability to express themselves be­ delegates, and the Uc. Student men's division only, with Occi· Mllitlll'Y Order of World Wars tein synthesis through the use fore an audience, and on the Branch planned the entertain­ dental, Pomona, San Diego State to Al Goldman. of radioactive isotopes. content of their speeches. ment. and UCLA enterIng both men's Dr. Gilbert McCctnn made the and women's groups. The Cal­ presentation of the Armed For­ tech club appeared in formal ces Communication and Elec­ wear with white dinner jackets tronics Awar-d to Hugh Leney. AFROTC summer camp to give Caltech and orange ril:>bons. Olaf Frod­ The Republic Aviation Award sham directed the group, with was given to Myron Black by Bob Norton at the piano. Dr. George Mayhew. Dick John­ students a glance at Air Force activities The Caltech Glee Club, par­ son and Jim Adams each receiv­ Some of you will recognize and the .45 automatic. They will ticipating for the first time since ed the American Military En­ by Jim Adams this incident as happening last shine shoes, wax noors, dust bar· the club was revived two years gineers Medal from Dr. Jack Mc­ The natty young man in the summer at AFROTC camp. This racks, make beds, polish latrines, ago, proved a. stronger entry Kee. sleek craft droning through the year another group of CaItech shave daily, keep their hai.r cut, than the other clubs expected. Craig Elliott was presented azure sky suddenly feltthe pangs students will be spending sixty and look sharper than they Dr. Hirt, the adjudicator, re­ with the sword he has used as of motion-sickness clutching at hours a week for four weeks would have believed possible. marked that no glee club from commander of the drill team. his vitals. He calmly selected with the Air Force and most of Elliott also received the Convair one of the chemically treated Even the food is good a school without a music de· them will be enjoying it. They partment was supposed to sing Award, which was presented to paper bags provided by the Air will have their week-ends and They will be busy, but they that well. The Pomona Glee him by Mr. H. H. G. Nash. F'orce for its more un8tabic pas­ evenings free, buton week-days will have fun. An espirit de Club director, Mr. Russel, agreed (Continued on Page 6) ::>engers. He panicked momen­ they will hustle out of the sack corps will develop and unit com­ with Dr. Hirt that Caltech's per· tarily when he saw that the bag at 5:30 a.m. and keep moving all petition will be high. The food formance was one of the best, WClS folded fiat and tha: both day long. will be tremendous and the oth­ and especially liked the presen­ Tech yell leaders ends looked identical. However, er cadets will be a great bunch tation of Bach's "We Hasten to he had a good education and was Busy Schedule of guys. no slOUCh at using his initiative, Ask for Thine Aid." They will take part ir- field needed next year so he tore ~off one end of the bag You may be curious as to how trips, lectures, athletics. and The \audience ranked the Club's Anyone interested in serving .md used the remainder for its 'l'ech cadets do, as well as to other camp activities. They will what they do. Last year most of presentation of the Russian as· an assistant yell leader is intended purpose. But 10, he march more than they have in Tech's group went to McClellan Hymn "Salvation Belongeth to asked to contact Head Yell Lead­ had torn off the sealed end, a whole year here at school. Thy God" as the best perform­ er Dick Johnson or place a no­ tranliformed the bag into a tube AFB in Sacramento and did ance of the night, if applause tice in the "J" box in Ricketts and soiled his neatly-pressed They will be given plane rides quite well for themselves. The can be used as an indicator. before Monday evening, May 30. uniform.• and learn to shoot the carbine (CoD..... _ .... 8) Page Two C,,/ifofn;tl Tech· Biologist receives C(/In~U$ Eiditors-in-Chief-DlckHundley and Marty Tangora EDITORIAL STAFF Branbreast award I'm leaving the Waiters' Union, boys. I'm getting married. News Editor-Dick Kirk Dr. 'Walter Schnark, professor of biology, has been awarded a J. KOO'Jltz. Assistant News Editor-AI Farley Amazons discover that the only trouble' News Staff _ · Frank Albini, BI\1 Hecht, James K. aranhreast .FeUowship The gallantry of the Tech ath­ John Price, Gordon Reiter, Ed Park was with the border patrOl, con­ for the coming year, it was an­ lete was domonstrated at the Feature Editor .•• Frank Kofskv cerning a visa and Riley's Swed­ nounced early this week, about beach Saturday when Uncle PhUl accent~ Fe.nue Staff.•.....•...•...... •..••..•• ~., Bob Deffeyes, Tom Dodge, ish Stan Grotcfi, Russ Hunter, StU Richert, John Velman Monday. Maybe Tuesday; Conley said he permitted his Found Sports Editor - Bill Davis Not optiOnal date to outshine him in volley­ In the Westridge Senior Will ball,. Let's hope she doesn't Sports Staff.. ,..; Howard Bloomberg,' Mike Duke, .Dr. Schnark received the was a statement asking, "Please Paul Farley, Don Lewis, Gene Cordes throw the javelin too. In a like return any slightly dazed look­ award, which is given annually manner G. 'Converse is attempt­ f'hotographic Staff...... •...... ••...•.•....•....•, Stu Bowen, Kim to the biologil;lt whose work is ing Freshman with sliderule Cranney, Joe Lingerfelt, Tom Taussig ing to discover some as yet un­ seen wandering around Tech." regarded as outstanding in his tried field where his masculine BUSINESS STAFF chosen field by the Branbreast We have 150 for you. Business Manager-jim Lewis superiority can be demonstrated. Self-Defense Assistant Business Manager-John Bailey truc;tees, if an outstanding ap­ He bows to his lady in sports, plicant is. available during that Swift chemist Eob Deffeyes, Circulation Manager-Ed Park (basketball even) pond in schol­ schocl year, or else is not given while kissing sweet young thing. Entered as second-class matter Nov. 22 1947, at the Post Office astic' achievements des pit e in Pasadena, California, under the Act of March 3, 1879. every year but almost every TIME's recent statistics. Sunday at beach party, SUddenly felt a in his throat. Ap­ year, at' an assembly of the thlrystayed at the peach so he CORstriction American Academy for Scientific could 'try his luck at gathering parently his date had managed jeclefflry's HepD,f Betterment banquet held in Los sea urchins. to slip a noose around his neck, Angeles last night at 8:30 p.m. and, in a moment of extreme The first steps in the merger of Farrago and Pendulum were Wetbacks taken at this week's Board meeting. In presenting the story, edi­ in the evening. passion, pulled it tight. All chok­ Scandal. flushed the student ed up, huh? tors of both publications agreed on the desirability of union. Replacements coming houses when word was received Etchings Although final plans depend on the availability of Pendulum funds, It would probably be a good that one house pr~xy and friend it looks like Tech will have a new combined publication next year. idea to see your doctor if the were stranded south of the bor­ Desolate and si~k of an old' "- passion, lover Harrington took Since the Carnegie grant from the humanities department has pain persists. der. The Beak was saddened to his Lost Weekend date up to his been discontinued, next year Pendulum would have only $500 from room to show her the interesting previous subscriptions, about a third the past budget. With this LlnL£ MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick. Bibler photos on his wall. Sad to tell, amount, Pendulum would need to sell ads and reduce printing his roomy and clilhorts had re­ quality to stay in business independently. placed the photos by some that' Therefore, in ,place of two magazines competing farads and were even more interesting, writers, the· combined publication would have a larger budget, a .f though less suitable for innocent larger staff and better balance of material. The prospective format eyes. Enlightened, Harrington's would continue the name Farrago, but, in keeping with the true 'l girl withdrew, blushing almost I meaning or the name (mixture), humorous and serious literature as hara as poor Tim. would both be included. Last Mi1lute' • Final decision, and editorial appointments will be made at next Luck-in King Paul Farley week's Board meeting. . gloomed home from Scripps Fri­ day prepared to spend the rest The totals. from the second term charities drive have now been of the weekend making. At computed; $2406.05 was raised, divided among the American Cancer three o'clock Saturctay afternoon Society, World University Service, American Heart Association, he still had no dates, but at 8 and the Pasadena Community Chest. The 1000 grads and under­ he roarQd Qff to a formal at grads who contributed can well be proud of this sum. UCLA. How do you do it, Paul? Next week, at the last Board meeting of the year, Honor Points. Sick Call will be revised, the Constitution and By·laws reviewed and brought "Greater love hath no man up to date, and the Farrago matter settled. thaR this" department ... Boy Scout Ray Orbach imported a Tom Bergeman. girl for the lost week-end, and then hid out in the infirmary, previding friends Dryden and Next Year's Budget Plambeck with unequaled oppor­ tunities for weekend bird·dog­ The following is the ASCIT budget for 1955-56, as approved by ging. Raving Ray got out of the Board of Directors Monday night: . hock on Sunday afternoon, just I»come in time to bid his girl goodbye. Membership Dues J. P. Harford 585 at $5.00 Sly dog Harford almost man­ 575 at 4.75 aged to make some $$ for double 560at 5.25 $ 8,596 JJ enterprises at the ASCIT Bookstore Dividend 1,462 beach party. Big T Assessment :_ 1,720 While waiting for his date to Cap and Gown RentaL...... 200 get dressed for the dance, he pulled open a stray drawer and, Total Income $1l,978 found a string of tickets. Entrep· Expense The World and'Tangora reneur Harford promptly set up Athletic Awards $ 7,780 by Rocky Tangora in business, requ'esting tickets Miscellaneous Awards 295 Do you need attention? Do Yliu crave sympathy? for admission to the dance. When Rally Committee 600 If you are maladjusted, discontented, tired of being a nGbody, apprehended, he was about to Assemblies $450 starved for affection-there is a neat way out. Go and get your begin :::hal'ging admission. Election Rally...... 50 nose broken. It's a new wonder tonic. Fished Out Oxy Rally 100 In fact, a man with thp hi",h Ricketts' Human Fish, D. Rob­ Office Expense _...... 150 If you can point out to your erts, found the mighty Hunting­ LQ. that every Techman has Stationery...... 40 breathless audience that a brok­ ton Beach surl tdO much for his (I read that in Stamps 15 en nose often causes permanent (and his d::.te's) lithe bodies Telephone 60 print some· disfigurement, so much the bet· \ where), should Jurhg the Lost Weekend caper. Miscellaneous 35 ter; it will impress all your First his date gave up to the President's Expense 170 be able to get friends with how near you came by on even less poundinf of the waves and began Vice·President's Expense _ _...... 25 "7 to disaster, and how calmly you drifting sl:'award. BackstrokeI' Election Expense 10 Go; -it should be have faced this crisis. \ enough to only Roberts then latcber onto her Forensics _...... 400 ~ Whatever you do, though, don't and both continued to drift _ .I pretend to have Debate 400 look in a mirror. away in the surf towards the Drama "...... 0 r-- broken your In fact, I've found that's a nose, if you make it convincing. barnacle encrusted pier. After Publicity Expense _...... 20 pretty gvod general rule. (Continued on Page 4) Social Program 1,575 There are two things to re­ member, and you're all set. One ASCIT 1st Term Dance...... 325 $2.50 Frosh Tea Dance...... 50 is always to wear a conspicuous $2.50 ASCIT Winter FormaL 450 bandage, even when you don't COME AND GET YOUR Lost Weekend 750 really need it. This calls people's Athletic Banquets _...... 350 attention to the fact that some· Fall Sports Banquet 250 thing is wrong. Spring Sports Banquet 100 The other is simply to have a CALTECH Directors' Banquet _ _._...... 100 good explanation of how it hap­ CIGARETTE Publications pened. Football will d) fine. Re­ A) California Tech 1,700 volving doors are not so good, B) Little T. .__ _...... 0 and are apt to arouse skepti­ C) Big T _...... 3,275 cism. D) Farrago _...... 500 A Fine, Dependable Lighter Featuring the Caltech Equipment Expense _...... 150 Cap and Gown Expense...... 200 CARL'S Emblem in Cloisonne (Inlaid Enamel)

r 11,300 AT THE Contingency Fund 678 CALTECH BARBERS 906 E. CaHfornia Total Expense $11,978 GALTECH BOOKSTORE SY 3-75!H Thursday, May 26, 1955 CALIFORNIA TECH Page Three

Egad! Judge: "Do you mean to tell AFROTC Colonel: "Why didn't me that you murdered your own Two day ECC you salute me yesterday?" grandmother for a paltry three Sec's at Tech dollars?" Cadet: "I just didn't see you, by Frank Kolsky and J)Qn Nierlich sir." Defendant: "Well, your honor, It's almost fun to have a problem these days, for when confab views you know how it is. Three bucks Colonel: "Thank heavens, I here, three bucks there-it adds we do, we immediately rush over to the YMCA office to tell thought you were mad at me." up." our troubles to "Donna", the Y Secretary. Donna, who fills in as wet-nurse, baby sitter, lovelorn advisor and temporary mother advancements • • to undergraduate Techmen, astounded us by saying that she The 1955 Electronics Compon­ actually has a last name (we had never heard her called any­ ent Conference will be held to­ thing but "Donna", so we weren't sure); and not only that, day and tomorrow at the Am­ but it is Newcomb. bassador Hotel in Los Angeles. To prove her uniqueness, Miss The meeting is jointly sponsor­ Why do more Newcomb told us that she was ed by the IRE. AlEE, RETMA, born in Los Angeles and ma­ and the West Coast Electronics triculated at Occidental, major­ Manufacturers Association. ing in art. She has worked in At 7:00 tonight in the Cocoa- an academic atmosphere all her nut Grove, there will be a ban­ life, for after graduation she college men and quet and a formal debate, "Re­ took part in the great American solved: Transistors Will Soon game df putting husband through Replace Most Tubes." After the college, Stanford in this case, debate, at 9:00, there will be later moving south to work in dancing to the music of Xavier the Huntington Library and com­ Cugat's orchestra and there will ing to Caltech in September of women smoke also be a floor show. The cost last year. for these events is $6.00 per per­ Donna stands five feet five son. and one quarter inches tall, has Friday morning from 9:00 to hazel eyes, is usually wearing 12:00 there will be two concur­ one of the brighter colors. rent sessions: "Microwave De­ weighs one hundred and thirteen vices and Electron Tube Relia­ VICEROYS pounds and has a very striking bility," chairmaned ~y Mr. M. head of gray-brown hair. Inci­ Barry Carlton, General Manager, dentally, her hair has been gray J)QDna Newcomb Government Products Division, since she was in the seventh The Magnavox Company, and grade. unfortunately), or in playing badminton or swimming. "Vacuum Tubes I" which will than any other When she isn't mothering one be led by Lester M. Field, pro­ of us, most of her spare time We asked Donna her opinion fessor of electrical engineering is spent mothering her own little of the Caltech man and were at Tech. one, Teddy, aged six, who wants amazed to have her tell us that the ones she knows are all very Two more sessions will be of· to come to Tech to study geol­ fered in the afternoon: "Vacuum ogy (steady, Dr. Sharp) and jet friendly and very normal (even filter cigarette? Tubes II", led by Dr. Andre V. propulsion. the one with the 122 I.Q.). Donna also said that her job in the Y Haeff, vice president of Hughes If, after Teddy is taken care was the best she had ever had Aircraft Company, and "Resist· of, she has any spare time, she and that she expected to be here ors and Capacitors," led by Mr. likes to indulge in reaqing, danc­ indefinitely, to which we can A. W. Rogers. There is no charge BECAUSE ONLY VICEROY GIVES ing, listening to jazz (Dixieland, only say that we hope she is. for these sessions. YOU A PURE, NON-MINERAL, • • ~ost POpular NON-TOXIC FILTE~ WITH :Brand on :Earth... 20,000 FILTER TRAPS beoause 1't"s IN EVERY FILTER TIP! Bud-.reisel! Yes, only Viceroy hns this filter composed of 20,000 1. tiny filter traps. You cannot obtain the same filtering action in any other cigarette. Wherever charcoal fires burn, from Western ranch to Park Avenue penthouse, Besides being non-mineral and non-toxic, this cellu­ lose-acetate filter never shreds or crumbles. Budweiser is there adding the good 2. taste and companionship The Viceroy filter wasn't just whipped up and rushed 3. to market to meet the new and skyrocketing demand that only Budweiser can. for filtered cigarettes. Viceroy pioneered. Started Serve Bud at your barbecue.. research more than 20 years ago to create the pure and perfect filter. - Smokers en masse report that filtered Viceroys have a finer flavor even than cigarettes without filters. 4. Rich, satisfying, yet pleasantly mild. Viceroy draws so easiIythat you w.ouIdn't know, 5. without looking, that it even had a filter tip ... and Viceroys cost only a penny or two more than ciga- rettes without filters! That's why more college melt and women smoke VICEROYS . than any other filter cigarette ..• that's why VICEROY is the 1argest-selling filter cigarette in the world!

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MANUFACTt.1RERS OF ROYAL TRITON, THE AMAZING PURPLE MOTOR OIL Thursdoy, Meay 26, 1955 CALIFORNIA TECH POg8 Five Inflrnouse sports Fifteen to get Beavers scare Oxy Dabney won the interhouse Frosh nine volleyball championship last Tuesday by downing Fleming in lifetime passes before l05;n94-3 two games,. 15-4 and 16-14. The Fifteen men are slated to re­ divide pair Battling for the Canference Title, the Tigers from Occidental second game was a real thriller ceive lifetime athletic passefll for with Dabney coming from be­ three or more letters in a major The frosh baseballers split a were badly scared by Tech horsehiders before a Tech ninth pair of wide-open games the inning rally fell run short of tying the game. Going into the hind a 8-14 deficit to win 16-14. sport. This is the second highest Last week Dabney downed total in the history of the school. past week. On Tuesday the Tech­ last frame leading by a score of 4-1 the Tigers were riding men came out on top of Chad­ high an~ wide before, with one away: the Beavers loaded the Blacker 15-5, 15-5 and Throop Those who have received four 15-10, 15-11. Ricketts finished sec· letters are Jim Tyler, track and wick 11-7 in a game featuring a bases. J 1m Koontz came through in the clutch to single in two parade of Beaver pitchers who runs. With runners on rst and third Ray Weymann sent a long and in the race by dumping basketball; Bill Chambers, bas· Fleming 9-15, 15-6, 15-12. ketball; Don Roberts, swim· formed an almost unbroken line fly to the outfield and Ed Berry was' thrown out on a close pla'i from the bullpen to the mound. at the plate. Tiole 4-3 victory for Occidental assured them at In other games, Fleming won ming; and Alva Yano, tennis. over Blacker 15-11, 15-9; and In addition the game was marred least a tie for the conference crown. On the three-letter list are Gil by numerous errors en both Ray Weymann went the dis­ Blacker avoided the cellar by Beebower, tenflis; Bob Christian, sides. Two big innings provided tance for the Beavers in their beating winless Throop 15-4, 15-8. football; Ray Grieser, football; Volley ball season closed the Tech with the needed margin rroc/( Review last game of the season, giving George Madsen, basketball and for victory. up six hits. Wildness showed as interhouse athletic year. Blacker baseball; Dick Manley, football; The Beaver mile relay team won the interhouse trophy for took fourth place in the special bases on balls and hit batsmen George MacDonald, football; Walt LOSE TO OXY put more men on base than the first time in history, with Menetrey, football; Don Taylor, college division of the West Dabney in the runner-up slot. On Friday the Beaverbab.es Coast R~lays held at Fresno. It there should have been. Four track; Rod Supple, track; Dick were foiled in their attempt to was a large moral victory for Beaver errors did not help the Wagenseller, baseball; and Blake avenge an earlier defeat at the Wallace, swimming. the team as they edged Pomona­ cause. Dick Sovde pitched for Golfers second haRds of Oxy. The frosh went the winners, giving Techmen ClareJ210nt by a stride, just as down swinging in a 12-8 slug­ Pomona had done to the Beavers seven safeties, including a home in league match Ray Weymann on in the SCIAC meet. Roger Wile­ run by Dick Waggenseller. fest. Tony Howell pitched the LOiSt Friday at Los Sarranos entire route against the slug­ man ran a great anchor lap for Oxy started things off.in the Country Club the Beaver golf all-league team second inning when lOose play Tech, holding off 'Hen Bill team copped second in the con­ Last Tuesday night O1.t the ging Tigerbabes. Consistent scor­ by the Tech infield and raunchy Schultz down the long straight­ ference tourney behind Pomona. meeting of league coaches the ing rather than a few big in­ away finish, and almost catch· hits brought three runs in. After TlCch's Paul Farley shot the sec­ All-conference baseball team nings was the order of the day. ing the third-place Santa :Bar­ Waggenseller's homer in the ond best score of the day, with was picked. Tech's only repre­ Had a few breaks gone the other bara team. Wileman was timed fourth inning, the Tigers picked Paul Lindfors taking seventh. sentative on the first string was in 49.6 for his lap. Don Lewis way,' the final tally might have up one more unearned run in the Pomona, playing On their home Ray Weymann, who was a unani­ ran the first lap iFl 52.2, Rod course, made first place a run­ mous choice for pitcher. This been different. As it was the Supple turned a fast 50.4, aUGI seventh, which set the scene for away, but the Beavers beat out is Weymann's second year on Oxy powe.r was too much for the J OhFl Lukesh ran the third leg Tech's valiant rally. Oxy foc third quite handily. the first string. Beaver defense. in 52.5, giving the team a. total tiIn"e of 3:24.7. Phil Conley threw the spear 210 ft. 7 in. for fourth pla~e in intercollegiate competition, and eighth in the open division. Jim Tyler brQadjumped for Tech, put end not placG. The Fresno meet brought the track seas@}',l t~ a'close for the Be8.vers, with the exception of sci~ntist Phil Conley, who stH! has the Young 0 Compton Invitational, SPAAU, NCAA, and AAU mQets to go. The season, highlighted by Con­ works on new ways ley's 218 ft. 3%' in. jaw;!lin toss in the March Field meet, was the most successful at Tech in a number of years. The Beavers to handle "hot" won four meets while losing two, took second in conference relays, third in conference finals radioactive fuel and then scored six points u{ the West Coast Relays. Phil Conley broke his. own Whenever uranium is."burned" in an atomic school and conference javelin rec­ reactor, certain valuable elements such as ord three times, and set new plutonium are left behind in the "ash." meet records in the conference relays and finals. These products are highly radioactive, but jim Tyler was Tech's big gun they must berecovered because of their great all season, scoring 841h points to value to the atomic energy program. Conley's 49 and Wileman's 481,4. Tyler competed in the broad This is the job of 31-year-old H. Ward jump, high jump, 100, 220, and Alter, Supervisor of the Separations Chem­ the shot-put. His best marks istry Unit at the AEC's Knolls Atomic Power were in the jumps, where he did Laboratory, which General Electric operates 6 ft. 1h in., and 22 ft. 61,4 in. That broad jump was made last week in Schenectady, N. Y. at MUir, in decathlon competi­ tion, and is only 1,4 in. short of Alter's Work Is Vital, Important the school record. The same day he just barely fouled a22 ft. 9 in. Alter is doing his job well. He has already leap. . received the Coffin Award, General Electric's Wileman and Lukesh both ran highest honor, for developing an apparatus the 220 in 21.9 for the beet sprint that make~ possible faster, safer, and more marks, and Rod Supple ran the 880 in 1:58.6, just missing the efficient recovery of the valuable elements in sch001 record of 1:58.4, to lead the "ash." the middle distance men. Ted The work done by Alter and his group Lang threw the discus '141 ft. 4 in. for the b(>st field event mark helps lower costs, increase efficiency and ex­ other than the javelin. pand our knowledge of the chemical process­ ing of spent radioactive fuels. PASADENA BOWLING LANES 25,000 College Graduates a~ General Electric 970 East-Colorado Headquarten of' Caltech Bowlen Open 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. SY. 3-1341 When Alter came to General Electric in Special Student Rate before 6 P.M. except Saturday., Sunday. and Holidays 1948, he already knew the work he wanted JOe per line to do. Like each of the 25,000 college-gradu­ ate employees, he was given his chance to grow and realize his full potential. For Gen­ .Caltech eral Electric has long believed this: When fresh young minds are given freedom to Pharmacy make progress, everybody benefits-the ,) PRESCRIPTIONS individual, the company, and the country. Dependable Registered Pharmacists FOUNTAIN BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER 882 East Califomla Street SYcsmore 2-2101 Pasadeu 1, Califomia CALIFORNIA TECH TbundQY, Moy26, 19S5 Houses set social calendars Spring awards presentation changes location from Culbertson-Hall to Toumament Park for final weekend ofthe term (ContiJl.ued from Page 1) James Rode, Read Warriner son Schmitt, George McDonald, Winding up the social program this term are three parties, basketball, tennis, the Vesper (mana~r). Jon Robinson. and Shy Basketball Trophies, a picnic, and a d1nner formal. Varsity Baseball; Ray Wey­ Varsity Track; Rodney Supple the Goldsworthy Snake Trophy, man, Harold Morris, Edwin Nel­ Dabney House will hold an overnight "Roman Holiday" the Interhouse Trophy, the Var­ and James Tyler (co-captains), son, James Koontz, Edwin Ber­ Philip Conley, Theodol'e Lang, Friday and Saturday. A staQ affair to be held in the desert, sity Rating Trophy, arid the Tau ry, George Madsen, Eugene Nel­ it will feature a treasure hunt in cars. The party will be held Beta Pi outstanding frosh award. Donald Lewis, James Lloyd, son, Richard Wagenseller (cap­ John Lukesh, Samuel Sims, in the desert home of Mr. and The following students are tain), Warren Furumoto, Allan Mrs. L. Shepard. Monday Dab. TECH AFROTC Martin Tangora, Donald Taylor, among those who will receive Goldberg, Michael Du'ke. Roger Wileman, Fred Witteborn "tley will conduct a party at (Continued from Page 1) awards at the assembly: Alumni Pool in Tournament The freshman and sophomore Frosh Baseball; Louis Mon· and Luis Soux (manager). Varsity Basketball; Philip Con­ tQ}"a, Robert Schenter, William Park, beginning at 2 p.m., which academic awards, presented by Frosh Track; Gordon Barien· will last until 9:00 p.m. Dean Foster Strqng, went to ley, William Chambers (captain), Kern, David Leeson, Donald brock, Charles Bonwell, Forrest Friday evening, Blacker is Dick Cowley and Gordy Fuller· George Madsen, Rolland Moody, Stocking, Charles Stone, Anth· Cleveland, Bruce Kowol, Daniel holding an off-camplls party -in ton. Dr. Francis Maxstadt pre· James Tyler, Howard Bloom­ ony Howell, Richard Van Kirk, Horowitz, Edward Krehbiel, Ger­ San Marino, while Saturday will sented the j u n i 0 r academic berg, Paul Liondfors, Jim Koontz, Peter Hoag, Donald Stern, Rob­ ard Lawrence, Thomas Moore, find the Blackermen enjoying awards to Myron Black and Paul Dan Chilton, James Higgins ert Walsh, Philip Thacher, Char­ Reed Saunders, Richard Van a picnic. Lindfors. Jay Glasel and Gary (manager). les Penquite (manager). Kirk and George Oetzel. Also to be held this weekend Gayrotl. were given their senior Frosh Basketball; Glenn Can· Varsity Swimming; Richa.rd is the annual Ricketts.Fleming academic a.war

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