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______VOLUME 94 NUMBER 3 MIT, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1974 FIVE CENTS Candidates see change in Election Commission

By Bill Conklin In recent years, few MIT "I'll treat all students and students have been able to reg- other voters on an equal basis," ister in Cambridge, particularly promised Tom Neel, a candidate undergraduates. After com- for Cambridge Election Comrrris- plaints of alleged "harrassment" sioner. of students trying to register, the Seven candidates for the Cambridge City Council passed a office spoke before the Demo- bill to make college dormitories cratic City Committee last week. legal domicile. The committee will elect three Several of the candidates nominees, one of whom will be disapproved of commissioners in appointed to the post by the past years requiring proof of City Manager. domicility. The candidates are Elizabeth -Shaw vowed to intervene if Dunn, Jon Halberstadt, Torn he saw another commissioner Neel, Vincent Panico, Sondra mistreating a voter. "I like to Scheir, Phillip Shaw, and argue with Samp! No proof or Andrew Trodden. check of residence is required Most of the candidates saw beyond the affidavit signed by extensive change in voter regis- the voter." tration procedures as a primary goal. Neel and Halberstadt advo- Interest min aw is growing cated a plan for checking resi- By Barb Moore vising and Education was devel- of the US, according to Nyhart. "Young voters won't come dence authenticity by sending a "Of the approximately oped to handle this over- TShe students look at the "mess because they know they will be postcard to the address given by 325,000 lawyers in the US to- whelming interest in law. the country is in," and want to hassled," stated Halberstadt. the voter in question. If the post day, 100,000 are still in law Nyhart attributed most of the know how the government "Today, people don't believe in office returns it, the address school," stated J. Daniel Nyhart, inquiries at his office to several works. their government, and this isn't given is wrong. Director of the Committee on areas of the legal profession. The most common questions just the.fault of Watergate, but '"The commissioners must Preprofessional Advising and Ed- "Apart from going to law asked, however, are still "Do I the City of Cambridge, too." provide evidence that someone ucation. school, there seems to be a really want to go to law school" "Registering shouldn't be an doesn't live in Cambridge," MIT graduates are also fol- general interest in the law," and "How do I get in?" Nyhart, intimidating experience, and it argued Scheir. "The burden of lowing the national trend. Since Nyhart noted. "Students sense a and the other members of the has been." agreed Dunn. proof is on the commission, not 1967, there has been a steady need to know about the legal committee attempt to answer When asked about the contro- on the voters." increase in the number of MIT aspects of whatever field they these questions through a system versy over residency require- According to Neel, the students who apply to, and at- are entering." of student initiated counselling. ments, Trodden, the incumbent, com missio ners should have tend law school. In 1971, the This "need to know" may be They also co-ordinate the law replied, "If they're not residents, "probable cause" before inves- Office for Preprofessional Ad- caused by the present situation related studies program, which is legally domiciled in the city of tigating the authenticity of a a listing of courses offered at the Cambridge, you should just for- person's affidavit. get about them." Institute which relate to the law "College dorms are legal dom- profession. Baker House conducts During a question-and-answer icile," said Neel. "I think you'd In a paper on Law Related have to deny registration to a Studies at MIT, Nyhart describes period, Halberstadt asked why Edward Samp, one of four elec- fourteen year old Canadian who remodeing expermetntss his responsibility in four points. lives in Boston, but not to eight- The client groups for the law tion commissioners, ran all regis- By Michael Garry The renovation is expected to tration sessions on college cam- een year old American college In an effort. to explore serve as a "trial balloon" for the related studies must first be identified, along with the nature puses. Trodden replied that the students who live in Cam- methods of improving dormitory complete renovation of Baker, city was divided into areas, each bridge." living facilities, the fifth floor which has had no major struc- and range of current research in the field. The existing law rela- one covered by one commis- "The Election Commission is west section of Baker House was tural work since it was built in sioner, and that Samp always there to serve the people," recently renovated under the 1948. James Moody '75, presi- ted courses at MIT must then be immediately coordinated, in took the universities, rather than commented Panico. "I would direction of the House's Client dent of Baker, called the renova- an area. call on all commissioners who Team. tion "an experiment to see what terms of information sharing and academic counselling, to assist "There are two ways we can haven't treated every person Improvements in the com- people like, and what the right go from here," stated Shaw. "We with respect to resign."- mon areas, halls, and lounges of cost is, with the ultimate intent the identified client groups. Another responsibility of the can expand the voting franchise, Other ideas put forth in- the section, which houses about: of redoing the-entire house." or keep it restricted. Samp is a cluded increased publicity and thirty students, were made un- The Client Team plans to survey committee is to explore the pos- sibilities of cross-registration, lawyer and a Republican who longer hours for registration der the direction of the team to the reactions and living patterns doesn't believe in the Consti- sessions, and moving the head- study considerations that would of the fifth west renovations to and other co-operative arrange- ments between area colleges. In tution, and wants to keep the quarters from the police station affect a complete renovation of see if the same guidelines for franchise restricted." to City Hall. the 25-year-old house, and to renovation would be applicable (Please turn to page 3) improve the environment of the to the house as a whole. fifth-west section. The Client Team, composed According to Hoah Mendel- of students, aministrators, Dean sohn '74, a member of the Client for Student Affairs' representa- Team, funds for the project were tives, and the House's faculty made available last May by the residents, started work almost Housing and Dining Service. The two years ago on the problem of project cost was about $25,000; improving facilities in Baker. part of the funds came from a Their report, dealing with long- special "renovations fund" es- and short-term projects for fix- tablished from alumni gifts. (Please turn to page 3) sfAT: what role? l By Greg Saltzman likely that we'll take somebody The drop in SAT scores ac- with a 500.7" Still, an 800 does ross the nation will not affect not guarantee admission. MIT admissions, according to The standardized tests of the Director of Admissions Peter College Entrance Examination Richardson. Board (CEEB) "are very useful Said Richardson, "My reac- in predicting what group of tion is: yeah, they've dropped, people will be successful aca- but so what? People tend to demically at MIT. However," blow test scores all out of pro- Richardson added, "we have portion to their significance. twice as many of those as we College Board scores are only need to fill a class." a coarse screen which tells us From studies that have been which kids we want to look at conducted, MIT has found that Massachusetts began voluntary gasoline determined by license numbers. However, even seriolsly," Richardson "the SAT is not as useful in rationing Monday, joining a growing number if you had been eligible to buy gasoline a" these continued. predicting MIT performance as of states which have adopted the so-called three stations on Mass Ave in Cambridge, you "We won't take an applicant the math and science Achieve- "Oregon Plan." Eligibility for buying gasoline is paid high prices. with a 400 on the SAT math," ment tests." The SAT measures Richardson noted, "and it's un- (Please turn to page 6j PAGE 2 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12,1974 THE TIECH

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Many of the House's residents Monday- Friday C;ood and Associates, a pro- feel that a complete renovation the years to increase the housing fessional architectural firm was is a necessary step to prevent the capacity of the dorm. Browning 8amrn - 6pm hired to design and layout the further deterioration of the at that time denied that the L. ___ = ---c. II changes made in the project. The dormitory. An article in "Archi- maintenance had been neglected. - --- -- I- _I 1. , - - lsp12 plans were approved in August, and the project completed in January. The Client Team assis- Rise in pre-law interest ted the architects, according to HEWLETT PACKARD Mendelsohn, "on items of prac- ticality and where our familiar- wvon't cause overflow ity with the house was useful." (Continuedl from page 1) The doomsday people will be Fifth west, which is one-third view of the offerings at other wrong, because the number of of one o f Baker's six floors, was colleges, the committee must the lawyers working out of the EMaPL 0 YMEN T IN TER VIEWS chosen as the site for the project then plan the future of the law law profession may increase." "due to its economic feasibility related studies program at MIT. FEBRUARY 14and 15 and aesthetic desirability," ac- Due to this national increase There are several forces which cording to Moody. The floor is in interest, "many people are may drive this number up, he MIT STUDENT PLACEMENT CENTER typical of Baker floors, and the shouting glut," commented explained. The idea of pre-paid west section has a large lounge Nyhart. However, he doesn't see legal services, a benefit some PERMAVNENT POSITIONS IN: that permitted experimentation a law scare similar to the engin- unions are already requesting, with furnishings. The renova- eering scare of the late 60's. will require an increase in legal forces. Also influential in the DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH, tions included new furniture for Susan Elaigh Houpt, Advisor the area, carpeting in the hall- on Preprofessional Education, need for lawyers will be federal- MA RKETIVG/SA LES ENG. AND ways, improved lighting, wall sees the interest in law as a ly supported legal services, and MANUFA CTURING ENG. possible result of that scare. the possibility of class action hangings, and better facilities in suits. the bathrooms. Individual rooms "Many engineers were laid off in AT U.S. LOCATIONS students see the were not renovated. the '60's, and MIT students have not suf- LEVELS IN E.E., Ms.E. I Kenneth Browning, Assistant law and medical professions as fered much from the increase in ALL DEGREE Dean for Student Affairs, said secure," Houpt said. There are applications, however. 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McNamee Two fraternities, as well as Baker Upperclass women attributed much of achusetts, and, although it is too early to MIT has been making serious efforts in House and MacGregor, have asked that the recent popularity of the dorm to the tell, there are distinct possibilities of it the past several years to update its image they be allowed to go coed next year. Chi uncertainty of getting coed housing in developing into even more of a zoo than in the public eye. One of its more Phi and Pi Kappa Alpha are both in the Burton, which is the only coed house that the gasoline grab-bag of the past two successful efforts has been convincing process of drawing up plans for making compares with McCormick in facilities. months. people that there are worsen at the their houses coed; Chi Phi is fairly well Browning said he had a feeling that "it's The system, as outlined by Governor Institute, and it is all right to allow your along with their plans (The Tech incor- easier to say that you don't necessarily Francis Sargent '39 and Consumer Affairs daughter to come here for an education. rectly reported last year that the house want coed housing now than it has been Secretary John Verani, sound quite work- The precise factors responsible for the had already received permission to house - there's not as much social pressure able, if followed by all. However, the fact increase in female applications and accep- women, but the plans had not been towards coed living." But, as one that the system is voluntary will probably tances in the past couple of years are rot finalized). There is only limited useful- McCormick woman, pointed out, it is lead to all sorts of confusion and diffi- known (many groups, most notably the lness in these plans, also; since most of dangerous tthere's not as much social culties. Association for Women Students and the the women in the houses would have to pressure towards coed living." But, as one The Boston Globe has run several Admission's Office claim at least part of be uppercalss women. Browning perceives McCormick woman pointed out, it is articles including interviews with service the credit); but the increase, nevertheless, a problem in attracting women to move dangerous to draw trends from a single station owners and attendants. Many of demonstrably is there, and it is doing into coed housing, but added "These class: "It was just several individual the owners indicated that they planned to wonders for the public's opinion of the houses seem to be prepared to go coed; people deciding to live in a particular participate only to a certain extent. Institute. they've thought about the problems in- dorm. I don't think that's any indication Robert Weiner of the Massachusetts One thing the increase is not doing volved quite a bit." Putting women in of a trend. " Association of Service Station Dealers wonders for, however,. is the housing Ashdown for a year prior to setting up a Whether or not there is a trend (Globe, 7 Feb.) said that its members will situation in the Institute dorms. MIT's coed or all-female living group in the New towards or away from coed housing - try the new system for a few weeks but policy of guaranteeing housing to any dorm which will be built next year and I have serious doubts about the will go back to their do-it-3/ourself distri- freshman who wants it has caused diffi- involves the same problems. If, as Brown- validity' of any trends away from it - two bution methods if the state plan proves culties in the past (the class of 1977, as ing says, upperclass women are not in- points remain: 1) The dean's Office isn't unsatisfactory. reported so many times in these pages, terested in moving into coed housing, yet prepared to deal with a substantial Other dealers have stated that they was cut to 893 students due to the then setting up a coed living group in increase in the number of women in next would continue to operate their present housing crunch). In combination with Ashdown will be almost as difficult as year's freshman class; and 2) if the systems - gas by appointment only, gas another policy - that of guaranteeing making McCormick coed. Even if the women I spoke to are any indication, the to regular customers, a minimum or single-sex housing to students who want Ashdown group were to be all female - information that the Dean's are acting on maximum on purchases, no system at all it - may cause more difficulties when the one of the two floors in the grad house, to make their decisions seems to be fairly - because they don't believe that the class of 1978, which is expected to housing about 30 students, would prob- sketchy, and their data-base needs to be even-odd plan will work or because it is a contain about 200 women, arrives next ably be used - it is hard to imagine 30 broadened considerably. If coed housing, nuisance. Where does that place the September. women wanting to move out of a much-studied and debated question, is unfortunate motorist who, naively under According to Assistant Dean for Stu- McCormick into Ashdown, even after it to be handled properly, both of these the delusion that he will be cheerfully dent Affairs Ken Browning, there will be has been renovated. conditions need to be corrected, and served (remember all the fuss about clean spaces for only about 100 women in the Do women want coedity? soon. rest rooms) because his plate ends in the living groups that are currently coed or The common problem with all these right number, drives into a station and is all-women next year (McCormick, Bur- solutions would seem to be the reluctance Continuous News Service turned away? Especially after he has ton, East Campus, Senior House, Student of upperclass women, as perceived by waited in a line which isn't supposed to House, Sigma Nu, and Delta Psi [No. 6 Browning, to move into coed housing, or form because of the new system? Club]). This will leave the Housing Office to move out of McCormick. Browning If the motoring public can be guaran- of the DSA with the problem of finding said he had received this impression from teed that stations will comply (so they places for 100 more women next year, if the fact that more women requested Since 1881 will know what to expect) and if that the current trend in final applications, McCormick this year than last, and from Vol.I 94, No. 3 February12, 19 74 I same motoring public will cease to panic which are running 4-to-1 male to female "'some discussions with some of the and be gas-hogs, then the system is a currently, continues throughout the people in the house." Browning admitted Barb Moore '76; Chairperson fairly good one. However, it is doubtful admission process. that had not talked to a lot of people in Storm Kauffman '75;Editor-in-Chief that compliance will be sufficiently wide- Where will the coeds be housed? McCormick, but said that his feeling was Norman Sandler '75; Executive Editor spread to make it workable. In other Browning just says the dean's office is "better than speculation." John Hanzel '76; ManagingEditor words, the best hope for success of working on that. A group of represen- Women in the house I have spoken to Stephen S hagoury '76; Business Managet' rationing is making it mandatory. tatives from living groups that are or want have a different impression of Browning's ' A look at the good points. Stations are to be coed has been meeting recently to "data-base for his views. None of the Michael McNamee'76;News Editor questioned remembered discus- supposed to display colored flags indi- try to develop options that will-help ease women I Steve Wallman '75, Robert Nilsson '76 cating their gas status. Green for selling sions, extensive or otherwise, with the the problem. Aside from that, however, Malakie '77; eligible drivers, yellow for sales in seem to be much going on, Deans on the subject of coed housing Julia gas to there doesn't Night Editors commercial and emergency vehicles only although the whole question was first recently, except for one that reportedly (presumably because stocks are low), and raised in October or November when a arose at dinner with Browning present Neal Vitale '75 ;Arts Editor red for no gas for sale. But who will be in strong trend in preliminary applications last Sunday night. Sentiment towards Tom Vidic '76; Photography Editor charge of insuring that these informative from women was noted. coed living seems to differ in different flags are not misused to mislead passing The options parts of the house, and, as one woman Len Tower; Advertising Manager motorists. The options open right now, Browning said, "Browning just wasn't talking to the Tim Kiorpes, Roger Goldstein '74, Vehicles driven by people whose pro- says, are to increase the number of right people." Paul Schindler '74, David Tenenbaum '74, fession in dependent on mobility (sales- women in each coed living group; to Coed housing tends toarise as an issue Sandy Yulke '74, Dave Green '75; men), the disabled and handicapped, make other living groups coed; to put every year in McCormick, just as it does Contrib utine Editors commercial vehicles, and emergency vehi- women in Ashdown next year when it is in Baker and possible MacGregor; votes to split cles should be able to purchase gas from used to house 60 undergraduates, or some taken at house meetings tend Margaret Brandeau '77, Bill Conklin '77; at any time. combination of these. Browning added 50-50 on the question of making one any station which has gas News Editors An interesting hitch could develop that "There doesn't seem to be substan- tower of the house coed and leaving the Associate with out-of-state drivers, who must prove tial interest in making McCormick coed" other all-women. Women I spoke to Ken I saacson '7 5; Associate Night Editor that they are "traveling through Massa- - the option that has been discussed tended to feel that the sentiment for coed Mark Suchon '76; Assoc. Ad Manager chusetts on business or pleasure." Some most often (usually in terms of making living was stronger than the vote would Liz Wise;Accounts Receivable interesting conversations should be pro- just one tower of the house coed and indicate, but that it would be so imprac- Robert Elkin; Managerial Consultant voked by this regulation. (Resident stu- leaving the other all-female). tical to make one-half of the house coed David Lee; CirculationManager that the proposal is voted down. dents with out-of-state plates will be The first option, increasing the num- Doug McLoed; CirculationStaff under jurisdiction of the rationing plan.) ber of women in housing that is already Browning pointed out that McCormick Another point that may cause consid- coed, is a good idea - one of the "has evolved as a living group - it's much News Staff' erable contention is that no purchase most-often heard complaints about MIT more together now than it has been, and Bert Halstead '75, Howard Sitzer '75, should be less than $3. What is the station coed housing is the low female/male it's a more attractive place to live." Ken Davis '76, Mindy Lipson '76, ownez supposed to do if he has already ratio. This solution, however, has only Wendy Peikes '76, Greg Saltzman '76, topped off someone's tank? limited usefullness; the three dorms that Henry Frechter '77, Steve Keith '77, It's probably that those who have the are currently coed can only take approxi- Stephen Mallenbaum '77, Jules Mollere '77, next year than public conscience to follow the spirit of mately 75. more women 9 NNi NCUrO Curtis Reeves will be turned away while the they have how. There are a lack of the plan Production Staff: gas-hogs get all the fuel. upperclass women to start new coed .d' FUE-> Anyway, the Globe noted that "com- stutes in Burton or to help make more Frank McGrath '75, Tom Birney '76. mon sense and good judgment are essen- floors or entries in East Campus or Senior Michael Graves '76, Cathy Medich '77, tial from both dealers and customers if House mixed-sex; in addition, room pri- Vincent Richman '77, John Kavazanjian, this system is to work." Here's hoping orities would be altered seriously if more Gayanne Gray both groups have more of both qualities women were suddenly absorbed into Photography Staff: these house, especially in Burton. VI.-, than I think they do. Sherry Grobstein '74, Robert Olshaker '76. I i._ _ -i Dave Relman '77 by Brant parker and Johnny heart Tom Klimowicz '77, THE WIZARD OF ID Richard Reihl '77 Sports Staff: Paul Bayer, Randy Young '74, Dan Gantt '75, Donald Shobrys '75, co r Rick Bauer '77, Glen Brownstein '77

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t s ICommentary:MIT ousing:., hi!gh rents despDitedeS ite tax beb reakcs By John Tiemstra lower than off-campus housing. I can universities or non-profit developers. The question then is why Institute I have not done any kind of formal think of several reasons why that should More than that, MIT builds with gift housing is as expensive compared to survey, but conversations with friends be. capital that never has to be repaid - a off-campus. I can think of only two who live off campus lead me to believe (1) Because MIT operates so much very substantial sum in the case of Tang reasons why that is the case. that rents in the Eastgate and Westgate housing in one place, it can take advan- Hall, for instance. MIT pays no taxes on its (1) Rent control on off-campus hous- complexes on the campus, if not in the tage of economies of scale: it can produce campus property. It does make a pay- ing prevents landlords from charging dormitory system, are at least as high and steam for heat in large quantities; hire its ment in lieu of taxes, of course, but that adequate scarcity and land rents, and maybe higher than rents on the open own specialists for grounds maintainance, amounts to only half of what the full possibly even prevents them from re- market. The strongest claim I have heard electrical work, painting, security, and assessment would be. covering capital costs. That, of course is from the Housing Office is that they are whatnot; aggregate several buildings (4) The land the buildings stand on has why all the new housing in Cambridge is "competitive." Qf-course, they also cite a under one manager, and so forth. So been irrevocably committed by the Insti- built by the universities, who are exempt waiting list for housing that appears every average operating costs should be lower tute to campus use. Thus there is no from rent control. fall, but given the shortage of housing in for MIT than for the typical landlord. opportunity location rent to the land, (2) As long as it has an adequate pool the area in general and the lower search (2) MIT's capital costs for the buildings and none should be charged to the of tenants at present rent levels, the costs for campus housing, the queue is no are lower, too. The capital that the residents. Institute has no incentive to actually surprise. What is a surprise is that rents Institute borrows it gets at low, sub- (S) The rooms are not subject to minimize its costs. It suffers from orga- for MIT housing are not substantially sidized interest rates available only to market allocation. The Institute decides nizational laxness or slack, what econo- who is to live where by a kind of lottery mists have come to call "x-inefficiency" Comrentar: process, as well as deciding in many cases - too many people, too much office what the residents' income will be. Thus furniture, too many coffee breaks, and so there should be no scarcity rents charged. on. Kendall Square controversy: They are charged, of course - it cost About the only way to remedy x- more to live at the top of one of the inefficiency in a case like this is to appeal the question of land use towers than lower down. to the conscience of the institution. I do not believe, like President Woods of skyscrapers full of office space, who need (6) The Institute grants its tenants By John P. Tiemstra only a license, not a lease, and thus UMass, that Universities do not belong in The controversy over the development to be together downtown (or close to the housing business, but they do have to and could afford high land reserves rights over the tenants that off of Park Square and the Combat Zone in downtown) the campus would be considered intoler- remember why it is that they are in that Boston has tended to overshadow the prices because of their high density of able, such as the right to enter at any business. One of the big reasons, particu- much more sharply drawn debate over land use. time without warning. This is presumably lirly in the case of graduate students, is Kendall Square in Cambridge. In both Kendall Square is a textbook example done to decrease the costs of administer- to subsidize its students by providing a cases the proposed development calls for of this process. The rail line through that ing the buildings. Of course, it might be service that the university can produce at a mixture of high rent housing, offices, area is less and less used, and has been remarkably low cost. That is, if it really Meanwhile the cry done for the sake of harrassment, but we hotels. and commercial space in a large allowed to deteriorate. will give the administration the benefit of wants to. agglomeration of high-rise buildings. In has gone up for a new truck route which would clearly be the doubt. It is more, however, than some (John Tiemstra is a graduate student in Park Square it is a deteriorated com- through the area, of their other little thoughtlessnesses, like Course XIV. He lives in Tang Hall and mercial area that is to be replaced, in incompatible with much of the research leaving a dormitory for single graduate Kendall Square it is an old light manu- and teaching activity at neighborhood works in thae Kendall Square area and is, to be built. students, many of them foreigners, un- therefore, familiar with problems in both. facturing district. Hence one can say that MIT, and it seems unlikely furnished. the land use in Park Square will not Besides MIT and Tech Square, Kendall is - Editor) change in a significanf way, though the close to Harvard, Central Square, and to physical characteristics of the place cer- Government Center and the financial tainly will. In Kendall Square a drastic district in Boston. And the changeover change in land use is contemplated. process has already begun with the De- And that is why the battle lines are so partment of Transportation, Badger Cor- Letters to iThe Tech clear in the Cambridge dispute. On the poration, and MIT's Sloan Campus one side is the Cambridge Redevelopment besides Tech Square. It is thus a logical Reamer Reaction writer respectedly bemoaned is actually Authority, in favor of the change of the place to build more offices. quite refreshing. Square from blue collar to white; on the So it is clear that the CRA's tax To the Editor: A good point was raised in the article other side are Hard Times and the Cam- argument is really a false issue, conjured What can you say about an article in - that of sexism in the papers. This has bridge Tenants Organizing Committee, up to make the inevitable more politically The Tech that arbitrarily lumps the Insti- been an unfortunate feature in the past, mostly blue collar people who live and saleable. That that argument doesn't wash tute Inquirer and the Daily Reamer to- but has a single solution. Sexual ( and work in and near Kendall. On first glance, has already been shown. It is rather the gether and then criticizes them both for sexist) humor can go both ways, and it the tenants' groups seem to have econom- slow process of technological change that the faults of the Daily Reamer? would behoove the writers of future ic justice on their side. It is hard to see has made it necessary to remake Kendall "Both issues," according to the anony- parodies to have women also working on how one can justify-the seemingly arro- Square for it to become again a viable mous article, were characterized by a the sexual humor in such papers. If we gant actions of planners who would pull neighborhood. "child-like fascination with "talking can't laugh at ourselves, we are in sad people's jobs out from under them, and As far as aesthetic considerations go, I dirty" and "a surfeit of inside jokes." The shape. leave them stranded in an old walled-in have no great love for tall buildings as first charge was certainly true of The David S. Kelly blue collar neighborhood with no nearby such, and I sympathize with those who Reamer, but I really can't find any industrial base. The working class people have fought both Park Plaza and Ikendall "talking dirty" in the Inquirer. And while To the Editor: seemingly have a right to fight for blue- Square on those grounds. But the dilapi- the Reamer, as always, was fully compre- I would like to congratulate you for a collarjobs in Kendall Square. dated structures that now clog Kendall hensible only to Tech staffers, the In- hilarious issue of The Daily Rearner. It The trouble is that, planners or no are much uglier than the newer buildings quirer had no inside references. As for was certainly the bright spot of registra- planners, land use in Kendall Square is that are there, so if the status quo is the plagiarism and "plays on people's names," tions. I hope that future registrations changing and will continue to change laternative, I would opt for "progress." I think that once again the Inquirer is days are similarly blessed by your humor. from manufacturing to office jobs. Stead- Cambridge has been much luckier with being blamed for the Reamer. The In- Mark Oogle '74 ily over the years the manufacturers, big skyscrapers than its big neighbor across quirer in all cases either used real names one like Ford, Lever, and Simplex, and the river. Cambridge, and indeed even or completely fictitious ones. many smaller ones, have left Cambridge, Kendall Square, have plenty of examples The accusation of sexism is one which 3.095 'Aliveand Well" just as they have left central city areas all to prove that skyscrapers can be interest- Thursday takes more seriously. First of over the country. They weren't pushed, ing architecturally and benign in the all, the proportion of women on our staff To the Editor: they left for good economic reasons. environmental impact if some thought is is approximately one-fourth, or more The December 7th issue of The Tech The service sector of the economy, given to their design. New buildings might than twice the overall percentage of carried a letter to the editor which stated those companies that deal in information even succeed in making Kendall the excit- women students at MIT. Secondly, the that 3.095, "Materials Processing - An rather than physical products, has been a ing kind of neighborhood that Cambridge article names two specific instances of Engineering and Historical Approach" has steadily ggrowing proportion of the eco- is justly famous for, rather than the dead, sexism in the Inquirer. It says, for exam- been cancelled and, furthermore, that the nomic activity in this country for the last ugly place it is. ple, that Liz Taylor was "spoofed on the cancellation was the responsibility of the twenty years. For purposes of communi- And what about the blue-collar resi- cover." While we admit that his was senior faculty in the Department of cation it is necessary for the offices of dents? The best thing for them to do is to marginally sexist, it should be noted that Metallurgy and Materials Science. Both firms in that sector to be closed together, move where the blue-collar jobs are, the cover was part of a parody of the the fact of the cancellation and the and for the offices themselves to have a which is the suburbs. But I don't have to National Enquirer, rather than an in- supposed involvement of the senior compact layout. So offices are more tell you that that is asking the impossible. stance of sexism on our part. The other members of the Department are abso- efficient if they are concentrated together The low-cost housing just isn't there for "sexist" article involved a female MIT lutely untrue and unsubstantiated. We in high-density office districts. the working class people who need it. physical plant employee. As the author of cannot imagine what prompted the letter On the manufacturing side, the advan- So the tenants' organizations do have a that piece, I think I can say that no sexist and wish to state unequivocally that it tages for the central city have mostly battle to fight. It is not the battle for intent was involved. If you remember the has no basis in fact. evaporated. The old multi-story urban Kendall Square. That battle has already Techl hack last year, you will recall that a 3.095 is alive and well. It has received plants are not very suitable for modern, been lost; it was from the start only a similar interview with a male physical generous support from Walter Owen, automated production techniques' manu- holding action. The battle to be fought is plant employee published. There is per- Chairman of the Metallurgy Department, facturing has become more land-intensive, the fight for decent low- and moderate- haps an elitist prejudice manifested here, and we who are offering the course in the and uses much more land per dollar value income housing for all races in the sub- in which case I apoligize, but sexism in spring semester welcome all of you to added than offices. The central city trans- urbs. It is too long now that artificial certainly not in evidence. join us. portation network is old and deterio- barriers have kept the working class out Fred Shapiro Edwin Backman rated. Most of the new investment in of the suburbs. If manufacturing jobs Heather Lechtman fixed transport facilities has gone into continue to move out out of the central To the Editor: Robert Mehrabian suburban highways, and containerization city, and every indication we have sug- Reading to article on "College Arthur Steinberg and piggyback has made it unnecessary to gests that they will, the only way we will Humor..." in Tuesday's The Tech was a Pam Vandiver be very close to a railhead to take be able to build cohesive communities rather sad experience for me, as it lower- ~~~~~~~-' " , i,,,, advantage of low-cost transport. Trucks and prevent great waste in commuting ed my hopes just a bit with regard to NITPICKING are cheaper now than anything for most and cross-hauling will be to move the "student attitudes." It is in these times of Just a matter of terminology: Editori- transportation of goods, anyway. workers out to the suburbs. This is the daily horror in our world and constant als (in double-column, large-type for- The result of all of this is that as land direction our society must move in to presence in our education that we most mat) express the views of the The prices in the central city have increased promote the rational use of its resources, need all the humor and satire that we can Tech Board. Columns are signed opin- and the plants have aged, manufacturers human and material. get. The spirit requires some reply! ion articles by members of the staff. have found it unprofitable to stay put, So Hard Times has a much bigger I have always delighted in the appear- Commentary is signed opinion articles and so have sold their old buildings and battle to fight than they thought they ance of a new parody issue, and I submitted by members of the MIT moved to the cheaper land in the suburbs. did. But if they win, as ultimately they sincerely hope that these will continue to community. And into their places have come the must, all the working people will benefit. be issued. The "low level humor" that the PAGE 6 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1974 THE TECH

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See story below for of last spring) in each test score interval. -The further details. rSAT&a dop u dtp6¢ it Lanot s-gnlffcant BETTER LATE THAN NEVER (Continuedfrom page 1) Richardson explained the with scores of 750 or higher on abilities developed over long nationwide decline by saying, the SAT math or math Achieve- school curricula in 1960 ment tests were rejectedby MIT. Iperiods of time, whereas the "High Achievement tests measure com- were very well defined; they "We've been turning down many Ipetence in a particular subject hadn't changed much since high-scoring students for years," gained in the short term. 1920. Now, however, curricula Richardson noted. ArmyROTC A major controversy has are much more flexible, and it's Although the SAT and three arisen over the question of harder to write a one-hour test tosort out today's kids." Achievement tests are required whether the CEEB tests are "cul- for admission to MIT as an Upperclassmen turally biased" in favor of white Along with the nationwide undergraduate, some graduate Americans. Richardson com- departments at MIT do not re- and meiated, "We know that MIT decline, the median test scores for both MIT's applicant pool quire any standardized tests at students from various minority all. "The graduate school gets Graduate Students groups perform at a level equiva- and the admitted classes have applicants from a much smaller lent to other students, even declined somewhat. "There was math number of sources," Richardson though there is often a differ- a peak in our median explained. "They generally May now apply for the achievement scores in the class ence in College Board test know more than we do about scores." MIT's catalog states that of 1974,"Richardson said. He the schools their applicants at- "much flexibility is used in added that the median score for tended, so their applicants' interpreting CEEB test scores the class of 1977 was about 25 TWO-YEAR ROTC PROGRAM points lower than that for the grades are more useful. For un- wherever there is evidence of dergraduate admissions, we need For details, inquire at 20E-126 disadvantaged education or cul- class of 1974. Still, "for all MIT tests as a way of comparing kids background." Richardson applicants, the median has only tural or calII 3-4471.-1 .ji from different environments." -- rl been higher (than that of last I - told The Tech that "A test score r i 1 i doesn't mean exactly what it year's applicants) for three out says. Some portion of the num- of the past ten years. ber represents native intelli- "Test scores are only a por- i gence, some portion previous portion tion of the selection process at schooling, and some MIT - admittedly an important social and cultural background. one,but only a portion." How much of each one of these is represented in any given test score is a question we have to He continued, "It's been said struggle with in admitting a that we measure the easily quan- tifiable so well that we lose the Bethlehem Steel's class." real significance of that which is Another controversy has not quantifiable." In deciding arisen over the steady nation- whom to admit, Richardson wide decline in SAT scores over said, "'we don't rely strictly on the last decade. The average SAT the tests. High school grades and LOOP COUI scores were 478 verbal, 502 activities, teacher recommenda- math in 1962-63, but only 445 tions, and interviews are also Management verbal, 481 math in 1972-73. important. 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Rick Wakeman (A&M) I 6. Not 'Till Tommorrow - Ralph will be torn asunder in search of coal. neva 13. GarlandJeffreys (Atlantic) McTell (Reprise). Ralph is England's And the miners will strike, of course. .. favorite male folksinger/song- Ah, but until then you can have these That just about brings the albums of writer/guitarist. He is somewhat obscure goodies to keep you happy. Try thinking 1973 as dry as they can get - but before in this country, but shouldn't be. warm thoughts, too. leaving them, a few awards are in order.' 7. Love Has Got Me - Wendy Wald- 10. Brain Salad Surgery (Manticore) is Every year, we self-proclaimed Cornback Of The Year (or the "Todd- man (Reprise). Wendy is one of the most the only disc to stand out from the authorities on whatever get the chance to ma de-even -us-sound-like-we-could-play- talented, amiable female singer-song- voluminous rash of pre-Christmas re- flaunt our tastes for the obscure by creat- our-guitars" award): We're An writers to amble into a recording studio leases. It's not quite the quality of Emer- ing all sorts of "'Ten Best..." lists which American Band -Grand Funk (Capitol). in recent years. Her songs and arrange- son, Lake & Palmer's last outing, Trilogy summarily ignore or attack the biggest Drawback Of The Year (or the "Not- ments are well-written and well-done. - due at least partly to overproduction commercial successes and supergoups in even-Todd-could-make -us-sound-like-we- Definitely worth adding to your collec- (this in reaction to the loss of engineer favor of the most eclectic sampling of could-play-our-guitars" award): The New tion. Eddie "Are You Ready?" Offord, who nearly unknown artist. That time is upon York Dolls (Mercury). 8. Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee now labors exclusively for Yes). Yet little us again (in fact, it's a bit past), and this Possible Comback Of The Year (or the (A&M). Two fine old gentlemen of the can hold back the keyboard flash of article is to be just such an indulgence in "It's-too-early-to-tell" award): Muscle Of blues do it again, using more contempor- Keith Emerson. He's amazing. ego gratification. So here goes, begun by Love - Alice Cooper (Warner Bros.) ary material than usual, enhancing it with 9. There's nothing like Pink Floyd to my list of the Top Ten Rock Albums of Most Disappointing Albums: Brothers their own inimitable style. keep you entertained on a spaced-out eve. 1973, in roughly descending order of and Sisters - The Allman Brothers 9. He Used To TreatHer- David Buslin Dark Side Of The Moon (Harvest) will quality, only to be followed by even (Capricorn); A Passion Play- Jethro Tull (Columbia). This is a truly superb first definitely get you there ahead of the oil more alphabetically-listed Honorable (Chrysalis); Brain Salad Surgery - album by a talented new-comer to the companies. Mentions. In keeping with the tone of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore); recorded music industry. 8. Ex-Procol Harum guitarist Robin this.article, I will include a few imports, Houses Of The Holy - Led Zeppelin 10. Stardancer - Tom Rapp and Pearls Trower, who some few of us consider to exclude "Best of..." or "Greatest Hits" (Atlantic); Bette Midler (Atlantic). Before Swine (Blue Thumb). Rapp put be the world's best at his trade, takes Jimi packages (such as the 1973 albums by the Over-rated Album: There Goes together a nicely-arranged, well-written Hendrix one fascinating step beyond in Guess Who, Hollies, Carpenters, and R hyrmin' Simon - Paul Simon album with this offering. It contains Twice Removed From Yesterday (Chrys- Bread), and exclude re-releases (such as (Columbia). interesting and even somewhat innovative alis). One of two records here for true Todd Rundgren's Something/Anything?; Worst Songs: I am very limited by material. believers in the supremacy of the electric two albums by the same performer(s) will space requirements, but "Tie A Yellow . 1973 also seemed to be the year in guitar. be listed with the best one first. Ribbon- Around The Old Oak Tree"-- which the female singer-songwriter-song- 7. Foxtrot (Charisma) is, if nothing Dawn (Bell) sticks out like the proverbial stylist came to the forefront. Besides -else at all, one terrific lesson in the use of 1. Quadrophenia - The Who (Track) sore thumb (or is it ear?) above the Maria Muldaur, Joni Mitchell, and Wendy the mellotron, surprisingly coming from 2. Queen (Elektra) literally hundreds of contenders for this Waldman, Bonnie Raitt and Carly Simon the virtually unknown British group 3. Selling England By The Pound/Live slot. made significant contributions to the Genesis. They borrow from King Crimson - Genesis (Charisma/Charisma Import) Over-worked, over-hyped, over-played, music world. Bonnie's Takin My Time and the Moody Blues - but they return it 4. For Your Pleasure/Stranded - over-etc. Rock Star (who needs a rest): (Reprise) is a solid album, although not with interest. Contains some of the most Roxy Music (Warner Bros./Island Import) Elton John. her best. Carly's No Secrets (Elektra) is catchy melodies you'll ever hear. 5. 10ce (UK) Turn-For-The-Worst Award: The her best to date, but still somewhat short 6. Also by Genesis, Selling England By 6. Band On The Run - Wings (Apple) Allman Brothers of what she is capable of doing. The Pound (Charisma) goes easy on the 7. Thuntdermug Strikes - Thundermug Best New Group: 10cc, Queen, Other 1973 offerings worth mention- mellotron but provides more in the way (Epic) Stealers Wheel (tie) ing are: of quantity (52 min.) and quality than 8. Stealers Wheel/Ferguslie Park - Best New Soloist: Andy Pratt. 1. Then And Now - Doc and Merle No. 7 These guys learn very quickly. If Stealers Wheel (A&M) Best Local Group: The Sidewinders, Watsonr (United Artists). This is a nice they'd only start producing singles, the 9. Mott - Mott The Hoople Orchestra Luna, Reddy Teddy, Daddy album from old friends Doc and Merle Top 40 would improve 100% and the (Columbia) Warbux (tie) Watson, although far from their best. Dow Jones average would skyrocket. 10. A Wizard/A Trunce Star - Todd And now, for one final kick at the 2. Dan Fogelberg (Columbia). This is a 5. The sounds of Yes mean a lot to Rundgren (Bearsville) dead and well-buried year of 1973 - the virtually un-obtainable album that is well me, I guess. Their live album, Yessongs Top Ten Songs. (My apoligies to WRKO). worth the price if you run across it. (Atlantic), is an incredible three-record And ... 1. "Avenging Annie" - Andy Pratt 3. Don McLean (United Artists) is masterwork containing almost.every song Aerosmith (Columbia) (Columbia) quite palatable. Don's own writing, which from their previous three outings; enough In Deep - Argent (Epic) 2. "Blockbuster" - The Sweet (Bell) is heavily featured here, is far better than alike these to long satisfy anyone new to Beck, Bogert & Appice (Epic) 3. "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" - his interpretations of others' writing. the group, yet differing enough to tickle Tyranny And Mutation - Blue Oyster Chicago (Columbia) 4.Demon In Disguise - David Bromberg the neurons of us diehard fanatics. They Cult (Columbia) 4. "Wild In The Streets" - Garland (Columbia). Everyone knows that David do a great job onstage. Aladdin Sane/Pin Ups- David Bowie Jeffreys (Atlantic) will never win a prize for his vocal work, 4. Grand Hotel (Chrysalis), besides (RCA) 5. "Rock On" - David Essex but his instrumental talents far outweigh proving that Procol Harum will shine on Bandstand - Family (UA) (Columbia) his vocal shortcomings. without guitarist Trower, is recom- Mystery ro MAe - Fleetwood Mac 6. "China Grove" - The Doobie 5. Loggins and Messina (Columbia). mended for the lyrical mystery of word- (Reprise) Brothers This a pleasant, all-around album by two smith Keith Reid and the unmatched Hogwash (Warner Bros.) - Groundhogs (UA) 7. "Rubber Bullets" - 10cc (UK) talented musician-songwriters. music of composer/pianist/vocalist Gary Bite Down Hard/Jumpin' The Gunne 8. "Raised On Robbery" - Joni On the other side of the superlative Brooker. New member Mick Grabham - Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum) Mitchell (Asylum) albums are the atrocious records - the adds a soring guitar shriek in all the right Side 3 - Raspberries (Capitol) 9. "Redneck Friend" - Jackson kind that make you want to melt the places - much more effectively than Goat's Head Soup - Rolling Stones Browne (Asylum) plastic so that it may be put to better use. Dave Ball of live album ("Conquistador") (Rolling Stones) 10. "Showdown" - Electric Light I will spare you from naming all of the infamy, who quit in the midst of record Countdown to Ecstasy - Steely Dan Orchestra (UA) terrible bombs of 1973, but- I cannot this one. (ABC/Dunhill) heolp but mention a few: 3. Quadrophenia (Track) is Pete Town- Bursting A t The Seams - Strawbs 1. Sniper and Other Live Songs- shend's four-eyed backwards glance at the (A&M) Harry Chapin (Elektra). Harry Chapin Who, somewhat more firmly footed in Lifeboat - Sutherland Brothers and should look for alternative employment reality than the vastly metaphorical Quiver (Island) wanda after this abortive attempt at music-mak- Tommy, yet no less a milestone or rock. Twice Removed From Yesterday - ing It falls only just short of complete success Robin Trower (Chrysalis) 2.The Late, Great Townes Van Zandt because the lyrics only tell instead of Catch A Fire - The Wailers (Island) flacerr - Townes Van Zandt (Poppy). Townes show; yet the maddeningly dynamic voice 1973 was the year of shortages - but not has great potential - most of it unreal- of Roger Daltrey, carefully crafted and Next, quite arbitrarily, I've created a as far as the music world was concerned. ized - but none was found in this record. interwoven symbolic melodies, and super- list of thirteen (?) "Non-rock" records In fact, some of 1973's music is superla- 3. Playin-' Favorites - Don McLean lative instrumental work make it a fine (whatever that means) - this category tive material, and I would like to mention (United Artists). The boy should stick to experience. includes everything I couldn't put under some of the "best" offerings (in no writing his own material rather than 2. Here, by contrast, is a group to "Rock," such as soloists, instrumental particular order), according to folk, con- trying to interpret things written by whom words don't really matter. Queen albums, jazz, and even some of the temporary folk, blues, or bluegrass styles. others. (Elektra) is their album's name, as well as electric English folk bands. Anyway... Except for the fact that more talented their own, and they pack more sheer 1. Andy Pratt (Columbia)) 1. Maria Muldaur - Maria Muldaur (and not just gook-looking) women were feeling into every caress or beating of the 2. For Everyman - Jackson Browne (Reprise). This lady showed with this successful in 1973, nothing extraordinary guitar, every word uttered by a British (Asylum) album that she has undergone a great deal happened in the music world. But you throat, than anyone else. Anyone. The 3. New York Rock - Michael Kamen of vocal maturation since the old Jim must admit, whenever more talented second guitar supremacy album herein (as (Atco) Kweskin Jug Band ddays! women come to the foreground, things proudly stated on the back cover: "... 4. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield 2. Life and Times - Jim Croce are progressing. and nobody played synthesizer.") and if (Virgin) (ABC/Dunhill). This is an exceptionally i it's been done before, it's never been 5. Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J./ nice piece of work from a fine artist who if done better. The Wild, The Innocent And The E Street tragically was killed far too soon. 1. Top honors for the year go to sort Shuffle - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) 3. Will The Circle Be Unbroken?- of a farewell album by the Move, Split 6. Lark/Fathoms Deep - Linda Lewis Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and friends Ends (UA). Splitting in the sense that (Reprise) (United Artists). This is an excellent, they became the Electric Light Orches- 7. Takin My Time - Bonnie Raitt three-record collection of solid bluegrass tra's nucleus, the Move were for years (Warner Bros.) music by both older and younger country So it's time for the Ten Best of '73. among the biggest-selling and best- 8. Maria lucldaur (Reprise) artists. How time flies! Only a year ago I was sounding Top 40 groups in Britain, sadly 9. Hard Nose The Highway - Van 4. There Goes Rhymin'Simon - Paul newly registered for second term, basking never gracing American air - until "Do Morrison (Warner Bros.) Simon (Columbia). This is by far Simon's in the sunny glow of Undesignated Ya," which opens the first side, rocked 10. Birds Of Fire/From Nothingness best offering since pairing up with Gar- Sopmoredom. Now I'm newly registered from coast to coast (despite deejay indif- To Eternity - Mahavishnu Orchestra funkel on Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and for second term again, only I have to ference) last Spring. This album is chock- (Columbia) Thyme many moons ago. burn back issues of The Tech to stay full of heavy single-size cuts of aston- 11. Parcel Of Rogues - Steeleye Span 5. For The Roses - Joni Mitchell warm while tracking down bootleg ergs to ishing variety and uniformly excellent (Chrysalis) (Asylum). This is one of Joni's finest, keep'the stereo running. Next year, per- execution. And their lyrical visions will 12. The Six Wives Of Henry VIII - second only to her Blue album of a haps, rock concerts will be banned for astound you. Easily worth list price, if couple of years ago. using too much juice and the Midwest not more. ZI11WA~ Bp~~~~~~L~~~~PR~~~~~

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markkl in its third season, The Mary. Tyler Moore Best Joke of the Year: Nixon looks plus 4 Impromptus by Schubert. One of Show, with Kung Fu up there too. out of his window and sees "Nixon Has Vladimir Horowitz's last recordings for Dramatic: Hawaii 5-0 for hard-assed ad- To Go" written in the snow in urine. He Columbia (he is now planning to record venture, and Streets of San Fransisco for is gravely pissed off and tells the FBI to on a free-lance basis), this performance ast fi characterization and slightly less bloody find out who did it. They come to him a features the expected ravishing pianism It seems that every year, when the (but not much) corpses. week later, saying "We have some good plus some very provocative ideas about month of January rolls around, the Most improved: M*A*S*H has come news and some bad news. The good news tempo and articulation in this often- newspaper-reading public is subjected to a into its own, although it pays to see the is: we analyzed the urine and it belongs recorded masterpiece. spew of "Best of the Year" articles. And movie whenever its around to remember to Henry Kissinger. The bad news is: it Deutsche Grammophon 2720045- we'd guess you're sick and tired of that. what an ultimately limp-wristed version was Pat's handwriting." Ludwig van Beethoven: 9 Symphonies. Which is why The Tech Arts Section is the TV show is. Dnug of the Year: What? Oh, uh, Karl Bohm's interpretations are not printing its "Best of the Year"' articles in Best Theme Music: M*A *S*H, beer. I "startling" in the sense that they are February. Onward. Mystery Movie, Hawaii 5-0, Medical - radically different from any that have Best single, female vocalist: "Peace- Center in that order. been recorded before; they are simply ful," Helen Reddy. Best Johnny Carson Substitute Host: better executed and recorded than any I Best single, male vocalist: "Acrcss Joey Bishop is cool, but Don Rickles is s e n9~ have heard. This is another in the 110th Street," Bobby Womack. always incredible.. Karen -Valentine's "Symphony" series, which are all an- Best single, group: "Rubber Bullets," stint was the strangest, and MacLean nounced as "limited editions," and the 1Occ. Stevenson has been weak twice in a Beethoven box has already become rather Best single, instrumental: Our first row. If the quantity and quality of new hard to find. tossup: "Love's Theme" by the Love Best new game show: $10,000 classical releases in 1973 is any indica- Deutsche Grammophon 2530358- Unlimited Orchestra or "Mystery Movie Pyramid; a far 2nd is Match Game 73. tion, the classical recording business is Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique. I Theme" by the Markettes. Best tube Rock performance of 1973: certainly not in the moribund condition have already dealt with this recording in Best album of 1973: Far and away, its By far, the Stones...Bowie was a let- predicted. by many people in and out of my column; suffice it to say that repeated Todd Rundgren's tour de force, A down. The Heywoods, house band of the record industry in the past few years. hearings have not changed my opinion of Wizard/A True Star. Runners-up are It is an unfortunate fact of economics i Dick Clark's Malibu-based Action 73 get Seiji Ozawa's interpretation and the Bos- many: Bowie's Aladdin Sane, Queen, the nod for unabashed wholesomeness. that has forced most classical recording ton Symphony's playing. Thundermug Strikes, Aerosmith, The TV Personality of the Year: The work overseas, but the trend has reversed Deutsche Grammophon 2709043- Spinners, Goat's Head Soup, Billion Ghoul is my idol, but kudos also to. somewhat recently, with several large Georges Bizet: Carmen. Leonard Bern- Dollar Babies, Wizzard's Wizzard's Brew, Simon (of Simon's Sanctorum), Charo, European companies beginning to do stein's much-awaited recording turned Argent's In Deep, Mott the Hoople's CharlesNelson Reily,Frank Perdue, James more work with American orchestras. out to be all that was promised: a Mort, and Paul McCartney's Band On the Dean, and Mason Riese (the Upcoming release lists provide further cleaned-up score, a completely re-thought Run. Borgasmord Kid.) encouragement to those of us who have interpretation, and a spectacular perform- Country Performerof the Year: I must Weird Commercial of the Year: I like been worried about the future of classical ance in the title role by Marilyn Horne. concur with everybody else: Charlie Rich. the one with the prim young school- I recording and classical music, both in The recording itself has clarity as well as Worst albums: So many to choose, teacher and her class full of "thumbs." America and worldwide. stunning impact. from, but those from bigger artists in- Rather than attempt to come up with Philips 6700048-Gustav Mahler: clude: There Goes Rhymin' Simon, Worst on TV, 1973: Most of every- a "Ten Best of 1973" or some such, I Symphony No. 5 and Adagio from Brothers and Sisters, Living in the thing, but especially Bob & Carol & Ted & have chosen some of the most outstand- Symphony No. 10. A late installment in MaterialWorld,Foreigner, T. Rex's Tanx, Alice, Chase, Jack Parr, Dom DeLuise: ing releases of the past year in several Bernard Haitink's Mahler cycle with the and the terrible new Tommy, the London the Loud Family, and the Superbowl. general categories, without any ranking Concertgebouw Orchestra, this perform- Symphony Orchestra's version. amongst them. If- the list seems to be ance is rather more dramatic than most of Pro sportsman of the Year: Baseball: biased toward more recent releases, this Worst single: Everything by Dawn, as Who else but Hank. Haitink's, and the recording is more But in all the record- can be partially blamed on the industry's immediate as well. The Fifth well as Carly Simon's 1lth hour horror, chasing commotion, no-one seems to have is a very "Mockingbird." habit of saving the real "blockbusters" powerful work, and the emotional inten- noticed that his brother, Tommy Lee for the fall releases. Here, then, is the list: Comeback of the year: Paul Aaron, after struggling along a couple sity of the Adagio from the Tenth (the McCartney, for two excellent albums. years with the Braves, has become base- Baroque- only completed movement) is almost Actually, all ex-Beatles, save Harrysong, ball's higiest-ranking black skipper, man- Deutsche Grammophon Archiv unbearable. boasted heartwarmingly pleasant efforts aging the Savannah Braves of the AA 2533087-Claudio Monteverdi: Virtuoso 20th Century- in 1973, but Paulie seemed the furthest Southern League. Madrngals. Jurgen Jurgens leads a superb Deutsche Grammophon 2530252- gone, and now he's back. Could it be he's Football: O.J. "The Juice" Simpson, group of instrumentalists, the Monte- Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring and been here all a long? especially for that snowy day against the verdi-Choir of Hamburg, and soloists Zvezdoliki. Michael Tilson Thomas, The Napoleon i4th Award for Pats. Nigel Rogers, Ian Partridge, and Christo- whose Angel recording of the two-piano Achievement beyond the call of Sanity: Hockey: Garbageman Phil Esposito. pher Keyte in a set of short works by "I1 version of the Rite was so startling and Goes to Kinky Friedman and HIis Texas Basketball: Bill Walton is super, even divino" that more than live up to their brilliant when it appeared several years Jewboys for everything but especially if his team does lose a game once in a billing as "virtuoso" madrigals-plenty of ago, has done it again with the Boston their jolly ''"Ballad of Charles while. exciting singing here. Symphony in the standard orchestral Whitman." Arm of the Year: Nolan Ryan, no; Argo ZRG 733-4-Antonio Vivaldi: garb. The kaleidoscopic colors of Stravin- Best overlooked composition of the hitters, strikeout record and all; the "L'Estro Armonico" Opus 3 (Twelve sky's large orchestra are presented brilli- year: Todd Rundgren's "When the Shit Walter Johnson of the '70's. concerti for one, two, and four violins). antly,' and the performance has the same Hits the Fan" tied with Mott the Miscue of 1973: The failure of Bach transcribed several pieces from this structural sense as the piano version. Hoople's "Honaloochie Boogie." Howard Baldwin to follow the Chicago set as solo organ works as well as multiple Mercury SRI 75009-Ottorino Respi- Best new acts: Among new bands, Fire's lead and name his new WFL entry harpsichord concerti, which should be ghi: Ancient Airs and Dances. This is one Aerosmith, Queen, Thundermug, 10cc, the Boston Massacre. ample recommendation for the music. of the first issues in the new series of Blue Ash, and the NY Dolls showed the Nutmber of the Year.: Remember 713? Nothing further needs to be said about Dutch Philips-pressed Mercury recordings, most promise. Among vocalists, Ellen Or 2003? Does 88 ring a bell? It better. the performances than that they are by called "Golden Imports." Mercury's re- Mcilwaine, Maria Muldaur, and Jobriath Boston Sportscaster of the Year: No the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields cording quality was always ahead of its made auspicious debuts. And in a more one can touch maht man the mealy- under Neville Marriner. time, and with the immaculate Philips pop vein, we had New York City and the mouthed sesquipedalion Clark Booth. Telefunken SKH 25-T/ 1-3-Johann surfaces, these discs have become a joy to DeFranco Family, both of which seem to The Long Island Ducks Medal for Fun- Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio hear. Respighi, known primarily for his be one-shot superstars. niest Franchise of the Year: Who but the B.W.V. 248. Nikolaus Harnoncourt and super-Romantic "Roman trilogy," and Rock Death of tile Year: The bizarre New York-Cherry Hill Golden Knight the Concentus Musicus of Vienna have especially for The Pines of Rome, here circumstances around Gram Parson's Blades. Rumor has it they will move made many superb recordings of the turns his skills in orchestration on some demise are eclipsed by Jim Croce's 4 westward next season to become the works of Bach, featuring original instru- Renaissance and Baroque dance pieces posthumous gold records. Jim Croce, I Butte Great Aulks. Lets hear it for the ments, all-male vocal forces, and a careful which were originally for the lute, and name you stiff-of-the-year. rumor! (And while I'm thinking of it, I historical approach to the music; the the result is much more pleasant than it Producer of the Year: Thom Bell, with must remind you that the Dallas Chaps joyous Weihnachtsoratorium comes to looks on paper. If nothing else, it is the Todd Rundgren in there too. almost became the Jersey (City) Giants life as never before in this brilliant per- ultimate in elegant background music. Band Burried Deepest in the Shuffle: before settling on San Antonio.) formance. The album also includes a Antal Dorati and the Philharmonia Hun- Capital City Rockers. Best Sports Show: The Cowboys- complete orchestral score in miniature, as garica play all three of the suites lovingly. Best forgotten albums of 1973: Redskins Monday Night slam-bang. The do the equally commendable albums in Fanny's Mother's Pride, Speedy Keen's Riggs-King extravaganzoid was aced by their Das Kantatenwerk series of the com- "Americana"- Previous Convictions, Sharks' First Water, plete cantatas of Bach. Angel S 36060-Scott Joplin: The Red Bonnie and Clyde on another network. Back Book. If by some chance you Andy Pratt, Paris Sessions by Country Most Deserving Hall of Fame Near-Miss 18th Century- Joe McDonald, and the Pretty Things' haven't heard this disc by now, buy it of 1973: Robbin Roberts, with his 286 Philips 6500325-Wolfgang Amadeus immediately ! Joplin's Freeway Madness. wins, classic rags are 18-seasons in the majors. Mozart: The 4 Horn Concertos and Ron- featured in period Rock Performanrce of the year: On MVP on a team not making orchestrations (prob- it to the do in E flat. Alan Civil's playing is in a ably not by Joplin himself) from a record, TV, or live, Maria Muldaur's Playoffs: Dave May, who, along with his class with Dennis Brain's, which is saying "Midnight At the Oasis" knocks me cold. volume known as the "Red Back Book." sidekick George Scott, gave the quite a lot, and the accompaniment by The Dishonorable mention also to Wolfman Milwaukee Brewers performances, by Gunther Schuller fans something to Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. and a group of students from the New Jack's version of David-Bacharach's "The stay awake for. Martin-in-the-Fields is far more stylish Blob." England Conservatory of Music, have just Dropped Fly of the Year: At one than Von Karajan's for Brain. the right kind of swing to them. Pittiest Rock Star of 1973: Maria point late in the 1973 baseball season, it Deutsche Grammophon Muldaur or some proper subset of the was mathematically Nonesuch H 71268-Stephen Foster: possible for the 2720064-Franz Joseph Haydn: 12 Salo- Songs. Jan DeGaetani and Leslie Dolls. National League (L)East to finish with a Guinn, mon Symphonies (Symphonies 93 to I two superb singers in any style of music, The Globe's coveted "The Beatles are 5-way tie on their hands. 104). One of the many superb albums in edad" Trophy for the Neatest Typo in here apply their talents to the much- Fad of the Year: Watergate. Honorable DG's 75th anniversary edition entitled underrated songs of Stephen Foster, ac- one of my Articles in 1973: The refer- mention to Kung Fu, Glitter, organic "The Symphony." Eugen Jochum and ence to the Rolling Stones' tune "Betch." companied on the piano and harmonium breakfast foods, and gas stations bringing the London Philharmonic provide what by Gilbert Kalish, as well as otherinstn- Best new show: Comedy: Callulci's motorcades to the man in the street. are simply the finest recordings of any mentalists. This is not the usual "campy" Depart., an insane little sitcom that no Word of the Year: "Gas-sipper," as Haydn symphonies that I have ever en- one appreciated till it style of performing Foster, but neitheris was gone. opposed to "gas-guzzler." Others of note countered. it as stuffy as one might presume (original Dramatic: Kojak, with Police Story a include "herstory," "guestimate," close second. 19th Century- instruments from the collection of the "Nixxon," and everybody's fave phrase Columbia M 32342-Ludwig van Beet- Smithsonian Institution and other such Best old show: Comedy: Still delightful "at that point in time." hoven: Sonata On_ 27 Nn_ 2 'Mnnnliphht" authe.ntic tnlnhPe) ______U ·I CI _ _P_ll__lslsPesBb

PAGE 10 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1974 THE TECH I -- -~------I ' L ------Tr- I attempts from outside the 20 come Tee Vee: TV's so-called "Second back to the line of scrimmage, goal Season" is upon us, and after the posts moved back to the back line of demise of numerous new shows Weeks past the end zone, and kickoff from the 30 capping one of the worst Falls in as opposed to the 40, to encourage history, by the critics and ratings, the runbacks. A rather radical new rule is replacements seem hardly any better. In fact, probably worse, on the whole. at Passim i the tiebreaker 5th period. It will not be sudden death: a full fifteen minutes Two once-a-month shows have been by Daniel P. Dern will be played, with kickoffs at the promoted to full-time, a la Kufig Fu, start and the 71/2 minute mark; if the but this time out of necessity, not Last weeks show at Passim starred game is still tied, it stays that way. The popularity. Onle is Doc Elliot, starring Wendy Waldman and Ed Holstein. They Sports: Most definitely, by the Jim Fransiscus as a rural Land Rover time you read this, the World Football only rule change that makes my were so good that the only way I can League will have held its first ever nominally purist blood come to a boil of a general practitioner in the avoid seckening you with a rave review is is the provision stating that a pass American Southwest. I can think of to discuss the reasons for my uninhibited college draft, getting the jump on the only 3 things Jim's done that National Football League by a week. reciever need have only one foot in praise. Too many random people are Scouts rate this year's crop of seniors bounds for a completion. This violates picking up guitars and pianos to write as relatively barren of talent, and a cardinal football tenet: the game is suffering songs to play on them these whatever bargaining skirmishes played on a field of specified days, and a few words deserve to be said I develop between the two leagues may dimensions and nowhere else. I can see about that. And while there are a lot'of actually work out in favor of the WFL;' it now: interference called on a good folk artists aiound at the moment, the NFL may, as prices for college photographer, 2 cheerleaders, and a and there is no shortage of nice things to players rise, in many cases say "This respirator. It's a needless dilution of say about them (for example, Jaime kid isn't worth the money, let the the game. Brockett was on the week before, and did WFL have him." Gary Davidson, Ultimately, however, the new well) it is rare that I catch such an founder of the WFL, states that the league should be beneficial to pro overwhelming set as the one which I "New Look League" will not be football, as a testing ground for new Wendy Waldman did at Passim last Thurs- chasing after players under contract, and perhaps inevitable forms of the day night. Yet nevertheless, a few words but will stock its twelve teams with game, and as a pioneering body on Mr. Brackett first. players whose contracts have expired, towards international football. This, of Jaime Brockett and the Zotos Brothers I college players who might otherwise course, if they can get off the ground. played a relaxed, competant double-bill be passed by, the better players from I have my doubts but wish them luck. at Passim, serving as a reminder that live the ranks of minor league football, and In case you hadn't heard, Boston is music need not be that all-consuming players from the Canadian Football represented in the WFL, as the Boston superstar passiongasp ecstasy which leaves League. What kind of squads this Bulls, a franchise aw arde d to you tired, sweaty and broke. The audi- proccess will produce remains to be Howard Baldwin, president of the impressed me: one is Mr. Novak, ence seemed perfectly happy to pay a seen. Whalers, to play out of Schaefer basically because the show was, for me reasonable admission for a low-tension, The WFL has also been called the Stadium. Recall: three hockey teams at that time, a mouth-watering preview screaming-shouting-and-epilepsy-free "Brave New World Football League," have proved too much for the Hub of my imminent trip to the magical evening of good music. for the large number of innovations fans. The Braves, after drawing 600 suburban equivalent of' the Emerald The Zotos Brothers (Tom, Paul, and they are planning. The league is people a couple weeks ago at the City, i.e. High School (especially the Alex) have, I suspect, more going for opening up such previously untested Garden, are now playing their time Jim is almost seduced by one of them than I saw in one set. They were the remaining home weekday games at his students, a long-legged 'young Joey ones who began to "mini-concert" con- Ridge Arena in Braintree, and more Heatherton.) Second was an episode cept some years ago, travel'ing on tour than likely won't operate out of of Judd For the Defense, where Jim with a self-contained two-act group. They Boston next year. Even the Whalers use guitar, conga drums, maracas and II portrayed a teaching priest accused of are shaky, and the rumors say a shift getting one of his students in the vocals to make a fast, bouncy music to New Haven of perhaps even family way, then murdering her boy which comes closer to pop than folk, Madison Square Garden in possible. friend when he surprises priest and somewhat content-free, but with a good The new Foxboro football club will student in her bedroom, a juicy beat and easy to dance to. Alex, who certainly spell the demise of the plot-line which appealed to my does vocals and maracas, hlas a haunted Atllantic Coast Football League New budding taste for the perverse. Then look evocative of Ringo; indeed, there is a England Colonials, and will have to there was Valley of the Gwangi, which large dash of early Beatles in the Zotos fight it out with rock concert concerns I liked only because I go donuts for Brothers' music. for Summer Schaefer dates, although dinosaur pictures, and Jim did his best But it was Jaime Brockett who was the football will win out. I personally not to get in the way. Doc Elliot has highlight of the evening; I caught both his don't doubt that Boston can support none of the motley appeal of these; its sets. He's good, simply; he has the aura of another football franchise, but it all as lame a project as Jim's ever been an artist- and a performer, and leaves you depends on the quality of the product. associated with, not really surprising with a good feeling inside. The situation is quite different from since it owes its existance to the hope Jaime has been an established folk- when the AFL came on the scene in that it can loose ABC less money than singer for many years now. He endured a 1960 with the Boston Patriots. whatever it replaces. brief spell of stardom around four years At that time, Boston hadn't had The 6 Million Dollar Man is scifi ago (during which he gave a concert at pro football for 11 years, since the adventure set in the present, featuring Kresge which he still regards as one of his NFL Boston Yanks became the New stoic Lee Majors as a test pilot who is best). Still pursued by his epic song "Jack York Bulldogs in 1949, and in 1960 the blown apart in a crash and Johnson/The Titanic" much the way Arlo time was right. Previously, the Boston reassembled with 6 big ones worth of Guthrie was haunted by "Alice's Restaur- Redskins (called the Braves for their c y b e rn e t ic (atomic-powered! ) ant," Jaime refused to do songs unless he pro football markets as Memphis, first two seasons) lasted only 7 years hardware, to wit 2 legs,.an arm and an wants to, and primarily plays his own Birmingham, Honalulu, and Tamps, as in Beantown, moving to Washington eye. The concept of this part-human, songs. well as muscling in on the CFL's D.C. in 1937. For the record. Boston part-mechanical superman is pretty This honesty comes through. When Toronto turf. After considering has had 7 pro football franchises, nlot damn tame by the standards of any Jaime Brockett does a song, he means it. bringing American football to- Japan, counting the old Boston Sweepers of science fiction and/or comic book fan, He plays uncluttered guitar to go with a Europe, and Mexico, as well as other the ACFL, and their present-day of which I am both, and Lee's quiet subdued voice - then suddenly non-NFL stateside locations, the counterparts, The New England preterhuman proess, portrayed via opens his eyes, looks at you and shouts it league governors have wisely chosen to Colonials. Besides the Pats, Yanks, and slow motion shots and a audibly out. On Dylan's "Brand-New Leopard- .plant their corporate feet solidly in Redskins, there was a team called the thumping heartbeat, is only marginally Skin Pillbox Hat" he rang it quiet and established markets: New York City, Boston Braves which played one convincing. The plot of the first loud, and everybody was caught. Washington D.C., Detroit, Chicago, season in the NFL in 1929. Then there episode, money-hungry mad scientist The evening ended with Jaime's rendi- Los Angeles. It ultimately makes were the Boston Bulldogs, Shamrocks, with his horrible sonic weapon, was tion of the Kris Kristofferson song, "Sun- sense, for the WFL will be only a and Bears, each of which folded when lifted straight out of Batman, but day Morning.Comes Down." There really minor league opperation if they for- their- league did (coincidentally, all played so straight as to be laughable. isn't much to say past that, except that ever stalk about secondary markets in three upstart leagues were called the But not funny. Another in a long line Jaime leaves you with a war feeling an attempt to avoid confrontations American Football League), in 1926, of losers, I'm afraid. inside. And that's enough. 'with NFL clubs and TV rights (cf. 1937, and 1940 respectively, only the Contrary to what you, uninformed Which brings us all- back to Ed Hol- ABA v. NBA). The problem of com- Shamrocks seeing as many as two occational TV viewer that you are stein. He played the opening set before peting with the established NFL has seasons. Thus, Boston has fielded two might have deduced, Happy Days is Wendy Waldman. Ed's just a pleasant not, however, been met head-on, football teams only once before now: not based on the movie American competant folksinger who has done his thanks to another innovation: summer 1936, the Shamrocks and the Redskins. Graffiti, despite the fact that they homework and is writing good songs and football. (Nothing new for Canada, share Ronnie (now Ron) Howard as playing good music. He's in his late where excessive winter weather star, and Bill Haley and the Comets' twenties, prefers drinking to drugs (be- dictates an schedule that starts and "Rock Around the Clock" as theme, cause it's more honest - nobody ever saw ends in warmer seasons.) The WFL will ·° ~t music. No, as might be expected, the divine light on a can of Bud) and kickoff play, with no exhibitions earns his living with his guitar. That's all. . -i·t Happy Days is a typically stupid games, on Wednesday, July 17, and sitcom, lack all the humor, charm, wit, Of course, he's hung around with play a 20-games schedule, taking them and subtle pathos of the movie. In other folksingers like John Prine and right up to Nov. 27, thus easing fact, the show is one of the worst I've Steve Goodman; and both Goodman and gradually into conpetition with the ever seen, reeking which such blotches Tom Rush have done Ed's song "Jazz- NFL. In addition, one game a week of heavy-handed Fifties nostalgia as man" on their own albums. And he's on will be televised, hopefully nationally, "Hey, did you hear they're going to some obscure Chicago folk album. Ed on Thursday night, which won't make Alaska a state?" "Come quick, knows where it's at. He'knows we don't conflict after all with the CFL's Uncle Miltie's wearing a dress," ".Wow, care what his troubles are. We want to be Wednesday night TV game. Summer you've got it made in the shade!" entertained. Or touched - that's the football will put the test to football Surprisingly, viewers have been mark. If the artist can say it so we feel it, addicts, for a Sunday afternoon in protesting the show, not because its so it's OK and anything goes. November is a different kettle of fish insultingly dumb, but because it So Ed stands on the platform and than a Thursday night in August. mentions things parent still don't want launches into some raggy tune called Then we have the new rule changes, their kids to know about, like French "Bluebird Hotel" and already we're all including, naturally, a colored Another point to consider is: will a kissing. I sure as hell want my kids to having a good time. He's smiling and football: green? purple? stars 'n' Summer gasoline crunch and/or know about French kissing! So it goes. dragging on a cigarette and being at ease. stripes??' Most seem fairly reasonable: warm-weather rationing discourage I'd much rather see reruns of Father Then he gives us a good demonstration 2-point conversion option after travel down to Foxboro from, say, Knowj Best. Happy Days is too little, of why a lot of young songsters never touchdown, unsuccessful field goal Boston and points north? too late. 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THETIECH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1974 PAGE 11 I I [continued from page 10] sit and watch, a feeling of reverence tion was more than she could believe. Conferance, Division for Film and Broad- creeps up on you. casting, said, quoted in The Pilot of make it. " ... You see them hanging There are hints of Some people have it, the depth and Laura Nyro in January 11: The Exorcist amounts to around the North Shore, trying to suffer her voice, and flickers of vitality and originality that is called Joni Mitchell in her words. But all these genius. She's one. She's going to make it, little more than an expensive horror and writing depressing painful songs snatches of reminders are quickly crushed it's only a matter of time. Everybody movie in the escapist entertainment about themselves which are incredibly was in her overwhelming vitality and unique- filing out of Passim, quiet and still vein." depressing to hear. But these Space Cap- caught ness. They were some other time and in the spell. A lot of people stopped next Yes, the major thrust of the media tains never learn the old tunes." (Here Ed place; she is here. to her and tried to say something, blitz is the horror aspect of the film,; to started to play Libba Cottons classic, but all Her performance is so totally stunning that most could quote The Globe's Kevin Kelly, for "Freight Train," and failed to get beyond do was smile, and nod, that no one facet shines brighter than toice that their mouth was open, and 1-example "Perhaps...the ultimate horror bar four. Oh, well.) And if you don't i I another. smile again. I walked over to where Ed .i movie ... it succeeds in rattling mind, know what's in the existing songs -if Maybe it was the audience. Nobody Holstein sat, smiled body, and spirit!" And then there are the you don't have anything to say - then at him, and said, d I talked during the songs, or snickered, or 6"You were good, too, Ed." stories of grown persons upchucking in you can't say it, no matter how hard you I coughed. Even though the coffeehouse - I the aisles and fainting dead away. In fact try, and you're doomed to' be very dull. was filled. A song would end, and there the first I heard of the film was the Uninteresting. And that is the sure Kiss of would be a silence. morning after critique of a WBCN jock, Death. Then, as if the same thought came to every mind simultan- who swore it was the most frightening - However, You need Ed Holstein does have a few eously - Hey, if we don't applaud she thing that had ever happened to him, and things to say, and when he does, he says might stop - we clapped. But it was hard he warned listeners not to go it they it well. "Jazzman" is a good song. So is to wake from the spell. valued their sanity. "This Here Mandolin." And when he Wendy writes her own songs. They're the Exorcise After seeing the flick, I must dismiss sings somebody else's songs, he gets out her life, and they're good. But I couldn't all this raving as pure bunk, as willful and of them what was put in. Happiness, by Mark Astolfi pay attention to the words for the first culpable exaggeration on the part of sadness, exuberance: feeling. So every- part of the set because I was listening to those who perpetrate it. I suppose to body smiles and sings along, no matter Man calls up his parish priest and says, her voice. Like her face, her voice some extent it could be me; although I how outrageous, because when you're never "Father, I think I'm possessed. What stands still. A note begins in a rasp and enjoy the shock genre, few movies have having fun, anything is fun. And the should I do?" ends in a whisper. She glides down a been able to rattle anything, save my room is full of us singing, "I'm baaack The priest thinks for a moment and laugh, turns it into a full-throated bellow wallet. Two of my favorite shockers are innn the Sahhhdle againnn . ." replies, "Run around the block ten and catches her breath as if she can't The Other and Invaders From Mlars, Ed played us theme songs from times." old believe it all - that we would love so which will really do a job on your psyche Westerns which he learned off a Tex "Why?" asks the man. much what she is doing. I would like to if you're a kid. For truly grotesque Ritter album, and a John Prine song, "You need the exorcise." says the see her sometime backed by a good horror entertainment, I need only go to "Clocks and Spoons." We all pitched in priest. combo, I wonder how it would sleep. And let my fevored subconscious for a rousing finale of "Rufus Rastus be. Her Then there was the time Jesus ap- guitar, piano and dulcimer are each proached a girl possessed of seven demons do the rest; some dreams have been real Johnson Brown (Whatcha Gonna Do almost a part of her body when she uses doozies, too, not repeatable here, but When The Rent Comes Round?." Ed and said unto her, "I am going to cast out them. With tapping feet and swaying complete with the screaming, Holstein is not a great singer, nor a genius your seven demons." "May I ask a body she is so thoroughly possessed sweat-soaked awakening. songwriter. Not everybody is. But by favor?" replied the brazen' woman. "What I could her busic that the instrument But I suspect my view stems from have left having only under her is it?" said the Lord. Whereupon she drew seen his set, and fingers gets more than been satisfied carried along. The voice, the Him close and whispered in his Ear, "Cast my lack of normal with the evening. And that feeling squeamishness. says quite a lot. permeates it all. The songs are all out six." Consider the audiences: her own. the one I went with was Except that Wendy Yes, I suppose I ought to get serious fairly young Waldman played It is hard to recall next. the opening songs, when considering The Exorcist, since the (teens to thirties) and when the first but somewhere in the middle she sang scene of overt supernatural intrigue came, [#ho? I said Wendy Waldman. Got author of its screenplay and the book of "Vaudeville Man" ("I'm the living that being Regan on her bed, screaming good revews on her album last fall. Maria the same name, William Peter Blatty, con- as daughter of a vaudeville man"), a song the bed bounces, shakes and Muldaur does two songs on her current siders exorcism and possession, or rather, jumps off which explains the trouper-like album AMaria Muldaur which Wendy quality to the battle between "good" and "evil" the floor, they didn't scream or even the performance. Keep playing and make gasp: the audience wrote: "Vaudeville Man" and "Mad Mad which they represent for him and his laughed. And them applaud; actors and musicians both throughout, Me." screenplay, no laughing matter. However, during all the so-called must keep going "gruesome" scenes, the attitude seemed Nobody had heard of Bonnie Raitt or until tlie curtain falls. She the incredibly insipid amateurism of the sang of being a gringo in Mexico, and more one of bemusement David Bromberg three years ago, either. movie, its utter failure to add up, from than shock. riding horses, and dealing with the misfor- any objective angle or in any extenuating Bring your kids if you must go; most Wendy Waldman cannot be properly tune of being healthy when it was chic to movie classification, to anything more reports say the young set eats this schlock described. She keeps changing. Did you be underprivileged ("Living in the Same than a grade D jackoff horror picture, cer- up. ever watch certain people's faces - Dream"). She sang "Mad Mad Me," and tainly is a laughing matter. Be here advis- But there is the movie itself. The friends who were into drama, or just very also a new song written expressly for ed that the media blitz concerning the infamous "rnasturbation avec crucifix" alive never still. Wendy's face is like that; Maria's voice: "My Name Is Love And My gruesomeness of this movie is just a col- scene is only as bloody as the M*A *S*H now smiling, now frowning, teeth flash- Card is Desire." She closed with "The lossal hype. To the discerning, reasonably operating tent scenes, and about as ing, eyebrows going up and down. That's Road Song," a tale of the traveller. intelligent movie goer, The Exorcist will explicit and erotically lurid as an income what Wendy is. A wide mouth in motion; When it was over, when the demanded indeed be gross: a gross dissappointment. tax form. The vomit scenes are also dis- eyes closing as she goes far away and then encore was done and the lights on, we Let me qualify my criticism. Apart sapointing: director Friedkin seems to suddenly purple liner disappearing as she I still couldn't believe it had happened. from the ludicrously naive religious think that demon puke has to look like stares at you, laughing at herself for And if we were stunned, Wendy was also themes, the book shares none of the faults thick, velvety pea soup, not even pieces having such a good time. All framed in a bowled over. After weeks of touring of the movie. I fact, one of the major of half-chewed corn or mashed carrot for mass of brown springy hair. around the country and playing to bored, problems with the movie is that it strays effect. Regan's makeup, transforming her As you listen to her perform, as you unappreciative audiences, our rapt atten- so far, in terms of both content and from bright-cheeked 13-year-old into the ~~~t,.`··"~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~~~~,0 temrnperment, from the book, boiling ageless afterbirth of the demon-possessed, ,.. ,'.-YY 'ae . , s - Y X is quite unconvincing, almost laughable '"<'- ','1t";"e "' ,,, down to the basic distinction between art and schlock. The book is one of those with its paste-white hue and phony- gripping, fascinating pieces of fiction looking blood scars. Even the demon's which indeed realizes that tired old cliche voice, dubbed by Mercedes McCambridge, "I couldn't put it down." The solid story- leaves one thinking "That could have telling, winds and weaves, the suspense been great; why wasn't it?" builds, the vile, roaring terror errupts, the The failure of the specifics to grip of ending literally detonates. It is im- titilate leads the The Exorcist's failure as mediately obvious that the book is the a whole.- Friedkin has proven himself an long and detailed to convert into a exceptional director, with the likes of reasonably-lengthed movie, so whole The Boys In the Band and The French chunks had to be amputated: two delight- Connection, but he seems hopelessly lost, ful characters, the police detective, sort no matter how well-meaning, when it of a Jewish Columbo, and the bombastic, comes to the horror genre. He settles for gleefully black-mouthed British director,, pale, uninspired performances from his have only minor parts in the movies, and people. especially on the part of Ellen their characters see no development. For Burstyn as the possessed girl's actress one who has followed the plot tangles of mother, and Lee J. Cobb as the detective. the book, the movie's plot seems little Even the cutesiepie Linda Blair, as Regan, more than a sketchy synopsis, sort of a is poor, hardly the precocious young Technicolor Cliff's Notes. The Exorcist is actress one might expect. Grinding a poor movie because Blatty did a poor pacing, sloppy, unconvincing, hackneyed job adapting it. Either he was blind to the effects, a threadbare, underdeveloped strengths of his own novel or else he sold screenplay, a hopelessly unsophisticated out artistically. Evidence points to the underlying moral. Chances are you won't latter, especially in light of his statement enjoy being frightened by The Exorcist: that he considers the movie one of the you will be neither frightened nor enjoy. greatest ever filmed. How nice. - Still and all: the story is based on a Merv Griffin devoted a show to The true event, the exorcism of a teenage boy Exorcist as few weeks back, and on it, in in a Washington D.C. suburb in 1949. al awefilled, quivering voice, Blatty Blatty sayd he had been granted access to spoke of the purpose of his book: it was the Church's records on the case, and all I meant by him to be a theological foray the physical manifestations of the pos- into the nature of the Good and the Evil session in the movie supposed happened in the world, as the demon possesses the to the D.C. boy. And Jack McGowran, gjrl not for herself but to ensnare the who plays the movie director who is mur- faithless priest, Karras, I hadn't noticed dered by the possessed Regan, himself this theme, in book or movie, but its not died two weeks after he completed work surprising: when I wish to ponder theo- on the film. logical puzzles, I fly to Satre, Nietzsche, In summary, Blatty has made uncom- and other thinkers of their ilk. The two- monly viscious remarks concerning the bit streetcomer theologizing of Blatty, social usefullness and mental capacity of "Evil is bad, Good is nicer, hence God certain of those critics who fault The exists," is not worth the time it takes to Exorcist. He can add me to his hate list. notice it. If the shoe fits, I suppose. Let As the fires of Hell rage about us, this me refer you to what the Catholic Film movie is little more than a burnt Wendy Waldman Newsletter, organ of the U.S. Catholic marshmallow. I --- E ...... 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President King. Emperor? " l s a The Imperial Presidency The constitution created a However, somewhere along By ArthurMl. Schlesinger, Jr. federal system composed of the line of the political system's :j Houghton Mifflin Company of gov- development, during the Repub- ri three co-equal branches 1 $10.00 ernment; executive, legislative lic's first 200 years, the Exec- I and judicial. The Framers of the utive has assumed many powers ;j

By Norman D. Sandier Constitution gave each branch and duties not mentioned specif- ri The Nixon Administration's different functions for a separa- ically by the Framers, some of c five year accumulation of un- tion of powers, but built in which should belong to either checked political power has checks and balances to prevent the judicial or - more likely- prompted quite a number of any one branch from acting. the legislative branch. self-professed "constitutional without accountability from the Although there was not a !E scholars" and "political ana- other two. Article I of the Con- unanimous consensus among the lysts" to write long dissertations stitution created a Congress of. Founding Fathers as to the exact on the philosophical and politi- the United States, which to en- nature of the federal system, cal ramifications of a strong exe- sure democratic action was to be above all they were opposed to cutive branch. comprised of members elected an unrestrained presidency. The Some have done so well, by citizens within the various colonials had experienced arbi- others have done so merely to states. Article II vested executive trary executive power in Britain, exploit the current interest in power in a President of the and wanted to insure the same the way this unpopular president United States and a Vice Pres- would not happen to the United has managed to assume the du- ident, to be chosen by electoral States presidency. I ties of not only his own office, bodies appointed by each state. However, as Schlesinger but those in the other two The President was to be Com- points out, the balance of power branches of government, as well. mander-in-Chief of the Armed remained uneven through the The Imperial Presidency is Forces and 'responsible for'the early years of the Republic, not one of many "fad books" on carrying on of foreign relations. especially with respect to war- the state of the American exe- However, his actions were not to making powers. The Consti- cutive branch. Instead, historian be unaccountable, and the Fram- tution gave Congress the power Schlesinger has opted for presen- ers made presidential appoint- to declare war and made the ting a detailed account of how ments and' the signing of treaties P resident Commander-in-Chief t,,' -,,,. presidential powers have escala- subject to the "advice and con- of the Armed Forces. Yet, the Photo by David M. Breuer ted to their current level. sent" of the Senate. President soon asuumed the As Schlesinger point out in power to call upon the Armed the introduction to The Imperial Forces as he determined neces- Presidency, the constitutional sary to protect the United system which the Founding States. There are instances of the Fathers created "tended toward exercise of this authority as inertia." The system was not early as the beginning of the designed for optimal efficiency, 18th century, and Schlesinger i I i but, as Justice Louis Brandeis theorizes that the rise of "presi- I~~~~~~~9aIdiA once said, "to preclude the exer- dential war" also gave rise to a cise of arbitrary power." number of other assumed powers which strengthened the executive branch and maintained its superiority over Congress and Computers for the layman the courts. Among those prob- lems associated with the devel- The World of the Computer ocrates" and "anti-tech- automation are well discussed in Nonetheless, The World of opment of presidential war was a Edited by John Diebold nologists" over the impact of the Diebold's book. However, only the Computer presents an inter- system in which the executive Random House $12.50 computer on society. Predictions 70 pages - less than one-sixth- esting, although slightly incom- could withhold information of a world in which all necessary of the book is dedicated to the plete, discussion of the "inven- from not only the public, but By Norman D. Sandler functions are performed by com- delicate issue of the computer's tion of the century." Both lay- from Congress as well. The Few people in this country puters have been offered by anti- man and computer scientist alike impact on society. secrecy system - including the know anything about - much technologists, while their oppo- Social commentators should be conscious of the classification system - was less understand - computers. nents argue that the computer is Margaret Mead and Kenneth advantages - as well as the devised by the components of To millions of people com- a device by which civilization is Boudling write that although the possible problems - computers the executive branch and created puters are mysterious black more sophisticated, better computer is being looked upon have posed to society. (Please turn to next page) boxes, electronic brains or mech- informed and industrially pros- with a high degree of suspicion, anized geniuses which cheat perous. society will survive- and prob- them on their monthly bank Both of these attitudes are ably even benefit - from com- statements, lose their airline mentioned in Diebold's book, puterization. Another writer - reservations, make their jobs although there is an obvious Paul Einzig- allays the fears of obsolete, or are destined to take balance toward the view of the many workers by insisting that over the entire world. To far too technocrat. There is good computerization in industry many people, these are their reason. After all, computeri- (automation) will not lead to only experiences and knowledge zation has to a certain degreee what Karl Marx predicted would of computers. reached into the life of every be "technological unemploy- Although it is difficult to American, and such an impor- ment." Instead, he ways automa- fully understand the intricate tant development - Diebold tion will lead to shorter working workings of today's fourth gen- considers it the invention of the hours, more leisure time and eration electronic marvels, there century - should be explained probably an expanded job has for some time been a need fully to those it touches, before market. for a volume dedicated to future impact can be evaluated. Aside from the traditional tracing the development of the Physicist Jeremy Bernstein man vs. computer argument, computer is qu2si-layman terms, pinpoints the "birth" of the "era there is another issue which the explaining the state of the art of mechanical computation" as Diebold book only touches and speculating on future devel- having taken place at MIT in the upon. That is the complex prob- opments in computer tech- mid-1920s. Vannevar Bush's lem of what potential there is nologies and applications. analogue calculator, a far cry for abuse of data storage in the The World of the Computer from modem day pocket calcu- computerized world. We have covers all three of these impor- lators - with its electric motors heard much about the problem tant areas reasonably well. Man- and purely mechanical - not of dossiers and computer privacy agement Consultant John Die- electronic - quality, was a crude in recent years, as more and bold has taken articles written creation by today's standards, more information is being stored by experts in a number of dif- but its advent set off a period of in data banks. President Nixon ferent areas. The result is a book experimentation that brought recognized the problem last that deals with hardware tech- together scientists, engineers and month in his State of the Union nology, and governmental uses industrialists. message, and Congress is con- of computers, and the future use The Bush analogue calculator sidering what legislation is neces- of computers in a number of was built nearly fifty years ago, sary to protect the privacy of variegated fields, ranging from and as Diebold's writers point citizens from misuse of com- automated highways to teaching out, there has been a rapid devel- puterized information. Diebold's three and four year old children opment of automated and elec- book falls short in its treatment tO read and write. tronic data processing equip- of current real world problems During the past thirty years, ment which have had monu- associated with the computer, as as we have seen computer tech- mental impact on industry as opposed to long range predic- nology advance four "genera- well as private life. tiorns about the survival of the tions," there has also developed The uses of computers in human race in the face of Reprinted for review purposes only. Copyright ©by Random House. a fervent debate between "tech- industry and the problems of increased computerization. ~.T~g~qbB~~~PI-~-"IIV - -·----^. -- ·-- ·

THETECH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1974 PAGE 13 Vietnarnm's -veterans -America's spoils?

Spoils of War fought in the war and for the of the moves. The Americans By Charles J; Levy entire nation. ended up feeling very exposed, Houghton-Mifflin Company, $5.95 Levy's book, Spoils of War, is while their enemy was still effec- 172 pp. an attempt to get at some of the tively concealed. effects - spoils, if you will- of Levy has written a very com- By Michael McNamee a futile war on the men who prehensive and yet emminently Having once been a real his- fought in Vietnam Levy, a readable account of the effects tory fan - before I came to sociologist at the University of of a no-win war on the American MIT, lots of little tidbits of t rivia British Columbia, studied vet- psyche. It's not a horror story, I have stored away in various erans returning from Vietnam. but it leaves strong impressions places, waiting until an op por- The problems that veterans an the reader's mind, and shows tunity like this comes along. One returning from the war have had how deeply the Vietnamese War of these fact that when the with adapting once more to has affected our country. ----- I British commander (I thin]k it civilian life. The stories he tells I - was Lord Cornwallis) at York- are not meant to amuse; they town, the last major battle e of include accounts of men attack- the American Revolution, sur- ing their families in flashbacks to The Tech rendered, he ordered his banid- their experience in Vietnam, armies traveled in style in thlose' men who have killed friends, days - to play a favo)rite officers, and other soldiers, and drinking song of the pc:riod veterans that have cracked under Review "The World Turned Up-'Side the strain of trying to cope with Down." The song expre.ssed situations where you are not on of Books Cornwallis' feelings, I'm sure; a kill-or-be-killed basis. the best army in the world, that Vietnam, according to Levy, of the world's richest, nnost presents many enigmatic prob- Certified Filler powerful nation, had just lo)st a lemns for the American soldier. war to a rag-tag "army" of for- He is fighting and enemy that he q _ , mer colonial subjects. The situa- cannot see, but who can usually i I tion surely must have seermed see him; he tries desperately to unusual, to say the least. take the offensive, in land where The war in Vietnam had1, in the guerillas know the terrain The Cornpleat Politics-Watcher many ways, the same up-side better than he does, and thus down character for Amerrica. always' has the advantage of The Almanac of American and journalists. years, anf-s6 Messrs. Barone, The most technologic ally fighting when the American least Politics 1974 Taking data from various con- Ujifusa and Matthews have now advanced army from the ricdhest expects it. American troops were By Michael Barone, Grant Ujifiusa gressional reference publications come out with an updated and and most powerful country? in unprepared for the psychological and Douglas Matthews and their own investigatory even more complete version of the world had been, if not warfare waged by the vietcong; Gambit $6.95 work, they compiled the first the Almanac. defeated, at least stymied by soldiers told Levy that the VC Almanac of American Politics, a The '74 edition offers more guerilla fighters who wore p)aja- "talk to us all the time and shit By Norman D. Sandier directory of the legislative complete background sections mas for uniforms and refusedd to loud-speakers." The VC would In 1972, three former Har- branch's main participants - the on states and voting districts, fight the war on the Americaan's predict the future moves of the vard College students came up 535 men and women who make statistics from the 1972 congres- terms. It was a frustrating ex- troops before the Americans had with an idea they thought would up the United States Senate and sional and presidential elections, perience, both for the men vvho been informed by their officers serve voters, political activists the House of Representatives. predictions for this year's up- The young authors compiled coming congressional races, and background information on all much more, including updated fifty states and 435 congres- group ratings and rosters of sional districts, including census House and Senate committees. i data, political registration, fed- The 1972 Almanac was valu- c The Presid ency eral government outlays and able to those interested in poli- i election results. In addition, tics. However, with the ever- they pieced together short biog- increasing interest in the actions (Continzued from previous page) Administration - is not easily presidency, and one, Schlesinger raphies on every member of the of Congress, the 1974 Almanac largely by executive fiat. Since altered to again fit into the says, that must be held account- two congressional chambers, of American Politics is certainly the early part of this century thie scheme intended for the exec- able by an under-utilized system including educational and career indispensable for many MIT stu- executive branch has initiated utive branch by the Founding of checks and balances. Above background, voting record on dents, who in the past have i policy guidelines allowing the Fathers. Schlesinger notes that all, however, these changes must selected issues and locations of shown a sophisticated interest in President to withhold an ever- there has been a number of be initiated by the people. The offices in Washington and at American politics. i increasing amount of informa- proposals offered for curbing constitution is of little impor- home. From the special interest With issues such as the energy i tion under the guise of military arbitrary presidential power, tance, according to Schlesinger, group ratings which appeared for crisis and impeachment of the i or state secrets. most of which are in the form of if -the people of this country congressmen and senators who President facing the nation, it is Schlesinger speculates that congressional reassertion, led by come to accept the the imperial had been in soffice more than ever important that all Ameri- i4 four events of the twentieth such constitutional advocates as presidency. two years, an ideological index cans be aware of who the pri- century have done more than Sen. Sam Ervin (D-N.C.) The Imperial Presidency is an could instantly be drawn. m.ry actors are in Washington. anything else to increase the There is a place for a strong authoritative account of the The result was an extremely "You can't tell the players with- iI, power of the presidency. Those presidency, and Schlesinger causes and conditions in which successful first edition of the out a scorecard," as the old i events were the First and Second insists it was strong executive presidential power has escalated. almanac published prior to the saying goes, and the Almanc of i World Wars, the Korean conflict leadership that guided this Only when we understand how '72 elections. However, voting American Politics is the most and most recently, the-Vietnam nation-to its position as a leading such a situation has developed records of incumbents - and complete and most accurate war. According to Schlesinger's international power. However, can we begin to make construc- indeed the composition of Con- "scorecard" you can buy for interpretation of history, wars we must have a constitutional tive changes. gress itself- change every two following American politics. have always led to a resurgence of presidential authority and the free exercise of presidential power. -Although there have The Karl Taylor Compton been occasions on which Con- gress has attempted to reassert Lecture Series Committee its own role in directing national Presentsa Symposium on policies and priorities, war shifts the primary impetus for leader- ship and direction back to the Policy Responses President. Resurgence occurred during to World Food Scarcity all four wars of the twentieth century. However,' tihe Vietnam Speakers: war led to a presidency that was not only stronger than Congress, Lester Brownr Glenn Urban but one shich - as Schlesinger Overseas Development Council Mant agement -d says - ran nearly "rampant" as an unpopular president perpet- Nevin Scrimshaw uated an even more unpopular Head, Nutrition & Food Science war far from American soil and only indirectly related to Ameri- Wednesday, February 13 can interests. Kresge Auditorium The rampant presidency -the 8:00 pm revolutionary presidency as it (Please note change from Kresge Little Theater) has come to during the last --- o - - - -. - , _ I II___IOUsl·lsllRBsBI*BIL

S | s| s PAGE 14 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1974 TH E TEC H . ii - .1~1.Ii TENNIS FOR TWO o $2.00 per Person RA~DICA~i MIT completes new MA plan I Hit a friend with a few hundred tfirmative Action is. By Stephen Blatt Assistant to the President and tennis balls. Great fun, great ex- "Rather than answer HEW I 6:45 FRIDAY FEB. 15 A revised version of MIT's Chancellor for Minorities, res- ercise, great practice. Affirmative Action plan will be pectively. Grievance procedures qquickly, we decided to take the "We got To Live Here" departments, to submitted to the US Department and various MIT policies (such as ti1time to talk to THE TENNIS RANGE "Rirth of a Union allowing maternity field any questions, to try to of Health, Education and Wel- the one "Tbe Color of Justice" fare by February 28. leaves regardless of marital sta- {explain what should be going 100 Mass. Ave.(corner Newbury) The new plan incorporates no tus) were also clarified. 0on," Culliton said. "As a result, Auditorium subway stop "So We Will Stand &:Fight" philosophical or major policy In June, 1973, HEW anr- ppeople have a much better 247-3051 ,Stud Ctr R mT 407 81. ------c~~~~~---c----- si changes but rather concentrates nounced that MIT was "in sub- uunderstanding of what Affirma- L on clarification of the earlier stantial comnpliance" with Fed- tive Action is." but made some The revised plan includes plans and changes in organiza- eral regulations, 1 tional structure. comments about what should t.goals relating to percentage of James J. Culliton, director of and should not be included, women and minorities on the the Office of Personnel Services, listed discrepancies, and asked Ifaculty and staff for July of reports that, "We've completed for revisions. A group consisting It1974 and 1975. These goals are Culliton, Wynne, Williams, faith- intentions, not quo- the review of all the depart- of t"good ments, and are now writing the Vice President Constantine B. tas," Culliton stressed. revisions. By the end of the Simonides, Assistant for Equal 1 Part of Garfison's job is to month, we'll turn over to HEW Employment Opportunity better determine this pool and try completely revised: plans for Patricia Garrison, Special Assis- to locate possible candidates. both the Institute and the vari- tant to the President and Chan- The major problem, she reports, ous departments." cellor for Women and Work is with minorities, not women. The revisions will include a Mary P. Rowe, and otlhers went There were 17 women on the clarification of administrative to the several departments and faculty in November, 1970; pre- responsibility, with John M. centers and met with their repre- sently there are over 45. How- Wynne and Clarence Williams sentatives several times to dis- ever, similar figures for blacks named Equal Employment Op- cuss the plans and "educate" the show eight in Nov. 1970 and portunity Officer and Special faculty and staff on what Af- only fourteen now. Despite this, Garrison is optimistic. "We're doing well, we really are." Engineers! Disc Jockeys! NOW'S YOUR CHANCE!

By Storm Kauffman * GE reports that increased knowi- edge of the effects of light on plants WTBS * RCA has constructed a NASA has made plant growth possible with satellite which will provide the first no natural light. Light stimulation systematic measurements of a little under high intensity sources permits Learn how a real known region of the upper atmo- higher yields to meet the growing radio station works, sphere called the Thermosphere. demand for food and other yields Complex physical and chemical such as flowers. Horticulturalists actual working experience processes occuring in this region are state that the control of night length believed to ultimately affect weather by artificial illumination is the key to Walker 50-030 3-4000 environment. The satellite, Atmo- success since it determines blos- sphere Explorer, will carry 14 experi- soming time, triggers seed germina- ments in a highly elliptical orbit tion, tuber and bulb formation, and ranging from 2500-mile apogee to a affects other growth characteristics. 75-mile perigee. To be launched on Lamps used for growing projects in- 20 December, Atmosphere Explorer clude many types of standard fila- will probe an area which hertofore ment, flourescent, and high intensity had been studied only sporadically discharge types. The light from vari- by sounding rockets. A set of rockets ous lamps can be used in combina- will be used to counteract drag forces tion to provide the full solar spec-- of gravity and atmospheric friction, trum. Specifically, a combination of and the satellite so constructed to incandescent (which are rich in red) resist the strains and thermal stresses and flourescent (which are more of repeated re-entries. Information blue) lamps should be used. Red light sought includes ion and neutral causes the plants to become tall and particle activity and the interactions "leggy" while blue light alone causes with x-rays and UV radiation from . low and stocky growth. For normal the sun. To measure these growth and shape, a proper balance phenomena, Atmosphere Explorer of the two is necessary. Combined will carry magnetometers, spectrome- lighting should include about 10% ters, accelerometers, and several on- incandescent lamps, which is a ratio board experiments. Most information of about two flourescent watts to during the initial six months of one incandescent watt. Although operation will be gathered near many flowering plants grow well un- perigee, but after that the satellite's der only flourescents, plants grown orbit will be circularized to permit it under incandescent lighting are apt to to continue to gather data on the be spindly and pale. Sunlamps are thermal effects of UV on neutral not usually good for plants because particles in the atmosphere. of their overabundance of ultraviolet.

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\. For details, inquire at 2OE-126 or call 3-4471 ,,, -- --I I --- I L· L^- il q THETECH TUESDAY FEBRUARY 12.1974 PAGE 15 - I I *---" . "-I I I .- I v-- . ' " I - I [LEADERS NEEDED i Tech volleyball tourney WVrestlers 4-6 week bicycling, camping beat Wiijams trips for 14-17 years olds termed a huge success through the countrysides of as Hanley vins again the world. Leaders must be Last weekend MIT was the '76, and David Castanon, witth The MIT wrestling team single and age 21 or older. host of the first MIT Invitational the cooperation of the MI'[T received a forfeit, and Co- Volleyball Tournament. Seven- Athletic Department. defeated Williams 29-9 in a dual Captain Ed "The Cobra" Hanley Information from Students teen teams from the New The MIT Volleyball Club wa meet held at Williams last Satur- stretching his record to 17 con- Hosteling Program of New as day. This was the second time England area competed in two formed last fall during the Intraa- secutive wins this season. Joe England, Maple Hill, Roches- this year that the matmen have Scire '77 lost to Williams' New separate divisions. TIheClass A mural volleyball season, wheln ter Vermont 05767. Phone division, won by Woonsocket enough players showed interesst wrestled Williams, having won England champ. During the first 802-767-3297. the earlier meet 28-9. i YMCA, included teams from -in playing at an advanced leveel period of his bout, John Thain '77 was having a rough Providence, New Haven, Harvard of competition. Shortly afte:, time with The Williams University and Cambridge. The wards, the Club became a men n- team had been Williams' 158 pound wrestler. 11 Class B division, won by Cam- ber of the New England Regio)n optimistic about upsetting the But after his opponent was MIT team. Williams' recent vic- Guys & Gals needed for summer bridge Volleyball Club B team, of the United States Volleybal slowed by injuries, Thain was employment at National Parks, 11 tories over teams which MIT had I included teams from Hanscom Association. During IAP, th te able to pull out 1 8-5 victory. Private Camps, Dude Ranches and Air Force Base, Braintree and Club practiced 3 times weekly wrestled previously had given Tonight the wrestling team Resorts throughout the nation. Y, Williams the Over 50,000 students aided each II MIT. The MIT Volleyball Club, coached by members of thle impression that will end its dual meet season they would be able to beat the with an expected win over the year. For FREE Information on 1 playing in only its second tour- Cambridge Club. As the calibeer student assistance program send nament,- made a respectable of play improved, the Clulb Tech team. University of Connecticut. Last self-addressed STAMPED enve- showing in its division tying for scrimaged teams from Harvard year the wrestlers won their lope to Opportunity Research, d, meet with Connecticut 36-3. Dept. SJO, 55 Flathead Drive, third place. Wentworth and Cambridge, winn- The matches of Co-Captain Kalispell, MT 59901. This tournament marked the ning most of their games. Rich Hartman '74 and Peter The match will begin at 7:30 in .... YOU MUST APPLY EARLY.... the duPont Wrestling Room. THIS STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HAS BEEN introduction of serious volley- The Club now has tw410 Haag '74 were typical of the REVIEWE 8Y THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION I i- I ball to the MIT community. playing teams: an undergraduatte meet. Hartman, who was a run- I ~i 1 Spectators were treated to a team and a community teamn. ner up in the New Englands last 'The Historic OLD VILNA-SHUL year, had lost a close highly competitive round-robin The undergraduate team wilill decision 16 Phillips St., Beacon Hill, Boston I session during the day, and well- play teams from other collegees against the defending New invites the Jewish students to our Traditional England champion in the earlier played finals in the evening. The in the area, while the conn- Orthodox Services. meet. However that was the finals featured Woonsocket, 6-2 munity team will continue toto FRIDAY: Sundown SABBATH: 9 arrnn during the day, and Cambridge, play in USVBA tournaments team's first meet during IAP, ;S. and the 35 pounds that Hartman followed by a delicious Kiddush 5-3, in a best 2 of 3 playoff for The first scheduled undergradd- 4 needed to lose in order to "make firstplace in the A division. The uate match is on Feb 2 aat Cambridge- Volleyball Club has Wentworth; the team will also weight" had left him depleted. I no Now wrestling in the 150 pound several MIT members, including play in the New England Collee- IT'S NOT TOO LATE--YET Robert Keener '75, squash coach giate tournament on March 16 class, Hartman was at full 6. strength. Manuel Weiss and graduate stu- The Club hopes to makce dents David Castanon and Volleyball avarsity sport in thle Randy Richardson. future, although its primary air At the beginning of the match, the Williams wrestler was In the first playoff game, at the moment is playing as a I Woonsocket's spirited defense club team. Several coeds hav very aggressive, scoring a take- le down at the end of the first overcame Cambridge's impres- joined the Club, and a coed tearm sive offense in a closely con- of 3 men and 3 women will b period to lead 2-0. During the )e remaining periods the Wiliiams tested 15-11 game. The specta- formed to play against Radclifffe tors enjoyed the many fine and Harvard. Among other fu wrestler melted away, as Hart- a- man powered his way to a 6-3 Army ROTC defensive plays by both teams in ture activities, the Club plans t,:0 decision. a game that saw the lead change organize a two-man team tournaa- hands repeatedly. The second ment in the near In the 190 pound weight future, and a class, Williams wrestler muscled game, like the first, was a close program for instruction of nevw game marked by good defensive members. Peter Haag during the first two Freshman may still enroll in the play. Cambridge, having just periods of their match. But the played five consecutive games, The MIT Rugby Club i MIT team's superior endurance showed. signs of tiring, Woon- now holding pre-seasoi)n showed during the third period, socket pulled away from a 10-10 training sessions. All intei~r- as Haag easily dominated his ARMY ROTC PROGRAM tie to win 15-1 1 in another ested members of the MI opponent, scoring two near falls lengthy contest. The crowd community are invited t,to before pinning in 6: 39. enjoyed the highly-skilled cor- meet in Rockwell Cage aat petition, originally thought to be 7:00pm each Tuesday an(Id Other bouts included Jack For Details, inquire at20E-126 t found only on the West Coast Thursday from today untitil AMosinger '75 scoring a 16-4 deci- and oreign countries. . outside practice begins. N,lo sion for MIT, Werner Haag '77 or call 3-4471 of the success experience is necessary an( i a A good portion of the tournament was due to interested beginners are urge(,d -the smooth administration pro- to attend because the fundaa- vided by MIT Volleyball Club mentals of rugby will b)e president Rick Morgan '75, demonstrated for-your benee- ;i IFYOU'RE LOOKING FORAN treasurer Francisco Gutierrez fit. :: ORGAN IZATIO N, TRY GEN ERAL M OTORS. 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jOW Gymrnasts split: mark now 4-1 The MIT men's gymnastics Alan Razak '75 scored 7.25 for Austin took second and third team last week extended its second. and MIT won the event by .55. winning streak to four and then On vaulting MIT took On pommel horse Taylor put had it snapped, defeating Ply- 1-2-3-4. David Lu'77 and Razak together the best routine of his mouth State College and losing tied for first with 8.2. Neil Davis career and scored 6.75 for one to the Coast Guard Academy. '76 and John Austin'75 tied for of the two MIT first places. The meets were unusual in that third. Austin led the 1-2 finish Middleton took the other first Larry Bell '74, who has been the on high bar with Davies, and with an 8.4 on the rings. The .2 top MIT scorer in every meet in took second to junior Bob edge for MIT on this event kept the last three and a half years, Barrett's 7.55 on floor exercise. the team within half a point- of was seriously hampered by a The embarassing event for the Coast Guard overall. back injury which kept him out Tech gymnasts was pommel The MIT vaulters did as well of the Plymouth State meet and horse. There Wes Taylor '76 as could be expected, losing by allowed him to work only four took second, but MIT lost by .5 to the Coasties, but then came of the six events against Coast two points. the great disappointment. The Guard. As a whole the Plymouth parallel bar team, which had the 'The Plymouth meet was an meet was not a great meet for best record at beating the easy meet even without Bell. MIT, but considering the loss of opposition all year, lost by 2.1 The final score was 118.35 for Bell and the poorjudging, it was points. The three point deficit MIT to 99.3 for Plymouth. MIT a good effort. was too much for the high bat took first and second places and The Coast Guard meet was men to overcome, although they led in team score on every event the kind of close, exciting meet did get .35 back making the final except one. The biggest event that is really great to watch, score Coast Guard 126.85, MIT win was on rings. There-Jarvis except when one is on the losing 124.15. Middleton, '74 with his fourth team. A good front half kept The MIT gymnasts have three straight score in the eights, took MIT in the meet, down by half a dual meets remaining. With a 4-1 first, while Jon Johnson '76 point after three events. But the record, exceptional perfor- took second. On parallel bars strong second half that was mances against three tough Andy Ruble '74 scored his first hoped for did not materialize. teams will be needed to pull out eight of the season for first and On floor exercise Barrett and a winning season. Unbeaten fencers drefeat Holiy Cross The undefeated Tech swords- sabreman Dong Park '75, unde- the remaining six bouts. The men travelled to Worcester feated this season, completed freshman foilers, who had pre- Saturday and brought home a the sweep for MIT. viously never lost more than two crushing 20-7 victory over Holy The incredible all-freshman, bouts in a single meet, should Cross. Pacing the victory was the foil team was missing one of its form the foundation of a strong sabre team, which took nine members, but still managed a fencing team throughout the wins without a loss. Robert Shin convincing 6-3 win. Johan Aker- next three years. '77 and Jim Kallmerten '75 man '77 continued his unbeaten The epee team, though showed flawless formn as they ways by demolishing his three missing two of its top fencers, each went 3-0. Sophomore John opponents. Rich Reimer'77 and pulled out a 5-4 victory. Leading Kaplan took two bouts, and top David Dreyfuss'76 took care of the squad was Jim Cook'75 who won all three of his bouts. An unexpectedly good effort was turned in by Jeremy Broner'76. Cgrew in Floria Although having fenced epee for By David Katz practice. In the six peices that only a few weeks, Broner won For the third consecutive they rowed against each other, two out of his three bouts. Mark year, the MIT Varsity Heavy- the FIT crew beat the Engineers Hickman, '75, also fencing his weight crew spent'two weeks in all but once. MIT's lone victory first year of -epee, performed Florida during IAP. The purpose came on the last piece which was well in three close bouts. of the trip, according to Head one thousand meters long. This strong showing puts the Coach Peter A. Holland, was to The MIT crew season will varsity record at 8-0, the best in give the less experienced oars- open on April 6 as the Engineers recent years. The next meet, and probably the most difficult one Thursday night, MIT's women's basketball team lost its fourth game men more work in an actual face Coast Guard at Cambridge. in six tries to Radcliffe, 44-30. Here Joan Pendleton '76 (top) and rowing situation. This was This will be the first dual regatta this season, will be fenced at Kathy Roggenkamp '77 put up jumpers against the Crimson defense. noticed in the improvement of ever between the Bears and MIT. Harvard tonight at 7:30. the rowing style of four of the sophomores who made the trip IWMI ~oc@p $st~dia~g5: SA/F.iji leads a-lea ue this year. Due to academic and Ibf Hockey sta'ndings: NRSA/FImimi leads A-League other obligations, not all of the W L T PTS GF GA SC'A' C-2 Leauge team members made the trip. A-League 2 0 0 4 15 2 While in Floiida, the crew NRSA/FIJI 3 0 0 6 7 0 FIJI'B' 1 0 0 2 4 0 team received room and board at LCA 'A' 2 2 0 4 ! 5 DTD 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 2 3 9 the Florida Institute of Tech- TC'A' 2 2 1 X9 6 14 ATO' nology in Melbourne. The team CSC 0 1 0 0 0 3 B-1League nri?.r A found these conditions very Chemistry 3 1 0 6 17 8 l'xA 0 3 0 0 2 13 EC/SH 3 1 0 6 15 1i C-3 League favorable. MacG 'H2' 2 0 0 4 5 1 A strict routine was followed SAE 'A' 2 2 1 5 12 9 PLP 1 1 1 3 5 3 DP 1 0 0 2 19 0 on each day of practice. After AEP 1 0 0 2 4 1 waking up early in the morning, CP'A' 1 1 0 2 7 5 Baker/NRSA 1 1 0 2 3 1l PDT 1 1 0 2 5 6 the team ran a mile from the Random Grads 0 3 0 0 6 18 ATO 'B' 0 2 0 0 2 5 dorm where they were staying to B-2 League SC 'B' 0 2 0 0 1 23 the boathouse. The average Meteo/Math 5 0 0 10 1 5 C-4 League morning workout consisted of ME 'A' 4 1 0 8 30 8 PKS 6 0 0 12 29 3 nine miles of rowing. For both BTB 'K' 3 2 0 6 9 12 Baseball 4 1 0 8 43 4 eights this included two or three Conner 'A' 1 2 1 3 8 10 BTB'Q' 3 2 0 6 17 8 full power pieces of 10 or 15 LCA 'B' 1 2 2 2 5 21 Burton Tooey 2 2 0 4 10 7 TC 'C' 1 4 0 2 3 21 minutes duration. After this, the MITNA 0 3 2 2 8 17 BEX/TED 0 3 1 1 3 21 Russian House 1 4 0 0 1 28 team returned to FIT for break- B-3 League BC '3E' 1 4 0 0 1 28 fast. Sloan 3 0 0 6 20 3 C-League After lunch, the crew re- SPE/DU 2 0 0 4 9 2 PKT 3 1 0 6 16 6 ported back to the boathouse TDC 0 1 1 1 1 3 ME 'B' 2 1 0 4 10 5 for the afternoon practice, TX 'A' 0 2 1 1 1 16 Baker 'C' 1 2 1 3 8 13 usually about a five-mile work- MacG 'A' 0 2 0 - 0 3 10 PSK 1 0 0 2 4 2 out. This consisted of four or C-1 League MacG 'C' 1 3 0 2 5 15 SAE 'B' 4 0 0 8 13 2 NRSA 0 1 1 1 3 5 five full power pieces that each C-6 League lasted three or four minutes. The MacG HI 3 1 0 6 11 4 TC 'B' 2 0 0 4 4 0 Plumbers 5 0 0 10 27 6 last item on the team's agenda BTP 2 2 0 4 11 7 Baker 'C*' 3 2 0 6. 14 7 · would be dinner at one of the Bexley 'B' 1 4 0 2 4 12 BC '2W' 2 1 0 4 5 4 FIT dorms. CP sB' 0 2 1 1 1 8 Conner 'B' 2 i 0 4 4 7 At the end of their stay, the EC '5W' 0 3 1 1 0 11 BTB 'R' x2 2 0 4 11 8 MIT and FIT crews had a joint TX 'B' 0 4 0 0 2 10 *Due to 2 forfeits, BTP-has been dropped from IM Hockey. Aero-Astro/Tang 0 4 0 0 4 25 Make yeour blood-d0nation appointment soon! ? _ _ _ * by * * W I . . -~~~~~~~~~~~~~call TC& x3-4885.