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LSD dlefendee Lea ym .•best gamble in the house wtv Stev2 Carbe Red r d slides% dio spinets" and discover oneself .uwvaa A&%en a a"A avow [. Dr. Leary,; who spoke firrst, pre- He added that man had always Mr. psychedelic ran head on sented an impressive sppectacle. turned on, be it through flagella- into a passionate reaffirmation of Dressed in a white pajauna-like tion, sexuality, or some other the value of taking a vigorous garment and seated on a large means. "Today," he said, "the stand in life rather than "drop- red rug, he spoke with a back- sacrament is a chemical." Though ping out" in Kresge Wednesday. ground of music and s uroperim he conceded that the "sacrament A capacity croGwd was enthralled posed slides and film whiich sup- is a risk," he maintained that in for three hours as Dr. Timothy our day of poluted air and Viet Leary, founder and head of his posedly depicted the LSD experi- ence. Nam, "LSD is the best gamble own LsD religion, and Professor in the house." Jerome Lettvin of the Depart- After noting that fire anid water ments of Biology and Electrical are usefifi but can be misused Only the rside counts Engineering d e b a t e d possible (like, he implied, LSD), Drr. Leary Appealing to thb youth -of the ways of extricating. the world got down to business by discuss- audience, Dr. Leary then urged l from what they both agreed was a ing the need to drop ouat from his listeners to undertake the ..................................... miserable situation. what he called our "televrs sion stu- familiar program: turn on, tune in, drop out. The youthof today cannot afford to accept the "meno- pausal mentality" of their elders. The people in charge should real- ize, according to Dr. Leary, that it "doesn't make as much differ- ence what goes on out there (in the television studios) as what you have in here." This, perhaps, was h the most important point Dr. :·.·· Leary had to make: the sanctity ;r*· ..· :of the individual's body and his ;··:· c4 : . right to discover the depths of his F Vol. 87, No. 23 Cambridge, Mass, Friday; May 5, 1967 5c own humanity, through drugs if : IB Z ·:·· -.-..·i-;ii he so desires. a : . : · -·.·- : · .··-. i:·;.: ·-. :ii r· Inner Bel criticized "''b' Stresses dSetpliae a B Int closing his first set of re- marks, Dr. Leary stressed that ..LSD> is a discipline and that the Petition requesfs resfudy "Kingdom of Heaven is your body." Consequently, whatever of Boston highway plans drugs one might wish to take is By Carsa Agnew Alan S. foyd, Secretary of the Photo by Larry-Stuart Deutsch his own business, while what hap- new Department of Transporta- Professor Jerome. Lettvin chides Dr. Timothy Leary for his pens in "Ceasar's television set" More than 50 members of the stare tion. With Moynihan at the press views on the use of LSD and other drugs. Dr. Leary es back is of no importance. faculty at MBITand Harvard have conference where the announce- at Prof. Lettvin arid portrays an air of annoyance. (Please turn to Page 3) signed a petition calling for a ment was made were William W. re-study of tra'tt4rttion needs Nash, Chair n of the Harard in the greater Boston area, and City Planning Department, Steph- Anouncemen . RTuiors relae exper ence specifically, for a re-exaition en Carr and Bernar d Frieden, As- of .theneed for an Inner Belt sociate Professors of City Plan- 1. The annual Awards Convoca- tion will be held in the Great Court highway as part of the road sys- ning. Thursday at 11 am, but -may be tem. moved to Kresge Auditorium in and asr views oflrogrm Concerned with p&nng case of rain. Classes are susoended Daniel P. Moynihan, head of the for the hour of the convocation. All these men emphasized that 2. The Penn State Special Events (This is the last part of a seniors prepare for grad schools. Joint Center for Urban Studies, Committee is undertaking a survey Cosman concluded: "I have great they.were concerned not so much of collegiate trivia records, such as series on the MIT Resident one of_ the leaders of the drive, phone booth stuffing, turtle and faith in the concept of the resi-. with the Inner Belt as with the hamster racing, or skateboarding. Tutorsta.) said that he would deliver the Anyone with any knowledge of such dent tutor. He can provide an petitions today to the office of approach to highway planning a record held by any member of By Michael Warren the Institute should reoly to: Penn intermediary between the students which has been used for the'Bos- State Soecial Events Committee, The, Resident Tutor Program c/o Jack Tappata, 611 S. Pugh. St., and the faculty, whom most stu- ton road system. The petition re- State College, Pa., 16801. has expands.d over the last sev- dents are somewhat hesitant to quests that the building of the 3. All activities not now having eral. years to where almost all sPace in the Student Center, but approach." NASAward Inner Belt be suspended until a desiring such space should write an living groups have graduate stu- essay outlining their requirements Dormitoy tutor new, complete study is made of to be submitted to the Inscomm dents living in their residences, Office (W20-401) by Wednesday. Baker House tutor John Kas- 000 to ILthe needs of this area to replace 4. Official yearbook photographs tutoring and counselling. This of the Class of '68 will be taken sakian feels that a dormitory the present data, which dates May 8 through May 19 in room 467 part of the series deals with two A $00,000 contract for the study from the 1940's. of the Student Center. Juniors tutor should be "totally im- should sign up for appointments in tutors and their attitudes. of an advanced control, guidance, the Lobby of Building 10. The sit- mersed" in the dornn's activities. They ask that the Department ting fee is S3. qDtions for the 1968 Eric Cosman is the. resident and navigation system for long- of Transportation use Boston as Technique may be purchased at tutor at Phi Beta Epsilon. Besides i MS, he asserts, would increase range manned space missions has this time. Additional photos for student-tutor contact and mani- a test ease, and require that Dersonal use may be purchased this, he is a Physics instructor, been awarded to MIT's Instru- from the p.hotograoher when the mize s effectiveness. funds for interstate highways be Droofs are returned. teaches an 8.02 recitation, and is mentation La b o r a t o r y from 5. An amateur student art exhibi- Kassaldai beemine a tutor at allocated only if the proposal fol- tion, open to all MIT students, will a freshman adviser. Cosman en- NASA's Mannled Spacecraft Cen- begin Monday May 15, at 7 Dm, the beginning of this year after lows the aims of a total, area- continuing through Friday. June 2. joys his tutoring role very much ter (YSC). wide, land use plan as the In- Works in all media will be wel- and finds that he is called upon a Baker House undergraduate comed. Aoplication forms and in- spoke to him about it. He is also Under the terms of the contract, terstate Highway Act guidelines structions for submitting a work. to answer more than just ques- will are being sent by mail. a teaching assistant, and many the Instnmentation Lab state. 6. The Class of 1907 Graduationl tions relating to physics: Eve to be held June 8 will feature cnourse VI students are his regular study, develop, and test advanced IDecision expeted soon folk singer Carolyn Hester, the "IMy most important job is to navigation techniques to support Glenn Miller Orchestra, the Log counselees. A common subject of arythyms, and "Doc" Edgerton. All provide an influence on the under- extended manned flights from 28 A final decision on the route of are .nvited--seniors, their parents, conversation is the quality of the Inner Belt is expected soon family, friends and dates. Tickets, graduates, having gone through days to over a year. The contract $1.00 each, will be available May courses and teachers at the In- from the Massachusetts Depart- I'' the hard knocks, and having 8-12 in Building 10. stitute, and a great many stu- does not provide for building any 7. The MIT Outing Club is spon- great respect for the academic ments of Public Works. The De- soring its Spring Circus weekend dents come in to see Kassakian spacecraft models. with hiking canoeing, and rock system." Specifically, MSC is looking for partment has favored the Brook- ?E climbing May 12-14. A square dance about summer. JAt iformation. line-Elm route, which would dis- will be held Friday at 8 rm In omabamttin slumps a system to perform efficiently Wellesley's Alumni Hall Ballroom. Kassaldan plans to remain at plae about 120 families in Camn- lHere will be rock climbing in the under the variety of eonditions Ouincy quarries Saturday at 9 am Cosman is often performing the Baker House as tutor next year bridge. Gov. Volpe, however, (Bill Mann 646-1960), canoeing on encountered in extended flight Lake Waban at 9 am Saturday role of giving guidance to the because he enjoys his association ordered the DPW to re-examine eu (Tony larrabino, 836-6831), hiking brothers of PBE. He finds himself with the undergraduates. He was without yielding to the rigorous on Mt.