Karen Maples Haywood Robinson Cast Does Not Sing Too Well, the Result Is a Musical in Trouble

This Could Have But It Was Been a Really Tbe Much Worse Lousy Week, CALIFORNIA ch Than That. .. ~V:::o=l=u=m=e~L:::;X;X~V;:======:=:~------nP;-a-sadena, California, Friday, May 31,1974 Number 30 Y's Lost and Found Page Wins Interhouse Auction, Swap Meet Happen TODAY! Third Consecutive Year by Silverstein There are only two more A bone-jarring victory in Varsity Rating Trophy. weeks left of what has been a Wednesday's all-or-nothing inter­ With only 8Yz points sepa­ long, long year and everyone, house football game gave Page rating Page and Fleming in the students and faculty alike, are House the Interhouse Trophy for Interhouse Trophy Standings, just about exhausted enough to the third consecutive year. In a Wednesday's Page-Fleming foot­ call it quits. Everyone but the repeat of last year's results, ball game decided the winner of people at the Y, that is, who are Fleming has clinched the Disco­ the 1974 trophy. Page pulled out still truckin' with four major events yet on this year's calen­ bolus Trophy and Page took the a 13-12 win en route to a dar. First upcoming is the annual perfect 6-0 football season and, Lost and Found Auction on the providing there are no upsets in Institute Stages Quad today during the noon the three remaining games of the History Conference season, will lead Fleming by 17Yz hour. Walt Meader will probably points in the final standings. be the barker and he has more to disburse this year than last, most by Chris Harcourt Varsity Rating Trophy of it in reasonably good shape: I keep claiming that Caltech is Page 1.255 "Not all the sliderules are good for more than just science. Fleming 1.125 broken." Be there and you may Sometimes there is reason to Ricketts 0.840 pick up a bargain. All the found believe this. For example, Cal­ Lloyd 0.675 items the Y has will be disposed tech is a co-sponsor of UCLA's Ruddock 0.653 of-so if you just remembered conference "First Images of Dabney 0.600 This lovely lock and chain set, modeled for the Tech by Joe Carlsen, is a what it """ you lost, you have America: The Impact of the Mew Blacker 0.270 fine Ditch-Day present for the absent-minded senior. Photo by Gruner until the start of the auction to World on the Old," to be held claim it. Otherwise it will turn February 6-9, 1975 on several ASCff of O'Malley" into profit for an as-yet-unchosen local campuses. outside charity. The conference, held in con­ But don't go 'way after the junction with· the 21 st annual auction; if you couldn't find meeting of the Renaissance So­ Runoff Election Retake Today what you wanted on the block, ciety of America and including you may be able to pick it up international participation, will by Dick O'Malley Tuesday's class run-off elections. president. For sophomore class (cheap?) from another Techer at be the object of a two-volume In a move that came as no Procedural protests were received president, the candidates are the Swap Meet, which will be publication. There will be surprise, the Board of Directors from the ASCIT Excom and Doug Brandt and Eileen Reeds. from one to five on the Olive twenty-two panels on various last night refused to validate Gavin Claypool of Ricketts; a Vote early. Vote often. Walk. This is the first year that facets of the New World's impact result of the non-placement of the idea will be tried, but there on the Old, including the topics ballot boxes in the student will be a reasonable number of of imagination (art & literature), Kleinsasser Makes houses. A replacement election VOTE TODAY! vendors all the same. Walt politics and law, economics, and will be held today. Meader explained that the pur­ technology. Among the panels to It To NCAA Finals Candidates for senior class pose of the Meet is to give be conducted on the Caltech 11-4 in Flora's Office president are Marie Beall and students, especially Seniors, a campus is one concerning the Despite the poor weather in Rick Mitchell. Cary Lai, Claus chance to "clean out their impact on medicine. eastern Illinois (see page 4 for Makowka, and Alan Shusterman 11:30-1 in Houses closets" before packing out. For Fifty places in the conference more on this), the NCAA College are running for junior class vice Continued to Page Three have been set aside for students. Division Nationals are underway. Conference registration in this In action yesterday and Wed­ News Briefs category is only $10 until nesday, Alan Kleinsasser qualified October 1, when the fee rises to for the finals in the 880-yard run the regular $50. Bed and break­ and, in Coach Neal's words, Anita Lighty Wins Fellowship fast is also being arranged at the "looked good." Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica Sprint star Haywood Robin­ Anita Crafts Lighty has re­ of the pool, while faculty, staff, game of the term this Saturday at $25 for four nights (if that son has not had such good luck, ceived a three-year fellowship to and alumni (including those night. ~enri Farhi has challenged excites you, keep in mind that as he progressed to the semifinals Churchill College, Cambridge getting degrees on June 14) will the two admirals of last week's there are four to six beds per in the 1OO-yard dash but failed University, England, for graduate have to fork over $5. room). game to a "grudge match," to make the finals. At last study in biology. Higher fees are assessed per­ which will start at 7:30 p.m. The For further information con­ report, Greg Griffin was sitting Mrs. Lighty is one of seven 'sonnel whose families also want game will take place in Page cerning the conference, contact under the bleachers while meet students in the United States to . to use the pool and those who dining room; charges will be 10 either the Caltech coordinator, officials debated whether it was receive Churchill Fellowships. In want instruction. Contact the cents for chartered members of Dr. John Benton, in Baxter Hall, raining too hard to hold the her graduate program, she plans Athletic Office (ext. 2146) for the chapter, 35 cents for non­ or the UCLA Center for Medieval 6-mile run. to conduct research in chemical further information or regis­ chartered players (WHOOPEE). aNd Renaissance Studies, Bunche Weather permitting, the last microbiology with emphasis on tration forms. Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, Cali­ events in the ·Nationals will be the biochemistry of bacteria Fisher Memorial fornia 90024. held today. membrane proteins. After obtain­ Award Awarded ing her PhD, she intends to At the Mercy Joseph G. Polchinski has been become a research chemist. Of a Tholian Web selected as this year's winner of Her husband, Roger Lighty, The Caltech Gaming Chapter the Haren Lee Fisher Memorial now a graduate student at will sponsor the last Alien Space Award in Junior Physics. UCLA, will go with her to England. Lighty received his BS degree in chemistry from Cal tech in 1972.

The Free Ride Is Over Because of greatly increased costs involved in running the summer recreation program at the Caltech pool, the faculty Athletic Facilities Committee has reluctantly decided to charge Tech personnel who use the pool this summer. Undergraduates and THE NOVA ENSEMBLE, a group of Pasadena educators, was featured during an Olive Walk concert last week. Photo by R. Gruner grad students will be levied a $3 fee for unlimited recreational use Page Two THE CALIFORNIA TECH Friday, May 31, 1974 UCLA ot Schroedlu Questing for Quality THE CALTECH FORUM by Etaoin Schroedlu suggest a larger role for the how does the Nixon admini­ An article in last week's Institute, not in co-opting the ASAP File System Basic Points Claimed stration calculate what is parity California Tech reported that the evaluation task but in facilitating in terms of armament? "Better Academic Policies Committee the procedure. At UCLA all Again Criticized Missed by Hantover Understanding" between the here at Caltech has been con­ instructors are evaluated at the I would like to add my voice There are some basic points I superpowers has been achieved, sidering the question of teaching end of each quarter by all to those concerned about the use feel Mr. Hantover has overlooked at least on the surface, but at effectiveness at Tech. Two pro­ students (at least all students of the ASAP file management in his article. what price and on whose terms?· posals were considered for evalu­ who come to the last class and system by the registrar's office The first point I wish to make Before I would place the tag of ating teaching quality, a broad bother to fill out the form), and for storage of sensitive informa­ is that people should be cautious "genius" on Mr. Nixon's ability proposal for taking teaching the quantified results are printed tion. I will try to point out some of extrapolating themselves off at dealing with other nations, I performance into consideration out by computer and made . of the weaknesses of the ASAP the deep end of curves. I too would try to find out more in tenure decisions and placing available by sometime in the system, although I will refrain have seen population/resource about the agreements, both writ­ the responsibility for evaluation next quarter. (The UCLA format from mentioning how to actually curves in the past, but I was ten and tacit, which he has on the Institute, and a narrow thus requires the evaluation to be circumvent the security features. struck by the fact that in most placed his seal of approval on. proposal to continue supporting turned in before the student I took IS 129 (system pro­ of these curves, a small change in Historians may look back on our the student groups in their knows his final grade; this is not gramming) from Dr. Howard our present population and re­ present period of international (intermittent) efforts to evaluate necessarily the best way to do it, Morgan (the au thor of ASAP) source management could avert • relations with praise for the their instructors. The latter pro­ but it does tend to keep while he was a visiting professor, the "CRUNCH". The other point parties involved, or they may posal was adopted. crossness over final grades from and in that class the grades were which must be kept in mind is find that the terms our embat­ The entire question of teach­ prejudicing evaluation of teaching stored by ASAP on the disk. Dr. that all of these population/ tled President has agreed to were ing quality at Caltech is one that ability.) As far as I am aware, Morgan challenged the class to resource curves are based on not in the interests of this has never been handled satis­ this project is funded by UCLA try to beat ASAP, saying that models which make many simpli­ country, and in fact were factorily by anyone. Tradi­ itself, but even if the Associate anyone who successfully changed fying assumptions. suicidal. This is a judgement tionally the.evaluation has been Students are involved in the their grade could keep the new ,Secondly, I don't know if one reserved for posterity. left entirely up to the students expenses, they are a larger and grade. This appeared to be a can make such a blanket state­ Should Mr. Nixon ignore (as far as the students are aware, richer organization then those of hopeless task until a few months ment that "every act of cooper­ domestic considerations in the anyway) and takes place only Caltech. later I found an ASAP deck in ation between nations may be interest of foreign policy? Should once every n years (1967 and At UCLA these evaluations the I/O room, and from this directly translated at some time the U.S. be policing the world? I 1970-71, for instance), due to are reported to have considerable deck found enough of the in the future into a savings in would say that there is nothing lack of time on the part of weight in promotion and tenure passwords to permit access to the human lives". I am sure that wrong with the development of volunteers to do the grundge­ decisions. (At many public entire gradefile. Suddenly it was anyone who has reviewed the economic ties with other nations, work of reducing data, or lack of schools this is the case; I know no longer necessary to dump the history of warfare can see that and more specifically with other money to pay workers. The that the University of Nebraska diskfile with a utility program, nations who are completely in a superpowers. However, I do not evaluations have also been pri­ pays considerable attention to and then try to decode infinite state of peaceful co-existence feel that weakening this coun­ marily designed (especially in the the student evaluations, for in­ garbage. All that was needed was have turned on each other and try's internal economic system is TQFG report of a few years ago) stance). Now, Caltech is not a short (less than 10 card) ASAP that the degree of fervor in wise. Mr. Nixon may set out to more as a student guide to what UCLA, and, fortunately, Tech is program, to be run after the battle had little to do with cure all of the world's problems professors to avoid or seek out not likely to be taken for a grades were entered in the file. previous detente. and tensions from a strong power than as a useful document typical public school by anyone (We actually never did change A very basic question at this base, and find that after all of lending itself to consistent, useful with finite discernment; our goals any grades, because they didn't point in time is whether all that Continued to Page Six comparisons and providing infor­ and situation are different. Cal­ go into the file until Wednesday Richard Nixon and Henry Kis­ mation for improvement. Nor is tech is heavily tilted towards of finals week, and I had 4 other singer (no order of importance in a new document every three research and publication (pos­ classes to pass at the time.) foreign policy implied by se­ llllEolUuATecb years or so satisfactory at a sibly too much so), and is not In the writing of ASAP, Dr. quence) have done for this IFriday. May 24, 1974 school where the faculty and' likely ever to wish to place as Morgan has set mutually exclu­ country is indeed beneficial for Vot\lme LXXV Number 29 courses change so rapidly; the much emphasis on teaching as a sive goals for himself: 1) ease of the U.S. in the long run. There Published weekly except during system use by non-programmer vacation and examination periods reports are out of date before University of California system. has been a distinct lack of by the Assoc iated Students of the they can ever be used. Such an idea is greeted with mild types (such as secretaries), and 2) information from the State California Institute of Technology, UCLA has a better idea?!? horror here: last year during the high information security. I feel Department in recent years. Incorporated. Opinions expressed The obvious problems with controversy over the cutbacks in that he was rather successful Indeed it could be said that in all articles herein are strictly the foreign languages department with the first goal, in that ASAP those of the ,authors and do not relying on the students for Foggy Bottom is getting foggier! necessarily reflect the opinions of teaching evaluation seem to Continued to Page Eight can be learned in a few days. The reasons for the world wide the editors or of the corporation. However, the security features alert of U.S. forces which All rights reserved. are equivalently easy to learn, occurred during the last Arab­ '16 ODD (l)lDlJ and the number of security Israeli conflict have not been set Editors-in-Chief Richard S. Gruner interlocks and passwords is very · Dennis L. Mallonee BAKERY forward as Henry Kissinger said ·...... SMC Sweeney small. It is my feeling that the they would be. What concessions Associate Eds .. Peter W. Beekman We specia/b;e in wedding cakes and strongest security feature ASAP has this administration made to · Eric H. Eichorn we print wedding invitations. has going is that the ASAP achieve detente with the Soviet Entertainment Editor Marc Donner programming manual is not easily Union and the People's Republic Features Editor Greg Simay Sports Editor Bob Kieckhefer Pastry and cakes for all occasions available on campus. In fact, I of China? 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Garcia was, as usual, excellent Last Saturday's all-day sun­ and the grossly low notes note for note as their recorded Son of Sunburn but not overly passionate about worshipers' picnic and Grateful resonated nicely through the hits.] And the Dead really play: After finishing that set with playing that day. Weir's voice Dead concert at Santa Barbara metal bleachers. spontaneously spawning new Round & Round, they took a wasn't'too far off, and he, Lesh, provided a welcome pre-finals Maria Muldaur (the featured themes, braiding them back break to go back to their and Kreutzmann did fairly good diversion for many Techers. The lead-in) did a few good songs but together, subtly cueing each barbeque and beer fest behind jobs. Donna wasn't featured sunshine and clean air along with suffered from too much sameness other for changes of style and the wall of speakers; we went much this concert, but her abundant food, water, wine, of style; when she came to her theme, the guys building on and back to SF, picnicking and husband Keith has been getting beer, smokes and frisbees kept "big hit single", Midnight at the with each other, questioning and waterfights. better. At first, Godchaux only the capacity-plus mob of 25K in Oasis, the general consensus was responding to each other's direc­ Second set was good but with figured significantly in songs a cheerful mood, through long that she should have kept quiet tions as they play. The Dead are not as much drive as I would written while he's been part of waits and a universal case of and let her fine backup musicians one of the all-too-few groups have liked. Promised Land, Ship the group; it's taken him a while sunburn. play. I'm a Good Woman got whose members all playas of Fools, Big River (none of to feel his way into the older The first backup group was people on their feet, though. virtuoso soloists, while still main­ these will you know, who only Dead songs. This concert gave Garcia's newest bluegrass offer­ Meat of the Day taining their music tightly and know their albums) and a strong indications, though, that he's ing, the "Great American String The Dead delivered a good consistently together. No dum­ Tennessee, Jed (possibly the starting to be able to make a real Band," which featured a good concert, albeit not an earth­ de-dum base plunker, thump,­ strongest driving song in that creative contribution to the fiddler, Garcia doing fine and shaking one. (This is compared thump drum or rhythm-only concert) started off the second group. It isn't fair to compare compulsive things with a banjo, to other legendary Dead con­ guitars here: each one plays set, followed by a nicely woven him to Pigpen (there will never and the sound crew techs certs; frankly, there are few imaginatively and fully. Where medley of Truckin- Weather Re­ be another like him, and pro­ climbing allover the wall of groups who can play live as well else can you find, for instance, port Suite-Wharf Rat. Garcia bably never another Lovelight speakers trying to set up for the as the Dead when they are just two guitars, a bass, a drummer, was cueing for The Other One, like he could do) but the group Dead. randomly good). They opened and a piano all playing separate and Weir and Lesh had started is still evolving and trying to Not all of the Dead's beautiful with a strong Wave that Flag (or time signatures but weaving them picking it up, weaving chords and benefit from their changes; this is (drool) 25 kilowatt system could possibly U.S. Blues; it isn't on an into an overall repeating pattern riffs in and out of Wharf Rat, part of what keeps the Dead be used as not enough power had album-yet-so we don't know its of 18 or 48 beats or whatever, building it, hinting at a possibly alive. All you can do about it is been arranged for at the stadium, Official name) followed by a successfully and on an IMPROV great jam-and something hooked to collect as much, live Dead but I have it from people a full so-so Mexicali Blues and a strong yet? And for the crowning into Lesh gave an obnoxious concert tape as possible, so you mile away at the UCSB dorms Deal and Jack Straw. They did a amazement, they actually can "bzzt-fratz", the guys started can have all the mutations of that it was so clear that far away new song which has only been remember those amazing jams looking like they didn't like the Dead. After all, without double that they thought for a while heard a few times (something you would swear could never be state of affairs, and they brought drummer 1ftere is no way to do that they were listening to a about rings on her fingers and repeated-as witness the evo­ the medley to a normal-type the Eleven-wouldn't you hate to good stereo next store. The only bells on her toes?); it is still lution of China Cat Sunflower/ close. After a short break for die without having tasted it? lack felt sound-wise is that later relatively unformed but has Know You Rider. mother nature, beer, and tech­ All in all, it was about a 2 on the middle range of Lesh's base potential. Several more well­ Originally played separately nical assistance, they launched a 0-10 scale of random to good, guitar didn't carry well enough in known songs were done joyfully (Know You Rider is a traditional into a lively final medley of but as with every Dead concert, the open air-the high end if not exceptionally. Me and My song which the Dead have been Sugar Magnolia-Goin' Down the a good time was had by all. Oh, carried along with the guitars, Uncle contained some fine and doing about since their start­ Road-Saturday Night that got yes-Weir gave special credit to fancy work by Garcia and some 1963 or so-and China Cat the crowd righteously roused and "those responsible for the fine nice guitar-weaves with Weir, but Sunflower dates. from at least rejoicing. Unfortunately, between light show." Chemistry, Bio Profs stopped tantaliZingly short of 1967) they have come to be the late start and the timbre of Parting shots-Garcia's second album really letting loose. linked, and the bridge joining the concert, they came back only and Dead songwriter Robert Hunter's Elected to Society Addiction Explained them has grown into a multi­ "Tales from the Rum Runners" are for an encore of Casey Jones out or coming soon (a pink and Two Caltech faculty members, Perhaps I should stop and thematic time-weave between the (which has had great crowd Continued to Page Seven Dr. John D. Roberts, Institute explain something to the uniniti­ two songs, incorporating both in appeal as a "hit single in the Professor of Chemistry, and Dr. ated and/or newly converted-the a gradual transition, hinting and but please note that the days will Roger W. Sperry, Hixon Pro­ Dead are a live group first and teasing at one and then diving SWAP MEET be changed this term in response fessor of Psychobiology, have foremost. Their songs emerge back into the other. This internal Continued from Page One to student request. The nights been elected to membership in from the songwriter's womb into bridge always seems to culminate will be Saturday, Sunday, and the American Philosophical So­ a live-concert infancy, rather in a totally-new-for-each-concert a small 50 cent fee to cover Monday, June 8-10, and there ciety. than being hatched fully formed free-form improvised section be- . publicity the packrats will be will be no revelry that Friday. As Roberts was named to the and finalized; they grow and fore fmally going into the sung given space to display the smaller always there will be both mun­ oldest honorary society in the evolve in concert, and every now part of Know You Rider-but items of their collections and a chies and full meals served' United States for his invest­ and then they. are "snap-shotted" each concert's improv is added chance to sell it directly to other absolutely free courtesy of the Y igation of molecules with NMR for a grooved vinyl family album. (in a cleaned up, practiced closet-stuffers without any hass­ and the Caltech Service League, (nuclear magnetic resonance) and [This is in striking contrast with version) onto the conserved part ling. Here's your chance to buy lots of people (including many Sperry for his research on the groups who tour to sell their of the bridge, so that the internal that EE project ready-made. couples from the League who brain. records and perform live nearly jam constantly grows and struc­ The last of this year's Noon turally contains its own evolu­ Concerts in association with the will be donating their time), tion! And everybody has had a Master of Student Houses fea­ music, and a chance to relax. But Despite best efforts hand in the shaping. (If by this tures the Baroque Jazz Ensemble please note: althoug.~ the FDC point you still think, like Robert June 6 on the Quad. They play was originated by and at the by Pasadena's B & G on lake Street. Hilburn of the Los Angeles good jazzed up classical music. Health Center and still receives Times, that the Dead are Just a Eat your way out of oblivion their support, it is no longer a good rock 'n roll band, you'd as Finals Week encroaches with therapeutic exercise by any better get yourself over .to the Finals Decompression Cham­ means; just an opportunity to Dabley or Scurvelandia and listen ber in Winnett. Hours will be the come and eat and socialize. to some live concert tapes; either same, 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., Everyone is invited to come have a good time no matter how We're still OPENl .'. . ..••••..•• .i(;... at the' ICE :ftGUSE optimistic they (think they) feel _,PASAQENA about Finals. Now fflrlf Sunday ; 24Ni'~tor . Reserva~ions Pbone' w:;~~~~ 'TIM MORGaN 681~9942' McAndrews & Gino THE MUSIC Tom Waits and COMEDY - Monday only: Pasadena City College Rock/Jazz Ensemble RIGHT ~~~ Coming next: James Lee Reeves ~~/4 FLEET PRICES TO ALL COLLEGE STUDENTS TYPE .... 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very similar to all the rest, and none of them are very good. And for calypso to be lifeless is a Presidential Statements audience great tragedy. When this fact is combined with the fact that the Karen Maples Haywood Robinson cast does not sing too well, the result is a musical in trouble. This is my se'cond year with The Excomm and I have more As is usual at the Mark Taper, the Caltech Y. I first served as its than enjoyed serving the student both lighting and interplay with Treasurer, "enjoying" most of body this past year. We really the audience are good. The set is the running around I did during appreciate your participation in most ingenious. There is, how­ the week of the Y Student Fund Y events and your very generous ever, trouble with sound. Most of Drive. (Remember me?) I am a response to our Student Fund the cast uses FM cordless micro­ bit more relaxed since becoming Drive. phones, but there seem to be its President but there is still a We hope you enjoyed enter­ problems with the amplification, lot to be done. tainers like Mason Williams and making some of the lyrics In less than one and one-half the San Francisco Mime Troupe. The Center Theatre Group at von Little), an artist (James unintelligible. years I've seen some significant Or perhaps you listened to the Mark Taper Forum has some Woods), a socialite and daughter The Charlatan is an evening's changes in the Y's program interesting personalities like Dick strange habits. One of these is (Ruth Ford, Dori Brenner), and a diversion (but then so was format. This year, especially, you Tuck and Father McLaughlin. the laudable practice of spon­ white practicer of voodoo and George Putnam's Talkback) and will see an increase in workshop Mark Johnson and I worked soring new shows. Unfortunately, other arts, the self-professed at times is entertaining. The and service-oriented activities as well together last year, making these new shows are not always charlatan (Murray Matheson) and reason for this is in this well as the usual general enter­ possible a number of ASCII· whatone migh t wish. The his daughter (Paula Kelly). The production's staging and cast, tainment. I am coordinating the Caltech Y events. This year, Charlatan had its world premiere interaction of these characters only. The show itself just doesn't Finals Decompression Chambers, Karen Maples and Liz McLeod last Thursday night, and it is not reveals to us the spirit of work. Ethnic Events, Medical Ethics are continuing the close relation· what one might wish. Carnival. Theoretically. -Chris Harcourt Conference, and the Arts and ship that the Y enjoys with Written by Derek Walcott Although the general level of Crafts Fair. ASCIT. with music by Galt MacDermot, acting is almost adequate (Ma­ And Back in I hope that more of you I know Karen will do a fine The Charlatan is a musical theson providing perhaps the best Charleston ... students realize that the Y is for job. She certainly was a fine comedy about Carnival in Tri­ work), the material is not quite Haywood Robinson, Alan you. We're open to almost any treasurer last year. I'm sure nidad. Its characters include two . so good. The opening is weak, Kleinsasser, and Greg Griffin are suggestion you may wish to you'll extend to her Excomm the calypsoniaI?-s (Lou Gossett, Clea- and the entire show needs getting their first taste of severe consider ... USE US. same support you did to mine. trimming and tightening in the thunderstorms with the threat of dialog. Some of the lines are hail and locally damaging winds ASAP clever, with good points to in Charleston, Illinois, this week ':A Versatile Entertainer" Continued from Page Two make-but they get lost in the at the NCAA College Division hope I haven't given away too rest of the work. National track meet. Had they much information already. I Galt MacDermot (who did decided to attend the NAIA heartily recommend that ASAP Hair) seems to have the same Nationals in Arkadelphia, Arkan­ Chris Mannion not be used for storage of problem that he's had for years. sas, they might have seen a sensitive information. It is that his music is almost tornado lift the Porta-Pit off the folk ballads-flamenco-daJISical-country western -John Meador astonishingly boring. Each song is field. P.S. I was sorry to hear that Larry Csonka will not bespeak­ Chris is a graduate student at the University of ing at the commencement, as was Notre Dame, working toward a doctorate in previously announced. 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SENIOR Lou Sheffer's window stack withstood attacks by an axe, a carbide saw, and an arc welder but his door yielded to the pressure of a well placed shoulder at 5:15 during last Friday's Ditch Day'activities. Photos by R. Gruner Emery Creates More Work for Secretaries Caltech's very own athletic director, Warren Emery (no, not WE REALLYMOVE Emery Warren, as last reported in The Los Angeles Times), has been elected chairman of the NAIA District III for the next OURTAILANDYOURS three academic years. This ap­ pointment probably won't affect Tech athletics too much, except for giving the overworked sec­ retaries more work, and possibly TO CHICAGO calling Emery out of town more often. Basic Points FOR$126. Continued from Page Two the economic concessions he has ($14 less than anybody's Coachfare) made, he is returning to a weak power base-a country with a much weakened economy. There seems to me very little sense in sending wheat, which could be used in your own country, to another country. The second point is that the superpowers have taken it upon themselves to police the world. I think, after talking to people from two other continents, that the rising Third World nations would be willing to argue over this policy. Is it in America's best interest to take all of the world's problems upon its shoulders? This may sound like an isolationist question, and indeed in many senses it is, but the question of whether the U.S has overextended and over­ inflated its ability to direct the We also have Economy service to course of world events persists. 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However, I deplore the done, or Continental at (213) 772-6000. We can attitude that mankind has bene­ probably get you where you live-for less. fited to a large extent because of Fares include tax except where indicated. the deaths of another million people at the hands of their tail for "brothers", and that these people 'JJe really move our you. , were useful as pawns in a game CONTINENTAL AIRLINES of foreign policy. The Proud Bird with the Golden "'Jail. -Daniel F. Muzyka Friday, May 31,1974 THE CALIFORNIA TECH Page Seven Audience II Ruddock Frosh The Romeros--- AHalf-Great Show Dies Last Monday The Romero family, the fa­ did not credit to their inter­ guitars playing the same part After Short Illness mous father-and-three-sons act of national reputation this night. with no timing problems and few classical guitar, was at Beckman The artists and the audience technical errors. Caltech freshman Stig Paul last Saturday. It promised to be were well matched, however. The Romeros finished strongly Erlander died Monday morning an evening of great guitar music, After every piece and audience with three pieces arranged by after a short illness. but the first half of the concert, responded with excited applause, Pepe Romero. El Baile de Luis Stig became ill at home last during which each of the Rome­ rewarding embarrassing unpro­ Alonso (Jeronimo Jimenez) was Saturday, and was taken to the ros played alone, was a little fessionalism on stage with timely well arranged and beautifully Health Center Sunday morning. disappointing. Angel kept time ignorance in the audience. executed, while the Farruca and After his condition worsened he chewing gum through a mediocre The second half of the a dance from La Vida Breve, Stig Erlander was taken to Huntington Hos­ Recuerdos de fa Alhambra (Tar­ concert came close to making up both by Manuel de Falla, richly pital around 5:00 p.m. His illness rega); Celin got most of the for the dismal opening, as the deserved the wildly enthusiastic Audience III was diagnosed as an inflamation notes to Barcarolle and Danza Romeros played as a quartet, applause follOWing each of them. Continued from ~age Three of the pancreas, and despite the Pomposa (Tansman), but only on blending beautifully together to The Romeros granted the two purple-smoking hot air balloon told efforts of doctors all night, he . his third attempt; and Celedonio, create music quite definitely encores almost demanded of me; would it lie?). Also, a new Dead passed away the next morning. apparently inspired by his muddy better than they produced separ­ performers by the audiences at album (probably featuring many of Stig graduated from Imperial and bland rendition of Albeniz's ately. After an unscheduled but Beckman, playing the Allegro the songs they have been inventing? High School in 1973. At Tech he cultivating? recently) should be Leyenda, played his own Fan­ welcome Concerto in D major from the Concerto in E major coming out in 3-4 weeks, supposedly was an off-campus member of tasia. I wish he hadn't. It was for Four Guitars by Telemann, (Spring of The Four Seasons) by "Ugly Rumors From the Mars Hotel" Ruddock House and was active technically inconsistent and the the Romeros played an arrange­ Vivaldi and Noche Malaga, writ­ -and your guess is as good as mine as in the Glee Club. Recently he special ornaments seemed to be ment of Bach's third Branden­ ten by Celedonio Romero as a to what that means. joined the Caltech Christian strained and out of place. Only burg Concerto, which I thought showcase in which to display his -Mama Gronkel Fellowship. Stig is survived by Pepe retained relative control turned out quite well. In this three sons. his parents and a younger sister over his instrument and even he arrangement the Romeros dis­ -Lew Proudfoot it is now and brother, all of Pasadena. He was nothing to write home played their tremendous disci­ ...... 10:30 p.m. was interred Thursday at Moun­ about. Individually, the Romeros pline, with sometimes all four Thursday night tain View Cemetary. i :0.C~siJiedAdsl What's more fun than TRAVEL EUROPE/ORIENT/MIDDLE EAST/ NEW YORK Charters. Youth/Group Fares, Compl. travel arrangements. seeing the Immediate ticketing. AIS Flights and Travel, 9056 Santa Monica Blvd., Indianapolis SOO? 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The works out three or four times swim coach at San Marino High meet, held at the USC pool on per week in the evenings and on (first in the 200, 500, 1650 free, April 20, 21, and 22, was won weekends. 200 fly, and second in the 100 by the Tech team, which built Another National Record free ). up an early lead and was never Sparking the team to the Based on the team's perfor· severely challenged. Southern Cal victory was Bill mance thus far, Coach MacCluer The masters team is composed Damm of Ambassador College, feels that the team has a "good of Caltech faculty, staff, and who established a new 25­ shot" at the National Champion· Iex-swimmers from the Pasadena 29-year-old national record in the ship to be decided this Septem­ 'area. The program is open to any 1650-yard freestyle. Other out­ ber in Santa Clara. Friday, May 31,1974 ! adult age 20 or over, who standing performances were Title Defense Sunday Page Eight expresses an interest in health, turned in by Tech professor Brad As a warm-up for that meet, Sturtevant (first in the 200 free, the team will be swimming this accurately describes motion pic­ seconds in the 1650 and 100 Sunday at Mission Viejo and at The Critical Ear tures of a lost era. UCLATQFG free), prof Dan Kevles (first in the Lakewood Aquatic Club next The music is different. It is the 200 free, seconds in the 200 Friday. not similar to either classical or Continued from Page Two and 1650 free, third in the 100 Want to have some fun and rock or even the light clas­ here, I did some research which free, and fifth in the 200 1M), lose some weight? How about sics ... it takes time to get used indicated that the language in­ research fellow Paul Dimotakis the Caltech Masters Swimming to it but then it is a delight. structors' classloads were not Program? When you are studying or just under par, at least by comparison ---_._------sitting around, this recording with the'Test of the Humanities cases that could be remedied, some currently offered that might be just the thing if you are and Social Sciences Division, as and in any case I believe that needn't be), a function which is looking for something out of the had been claimed. Although I most instructors who are sin­ not satisfactorily handled now. ordinary. As proof, there's an carefully worded my argument to cerely interested in providing An ongoing evaluation process out-of-the-ordinary Sound of Si­ refer to this one point only, in quality teaching would welcome handled under the auspices (i.e., lents poster on the Tech office some circles my article was frequent and well-constructed budget) of the Dean's Office OT Sound of Silents Angel door. treated as an attempt to under­ critiques of their performances. Lyman Bonner's Office, the S-36073. If you saw any of the - Dave Peisner mine Caltech's traditional instruc­ And there is the perenially results of which are taken into silent film screenings in Beckman tor retention policies, and to vexing questions of the T.A.s. some account by the mysterious Auditorium, you realize that Duwez to Receive destroy the quality of intellect Another potentially desirable re­ for ces determining academic organ music adds tremendously Awards in Europe here, or something. (One Com­ sult of such ongoing evaluations decisions, and providing .two-way to the feelings in the film. Now, mittee chairman was pleased with would be to provide a vehicle for communication for the students Angel has released a recording Dr. Pol Duwez, professor the research, but it is possible assessing student needs for thus offers many benefits to the with the best of this music. applied physics and material that he had ulterior motives.) courses and fields not currently Caltech community. I believe it Called Sound of Silents, this science at Caltech, is reCeIVIng Up the Teachers! offered (and perhaps to find should be adopted, soon. album recreates nine famous two awards in Europe this month Obviously teaching ability and motion pictures in a pageantry of for his work in developing performance should never be the • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• • •• • • •• • • sound. Lee Ervin, one of the unique alloys that are expected sole criterion for reten­ • • most famous theater organists to be widely used in industry. tion-promotion-tenure decisions, • • still alive, recorded it. He has been awarded the Priz but there is a good deal of room • PREMEDICAL STUDENTS • Having overwhelmed audiences Gouverneur Cornez, given annual­ for a larger role for them. After • in the thirties and forties, he ly in ,Belgium to a man whose all, Caltech has a whole series of • Prepare for the MCAT. Classes in all sections • of MCAT. Extensive testing practice. • came back to play the Fox­ objective has been "to serve Research titles for the benefit of • • Capitol Theatre Wurlitzer Pipe society in the fields of science, persons who belong in a lab • Qualified teaching staff. • Organ for this record. But this is literature or art, or in promoting rather than in the front of a • no ordinary organ. When the social progress or international classroom; it is not necessary to • Enroll now for Summer or Fall sessions • offered in L.A. area, Berkeley and Davis. • theatre was razed in 1963, Dick peace." Former recipients include create professors out of inade­ • • Kline saved the organ and several Nobel Laureates. quate material. • • combined it with another organ In Paris Dr. Duwez is receiving Much of the above may sound • 'IlatiJJw • he had obtained. In addition, he the Paul Lebeau Medal, the (to the professors anyway) more • • added two metal harps, two highest award of the French strident than the situation really MCAT REVIEW COURSE • xylophones, a marimba, a glock­ Society of High Temperature. warrants. After all, it is true that • • enspiel, and a remote controlled the average level of teaching • P.O. BOX 3741 • VAN NUYS, CA 91407 • grand piano (!!!) to the works,. quality and enthusiasm at Cal­ • (213) 980-5993 • transforming the organ into a tech is very high. (Anyone • veritable orchestra. doubting this might compare • • • • •• •• •• •• • • • •• • •• • •• • The result is magnificent. situations with veterans of other From the mysterious music of systems, and probably will not the far east in Thief of Bagdad remain in doubt long.) This is no to the haunting lyrics of Phan­ reason for complacency, though. tom of the Opera, each piece There are still enough individual

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