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c VOLUME XCI NUMBER 2 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9,1971 MIT, ('AMBRID)GE, MA SSA('iUt SETTS FIVE ('ENTS I 1 _ I __ _ Rally protests Laotian war MIT, blacks near

I By Walter Middlebrook " informal settlement A group of 30 to 40 persons yesterday afternoon heard hlis gathered in the lobby of Build- 'Ir~A ' -- By Alex Makowski IF.. - .... The MTI administration is report of discussions with the ing 7 Friday afternoon protes- .W. ,u-E· - near an informal judicial settle- students chargned. but details of ting the latest actions of the US the imeeting were not released. in SE Asia. During_the 45 ,^r .- e^ _~ll ~',OT ment with the 28 black students i- tt--~~~ charged> I_with ''being present Apparently several of the stu- minutes of the rally, speakers of' svtv^*::~~~~~ X without^ right" at the Faculty dents involved are interested in SDS and -the University Action Club sit-in last Novemrber. more clarification andl discussion Group also charged MIT with Negotiations have been pro- of thile proposal. contributing to the cause of the ceeding for several weeks now, Both sides in this iudicial war. and a special mediation panel matter have stressed working out After the rally, a group of 20 has already drawn up terms ac- their differences in ain atmios- demonstraters set out to the ceptable to the administration. phIere free from tenision or out- office of Provost Jerome Wiesner The 28 students have not yet side pressure.. BSU and adminis- to present theii grievances and l formally agreed to the proposed tration spokesmen have repeat- demands. Because of Wiesner's disposition. edly refused to force a public absence the demonstrators were The specifics of the settle- clash over the Faculty Club in- not allowed admittance to his ment, The Techlearned, involve cident; early SDS efforts to whip office. ; placing the students on "ad- up student reaction against the According to the speakers, monished" status for two semes- administration failed to attract the reason for this latest attack support. on US policy in Asia was the fromI the "exploitation" of SE When the speakers had finish- ters. The finding would remain a alleged recent invasion of Laos Asia. Cited as examples of MIT's ed, about 20 demonstrators set part of the students' records After the twenty-eight blacks, by allied forces. It was also contributionI to the war effort out to confront the administra- until graduation, when it would mostly freshmen and sopho- claimed that during the last wereI the Draper Labs, which are tion, in an effort to find out be deleted. mores, were charged, it was week "25,000 Vietnamese mer- designingI helicopters for use in why MIT carries on these pro- Counsel for the students has widely assumed that there would cenaries and 9000 US ground theI war, and MITs ROTC pro- grams. After a chanting march already agreed to the settlement be a full Discipline Committee troops crossed the border into Igrams. (Please turn to page 6) terms. The Discipline Committee hearing on the matter, similar to Laos; escalating the war." Ac- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~trs Th Dicpln Commtte the ones that were held for cording to the Progressive Labor members of Rosa Luxemburg Party, "this action has been SDS last year which resulted in quite evidePrnt from television pic- D-Labs save moon anin seven students being expelled tures transmitted from Laos from the Institute. showing US ground troops By Joe Kashi and ied for descent, and the MIT begin the ride down to the For the last several weeks, which .had been there for Alex Makowski experts had three hours to devel- moon's surface might have trig- counsel for the twenty-eight de- weeks." Metropolitan newspapers op a method to restore faultless gered the abort mechanism. fendants have been meeting with During the rally, speakers ac- around the country Saturday operation. ,, Administration officials and cused MlT of making a contribu- hailed a team of Draper Labs In an interview withThe Tech Lab engineers credited Don members of the Discipline Com- tion to the war. It was pointed engineers for saving the Apollo D-Labs engineers made light of Eyles, a 1966 Boston University mittee, trying to work out a out that members of the MIT moon landing. mass media "sensationalism" mathematics major, with devel- settlement agreeable to both Corporation are directors of Electronics problems cropped while explaining the details of a oping a retnedy. Eyles recom- sides. A special mediating panel companies which are profiting up as the lunar spacecraft read- malfunction that could have mended overlapping the. orbit was set up by the Discipline thrown -the module back into and descent programs to mislead Committee to hear the dispute lunar orbit just as the capsule the guidance computer about and make recommendations as began its descent. what stage of flight the capsule to its settlement. The panel con- Referendum proposes Midnight Friday was in. This abort switch bypass sisted of Dean for Student Af- Near midnight Friday night necessitated in-flight keyboard fairs J. Daniel Nyhart, Prof. an abort switch sporadically corrections for the spacecraft's Thomas Sheridan, chairman of shorted and lighted an abort on-board computer and manual the Discipline Committee, An- abolition of GA, UAP light on the module instrument starting and throttling of the thony Lassiter '73, and Andy By Lee Giguere noted, and' has "little continu- panel. The spaceshi p computer is braking engines. Astronauts Alan Mermell '72. [Mermell is an un- This March's UAP ballot is to ity."' Further, he argued that programmed to ignore signals Shephard and Edgar Mitchell dergraduate member of the Dis- include a referendum to abolish since the GA was "never held while the craft is in orbit, but made the changes and pulled off cipline Committee and Lassiter the General Assembly and the' responsible for implementing its firing the braking rockets to post of UAP. ideas, -most of them were of (Please turn to page 3) (Please turn to page 2) The referendum would insti- little value." The idea of a Stu- tute regular meetings, probably dent Body President, Pipal twice each semester, of frater- added, carries connotations nity and dormitory presidents which aren't really included in LSC plans sexuality series and establish a five-man execu- the job. tive board that would coordinate Duties By Peter Materna sored by LSC along with the libertarian speaker and debator, A series of six lectures on student activities. The proposed structure Dean for Student Affairs and the will debate an opponent not yet According to Tom Pipal, who would carry out the principle "Human Sexuality" and a num- Student Committee on Sex Edu- chosen. has been working on the propo- roles now 'filled by the current ber of other lectures on indivi- cation, will be given on Wednes- LSC's objectives are to pre'- sal over January with UAP Greg government: putting students on dual topics are being planned by day nights starting February 17 sent a movie series that would Chisholm '73, anrd two fresh- faculty committees, and serving the Lecture Series Committee and ending March 24. Speakers entertain the MIT community men, the president's meeting as an integrating group for pro- for this semester, in addition to for the lectures will be Dr. Alan and obtain funds to finance a would serve exclusively to "dis- ject oriented people, while elimi- the regular weekend movies. Guttmacher; Harriet Pilpel, At- lecture program thatis socially, The six sex lectures, co-spon- torney at Law; Margaret Mead, scientifically and politically cuss" issues, but would have no (Please turn to page 7) legislative role as does the pre- PhD.; Dr. Irving Cushner; Dr. stimulating. Organizationally, it sent GA. Allen Barnes; and a sixth, as yet is composed of a General Com- The proposal, Pipal ex- unselected speaker. mittee composed of about 100 plained, had provisions for equal CJAC makes public Following the sex lectures members of the student body numerical "representation" for John W. Gardner, former Health, which meets once a month to dormitory residents. The execu- Education and Welfare Secre- make decisions of major impor- tive board would be empowered presidentital criteria tary, will explain his national tance, and the Executive com- to elect its own chairman. people's lobby, "Common mittee, composed of 10 yearly By Curtis' Reeves president of any college or uni- Cause." Other speakers during elected officers. Subcommittees At its January 27 meeting, versity should excel. March will be Phillip Luce, for- Movie schedule The ancillary structures of the Corporation Joifit Advisory Preceding the discussion of mer New Left leader, currently a LSC has not yet decided on the present student government Committee released the criteria criteria, Jerrold Grochow G, prominent member of Young its movie schedule for the entire would remain as they are now, that it has been using during its gave a short discourse on Cam- Americans for Freedom and semester, but those selected for reporting to the-executive board search for the next president of paign GM; Campaign GM is com- well-known college speaker; and the next few weekends are "the instead of the GA. The board,. MIT, and received an update on posed of holders of siall num- Grace Thorpe, daughter of ath- Wild Bunch" (February 12); Pipal explained; would be able MIT's concerns with 'General bers (often less than ten) of GM lete Jim Thorpe, a leader of the "The Ballad of Cable Hogue" to veto --the Nominations Com- Motors prior to that company's stock. -They are petitioning to Indians Liberation movement (Feburary 13); "Anne of a mittee and the Finance Board annual stockholders' meeting. have some- motions put.on the and member of the' group which Thousand Days" (February 19); with the vote of, four of its five After some discussion, a for- floor at this year's stockholders took over Alcatraz Island in Cali- "John and Mary" (February 20); members. This provision was mal -qualifications list was de- meeting. The three proposals fornia.- "Two Mules for Sister Sara" meant- to provide a check in cided upon, which divided into carry -the slogans "shareholder Armstrong slated (February 26); "What Do You exceptional cases. four areas the attributes that democracy," "constituent demo- Former astronaut Neil Armn- Say to a Naked Lady?" (Febru- The General Assembly should CJAC is searching for in presi- cracy," and "disclosure." strong is scheduled to. speak ary 27); "Cotton Comes to Har- be abolished, Pipal claimed, be- dential candidates. These four sometime in April in his capacity lem" (March 5); and "The Good, cause "it pretends to be a repre- groups, based on the candidate's as a member of the Peace Corps the Bad, and the Ugly" (March sentative body but isn't because educational role, personal quali- The complete list of CJAC's Board of Directors, Also, David 6). No concerts are being of apathy on the part of the ties, public role;, and adminis- criteria appears on page three. Friedman, son of economist planned, due to the financial representatives." The GA is com- trative role, were taken by CJAC Milton Friedman, a graduate stu- losses suffered as a result of the

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(Continued from page 1j mediation panel made proposals with being "racist" by MITSD.S the three black workers were manded, Prior to- this, how~ever, is one of two black students who regarding the disposition of the prior to the incident. The center paid ,less than white workers to dramatize..the demands, the were temporarily seated on that case to both the black students of the dispute was a wage dis- elsewhere in the Institute doing tWenty-eight black students dis- Committee by the General As- and the Discipline Committee. agreement regarding the salaries the same worlk. rupted the party, forcing its can- sembly for the balance of the- The -charges stem from the of three black employees who The Institute submitted the cellation. Thus. even after the hearing on the twenty-eight. I disruption of a Faculty Club served under Morrison. MITSDS case to arbitration, and ther wage settlement, the disciplinary At first, the two sides were party on November 14, 1970. had charged that _Morrison dis- workers' salaries were raised to matter regarding the students not too close to settlement, but The occasion was a "Wild West" criminated against the three by. nearly the level they had de- re/mained . . as time went on, it became party being'run by William Mor- having them do personal work - .---.- e . . .-- apparent that both were anxious rison, manager of the Faculty for him. It further charged that to avoid formal hearings. The Club. Morrison had been charged. the Institute discriminated against the workers via a "racist pay differential." It claimed that -MIT Women dribblers face D presents SHAK ESPEAR E'S Wheaton College team $500 REWARD R The Merchant of Venice A In A Modern Setting By George Vitek spectable squad. New faces have For information leading M Directed by JOSEPH' EVERINGHAM At Rockwell Cage tonight the added strength and depth to last to recovery of antique MIT women's basketball team year's irookie team. MIT lost its FEBRUARY 11, 12,13, 19, 20 1971 lady's goldi covered-face, -A opens a new season against only pre-season scrimmage to -Little Theatre, Kresge Auditorium, MIT Wheaton at 7:15. This season Emerson College on Thursday pocket watch with inscrip- S marks the second year of wo- night. The new season will be tion "To Anonie on her 21st men's basketball at MIT as part H All Tickets $2 Reservations: 864-6900, x4720 highlighted by the two home Birthday - Mother and of an expanding program of in-. games, tonight against Wheaton O tercollegiate women's athletics. and Februafy 25th against Bran- Father." Call 894-6688, ask Under the coordination of for- deis, and the scrimmage at Wel- for Richard. p mer varsity fencing coach Silvio lesley on February 24. Nl a. -- "L ,, ; ----- I -- - II Vitale, MIT women's athletics I I now includes sailing, field hock- ey, crew, fencing, softball, and basketball. After successfully coaching the field hockey team, Chris Randall has put together a re-

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I -~~ - · I______II _ ,II THETECH TUESDAY. FFRRUIARV 1"71 - Pr-C _ __~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.-I I,, ' .. II::,I . , ./ I r/-l- j Draft extension to end undergraddefernnents Presidential criteria: , PREAMBLE 'A-14The candidate must have a natlon and creativity. high sensitivity to the problems of B-13 The candidate must have the the MIT community and recognize ability and The Director of the Selective ments and a uniform The Corporation Joint Advisory willingness to delegate national their relationship to the problems of authroity to others and to evaluate Service System, Dr. Tarr, re- call. If Congress approves Committee on Institute-Wide Affairs the outside communities. their labors. cently characterized President (CJAC) respectfully submits the fol- A-15 The candidate should be able B-14 The candidate must have the Nixon's proposed reforms, no to seek out and respect divergent Nixon's lowing criteria for consideration in ability to judge the capacities of proposed draft reforms new II-S deferments would be points of view. The candidate must others and to make appropriate ap- "as the steps likeliest to achieve granted to entering college stu- the selection of the next president of also be able to make members of the. ,pointments. MIT. Generally, CJAC believes that community mutually aware of these real equity in our nation's draft dents, and deferments divergent views. grante d to the next president of MIT PUBLIC KOLE system." Support by the preferably A-16 The candidate must especial- Selec- undergraduates who entered af- should come tive Service for the proposed from a science or en- ly be able to comprehend the finan- C-1 The candidate must he able ter April 23, 1970 would be gineering background, but that the cial problems facing MIT. to relate to the outside communities reforms came upon Nixon's mes- cancelled. Students enrolled in candidate need not have had a previ- A-17 The candidate must be able and to project a strong and attractive to make difficult decisions in the image of sage to CongreSs requesting a full-time programs ous association with MIT. CJAC fur- MIT. prior to that allocation of MIT's resources in a C-2 The candidate must have a two-year extension of the draft. date would retain their defer- ther believes that the age of the manner that will maintain the respect willingness to take positions on social Part of the President's pro- ments as long as they continue candidate should be considered, but of the community. and public issues, while maintaining with flexibility. The age of the candi- sensitivity to the neutrality of the gram will be the abolition of to meet the current require- PERSONAL QUALITIES Institute. date should in no way be automat- undergraduate student defer- ments for deferment eligibility. -'B- The candidate should be a C-3 The candidate should have iqally controlling. More specifically, person of distinguished achievement. participated in public affairs. CJAC recommends the following cri- If his achievement has not been with ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE teria, which have been grouped, but academia, the candidate should have had recent conta ct with the academic not necessarily ranked in the order of D-l The candidate should be ef- MIT engineers save community. fective with sources of funding (foun- importance: B-2 The candidate must have a dations, private corporations, alumni) great sense of judgment. and must have stature or be able to EDUCATIONAL ROLE B-3 The candidate must be imagi- develop stature as perceived by these native and creative. sources. Apollo B-4 The candidate landing effort A-I The candidate must have a must have D-2 The candidate should have firm commitment to excellence in courage and perseverance. an awareness of alumni relations. communications center should teaching and research and to aca- B-5 The candidate must have D-3 The candidate should have (Continued from page 1) demic freedom and integrity. emotional maturity. administrative capability, QED. the moon landing without a problems develop during execu- A-2 The candidate must have a B-6 The candidate must have L tion of their phase of commitment to innovative leadership physical stamina. hitch. the flight. in-education. B-7 The candidate should have a On the moon The regular crew on hand for a A-3 The candidate must recog- brilliant intellect. NASA experts may never dis- space mission in the Cambridge nize the complexity and value the B-8 The candidate should have a VOLVO communication flexibility of universities. sense of humor. cover exactly what mechanical center numbers A-4 The candidate must have a B-9 The candidate should be ar, breakdown prompted the re- 15, but during crises perhaps 30 strong commitment to the aims and ticulate and should be able to com- or 40 engineers interests of students. municate with his colleagues and to peated shorts, since the landing will come in to A-5 The candidate must have a the community. The candidate must structure stays on the moon help. commitment to the development of also be a good listener and be able to after the command module re- The atmosphere that night, educational and research programs to appreciate what he hears. AUTHORiZFD DEALER meet social and human needs. B- 10 The candidate must have, or SERVICE I related one of be able to develop, turns to earth. these engineers, A-6 The candidate must have a great stature and SALES - PARTS high sensitivity gain credibility with the MIT com- Eyles is a computer expert was hectic, with the phone-from to social problems EUROPEAN and have the ability to stimulate munity. DELIVERY SPECIALISTS who designed the program for Houston constantly ringing. A intelligent efforts for their solution. B- 11 The candidate should have WE MAJOR IN PERFECT SERVICE the landing phase of the Apollo sense of crisis pervaded the work A-7 The candidate should have a flexibility in thinking and judgment. area, but the philosophical rather than just a prag- But when necessary, the candidate mission. He had come Friday specialists respond- matic commitment to the above must have the courage to stand firm DALZELL MOTOR SALES night to D-Lab 14, at 75 Cam- ed by working together well. stated ideals. and exhibit leadership in the com- NEXT TO RAYMOYD'S bridge Parkway '- on Several other engineers were on A-8 The candidate must be munity. C'E BLOCK FROM RTE. 128 duty be- knowledgeable about universities and B-12 The candidate must have the cause the engineers the verge of developing their ability and willingness to work under who worked their problems. 805 PROIDECEM 329-1100 on the mission stand by in a own remedies when Eyles final- A-9 The candidate must appreci- pressure on short and long term RTE. l,DEDAMGy 32d L; l0 ate intellectual issues, while still maintaining imagi- excellence in a wide. 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I ,,,, L _ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~ - --s~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,- .' . . . 1 - I I -- .P PAGE 4 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1971- THE TECH -- CJAGC eri eria VOLUhME XCI, NO. 2 i. Tuesday, Februarv Y9,19Y71 Board.of Directors During January, The Tech suggested that the more crucial, for example - that "the candi- Chairman . . . presidency-search bureaucracy make a fresh effort date... have a strong commitment to the aims ...... Bruce Weinberg :72 Editor in Chief ...... Alex Makowski72 to gain input during the waning weeks of the hunt and interests of students" or "that the candi- Managing Editors .... . Bill for a new chief executive by distributing the date... be effective with sources of funding?"' Roberts'72, Sandy Cohen '73 Business criteria it had established. Subsequently, the Cor- Answers to questions like this, not a bland list of Manager ...... Bob Elkin '73 News Editors ...... poration Joint Advisory -Committee (CJAC) did personality traits, will determine the type of man Harvey Baker '72, JoeKashi '72 Lee Giguere release a list of specifics (see page three) but we to succeed President Johnson; neither CJAC nor '73, Bruce Peetz '73 Night Editor I...... rather doubt now that this will prove a fruitful the Corporation selection committee has provided . . . . .Tim Kiorpes '72 Entertainme'nt move. these answers. Editor . . .. Rob Hunter '73 Sports Editor ...... The material CJAC released reveals to the It is probably already too late now to correct ...... Randy Young '74 Advertising Mlanager ...... community very little of that group's thoughts on the flaws in the selection process; hindsight sug- . John Kavazanjian'72 L the presidency. The list is certainly non-controver- gests that such an aggressive move as distributing Production Manager ...... Steve Rovinsky'72 L sial: none of the items could be expected to the -names of the candidates was necessary long provoke any complaints, and nothing appears to ago to spark community input. Further, we r Accounts Receivable ...... - . . . Len Tower'73 F have been omitted. Summarizing the various attri- recognize that CJAC's own hands were tied by Accounts Payable ...... Larry Eisenb'rg-'74 a butes any university president could be expected strictures from the Corporation committee. We w to hold, the criteria might -well prove useful as a E cannot but conclude, however, that the recently r= check-off list for students and faculty mulling over released set of criteria represents a rather shallow Production Staff ..... Cindy O'Connell '73, Jan Geraney '73 prospects. What remains unrevealed though, are and meaningless attempt to involve the campus in Bill Kupsky '74, Sue Spencer '74 the all-important priorities CJAC set. Which is the selection of MIT's next president. News Staff . .. .. Dave deBronkart '72, John Gunther '72 Bruce Schwcrtz '72, Curt Reeves '73 Dave Searls '73, Pete Materna '74 Walter Middlebrook '74, Kyle Richardson '74 Photography Staff . .. .Sheldon Lowenthal '74, Dave Vogel '74 Letters to The Tech Sports Staff ...... akir Minazian '72, Ed Kavazanliian '73 Larry Krussel '73, Drew Jaglom '74 Jarvis Middleton '74 · {Editor's note: While not ad- ing, rate students EntertainmentStaff ...... Jeff Gale '70, Tay Pollack '74 by a grading a vicious downward spiral is init- nManny Goldman G dressed to The Tech, we believe system which shows a highly iated. (The Dean of amother the following letter has its own unsatisfactory correlation Staff Candidates ...... Matt Lieff '73, Dave Bernstein '74 with school once thought that I was Buddy Miller '74, Eric Small '74 story to tell about engineering the students' later performance lying when I claimed-we.had no education at MIT. We are grate- as graduate engineers. formula for the proper teaching Second class postage paid at Boston, Massachusetts. The Tech is published ful to Professor Jerrold Zacha- There is a story about a cello load for a departmental head!) twice a week during the college year, except during college vacations, and once rias for calling our attention to player who sawed away contin- The ECPD system of accrediting during the first week in August, by The Tech, Room W20-483, MIT Studert it. Sherwood was formerly Dean Center, 84 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139. Tele- uously on a single note. His wife schools leads to the copying of phone: Area Code 617. 864-6900 extension 2731 or 1541. United States Mail of the School of Engineering. remarked to him that other cello curricula of accreditied schools, Subscriptions: $4.50 for one year, $8.00 for two. years. September 23, i954 players seemed to move their and accredited curricula over the Printed by STI Publishing Dean C. Richard Soderberg fingers up and'down the strings, country are now so similar as to

Room 3-364- producing less monotonous make any thoughtful person un- i sounds. "Oh!" replied the man, S easy. Despite the good inten- E Dear Dick: "they are looking for the note. tions -of the budget committee, exieog rapher sees S I am concerned about, tlie I've found it!" I cannot believe our own system of staff recog- that in engineering | inadequacies of our system of education we nition is more automatic than S engineering education, and am have "found the note." we sometimes claim it.to be, and new interpretations eL It is true that a great many F| writing to summarize my think- the.spread of salaries narrower By M.I. Kalbert government of the people. Here- ing about the problem of how it changes have been made within than it was in 1939. (The idea of the confines of the pattern. Sub- A front page article in The with we present A Primer of might be improved. Contrary to 10 per cent raises for younger Washington Past of February 7, Expeditious Bureaucratese for many public statements, I be- ject matter has been condensed staff-and 5 per cent for highest- and organized. Mathematics is 1971, described the manner. in English-Speaking A rmericans: -. lieve that MIT has not shown paid professors seems hard to which Federal Bureau of Investi- Question: Committee leadership in this area in recent used.,more freely and effectively. resist.) My own opinion is that Subjects dealing with empirical gation Director J. Edgar Hoover Chairman: Mr. Hoover, could years. We have refined -and im- the tenure system leads, in the covers his tracks in his annual -you please tell the committee, engineering practices have been long run, proved the system continuously to deterioration of testimony before Congress on sir, if it wouldn't be too much over the years and have been eliminated to make room for staff calibre. These comments more "fundamentals." the affairs of the FBI in general- trouble, sir, how many wiretaps proud of our accomplishments, The pro- regarding regimentation may and gram in the humanities has been in particular the number of the FBI is currently operating? but my suspicion is that the seem irrelevant, but I hope to phone taps his agency has in Answer: Mr. Hoover: The' system is wrong - that we have strengthened and students are relate them shortly to my main now permitted to devote operatio n at the time. Quite FBI currently has 82 wiretaps in been modernizing a battleship 20 per theme. simply, the Director cent of their four years in this orders his operation. when air power is needed. More I suggest that there are two agents to turn off the wiretaps Translation: area, though the minimum re- frequent discussions of engineer- kinds of engineers: the routine for a day or two before and after Question- I really have to ask quirement of 16 per cent is not and the creative. The ing education by the faculty of large ma- his testimony on Capitol Hill. this question, all-powerful one, the School of Engineering would changed. (This change in the jority are in the routine class, Thus, humanities, the taps remain in place, so I hope you will not be too seem desirable. - though hardly earth- which I mean 'to include not ready to shaking, has use, but they are not upset and pretty please don't The fact that the pattern of been widely only the high-,class technicians technically in operation. ,publicized.) But these changes Hence, leak the transcript of the record- engineering education has not but also the many MITgraduate s J. Edgar Hoover has always been ing of my working session are not much to be proud of - in production, technical sales, es- with- changed .-appreciably in more able to state with absolute can- my secretary over the weekend than sixty years is in itself we should be ashamed of our- timating, and the "followers" in dor that selves if they less than 100o FBI wire- in a certain hotel room in down- grounds for suspicion that stag- had not been such engineering activities as re- taps are in made. The pattern of our pro- operation during his town Washington. nation has set in. We continue to search, design, and development. yearly accounting to the legisla- stamp gram remains unchanged. These are impo.rtant Only the 82 ... men as graduate engineers people. and tors. Answer: The 'FBI after four MIT is not unaffected by the currently years of residence. we are proud of most such gra- -Expeditious Bureaucratese has in operation only the The four creeping regimentation which ;duates. But if 82 years are spent as in we are honest with Similar statements emanating wiretaps I . didn't order 1890, "taking"-a appears to be strangling the heal- ourselves we must my series of sub-"- admit that periodically fromn the Pentagon, agents to turn off yesterday at jects which make up thy development of educational many other schools a curnricu- do essen- State Department. White House, noon until lum. Subjects- are made up of practices in all areas. At its tially the same job we do tomorrow noon. The in and any other government ones remaining in operation are lectures, recitations, problem as- worst, as in many state schools, training such people. The coun- the bad effects of this agency which has a scandal on .naturally those of the farthest signments, and quizzes. Labora- regimen- try-wide standard engineering its hands tation are not hard to recognize. that it wishes to keep left of the Senators and Con- tory "experiments'" (which are curricula are designed to train from the public suggest that gressmen, who can't be 'trusted not experiments at all) continue Formulas the routine engineers. If that is for automatic pay in- facility' in translating from Ex- even for a day not to send the to be mixed in with classroom creases and promotion based on also our purpose, then we should peditious Bureaucratese to Eng- country' down the river to the work in about the same propor- years of service, formulas for retain',the traditional pattern of lish is a prerequisite to under- Reds, plus the oval office of a tion. The list of subjects making teaching loads, and all such, engineering education, attempt- standing spokesmen who are certain former Wall Street law- up the typical curriculum, as, for make it impossible for a school ing simply to do a better job, paid by the people to sup- yer who moved to town two example, in mechanical engineer- to get top-flight professors, and (Please turn to page 6~ posedly 'work for the people in a years ago after an absence df eight years and who might get out of THE WIZARD OF ID by Brant parker and Johnnyy hart' line some day. As soon as I leave your august company, the order will go out to reactivate the 4000 wiretaps which were turned off yesterday. Of course, this does not include the elec- tronic surveillance designed and installed by the FBI and"now under the operational control of one of the other 50- agencies I with statutory authority to tap ,phones and bug rooms. Laos? i Questionl: - Reporter: 'Mr. McCloskey,' are there any US ' troops in Laos?. The Wizard of Id appears daily and Sunday in the Boston Herald Traveler. C(('ontinued on page 6, -THETECH rUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1971 PAGE5

:.~~ " ': ~~~~Record reviews Film: Curious (Blue) Film: Girimme Shelter enrcte r . tai-|;- qd e r1Wi r Zl Theatre: Virginia Woolf FEBRUARY 9, 1971

I III r i , i I: i i i i i i i ii i i i ii II ii I, II -- I I; I ' I - Il l~ II [ I . I Is- - I I llI I_ theatre: JS film: Virginia Woolf- 'Gimme Shelter By Harvey Baker By Rob Hunter marily notable for the style of The Charles Playhouse re- David and Albert Maysles are production; the Maysle brothers opened after a fashion last week both graduates of Boston Uni- have succeeded ill capturing by staging the Atma Theatre versity, and, since their gradua- much of the charisma and style Company's production of IWho's tion, they have become quite a so important to the entertain- Afraid of Virginia Woolf by credit to the school. Their latest ment field and the concurrent Edward Albee. production is a definite success: problems arising from thenlm. The Perhaps the single most dis- Girmme Shelter, a documentary Exeter has had their sound sys- tinguished feature of the play is- of the Rolling Stones' 1969 tour tem completely redone in order its length - almost four and a of the US, is frightening, oc- to produce the full effect of the half hours. Nonetheless, the play casionally humorous, and at all Stones' music, and the music is not boring, and for the greater timrnes extremely pointed - it is alone justifies the admission part of the last act, the audience certainly one of the best "now price. Girnroe Shelter is definite- sits transfixed before the action generation" films ever to come ly a characteristic of the timnies; on stage. - along. an important contribution to the Frank McCarthy; who plays The film climaxes, of course, body of art expressing the things I the leading male role of George, at the dramatic Altamont free that people are into today. is the standout actor in the play. concert, with slow-motion re- i While Cathy Robinson (his wife plays of the murder of a black Martha) is supposed to share the by Hell's Angels. Along the way, there is a graphic exposition of ~ .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ limelight with him, his conquest Cathy Robinson as Martha in a scene from the Atma production of of her in the final act serves to the life of the Stones and the -1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Now being presented at the Charles problems they face. One almost solidify his mastery of the situa- Playhouse through February 28. tion. sympathizes as Keith Richard Who's Afraid of Virginia George and Martha have con- intermissions were very long the avoids the clutches of high- Woolf is a three act drama of structed themselves a neo- play seemed to go on intermin- school chicks doing tfieir best to l two couples and the "fun and reality. In it; George innocently ably. Either the play should start ruin his performance, until it games" that one perpetuates on killed both his parents. He is in a earlier, or the intermissions finally becomes obvious that the other. What it amounts to is rut as a history professor at the should be shorter, or some of those high-school chicks are part that George and Martha, a college, even though Martha is the text should be cut, because of his performance. There is, of middle-aged couple at a small the president's daughter. Martha one am is no time for a play to course, a lot of good music in New England college, are given has a son, twenty-one years old end in downtown Boston. None- the soundtrack; the listing looks to taunting both their guests and tomorrow, but George doesn't theless; in parts it is brilliantly like a composite "Best of the one another with fantasies. The want to talk about him. acted, and when Martha spits in Stones" album. Ultimately, guests, Al Ronzio ,and Lori If a real killing can be tragic, George's face and you see the though, the title says it all - it Heineman, are made to watch as what can be even more tragic is spittle fly, it becomes clear you would be so nice just hide from * " If there's no meaning in it, a pseudo-drama is played-out in the killing of their reality. When are looking at a serious dramatic all the noise and people and that saves a world of trouble, as front of them; George and George decides to put an end to production. hassle. we needn't try top find any.' "- Martha flay each other and play it in the last act, Martha is The Charles Playhouse, which The filmn, opening at the The Kirig of Hearts a game called "Get the Guests," shattered, almosrt ,as if George is hosting Virginia Woolf, has Exeter Street Theatre, is pri- with George doing whatever pos- had really killed their only son. had a management. shakeup, and, sible to ruin the younger Partly because it was opening after closing its doors a few couple's relationship. night and partly because the months ago,. hopes to get back on the road. Rumor has it that the Charles would like to estab- lish its own resident company. Re sdt If you want to see a half- decent. play, spend an enjoyable DIFFERENT STROKES - 19 PARANOID - Black Sabbath evening at the theatre, and help Contemporary Artists (Colum- (Warner Brothers) support Boston's only profes- bia) Black Sabbath's brand of sional non-profit playhouse, A low price, limited time dirge-rock is big in Britain but drop by the Charles some night. offersDifferent Strokes is one of can't seem to catch on in the On Warrenton Street, in down- those promo albums the record United States. This, their second town Boston. And make sure companies put out periodically (Please turn to page 7) you have a ride home. to stimulate sales of slow-moving items. It contains some of the III~lIgrI e . a best work of 19 groups of vary- ing styles and talents. many of -Amaslerpi ee. AbMiianw which deserve more attention than they've received from the funny, mowig iat.o record-buying public. Strokes in- cludes solid cuts from Tom Rush, Poco, Spirit, Miles Davis, The Hollies, Soft Machine and the Flock. My favorites are "Maggie," from Redbon~, the Amerindian group; the New York Rock Ensemble's "Fields of Joy"; "Found a Chid" from Ballin' Jack, a new group. and Johnny Winter's fantastic "Rock I and Roll, Hootchie Koo.'" A good bet for rock dillentantes, and it comes with a bonus on the dust jacket, a coupon, which, along with $3,.with buy you a membership-in Columbia's "Playback"' program. You get ten samplers during the course of a year containing unreleased or just-released material. plus a Warhol presents business reply mail feedback Joe card for your comments. Dallesandro !I on under in

CRUEL SISTER - The Pentan- gle (Reprise) The melodies. lyric poetry. acoustical guitar work and vocals of the Pentangle maintain the introducing Jane Forth and Holly WoodJawn directed by Paul Morrissey same high standards as always. Jacqu; McShee's voice is still the NOW PLAYINGr most perfect vehicle for a bal- Shown at: 2,4,6,8,10 -:a __I-- lad I have ever heard. STARTS WED. FEB'. 10th IL. -i I II .I I - I I,I - -.- I PAGE 6 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 197.1 THETECH- I-A I

Rally seeks confrontation Lexicographer m (Continueed from page 1) peacefully dispersed. have moved into this area in through the halls, the demon- When Questioned after the preparation for a possible major (Continued ftront page 4) they wrong! Of course there are strators were refused admission incident, Culliton stated "Every- South Vietnamese drive into Answer: Mc~loskey (State no, American -ground combat to the office by Captain James body's concerned about what's Laos 'against the Ho Chi Minh Department spokesman): As you troops in Laos. It's too bad the Oliveri of the Campus Patrol and happening. These matters were Trail, the Communists' main know the Congress has forbid- question didn't ask about the Wl Assistant to Vice President John discussed last year and I thought supplyr route. According to the den operations by US Sground several hundred CIA'operatives, Wynne, James J. Culliton. all decisions had been made plan, the operation, called combat troops in Laos and Thai- the several thousand Laotians During the confrontation out- then, but it can easily be seen Deweyr Canyon 11, would be land..Naturally, we are abiding led and paid by the OIA, the side the office, questions were that more has to be done if some begun by US troops who would by this decision and do not now military attaches in Vientiane, directed at the two men by the worthwhile results are to be ac- set upp military bases in this have ground combat troops in the squadrons of medical evacua- sectiorr of South Vietnam, and Laos. tion .helicopters tending to the demonstrators, but, according to complished." ,. Culliton and Oliveri, nothing According to allied military would be completed by South Translation: 25,000- (more or less, mainly -E worthwhile could be worked out commanders in Saigon, the Vietnamese soldiers who would Question: Are there any US more) South Vietnamese soldiers because the demonstrators troops swept only into the carry out the attack in Laos. troops in Laos? in Laos, the close air support didn't give them a chance to northwest corner of South Viet- One definite point in the plan Spoil Sports provided by the US Air Force, carry on a sensible discussion. nam in one of the largest opera- was that no -US troops would Answer: Those spoil sports the strategic bombing runs pro- r - m a Terming the conversation use- tions of the Indo-China war. In cross the South. Vietnamrese- up on Capitol Hill who think vided by the 1-52's based on I w less, Culliton left and after about the plans given by the military, Laotian border. they represent the American Guam, the military advisors with , s

15 minutes the demonstrators command, the troops were to public and know more than bve the South Vietnamese in- Laos, I5 do; we, the dedicated civil ser- and the few thousand Special ru vants with access to all the facts; Forces men on the ground in decided one day that we Laos. couldn't bring our troops home Letters to The Tech from Vietnam by the land route But ground troops in Laos; through Laos, China, Russia, and heaven forbid; it'd be illegal. It's (Continued from page 4) subjects have been taught at MIT terested- il letters from staff across the Bering Straits to Alas- easier just to call them some- than the others. But it will be a and at other schools for gener- than in either rating or degree. ka; they think they've tied our thing else. After all, you can't losing battle as far as the under- ations? Is there any reason why The degree means little because hands on this one. Hoo-boy are fool the American public. students should be required to it is non-discriminating, but graduate program-is concerned, Y--I--··PYLI- g IL I ·--1IY _I·---= ·------I r I-L- u __ a~ for we shall -have to compete take- any particular subject, there oan be as many different with inexpensive state schools., other than tradition and our letters of recommendation as I My own guess (see my 1951 own rules defining the meaning there are graduates. report as Dean) is that following of an MIT degree? I visualize MIT as a company AnnulnrttmInt BE - this path (as we are) we will give This sounds extremely radi- of creative scholars where stu- ca'l, but I am very serious. The dents might learn and gain per- * Applications for postponed-final and advanced-standing examina- u p u nd ergraduate programs tions must be returned by Friday, February 19 to Room E19-338. I within a generation. most famous university in the spective at whatever pace they Creative engineers, in manu- world - Oxford - has no "sub- can go. Faculty members would * Students and faculty members are urged to return their evaluations fac turing, research, develop- jects" in our sense, and an provide guidance, stimulation, of the Independent Activities Period to E19-324 as soon as possible. ment, and., business, are pro- Oxford degree may mean no perceptive and standards, but The evaluations will be used by a CEP subcommittee- to develop a du ced in quantity and are not more than a certification of students. would be required to report on the January period. necessarily the most brilliant gra- three years of residence.'(I sug- follow no set program or cur- * There will be a meeting of the Freshman Council this Thursday duates. I do not argue that the gest you, read Stephen Leacock's ricula. Factual learning would be primarily from books. Tutors night at 8 pm in the Mezzanine Lounge in the Student Center; officers present educational system inhi- elegant and perceptive analysis will be elected. bits the development of creative of the Oxford system). Spec- would suggest readings, prob- engineers - only that it is not ifically, I can visualize the appli- lems, and exercises at the appro- * A representative of the Yale Graduate and Professional Schools will designed to produce them. It cation of the tutorial system at priate level for each individual be on campus to talk with interested students about graduate study would doubtless be unwise for the graduate level to students student. As in the present Gra- opportunities for minority group students in art and architecture, all engineering schools to con- preparing for the general exami- duate House, much of the educa- divinity, drama, forestry, law, medicine and public health, music and centrate on the production of nations for the doctorate. These tional value and stimulation nursing, on Tuesday February 9 from 9 to 11:30 am in'roor 50-105. creative engineers, even if the men (in Chemical Engineering) would be gained from other stu- way- of doing so were known, spend an average of three terms dents, No grades would be given. * The Department of Humanities will present a noonhour concert, Thursday, February 11 at 12:10 pm in the MIT Chapel. Organist but it would seem highly logical full-time in preparation for these Quite possibly there would be no examinations. I believe I could Marian Ruhl will play Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor and for MIT to study the possibilities examinations At appropriate Mendelssohn's Sonato No. 1 in F Minor. Admission free. in this direction. If we could guide the preparation of ten or a periods a tutor or department work out an effective program dozen men who would not take would prepare and file state- * The MIT Concert Band, directed by John Corley, presents its any subjects, and who would be for the -education of creative ments. of the student's character, annual Winter Concert on Saturday February 13 at 8:30 pm in Kresge I engineers we would -regain the better prepared and who would accomplishments, and promise, Auditorium. The concert will feature contemporary music which the F distinctive leadership in ejfgi- get a better perspective on chem- very much like a letter of re- band has'performed in its recent Midwest tour and which it will record P, neering education which we held ical engineering, in two terms. I commendation to an employer. later this spring. Free tickets available this week in the lobby of in the thirties, before the state would like to hear the faculty Some students would do little or Building 10. schools got the wherewithal to' discuss the possibilities of varia- nothing, but these should go to tions of such a system for under- * The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers MIT grants copy what we do. state schools, which follow the for graduate study, research, or postdoctoral study in any German This probably sounds like graduates. -traditional pattern of en- university, 1971-72. Minimum requirement: Bachelor's degree. Further Bush's advice to the Harvard Discussion of the basic prob- gineering education. The others information and applications in Room 10-303, x5243. Engineering School to concen- lem of the education of creative would benefit in proportion to trate on the training of leaders - engineers might question other their ability and efforts, and * A lecture, "The Democratic Process in Times of National Crisis," by Harvard to work out the details. time-honored appurtenances - of MIT might become known as the Hannah Zemer (editor of Davar, an Israeli newspaper) will be given But we have a, staff of people our present system. I suspect source of creative engineering Thursday February 11 at 7:30 pm ih the Mezzanine Lounge of the who are active in creative work that- we might question the habit talent. Student Center. The sponsors are MIT Hillel and the MIT Israeli Club. of giving grades if we could but to a degree not even approached In brief, I suggest that the * Brad Lucas, high school teacher from Ipswich, Mass. will lead a by other engineering schools. No sweep away the cobwebs in our engineering faculty ought to de- discussion on education as a meaps for human upliftment. He will focus group is in a better position to thinking and look clearly at our vote time to discussions of engi- on the unique perspective of Baha'u'llah, prophet-founder of the Baha'i devise effective programs for thle basic objectives. If the tutorial neering education. I urge that Faith. The MIT Baha'i Club is sponsoring this open meeting, 8 pm education of creative as distinct system were employed, would these discussions be directed to Wednesday, February 10 in the Reading Room of the 2nd floor, from routine engineers. not a letter of recommendation the question as to how MIT Student Center. Any discussion of this prob- from the tutor summarizing the might provide a distinctive vari- lem might, for example, lead to student's accomplishments and ety of engineering education for -- -I I abandonment of' the traditional character mlean infinitely more the training of creative engi- I concept of "subjects of in- to both parentls and empjlyer neers. I suggest further that the struction. Most lectures are re- than a rating of 3.68? problem is one of developing a INTERACTIVE LECTURES phrasings of material in good 1 'would even question the- new pattern of engineering edu- COSMOLOGY value of awarding degrees. The textbooks. All students leamn at cation, not of perfecting the by Prof. Philip Morrison, MIT different rates, but all now get present S.B. fronm MIT certainly existing system, which is direc- indicates almost anything and essentially the same treatment. ted primarily to the training of IMPLICATIONS OF THE APOLLO 11 LUNAR MATERIAL therefore nothing as to the gra- Problem assignments are too what I would call routine engi- by Dr. Johri A. Wood, Smithsonian Observatory hard for the poorer student and duate's professional promise. neers. Some graduates are broadly edu- a waste of time for the bright Sincerely, SYMBIOTIC THEORY OF THE ORIGIN OF HIGHER CELLS cated men who become highly student. Why should creative Thomas7K. Sherwood by Prof. Lynn Margulis, Boston University professors spend half their time successful in professional life. TKS/h . Others teaching physics, or applied me- are mediocre technicians, cc: President Killian, Messrs. EXPER I M ENTS ON THE OR IGI N OF LI FE yet we give them all the same chanics, or thermodynamics in Harrison, Stratton, Brooks, Bur- by Prof. Carl Sagan, Cornell essentially- 'the same way these degree, Even under the 'present chard, Belluschi, Hurley, and system employers are more in- Whitman. LEAF INSECTS, BIRDS, AND HUMAN COLOR VISION *"'Yes, I suppose every child by Prof. Jerome Lettvin, MIT has a world of his own - and every Man, too, for the matter Closest Pharmacy to M.ILT lr Students who are curious about the topics above are invited to of that. I wonder if thlat's the use an experimental system containing these interactive cause for all the misiunderstand- lectures, which were recorded specifically for individual rng there is in Life?'" Lewis listening. The lectures are unique in that they include a great Carroll Mainport Rexall Pharmacy many recorded answers to interesting questions. 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------"--- _ earts for arts- · RecordsRecordsRecordsReco IOn Sunday the Cambridge photographers, candlemakers (Continued from page 5) Tum bleweed Connection - and with guns. Taupin is more of its Council will bring "Hearts and weavers are among. those album, repeats patterns of the Elton John (Uni) a storyteller than before. Of t Arts' Sake" to Kresge Audi- whose 'work will be- shown. first: Lead guitarist Tony Jommi In case you hadn't noticed, course, these types of songs Fium for a benefit perfor- Many, items will be for sale with plays mostly the low strings and Elton John has another album don't lend themselves to over- ce. Many art forms will be part -of the proceeds to be do- holds' the notes long; lots of out. Ever since his first record production as well as the slow resented in a two-part pro- nated to the benefit. Two ex- bass; and pretentiously "heavy" came out he has been the recipi- ones do and this may be part of m during the ateremoon and hibits will feature the Cambridge lyrics obsessed with the satanic ent of one of the largest hypes the reason for the toning down I ning. The benefit is being Art -Center -and Kids magazine and evil ' alternating' with of the year. Some of the sources of the fullness. Most of the Id to offset a deficit resulting which were recently reported- in flashy fast riffs from lommi's of the propaganda have been numbers have good, clean, )m last summer's Re-Creation Life. Also during the afternoon, guitar. Vocalist Ozzy Osbourne unexpected_ (like Time maga- strong accompaniments which ,a neighborhood arts festival there will be performances in the sounds a lot like Robert Plant, zine). But a lot of people have don't draw attention to them- onsored by the Council. Kresge Little Theatre of the but without Led Zep overkill. If said a lot of good things about selves. Elton John is always up IThe Kresge lobby will be People's Theatre, a student group you can ignore the insanity of him and some have even used front - there is no doubt of ed into a bazaar of arts and from Cambridge High and Latin the lyrics, and are in to funereal words like (pardon the expres- that. The songs themselves are afts during the afternoon por- School and the Orson Welles music anyway, you may dig it. sion) "superstar" in reference to occasionally forgettable but they )n. of the program. Painters, Film School. The guitar breakS get a little him. Well, he's not a superstar, are generally strong enough. rambly and pointless on side but he is good. Tumbleweed "Country Comfort" has already two, though. "Rat Salad" is Connection is just about as good been recorded by Rod Stewart. typical; sounds like the way as his first record. The major Several of the others have poten- you'd think it tastes. fault with the first one, the-tial to be done over by some- uriousr -Leon Pero occasional over-arranging, has body else. Still, Elton John does been largely gottenrid of, John's do fine versions of his songs. voice sounds just as good and he They have a sort of a fell which lOver 1700 people flocked to flier wasn't even in the movie, - Big stands out more than before. he gives to them which is decid- lsge Auditorium last Wednes- and wondered out loud if the On the other hand, the songs edly his own. night to see what was prob- movie hadn't been censored. The -BAD On this record are a surprise. Tumrbleweed Connection' is l the worst film ever to play Tech looked into this, and asked Bernie Taupin's lyrics on the good enough to livc up to most the MIT campus. the LSC person responsible for contest first record were a lot more people's expectations and might the flier where he had gotten the delicate and poetic. Most of convert a few skeptics to Elton IA m Curious (Blue) sold out picture, and if it was connected Once again, Dustin Hoffman first show and about half of these new songs deal with the John's side. Itcertainly will not with Curious (Blue). "Nah, we has come up with a film of country life or- a more rugged stop the hype. This review is second, as Lecture Series got it-,out of the June Playboy," Academy Award potential with nmittee cleaned up -on their life in general. There seems to be evidence of that. he remarked, as he sped off to his latest release, Arthur Penn's a fascination with the old South -Jay Pollack ond semester opener. the bank. "Little Big Man." Hoffman plays he film was such a bore that For those of you who didn't the role of Jack Crab, a 19th r eral people fell asleep during see the movie, it is impossible to century white boy brought up h show, and the only reason summarize the plot, since there by the Indians. This film has, for t more didn't was because the wasn't any. Apparently, some the first time, represented the ling and shouting of the dis- -Swedish tart runs around asking Indian culture as something people in the street if they think more than a motley collection of - OU ointed audience kept them ^ ke . Sweden is a class society. Every- uncivilized, barbaric savages, in fact, by the time itreaches its lthough admission to Blue body answers yes or no, the girl get the clap, and that's the end conclusion, the Indian culture l only fifty cents, one student seems possibly more desirable oed the, feelings of most of of the picture. than our own., se in attendance when he Although -the film may not boast much in the way of re-. Concurrent with the release lmented, "What a ripoff." other suggested that LSC -- deeming social value, you of this film, Sack Theatres and ht to take all their profits needn't worry because it doesn'-t Badamericlub are promoting an m the show and 'redistribute boast much obscenity or yorno- interesting contest which will m among the people." graphy either. At the second give all you would-be movie re- show, several horny tools took viewers a rather rewarding op- After the .first showing, as up the chant "Skin, skin, skin,"' portunity to express your feel- So be sure to visit the Bisuteki, sge was being cleared so that in the hope that they could ings. The contest, open to all ple waiting to get into the somehow turn the direction of college students, involves the the first Japanese steak t show could come in, some- the movie around, but it was to writing of a 500-or-less word noticed that the crowd was no avail. essay on anything related to house in New England., ng exited through the.doors Several The Tech staff mem- 'Little Big Man." The prizes are the front of the Auditorum, bers took it upon themselves to quite valuable: first prize is an ile those waiting to come in station themselves outside the optional trip with Badamericlub Enjoy steak, chicken and uld enter from the rear, and door to the auditorium after the members to either Nassau or asked why. An LSC member, first showing to warn people Europe, and subsequent prizes shrimp prepared in the O refused to be identified, about how bad the movie was, include things from cameras to wered him. "Do you think and try to dissuade them from Boston After Dark subscriptions. Japanese fashion on Hibachi want all these guys leaving going in. Despite repeated ef- The contest is running from now show to tell the ones coming forts only one person could be through February 24th, and en- stoves right at your tables low shitty it is?" Presumably, so convinced, and reportedly, he tries should be submitted to word got around to some sneaked back in later to see the Sack Theatres, care of Miss Jane Oriental cuisine cooked ple, however, as attendance show. Badgers. the second show was poorer especial ly for your occidental in at the first. ,Scott Wurcer of LSC, who Eefen ium.proposes tastes. The Bisuteki will be ected the movie, was mptly showered by his East serving traditional Japanese npus neighbors after he re- abolition of GAS UAP dedfrom its showing. (Continued from page 1) In succeeding years, the exec- dinner selections and a Thie Tech asked several stu- nating a lot of its idealistic but utive board would be elected at ts, as they left Blue, what non-functional trappings. large on a preferential-type bal- complete supper menu for ir criticism of that film was. The referendum, Pipal added, lot. Pipal noted that the struc- d one, "There wasn't even would have no effect on next ture was similar to the town- late diners. Open daily 5 'til skin. At least, if there month's election. The proposal, council type of government. if- passed, would -go into effect ulda been some skin... " p one. Plenty of free parking. d another, "I've seen more after the election -of a new exec- II at than that at a Mt. Ida utive committee at the first Gen- critis cro n ler." And a third, "You know eral Assembly meeting. The GA Iv the Army puts saltpeter in would then dissolve and the 3uotor companlp GI's food to act as a sex Executive Committee members ressant? Well, we -could go would become the executive Service Specialists For Jaguar, m one better and give them board. However, the UAP, Rover, MG-Austin, Trinumph, I ious Blue to be shown full UAVP-and the Secretary-General Lotus. Restorers of British Classics. gth every week. It would kill would forfeit their titles and a 63 Beacon-St. Inman Sq./Cambridge new chairman would be elected. 492-1070, James Dean, Prop. prostitution business." I- - Ii __~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~.. Several students expressed may that the piicture of the '1 uedn th Ble publicity Tech Coop Optical - ~~~~~~s -- TEACHERS lblicI or Private Schools ertified or Uncertified JAPANESE Sf I EA.K HOUSE ew York Area or Nation- i de Call or Write: 12-947-3212 or 563-6755 Fenway North Motor Hotel lI Fifth Avenue, N.Y., .Y. 10036 ASSOCIATED Route C-1, Revere EACHERE AGENCY Tel: 284-7200 _ _- __ - L. -- -- I L I wI~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PAGE 8 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1971 THETECH The Tech .. 5··_% ) r--- -· · "-''""~~~~~· ·r·· -a-r·· · l· ,·· Gymrilses recordI''5-2o

. Is ,_,rQm By Jarvis Middleton por The MIT gymnastics team. fresh from a victory over Yale. d efeated the previously-

aarg· P43Er I unbeaten Springfield JV team on MM arm - .A.a ~-~~ .,f' , Friday night to bring the Tech record to five wins and two losses. After a long, slow-journey on ice-covered roads, the gym- nasts were shaky and slightly off the sharply-polished fornm -dis- played ,at Yale, but they still put ?Ir. w together a consistent team effort OR)~. to defeat the visibly-disniayed Indians I 11.4 to 107.35.

*A~e" '- ,·Jc ~... . Starting off in floor exercise, Dave Beck led the field with a score of 7.95, a mark possibly - 1,- L .E not -indicative of the improve- ", I ment he has made. Freshman Bob Barrett turned in his best -- =7 wz - he MM performance to date to take ~Ji~l_~l~ third and score 6.45-. With Raysh Daub completing'the field, the engineers finished the event with a 1.55 point lead. Freshman Ken Epstein strokes his way to victory in the 500 Side horse, usually a strong freestyle, setting a new school record of 5:13 for the event. e;vent for the Techmen,.suffered Photo by' Sheeldon Lowenthal badly as a result of a serious break by captain Ken Gerber. Captain Ken Gerber performs on the parallel bars, the event that has .won r (, With sophomore Paul Bayer the last two meets for MIT. Ken has led the parallel bar squad Epstein breaks mai coming through with a first to overwhelming victories, to ease the burden on the high bar. place, and Dennis Dubro and Phloto by Sheldon Lowenthal Ivs| S Larry Bell scoring fourth and Following intermission, the the Indians. swimi squad victorniO U S fifth respectively, MIT managed vaulters showed their usual good · Springfield did their best to to add another- .65 points to form, holding the Indians to a make a comeback on the high their lead. dead tie for the event, an excep- Ephramson finishtted second bar. While Bell and Gerber man- By Cletis Boyer in Moving to the rings, the toil tionally rare- occurance in aged. Freshman Ken the i 00 freestyle. to place fourth and fifth Epstein turned began to show, as the engineers gymnastics. Daub scored an 8.2 respectively, in another outstanding MIT lost 4.1 points perfor- who must' be failed to take a first for the first for his handspring with a.halfl on the event to make the final mance Saturday as the Ken Epstein, Tech time this year. Gerber, recover- twist, taking second place, while score 1 11.4 to 107.35. swimming team defeated hapless considered as a leac for freshman athle ding candideyering from a knee injury suffered freshmen -John Austin and Larry Tonight the gymnasts take on Trinity 81-32. recordf set a new school theny last week, was noticeably off Bell tied for fourth. traditional rival Coast Guard at 7 recor5:13 in form as he took The only double winner was 500 freestyle with a 5:13 clock- second place The parallel bars event proved pm in the Armory. Coach Lilly's diver Ed Rich '72, as Coach ing, breaking the old lna~rk by with a 7.6, re-injuring his knee to tbe the decisive event. With hope is that the team will make, Batterman gave everyone on the two seconds. -Co-ccaptain Larry on his dismount. Jarvis Middle- Gerber leading the field followed another powerful showing on team a chance to swim. Markel finished second,second wellwell ton took up some of the slack by Bell in second place and Nate the parallel bars to bolster the ahead of any Trin with fourth place. Nonetheless- Rudd in fourth, the engineers vweak high bar squad. A victory MIT captured the first event, the team took a .75 point added almost seven points to in this last 'home meet should the 400 yard medley relay, as Ed Sanders won 'thte 200 breast- beating on this event, leaving their advantage, giving them a provide a hopeful.outlook for Kavazanjain '73 turned in a tre- stroke easily, foliovwed by Larry them with a slim lead, 54.55 to lead of 8.12 points. This deficit the upcoming New England mendous, come-from-behind an- Lawrence. 53.1. -proved to be insurmountable for Championships. chor leg. Mike Luebbers '74, Dave Lawrence '71, and Kim 'For the second rmeet in a row, Bierwert '72 also participated in Ed Rich captured both diving the relay. events, with Jim Knauer '72 finishing second bcoth times. The Rifle team-places at CGA Bob Paster '73 triumphed final relay, speaarheaded by By Larry Krussel MIT's first team fired 1088 for MIT in several ways. The convincingly in the 1000 free- Morris, triumphed easily. Other The MIT rifle team turned in also; tying CCNY in total points, team competed successfully style, with Al Ephramson '74 members of the quarter were a fine performance last Satur- and the teams were also tied at against all the top comling teams in the in second. Geof Morris Bierwert, Moose Hadley, and day, placing sixth out of 22 392 in the prone position, the East. Army proved to be the '73 ate up the opposition in the Paster. teams in the Coast Guard Aca- next criterion for ranking. How- only team really out 50, with Pete of reach. Sanders '72 slip- demy Invitational Tournament. ever, the -New Yorkers fired a MIT finished first among New ping in second. Lawrence and This evening at 6:30 at the The tourney was won by the better kneeling score, 365 England teams team tries to and defeated Bierwert finished 2-3 in the 200 Alumni Pool, the Army number three team, which against MIT's 362, and took the everyone in their individual medley. even up its season record at 4-4 league. Provi- shot a phenomenal 1136 out of higher place. Had - the . Tech dence College was against Tufts. Thiss promises to the closest a possible 1200. The individual shooters gained one more point league teamn -to MIT, finishing Dave James '71 won the be an exciting meeet, one of the scores for Army. were 286, 285, grueling 200 butterfly, and then in any position they would have seventh at 1077, followed by closest of the year r.Both teams 284, and 281 out of 300. St. moved up to fourth in the rank- two events later came back to are "up" for it, M Coast Guard at 1075. MIT's first lIT -to avenge John's was second at 1103, fol- ings. team' finish second in' the '200 back- last year's loss, andd Tufts to try finally finished solidly lowed by Army 1 with 1095, ahead of -Coast Guard's stroke. Earlier he -had placed to establish some soort of mastery best. Army 2 with 1 089, and City MIT was led by Karl Lamson Perhaps this will remove a men- second in the 200 free style, and over the Tech swimimers. '71 with College of New York rounding a 275. Bill Swedish '71. 'tal block about defeating the out the top five at 1088. Tom Milbury '73, and Eric sailors and prove -Kraemer to be a preview '71 completed the first of the results of the MIT-Coast team score with 273, 270, and Guard dual match coming up in 270 :respectively. Tech's second two weeks. Fencers score double win team entry placed 18th with a 1014. Howard Klein '72 led the By Don Rogal and two defeats, while sabre and ,style, he managed to win his six second team with 268. Larry Last Saturday afternoon, foil went 5-4 and 6-3 respec- bouts with only six touches Krussel '73, Doug Belli '73, and co~;5Z l v t MIT's fencing team .methodically tively. scored against him'all day. cr Og 0 John Breen '73 fired 260, 247,'. a. o rCD sAs Q

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