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California Tech, October 12, the PE Department to De-Emphasize Interhouse Sports in an 1961)-Ed.), But: Attempt to Beef up the Caltech Intercollegiate Program CaliforniaTech Associated Student.s of the California Institute of Technology Volume LXIII. Pasadena, California, Thursday, October 26, 1961 Number 6 P. E. Change Angers Tech , Parents /Came, 419 Students v_ H~ard Deans, ',- Sign Petition \1 The Physical Education staff i\~ has recently decided to limit Saw Campus credit for InterHousesports BY JAY LIPPMAN participants to three days a About 200 parents and rela­ week. The InterHouse Commit­ tives of Cal tech frosh attended tee voted to go on record as op­ Parents Day, Saturday, October posing this ruling, and as a 21. There were parents from all result a petition was circulated over the country, from places among the Student Houses pro­ such as New York, Ohio, Florida testing the decision. 419 Caltech and Washington. In order to get undergrads, approximately 75% an account of the proceedings of all campus residents, signed a parent was randomly chosen it. and asked to record the speech­ It is expected that the Facul­ es, events, and his impressions ty Committee on Physical Edu­ of them. The following is my cation will meet soon to take version of my parent's impres­ up the matter of the protest. sion. This committee has the author­ The day began with registra­ ity to overrule the P.E. staff on tion in Dabney and then speech­ matters of policy. es in 201 Bridge. Presiding was Kent Clark, and speakers were Peter Miller, L. W. Jones, R. A. Techmen To Huttenback, and Foster Strong. The speeches were an indoctri­ fight Oath nation of the parents to the ad­ A committee for coordinating mission procedure and what was student efforts on a national expected of those who were ad­ national scale in the battle mitted. L. W. Jones said that against the disclaimer affidavit students were picked as imper­ of the NDIDA and NSF loan and sonally as one would pick an fellowship programs is being automobile or washing machine. formed at Caltech. The Commit­ The admissions committee was tee of OPPOSition to the Dis­ looking for the creative man claimer Affidavit (OODA) is with curiosity, imagination, per­ ., ... ....... seeking to get all applicants for severance, and patience who felt ~.. "'. loans and fellowships from the a moral responsibility for his :----- NDEA and NSF to enclose let­ needy fellowman: A major con­ ters of protest against the dis­ sideration was picking students claimer affidavit with their ap­ (Continued on Page 7) Plans For Interhouse Dance plications. The Committee is also planning a student letter­ writing campaign on a national Chamber Music Released By Social Chairmen scale as a means of influencing Attracts Crowd BY WALTER DEAL Houses are presently conferring "Sea Hunt." The current plans Congress to remove the affidavit " on the best way to float the are for the patio to be complete- from the two programs next The first m a year-long senes As everyone knows, the Los "shOWboat" (hence Fleming) ly covered to resemble an ocean year. of chamber music concerts was. Angeles area has two seasons: down to Lake. floor. There will be-a sunken Anyone interested in working presented to an audience which the dry season and November ' ship with Lola, the ever-present on the Committee or simply overflowed the confines of Dab Lloyd has decided to keep its - 11, which happens to be the date house ma13cot, as figurehead. learning more about it should ney Hall Lounge last Sunday plans secret until they decide The lounge will be converted drop a note in the "T" Box of evening. The conc.ert,. which of InterHouse. However, Social on definite plans themselves. into an undersea cavern. Aqua- Lower Throop or contact Kip f d k b V ld h Chairmen are incurable opti- eature wor s y Iva 1, Bac, . d . b . Water, Water Everywhere lungs will be supplied. Thorne. Dag Wiren, and Brahms per- mIsts an are trymg to rmg d t f th C fu 'on Page, in order to go General formed by the Baker Chamber some or er ou 0 e on SI Although the social chairmen h· h" h nt Sherman one better, has come Philharmonic to Ensemble, was given in memory W lC IS everyw ere prese may be optimistic, they are not of Hunter Mead, Caltech Pro- now, t wo wee ks b e f ore I n ter- out with the words, "Page is Hell." At least it will be Novem­ fools. Freshmen are being draft­ Recite in Pasadena fessor of Philosophy, who died House. ber 11. Presiding over the pro- ed to take part in anti-rain Six symphony concerts will last summer. A complete sched- The Blacker Social Chairmen, ceedings will be a fifty foot high dances. And remember, social be presented by the Pasadena ule for forthcoming concerts is once again proving the old say- devil, and the house will be chairmen: there are only sixteen Philharmonic Committee dur­ available from the Humanities ing about necessity, mother, and decorated to look like Dante's days, eight hours, and fifteen ing the 1961-62 Pasadena Season Department. invention, are reputed to have Inferno. Members of the house minutes till InterHouse. of the Los Angeles Philharmon­ Dr, Mead was largely respon- invented a time machine and to are currently reading the book ic Orchestra, to be held in the (Continued on page 3) have gone back to gather ma- and attending P.E, classes in or- Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Spe­ terial for their decorations, der to be able to accurately Prof Wins Award cial student tickets are avail­ able at the Caltech bookstore which were based on prehisto/ic portray the Inferno. As an extra Dr. James Bonner, Caltech Notices for $6 - $3 under the cost for times at last notice. They were added attraction, Page has pro­ hiology professor, has been ap­ STUDENT SHOP TO MEET the general public., thinking of getting a dinosaur, mised to shoot Frank Curtis pointed George Eastman Visit­ On Saturday, October 28, the but her singing and TV sched- onto the parking lot in a rocket The first concert of the series ing Professor at Oxford Univer­ will feature guest conductor Student Shop will hold a general ules interfered. at regular intervals. sity for the academic year 1963- meeting at the shop to collect dues Walter Hendl and pianist Geza 64. and exchange keys. Keys will be Dabney has decided to base Ricketts plans to change its Anda. Conductor Alfred Wallen­ its theme on the exploits of courtyard into a seashore, with issued to new members at 10 a.m.; The Eastman Professorship stein and violist Sanford Schon­ present members can exchange Pinocchio. This will entail con- a castle at the edge and a sor­ bach will appear on December verting the lounge into Geppet- cerer conjuring up a storm (out was established in 1929 by their keys at II. Do not forget George Eastman, founder of the 13, and Conductor Hans Schmidt­ to bring $1.00 dues. to's workshop and finding or of Millikan's Pot, I presume). Isserstedt and violinist Christian making a whale to put in the Where the castle is coming from Eastman Kodak Company, who PEACE MARCHER TO VISIT Ferras, on January 17. courtyard. These first two has not yet been decided, but wished to provide for senior Ed Lazar, a member of the American scholars to be at Ox­ On February 21 there will be shouldn't be too difficult; how- there are tumors of a midnight a symphony program under "peace march" from San Francisco ever, finding a bathtub large trip to Disneyland. ford University for one year. to Moscow that was just completed, Many distinguished Americans guest conductor Laszlo Somogyi, enough to put the whale into Bob Gilman, Ruddock Social will be coming to Caltech on Fri­ have held this visiting profes­ and three weeks later violinist may lead to problems. • Chairman, is having trouble day, November 3, under the aus­ sorship. Isaac Stern will perform under pices of the Caltech YMCA. Lazar, Fleming, in order to carry out keeping his head above water; guest conductor Paul Kletzki. who will meet with Caltech stu- the theme 'of "Showboat," is and, if he goes to Ruddock on Dr. Bonner received his A.B. The season will be concluded dents at the home of Dr. and Mrs. converting the House into a boat. InterHouse night, he won't suc­ degree from the University of with a repeat performance by Beach Langston, is touring under A Dixieland band is slated to ceed. The theme has some ob­ Utah in 1931, his Ph.D. from Kletzki, with Carol Smith and the auspices of the American perform and Southern (Cal) scure title like "Submergo," and Caltech in 1934, and has taught Richard Lewis, soloists in Mah­ Friends Service Committee. belles will be present. The other seems to have been inspired by here since 1935. ler's Song of the Earth. Page Two c: A LIP 0 R N I ATE C H Thursday, October 26, 1961 ~~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Editorial LETTER Beanball Hits IH TA's Criticized Out of the chaos and confusion which resulted from the Editors: PE Department's decision to limit credit for InterHouse sports In general I agree with the comments of Professor Waser, has come one fairly certain conclusion: it is the intention of (California Tech, October 12, the PE Department to de-emphasize InterHouse sports in an 1961)-Ed.), but: attempt to beef up the Caltech intercollegiate program. The Except in tne Division of method is quite simple: to make it virtually impossible for Chemistry and Chemical Engi­ any but the extremely versatile athletes to pass PE without neering, it has been my exper­ supplementing the credits received in IH activities.
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