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J 1 _ __I__ - I. - .- -- - X I l _ _ i "But I'm not taking "Continuous News Service 8.01!" Since 1881" l : tl~i 111a I - I Soggy freshling on Freshman Shower Night VOLUME 95, NUMBER 36 MIT, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3G, 1975 WO - Ilitiori rise m,,,ris %;a By Dave Simon dollars larger than had originally nize the campaign. The fund Next year's tuition increase been expected. drive is expected to stretch out will probably be in the range of In an effort to increase the over a period of five years. $200 to $300, according to amount of operating funds avail- The drive is MIT's third since Chancellor Paul Gray '54. able to the Institute, MIT last World War II, following the Mid- The final decision on the tui- year increased the size of its Century Drive in 1950 and the tion increase will be made next freshman class from about 1050 Second Century Fund, launched spring, Gray said; after "we have students to 1150 students. MIT -in celebration of MIT's centen- found out which scenario, as far hopes within the next several nial in 1961. Both of those as tl rate of inflation goes, is years to eventually raise the drives exceeded their targets of correct." freshman class size to around $20 million and $60 million Gray expressed concern over 1350 students.. respectively by large amounts. the financial situation of the MIT also launched a $225 Gray also expressed concern Institute. He said that MIT had million Leadership Fund Cam- that "as the prices of private hoped this year to eliminate the paign last spring in an effort to institutions rise faster than those use of portions of the endow- increase its endowment. So far of public institutions, schools ment (permanent funds of the the fund drive has only raised such as MIT- will become the Institute) to balance the bud- $48 million, but, according to private precinct of the rich, or get, but that the budget deficits Gray, this is because last spring the Institute will have to lower last year were several million and summer wer'e used to orga- it's standards." Be fund in unceerta.in By Gerald Radack Operations Richard Sorenson said. Planning has stopped on pro- said that "it is not our intention If MIT does not get donations -, posed extensions to the Institute to start another dormitory right to cover the cost of the new X housing system because of diffi- away. If we had a lot of re- dorm and is forced to sell bonds, Y culty encountered in financing sources, I think we would." Wadleigh said, the rent there will o the new west campus dormitory. Kenneth Wadleigh, Vice Presi- be higher than it otherwise Director of Finance John dent and Dean of the Graduate would be, because the interest Curry said that the administra- School, said, however, that payments would be included in lo: tion delayed permanent finan- "we're still not out of the woods the rent. cing of the New House because on Institute housing," and of the high interest rate on the pointed to a need for additional tax exempt bond market, now 8 graduate and - undergraduate per cent, which he blamed on housing. the "New York City fiasco." Wadleigh said that there is a The cost of the dorm was shortage of housing because "we $6.4 million, of which $5.9 mil- opted to build high quality lion has now been paid, Curry housing, and students seem to explained, adding that the prefer it." He noted also that money to pay for the dorm was commercial housing in the Bos- "advanced" from a general Insti- ton area is "very expensive." tute fund and must eventually "We ought to be happy," be replaced. Wadleigh noted. "A lot of insti- MIT- is also trying to find a tutions build a lot of housing donor for the building, or to and don't have students to live find people to donate the cost of in it." the individual units that make Sorenson noted that even if up New House. more money were available, it Although the New House would not necessarily mean that plans were drawn so that its more housing would be built. current size could be doubled by "We need not only housing but -- ..> S,.>- ;! . ---.. S A ~ w t a w _ - z U . .................................ss . -- * --- - adding some units similar to the athletic facilities, library facili- current ones, Executive Assis- ties, renovated classrooms, en- tant to the Vice President for dowments for student aid," he The new west-campus dormitory has been built and occupied - now all MIT has to do is find some way I - - - - -I --· - - to pay for it. The building cost $6.4 million; it is temporarily being funded frosm a general Institute fund. LCenter -stresses c6lean ener~q By Rich Newcome "Drees. who will be teaching vate contributions from its mem- Boston Wind, the first alter- one of the most complete bers to carry out many of its native energy center in the Bos- courses ever offered in wind programs. An associate member- ton area, will soon offer class- design, has developed his own ship is available to anyone with room and workshop instruction self-starting vertical axis wind an interest in its goals. Member- to the public. turbine for home use," Daley ship includes use of its resource iI Since its organization in commented. "He has already library, quarterly newsletters II 1973, Boston Wind has been been funded to put his proto- and monthly meetings for the devoted to providing the Boston type into production." exchange of information. community with an information I Besides classes, lectures and For those interested in any of center on clean, regenerative slide presentations on the philos- Boston Wind's programs, an i sources of energy, according to ophy of alternative energy, wind open house will be held October I I founders Bob Daley and Richard power history, wind generator 19 at 12 noon at the Jamaica IiI Ziedman. operation, and applications are Plain Factory. "We invite any- Presently the co-founders available. one interested to look over our I plan to offer two courses in Boston Wind has also made literature and discuss our pro- II which interested individuals may available Alternative Energy and grams," said Zeidman. "We at be trained to build, design, or Life Support Systems informa- Boston Wind see the energy I install practical energy systems. tion not currently available at problem as more than a scdrcity I "Tentative plans call for the first libraries or other local centers. of available fossil fuels. The real 'iI sessions to begin Saturday "We will be expanding our re- crisis lies in the choice of solu- morning, November 15," said source library which now con- tions. We have joined the efforts Ziedman, "while solar energy tains several technical manuals, of many concerned groups of, workshops are being planned for designs, bibliographies and infor- people to implement clean, re- January." mation on manufacturing and generative solar and wind energy One course will involve a re search organizations," said sources." systematic overview of the wind Daley. The Friday, Sept. 26 issue of electric system for home use. It Work that provided the foun- will deal with alternative energy dation for Boston Wind began at The Tech incorrectly stated that undergraduates could philosophy, wind energy genera- the Habitat Institute for the nor take two electives pass- tion, design, and cost factors. Environment, Belmont, Mass., in The other course will place 1973. The project has been sup- fail. The sentence should have read, "an undergraduate may more emphasis on designing and ported by donations of materials building a wind driven generator. now take a total of two elec- along with a technical, profes- tives pass-fail in the third and More technical in nature, it will sional, and volunteer labor force. fourth years." The Tech re- This windmili supplies all electrical power tor Boston Wind, ain be taught by MIT graduate stu- As a non-profit organization, grets the error. alternative energy center in Boston. dent Herman Drees. Boston Wind depends upon pri- I PAGE 2 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1975 THE TE£CH wr35 ft w John J. Hanzel '76 - Chairperson 'Michael D. McNamee '76 - Editorin-Chief -- ! to ~o~ Julia A-. Malakie '77 -ManagingEditor ABNOW~ ~ John M.'Sallay '78 - Business Manager Continuous News Service Since i 881 - -i~ph r+ _ k/VoL XCV. No.- 36 September 30, 1975 Third Class Postage paid at Boston MA. The Tech is published twice a week during the academic year. 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