SF Writers Coming to Tech
by Peter Beckman bers with audience participation. "Goat Song" received a Hugo and Gavin Claypool Earlier that afternoon will be last September. Six of today's leading science an informal, on-campus program Harry Harrison is perhaps best fiction writers will be on campus involving the writers, students, known for his Deathworld novels March 9 to explore the relation and faculty. Details of this event and Make Room, Make Room ship between science and science will be announced later. from which the movie Soylent fiction. Asy'1-v2 /c2 -r 0 Green was produced. He had Poul Anderson, Harry Poul Anderson is of Scandi edited many fine anthologies in Harrison, Robert A. Heinlein, navian descent and holds a recent years, including the me Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, and degree in physics from the morial tribute to John W. Robert Silverberg will give their University of Minnesota. Tau Campbell, Jr. opinions on this topic in a Zero, one of his most popular Anyone who is unacquainted seminar that highlights this novels, involves a colony ship with Robert Heinlein's stories is term's sf festival. Following each crew doomed to extinction un illiterate-at least by Tech stan writer's presentation will be less they can .apply relativity to dards. His works take up half the discussion among the panel mem- their predicament. His novelette Continued on Page Three The CALIFORNIA Volume LXXV Pasadena, California, Friday, F ebrua--.ryL;.1:..:,_1=-9::-7=-4-=- N_u_m..-::cb:....e_f_l_5 Throop Beat
DR. HARRISON SCHMITT relaxes before his speech in Ramo Auditorium last Thursday evening. Photo by Sally Weaks Pre-Meds, Heal Thyselves At Night Jack Schmitt at Ramo by Dick O'Malley that area being taken. Implicit in aged to construct the gist of if Monday's rumors that Health this is the assumption that by talking to several people who Center administrators were at someone in authority has made a were there. There were two "Man Was There..." tempting to eliminate an immi· firm commitment not to do so possibilities presented (and dis nent $20K deficit by closing (if he does,' he'll get screwed to cussion followed, taking about an by David Callaway Norway as a Fulbright scholar down the Health Center at night the wall). hour). One, the Health Center After a fearless introduction He earned his PhD in geology were quite probably accl1rate. In case anyone wants to know might have to be closed down at by Jim Ogg, Dr. Harrison (Jack) from Harvard in 1964. In 1965 However, the word from the what happened at the Monday night if nothing else could be Schmitt (... the man who grad he was selected as the first Institute grapevine is that student afternoon meeting in the Health done (this plan has since been uated here, B.S.) travel.ed with scientist-astronaut, as well as the outrage at the possibility has Center between the adminis scrapped, supposedly). Two, the his audience from Ramo Auditor geology trainer for astronauts. resulted in no further steps in trators and the staff, I've man· Health Center would remain ium to the moon, by way of a open for business as usual from 8 slide show, which took place last a.m. to 4 p.m., a practical nurse Thursday night. would come on duty from four The purpose of space travel is PEGs Deepen Awareness to midnight, and a student to "enlarge upon knowledge of trained in first-aid and such the earth with the corrected by Peter Beckman interacting, and explore how you "this is what .I really am" and would screen from midnight to VISIOn of space ... there are For the past few years the feel about your interactions with have a group of people accept eight. In addition, it may be forces we cannot gel, histories we Caltech Y has sponsored a series of them. this rather than some false role. necessary to close the Center on have not read, storms we have PersonalExplorationGroups(PEG) Steve W.: In the groups you Steve W.: I think the import weekends. not felt in space," said Schmitt. for students interested in deepen find new ways of talking about ant thing with me is that I'm B&G Horror Tales On Earth are "all the tracks ing their awareness and expanding feelings rather than just theoriz becoming aware of the feelings I "Hello Physical Plant? We'd like of man's existence ... his great their ability to communicate with ing. You're using words like hate didn't know I had before. I'm to put in a 440-volt cable." ness and folly are expressed in others on a meaningful level. and love and high and depressed learning to find out where I'm "Well, we'll have to do a cost his footprints on the earth we A. number of new groups are rather than trying to put it on an at-not just intellectually, but on estimate first." have seen man's progress . now being formed for a ten week intellectual plane. The whole an emotional level. "What? Why don't you just But the moon is a geologist's PEG program. . group is predicated on the idea Ian: I particularly like the do the job and bill us?" paradise, if ever I saw one ... a In order to learn more about of being honest with each other. experience of trusting other "No, we can't do anything pitted dusty window into our PEG The Tech a"anged an inter Steve F.: I think one of the people and seeing them more without a cost estimate first." own past ..." . view with some of the members t:1ings that's important about open than they can be in "Okay, fine. How much will it He concluded, "You may feel of one ofthe groups. Here is what expressing your feelings is that everyday life. I find it very cost." that there is a deeper, symbolic they had to say: you learn to try to express them satisfying to see people really "Less than fifty dollars." significance to space-that it Tech: What is a personal as they really are rather than as trying to be honest and direct A voucher was filled out, an proves there is a God, that there exploration group? you want them to be. You instead of playing games. entry for fifty dollars was made is no God, or that it really Chris,: I think it is a group of express them spontaneously, and Laurie: The group provides in the "Not to exceed" slot. doesn't matter ... but the main people who want to learn more you learn to accept them as security. If you're down you can Two days later: "Hello?" thing to remember is that man about each other coming to something that's good, rather call any member of the group for "This is Physical Plant. It was there to see for himself." gether and interacting. In the than as something to be ashamed Continued on Page Six Continued on Page Three Dr. Schmitt made history on groups they can perceive how of. December 11, 1972 by being the others see them and they can Laurie: I think, too, it's a first and only scientist to walk explore new ways of relating to stripping of the roles we get into Dive, Swim, Sink on the surface of the moon in people. ~ and continue to perpetuate. You the history of space exploration. Jim: I think the key is expose yourself to a group of A Caltech graduate (1957), he "explore." You 'explore how people without the safeguards then studied for a year in others see you, explore ways of they provide. You accept that News Brieft CEAC Needs People to Shove Papers CEAC needs bodies Saturday provided, leaving at about 7:30 talk on Pacifism is Optimal. behind Steele to load paper. Pay a.m. and returning before 5 p.m. is $2jhour with lunch. Work Lunch is supplied at a nominal Don't Trump starts at 10 a.m. fee at the base Officer's Club. My Ace! There is no obligation. For Duplicate bridge tournament Air Force reservations or information call in Winnett Lounge, Saturday. No Inspection x239l. experience necessary. Play begins On Thursday, February 7, the .at 7:30 p.m. AFROTC detachment is organiz Math Club ing a trip to George AFB to Meeting Flick It inspect their flying operations. There will be another· world With Films Included will be an inspection of famous (infamous) math club This Saturday evening, Cine FA Phantom II aircraft and meeting on Tuesday, February matech presents three of the four Find out by turning simulators. Please note the 5th, at 7:00pm in Sloan. All are films made (in the period WHAT HAPPENED this week in the world of sports? to Page Eight. Photo by C. N. Pow change in date. Transportation is invited. Dr. Donald Knuth will Continued on Page Four Page Two THE CALIFORNIA TECH Friday, February 1, 1974 Editorial I THE CALTECH FORUM B&G Strikes Again passing over their heads, and would like to say how much you attempted to harass the Ruddock were appreciated by the men of Physical Plant (also known as B&G) has been connected Rudds Original weapon crew. It was decided to Lloyd, who would otherwise with some wild stories. The latest horror involves the Clean ~ t is regrettable that Tech teach them a lesson, so the axis have grown bored waiting for all Air Car Project, a student-run research group. The Project staffer Tim Groat did not do of the Rudds' machine was those chivalrous bastards to get sufficient research to render a rotated toward the horizontal on with the goddamn rescuing. needed to put in an eledrical cable from Guggenheim to truly factual article about the (i.e. aimed at Lloyd) and several Believe me Ann, yours is a their lab. 13&G refused to do the job without a cost recent interhouse war. I wish to balloons were discharged. record that will stand forever. estimate, which they claimed would be less than fifty correct one of several mistakes in The R.H.I.M.F. engineers who -Jeff Kelber dollars, or (a few days later) "six or seven dollars more." his journalistic effort. designed and built the model are (unchivalrous Lloydie s.o.b.) Something strange happened. Normally, bills of any sort The article in question (Tech, ready to acknowledge the exist Jan. 25) mentions a Ruddock are okayed for payment by Robert Cowan, the Projed ence of a similar device at Lloyd, "copy" of the Lloydie's bom although they have never seen it Man Or Child? Administrator, and sent to EQL (which does this type of bardment system. Allegedly and hadn't even heard of it until Are you a man? Isn't it time paperwork for CACP) for processing. Instead, the cost of Lloyd constructed a large sling after their system was built. for you to cut those apron the estimat(~ was transferred directly out of CACP's shot early in the term, which However, it is quite possible that strings? Or are you going to go Institute account into B&G's by Business Services. Cowan members of Ruddock saw and the Lloyd quasi-intelligence team on for the rest of your life didn't find out the actual cost of doing the estimate until a quickly imitated. This could obtained some discarded prelim~ letting your mother know you hardly be farther from the truth. inary plans for the Ruddock love her! month later. It was one hundred eighty-four dollars! What actually happened was as machine. By omitting the finer MEN, there's one thing I must This action is highly unethical, very likely illegal, and follows: design considerations, the latter warn you about. Be very careful totally out of the question. B&G has a written In late 1973 the R.H.I.M.F. might even have completed their to do all your laundry before authorization not to exceed fifty dollars and a verbal operations research division be imitation before the original. going horne on a visi t. authorization not to exceed seventy-five. The fact that no gan a preliminary study on the Although anxious to see that Your mothers are women, and feasibility of a high-velocity credit is given to those to whom like all women, they think funny CACP officials were notified about the 145% overrun on propulsive system employing rub it is due, Ruddock technicians (if at all). If you take only a the estimate before the billing was completed is ber tubing as an energy-storage are still working on the full-sized sachel full of immaculate arrai unquestionably wrong. The method of billing strikes us as medium. In the first week of the weapon. A nine-billion TeV ments (sic) she will think "Oh, being rather fishy. present term the design of an heavy particle accelerator is goodness me. Little Johnny-Poo Cowan, as Project Administrator, spends most of his intermediate-sized experimental expected to be quite spectacular; can change his own dydies model was finalized and materials Lloyd is advised to work on time writing letters and proposals to obtain funds for the already. He doesn't need me were obtained. Construction pro something practical, like rein anymore. Nobody loves me any Project. When money is ripped off in this fashion, it's no ceeded on schedule, and the unit forced umbrellas. That applies to more." Zing! You've severed wonder he and the other Project members are annoyed. became operational on Sunday, everyone else on campus, too. your umbilical cord once and for Unfortunately, they have gotten nowhere with their January 20, 1974. -Rich Feldman all. complaints. But let her see so much as a ring around the collar and she'l! Every member of the Caltcch community can take pride think "Oh, my baby is still so in the accomplishments of the Clean Air Car Project, helpless. He'll never be able to achieved in spite of a shoestring budget. We urge that the make it without help." She'll be Institute take immediate action to correct this violation of taking care of you until you get unfair business practices. hitched. That does not spell the Pa~ -Gavin D. Claypool Conjinued -,,-n.. Three Eric H. Eichorn Dennis L. Mallonee lRlIFORNIATech Friday, February 1, 1974 Volume LXXV Number 15 Election Chairman Sought Published weekly except during vacation and examination periods by the Associated Students of the Nominations Now Open California Institute o'f Technology, Incorporated. Opinions expressed by Philip Massey Treasurer, IHC Chairman (who is, in all articles herein are strictly Nominations for all ASCIT oddly enough ...), Director of those of the authors and do not elective offices were opened at a Academic Affairs, Director of THE POWER of R.H.I.M.F., as evidenced by recent testing. Photo by Feldman necessarily reflect the opinions of BOD meeting held last Saturday. the editors or of the corporation. Student Life, and two Directors Some low-energy tests were All rights reserved. All nominations will close Fri at-Large, one of whom must be a commenced early Sunday after- Thanks Ann! day, February 8, at 5:00 p.m. freshman. The non-BOD officers noon, with water balloons moved Editors-in-Chief Gavin D. Claypool ...... Dennis L. Mallonee The election is scheduled for are BOC Secretary, Activities to the vicinity of the Olive Walk Dear Ann Orel, Monday, February 18. Chairman (the guy who runs the Editor-in-Exile ... Eric H. Eichorn from the doors of the Ruddock I'm sure your letter in the Associate Editor Peter W. Beckman ASCIT elected officers fall ASCIT movies), Social Chairman lounge. Apparently some Tech (1/24/74) was appreciated Entertainment Editor Marc Donner into two general catagories: BOD (who chairs the Executive Social Lloydies became agitated at the by the men of the other six Features Editor SMC Sweeney members and non-BOD members. Committee), Athletic Manager, sight of a little water temporarily student houses. In return, I Photo Editor Rich Gruner Those persons on the BOD and, of course, The California Sports Editor Bob Kieckhefer include the President, Vice "FRANKLY SPEAKING" by PhilFrank Tech Editor. The only restric Staff David President (who is chairman of tions on office holders is that Callaway, Tim Groat, Karl Kuhl the Board of Control), Secretary, Continued on Page Seven mann, Phil Massey, Jim Mullany, Mary Beth Ogilvie, Dick O'Malley. 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CA.94709 Life Subscription $100 )------Friday, February 1, 1974 THE CALIFORNIA TECH Page Three Get Some Tickets Turn Millikan Off Philharmonic Offers Discount by SMC Sweeney ation is (good) old Millikan Despite one's views on the Library. Because of the special interest Two other Philharmonic de performance of the new full origin of the current energy Basically, students .are being to students of the debut of buts make these concerts even orchestra version of Berio's "crisis," conserving power is an asked to turn off the lights on a Luciano Berio as guest conductor more noteworthy: famed mezzo "Folk Songs," and brilliant enjoyable and helpful pastime. floor of the library when they of the Los Angeles Philharmonic soprano Cathy Berberian is the French pianist Michel Beroff One area on campus that would leave that floor. Of course, it at the concerts tonight at 8:30 soloist in the first American plays Partok's' Second Concerto. particularly appreciate coop makes good sense not to turn off p.m. and Sunday at 3:00 p.m., eration from Techers in conserv- the lights if someone else is still $2 tickets may be purchased in Throop Beat on the floor. So check first for advance at the Philharmonic Box other people when leaving, be Office by students with ident ONCRC Holds Meeting Continued from Page One fore turning off the lights. ification. Student groups may looks like the cost estimate for If a student happens to be left make arrangements to purchase by O. N. Crick Measurements for armbands will your cable's going to cost more in the dark by some inconsid $2 tickets by calling the Phil Last Tuesday marked the first be made at this time. This will than fifty dollars." .erate toad, there is still salvation! harmonics's group sales depart meeting this year of the Official be followed by a practice march "Will seventy-five be enough?" Sufficient night lights will be ment, 626-7211, ex 622. Nonviolent Campus Riot Com- from Tournament Park to the "Oh, yes. More than enough." available for the disoriented Mr. Berio's appearance is one mittee. First item on the Agenda north side of Millikan Library. "All right, then. It's okay up student to grope his way to the of the most significant events of was discussion of general tactics After a short pause, the practice to seventy-five dollars." Iigh t switch by the elevator. the musical season, for the for the upcoming riot. It was will continue with a stroll to the B&G attached the term bill By the way, this procedure composer-conductor ranks as one decided to hold the first pig-calling Athenaeum lawn. The group will for one hundred and eight-seven applies between 5 p.m. and 2 of the leading international mus workout on the athletic field then adjourn to the Athenaeum dollars! That's two and one-half a.m. icians of our day. next Tuesday afternoon at three. Continued on Page Five man-days of cost estimating. --- That's also unethical, and just printing. in writing even has Isaac Asimov be a four-week series of classic conceivably immoral. Three Days to a Light-Year? worried. His novel A Time of science fiction films, to be shown Has anyone else noticed that Sci-Fi A fonner Techer, Larry Niven Changes and his short story on consecutive Tuesday nights Central Plant is using more Continued from Page One has become known in a very "Good News from the Vatican" starting February 12. The Time power this year that it did last space in the bookstore's sf short time as one of sfs finest both picked up Nebulas at the Machine (1960) starring Rod year? While everyone else on section, and they include such hardcore writers. His "known 1972 SFWA banquet, and two of Taylor, an adaptation of the H. campus was cutting back, Central gian ts as Starship Troopers, space" series includes the award his novels (Dying Inside and The G. Wells classic, will be screened. Plant increased its consumption Stranger in a Strange Land, The winning "Neutron Star" and Book of Skulls) were nominated that night. by 13.4%, from 25,371 KWH in Moon is a Harsh Mistress, and I Ringworld, the latter carrying off for the 1973 awards. Silverberg Forbidden Planet (1956), one Nov-Dec 1972 to 28,759 KWH in Will Fear No Evil. His newest both the Nebula and Hugo for has also written non-fiction of the few respectable sf movies 1973. There should be some book, Time Enough for Love, is best novel of 1970. Niven has books on a variety of topics. to come out of the 50's, will be explaining to do. already in its fifth hardcover also written non-fiction articles Lunch With the Stars shown February 19. It stars on teleportation and time travel The writers will dine with Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, NOW THRU SUNDAY that consider these perennial sf faculty members that evening. and Robbie the Robot. Louis devices in view of accepted After dinner, the film Lunch and Bebe Barron, who created Fairport Convention featuring Sandy Denny physical laws. with John W. Campbell will be the electronic score for the Jerry Pournelle was given the shown in Dabney Lounge. movie, will comment on their Eric Kay John W. Campbell Award for the Campbell was editor of Astound work before the film starts. Coming Next: Return to Forever best new writer in the sf field, at ing (later changed by him to Charlton Heston will show featuring Chick Correa last year's World Science Fiction Analog) for over thirty years, that no one can make a monkey The World of Lenny Bruce Convention in Toronto. He is and (quoting Isaac Asimov) out of him in Planet of the Apes starring Frank Speiser currently President of the Sci "built the structure of modern (1968), the first in that expo ence Fiction Writers of America science fiction." The film shows nen tially decaying series, on t!troUl1aliQiir·~.~ and will represent that organiza Campbell talking with writers February 26. tion at the conference. 9OI1SANTAMONI(A _WO.,L.A."""'.' and working out a story idea. For reasons inherent in ob COCKTAilS' DINN!It$ ...QOt",ONDAYS· NO AGE _L1_M_IT-,__.. Robt;rt Silverberg's More discussion will follow the taining the March 5 film, the screening. Office of Public Events has been Sir Fred Hoyle, a science forbidden to release its title. fiction author in his own right, Check Throop Beat in the as well ~s a cosmologist and coming weeks for the latest astrophysicist, and composer Leo rumors. Smit will combine their talents Tickets are available for the for an evening of "Movements, film series and the Hoyle-Smit Variations, and Fantasies" in concert. Ramo on March 8. Smit will perform one of his own composi Children? tions, Fantasy: The Farewell Continued from Page Two (1953), and piano pieces by end to your troubles. WOl:ry Beethoven, Schubert, and Chopin then you have a team working that appear in Hoyle's novel against you---your mother, your October The First is Too Late. wife, AND your mother-in-law. FiImcon 2.5 Heed my words and make a Setting the stage for the break for it now-you're warned! festivities of that weekend will -Smik Roody
Geo~e Glenda Segal Jackson ,,., ... Mdrin Ftl'a. hI", AlOuch OfClass A,. Avt:o Emba~'f R"b...· T(,h'olo:ob" r~u~' ~~~:k;,,~<.>'\B;;R~J.~l;~~ Pa~e THE CALIFORNIA TECH , Four Friday, February 1, 1974 Gaming Chapter meeting have will begin in September. The Audience News Briefs been changed, and are still program selects and places Continued from Page One changirtg at this writing. The younger PhD-level scientists and 1930-34) by the great cinematic meeting will be held in Dabney engineers on the staffs of indiv poet Jean Vigo. A propos de Hall Lounge at 7:30 p.m. (Note: The Merchant of Venice Nice is a biting social doc idual congressmen or congres this week's meeting will not be sional committees for one year. by Marc Donner those who had so recently umentary about the Riviera; Zero held in the Page dining room.) If you have a PhD, or are Despite numerous handicaps, reviled. for Conduct is a child's-eye view Hopefully, plans 'will be set planning to get one by Septem not the least of which was the of revolt in an oppressive French Shylock was a- wealthy Jew in tled by Friday, and results will be ber, contact Placement Service in fact that last Friday's per Venice in this period and one boarding school; and L 'A ta/ante posted on the door of Dabney 8 Dabney Hall for more inform formance of The Merchant of day he was faced by the Sigllt of is a subtle rendering of the life of a barge captain and his bride. Hall. For further information, ation. Venice was their first on the his worst tormentor (Antonio, a call Bob Cowan at 793-8848. road, the New Shakespeare Com merchant) abjectly begging the The first is silent and the others Art Workshop pany of San Francisco produced loan of a sizable sum of money. are in French with English Want to Be in Congress? Time Changed an excellent version of Shake He ended up lending Antonio the subtitles. See you at 8:00 p.m. in Sign Up For the Job Now! The art workshop, formerly speare's play. money, and at no interest as Baxter Lecture Hall. Admission The American Association for held on Saturday from 10 a.m. Beckman Auditorium is by no well, with a penalty for late or $1. the Advancement of Science to noon, will now happen on stretch of the imagination any non-payment of the debt the loss Gaming Chapter May Meet is inviting applications for the Saturday from 1 p.m. till 4 p.m. good as a theater. The acoustics of one pound of Antonio's flesh. To Play Games, Maybe second year of its Congressional in the Blacker-Dabney base are terrible (which ruins musical Continued on Page Five The plans for this Saturday's Scientist-Fellow Program, which ment. Sleeping artists arise! presentations), and there are no wings to speak of (which ruins the staging of anything). But the play still came to life on the stage, and the lives of these long-past, semi-fictional people became comprehensible with an immediacy unusual to a Shake speare play. Particularly worthy of men tion is Robert Pregentek's Shy lock. He came across as a ! genuinely human character. INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL! INTERESTED IN GRoWTH POTENTIAL? Shylock was in the unenviable INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? position of being a non-Christian INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? in Renaissance Venice. Forbidden INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? by law to do any sort of business INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? in competition with Christians INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? and restricted to only those INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? professions forbidden by Christ INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? ian Scripture to Christians, the INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? Jews and other "aliens" in Venice were degraded and spat INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? upon because they didn't follow INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? Christian Scripture. Prevented INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? from owning land and trading in goods the "aliens" had no other INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? employment open to them other INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? than "usury" or the lending of money for interest. Thus they INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? lent cash to the Venetian merch INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? ants when temporarily insolvent due to the time delay between a INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? trading venture and the return of the profit-laden ships. The pow INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? erful Venetians humiliated them and spat upon them when they didn't need their services and INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? came to borrow money angrily when they had to, prompted to INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? anger by their helplessness before INTERESTED IN GROWTH POTENTIAL? TBE#l COLLIGE BBSTSILLBR IS lOW TIE MOST COITROVIISIAL FILM OF TIl Then you should consider these interesting and impor- electricity for commercial, light-industrial and tant facts about Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. residential applications. . YIARt 00 Fact1: H. J. Gray, president and chiefexecutive officer With .....even more efficient and powerful industrial
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OH WE:L.L. l Gl>t:.~'5 J L=Iw OlSVes &[;u ~cg IT'S r-JoW OR N£.\lE.R. t 'f. I'h. \f 1Sttx0 @ £J~~~~ d,L ___ \)0()"'"~;~ \. tormentors. have been more conVInCIng. Merchant In this light Shylock's in Lancelot Gobbo, played by Lor Kiss Me Kate Continued from Page Four transigent refusal to be dissuaded enzo Glover was particularly Antonio can't repay the debt from his revenge hardly seems to good and displayed quite extra on time, but by the time the ne a deeply or viciously evil ordinary, though not well pol Huggs Take Lead Roles deadline comes around Shylock thing. Certainly the hypocritical ished talent. is a broken and bitter man. His little lectures delivered on the Also deserving of particular by Flora Constanten employee in the Development only daughter has run off with a quality of mercy in an effort to praise is the Portia of Connie Last week, after three days of Office. Christian, converted, and taken a stem his anger are no counter in West. She came across as a real very successful auditions, the K. Jeffrey Eriksen, a junior sizable amount of his money. He light of the subsequent glee of earthy type of woman. He; ASCIT Musical, Kiss Me Kate from Ruddock, will be Bill has been taunted for weeks by his enemies when the tables are bawdyness was well and strongly was cast. The part of Fred Calhoun/Lucentio, while Lois the townspeople of Venice and turned and Shylock is at their played. Graham/Petruchi.o will be played Lane/Bianca will be played by he bitterly seeks revenge. He sees mercy. This performance was quite by Jim Hugg, a graduate student Christine Kuranishi, an employee the forfeiture of his chance of As a whole this performance worthwhile and this reviewer, for in Physics, and the part of Lilli in chemistry. The two gangsters exacting revenge on Antonio, presented this conflict vividly one, hopes that we'll be seeing Vanessi/Katherine, Graham's will be Charles Seagrave, an who seems to him the most and believably; unfortunately, more of the New Shakespeare ex-wife in Kate, will be played Occidental student, and Nick prominent and accessible of his Antonio's performance could Company. by Olivia Hugg, who is an Webb, a research fellow in chemistry. Greg Griffin, a Rud dock senior, will be Harry Trevor/Baptista; Gremio will be played by Chris Harcourt, a 'junior fn~m Ricketts; and Rich Gruner, a junior Page Dude, will be Senator Harrison Howell. Other cast members are Ken Underwood, a graduate student in mathematics, who will be Hortensio; Flora Constanten, an employee in Winnett Center, as Hattie; Bob Brown, an Occidental student, who is Paul; and Karl Kuhlmann, a sophomore from Dabney as the Cabdriver. In addition, the musical features Greg Simay as the servants! The IBM chorus is made up of the above people, plus Ann Orel, a fresh man from Ruddock; and Marie Beall, a junior Rudd. We could NEEDS still use four more chorus members, so please call x2157. ONCRC OUTSTANDING Continued from Page Three bar. Refreshments to be served. Tentative demands for funds PEOPLE And we can offer outstanding career from ASCII have been drawn up. The budget will be more opportunities in Engineering, Progran1n1ing or Marketing. fully worked out at the next meeting. The remainder of the We will be interviewing at The California Institute of meeting was devoted to discus sion of intended purpose of the Technology on February 12, 1974. riot. The following protest sug To find out about IBM and let us find out about you, sign up gestions are being considered: AFROTC, censorship by Graphic for an intervie\v at the Placen1ent Office or \\Tite to: Arts, world poverty, boring classes, the proposed demolition Mr. H. A. Thronson, College Rdations Manager, of Throop Hall, and the Mili tary-Industrial Complex. IBM Corporation, 3424 Wilshire Boulevard, IBM The next meeting will be held nex t Thursday evening at Los AnodesM , An equal opportunity employer 7:30 p.m. sharp. Budget and slo gans will be discussed. FOREIGN STUDENTS SHIPPING SPECIALISTS OF BAGGAGE HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES COMMERCIAL CARGO AIR. OCEAN. TRUCK Pick Up & Delivery Packing & Crating Insurance Documentation Estilj1ates given without obligation 10% off with Caltech I D ANYWHERE·ANYTIME A REGISTERED AGENCY • trlldition of per50nlIl SINCE '"' service in freight f~ding Martin Lewin Tl'lInscargo, Inc. 2240 N. FituerOi St. Los A.1Is. CA 9.5 (213) 225-2347 Page Six THE CALIFORNIA TECH Friday, February 1, 1974 PEGs with what they're doing. Chris: And there is an initial Continued from Page One defensiveness. Eleven people are help. I can come to the group watching· and reacting to what and say "this was a bad you are doing, and you're pretty weekend," and the group will self conscious.' The opposite is give support and comfort that also true. You'll be reacting to you need so often but don't get others. People will pu t out from friends. cautious little feelers; then, when Steve E.: I find it very the feelers are responded to, rewarding to relate to a bunch of they'll often open up. people on a personal level. Tech: Any closing comments? YOU CAN'T BEAT Previously, I had tried to relate Chris: I would just like to say at an intense personal level to that I felt normal and happy one person at a time, but I before I joined the group. Now, I found relating to a group of fmd my life so much better that DURDEALS people another realm of experi by comparison my existence ence entirely. before seemed somewhat empty. ALL-RISK INSURANCE -5 YEAR WRITTEN GUARANTEE Chris: One thing that hasn't Laurie: I think a warning AND SPEAKER TRADE.BACK PLAN AVAILABLE been mentioned is that this is a should be issued that groups c~n real "here and now" experience. be very addictive. Once you're ~ We aren't here to talk about in, you don't want to be out. IOUI\lBEIllil\l G what has gone on before. We're Ian: I've been involved in really trying to get into what we group programs for four years feel about each other and try, as here at Caltech. Each year we've much as possible, to keep things tried to get some assessment via within the group. questionaire. I'm really sold on the Tech: How does an actual whole concept arid I encourage session operate? any Techer to get involved. Chris: There are usually about P.E.G. Facilitators a dozen people in the group, Hold Drop-in including two facilitators. Drop in to the Y Lounge They've trained for about ten (upstairs in Winnett) to meet the weeks by having group experi facilitators of the Personal Ex ences and doing outside reading. ploration Group and ask ques ONLY Steve: On the first ·day tions, rap, or whatever, 7:30 to everyone starts to get in touch 10:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 5. REAL VALUE MFG'S. LIST $178.50 ~29 Listen to the Soundesign 4357 20 Watt AM/FM Stereo Receiver. You will be surprised at the features and sound quality in this price range. It comes with the Garrard 30 Auto .. matic Record Changer with diamond cartridge and two Sonic 8" 2-way Speaker Systems. (Il]Winthrop MFG'S. 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A completely new show every Tuesday Ca/tech students - $1.50 off OPEN MON. THAU FAL • SAT. and SUN. regular admission with this ad .'-!::--==--='--=' 11:30 AM to 9:30 PM 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM 2226 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena NIVERSI YSTERE No One Under 18 Admitted Friday, February 1, 1974 THE CALIFORNIA TECH Page Seven Elections President, Vice-President, and around finding poll sitters and BOC Secretary be juniors or ballot counters; it's a true Continued from Page Two seniors next year. Furthermore, time-sink, and totally without they be corporation members the candidates for Treasurer will redeeming qualities. If you feel Flems Take IH Track (and if you aren't, and you be asked to take a Wattest. martyrish, please leave your by Gavin Claypool events and second in the long haven't paid for this issue, One of the slight difficulties name with Flora in Winnett, or a Fleming narrowed the gap in jump. John Land led Fleming a consult your local BOC Rep), about the election is that there is Tech person, or a member of the Interhouse competition to less first in the 100, fourths in the and that the candidates for no Elections Chairman. He runs BOD. than a point this week, placing pole vault and 220, and started first in IH track and field. the victorious 880 relay team. SOPHOMORES Fleming and Page, the second Ruddock's David Yu helped place team, dominated the meet, that house to a third-place finish, scoring almost twice as many placing second in both hurdles, $100 PER SCHOOL MONTH TAX FREE points as the other five houses and a third place in the long combined. jump. Apply by March 1 for Wayne Bowman of Page was Gonzo Wakamoto was groated the top individual scorer with 16 out of last place in the 1320. points~first in both hurdle 2-YEAR ARMY ROTC PROGRAM Final Track Results WITH .... Dudes Stomp Moles Fleming 79 Page 68 - Top Leadership/Management Courses In Discobolus Ruddock 28 by Bob Kieckhefer Lloyd 24 - Graduate Student Programs Page House defeated Blacker Blacker 18 in an exciting Discobolus softball Ricketts 4 game last Saturday. This game, Dabney 3 - Optional Flight, Airborne and Ranger Schools which originally had been sched uled for November 17, was - Cross Enroll at UCLA during Junior and Senior postponed for two months be Ice Hockey years' while at any nearby Four-year Institution cause of rain (and fog?) and IHC Continued from Page Eight decisions concerning the resched Tech's final goal late in the third - Compete for 2-YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS, with FULL TUITION, uling of rain-delayed contests period. FEES AND BOOKS (they now may be postponed a Anticipating a close game, full week instead of only until Coach Warden benched rookie - Special Options for VETS the next sunny day). goaltender Dan Margoliash and The come-from-behind 8-7 moved Cliff Brown from his victory was the Page Dudes' third regular lHt wing spot to goal. Why wait, write or call today . straight one-point victory in This strategy worked so well that Discobolus competition. This UCLA didn't score until the final Professor of Military Science year's Discobolus results and three minutes of the game. UCLA current challenge order: Brown's shutout was lost when a Los Angeles, CA 90024 Fleming defeated Blacker (softball) Tech defenseman attempted to Fleming defeated Ruddock (basketball) (213) 825-7384 Fleming defeated Lloyd (football) stop a UCLA shot, but instead Fleming defeated Ricketts (tennis) Page defeated Fleming (tennis) deflected the puck past Cliffs Page defeated Dabney (softball) outstretched right leg. THE MORE YOU LOOK AT IT .... Page defeated Blacker (softball) Caltech will travel to Cal State Challenge order: Page (9 points), Ruddock (I), Lloyd (1). Ricketts (1). San Diego on February 9 for its Fleming (13), Dabney (1), Blacker THE BETTER IT LOOKS. (2). next game. science fiction is coming to ramo! (chaplin is coming, tOO) SURPRISE NIGHT! March 5 All seats unreserved Caltech Students: $1.00 Caltech Students: $1.00 April 3: CITY LIGHTS -FREE- April 10: MODERN TIMES Don't forget the Science Fiction Symposium with Robert April 17: THE GREAT DICTATOR A. Heinlein, Poul Anderson, Harry Harrison, Larry Niven, April 24: MONSIEUR VERDOUX Dr. J. E. Pournelle, and Robert Silverberg on Saturday, May 1: LIMELIGHT March 9 in Dabney Lounge. at Beckman Auditorium -FREE- was laughing too hard to dis. The" qualify him. CALIFORNIATebCSPORTS Mudd Mires Swimmers Other third places went· to Steve Bitondo (50 and 100 by I.M. Wett man took a second in the 200 freestyle) and Bob Kieckhefer Howard Bubb took two first backstroke and a third in the (1000 freestyle). Techers who in the freestyle sprints, but 200 individual medly. Visser's failed to win also included the Claremont-Mudd won every points came on a second in the ASCIT BOD, which could not other event in last Friday's 200 butterfly and a third in the quite get a quorum together swimming meet and cruised to a 200 backstroke. during the 1000 freestyle. 68-25 win over Tech. This loss Seidel received credit for a Tech's next swimming meet put Caltech's 1974 swimming second in the 1000 freestyle will be at Pomona-Pitzer nexf record at 1-2. (breaking the 12-minute barrier Friday. It should be worth the Bubb won the 50-yard free for the first time this year) and a drive to Claremont to see this style with a time of :23.9, third in the 500 freestyle. His grudge match-Tech's last meet beating his Claremont opponent third in the 500 was actually a in this pool was not decided by a foo t. His victory in the 100 third in the 499.7 because he until the last relay. Pomona won freestyle was by a larger margin missed the wall on one of the that relay and hence won the (two or three feet) as a result of turns, but the referee evidently meet. his: 53.3 time. The 499.7 Bob Coleman, Mark Visser, and Jim Seidel each scored four Page Eight Friday, February 1, 1974 points against Claremont. Cole· Wrestling Best Pure Wrestlers in World by George to accept his first loss at season record to six wins and TECHERS on yer left, Mudders on yer right. Photo by C. N. Pow With minor deviations, the heavyweight. Final scores-Azusa five losses. wrestlers have unfortunately reo 36, Caltech24; Giant Killer 2, This afternoon the wrestlers mained the purest of the pure. Giants 1. face Cal Lutheran here at 4: 15. Last week they posted only one The week's final scenes were Next Wednesday they will try to Ice Hockey Wins win vs. three losses to some very played out in Orange County put themselves back into confer tough teams. where the matmen wrestled well ence competition in a home by Clyde Barrow of the evening after only three Last Wednesday the matmen but were overwhelmed by two match against puissant In the wake of their great loss minutes of play had elapsed in shut out a three man LaVerne experienced teams. They lost to Claremont-Mudd (I ran out of (and subsequent victory) to the first period. He later added team 52-0. Caltech scored an S.C.C. 45-12 and Cal State L. A. good adjectives). All athletic Notre Dame, UCLA fans were hit another goal and three assists, 18-5 superior decision at 158 and 49-6. This brings the team's supporters are welcome. with a more convincing 7-1 loss while linemate Les Durland tal John Baker came through with a from Caltech's Ice Hockey team. lied two goals and one assist. flashy come-from·behind pin in In a game that saw fine Bob Gardiner picked up two the third round at 177. Jeff (the goaltending as well as exceptional goals and two assists including a Giant Killer) Blair scored his Sailors Miss The Boat offense and defense, Caltech short-handed goal in the first second pin at heavyweight this never allowed UCLA to have any period while team captain Larry year in spite of the fact that he The Abominable Sailors of Come on all you would-be hope for victory. Ford was in the penalty box for only weighs 167 Ibs. A fistfull of Caltech missed winning the sailors! We know you're out Caltech's defense, aided by charging. Bill Harris scored forfeits rounded out the scoring. second annual Norris Cup regatta there, you people who've had backchecking forwards, blocked Continued on Page Seven Later that afternoon, the team by * points. After all the races loads of experience but are now shots and intimidated UCLA was slightly less successful against had been sailed and protests hiding under imaginary piles of shooters throughout the entire Azusa·Pacific. The Tech team heard, Tech had the highest race work because you're afraid to three periods of play. The IClassified Adsl held it even until the final two point score, but teams were given compete. Contact Paul Gazis, offense continued to score stead matches. There a total of 90 bonus points for using skippers. 133 Lloyd, before it's too late. ily. Consistent goal scorer Willy TRAVEL pounds of weight superiority Tech had only two skippers Lennard collected his first goal CHARTERS YEAR ROUND made the difference. Bob Love· while the other teams all had No more club fees! 50 Depar· man, 150 Ibs., made a suitable three or four. Thus, UCLA was at the ICE HOUSE tures, also NYC, Japan & Aus human sacrifice at 190, and even declared .the victor, UCSB got PASADENA tralia. Youth Fares, too. Since the redoubtable Blair was forced second. Now Thru Sunday 24 N. Mentor 1959: ISTC, 323 N. Beverly Dr., Reservations "Phone Beverly Hills, CA 90210, (2131 Chuck Mitchell 681-9942 275-8180, Brussels Sports Menu George McKelvey --:.._-~~-- MUSIC Dusty Drapes & The Dusters EUROPE - ISRAEL - AFRICA Friday, February 1 and COMEDY Student Flights all year round. 4:15 p.m. Wrestling Cal Lutheran Home 6:30 p.m. JV Basketball LA Baptist Home CONTACT: ISCA, 11687 San Next: Capers & Carson 8:30 p.m. Varsity Basketball LA Baptist Home Vicente Blvd. No.4, Los Angeles, Calif. 90049. 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