SEE YA HEAR AT RED '- POMONA C'lIFORNI' TECH TOMORROW CfJlifornifJ Institute of TechnololY Volume LI. ____________________Thursday , January 19, 1950____ "_. _________________ No. 13 Assembly Stars ~::i: ~:~d:y DuBridge Cites Dangers To N,·chols' Combo How do you know you're in I A I love? What pan does sex play ·sclence • n rt . A real treat is in stor e for jazz fa ns tomorrow morning, when before and after marriage? How nn uo Repo I< Red" Nichols and his F'ive Pennies will present an hOlll' concert can we improve our pros pects at 11 :00 in Culbertson Hall. for a happy marriage" Mr. Roy Red and his boys were wi ldly acclaimed after their performance Fairchild, the most popula r sem· ~ ~ inal' leadel' at ASilomar, will Tech OpereHa Progress In Research Programs, here last year, and everyone isw come to Tech next Monday. J an· looking forward to another finOe uary 23rd, to speak on this in- Finances, Student Life Also Evaluated f Sen·lors Select concert for the " low-brows" teresting and importan t subject. P . S Caltech musical circles. rem"ereI et Basic .scientific research is being threalened by the govern­ ment I70hCY of concentrating its support on military science, Red's father, a professor of lass Gift Autho.-tty A world premiere of a comic C [-Iclppily married, a nd posses­ accordmg 10 Callech Presidenl Lee A. DuBridge, In the annual music, taught him to play trum­ opera, a satire of the phys ics report issued last Sunday. pet when ,he was three years old, Senior Pres ident Stan Boi­ sing one and seventeen-eight­ division, will be presented on "A full y ear of normal, steady progress" in Caltech's ex­ and he gave his first public per­ cour t climbed into hi s cab last eenths children, Mr. Fairchild is Feb. 10 at 8:00 p.m. in Culbert­ tensive research program, student affairs, and other Institute formance at the tender age of Friday at ] 1:00, pulled the throt­ a n unquestioned auth ority on his son Hall. "Spooks in the Base­ $activities, was also detailed by fiv e, with the playing of "Amer­ tle, and the senior class meeting subject. He is a formcr staff ment" is the title of the forth­ President DuBridge, department ica." From then on he was in wa.s unde r way, a midst billows member of the Counseling Cen­ coming production. chairmen, a nd other officials in constant demand [01' vaudeville of s moke and flurries of snow. ter at the University of Chicago The libretto and music were Nominations the major portion of the I'ep'ort, acts around his home town of 8eniol' Gift and is now Presbyterian Univer­ both written by John Scott Ogden, Utah. sity pastor at U.S.C, Campbell, who is an electrical Dr. DuBl'idge stated that "In­ The senior class is proud to sofar as the federal government lHlUta.'y Ca.'cc.' announce that it will leave th e Remembel'ed 'P"om ..bilom:II' engineering and an engineering Assembly Set is concerned ... support of sci­ However, Heel's father did not sum of $500 doLlars to the alum- However, thirty Techmen who d rafting ins tructor at the Insti­ The official nomination assem­ ence has bee n largely left to want him to become a profes­ ni fund which is to be used to- spent their Christmas vacations tute. bly for next year's ASC1T offices agencies whose primary func­ s ional musician, and he went to ward the construction of the at As il omar h<lve better reasons Spooks will take place on Friday, Feb­ tions a re milita ry. namely the Culver Military Institute in In- new gymnasium. The seniors ' to welcome h im, for they well re­ The plot of the musical cen­ ruary 10, a nd choices may be National Military Establishment did not stipula te just which part member his interesting a n cl dif­ leI'S around the love life of a made fOt, a period of exactly one and the Atomic Energy C.ommis- · of the gym they would donate. feren t technique. He approaches ja n itor in the Physics Labora­ week thereafter. sian." This, he said, gives rise The graduation a nnounce- the s ubject frankly and in the tory and a female calculus pro­ The traditionally tumultuous to two \Iangers: men i..S were voted upon. Jim students' viewpoint, and pos­ fessor. The action takes place campa ign season w ill commence Wilcox will take order s for the sesses a wonderful se nse of hu­ inside the Physics Laboratory, Dangers at ]2:01 a.m. on February 20, and announcements and c a II i n g mol'. The demand was so great said lab having spooks in its 1. "When basic sclence com­ draw to a close as elections take cards on the Oli ve 'Walk all this that -he gave thl'ee extra talks at basement. petes for funds with weapon de­ place four days later. velopment projects, .. science is week. Tomorrow, Friday, is the Asilomar . A chorus of scientists , which The offi ces open for election cel'tain to lose out as budget re, last day that Seniors may order G(~t th e \V o.'tl apparently acts like the chorus a re: president, vice - pres ident, strictions become necessary; their announcements, so if you T he Caltecil Y is ve J'y lu cky of priests in Aida except in secreta ry , treasurer, first and sec­ 2. "The re is increasing pres­ seniors haven't yet orde red, now to secure Mr. ,Fairchild's serv­ mocking the Physics Depart­ ond represen tatives , ath letic and Sure to extend to basic science is the time to do il. ices, and if the demand is great, ment, is also featured. publicity ma nagers, rally com­ the secrecy restrictions which Class Hings may sponsor a second talk of the An all-sta r cast consisting of miss ionel', head c heer leader, and same kind in its series of Mon­ necessarily per v a d e military Because of con fli cting com­ the Ca ltech Glee Club, soloists editors a nd business managers of day night forums. So reme mber weapon development progra ms." mencemellL time...: with Scripps , from the Pasadena Civic Chorus the Callfol'nill Tech and the the true word will be libel'ally 1l1dc l)CJulent ~"Inanctng the commencement will be held and the Ca l tech Orchestra will Big T. at 4:30 in the afternoon on Fri­ dis pensed on next Monday nigh t g i ve the opera. The stage direc­ The two aforementioned dan­ Nominations ln writing, signed gers to basic science arising from l day June 9 at 7:30 in 201 Bridge. tor is Mr. Linna rd of the Pasa­ by the person nomina ting, s hould government inte t'est in science I Bill H aetl'iger ann 0 u n c e d dena Playhouse. Lauris Jones, be turned in to a board membe r as a wea pon-developer may be RED NICHOLS that he is selling the senior class director of the Caltech Orches­ 01' to Mike Sellen, E lections Com­ rings this year. Those seniors tra and the Caltech Glee Club, mel "only as la rger sources of diana on a scholarship to pursue Air Force Film mittee Chairma n , before the private support for scientific re­ who wish to have the fabulous will be the musical director of a military career. But he soon nomination assembly. search becomes available" ac­ marginal utility of a senior ring the opera. found that the life of a soldier cording to 01'. DuBI'idge. ' did not appeal to him, and he see Bill in Room 65, Ricketts. To Be Shown Cont.-o ls Not lVantt"d left school at 16 to fo rm a small Interviews will be given on B· I b Dramatists da nce band known as ", he "Syn­ Darbs Curdle the campus today to young men 10 C u Views The f).'ama Club will meet However, Dr. DuBridge made copating Five." interested in i.l career as an of- at 7:30 ",m" Monday nigh t, the point that Caltech and simi­ la .. institutions do not want gov­ This combo finally landed in ti ce ,. in the Uni ted States Ai,. · ,Jalllw,'y 2!1, hi 102 lJabllcy, And Cuddle 'Phage Work e rnment subsidies "with the ac­ New York City, and there he or· Las t Friday ~a w a ll Da bney I <~o l' c e. A film is to be presented compa nying burea ucratic con­ ganized a band with Jimmy 001'­ hands at tile Thin l Annual a t 4:30 p.m. in 155 Arms. Bacte riophage will be the sub­ Tech Rep Edged trols." sey. Soon afte r the " «'ive Pen­ Milk Drinking Contes t, which An Ail' Force office r team, j ect under disclission this Fri­ Even though many research nies" burs t upon the jazz scene, was also the dccasion for an ex- composed of Ca pt. William A. day at 11:00 as members of the In C.E. Contest enterprises at Caltech are belng and the s hi fting personnel in­ change dance with Browning Ham a nd. L t. Victor K . Shero Biology club a nd others inter­ sponsored by the government, cluded such well-known band­ Hall at Scripps. The halls were during the next two days, will ested meet in the lab of Dr.