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CaliforniaTech Associated Students of the California Inltltut. of Technology Volume LXII. Pasadena, California, Friday, January 6, 1961 Number 12 Tech Scores First Televised RF 14 Lloydmen Siun NBC Dr. Beadle To Head U o·f Chicago Audience DuBridge Calls Nobel Laureate Credit for the best executed Great Educator, 'Irreplaceable' Caltech stunt in a couple of Dr. George Beadle, Dean of He has received many hon­ years goes to a few Lloyd House Faculty, will leave Caltech late orary degrees for his work in members - 14 to be exact - this term to become Chancellor genetics, including those from who gave up their New Year's of the University of Chicago. No Yale University, his alma mater, eve fun time to labor diligent­ names have been mentioned as the University of Nebraska, and ly over the 2232 cards that were yet to succeed him as Dean or as Northwestern University. He has used in the stunt. Chairman of the Biology divi­ received the American Public sion. Health Association's Las k e r The University of Washington Award for outstanding work in card tricks numbers 10, 11 and In accepting the leadership of public health, also the Emil 12 that spelled out "Caltech," the University of Chicago, Bea­ Christian Hansen Prize from "Huskies" in reverse, and de­ dle assured Caltech that he was Denmark. picted a beaver in place of the "grateful to have been here and Washington mascot :stole the to have had a small part in its He is a member of many scien­ half-time show at this year's growth during these past 14 tific societies, including the Na­ Rose Bowl game. years." tional Academy of Sciences, the The stunt - or stunt stunt - "Leaving it is painful," he re­ Royal Danish Academy of Sci­ while not original in basic ifieas, marked. "Caltech is a wonderful ences and the American Philo­ has never before made nation­ place." sophical Society. wide TV. Looking ahead, he continued: Sometime s h 0 r t I y before First of the three card stunts inserted by Lloyd House prank· sters into the Washington card stunt routine which took place at "Chicago is a great institUtion, Bes, Wishes Christmas, the ideae to pull the too, one with a long history of card stunt occurred to the shif­ the half-time of the 1961· Rose Bowl game. This photo was taken The Uniersity of Chicago is from a nationwide TV hookup. educational leadership. Its fu­ ty-minded Tech men. A few ac­ ture is exciting to contemplate, to be sincerely congratulated curately placed phone calls as­ from an easily picked entrance. went, card in hand, and shortly and I am looking forward with on securing as its leader so great a scholar, teacher, and certained the fact that the Uni­ Pencil in hand the reporter there appeared 2300 near dupli­ enthusiasm to making whatever versity of Washington band (Techman incognito) soon had cates. Attempting to dYe the contribution I can." administrator as George W. Beadle. Under his leadership would arrive December 29, the all the facts copied down, dis­ cards to match the tattered and Minnesota band the same day, Beadle is credited with making the University of Chicago, al­ covered the location of the mas­ worn Washington real ones fail­ revolutionary discoveries on the ready one of the nation's great to stay at Long Beach State and ter sheets, the 2232 cards, and ed, so they scapped the program, role of the gene in biology for educational institutions, is cer­ Occidental, respectively. how the stunts worked. They hoped instead the new manila which he has won a Nobel Prize tain to attain new heights of Shortly after their arrival returned at a later time (about replacements would pass for the and this year been selected by educational distinction. The (about 15 minutes) a reporter an hour later) for another talk, old tattered and yellowed white .Fortune magazine as one of the whole nation will profit from from Dorsey High School Dor­ but the director was at dinner, cards. Time: Friday, Dec. 30 country's 10 top biologists and such a development. seygram dropped into the Long unfortunately-so they took one The next day, Saturday, the by Time magazine as one of the At the same time, the loss Beach dormitory and asked to card from the middle of the interviewers failed again to ar­ scientists to receive the maga­ of Dr. Beadle is a most serious see the card-stunt director, and heap. ("He'd never miss one," rive at the dorms the same time zine's "Men of the Year" award. blow to Caltech. In the past found him in room 105 - fortu­ said the lockpicker.) the band was there-since they fourteen years he has built nately locatel only two doors Down to the printers they (Contlnlle4 on Page Z) His first discovery in 1935 was here one of the greatest re­ that a gene controls the eye color search centers in biological of the fruit fly by prodUCing a science in the country, and he Opens Next Yeo! , particular chemical substance. has brought distinction to the Then in 1951 at Stanford Uni­ entire Institute. In his new versity, together with Dr. Ed­ capacity as Dean of the Facul­ Work To Slart On WinneH Cenler ward L. Tatum, now of the ty he was about to launch a vigorous new program of edu­ building will contain the wood­ basis. Rockefeller Institute, Dr. Beadle BY CLEVE MOLER found that the genes control the cational advancement. He can­ That big bare piece of campus working, metal, electrical and not be replaced. paint shops and a fairly large The second floor of Winnett synthesis of vitamins and amino west of the new Student Houses acids. Scientists say that this Dr. and Mrs. Beadle were game 'room with pool, ping pong, Center will include offices and will not be bare very long. Fi­ clarified whole areas of biology beloved members of the Cal­ card and other equipment. meeting rooms for ASCIT, the nal plans for the new Winnett radio club, the Inter-Nations and opened rich new fields for tech faculty and they carry Student Center are being com­ On the ground floor of the Association and other student investigation. with them into their new en­ pleted and construction will deavors the best wishes of a air-conditioned structure will be clubs. There will be a large, "It led to a new knowledge of probably begin later on in the a large lounge and the offices host of friends and admirers general purpose meeting room the genes and of biochemistry," in Southern California. term. and darkrooms for the Califor­ and storage space for club use. said Dr. Norman Horowitz, Cal­ -L. A. DuBridge Winnett c.enter, which will oc­ nia Tech and Big T. Also on tech biology professor who has cupy the area that formerly tho ground floor will be a great­ Calteoh's YMCA will also find been associated with Dr. Beadle boasted the Old Dorm, Throop ly expanded version of the book­ a permanent home on the sec­ . since 1952. "It made possible for Club and the Original Greasy, store and permanent quarters ond floor of the Center. There the first time the study of the was donated by P. G. Winnett, for the new traveling barber will be a combined Y-ASCIT genetics of bacteria. And it led IHC Initiates chairman of the board of Bul­ shop. The new bookstore will work room with mimeograph to the application in several lab­ lock's, Inc., and a long-time mem­ be organized on a self-service and ditto facilities. oratories of the genetic principles Rotation Talks ber of the Caltech Board of Trus­ to increase four-fold the produc­ The IHC is studying the pros tees. tion of penicillin during World War II. and cons of rotation to aid their The Center will be one of the decision on its advisability for final buildings to be built under Beadle is chairman of the nexCyear. the Institute's three-year-old de­ American Cancer Society's Scien­ velopment campaign., Seven tific Advisory Council and chair­ Their first step will be an in­ buildings have already been man of the National Academy of formal poll in each House. The completed, seven more are in Science's Committee on the Gen­ House presidents will sample various stages of construction etic Effects of Atomic Radiation. student opinion on the subject and three - Winnett Center, at a meal this week. Beckman Auditorium and Milli­ In addition, faculty and ad­ kan Memorial Library - are still BOD Plans To Fill ministration members will be in­ on the drawing board. vited to the weekly IHe meet­ Scheduled for completion in Vacancies ings to offer their ideas. a little over a year, the Center will include a large lounge, of­ There are now two vacancies To facilitate discussion, the fices for student groups and or­ on the BOD. Any student in­ IHe plans to organize the sub­ ganizations, a new bookstore, terested in the office of Athletic ject matter of each meeting in and student shop and recreation­ Manager or Representative at advance. The committee should al facilities. Artist's rendering of the proposed exterior for the Winnett Stu­ Large should corner any mem­ make their decision in five or six The basement of· the new dent Center. The horizontal sidewalk is the Olive Walk. ber of the BOD. weeks. Page Two CALIFORNIA TICH Friday, January 6, 1961 --------------------------------,-----------------------------------------~------------~------------------ ! Washington Baffled By Prank Disarmament Pauling, Beadle (Oontlnued from page 1) Named As Time knew the band was at Disney­ 'Men of The Year' land - so they borrowed the Talks Slated The Carnegie Series for the Dr.

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