To make kissing Try hanging it under the mistletoe The more exciting CALIFORNIA from your navel Volume LXXIV Pasadena, California, Thursday, December 7, 1972 Number 11 We Are Not Afraid to Run EDL Sponsors A Fowl Article Fame again fluttered into Energy Conference Dabney House last week via frosh Darb Pat Hagan. Pat" as a Pre-registration for the Decem­ speaking on "Energy Policy: An result of his exploits in Chern 3, ber 9 "Energy as a Scarce Re­ Agenda for the 93rd Congress," has not only captured the source" conference has come in at will be the luncheon speaker. much-coveted Farber Award of such a brisk rate that the major Co-sponsored by Caltech's En­ that course, but has had his events of the conference have vironmental Quality Laboratory, name affixed to the award and been moved from Ramo to the Sierra Club, and the League thus immortalized in Tech leg­ Beckman Auditorium. of Women Voters, the all-day end. The move means that plenty conference, which begins at 9 To give credit where credit is of seats will be available for most a.m., will explore public policy, due, a partial listing of Hagan's of the conference, although the economic, and technical issues of achievements is presented forth­ Athenaeum lunch will be strictly energy conservation. with: limited to those who are pre­ HERE is a picture of the moon. Note the new freeway system now being built The morning's keynote • He forgot to put boiling chips under the auspices of the California State Roads Commission. registered. Senator John Tunney, speaker at Beckman will be in a flask of water when Holklis M. Dole, Assistant Secre­ heating it, which caused the diminished with his solution of State Fellowshifts tary of the Interior, speaking on water to geyser to surrealistic the blue-bottle problem (ask a "Energy, Growth, People: Prob­ heights, frosh!). He still leads in stars at lems and Potentials." • accidently squirted his T.A. last report, with compatriot Darb Grads! Look· Over Here! Michael McCloskey, national (Ken Suslick) with silver ni­ Don Driscoll close behind with Applications for State Gradu­ sional degrees in the sciences, executive director of The Sierra trate, which dries into an twelve. Both Hagan and Driscoll ate Fellowships for 1973-74 must social sciences, humanities, the Club, will speak on "Keeping incredibly stubborn stain, are in Upper Seven in Dabney, be post-marked and sent to the arts, mathematics, engineering, Demand Under Control" and • boiled nitric acid in its reagent thus the alley may have the State Scholarship and Loan Com­ business, education, law, medi­ David Forgarty, vice-president of bottle, highest star total of any on mission by December 15, 1972. cine, dentistry, veterinary medi­ Southern California Edison, will • picked up an analytic balance, campus. There will be approximately 200 cine, pharmacy, and other similar address the conference on "As­ the legs of which then fell off, In an attempt to return the new State Graduate Fellowships programs. All applicants must pects of Energy Conservation" .lost his dessicator (measures generosity of the Chemistry available which are in the amount submit scores from either the during the morning session at about 8 inches in all dimen­ Department, the frosh have instic of tuition and required fees at aptitude test of the Graduate Beckman. The conference over­ sions). tuted the "Red Dot" system, graduate and professional schools Record Examination, the Dental view and introductions will be For these and other feats, similar to the star system but for full-time students. State Admissions Test, the Law School given by Prof. Lester Lees, Hagan once had a total of 20 intended for T.A. faits accompli. Graduate Fellows may attend Admission Test, the Admissions Director of EQL. gold and silver stars to his credit. The Farber Award, which was a any college or university located Test for Graduate Schools of Divide and Conquer? Gold stars are given for such catatonic chicken, was also re­ in California which is accredited Business, or the Medical Colleges The energy conservation performance as described above; turned, but not before it spent by the Western Association of Admission Test, depending on theme will be divided into five silver stars for lesser achieve­ some time in Dave Peisner's Schools and Colleges and offers the school to be attended. separate but overlapping areas in ments. But this total quickly room in Page. recognized graduate and profes- Applications are available the afternoon workshops from from the State Scholarship and 2-4 p.m.: public policy, eco-. News BrieJs_ Loan Commission, 714 P Street, nomics, transportation, electric Sacramento, California 95814; power, and fossil fuels. from the graduate and profes­ The electricity conversation sional school offices, or financial workshop will be chaired by City Coffeehouse Curbs Commercialism aid offices. Continued on Page Three Doing its part to curb the who cannot make the meeting is it at that time, contact K. Jeff A Darb on the Moon . rising commercialism of the urged to contact coach Preisler, Eriksen (793-0801), Chris Har­ •• holiday season, theCaltech Cof­ ext. 2147, or co-captains Phil court (449-8387), or Bruce feehouse will be closed from Gschwend (Ruddock) and Tom McLaughlin (449-9886) and Saturday, December 9, 1972, Howell (Fleming). The team will arrangements can be made. Peo­ Will Moon Be Eaten? through Monday, January 1, practice three times per week for ple interested in the orchestra by Michael C. Malin evoked a string of four letter 1973. the first weeks of the season and should contact John Middle­ The purpose of this article is words highly suited to the daily after that to get ready for brooks (OC - Pa). Remember, to acquaint the readers of the occasion. The third member of Sick Person the first game, scheduled for the student musical can be a Tech with the mission of Apollo the crew, rookie astronaut Ron­ Cancels Concert February 28. success only with your help. 17. It will emphasize the three ald Evens, will perform a number Carol Neblett's recital in Beck­ extra-vehicular activities (EVA) of important scientific experi­ man Auditorium has been can­ Auditions Scheduled Runners, Jumpers, to take place during the 75 hour ments aboard the command and celled due to illness on the part For ASCIT Musical and Throwers stay of astronaut Eugene Cernan service module (CSM). of Miss Neblett. She is suffering Yes, the ASCIT Musical lives Coach Bert LaBrucherie has and scientist astronaut Harrison Due to space limitations, only from a severe throat infection again. This year we try another announced that the 1973 track "Jack" Schmitt. Schmitt, who brief summaries of the traverses and general fatigue. Tickets for Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, season, the last of his long and will be the first and last can be presented here. However, the December 9 recital should be The Pirates of Penzance, and all exciting career, will start with American scientist to visit the since network coverage by the returned for a full refund. of you have a chance to be in it. the first practice on January 3. moon, is a Caltech trained news media will be poor at best, Auditions will be held in 19 All interested runners, jumpers, geologist well regarded in the detailed descriptions would serve Can You Field Baxter on January 6 and 7 from and throwers are urged to scientific community. Cernan, a only to enrage those really A Ground Ball? 1 to 5 p.m. each day. All persons contact the coach, ext. 2147, or veteran astronaut pilot, visited interested, and would be a waste The 1973 baseball season will interested (even for staff posi­ captain Al Kleinsasser (Ricketts). the moon's vicinity in Apollo 10, of time for those who were not. begin with a meeting of all tions; we still need a technical The team currently has a dearth and made headlines when a The Apollo 17 Landing Site interested players on January 3 director) should come and let us of pole vaulters, javelin throwers, guidance malfunction at 50,000 The landing site for Apollo 17 at 4: 00 in the gym. Anybody know. If you are unable to make Continued on Page Two feet above the lunar surface Continued on Page Four Page Two THE CALIFORNIA TECH Thursday, December 7,1972 Caltech, USC, UCLA CALTECH FORUM Co-operation He IS The Trouble F*ck You, USC, Caltech and UCLA are The Carnegie Corporation has With Libraries FL *MS! expanding their joint studies of announced a one-year grant of ADarb! potential benefits available to $66,400 to expedite the study of Editors, Dear Editors: Dear Mr. Mallonee, them through cooperative sharing potential resource sharing in We note that in your last For almost a year now, you You really crack us up. When of facilities and programs, it was academic programs and facilities edition you celebrated the imin­ have been running articles given can we crack you up? announced today. with primary emphasis at USC ent arrival of a Caltech Alumnus, to you by USC in which they Beach Balls In light of the major financial and UCLA. These studies are Dr. Schmitt, on the moon. It was pat themselves on the back for Easy Street squeeze facing all the nation's under the direction of Dr. Z.A. indeed pleasing for us to note spending n-hundreds of thous­ [Ed. Note-When Mr. Mallonee colleges and universities, these Kaprielian, USC Vice President that you were cognizant of the ands of dollars on "feasibility was asked what he thought of three major institutions in the for Academic Administration and fact that the nation's first studies" aimed towards a possible this letter he replied, "'t's nice to Los Angeles area are exploring Research, in cooperation with scientist-astronaut had once been computer- and library-sharing know that someone out there is the sharing of resources such as Dr.