Swimmers Win League Crown BY DAVE OLLIS Oxy's speedy frosh medley re­ Kanner. Dave Seib and Bill Eight conference swimming lay opened the meet with a new Bollinger (R) finished the eight­ records were shattered last Fri­ conference record of 4:21.5, wip­ lap·plus race in dead heat at day at the Alumni pool when ing out the old record of 4:24.3 2:20.2 to tie for second; Tech's the league's best talent gathered held by Caltech. Jim Shaw, an eyelash behind to determine individual and The varsity medley event the pair, took fourth with a team titles. The meet, featur­ went to Occidental, edging 2:20.6 effort. ing close races, new records, Tech's team of Gary Turner, Al Chesebro Sets Record and several disqualifications, Huber, Duygu Demirlioglu, and Bruce Chesebro, Tech's free­ saw Caltech's varsity take home Gary Mitchell by three tenths style sprint specialist, flashed the team title with an impres­ of a second with a time of 4:15.5. to a 22.8 50 yard free to cream sive 102 points. Second place Weldon Diggs of Redlands de­ a not her record. ; Chesebro's Oxy picked up 70lh points, fol­ molished the conference frosh speed left the second place man, lowed by Claremont with 29, record of 2:18.8 for the 220 free­ Oxy's Tut Wynne, two full sec­ Redlands with 27, Whittier 20, style with a 2:14 .. 5 timing. Tech­ onds to the rear. George Mc­ and Pomona 16. men Ted Jenkins, Hugh May­ Bean picked up fourth in 25.1. The frosh team title went to nard, and Ken Kunen nailed The varsity 206 yard individ­ the Mudd squad which gathered down third, fourth, and fifth ual medley featured a three way 68.5 points to edge Redlands by places respectively. thriller for first between Tech's Photo by Miguel Levy 1.5 points. Caltech produced a Hugh Winn, also of Redlands, Gary Turner, Phil Anderson of SCIAC swimming champions - front: Art Turner, McBean, McCammon, close third with 61.5. Occident­ set another leagUe record with Oxy, and Pomona's Steve Chew; Lambert; middle: manager Hoverson, Chesebro, McGarr, Gary Turner, Gratch, al made 46, Pomona 12, and 2:07.0 in the varsity 220 free, Anderson pulled away in the Huber, McCoy, coach Emery; back: Demirlioglu, Shaw, Crocker, manager Wink­ Whittier 0 (no entries) to bring knocking two seconds off the oLd breaststroke to a 2:21.5. Art ler; not shown: Harry, Manning, Mastin, Ollis, Seib, Russo. up the rear. mark of 2:09.0 by Oxy's Burt (Continued on page 4) CaliforniaTech Associated Student. of the California Institute of Technology Volume LXIII. Pasadena, California, Thursday, May 10, 1962 Number 27 Women Invade Campus Josh, White Concert Nears BY THOR HANSON 'On Friday, May 18 at 8:30 p.m. For Lost Weekend ASCIT is presenting Josh White, BY GENE FELLNER to go to the Park on the final one of the greatest folk singers Lost Weekend, perhaps one of questionnaire. Those who did of our time, at the Pasadena the biggest social events of any not so indicate, but decide to Civic Auditorium in conjunction go after all, will be charged college in the nation, begins with Lost Weekend. Also ap­ $1.50 apiece, which is 25% off next Friday, May 18, when Tech­ pearing is comedian Murray men will bring young ladies regular admission. ASCIT will Roman. from all parts of the country to not provide transportation to stay as their guests in the stu­ the beach, as little interest was Known primarily for his blues dent Houses for a weekend and shown for such a plan on the records, Josh White first gained participate in several big all­ preliminary questionnaire. It recognition for his spirituals and campus activities. should be borne in mind that his ballads of the deep South. there is only a small dressing The road to success was not an The activities will include the room at the Playa. following: Friday evening there easy one for Josh. His family was poor and his father in ill will be a formal candlelight din­ Guests in Lloyd health, so at the age of seven he ner in the Olive Court at 6 p.m. This year the women will stay got his first job leading blind At 8:30 the ASCIT Folk Concert in the upper Alleys of Lloyd Negro singers from one street featuring Josh White, well­ House. The men wil be out of corner to another. Traveling known folk singer, will begin at their rooms by 10 a.m. Friday, throughout the South with these the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. and the women will start mov­ men, Josh saw life in all its pro­ Techmen and their guests will ing in at 3 p.m. The system verbial phases, met characters be given discounts on the ad­ for the women's lodging will and heard the stories out of mission price as follows: $2.75 work thus: If your guest stays which he was to compose his for the $3.50 seats, $2.00 for the in one of the rooms in Lloyd, own songs. $2.50 seats, and $1.50 for the then you are responsible for in­ Records at 11 $1.50 seats. All evening, start­ suring that the occupant of that At the age of eleven Josh ing after dinner, there be a room has a place to stay over will went to New York for a record­ formal dance in the OlivE! Court. the weekend, this could tech­ ing session. Because of reli­ A band has not been chosen for nically involve, ultimately, giv­ gious convictions his mother the occasion yet, but there defi­ ing him your room. However, made him promise to sing only nitely will be live music. The the men of Lloyd being noted spirituals (blues were consider­ dance will last until about 1 a.m. for their hospitality and cooper­ ed sinful), which he did under Beach Party Saturday ative nature, it is unlikely that the name of "The Singing Chris­ Saturday, there will be a anyone will have to undergo tian". However, he soon ran Josh White will perform during Lost Weekend. beach party at lovely, quiet, se­ this sacrifice; the many half- out of spirituals and began re­ cluded Playa del Rey. Cooking (Continued on page 3) cording blues under a pseudo­ East Side supper clubs. He made mark, and Scotland. After re- pits are provided, so supper will nym, "Pine Wood Tom". history at cafe society down­ turning to the States Josh made C h u r c h g r 0 ups praised the be cooked right there. For those Jr. - Sr. Prom town with his blues numbers three Hollywood movies and ap­ arriving early, no plans have spirituals, but the blues records and set a precedent at the Blue peared in two Broadway plays. been made for lunch, but box Set For Saturday established his reputation as a lunches can always be procured singer. Angel, keeping it open through His scholarly research into the The biggest social event of from Saga. After supper there the summer season. Josh won the year for upperclassmen, the Tragedy followed this early origin and development of many a following of intellectuals, be­ will be an excursion to Pacific Junior-Senior Prom, will be held success when he severely cut his folk songs was rewarded with Ocean Park, which is open from this Saturday night at 9:00 in right hand on a milk bottle. For cause in his terrifying ballads of honorary Doctor of Folklore de­ 7:30 p.m. to midnight. ASCIT a time in the late Thirties, his the main ballroom of the Hun­ the Black South he gave musical gree from Fisk University in has arranged free admission for tington-Sheraton Hotel. The hand was par a 1 y zed and he expression to the fear, squalor, all those who indicated a desire could not play the guitar. For a Tennessee. dance wil feature vocalist Diana and desperation which have Lee and the 10-piece band of while he even had to work as At the present Josh is busy an elevator operator. found a literary outlet in the ASCIT Play Carroll Wax. Dress for men works of William Faulkner, with a concert tour across the will be dark suits or dinner jack­ Josh recovered from this aCci­ Erskine Caldwell, and Tennes­ United States, interrupted by Going Strong ets; for women, semi-formal dent and continued his climb to see Williams. frequent recording s e s s ion s. dresses will be appropriate. To (See review on page 3.) fame as a folk singer. In 1939 Tickets for the concert at the get to the Huntington-Sheraton, Josh had a small part in a President Franklin Roosevelt Civic are available to under­ "The Time of Your Life" is go south on Lake from Califor­ Broadway show, "John Henry", heard Josh's records and liked graduates at reduced rates at being performed tonight and to­ nia, bearing right into Oak in which he played a character him enough to invite him to the the Caltech Book Store. Tickets morrow night at 8:30 and Satur­ Knoll. to the hotel. For more called Blind Lemon, a composite White House, where Josh ap­ will also be sold at the Southern day at 7:30. Tickets are $1 and information, see either Frank of the various itinerant music­ peared several times. In 1950 California Music Company, Jet are available at the bookstore Ridolphi in Dabney or Ray ians he had known.