• The Tech T E CA I ORNIA lEC Equal Opportunity Is An volume LXXVIII Number 19 Employer Pasadena, California Friday, February 25, 1977 Eight Pages LaBelle Offered Three Year English Professorship by Board of Trustees by Kevin Drum added that she thinks that would be left entirely up to the Dr. Jenijoy LaBelle, a former "things are going well." "I think Division of Humanities and So­ Caltech assistant professor who things will work out," she said. cial Sciences, but the involve­ was dismissed last year after She also said that she expected mentof the EEOC has made the being denied tenure, has been to be back, but had not signed case an institutional problem, not offered a three-year non-tenured any final agreement yet. Negotia­ just a divisional matter. The appointment as Associate Profes­ tions between LaBelle and the report made it clear that these sor of English, the Tech learned Board of Trustees are still in were extraordinary circum­ Wednesday. The action came progress, but LaBelle is expected stances, and that there is "no about as a result of recommend­ to accept their offer of a wish to infringe upon the right ations from the administration position in the Humanities De­ of each division to determine the and the Ad Hoc Faculty Review partment after some details have composition of its faculty by the Committee concerning the "De­ been worked out and resume usual nominating procedures...." termination" of the federal teaching here starting next year. 4) In order to be completely !Equal Employment Opportunity The faculty recommendation fair to LaBelle, the Institute Commission which supported La­ came in the form of a report went through a series of extra­ Belle's contention that she had made available to the Tech ordinary procedures. However, been denied tenure because of Wednesday from the Ad Hoc from the outside, "it may look her sex. Review Committee. The com­ as though the Institute impro­ LaBelle, reached at her apart­ mittee, headed by R.E. Vogt, vised procedures designed to Stan Cohn advising the crapshooters on the set of Guys and Dolls ment Wednesday night, said that Chairman of the faculty, made produce a negative resulL.. " In Photo-AI Kellner she had no official comment, but the following points which were fact, it is extremely unusual for considered in making the recom­ someone to receive a formal mendation: reconsideration (as LaBelle did), Millikan and 1) The charge of sexual and there was no precedent on Eriksen, Cohn Star Tonight discrimination in the decision to how to handle the review. The Ihe Honor Code: . deny tenure to LaBelle is "un­ unusual procedures and informal Guys Dolls founded." The committee be­ execution however, could be ~an In and Opening lieves that the Division of interpreted as indicating a "lack They Both Humanities and Social Sciences of sensitivity to laws dealing with by Chuck Kahn Joyce Penn arranged the financial carried out its evaluation fairly, sexual discrimination, making the Survive at Tech? This year, ASClT presents necessities for the production and without "discrimination be­ Institute vulnerable to EEOC Guys and Dolls, a "musical and directed the general plan­ cause of prejudice." by Kevin Dnun action." Jable" of romance and gambling ning. Director, Shirley Marneus 2) The Academic Freedom 5) "The natural impulse in Throughout this series on the' set amidst the busy excitement and music director Steve and Tenure Committee did situations like this is to dig in honor system, the principle ques­ of New York City. It's based on Goodenberger began the selection "identify possible flaws in the our heels and fight, in this tibn will be: Does it work? a story by Damon Runyon, with of the cast and orchestra, and execution of the tenure proce­ Millikan Library sheds an inter­ instance by engaging in litigation music and lyrics by Frank technical director Tod Lauer dures" which leave Caltech open with the EEOC. In so doing, esting light on that question. The Loesser. gathered a stage crew and began to an outside charge of discrimin­ basic principles are defended and honor code booklet contains the Guys and Dolls is the story of the construction of the sets. ation. However, the AFTC did the entire academic community following phrase concerning the Nathan Detroit, the proprietor of The part of Miss Adelaide is not consider these flaws hopefully benefits. The com­ library: "Students are not sub­ the "oldest established perma­ played by Susan Eriksen. She is a sufficient reason to reverse the mittee considered this option jected to the humiliation of nent floating crap game in New theatre arts major at Pasadena decision not to award tenure. with care and full awareness of having their books or briefcases York," and his girl-friend Miss Continued on Page Five 3) Normally, the matter Continued on Page Four checked when they leave the Addaide, a chorus girl at the Hot library." This is indeed the case, Box Night Club. These two have out statistics on library losses been engaged for 14 years, and show that perhaps this should Adelaide figures that it's about i------The Week In Review-------, not be the case. time that they tied the nuptial by KevinDmm Checkout System President Carter has set up a knot. Nathan doesn't quite agree, Carter said that he had indirect The old checkout system at special committee'to investigate fomia's controversial Auburn however, and trouble ensues. information to that effect. Millikan was Simple: you simply the growing problem of illegal The show also tells the story Dam. The 18 projects were !igned your name to the card in aliens, announced Labor Secre­ of another couple: Sky Master­ ones singled out by Carter aides Los Angeles Superintendent the book and left it at the exit. tary Ray Marshall in an inter­ son and Sarah Brown. Sky is a as safety or environmental risks of Schools William Johnston Under this system, students often view Monday. The committee gambler who'll bet on anything or ones promising slim has recommended a desegre­ used phony names, failed to was formed in an effort to deal economic benefits. under the sun, and Sarah is a gation plan for LA area schools write down their addresses, or with the problem of unemploy­ missionary at the local Save-a­ that would bus over 86,000 limply left without checking out ment which Carter has said is Soul Mission. The two don't Carter continued his strong pupils to schools outside their oooks. By putting in a checkout his number one priority. exactly hit it off at first, but stand on human rights, by neighborhoods. The plan would desk at the exit and a standard they slowly grow to appreciate writing a letter to Soviet exempt about 23,000 students The drought in the West charge - out procedure using each other. dissident Andrei Sakharov tell­ at heavily minority schools. continued, with governors of edge-notched cards, the library The work on the show began ing him of his "firm commit­ ten western states appealing to has managed to cut down losses three months ago, when the ment to promoting respect for President Jimmy Carter pro­ Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus oy about a half. Also, through members of the Caltech com­ human rights." The move was posed a budget for fiscai for aid. The main thrust of the renewed efforts on the library's munity began the planning, cast­ Widely seen as likely to strain 1977-78 which would include, governors' message to Andrus part, a higher percentage of ing, and production work for the U.S.-Soviet ties. among other things, a $10 was the need for quick federal missing books are being returned. musical. The producer, John billion increase in defense Continued on Page Four action. The House Ways and Means Gustafson, and faculty adviser spending. The total budget Committee voted last Wednes­ amounts to $549.4 billion­ In related stories, Governor day to deny Carter's $50 tax $19.4 billion more than Forcl Brown 'asked Southern Cali­ rebate to those making over ~ad planned to spend. fornia residents to cut water $30,000 a year. They also usage by up to 25% to get voted to extend the tax rebate California through its present plan to include welfare recipi­ Consumer prices increased drought. He said that if appeals ents. 0.8% last month, the biggest Former editor McCorquodale's adventures in France were not sufficient, water jump in months. Economists Page 6 rationing would be the only President Carter said that said that the rise was due alternative left. normalization of relations with principally to the drought in The Tech's music critic reviews new releases Page 5 Cuba was possible if it proved the West and the severe winter President Carter is trying to true that Cuban Premier Fidel in the East. Locally, prices rose halt funding for 18 federal Castro has promised to with­ Tech's basketball squad finishes the season Page 8 1.2%, the worst jump since last water p!ojects, including Cali- draw his troops from Angola. May. Page Two THE CALIFORNIA TECH Friday, February 2S, 1977 ~ Parry! Riposte! letters to the Tech i and shocked by one of the items. Ricketts Fire innocent bystander, as well as The Editorial Page I{ Regarding the burning of the that of another house, are i~~~"@ll@j~@lJ@f~J@!JI~m~!J@!J@lI@m~!f@ll@JJg)f@j] The following letter refers to tree in Ricketts courtyard: I was despicable. My present estimation the proceedings of last week's present during the extinguishing of (the Lloydie] 's credibility is IHC meeting.