THE VOLUME 6 NUMBER 13 „MARIST COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK12601 FEBRUARY 12,1970 Math Breakthrough Proclaimed One of the world's top Louis Alpert, Chairman of our mathematical systems with any research journals, "Monatshefte Department of Mathematics. Mr; respectable degree of complexity Fur Mathematik", is about to Alpert, whose Ph.D: thesis is can never be fully axiomitized. publish Doctor L.V. Toralballa's based upon his contribution to This paper literally destroyed recent "breakthrough" discovery this discovery is currently the "Formalists School" of embracing the solution to a generalizing this new theory to Hilbert, which up. to that time fundamental problem in higher dimensional space. v had dominated all of mathematics that has baffled Mr. Alpert predicts that this Mathematical Logic;. mathematicians since the year new discovery.will reduce most If Doctor Toralballa's new 1868. This research discovery of the research performed in theory weathers the entitled "A Geometric Theory "Surface Area" over the last 100 international battle tha is soon of Surface Area" was studied years to obsolescence' and that 1 ike 1 y to develop among intensively for nearly one year because of this an international mathematicians, there now by some of the leading battle challenging the validity of appears to be little question that mathematicians of Germany this discovery may- commence he will be awarded, the Field prior to its final acceptance last upon -its publication by the Prize in Mathematics, which the week by the "Monatshefte Fur The faculty depicts a serious mood as they consider the APC "Monatshefte Fur Mathematik". New York Times' columnist proposals, last Thursday in Donnelly Hall. It was the first time Mathematik". Doctor Toralballa It is most significant to add here since last May that the faculty had gathered for a vote. w.ho is a Professor of Harry Schwartz refers to as the that the "Monatshefte Fur "Nobel Prize" in Mathematics. Mathematics in the Graduate Mathematik" had at least once School of New York University This international prize is before been the battleground for awarded just, once . every two and, Adjunct Professor of an international controversy in Mathematics at Marist was years to the mathematician' who mathematics. In 1931 tftis world has made the most significant assisted in this discovery by famous journal published one of FACULTY VOTES contribution to the overall the most controversial papers in development of mathematics. the History of Mathematics Doctor Tbralballa's battle for entitled "Uber Formal Unentszheidbare Satze der this "Nobel>Prize" is scheduled B.S. Degree Principia Mathematica und to go into its'" final round when Verwandter Systeme" he defends his new theory (translated: "On Formally before the International Undecideable Propositions of Congress of Mathematicians' Principia Mathematica and Annual Meeting in Niece, France and New Major Related Systems"). This on Sept. 1, 1970. The faculty voted this past The faculty also approved the epoch-making paper written by Mr. Alpert is scheduled to join Thursday to award the B.S. granting of a B.A. with a major the great mathematicians, Kurt Doctor Toralballa at this degree in Business in Environmental Sciences. The Godel, presented to the world meeting in Niece. A limited Administration, to begin on the area of. concentrations for the the conclusion that all formal number of math majors at Marist freshmen and sophomore level, major' will primarily be whose plans already include a in the Fall, 1970. The new biological. The curriculum has a trip to Europe this Summer will program, presented by Mr. core of" 17-20 credit hours, an be given the oppertunity to join Kelley representing the area requirement of 57 credits Doctor Toralballa and Mr. Department of Business. consisting of History, Continued on page 4 Economics grants a B.S. in .Mathcmat ies, Economics, Business Administration, with Psychology, Biology, Chemistry, Panel Discusses c o n centra tions : ,in Accounting, , Earth. Science, and Physics. The. : REHWOLDT LECTURES and Finance,- Marketing, or major field requirement is 25 Operations Management. credit hours of Biology, Tuition To Rise ON POLLUTION The curriculum of the B.S. is Chemistry and Environmental" composed of 44 credits in the Science. Four new courses are BY THOMAS RABBIT this year's cost. Bro Foy stated core, a major field requirement included in the major field requirement: "Analytical A student committee called a that the additional cost would of 33-42 credits and elective by Frank Denara credits of 34-43. The new degree Procedures," namely lectures panel, of Marist administrators, go to teacher's salaries and other and laboratories from Analytical including Bro. Foy, Bro. Fred student services. No additional Society will not stand still and differs from the existing B.A. core in that the philosophy Chemistry, two more courses in "Lambert, Bro. La Pietra "and Mr. money will" be spent on allow environmental degeneracy the area of water chemistry or Wade, in order that they inform "building projects." r ... to go on forever:" With these requirement has been reduced" by. 3 credit hours; the English biology and another course the student body regarding the N. While Bro. Foy_ indicated a words, Dr. Robert. E. Rehwoldt, entitled the Natural History of college's failure to qualify for tuition increase regardless of requirement has been reduced Chairman of the' Chemistry by 3 credit hours; the 6-12 an Estuary. state, aid, this past Monday state aid for next year, tuition in Department, began a sparked night. • ". the following years certainly will credit hours in languages has The final action of the faculty and informative lecture on the been deleted. The administrators were correspond to state help. factors which are destroying the was the approval of the certainly on the "firing line," as Whe"h, Bro. Linus was asked quality of our air and water elimination of the theology students probed for an why the state had rejected supplies, natural lakes and rivers.x SENATE PANEL requirement. The Department of explanation regarding the Marist,- he answered, "I don't Dr. Rehwoldt is perhaps the Religious Studies will also revise its curriculum. question of religious ties.'The know" but explained that the most knowledgable member of ADVISES DEFERMENT students who gathered (filling to college was evaluated on the the Marist faculty in regard to The faculty will now- capacity room 249) were basis of a form containing environmental Pollution. He is a ELIMINATION •concentrate on curriculum interested primarily in what thirteen questions.. At first the consultant to Mayor Lindsay on revision. The three proposals state aid means in terms of the were easily approved: however state indicated' that a theology the Commision for j\jew York .A Senate subcommittee price of tuition. requirement would not inhibit State Estuaries and is currently headed by Senator Edward some interesting problems were BrO. La Pietra was candid in our chances but later.they used conducting research in fish Kennedy proposed that all raised. The Department of his answer to the student's the requirement as one of the wartime draft deferments be Business and Economics will preservation in the Hudson. Dr. probably need an additional questions concerning the criteria for rejection, Bro. Foy Rehwoldt was the man eliminated, except for high importance of state aid. "We commented. instructor as will the Divison of responsible for writing the school students and hardship Natural Sciences. The Theology want to serve the people we are The President stated: "My program for the Environmental cases. The panel proposed the now serving," and to do this, contention is that we are not Department was questioned Science major, just passed by the end to all college deferments closely on the issue of "we need state aid." ~ . under the control of a religious Academic Policy Committee. 'during wartime, and an end to As the students continued to denomination, the chairman denomination, nor do we teach a Says JDr. Rehwoldt: 'The Selective Service examinations stated that the instructors were press for an indication of what religious tenet. We do however Environmental Science major is for fathers and men in certain the tuition will rise to next year, of Catholic background. suffer from an "image" that $10 billion, $2 billion dollars crucial occupations. Senator However this position was Bro. Foy answered that with or would have some, people think worth of projects will be Kennedy suggested in a separate without state aid (although the clarified by the assertion that this is a religious/ institution." Community, State and Federal statement the possibility of "Catholic theology" was not budget will assume that the Vincent Begley" agreed and- government supported. The ending student deferments $134,000 from, state aid will be being taught at Marist. This indicated that a particular failure other eight billion will be spent altogether. discussion arose apparently" due forthcoming) next year's tuition, of the public relations effort at on National Projects. room and board will amount to Kennedy and his panel also to the conflict over state aid. $2,800; a rise of $350.00 over Continued on page 4 He summarized the main recommended that a computer The granting of the B.A. in pollutants into three categories: handle the next annual random Environmental Science was not oxides of sulfur, derived from selection of draftees contening accomplished without some oil, gas and coal; oxides of that the initial draft lottery, criticism, with the faculty nitrogen, 60% of which comes Dec. 1, resulted in heavy dividing along the lines of the from car exhausts; and concentrations of early dates in "humanity versus science" particulate matter - solid some months. disagreement. particles from smokestakes and Another recommendation of ***** incinerators. Air pollution is a the Administrative Practices and natural and global problem Procedure Subcommittee has therefore work on it must begin been enforced by the Supreme STUDENTS ASSAIL on those levels.