Man is To Change Subject lRllFORNIATech Without Notice - Volume LXXI Pasadena, California, Thursday, October 9, 1969 Number 3 Anti-War Protest Peace Activities Set for Oct. 15 Last Thursday a group of thirty­ Stephen Horner, decided to feel out presentative of a socially concerned five undergraduates, graduate stu­ campus opinion concerning having a group of faculty members). dents, and faculty members met in campus anti-war action to parallel Unlike the national action, the the YMCA lounge to discuss the the national action proposed by Caltech group proposes to concen­ planning of a day of anti-war activi­ various peace groups. Among those trate on building anti-war sentiment ties for October 15. The protest is present at the larger meeting were on the campus. The aim is not to scheduled to coincide with a national Bob Fisher (Y President), Alan Stein have a boycott of classes, but to day of Moratorium on academic (Y Secretary), Dave Lewin (Y present an alternative to the normal activities, though the aims and Re pre sentative-at-Large), Stephen routine that will enable members of methods of the Caltech action are Horner, Pete Szolovits (ASCIT Vice the community to actively work somewhat different. President), a representative of the towards ending American involve­ THE NEW CHEERLEADERS are shown at last Friday night's bonfire. From left to The meeting was called after a Graduate Student Council, Robert ment in the Vietnam War. right, they are Mary Sue Cooper, Linnea Newton, Mary Pat Scanlon, Patty Cullen, and meeting of the Caltech Y's executive Christy (Chairman of the Faculty The focus of the day will be a Cheran Anderson (Slawna Scanlon was not present). Now I suppose you want their committee with ASCIT President, Board), and Herbert Meiselman (re- main speaker on the Olive Walk at 11 phone numbers. -photos by Ctein a.m., and faculty-moderated dis­ cussion groups on aspects of the War Closer Ties With Security Guards in the early afternoon. Other activi­ ties planned are: a "monument" FrfJm Nudes ffJ IIrticl1fJ/(es created during the day from various Urged As Campus Crime Continues art materials that will be available; 'lie Gre6f'Se61 M6fclles On musical entertainment-i.e., folk By Carroll Boswell works. Well, that isn't true either singers; opportunities to aid the By Craig Sarazin popular in this series is a seal which anymore. The honor system is American Friends Service Committee showed a torch, representing know­ In the last few years, a very decaying faster than anyone would in canvassing the Pasadena area to Since its beginnings, Caltech has ledge, being passed from one hand to dangerous situation has been building believe. It is no longer completely enlist sentiment against the war, had a fantastic assortment of official, another, the hands representing the up at Caltech. The situation is all the safe to keep your room unlocked. If much as in the McCarthy and semi-official, and un-official seals. faculty and students, respectively. It more bizarre because of the over­ this situation continues deteriorating, Kennedy campaigns oflast year. These are the sort of things that was apparently well liked, and was whelming ignorance that pervades it will mean a complete end to the Ways of involving students and usually end up decorating beer mugs, used on ASCIT stationary and in the the student body concerning this honor system and any worthwhile faculty who feel that their obli­ sweatshirts, and official stationary. Big T. problem. life at Caltech. gations to attending or teaching class Every once in a while, there is an do not permit them to participate The oldest of the seals, commis­ The administration decided that sioned by Millikan back in the 20's, article in the Tech about things There are many causes for this actively in the events of the 15th this seal, like all mortal art, must pass stolen from storage rooms over the state of affairs and I will not try to were discussed at the October 2 showed two naked men exchanging a into dust. They commissioned some torch while they ran over some summer or about changes in the discuss them here and now. Caltech meeting. Black armbands would de­ designers to produce another. They game room key. But nothing really is one of the most liberally organized signate supporters of the day's clouds. Questions have often been came up with a round seal showing a raised about exactly what· those guys serious. The general attitude has been universities in the world. The honor activities. Faculty could have a single hand holding a torch, both that it is basically a problem of the system is evidence of that. As a minute of silence in their classes that Were doing up there together without against a black background. Appar­ any clothes on. In any case, that seal summer when few people are around. student body, we have more power day, turn part of the discussion to ently, knowledge is no longer It just isn't true. Crime at Caltech than most student bodies. But we the implications of the war, or use has fallen from favor. "passed" at Caltech. Another commonly used seal is a year-round problem. There is have sold our really good system, in the class as enrichment so that students who are participating in the consists of a large gear with a big T In any case, we have a new seal, slight difference, if any, between the particular, the honor system, short. moratorium are not penalized. and two mountains in the back­ which was described by one student summer quarter and any other It amounts to assuming that the A delegation consisting of Pete ground. This seal apparently harkens as a picture of a "crippled hand quarter. If anything, the crime honor system exists and is working Szolovits, Bob Fisher, Dave Lewin, back to the days when Caltech holding an artichoke." With its statistics at Caltech are alarming and and then doing nothing about it. We and Larry Benowitz-a graduate turned out more mechanical en­ general uglyness, this seal will disgusting at any time of the year. shall eventually ignore it until it goes student-discussed the plans with gineers, and fewer theoretical probably become just another Every freshman class is given the away. It is because of my concern Institute President Harold Brown on physicists. Caltech seal, only adding to the usual speech about how neat the that this doesn't happen that I am this past Monday, informing him of The latest and perhaps most existing confusion. honor system is and how well it writing this article now. Immediately I see several things the plans and aims of the group Where It Comes From that we as individuals and as houses sponsoring the day's activities. can do something about. For instance, there is an appalling lack of communication between the student New Student Institute Gets Funds From Many Sources body and the security officers at Caltech, like most institutions, help the student rather than the non-profit status and, thereby, many Caltech. It would help a great deal if runs on money. And, contrary to the Institute as a whole_ This is used for benefits which accompany the status, the various student houses would Info Center opinion of some Techers, most of the scholarships, gifts, and sources for especially tax exemptions. Also, the begin to invite the different security funds do not come from those loans. Many of these are listed in the Institute may be forced to make officers to dinner in a serious "atrocious" student fees, but rather, student catalogue, with the donor restitutions or possibly lose the attempt at mutual understanding. Opens In Throop from public and private funds~ In and the general aim of the financial donation to other listed beneficiaries. Even more important, the greatest particular, money donated to the aid. Some of the money, less than help would be for individual students Such are the intricacies and Greatly improved quarters have Institute by private individuals or five hundred gifts, is restricted in the getting to know the security officers difficulties in getting money for the been made available for the Student corporations forms a unique source purpose for which it can be used. In on a more personal basis. There is Institute, but someone must still Information Center. Room 23, of the long green. these cases, the donor more or less currently going around a rather have faint (or skill)-there's still Throop Hall is now devoted to this specifically dictates for what his over-done idea of "police brutality". Money received from private money coming in. operation which should be of great sources is obtained in various ways. funds are meant. And the Institute, This is a particularly ridiculous idea convenience and value to the entire being a public trust, is obligated to Some of it is an outright donation; at Caltech, and it is doing no end of Caltech family. Emphasis is on harm. some of it is in the form of a grant or fulfill the conditions under which the Inner City information about graduate work, a trust. It may be a check, some cash gift was given. The situation at the moment is stipends and jobs, both foreign and or stocks. Caltech is sometimes The restrictions on such funds are Film Presentations very grave and will reqUire much domestic. The Center is staffed by named as a beneficiary in a will, and not as loose as they may seem, for work both by students, faculty, and Mrs. Katharina Phillips whose respon­ this source of funds is not discovered there are several safeguards estab­ The second in the series of short the security officers to ease it.