TheCaliforniaTech Volume LVII Pasadena, California, Friday, Marcil 30, 1956 Number 21 MIT representatives here to discuss various problems Tech Turks to attend model Academic problems of the country's two foremost insti­ tutes of technology were reviewed fast week when the presi­ dents and staH oHicers of M.I.T. and Caltech met here for u. N.conference Tuesday a three day conference beginning Tuesday (March 20). The conference continues a series of meetings launched here in 1953 Ten Cal tech men will leave next Tuesday to represent Turkey to compare notes on questions of ;---­ in the annual collegiate Model United Nations held this year administration curriculum and problems of laboratory mstruc- Mockpolitical at Oregon State College in Corvallis, Oregon. More than sixty finance' tion and on the handling of stu- western schools, from Arizona to Hawaii, have been assigned . dents of exceptional mental cap- member countries of the United N.ations for sessions modeled The opening sessions Tuesday acity. The afternoon session will after tre General Assembly, councils, and committees of the morning were devoted to the be devoted to graduate school parties to meet IJnited Nations itself. general subject of new educa- problems. Caltech has been given an The purpose of the conference tionaI experiments, such as The Caltech delegation, in ad­ onportunity to send delegates as is to promote understanding of M.I.T.'s School for Advanced dition to President Lee A, Du­ )'epresentatives to a mock poli­ Beavers elect this the United Nations, of foreign Study and Caltech's Human Re- Bridge. included: Division Chair­ ticed convention that is being countries, and of international lations Course. The afternoon men Robert F. Bacher, physics; held at the University of South­ year's officers affairs. It is the largest intercol­ meeting covered fiscal prob- George \V. Beadle, biology; F. ern California. The convention At the meeting held Wednes­ legiate conference of its type in lems, ipcluding fund raising and C. Lindvall, engineering; Linus ip nlanned to duplicate as near­ day, March 7, at the home of Dr. the country. the handling of government can- Pauling. chemistry; Robert W. j,- a'" nmsible the political con­ Alan Sweezy, the Beavers elect­ The Tech delegation will trav­ finance. This year's discussion Sharp, geology; and Hallet vention", hv the Republican and eel new officers and choose addi­ e] with 15 other southern Cali­ covered ideas for increasing the Smith, humanities. It also in­ Democratic parties in which tional members for the coming fornia schools in a chartered effctiveness of scientific educa- eludes Deans William N. La­ the candirlates for the President vear. The new officers are Jim train. tion in the United States. cey, graduate studies: L. W. and Vice-President of the Uni­ 'Workman, president; Warren Following a reception Wed­ Furumoto, vice-president; Frank On Wednesday morning the Jones, admissions; P. C. Eaton, ted States are nominated. There nesday, the affair officially opens Kofsky, secretary, and Jon Har­ conferees discussed "the future students: and Foster Strong, will be delegations at the con­ with a plenary meeting of the ford, treasurer. complexion of engineering edu- freshmen. Other staff members vention representing all the Model General Assembly in the cation," with particular atten- attending are Charles Newton, ",tates and territories that would The new members are Bruce ose COliseum Wednesday eve­ tion to the role of applied sci- assistant to the president, and ordinarily be represented at a B1ackie, Mike Bleicher, Howard ning. At this time the delegates ence and the sources of engi- George 'V. Green, comptroller. nominating convention, The reo Bloomberg, C hue k Bonwell, will be dressed in the native neering motivation. The after- nresentatiy(~s from C.altech have Doug Carmichael, Glenn Con­ costume of their countries as far noon session provided a study heen as:,ignecl the state of Rhode verse, Mike Duke, Pete Finley, as possible. Students from the of how to imnrove the quality Hobbyists display lp]and as that for which they Dave Leeson, Chuck Malone, schools representing the Big of science and mathematics in­ are to act as representatives. Sonny Nelson, Don Nierlich, Five will address the Assembly struction in secondary schools, About forty other colleges are Jerry Peck, Walt Petersen, Herb in native tongues. and how to increase student in­ handicraFt in show p'lrticipating in the convention. Raunch, Vince Taylor, Dick Van The next two days will be de­ Kirk, Jim Welsh, and Larry terest in these fields. The third annual Arts and The conventions wUl begin voted to meetings of commit­ with committee meetings in Whitlow. Dr. Bohnenblust and On Thursday, the final day of Crafts Show of the faculty, em­ tees such as the Security Coun­ which the delegations from the Ed Hutchings were elected as the conference. the morning ployees and students of Caltech eil Trusteeship Committee, and various states will meet and 01'­ faculty members. meeting concentrated on the '. was held this week in the Peace Observation Committee. lounge of Dabney Hall of Hu­ ~anize themselves as to what In the evenings there will be a m_anities. Displaying their hob­ candidates they will support and Caltech employee dies dance, a concert, and a conclud­ Social events for bies also, will be employes of the platforms for which they ing banquet. On Saturday the the Huntington Library and will strive. These committee after 25 years here General Assembly will meet meetings will commence on once more to vote on the recom­ we.kend planned Mount Wilson and Palomar Ob­ Frank R. Onza, one of the old ~ervatories. Thursday afternoon,· April 5, for mendations' passed to it by the This week's student house timers of the Filipino employees the mock Republican conven­ committees. social programs have just been Beginning Wednesday, March tion. The full assembly will be at Caltech collapsed during the planned, this being the first 28, the shOW was open from meal served Friday noon, March As host school, Oregon State held the following day, in which College plays the role of the weekend of the term. noon until 6 P.M. and again candidates will be. presented and 2. He died at 5 p.m, at the Hunt· from 7:30 until 10 p.m. Thurs­ ington Hospital. secretariat, Nearly seventy stu­ On Friday evening Blacker the various ballotings necessary dents have been working regu· men will play Pee Wee Golf, dflY evening entertainment was to select one as the party no­ Onza had worked almost con­ furnished by the Misguided Mis· larly since September organiz­ Ricketts will hold a Roller Skat­ minee will be held. The same tinuously in the ,student Houses ing the affair. They have drawn ing Party, Flemnig will have a piles, a barbershop qpartette, procedure will be repeated for since their first opening in 1931. and refreshments were served up rules of'procedure, agendas, Theatre Party at the Pasadena the Democratic Convention Frank was a leader in the Fili· and a Charter. Playhouse seeing the play "The on both Thursday and Friday starting Friday morning and pino community; he belonged to evenings. ending Saturday afternoon, Ap­ the <Legionarios de Trabajo and The law schools of the west White Sheep of the Family. are forming an International ril 7. happened to be the secretary of In charge of the event was Court of Justice with the co­ Saturday night will see a Cat­ the Pasadena Lodge, a social Mr, Charles W. Easley, safety Anyone interested in attend­ operation of the Oregon erwauling Party for Blacker, a fraternity much like the Mas­ Su­ pnqineer at Caltech, who stated ing as a delegate to either one preme Court. This Court will record dance for Dabney and ons. "We understand e a c h trat the entrants ranged from or both conventions should con­ hear disputes between nations Ricketts, and a Beach Patrol a 1902 "horseless carriage" to a tact Rube Moulton, Ricketts, or other," is the way Teo Magda­ . -and Open House for Fleming. layo explained its functioning. as presented by students from poem. John Young, Blacker. the schools involved. The heart of the conference, however, will be the sessions Techmen live it. up riding to Colorado Springs Announcements . of the General Assembly and Next Tuesday and Wednes­ the committees. Already fifty re­ the~~Mobilgas day between 10 a.m. and 3 solutions have been submitted as observers on Economy Run p.m. Caltech students may. for study. They cover such ma't­ Amid the blaring of bands and townsfolk observing the pro­ sleep. It often became quite cold register in the lobby of tel'S as the Arab-Israeli dispute, the cheering of thousands, the gress of the run. Several high driving over .. mountain passes at Throop Hall for the coming race relations in South Africa, 185fi Mobilgas Economy Run got schOOl bands turned out to add night, and in order to increase national elections. Anyone and even jurisdiction over the under way at midnight, Sunday, an air of festivity to the occa­ economy, drivers often drove coming of age by June 5 may proposed space satellites. March 26. Included in the per­ sion. without using heaters, thus ob­ register at this time. Much of the negotiating on sonnel n the run were 44 Cal­ servers occasionally ended the Those coming of age be­ resolutions will be done in block Accommodations provided for terh students who acted as offi­ run for the day with frozen toes. tween June 5 and November caucuses, Turkey will attempt cial observers for the run. Each the observers on the run were may register at L.A. City Hall. to spread its influence in three of the highest quality.