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NoticesIF YOU REALLY WANT TOLEAVE
Tech but you have no way ofgetting where you're going, usethe Rides Board set up in Winnettby the Caltech Y. Riders and drivers who want passengers to defraygas and oil expenses should signup at the appropriate area on themap. Persons using the Board areresponsible for arranging their owntrips (automobile).iNFINITE MOVIES!
This Friday is the Caltech FilmGroup's final show for the year.Free to season ticket-holders$1.00 to all others. Featured willbe Mickey One. Remember, itsta rts at 7, and never ends . .YOUNG REPUBLICANS SHOWFILM
The final meeting of the Caltech Young Republicans will beheld tonight at 7 :30, in Winnettclubroom No.2. There will be afilm shown on student rebellion.CAMPUS RADIO STATION
The organizational meeting of aproposed Caltech F.M. radio stat-ion will be held this Sunday, May26, at 1 :00 P.M., in Winnettclubroom No.1. Anyone interested in either the technical or theprogramming side of radio is inVited. For information contactJohn DeVries, Rm. 7 DabneyHouse, 449-8258.
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hood coffee sessions at theirhomes.
National staff members headedby area coordinator Al Rubinwere at Caltech Friday to enlistfurther active support. Man yvolunteered, and, as the academicresponsibilities of seniors dwindle away, more will becomeavailable. The' campaign dependson the work of such individualsstaff members say, for Senato;McCarthy's campaign can notcompete successfully with thatof his New York rival in thearea of volume of mass-media advertising; indeed, they point out,personal contact with the votershas far more impact than spotcommercials on radio and television.
Word-of-mouth appears themost efficient means of enlistingcanvassing aid. Friends tellfriends who convince m 0 r efriends that meeting the votersis good politics. Members of' uni-
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Is this WPA?In the kind of grant for which
ARP applied, the recipient mustraise additional funds to matchin a one to three ratio with the
ARP Prospects Brightenby Nancy Grana grant. Some of this may be pro-
For the first time a student viued in kind, i.e.., in servicesgrGup, the ASCIT Research Pro- rendered to the applicant such]ect, has applied for a grant to as bookkeeping. The Institutethe l-'ublic Health Service of through Mr. Canetta and Dr:H.l!JW Three weeks ago, S. Smith Bonner, is considering how it canLiri:;wold, assistant director of help with these donations.t.e National Air Pollution Con- At the present time, LBJ'sl .'[ Center met with representa- budget cut has frozen all PHSlive;:; of the ARP. As a result of funds. Mr. Griswold believes thathis interest in the Project, he air pollution may still have fundssent Mr. Charles Yaffee, grants available before the end of thechief for the Control Center to term. ARP appears to be high ondiscuss the ARP application. At the list of those groups who havethis meeting of Tuesday, May 7, applied for funding.were present Mr. George Canet- The Public Health Service willta, Administrator of Sponsored be able to reply to the ARP proResearch at Caltceh, and Dr. Ly- posal by the end of this term.man Bonner. This is lightening qUick action
for the government or any funding agency. They will be able togive $60,000 if ARP justifies it,so now it is all up to the ARPproposal and later the funddrive.
Caltech Backs GeneAn expanding group of Calteeh
stUdents, faculty members, andemployees has joined in the effort of many university communities to help Senator EugeneMcCarthy gain the DemocraticprEsidential nomination.
About thirty Caltech peoplehave already been involved inthe door-to·door can vas sin gwhich characterized the accomplishments of the Senator inNew Hampshire and in Wisconsin. This number has become involved early because the California Democratic Council, an organization with widespread backing which endorsed McCarthy'scandidacy long ago, has had itsmachinery in operation for several weeks. The Minnestoan's national staff', meanwhile, arrivedin California only a week ago.Faculty aid McCarthy
Faculty members have formedthe association known as Scientists and Engineers for McCarthy,and some are hosting neighbor-
and second, that you imply Caltech, Berkeley and Stanford arecompeting on these grounds. Ifthis is the basis of choice of entering freshman (let alone juniors), let us hope their parentsand counselors look somewhatdeeper.
Consider the question of socialopportunities. The range of choice that a student can make isnarrow at Caltech. However, having attended both Berkeley andUCLA, I would observe that theserious students choose a socialcareer quite similar to those ofTechers. There were the trollsand there were those who foundtime from their studies for activities such as you have engagedin. Do not think that ten roadsfrom which to choose gives youmore variety than two or three,when you can take only one.Would the average Techer chooseone so different if he were at another school?
There are distinctions betweenCaltech and Berkeley or Stanford. Some of these, like the absence of girls, we are activelyseeking to alleviate. The positiveresponse to your own suggestions
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LetterRhodes"
seems sincere, and does notclaim to be a mystic, he does notleave one with the impression ofbeing a profound thinker, or ofbeing a philosopher at all, rather, even as he sits' on a deer skin,toying with a rose, clad in awhite toga-like outfit, one stillgets the impression that he'swearing gray flannel.
\i;'An Opento JoeDear Joe:
The second of your two articles: The Caltech Myth, disturbsme. I have been trying in myown mind over the last f'ewmonths to come to grips' with theproblems you raise, both as amember of the faculty Aims andGoals Committee and, in thewider sense, as a responsiblemember of the faculty. My present thinking is distant from theline you are following. I do notmean that it is at odds with yourthinking or that our views areinconsistant. Rather, there seemsto be a disturbing void betweenour points of view. Since I havethrough valued personal contactwith you, come to respect andtrust you as an outstanding human individual, I am troubled bythis void between us.
You conclude, on the basis ofwhat seems to me a superficialcomparison, that a stu den tshould choose Berkeley or Stanford over Caltech. By superficialI mean two things, first that youlimit your comparison to suchgross similarities as the courselistings in the physics curriculumor such gross dissimilitudes asthe range of' social opportunities;
IVleditationAfter a statement by the guru
that a 11 problems diminishthrough Transcendental Medita·'tion, he was asked by severalmembers of the small groupwhether any problem would be'solvable this way. When theMaharishi answered in the affirmative, he was then asked ifhe thought that the poor couldovercome th€ir problems in thismanner, he replied that the poorwere poor because the y wereeither lazy or stupid. From thispoint on, the discussion centeredon the political implications of'the Maharishi's philosophy, instead of the psychological andphilosophical aspe'cts which thegroup had investigated at theheginning. The argument rangedfrom Black power, the violent aspects of which he decried, tothe caste system in India, aquestion which the Maharishiskillfully dodged.
Along with the Maharishicame the director of the StudentInternational Meditation Society(SIMS), and a number of theguru's disciples from UCLA.These young men and womeneagerly testified how Transcendental Meditation had changedtheir lives and raised theirgrades. The Maharishi's agenttold us that the guru held a bachelors degree in Physics from anIndian university, but what fewscientific statements made bythe Maharishi belied this' fact.For example, in the public talkthe Maharishi claimed that earthquakes were due to emotionaltensions in the atmosphere. TheMaharishi was interested in talking to scientists and science' students, but the only thing heseemed to have gotten out of' hisvisit here was some free' publicity, and the right to college-dropthe name of Caltech. Though he
Explains
-photo by Dash
. The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, famed Indian Guru and teacher of transcendental meditation to such notables as~Ia Farrow, and t~e .Beatles, lectures a crowd of Caltech students on the Olive Walk last Thursday, afternoon. In thepicture, the Maharishi propounds the advantages of transcendental rather than algebraic meditation.
Guruby Dave Lewin
Last Thursday, May 16, anyone walking past Dabney Gardens in the e a l' 1y afternoonwould have ben able to see asmall group of Tedhers, includnig S'ome faculty, sitting aroundin a circle arguing with an oddlyclad Indian, who was idly toyingwith several fresh roses. Thisgroup was a private session withthe notorious' Maharishi MaheshYogi, which the latter was having filmed for a documentary byFour Star Productions to be entitled "Maharishi". As the session proceeded, passers-by ambled into the Gardens to watchlisten, and sometimes to partic~ipate.
The original group invited bythe Caltech YMCA, who sponsored the guru's visit to campus, included Dr. John Weir, Prof. LeonSilver, Wes Hershey, Guy Smith,this writer, Chris Dede, BarryLieberman, Helene Silverblatt,and Ben Barker After the filmedsession, the Maharishi spoke onthe Olive Walk to a throng ofthree hundred persons, mostlyfrom Caltech. He started off bothsessions with a brief discussionTranscendental Meditation, howit works (in general, not specifics of the technique), and howit helps the individual to greaterhappiness. It was claimed thatmeditation was more restful thandeep sleep, and that it increasedan individual's reserve of energy.The Maharishi described themeditative state as one of' "lessand less feeling, less and lessthinking" where' one completelyrelaxed from the strain of beingon the go all the time. AfterTranscendental Meditation, saidthe guru, a man is more efficient,and better able to attain happiness, which to the Maharishi wassynonymous with money.
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involved guitar solos with bluessinging interspersing the music.
Big Brother and the HoldingCo. came on stage to a huge roarfrom the crowd. Janis Joplin,used more in person tha non thealbum, showed why she is considered to be one of the top female blues singe'rs. Her slgihtlyhoarse sounding voice has theperfect sound for the blues workthat she does.
Finally, the Jefferson Airplanecame on, contrasting G I' aceSlick's sophistication to JanisJoplin's t'enzied peformance. Beginning with the now classic"White Rabbit," they did manyof the songs from their albumsplus a few others. Their bestsong was "The Ballad of YoulVIe, and Pooneil," which was accompanied by some extremelygood guitar work with Grace giving a good portrayal of the songvocally. Then to climax the daythey finished their set with anexciting performance of "Somebody to Love."
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This modest proposal has threebenefits. With the old level ofprofits, the Institute can erectmore buildings. Just imagine thepride each undergraduate fee'ls,as he looks at the bookstore hehelped build, magnified six orseven time's. Secondly, the increase in textbook prices willcause the students to value theirtexts (and consequently their·education) even more. Finallythe increased profits' can go intothe Institute Endowment Fundsand redLlce the cost of educationfor undergraduates. The supportof responsible student leaders(such as lVIr. Cooper and Mr.Stein) should suffice to demonstrate the necessity of this surcharge to the student body.
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work to insure the full development of each citizen as a partof it.
Yet the present efforts of theInstitute in both fields seemsmall in proportion to the problem. I believe the leadership ofthe Institute must reevaluateour course in terms of these andother needs of the world we livein, or be prepared to find thetorch of leadership we claim tohold in other hands.
Respectfully submitted,Ken Heitner
Letters
lVIr. Cooper and Mr. Stein havepointed out that the bookstoreprice policy has enabled the Institute to give the students abookstore at no cost to the Institute Endowment Funds. Thisis wonderful because of the greatconvenience of the bookstore.The eaitors, contradicting theirown reasoning, are in favor ofgiving a 10% discount on bookstore purchases as soon as' thepresent loan is paid. I must pointout that the Institute will be ableto give us even more buildingsif the present price policy is continued. I go even further. Byadding a mere 10% surcharge onstudent textbook purchases, theInstitute will be able to increasethe Institute Endowment Fundswhich partially go to support theundergraduate population.Erection
J. Weber-D. DixonSince it is unlikely that there
will be a Monterey InternationalPop Festival this year, a numberof smaller festivals are beingheld in various parts of the country. Such a festival was held lastweekend in orthern California.The Folk-Rock Festival beganon a hot Saturday afternoon withmany of the top groups in thecountry. As was evidenced bythe groups who performed, tileblend of acid-blues is becomingvery popular.
One of the lesser known groupswas the Chrome Syrcus whoplayed in a style that can becharacterized as "STP" music.In addition to the usual rockequipment, they feature goo dflute work and a organist withan evident jazz background.
The highlight of the day wasthe four final groups. Beginningwith the Steve Miller Band, theaudience was treated to some extremely good hard blues with excellent guitar work. Their selections included "Stepping Stone"and "Fanny Mae" and was' notat all like the experimental musicas played in their album. Theiralbum music involves studio electronic effects and strange voiceand instrumental mixtures rather than the straight-forwardblues ot' their show. Their performance was really fantastic.
The Grateful Dead mad an enjoyable departure from the normal series of "songs" and heldan hour long jam session onstage. They began with twodrummers and a long drum soloand then progressed into long
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$1.54 per column inch. Ads arenot subject to editorial discretion,but please remember a limitednumber of copies must go throughthe mails.McCARTHY SPEAKS
Senator McCarthy will be speaking at CalState, L.A. Thursday,May 23 (today) at 2:30 P.M. atFree Speech Area or Stadium. Iftransportation needed or offered,stop at room 1A in the basementof the old houses.McCARTHY CANVASSING
Weeknight and weekend canvassers are needed for the Pasadena area. Interested students, faculty members, or employees shouldcontact Jim Preer, ext. 2542 (daytime); or Les Fishbone, 449-9166(evenings); or George Tucker,449-3738 (evenings).THEY'RE GOING FAST!!!
The annual auction of stuff leftat the Caltech Y's Lost and Foundare still unclaimed will be heldWednesday next at 11 A.M. Dropby and see what you've been missing before then or else . .. Proceeds go to West-Martin LutherKing Study Center.
' ..'0 the Editor of theCalifornia Tech:
In the publication of 'Drugsand the Caltech Student', the InstHute devoted its time and effort from all levels to a proble'mwhich its leadership must havefelt was important. However, itseems to me that this is a fine·example of the Institute's preoccupation with the lesser prob-'lems of our time and its apathytowards the great ones.
Probably far more biologicaldamage is done to us by the polluted environment we live inthan by the drugs we mistakenlyconsume. The wrong representedby our legal deprivation of millions of our citizens ot' equalitythru an inadequate social welfareand educational system, and outright racial and ethnic discrimination, is far greater than thatof the students flouting the lawand ethics of our society by seeking thrills and escape via drugs.CQ,CQ
In terms of technology, Caltech is certainly well equippedto address the problems of pollution. The future stability of oursociety seems to demand that we
The lighting effects of technicaldirector Bart Gordon, however,were excellent. Mr. Gordon welldisplayed the ability to producedifferent moods and settings solely through the use of lighting effects. Especially excellent werethe sequences in the interior ofthe Castle, during the fire in thevillage, and during the closingscene of the musical. Indeed, thesimulation of a sunrise couldalso be considered a highlight oftl:1e musical.Marat/Sade
Thus, although with somefaults, Producers Bill Drake andVince Johns, as well as all themembers of the cast and production staff, have the right to feelproud of the job they did. Andwe have only one question."What is going to be next year'sshow?"
-Alan SteinDavid LewinJim Cooper
~Many times the audience wincedinwardly as members of the orchestra were half-a-note off key.The good acoustics of BeckmanAuditorium in this case provedto be a distinct disadvantage.
The leading roles in the castall were more than adequatelyfilled. Though lacking somewhatin singing volume, Chris Reed asCaptain Diaz was very convincing in his portrayal of the elderly l'lsherman and gave the character a depth which some of theother characters lacked. GlennPrestwich as David, the surveyor, and Shari Friedland of PCCas Teresa, a village girl, were excellent in their duets. Island, lowincome world traveler played byTerry Bruns, was somewhat shallower in character than others,hut Bruns sang his role well. Asimilar statement could be madefor Maria, played by Karen Gil-,lett.Pixies are really moles?
Jeff Moller as a ghost-like potter who inhabited the' Castle,was very good. His mannerismsespecially suited that of thepixie-like character he portrayed.Little Fiamma Barragato, a junior high school student, as Lisa,a small village girl, added considerably to the musical.
The supporting cast were alsoof good quality. Special mentionshould be made of the singingtalents of Dan Nemzer, who portrayed John, the foreman of theworkmen; and of the great dancing talents of the choreographer,Dick Neu. In a brief "cameo" appearance Dr. Jurg Waser, Professor of Chemistry, portrayed apriest. He performed as well ashe does at any of his chemistrylectures. (On Friday night therole was given to Dr. H. F. Bohnenblust, Professor of Mathematics. )
The technical end of the production also deserves some mention. The costumes designed byJanet Wray were colorful andappropriate. The set design byMike Kahn was also very good.
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by Jim Cooper"He who enters the Cas tie
shall see a strange day and shalldiscover the wrath of the ages."
Those who attended the 3rd annual ASCIT Musical, The Castle,certainly saw a strange day; Le.,Caltech students writing, directing, produCing, and performingin a musical. Fortunately, however, the word "wrath" in theabove quote turned out to actually be "wealth," for those whoentered Beckman Auditoriumlast Friday and Saturday nightsto view The Castle received anevening of good entertainment.
The plot of The Castle dealswith the need of societies - inthis case that of a small, Spanishfishing village - to have somekind of historical or cultural heritage. Further, the musical statesthat a society must be willing todefend its heritage in order tosurvive. Two recurrent sub-plotsinvolve a love story (of course)between a you n g surveyor,David, and a village girl, Teresa;and also the story behind theCastle of Pelayo itself.Rogers & Hammerstein
The book by Dan Nemzer isexcellent, as are Mike Garet'smusic and lyrics. The storymoves from one scene to thenext at a good pace, and songssuch as "My Own Little' World"and "Wher·e Does the Sun Go atNight?" have a tremendous popular potential.
Choreographer Dick N e u ' swork is also to be highly regarded. The dance numbers in themusical are undoubtedly thehighlights of the show, especially the interpretative dances of"Pageant: The Legend of KingRoderic" and "Pelayo." Theselatter numbers are of professional quality.Aristotle strikes back
The major flaw of the performance rested in the orchestra pit.Although laboring valiantly under the baton of Jim Downum,the orchestra simply could notfunction too well as a group.
Next year the Institute and the student body will have toadjust to the loss of many of well loved and influential personnel.Drs. Henry Borsook, R. B. Corey, A. L. Klein, Alfred Stern, R. E.Untereiner, and Fritz Zwicky are to become professors Emeritus.Dr. R. B. King is retiring and L. W. Jones will become Dean ofAdmissions, Emeritus. Leaving the Institute are Drs. Alan J.Ardell, A. J. Boucot, Morris Brown, Din-Yu Hsieh, Donald E.Knuth, Russell M. Pitzer, Bob G. Sanders, and Bob Woodbury, aswell as Mr. Caleb W. McCormick and Dr. John Weir.
Leaving the noble ranks of the Campus Cops is Officer"Fig" Newton. No longer will students be able to caress hisfurrowed brow with water balloons nor enjoy the use of his hotrod cart.
Burt Housman, the executive secretary of the Y will not bewith us next year. The impact of Burt and the Y on campusneeds no elaboration.
The editors of the Tech thank these people for their serviceover the past years, and regret their loss. We wish them allgood luck in their future endeavors.
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President, will be submitted tothe U.S. S·enate for advice andconsent. The National ScienceBoard is the foundation's governing body, and members servesix-year terms. There are 24 parttime members on the board.
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A junior and a sophomore havewon Caltech's annual Eric Temple Bell and Morgan Ward mathematics prizes.
Michael L. Fredman, receivedthe $150 Bell priz,e for the bestoriginal mathematics paper written by a junior or senior. Theprize is named for the late Dr.Bell, interi:ationally-known Caltech mathematician and sciencefiction writer.
JC'lY Feinberg was awardedthe $25 Morgan Ward prize. It isgiven to the freshman or sophomore who submits the bestmathematical problem and solution - or significant contribution toward a solution. The prizeis named in honor of the late' Dr.Ward, also a member of the Caltech mathematics department.
The awards money comes fromthe winnings of Caltech mathe'matics teams in the national William Lowell Putnam Competition.
Math AwardsPresented
Caltech Professor of PhysicsWilliam A. Fowler was namedtoday as one of eight scientistsPresident Johnson intends tonominate for terms on the National Science Board, CaltechPresident Dr. Lee A. DuBridgeannounced.
".! . 1:"ovnc, w:,o has bee:l onthe Caltech faculty sinc·e takinghis Ph.D. at Caltech in 1936, isdilector of the institute's KelloggRadiation Laboratory.
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(Continued from page 1)ver sity communities across thecountry have responded to thiscall; those at Caltech are not exveptions.
This past weekend, Caltechpeople canvassed the northwestsection of Pasadena and certainareas in Glendale. Most quicklylearned that the canvassing technique has voter appeal, and theyhope that many more from Caltech will jump on the bandwagon.
The local McCarthy headquarters at 29 South Garfield (7922049), Les Fishbone (449-9166),George Tucker (449-3738) , andJim Preer (campus ext. 2542) aredirecting the Caltech effort, andcan supply information concerning weeknight and weekend ef"forts to interested parties.Politics of conscience
Politics of conscience is thehallmark of the McCarthy campaign. Those associated with itare indeed hopeful that thisforthright approach will be successful.
meeting forces us to break an appointment; those who continueterm after term to see throughthe tedium and somehow miraculously come out of it all withthat inner spark still aflame. Forat Caltech, and at Berkeley andStanford and all the rest of ourgreat schools, where ever youmay be, education is a social contract between two very humanbeings - a student and a teacher.And the greatness of Caltech(and Berkeley and Stanford) isr:ot in honors programs nor inresponsibility for the whole mannor in an activist approach tosocial problems nor in all thethings you mentioned The greatness of Calte'ch lies in the factthat there are so many studentsand faculty who are anxious tosign that contract-a contractconcerning ultimately the wellbeing of society-if through allthe vastitudes of time' and beinghuman, they can find away.
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you, the very social consciousness that you rightly claim isessential to the humanistic man.We at Caltech believe that activeresearch is essential to the teaching of men like you precisely because it is the emotional drivethat motivates the research thatin the final analysis countersyour change of social apathy.
There is, moreover, much ofmy time that I do spend in teaching and working with students.When I sit down of an eveningto plan my next class, I strugglewith the question of what to say.In my area, in particular, I thinkmuch of the material is of littleintrinsic value; once my theoryis complete it will bypass somuch. But my theory is not yetcomplete, and a lot of the material I distain is thought by colleague's on this faculty to be important. 'What balance in teaching the old or ge'Sturing passionately about the new should Ikeep? I think you would be surprised at the number of anguished hours spent by members ofthis faculty in seeking, each inhis own way, this balance. Andwhen there is always that selfdoubt, the very self doubt thatwhispers "challenge" into one'sear, do not be too surprised thatwe too often tend to lecture onthe same old stale material.
It is then that we so deeplywelcome those students, andthere are so many at Calte'ch,who come to meet us half way;those who pick up an idea whenwe know how ineptly we haveput it; those who go right onwith a project when a faculty
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Indispensable"Areif I were a young high schoolsenior, vitally and long interested in say astronomy, if I foundmy greatest rewards in serious,solitary study, if I did not particularly feel at home on a super·'campus, I would find Caltech anattractive place. Can you saythere should be no place for sucha person, a person whose chancesare much higher than that of theaverage to make a significantcontribution to the view of' mankind toward the stars, and thusto the view of mankind ultimately toward himself?
Another issue that you raise isthat of the social consciousnessof the Calte'ch faculty memberand the Caltech student alike.As you say, we are face-to-facewith a number of serious socialproblems. But I do not see yourimplication that we should alldrop whatever we are doing toconcentrate only on these crisisart~as. Con:::ider, for example, theproblem of the' management ofurban waste. You are well awareof air pollution problem:::, whatabout the pollution of' our beaches due to sewer outfalls? That isnot an urgent problem now because of the steady, long-termwork of Caltech scientists-workdeeply founded in social consciousness. Air pollution itself isunderstood because Caltech scientists care. A Caltech scientistput an illustrious career on theline to oppose atomic testing,winning not only the Nob e 1peacE' prize but, far more important to him, moving a stepcloser to a test ban treaty-atreaty, incidently, to which oherCaltech scientists contributed. Iam myself constantly challengedand e'Xhilerated by the significant social contributions of mycolleagues. It is disturbing to seeall this passed off by one of ourundergraduates as apathy. Canyou say that following the example of our administration leadsto social apathy when our president is actively serving as leaderof the Greater Los Angeles Urban Coalition?
May I tell you, Joe, how theproblems you are discussing lookto me? I must put this in a personal, way for that is how theylook to me-as personal, distrub-'ing problems. When I ask myselfhow can I best serve you stu·dents, I find that the deep convictions concerning the highersocial value'S of my work, andthe actualizing of those convictions in my research, are an important indispensible part. If Icould put these convictions andthis research aside to spend moretime with my students and onmy teaching, I would not have,and thus could not project to
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that students be given more sayin these matters has certainlybeen sincere on the part of bothfaculty and administration. How"ever, the differences implied bythe great difference in size andthe equally great difference inthe homogeneity of the studentbodies of Caltech and these' otherschools should also not be overlooked. I do not imply that these'differences are all on one side orthe other; differences do not haveto be, indeed seldom are, all forthe good or for the bad. Oursmallness implies far lower disciplinary barriers, much morefluid arrangement of curricula,more visibility of what other students are doing, etc., than atthese big schools. You may havetalked to other campus leadersand formed the opinion that thebig campus was rife with interdisciplinary bull sessions. Myown experience was that seriousmath students talked to seriousmath student:::, serious physicsstudents talked to serious physicsstudents, and interdisciplinarybull-se'Ssion students talked tointerdi:3ciplinary bull-se:::sion students, and campus politico-students talked to campus politicostudents. (You might be interested to know that I've found a fevvinterdisciplinary bull-session students and a few campus politico,students at Caltech, though veryfew.) The small size and homogeneity of our student body hasobvious disadvantages but advantages as well. I have foundthat I can get down to meatymaterial and get a much moreunanimous response here thanIvas my experience at these otherschools. When half of your classIS not seriously interested in thematerial of the course', who areat school for the social life, spectator sports and a "degree," theserious students pay a price nomatter how you approach yourteaching. I doubt very much ifPh 1 and 2 are the same at CalDr Standford for this reasonalone.
The point I am trying to makeis not that there is reason tochoose Caltech over Calor Stanford, but rather than such a choice is a many faceted thing.rhere are first-rate students thatshould come to Caltech; there arefirst-rate students, probably themajority when you consider thatwe are primarily a scienceschool, who should not. That is\vhy our Admissions Committeegives such serious and responsible attention to those' who apply. Nor can we say that eachindividual that comes here, orgoes elsewhere, has made theiright decision. But I think that
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events both years. He has twicebeen named NAIA All-Americanand also NCAA All-Ame'rican College Division. Other accomplishments have been his captaincyof both the swimming and waterpolo teams and a selection to theSCIAC All-League water poloteam.
He is involved in other aspectsof Caltech life as he has earned a2.8 GPA in math and is a coeditor of the Big t, the campusyearbook.
Football is an exciting andchallenging sport. The Caltechfootball player has challengedhimself and is determined in taking that challenge on the footballfield.
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The design and color of the uniform will be different; many of'the players will be challenged byplaying positions that they didnot play last season; the defenseand especially the offense willconsist of different formationswith many exciting plays.
The coaching staff is very optimistic about next year. We anticipate every football player of lastseason to return to the squad.The loosing of experienced football players always has a negetive eff2ct on building a successful football team. We are alsoencouraged by hearing that someCaltech students who did notplay on last seasons squad areintersted in joining the team thisFall. We invite any sincerely interested undergraduate to become a member of the team.
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Henry DeWitt, the Beaver AllAmerican swimmer, is workinghard as he prepares for the Olympic trials to be held later thissummer. Henry is working outwith the L.A. Athletic Club(LACC). He spends approximately an hour and a half there andwill swim 4000 meters.
During the regular swimmingseason, Henry swims for 2%-3hours a day and will swim anywhere from 4000-7000 yards during this time. This conditioninghas paid off for Henry. He holdsthe SCIAC conference records inthe 50 and 100 yd. freestyle andthe 200 yd. Individual Medley.
At the NAIA finals, he haswon the 50 and 100 yd. freestyle
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by Coach GutmanNext Fall there will be' many
changes concerning the Caltechfootball program. The most radical change relates to the locationof home contests. Next seasonCaltech will play all their homegames on campus. The field willbe located on the West side ofthe gym. Additional bleachers,public address system, and spotting platforms will be new fornext year.
Saturday, November 9, at 2:00p.m., Caltech plays UC San Diegoon our home field. This gamewill be our homecoming gamewhich will include an all campussocial activity that evening. Anyideas concerning the type of activity are welcome.
For away games, rooter buseswill become available for thoseCaltech rooters interested in following the'ir team when theytravel.
The football team itself willtake on a different appearance.This will come in several ways.
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Beaver football players look ahead to next year's season as they are gettingin shape now. Burton is getting ready to get the hike from Vergin.
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faults, Evans stayed back, playedsteady, and placed all of his ballsin the court. The strategy worked; Duesdieker, vexed at the longrallies which were occuring,played still more forcefully, beyond his capabilities, and dropped the first set, 7-5.
In the second set, Evans continued his consistent mode ofplaying, adding a bit more powerto his game. Duesdieker, who hadtaken it upon himself to playmore defensively also, found thatwas strictly Evans' game. In theend, Evans' patience conqueredDuesdieker's drives.
In addition to helping him capture the Scott Tennis Trophy,Evans' patience and determination have led him to several victories in league play.
the SCIAC All-League SecondTeam as a shortstop. Lonnie ledthe Beavers in RBI's, home runs,batting average, and in total hits.In other aspects of the baseballteam, Frazzinni won three gamesthis year and led the Beaverswith a 3.32 conference ERA.Firestone led the Beavers infielding making only 15 errorsat his first base position. TheBeavers are losing four seniors:Firestone, Frazzini, Fettig, andChapyak. Only one freshman didwell this year, Eisemann, whois considered to be the best de'fensive second baseman at Caltech in ten years. Therefore,Coach Priesler is looking forwardto next year's incoming class.
Dave Schramm, at the OlympicWrestling trials took 7th placein the fre'estyle and 6th place inFreco-Roman. Unfortunately hisplacing will not qualify him torepresent the United States inMexico.
Page House won the 1967-68Interhouse Trophy on Tuesdayas they downed Fleming in atouch football game 13-7. By thisvictory, they guaranteed themselves a tie for the overall football title and a clinch of thetrophy as Fleming had to comeout ahead of Page in football inorder to win the trophy. In theFleming game, Brown was outstanding for Page as he threwtouchdown passes to Morgan andAult. The Page defense hassled:B'leming's quarterback Templeton and he could only get onetouchdown scored-a pass toBurton.
In overall football standings,Page is leading with a 5-0 record.Fleming is second with a 4-1 record while Lloyd is in third with2-1, Ricketts is fourth with 2-2while Ruddock is fifth at 2-3.Dabney and Blacker are tied forlast with 0-4 records.
Page Wins InterhousePage DownsFlems, 13..7
Takes Scott Trophy
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Tennis: Varsity: Roger Davidheiser, Giles Duesdicker, G regEvans, Martin Frost, John Healy,Glenn Prestwich, Craig Tyner.Manager: Jan Garmany. JV: JimCrawford, Pete Zassenhaus, MikeSperry, Don Smith, Keith Edwards, Doug Fay.
son, Robert Hall, Tom Davis, Jeffrey Rude, Mike Stefanko, LarryWatkins, Larry Hunt, ArnoldRichards. Manager: Gary Yarbrough. Frosh Numeral: LarryYoung.
Golf: Neil Holmes, Chris Reed,Jim Taylor, Mike Lindenfield,Jeff Larson, Sam Insana, ArunasBarkus, Larry Kesmodel, MarkRadomski.
Ending the spring sports sea·son the coaches begin their plansfor next year. There will be afootball players meeting on Mon.May 27, at 4:00 p.m. in the gymlecture room. All returning members of the squad and any Caltech undergraduates not previously on the team, but interested in playing next season, are expected to attend. This meetingis mandatory as it is the lastcontact that he coaches will havewih the team before Fall practice.
In an expected fantastic contest, the Caltech varsity footballteam has challenged the VarsityBasketball team to a game ofbasketball. An annonymous prediction has been made statingthat "the football will slaughterthe basketball team by outscoring them 2-1." The contest will beheld in the gym on May 28 at4:30 p.m.
Lonnie Martin was named to
The Scott Tennis Tournament,Caltech's annual intracollegiatecompetition came to an abruptend last Wednesday, as G regEvans, fifth man on the varsitysquad, emerged victorious oversecond man Guy Duesdieker 7-5,7-5.
Some rather fine tennis wasplayed between the two finalists,despite the fact that there wasno appreciable crowd looking on.Evans, although nervous attimes, played consistent baselinetennis, waiting for the more aggressive Duesdieker to commiterrors in his attack.
The first set saw Duesdiekertake a commanding 3-1 lead, withEvans having to bear with astrong offensive. Although a bitunsure, and plagued with double'-
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The spring varsity, jayvee, andmanager awards were voted anby ASCIT last week. The awardswill be handed out at the awarddinner to be held on Wed. May29.
The dinner will be held as abarbeque at Tournament Park.The coaches will make speechesabout their teams, usually in ahighly complimentary manner.The teams will reciprocate bygiving the coaches a gift-a random liquid.
The following awards will bemade:
Baseball: John Frazzini, JayChapyak, Craig elberg, LonnieMartin, Bob Firestone, SteveSavas, Alan Beagle, Gerald Eisman, Les Fettig, Mark Meldgin,Charles Creasy, George Wiltsee,and David Turner. Frosh Numerals to Gerold Adamson, WilliamDelaney, and Jeffrey Sicherman.Manager: Edward Musgrave.
Track: Bob Tarjan, Simon Levinson, George Fox, James Stanley, Bill Butterworth, Tom D.Burton, Tim Tariff, AugustSchultz, Michael McDonald, Robert Antaki, Jim Andrew, JohnCummings, Laurende Gagliani,Mike Ruth, Harold Petrie, How·'ard Tyler, Martin Smith, LeoPilachowski, and Tom Blaschko.Managers: D a v e Dixon, andTerry O'Neil. Frosh numeral toAlan Peterson.
Swimming: Hen r y DeWitt,Gregg Wright, Steve Johnson,Maartin Kalisvaart, Mabry Ty-