e CaliforniaTechCalifornia Institute of Technology

Volume L1X Pasadena, California, Thursday, February 20, 1958 Number 17

Nixon Addresses Calte~h

TRIP CANCELLEDThe EEl 4 field trip to the

Sturdley Ceil Winding Factoryhas been cancelled by the Boardof Health until such time astheir turboalternating grundlecan be repaired.

ASCIT EPCSparks PhysicsCourse Change

The Physics Department isconsiderIng important altera­tions in the undergraduate phys­ics curriculum, in line with therecommendation of the ASCITEducational Policies Committee.

Dr. Robert Leighton, who isin charge of a faculty committeepresently reviewing the physicscourse, announced at last week'sStudent-Faculty Relations Com­mittee meeting that the physicsdepartment would undertake thefollowing course changes:

1. A course in applied mathe­matics will be offered to thirdterm sophomore physicists. This

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Keen InterestMarks ElectionsFor New ASCITAmid the keenest interest in

several years, the ASCrT elec­tion campaign is swinging intogear. Activity will begin inearnest this coming Sunday,when candidates will participatein a forum discussion beginningat 8:00 p.m., and campaign post­ers will go up the same eveningafter 10:30 p.m.

Nominated last Thursday wasa slate of some 24 candidates,headed by presidential candi­dates Mike Godfrey, Bill McClureand Don Owings. Sparring forthe key position of ASc.rT Vice­President are Jim Wilkinson andRuss Pitzer.

Keith Brown, Brad Efron andTom Jovin are seeking ExCommand BOD seats as ASCIT S'ecre·tary, while Jerry Arenson andDave Singmaster contest the po­sition of ABCrT Treasurer.

The candidates for the otheroffices are as follows:

Business Manager: Dave Spen­cer, Frank Greenman; AthleticManager: Tony Leonard, WesShanks; Activities Chairman:Doug Shakel, Bob Thompson; So­cial Chairman: Frank Childs,Ken Dinwiddie; Representative­at-Large: Pat Henry, Sid Leibo­vich, Gary IhIer, Tom Tisch; Edi­tor, The California Tech: MikeMilder; BOC Secretary: BillBauer.

Beginning next Monday thecandidates will tour the housesduring mealtime to deliver cam­paign talks. This will continueuntil Wednesday noon.

The campaign will be climax­ed by the annual election rallyin Culbertson. Students willleave dates, friends, and camerasat home.

Voting will take place nextThursday in the houses and infront of Dabney Hall.

AnnfJuncements

McClure, OwingsASCIT President

MISSINGThe bound volume of Califor­

nia Tech issues for the schoolyear 1956-1957 has been missingfrom the Tech office for severaldays. Its return would be touch­ingly appreciated.

Rev. Martin Luther King,Jr" Negro Baptist minister andleader of the protesting Negrogroups in last year's Montgom­ery, Alabama, bus strike, willcome to Caltech next Tuesday,IV'ednesday, and T h u I' S day.King's visit is the second of thecurrent Y Leaders of AmericaProgram.

Techmen will have numerousforrnal and informal opportuni­ties to meet and discuss ideaswith this man who has survivedWhite Citizen Council attacks,trivial arrests, brick throwings,and bombings and firmly insists:"We believe in law and order."

According to the latest avail­able information, King's programwill begin with a speech "AGreat Time to be Alive" to thegraduate-faculty luncheon forum,followed by an hour meetingwith the ASCIT board,IHC, andY Student Executive Committee.Tuesday evening he will dine inRicketts house, and then he willpresent his introductory addressin Dabney Hall, "Facing theChallenge of a New Age."

The next day he will meetwith a yet-to-be-chosen humani­ties class in the morning, takelunch in Fleming House, holdoffice hours in the Y Loungefrom 3 to 5 p.m., and dine at theAthenaeum and speak to facul­ty, alumni, and Caltech Y friendson "Progress in Race Relations."

A discussion with a studentpanel, consisting of Dick Kirkand Mike Talcott, to be held in

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CANDIDATES DEBATEAT ELECTION FORUM

Martin Luther King

Candidates for the top four ASCIT positions will engagein a round-table debate before the entire student body nextSunday evening under the auspices of the California Tech.The round-table will be held in Throop Club beginning 8 p.m.Discussion is planned to center around two general topics:the proper function of student government, the position ofstudent government in campus life; and the importance ofthe recent ASCIT reorganization.

Candidates for ASCIT President, Vice President, Secretary,and Treasurer have been invited to participate. A memberof the faculty will moderate the round-table. He will intro­duce questions submitted directly by the student body; ques­tions should be turned in, written and sealed, to Bob Walsh­additional questions will be accepted in written form fromthe audience during the discussion. Participants may not sub­mit questions.

This debate is a brand-new innovation in campaign pro­cedure that was timed to take advantage of student sentimentto revitalize ASCIT government. In the last few weeks suchsentiment was mobilized effectively for the first time in the23 years of ASCIT history, culminating in a successful amend­ment to reorganize ASCIT.

The California Tech sees in this turn of events an oppor­tunity to orient the political campaign in a more meaningfuldirection, consistent with the broadened responsibilities ennun­ciated for the ExComm positions.

Nixon's visit was part of hiscurrent tour of his home state.He mentioned his attendance atnearby Whittier College, anddrew laughs with references tohis college days.

The speech was arranged byPresident Lee A. DuBridge, whointroduced the Vice President.

pleaded for greater emphasis on"the conflict in the economicsphere, the sphere of propagan­da, of diplomatic activity," butnoted that we do not want to"buy friends." Rather, he argued,we want to help them gain "theability to be independent."

Space AgencyWith regard to the nation's

possible space agency, Nixonhinted that it would be free ofmilitary control, but added thatno decision had yet been made.He drew applause with the state­ment that, "It is important toour foreign policy that this con­cept be shifted to science forpeace rather than science forwar."

Negro Leader Visits Tech;Discusses Racial Conflict

Godfrey,Vie For

Rep ubI i can administration'splans which are expected to havedifficulties in Congress. Th eVice President warned againstgoing overboard on defensespending, and urged greater eco­nomic 'Support for "newly-devel­oping" countries.

"If we allow our obsession ofthe military aspects of worldconflict to be predominant," saidNixon, "we will lose it." He

Included in the new bUildingswill be three new Student Hous­es, a Student Activities Center,four graduate houses, a coffeeshop and an aUditorium. Newtechnical facilities will includea physics-mathematics building,a biology laboratory, a plant re­search lab, an engineering build­ing and additions to the presentengineering buildings. The In­stitute's libraries will be con­solidated in a new Central Li­brary and new facilities for thephysical plant department willbe built. Total cost of the addi­tions, including $900,000 to ac­quire the land, will be $13,600,000.

Faculty salaries will be raisedto competitive levels as part ofthe development program. Atthe present time the lowest sal­ary paid a Caltech PhD by in­dustry is more than the highestTech can offer him to teach, Du­Bridge pointed out.

"We live in the most excitingperiod of the world's history,"said Vice President RichardNixon Monday morning as heurged Caltech students to con­sider entering national politics.

Speaking before 2000 students,faculty and personnel on theTournament Park baseball field,Nixon lauded the Caltech human­ities program and noted that he"would like to see some youngmen here consider the 'publicservice'." "We need people inCongress," he observed, "whounderstand the scientific field."

Tremendous COlltributionHis talk was preceded by a

tour of the Jet PropUlsion Lab­oratory, and he praised JPL'scontribution to the Americanspace program, saying, "TheAmerican people should be madeaware of the tremendous contri­bution made by the engineersand scientists of the Jet Propul­sion Laboratory."

Much of the speech was de­voted to supporting some of the

The National IntercollegiateBridge Tournament will be heldThursday evening, February 27,after dinner in the DabneyHouse Dining room. There is afee of 75 cents per contestant. Itwill be a duplicate tournamentas usual. The eligibility rules arethe same as for intercollegiatesports.

Dan Mack is the tournamentdirector. To get information, seehim or Russ Pitzer.

Caltech is one of over 100schools competing. The resultsare mailed to Geoffrey Mott­Smith, author and contractbridge authority, who scores thehands and determines campus,regional, and national winners.The campus winners' names,both the East-West and North­South pairs, are inscribed on aplaque.

The tournament is sponsoredby the Games committee of theAssociation of College Unions.

Dabney HostsBridge Tourney

(Editor's note: Today's late issue is to allow the California Teehto make first publie announcement of Caltech's Development Cam·paign.)

Sixteen new buildings, an increase in faculty salaries, andadditions to several existing buildings are the goals of Caltech's$16,100,000 development campaign announced this afternoon byPresident Lee A. DuBridge.

DuBridge termed the program, which is Tech's first organizedappeal for capital funds, "the most ambitious undertaking in thehistory of the Institute." In his announcement to assembled press,

school officials and faculty mem­bers, he said "The challenge ofsurvival of the free world is anintellectual challenge." He ex­pressed Caltech's desire and abil­ity to lead in meeting the chal­lenge.

New Buildings, AdditionsHead $16 Million Drive

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for individual house characteris­tics to form?

One thing [ would insist onwould be inclUding the freshmenin the house social programs.This could be done on a rotationbasis. The expense of freshmanparticipation could be met by afee similar to house dues, whichwould be divided between thefive houses.

The academic question alonedemands that we give seriousconsideration to the FreshmanDorm system. One thing is cer­tain: student opinion will exerta heavy influence on the com­mittee which makes the decision.If both systems are carefullyand impartially considered bythe student's, and an attempt ismade to choose the plan whichis really the best, then nothingmore can be done.

Ted OakbergEd. Note: Members of at least

one house definitely claim tohave stressed "ASCIT first" dUl'­ing rotation. It should also benoted that graduates of othel'schools often find their class loy·alties empty and meaningless,based on a mutual curriculuminstead of mutual intl'l'ests. Itis also news to us that the IJolicj'of fitting freshmen to houses hasbeen reversed.

The reference to an "aeademiequestion" is puzzling. Is it as­sumed that freshmen will learnmore in an exclusively freshmangroup than in a mixture of allclasses?

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I feel that the greatest advan­tage of the Freshman Dorm sys­tem would be with the strength­ening of "house individuality."Doctor Harvey Eagleson, whohas watched the houses sincetheir formation, says, "The stu­dent houses have lost most oftheir individuality." One bigreason for this loss of individu­ality has been a change in thepolicy of assigning freshmen tothe houses. Once an attempt wasmade to assign freshmen to thehouses where they would prob­ably fit best. Now the policy isto assign men to the house ona random basis, or even in anattempt to deemphasize any ex­isting house personality. Thegreat majority of the freshmenstay in the house they start in,and this method has provedquite effective.

A Frosh Dorm system wouldgive the freshman a good chanceof finding the house which wouldbest suit him. It would pave theway for the strengthening ofhouse personalities and housetraditions. But with seven hous­es, whatchanee would there be

would pre'Sumably strengthenclass spirit at the expense ofhouse spirit. Is this really bad?Many of the seniors I have talk­ed to wish that they knew moreof the members of their class.And if some of the selfishnesswhich appears in IHC meetingswere reduced, would this be aloss?

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Much of the student reactionto the recent Frosh Dorm pro­~osal has been/hasty and a bitImmature. It has been, I think,a reaction against the adminis­tration, and not against the planitself. I would like to do twothings: state the problem as itappears to me; and give a fewpoints in favor of the FroshDorm system from the studentpoint of view.

The bUilding of new studenthousing facilities, whether theybe three new student houses orone house and two Frosh Dorms,is going to change significantlythe character of the studenthouse system. A person whothinks that he wants to keepthe system "just as it is" cannothave his way. The proper wayto evaluate both systems is totry to predict the kind of studentlife which would result in eachcase, and then to choose which­ever seems to be the better plan.

Since I entered as a freshmanthere has been a steady declinein school loyalty. Dur,ing rota­tion that year, I was told bytwo houses, "In matters of poli­tic'S, athletics, and student acti­vities, we feel that ASGIT, orthe college, should be first, andthe house should be second." Ihave been told by several fresh­men that no such statement wasmade during rotation this year.

In addition to strengtheningschool spirit, the Frosh Dorms

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FRESHMAN CAMPThe Freshman Camp Committee will have its proposal of are·

vised Camp ready by the end of this term, reported Godfrey. TheCommittee, working in conjunction with the Dean's Office and in·terested faculty members, will propose specific means by whichthe Camp can carry out the objectives of introducing the Froshto Caltech and assimilating them into the life here. The proposal,when ratified by the Board, will be submitted, through the StudentFaculty Relations Committee, to the Dean of Freshmen.

Associated Collegiate Press honor rating: First Class

Editor-Bob Walsh

EDITORIAL BOARD

Dave Leeson (Executive), Mike Milder (News),Howard Weisberg (Feature), jim Wilkinson (Sports)

HONOR POINTSThe Honor Point Committee has found that the present method

of deciding on which candidates should b~awarded Keys or Certifi·cates is not very adequate. The basis for awarding points needsclarification, and closer contact between the Honor Point Committeeand the applicants is desirable. The Committee will suggest im­provements in the technique of selection shortly.

ELECTION RALLYThe Election Rally was discussed. The Board was assured

that, despite inflationary tendencies, it will be, at least, up to paststandards.

ASSISTANT EDITORSCleve Moler (Copy), Dave Singmaster (Sports), john Todoroff (News)

REPORTERS

Bob Blandford, 'Bill Bauer, AI Carlin, Ken Casey, Eli Chernow, Frank Childs, LarryCrissman, Bob Eglinton, Ford Holtzman, Lloyd Kamins, Hal Morris, Bob Norton,Kirk Polson, Rolf Richter, Dave Spencer, Louis Stansby, Phil Thacher, Lance Wallace,joel Yellin, Wallace Yerbovsky

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Editorial

Pasadena Meets SputnikWith Traffic Light Policy

Hardly a day goes by now that the U. S. satellite is up whenthere isn't something in the Star News about how it was madeIN PASADENA or about how somebody or other is LAUDINGus for this LOCAL PRODUCT and even sometimes how luckyand proud Pasadena is to have such a GREAT INSTITUTIONas Caltech all f.or its very own. And they knew all the timethat the LOCAL BOYS would come through.

As a matter of fact, our relationship with the Crown Citybas been eminently amiable in most fields, mostly since wenever come in contact with them in most fields.

One thing that we don't exactly understand, however, isthe new traffic Iight on Cal ifornia Street at the entrance toTournament Park. Now we know that the city wants to rewardus for our noble efofrts, and we are truly honored, but, un­grateful as it may seem, there has been talk lately that thenew Iight is actually not even as good as the old one. Couldthis be an oversight on the part of the City Fathers?

The truth is, the new Iight takes so long to change afterthe button is pushed that some people have taken lately toignoring the whole thing and crossing whenever they feel likeit. For example, last Monday, when Nixon talked in Tourna­ment Park, several hundred students and Institute personnelimpatiently woited around on one side of the street so longthat they finally decided to cross against the light. Thereensued a chaotic jumble of pedestrians and cars, using theintersection more or less at random.

Now of course the city could station a full-time policemanto give tickets to all jaywalkers, but we respectfully submitthat it would be easier to put the old light back, or better yetto modify the new one so that it changes as soon as the buttonis pushed, and stays changed for a reasonable. length of time.In this case there should be some arrangement such that carstrying to leave the parking lot can trigger the light, since atpresent the driver has a choice of either getting out of the carand pushing the button or else going against the light.

Every time someone loses two minutes waiting at the inter­section, the men in the Kremlin rejoice as still another blowis struck to our national defense effort. We are dependingstrongly on the loyal citizens of Pasadena to come throughin th is crisis.

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Straight AnswersThis seemed to be the general pattern. Mrs. Michalowski kept

up a lively conversation and tried to be as pleasant and entertainingas possible. Her husband kept comparatively quiet; but he ah-:aysgave straight answers. Despite the fact that some of the questIOnswere not ones designed to be of minimal embarrassment to a repre­sentative of the People's Republic of Poland, he always stuck tothe point and avoided generalities. " .

There was one exception. Someone asked, Why do you thmkthe Russians have allowed reforms in Poland. Why don't they putyou down?"

He had struck a nerve. The ambassador winced perceptably;he glanced at his wife but she was staring out the window. Finallyhe said "Well I suppose the Polish people and the Soviet peopleconside~ed the matter and concluded that this way will be best forall concerned."

NewsGlobal

Iraq and Jordan united intothe "Arab Federation" after aconference between King Hus­sein of Jordan and his cousinKing Faisal of Iraq. Both kingswill maintain their thrones andsovereignty in their own coun­try, and though FailSal will bechief of the federal state, thecabinet will be equally split andmeet half the time in one coun­try and half the time in theother. Neither country is com­mitted by previous foreign treat­ies of the other, and the UnitedStates is worried that Iraq, theonly Arab ntaion in the BaghdadPact, may resign from the Pactin the interest of unity. SaudiArabia has also suggested thatshe might join the Federation ifIraq left the Baghdad Pact.

every political party except theCommunists demands medIationrather than a civil war.

Previously the RevolutionaryCouncil had issued an immedi­ately rejected ultimatum to Pre­mier Duanda in Jakarta, theJavan capital of Indonesia, de­manding a Red free governmentor the outer islands of Sumatra;Vornea, and the Celebes wouldrevolt.

view, be a rather difficult course, thus providingSome indication to the sophomore as to how hewill fare in upperclass physics courses; thiswould prevent the too widespread disappoint­ment suffered by many would-be physicists whoare overpowered by the sudden increase in dif­ficulty between the sophomore and junior levels.

Were a course of this type to be scheduled thirdterm, it would displace the time now given toPh 20. It was felt by the committee that thiscontact with modern physics is valuable andstimUlating at this level, and if this view wereshared by the physics department, it might bepossible to. retain Ph 20 (while not eliminatingttny of the first or second quarter electives, suchas Ma 5) by substituting it for one of the three"survey" courses, geology, biology, or astronomy.Ph 20 would be closest in SUbject material toAy 1, of course.

A discussion of freshman and. sophomore lab­oratories brought out a general dissatisfactionwith the experimental work. It was felt that,although it is the nature of students interestedin theoretical work to be unhappy with lab work,some of the dissatisfaction was due to a lack ofthoughtful and considered supervision. Manymen are allowed to pursue unprofitable or tootrivial courses of experimentation, while othersundertake more than they can handle. In orderto prevent this, laboratory instructors must takethe care and interest to assist the students infinding suitably interesting and profitable ex­periments. We do recommend that undergraduatephysics students be made familiar with the useof the literature of the field, and we feel that thefreshman and sophomore laboratories are anideal place to foster this familiarity. Some of thelaboratory work should involve research in out­side texts and references. Were the studentsmore familiar with what has been done experi­mentally in the field of physics, they might bein a better position to appreciate and profit fromthe laboratory courses.

As the first of three final specific recommenda­tions we feel that two of the courses now givenare not allotted the proper number of units.These are Ph 107 (6 units) and Ph 129 (9 units).We would recommend that Ph 107 be given asa 9-unit course, and that Ph 129 be given 12 unitsfor undergraduates.

We would recommend that the physics depart­ment coordinate more fully with elective coursesgiven in other departments. As a specific ex­ample, Fourier series is taught almost simul­taneously in both Ph 107 and EE 4, and there isconsiderable needless duplication. Further,there are many valuable texts used in coursesin other departments which might prove valuablein the counterpart courses administered by thephysics faculty; an example of this is the val­uable set of mimeographed notes available toEE 15 stUdents, but not to Ph 107 classes.

Considerable objection was expressed to thiscommittee concerning EE 4. It was felt thatthe course in motors was particularly objection­able, and that the entire course was far toonumerical in nature.

lard defended the bombing as am.iiltary necessity, Foreign Min­ister Pineau later admitted thatthe Paris government knewnothing of the raid.

President Sukarno of Indone­sia faced a revolt in the outerislands on returning to Java aft­er a vacation in Asia as a "Rev­olutionary Council" in Padang,capital of West Sumatra, hadalready announced a proviisonalanti-Communist government un­der a Moslem nationalist heroand started a blockade on oil intoJava. President Sukarno cut offalmost all communication withSumatra and ordered the arrestof ten rebels, but though he hasalmost all the army on Java,

France and Tunisia acceptedthe offer of the United Statesand Bl1itain to mediate the dis­pute caused by the French bomb­ing of the Tunisian vill'kge Sak­iet Sidi Youssef, and PresidentBourguiba of Tunisia immediate­ly eased his previously orderedblockade of French troops andmay postpone Tunisia's requestto the UN Security Council toinvestigate an act of aggressionby France. France had previous­ly refused negotiation until Tu­nisia halted thearts to troopsand civilians and intended' tofile a counter complaint in theSecurity Council charging Tuni­sia with aiding Algerian rebels.Though France's Premier Vail-

REPORT OF THE EPC ON PHYSICSOPTION AND COURSES

The EPC felt that there were certain facets ofthe Caltech physics course deserving of specialcommendation. These are the wide range ofelective subjects allowed and available, and theuse of such experimental teaching techniquesas Physics X.

In the general field of instructional methods,we would make the recommendation that themethod of computing periods as are now foundin ME 15 and AM 1 be used in physics courses.A computing period of 2 hours could take theplace of one class-hour and one homework-hour.The advantages of computing periods lie in thefacts that (a) the students learn more quicklyand more thoroughly by working problems to­gether in small groups, and (b) the presence ofan instructor provides a source of immediateassistance when a blind alley is reached, the pre­venting of the widespread frustration found incourses where there is quite a large amount ofdifficult homework necessary. Experience withcomputing periods in engineering courses hasshown them to be extremely valuable, particu­larly to slower students. They are also wellliked by the students. We recommend that thistechnique be applied particularly to Ph 1; thereis an excellent possibility that it would provevaluable in such courses as Ph 2, Ph 106, andPh 107.

It was the feeling of the committee that amajor improvement which is necessary in thephysics option is. the lessening of the shockwhich a student meets in his junior year. Alarge number of physics students are more thandismayed at the general poor grades they re­ceive and the difficulty they find in their juniorphysics courses; many students find it necessaryto transfer to another option. We feel that thisshock is caused by the general lack of prepara­tion in the field of applied mathematics. Thepresent sophomore mathematics course does notprovide the student with the ability to solvemathematical problems of a physical nature.Mathematical methods are not taught in anorderly manner in Ph 106 and Ph 107 (since theemphasis is on physics), nor is the averagejunior physicist possessed of the sophisticationrequired to best appreciate these courses. Wewould recommend the inclusion in the curricu­lum of a course at the sophomore level for thepurpose of providing a better introduction tomathematical physics than is now available inMa 2; this course would include such introduc­tory material on vector analysis and operations,orthogonal functions and series, differentialequations, and boundary conditions leading spe­cifically to the solution of such physical prob­lems as are found in Ph 106 and the boundary­value problems as found in Ph 107. A courseof this type which is now available is AM 15 orAM 115; perhaps these could be modified to suitthe sophomore level. The committee felt that acourse of this type might fit in as an electivethird term sophomore year, to be taken concur­rently with Ma 2. This course should, in our

Russ 'Vould W'ithdraw TroopsLater we asked him why the plan is not expanded to include

troop withdrawal. He said that his government was very willingto expand the program. but that the United States is determinednot to withdraw its troops from Germany. Asked whether theRussians would agree to such a mutual troop withdrawal, he saidhe thought they would.

ActuallY, as it soon became easy to infer, the Poles would betickled pink to have such an arrangement. An armed Germanythey regard, with excellent historical justification, as a menaceto Polish security. And although no one came out and said it, itseems clear that another of the motives behind the Rapacki Planis, eventually, to get the Russian troops off Polish soil. ("Yes thereare Russian troops. But they stay off the streets," we were told."Especially at night.")

Poland is in a tough position, and this position is a matter ofgeography. If they are to have a realistic foreign policy they mustface this fact and figure out a way to live with it, and this is justwhat they are doing. Removal of Russian troops would not leadto a revolution for most Poles are good socialists (at least thosewho are talking). But that it would be in the best interests bothof the United States and of world peace in general is hard to dispute.

Different Roads to SocialismEconomically, Polish policy is that the ideas of socialism must

be modified to suit individual problems of each country. It is sense­less for neckties to be made by the government, or for restaurantsand tailor shops to be government owned. The ideal agriculturalpolicy would he to have giant farming units ("Typified," he said,"By many of the ones in the United States"), but in a country astechnologically backward as Poland, collective farms do not workand the small peasant, dealing individually with the market, isbetter at present. There is room in the ideal Polish society for amiddle class, and the government itself will he composed .not ofmembers of the working class but of members of a new intelli­gentsia.

As many people know, many of our negative feelings and criti­cisms of the Communists have exact duals in their own feelings.This was brought home while we were in Dabney Hall, showingoff the periodical room with its copies of Pravda and other non­western magazines. Michalowski asked if many Tech studentsare interested in world affairs, and just about then the AROTCdetachments marched in on the way to their class. His wife pointedout that if the same scene had occured in a Polish university infront of western olJservers it would make "big headlines" in ourpapers; and it probably would.

Tour S;rnchrotronWe were given a tour through the synchrotron, and this seemed

somewhat to interest Mrs. Michalowski. She was well informedand wanted to know some technical details of its operation in com­parison with machines which she had seen in Europe. Her husbandwas more concerned with who gives the financial support, whetherwe exchange data with others, and whether it is true that researchmen here are narrow spcialists. (Our guide tried to explain thatit isn't true. He also said that he may quit soon to get a betterpaying job in industry. This prompted Mrs. Michalowski to adviseus to keep on telling our government about how much better theRussians treat their scientists, and then we wouldn't have anytroubles.)

Opinion

Polish DiplomatIntrigues Students

by Howard Weisberg

Last Wednesday the Polish delegate to the United Nations wasat Caltech for a while and we had a chance to meet him. Mr.Michalowski and his wife were taking advantage of a lull in theUN proceedings to visit California, and they had already visitedSC, Berkeley, and several other schools.

He talked before a room packed with faculty members andsecretaries in the Athenaeum at the Y Lunch Forum. Afterwardswe took him and his wife around the campus and drove them backto their hotel in Los Angeles.

Surprisingly SincereJerzy Michalowski and his wife are impressive, intelligent

people. An inexperienced observer can be easily misled by im­pressions gained in five hours, yet both seemed to be sincere andin a most respectable position intellectually.

Michalowski was educated in Poland and was a universityprofessor of politicial science until 1939. He spent the followingyears in a Nazi concentration camp. After the war his career wasin the Polish diplomatic service except for a period during theheight of the orthodox regime when he was shunted to the min­istery of education. About the time of the October uprisings (PolishOctober), he was promoted to UN delegate.

His wife's profession is journalism. She was in the U.S. duringthe war, and now she is New York correspondent for several Polishmagazines.

Disarmament ProposalThe Ambassador explained in his talk at the Athenaeum that

he had come primarily to help make Poland's disarmament pro­posal known, although there are other obvious benefits to be ob­tained from such visits. It is Poland's position, he said, that it isessential to remedy the current world situation in which war isso perilously near. The interlocking causes of this situation arethe ideological differences, and the arms race. His country feelsthat the only practical plan of action is to start hacking away atthe second problem, bit by bit. Thus they propose, as a first step,that a "de-atomized" zone be set up in Europe. The United Stateswould agree not to have atomic weapons in West Germany, andin turn a similar ban would imposed on Russia in Poland, EastGermany and Czechoslovakia.

He pointed out that where it has been discussed in the USpress, this program (the so-called Rapacki Plan) has been criticizedfor not having provisions for control. But, he said, the Communistsare willing now to have such a safeguarding feature in the agree­ment.

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words and works of the greatsocial philosophers: Plato, Aris­totle, Rousseau, Locke, Hegel(whose progress - through - paintheories are still prominent inKing's thinking).

Above all, he read and rereadeverything he could find aboutIndia's Gandhi. "Even now,"says King, "in reading Gandhi'swords again I am given inspira­tion. The spirit of passive re­sistance came to me from theBible and the teachings of Jesus.The techniques of executioncame from Gandhi."

Extraordinary StudentKing's Crozer career was ex­

traordinary. He graduated firstin his class, was named the sem­inary's outstanding stUdent, waspresident of the student body(the first Negro so honored), andearned a chance to go to BostonUniversity for his PhD. Whilein Boston he also took coursesin philosophy at Harvard Uni­versity.

His' Boston interests were notexclusively academic. He hadmet Coretta Scott, a pretty andtalented soprano and a graduateof Antioch College, who was do­ing graduate work at the NewEngland Conservatory of Music.They were married in June,1953.

Although he had been ordaineda minister in his father's churchin 1947, he did not have a parishof his own until called to theDexter Avenue Baptist Churchin September, 1954. He encour­aged his parishioners to take anactive . interest in communityproblems; he organized a socialand political action committeewithin the church and urgedevery member to become a regis­tered voter and also a -memberof the National Association forthe Advancement of ColoredPeople.

Get Up and StandMartin Luther King suddenly

came into national prominencein December, 1955. In the earlyevening of Thursday, December1, 1955, a Montgomery City Lines

.bus rolled through Court Squareand headed for its next stop infront of the Empire Theatre.Aboard were 24 Negroes, seatedform the rear toward the front,and 12 whites seated from frontto back. At the Empire Thea­tre stop, six whites boarded thebus. The driver, as usual, walkedback and asked the foremostNegroes to get up and stand sothe whites could sit.

Three Negroes obeyed.- butMrs. Rosa Parks, a seamstresswho had once been a local secre·tary for the National Associationfor the Advancement of ColoredPeople, did the unexpected. Sherefused. Overnight the wordreached the various Negro neigh­borhoods: support Rosa Parks;don't ride the buses Monday:The results were -astonishing­the strike was 90% effective.

On the day of the strike, sometwo dozen Negro ministers de­cided to push for continuance ofthe bus boycott. The originaldemands were mild; Negroeswould still be seated from therear and whites from the front,but on a first-come-first-servedbasis; Negroes would get courte-

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a spectator in the racial prob·lem. I wanted to be involved inthe very heart of it."

As a child, King wanted to bea fireman. Then, hoping to treatman's physical ills, he planned tobecome a doctor. Becoming moredeeply engrossed in the prob·lems of his race, he turned hishopes to the law, because, "Icould see the part I could playin breaking down the legal bar­riers to Negroes." At Morehouse,he came to the final resolution.

Intellectnal Religion"I had been brought up in the

church and I knew about reli­gion," King says, "but I won­dered whether it could serve asa vehicle to modern thinking. Iwondered whether religion, withits emotionalism in Neg r 0

churches, could be intellectual­ly respectable as well as emo­tionally satisfying." He decidedit could, and that he would be­come a minister.

King's Morehouse record (ma­jor in sociology) won him schol­'arship offers from three semi­naries. King chose Pennsylvan­ia's Crozer Theological Semi­nary.

For the first time in his life,King found himself in an inte­grated school; he was one of sixNegroes among nearly 100 stu­dents at Crozer. FearfUl that heAside from his general theologi­cal studies, King pored over the

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The shabby, overcrowded Ne­gro schools in Atlanta were nomatch for the keen, probingmind of Martin King; he wentthrough high school in twoyears, was ready at 15 for At­lanta's Morehouse College, oneof the South's Negro colleges.At Morehouse, King worked'withthe city's Intercollegiate Coun­cil, an integrated group, andlearned a valuable lesson. "Iwas ready to resent all the whiterace," he has said. "As I gotto see more of the white people,my resentment was softened,and a spirit of cooperation tookits place. But I never felt like

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Marti~ Luther King, Jr.:Non-Violent Resistance

"We Must Not Try to Defend Our Position ByMethods 'That Contradict the Aim of Brotherhood"

Across the South, since that December day in 1955 when theNegro bus boycott was established in Montgomery, Alabama, Negroleaders have looked toward this city for advice and counsel on howto gain the desergregation that the U.S. Supreme Court has guar­anteed them.

The man whose word they seek is not a judge or a lawyer, ora political strategist or a flaming orator. He is a scholarly 28-year­old Negro Baptist minister, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., whoin little more than a year has risen from nowhere to become oneof the nation's remarkable leaders of men.

In Montgomery, Negroes are riding side by side with whiteson integrated buses for the first time in history. They won thisright by court order. But their .presence is accepted, however N~gro boy. Mrs. KI~g then toldreluctantly, by the majority of !,!I~e about segregatIOn, b~t sheMontgomery's white c~tizens be- mSIste~ that although thIS sys­cause of Martin King and the tern eXIsted, he should never feelway he conducted a year-long i~ferior. His fa~her then toldboycott of the transit system. hIm about Martm Luther, .the

Michael Luther King, Jr., was ~reat leader of the ReformatIOn.born in Atlanta, Ga., in 1929 F.rom now on, you and. I areto the Rev. Michael Luther King, gomg ~o ~; nam~d Martm Lu­pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist ther Kmg, he sardoin that city. His mother was a From his earliest memory,school teacher before her mar· Martin King has had a strongriage. Young "Mike" learned aversion to violence in all itsabout segregation when he was forms. For months Martin Lu­six years old when a white play· ther King has unflinchingly facedmate, the son of a grocer, was the possibility of, violent deathprohibited from playing with a for the sake of avoiding violence.

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the force of personality and"'con­viction that makes him a publicleader. No radical, he has avoid­ed excesses of radicalism. Kingis an expert organizer, to the ex­tent that during the bus boycottthe hastily assembled Negro carpool under his direction achievedeven judicial recognition as afull-fledged transit system. Per­sonally humble, articulate, andof high educational attainment,Martin Luther King, Jr., is, infact what many a Negro, andindeed, many a white would liketo be.

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King describes himself as "anambivert-half introvert andhalf extrovert." He can drawwithin himself for long, single­minded concentration on his peo­ple's problems, and then exert

They've become tortured souls."

Says Baptist Minister WilliamFinlator of Raleigh, N.C.: "Kinghas been working on the guiltconscience of the South. If hecan bring us to contrition, thatis our hope."

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Most of all, Baptist King's im­pact has been felt by ·the influ­ential white clergy which couldhelp lead the South through apeaceful and orderly transitionalperiod toward the integrationthat is inevitable. Explains Bap­tist Minister Will Campbell, one­time chaplain at the Universityof Mississippi, now a Southernofficial of the National Councilof Churches: "I know of veryfew white Southern ministerswho aren't troubled and don'thave admiration for Kin g.

work out these problems and doit in a very Christian spirit. Ithin~ the diehards are comingto realize that the old system isat its dying point. Many, manywhite persons of good will over

. all the nation have given usmoral support."

Beyond Lawbooks and WritsThus, King's leadership ex­

tends beyond any single battle:hom e s and churches werebombed and racial passions roseclose to mass violence in Mont­gomery's year of the boycott, butKing reached beyond lawbooksand writs, beyond violence andthreats, to win his people andchallenge all people-with a spir­itual force that aspired even t()ending prejudice in man's mind.He struck where an attack wasleast expected, and where it hurtmost: at the South's Christianconscience.

"But once that shock is ab­sorbed Southerners will come tothe point of seeing that the bestthing to do is to sit down and

Legal Victory

An injunction ending Mont­gomery's bus segregation wasissued by a three-judge FederalCourt on June 19, 1956, but wassuspended pending appeals. TheSupreme Court upheld the rul­ing on November 12, and refusedon December 17 to grant rehear­ings requested by state and cityofficials. As a result, the injunc­tion was serveq on state, city,and bus company officials inMontgomery on December 20,1956. Folldwingthis action, Ne­groes held mass meetings andcalled off their boycott of thebuses..

When interviewed on Febru­ary 10, 1957, on the NBC-TV pro­gram "The Open Mind," Kingtold interviewer Richard D. Heff­ner, that "The American Negrohas acquired a new self-respectand a new sense of dignity, sinceintegration in public schools wasmade mandatory by the U. S.Supreme Court's decision. Helacks the fear which once char­acterized his behavior. He onceused duplicity as survival tech­nique, but now he has developedan honesty.

"As soon as we pass out of thisshock period I believe thatwhites and Negroes will worktogether without bitterness.Some Southern whites have anegative attitude, some are giv­ing us silent sympathy, but thetrend is toward coming out inthe open and standing on theside of integration. . . I thinkthe violence will be temporary.I don't say it will end tomor­row.

On February 22, 24 ministersin Montgomery were arrested,including King. An Alabamacircuit judge found that the boy­cott was illegal and the violatorsshould be fined and jailed. Kingwas sentenced to pay a $500 fineor serve 140 days in jail. Sen­tence was suspended pending anappeal by King's attorneys.

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At 9:15 one night two yearsago, he was speaking at a massmeeting; Caretta King was' talk­ing to a friend in the liVingroom of the parsonage. Sheheard a thud on the porch andthought it was a brick, nothingunusual around the King homeduring that period. She and thefriend moved to the back roomto continue the conversation­and a dynamite bomb went off,filling the vacant liVing roomwith a hail of broken glass.

Despite the bombing, Kingstill implored the 50,000 Negroeswho had united to boycott thebases to use passive resistance."We believe in law and order,"he told them, "Don't go get yourweapons. He who lives by thesword will perish by the sword."

On February 1, 1956, five Mont­gomery Negro women filed suitin the U.S. District Court askingthe courts to declare Alabama'sand Montgomery's transporta-

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At every turn, King out-gen­eraled Montgomery's white of­ficials. Example: Officials w\?ntto court to have the M.I.A.'sassets frozen, but King had thefunds scattered around in out­of-reach banks that included halfa dozen in the North.

The Negroes stood firm, andwhite complacency turned tofury. Mayor Tacky Gayle or­dered '1 "get-tough" policy. Gayleand his city commissioners madea great show of joining theWhite Citizens' Council. Policeharassment followed: King wasarrested for speeding; Negro carpool drivers were hauled intocourt for trivial Violations. Up to25 profane telephone calls a daycame to the King home.

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New facilities for the physicalplant department will also bebuilt north of San Pasqual. Theshops, offices and garages willcost $600,000. Appropriation ofthe necessary land for the ex­pansion will cost $900,000 andbring the building total to$13,600,000.

Caltech is probably the onlymajor scientific educational in­stitution that has no centrallibrary. A $2,400,000 home forthe Institute's 100,000 volumeswill be included in the newbuildings. To be built in theQuad between Gates-Crellin andBridge, the library will 'also in­clude micro-film storage, readingrooms, a rare-book library andmusic rooms. The bookstackswill be open to all readers.

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Housing and social facilitiesfor at least 200 unmarried grad­uate students will be included inthe new Graduate Center,. to bebuilt north of San Pasqual street.The present grad dorms werebuilt in 1908 and house only 70of Tech's 270 unmarried gradu­ate students. The Center willinclude four buildings and cost$1,400,000. '

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Recently, a "Process Control Technology Group" hasbeen organized within the Circuit Logic Department."Our primary function in this group," Bob Thorpesays, "is to study sampled-data systems for applicationto industrial process control. This work is theoreticaland involves mathematical studies of representativesystems and processes."

"I joined IBM for two reasons," Robert Thorpe recalls."First, the tremendous company growth obviouslyoffered every chance for advancement. Second, thearea of work was exactly what I was looking for­transistors and their application to computer systems."

In June, 1955, Bob Thorpe decided to enter the IBMtraining program, where he studied the corporate struc­ture, its Divisions and products. He received technicaltraining in computer logic, programming, and compo­nents such as transistors, cores and tapes. By Septem­ber, half his time was being devoted to an actual project;by the following March, he was on that project full time."Our job was to transistorize six servo-amplifiers forthe airborne bombing-navigational system," he recalls,"and we completed the project in April."

In Research (as in all of IBM), he works in a smallgroup. "Our team consists of three E. E.'s and a tech­nician. We start with an analysis of the over-all systemand its components. Then we use modern design tech­niques involving the latest devices to implement thesystem." His group splits up occasionally to investigatespecial phases of a project but reunites in frequentsessions to coordinate their research activities.

The Kenton band, with ap­proximately this personnel, iscurrently holding forth at theRendezvous Ballroom in Balboa.In at least one man's opinion,there isn't a better dance bandin captivity. The flood of soundissuing from the Kenton band­stand provides an indescribablesensation. Kenton must be seenin person for full appreciationof the band.

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This album is unquestionablyone of Kenton's best. Althoughit could conceivably be calledcommercial, in that nothing pre­tentious or controversial is at­tempted, the album is simply theend result of over a decade ofwork. Kenton has passed thestage of controversy, and has es­sentially settled down to thetask of perfecting his innova­tions.

The band has relatively fewsoloists of the first rank, andthe accent is primarily on ar­rangements, either for their ownsake or as driving frameworksfor the horn up' front. Bill Hol­man did all of these scores, withthe exception of the Gerry Mulli­gan original, Limelight. Nothingis atonal or particUlarly raucous,and the result is a very pleasingand even a relaxing Kenton al­bum, in sharp contrast to hisCity of Glass album. Don't mis­understand me, however; this isstraight Kenton, no holds barred.Everything is climactic, as faras dynamics go, and it all swings.

The scores are impressive intheir scope and in their execu­tion. Here are the most difficultand most complex arrangementsin use, and they are performedwith complete precision and ex­actness, coupled with a drivingpulse that is the band's trade­mark. The ensemble work isbeyond reproach at all times,and the sections sound as oneman. To be sure, almost every­thing is in successive degrees offorte, but there is still enoughdynamic range within the sten­torian Kenton crew to allay uni­formity.

Bill Perkins walks off with the

honors for this set. ..His rendi­tion of Yesterdays is destined tobe a jazz classic. Working withthe stimulating format of Hol­man's superb score, Perkins ex­tracts every bit of beauty inher·ent in the harmonic constructionof the song. With his pure,Getz·like tone, and his flowingideas, Perkins establishes him­self as one of the most promi­nent tenor men of the day.

Stomping at the Savoy receivesan unusual treatment. Therhythmic structure of the songis totally changed-for the bet­ter. Like 00 man, a swinger!Niehaus flits acorss the changesof Cherokee at a backbreakingtempo, and Charlie Marianotakes a soaring solo on Stella,but nothing of worth is said ineither case. Similarly, there aremany nice trumpet solo passagesthat are perfectly adequate andare well woven into the frame­work of the song, but have littlevalue in themselves. Perk isthe only soloist who really wails,

THE CALIFORNIA, TECHThursday, February 20, 1958

CANDIDATES' STATEMENTSPage Nine

The Candidates For Corporation President

ActivitiesChairman

WESLEY SHANKSSince I have been freshman

and sophomore athletic managerand out for sports year-round,I have learned a lot about ath­letics here. But the real require·ment is a willingness to put inthe work expected of an ASCITathletic manager. Although thtsphrase "willingness to work"will. probably be used by everycandidate, I am absolutely sin­cere in saying that I have thisdesire not only to serve you asathletic .manager but also as amember of the BOD.

I would appreciate your voteonly if you think I can do thejob you would like to see done.

DOUG SHAKELRecent California Tech and En·

gineering and Science articleshave pulled at least 60 percentof pm~sible campaign materialout from under most candidates.But there's always the voter.

Most campus activities areeither loosely organized or self·sufficient to the verge of inde­pendence. The Activities Chair­man should set the former onfirmer ground and act as liaisonbetween the latter and the BOD.Activities bearing the adjective"ASCIT" !Should be more closelyconnected with ASCrT.

In addition, a SUfficient nurp­bel' of good assemblies should bepresented and the cheerleadingsituation should be completelyoverhauled.

Those are my first thoughts.Fire at will!

If I am elected I will make asincere effort to see that studentaffairs are given the outside pUb­licity which they deserve andhave not received.

AthleticManager

TONY LEONARDIn these next few lines I will

simply try to convince y~U thatI would do the better job as nextyear's athletic manager,

My athletic and political back­ground consistis of three years'participation on the football andtrack teams and a year's serviceon a house executive committeeas athletic manager.

This, plus my awareness of thevarious problems an ABCIT ath­letic manager faces, gainedthrough discussions with RussPitzer and other board members,'and my tremendous interest inother, non-athletic student af­airs, I believe, makes me thelogical choice for the future ath·letic manager.

BOB THOl\IPSONThe office of Activities Chair­

man is a new one created recent­ly by amendments to ASeIT By­laws. As I see it, the new Activi­ties Chairman should be not onlythe coordinator of the presentABCIT activities but shouldstrive further to create new ac·tivities on campus and increasethe caliber of existing ones, par­ticularly the Thursday morningassemblies. I believe there ismuch need for improvement andextension of ASCIT activities inorganization and in content with­in the confines of the availablebudget. This office is now un·bounded by precedents; it willbecome what the man electedmakes it.

(Continued on page 10)

Don Owings

DAVID SPENCERThe ASCIT Business Manager

will be :instrumental to the suc­cess of the ASCIT ExecutiveCommittee. It will be his re­sponsibility to relieve Seniormembers of the Board of timeconsuming duties, and to be ef­fective, he should be experiencedin ASeIT affairs. I have shownmy .interest in student affairs byactivities such as writing for theCalifornia Tech, editing the Y'sBeaver, working with the Edu­cational Policies Committee, andmanaging varsity sports.

Jim Wilkinson

of $25,000, approximately twicethat of ASCIT. My duties in­cluded keeping books, in a man­ner similar to those of ASCIT,making monthly and quarterlyreports and reconciling bankstatements. _

"Capitalist" of Ricketts House,involving businesses grossil)g$2,500 yearly, considerably morethan a class budget.

I feel that I have had probablymore experience than any stu­dent in the handling of moneymatters on a large scale.

Bureau and, directly, throughthe newspapers, equal to thatpublicity which other collegesenjoy. The job of coordinatingpublicat\ons I feel I can handleefficiently, establishing some ona more stable basis.

BusinessManagerFRANK GREENMAN

High - possibly highestamong the duties of the BusinessManager is being a contributing

. member of the BOD, exhibitingmaturity and responsibility onemight gain and develop fromserving, as I have, on the BOC.I believe I possess such maturityand responsibility as BusinessManager requires. I feel I canbring more publicity for AHCITevents, both through the News

Bill McClure

TOM JOVINOur ASCrT Board, saddled

with inadequate organization, isincreasingly drifting out oftouch with the student body. Anattempt has been made to re­vamp the by-laws, but what hasbeen accomplished? Redistribu­tion of dutie:s within the Board,creation of a new planning, ex­ecutive committee and, unfor­tunately, acquirement of greatercomplexity. Personally, I am notseeking the position of ASCrTSecretary; I have yet to meet aperson who enjoys taking min­utes. Instead, give me the chanceto work on a Board which willdo less talking, take more action,and give us something to votefor, not in spite of.

Treasurer

DAVID SINGMASTERI feel that I am the best quali­

fied candidate for the office ofASCIT Treasurer. As experienceI cite the following:

Assistant Treasurer of myHigh School General Organiza­tion which had a yearly budget

JERRY ARENSONThe formation of an Executive

Committee by the Student Bodywas a step in the right direction.However, for the Executive Com­mittee to function effectively, itsmembers must be mature indivi­duals having both the abilitiesand background enabling themto decide and discuss intelligent­ly the policies with which thecommittee will be concerned.

As class pres,ident and treas­urer, I feel I have gained thenecessary experience to enableme' to handle efficiently the fiscalduties of the ASCIT Treasurerand to help form a competentExecutive Committee which willfunction as a melting pot of stu­dent opinion on basic policies.

ARTHUR RUBINRecent creation of the execu­

tive committee definitely empha­sizes the treasurer's role asmuch more than the time con­suming, if not too difficult taskof bookkeeping. Work on a verysimilar job at Purdue has givenme confidence that I can performthe routine treasurer duties com­petently and efficiently, allowingmore time for more importantresponsibilities, namely, alert,thoughtful action on the Execu­tive Board and the BOD. Beingnew on campus does present theproblem of unfamiliarity, but Ihave an advantage in bringingfresh ideas and outlook. In cam­paigning and explaining my"fresh ideas," I hope to get yourviews.

(such as the Glee Club tour andan increased social program.) Ifreelected I will continue to votefor a liberal policy.

SecretaryKEITH BROWN

Next year'ls ASCIT secretaryis going to face the problem ofreviving the recently somewhatdiminished communication be­tween the interests of the stu­dent body and the actions oftheir government, particularlyin relation to the interpretationsof the new Executive Committee.

To meet this, I have developeda three-point program consistingof extensive personal contactsand interviews, clear minuteswith summaries of the longer

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discussions, and wider. distribu­tion of minutes around campusand to individuals. If I am elect­ed, I hope that my broad contactwith campus interests will helpme to carry out this programconscientiously and effectively.

Michael Godfrey

the system demands constant re­vitalizing and positive, dynamicleadership. .

The Executive Committee isa new concept - a body whosemain jobs are long-range think­ing and decisions on matters ofpolicy. To work, its membersmust have initiative, must nothesitate to express their opin­ions, and must not settle back"to watch." As a sponsor of thepetition which led to this im­provement, I sincerely hope itspotential will be realized.

BRAD EFRONThe position of ASCrT Secre­

tary is not primarily secretarial.True, he must do an effectivejob of recording and presenting

. the ideas of the BOD, but moreimportant, he himself is expectedto contribute to these ideas. Asfirst assistant to the Presidentand now a member of the Execu­tive Committee, his opinions areof key importance in shapingCorporation policy.

During this past year on theBOD, I have generally voted tosupport proects that would ex­pand student body activities

DON OWINGSWhat is important to you are

my beliefs, for it is these whichwill condition my actions as pres­ident. First, I believe that anyaction of importance could beconsidered as long as possibleto obtain the maximum thoughtupon the subject. Secondly, Ifeel that the Executive Commit­tee should be used to the fullestto insure its success, and finally,with the increasing use of thepresident as a representative ofthe students, I feel he should bein the closest possible contactwith the students. ASCIT Presi­dent is a big responsibility, butone I want to accept.

JIM WILKINSONThe Vice-President's major

concern will still be the BOe,whose importance cannot beminimized. Though secrecy ismandatory in individual cases,matters of policy deserve moregeneral student body attention;

President

VicePresident

MICHAEL GODFREYBriefly, I would like to state

a four point program concerningthe Presidency .of our Studentc.orporation.

1. Organize and coordinate adynamic group effort inASCIT operations.

2. Review in advance eachmajor ExComm or BODtopic in order to guide in­telligent discussion.

3. Inform the students of Cor­poration policies and activi­ties through a CaliforniaTech "President's column."

4. Effectively promote studentinterests through establish­ed contacts with the faculty

. and administration.As Secretary to the BOD and

BOC I have gained the trainingnec~ssary to the effective andvigorous execution. of the dutiesof the President.

RUSS PITZERConcerning Vice-President, the

ASCIT By-Laws state "His pri­mary responsibility shall be toinsure the continuance of theHonor System as a vital forceamong the students." The ex­perience of being on the BOCreally impressed me with theamount of responsibility theHonor System imposes.

As a member of the BOC lastyear, I am quite interested inthe change made by the recentamendment. It is that the Vice­President mill be more concerned with the general responsibili­ties of ASCIT.

I think I could do a good jobas Vice-President; I hope youagree with me.

BILL McCLURETo further a cliche, presidents

.must possess certain qualities tofulfill their offices.

The first two of these are wellknown: meeting people graceful­ly and organizing efficiently.

A. third necessity is that oftime. Any candidate must bewilling to give, and must have,time to do the job.

Even more important thantime is the contact of the candi­date with the students. Since apresident must primarily repre­sent student opinion he must bein touch with the student bodythroughout his term.

Believing I possess the abovequalities, I ask only that youvote for me if you agree.

Pale Ten THE CAL I FOR N I ATE C H Thursday, February 20, 1958-...:;..--------------_. ---------------------------------..:..;..----=:.-_--I will very much appreciate

your vote next Thursday.

MARTIN LUTHER KING(Continued from page 1)

Dabney Hall will highlight themorning of the final day of thevisit. King will eat lunch inBlacker House, then hold officehours again in the Y from 3 to 5.

His Thursday dinner will bein Dabney House. Following isa meeting with the Y StudentCabinet at the Y residence.

King declared as a youth thathe wanted to "be involved in theheart" of the racial problem andhe chose the ministry as theprofession through which to actbecause he had been educated inthe church and he found religion"intellectually respectable aswell as emotionally satisfying."

As President of the Montgom­ery Improvement Association,King led the year-long boycottthat culminated in a court in­junction granting Negroes theright to ride side-by-side withwhites. He adamantly announc­es: "We Southern Negroes be­lieve that it is essential to de­fend the right of equality now.From this position we will notand cannot retreat."

He is optimistic about the fu­ture of his race: "I think thediehards are coming to realizethat the old system is at its dy­ing point," yet he urges that thestruggle continue with "dignity"and lack of violence.

MIKE MILI)ERThe California Tech has estab­

lished a background of technicalcompetence that. can be main·tained and improved.

But a reorganized and revital­ized ASCIT, together with Cal­tech's rapidly increasing prom­inence, presents a real challengeto the Tech in its role as majorrepresentative of the studentbody, as source of informationon campus activities, and as me­dium for expression of student.opinion.

With some dedication and hardwork, the Tech can achieve topstature among college news­papers.

CaliforniaTech Editor

Students majoring in chemical, mechanical, or elec­trical engineering are now scheduling appointments toobtain information on Food Machinery and ChemicalCorporation, a major national producer of diversifiedmachinery and chemicals. Company representatives willvisit the campus on FEB. 27, 28

Arrangements for individual interviews may be madethrough the local college placement office.

In the past two terms, I haveserved as Frosh class president,member of the B{)C, and member:'of the A,SCIT Educational Poli­cies Committee. The ideas andexperience gained in these posi­tions will, I believe, enable meto contribute to BOD proceed­ings, and will help to make mea useful representative of thestudent body.

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secretary takes part in its delib­erations and, although he doesnot vote, he assists the otherrepresentatives in reaching deci­sions. As an officer he must per­form the usual secretarial func­tions, as well as assist the vice­president in acting as liaison be­tween the Board and the deans.

I feel that my past experienceas a representative on the Boardas well as on student commit­tees, such as Leaders of Amer­ica, and as assistant editor ofthe Big T, will help me to per­form these duties.

.ENGINEERING STUDENTSTO DISCUSS INDUSTRY CAREERS

TOM TISCHAs Representative at Large,

there are three things I want.The first is to do my work welland help the other officers inorder to make the Board of Di­rectors operate more smoothly.Secondly, I would like to repre­sent actively, using ideas thatcome from everyone, to betterthe school. Most important, Isupport a program of moderateaction baesd on the new conceptof the BOD - that it is primar­ily a day-to-day governing body.I hope that I may have the priv­ilege of serving you in this way.

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ing the job, including seeing themerchants of the area, solicitingdiscounts for Techmen, and co­operating with the other officersin details and sidelines of theirprograms; if elected I am willingto work hard to see that a con­scientious job is done on these.

SID LEIBOVICHThe new duties of the Repre­

sentative-at-Large will call fora person who has not only theinterest and determination to doa good job, but also the time tosee that the job is done. I believethat I qualify in these respects.

"Another thing about these jobs­they're a result of the growth of thetelephone business. Not oniy do prob­lems like these keep life interestingfor a telephone engineer, but theymean that careers are full of oppor­tunities to show what you can do andget ahead."

ferent. I was asked to make an ex­perimental installation of some newlydeveloped line concentrator equip­ment. After selecting the test location,I engineered facilities for the remoteconcentrator unit, and trunk plant tothe central office.

GARYIHLERPerhaps the easiest way to

begin is to introduce myself. I'mGary Ihler; I'm running for Rep­resentative at Large.

I'm interested in campus prob­lems and I think I can do a goodjob in representing the students.I have several ideas for expand-

have gained just such· experi­ence. I sincerely hope that I mayutilize my experience td provideASCIT with a truly great social,program.

Rep-At-LargePAT HENRY

The position of Representative­at-Large now entails the conduc­tion of the Blood Drive and theConsolidated Charities Drivealong with the former duties ofthe Second Representative. Thisjob demands someone who is ca­pable of accepting responsibilityand tackling a great deal of hardwork. A further requisite is thatthe man have the time, the en­ergy, and above all, the desire toserve the student body and rep­resent the freshman and sopho­more classes.

I feel that I can adequately ful­fill the neces!sary qualificationsand I hope that you will supportme if I satisfy your own per­sonal requirements.

Wilmer J. Rhode is with Southern Bell Telephoneand Telegraph Company. He is one of manyyoung men who are finding interesting and re­warding careers with the Bell Telephone Com­panies. Ask your placement officer for informa­tion about the careers these companies offer.

"I've taken part in all kinds of en­gineering projects during the five yearsI've been with the telephone com·pany," says Bill Rhode, M.E., Tulane,'52. "Each project brings specialproblems to solve.

"Take a couple of recent jobs I didas examples. One was to plan andoversee the relocation of telephone fa­cilities near a new drawbridge. Thejob included designs for attaching tele·phone cable to the finished bridge andfor providing service to the bridge­tender's office and the locks.

"The other job was completely dif-

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KEN DINWIDDIEThe hard part of being Social

Chairman isn't the work, it'sthe sweat. The Social Chairmanmust direct and coordinate theefforts of all those involved ,inpreparation of a social event. He \must integrate the innumerablefactors which differentiate a"swingin'" social event from amediocre one. The only teacherof how to cope with the complex­ity involved is experience gainedon the job. As Social Chairmanof Blacker for the past year, I

"Problems keep life interesting

for a telephone engineern

SocialChairman

STATEMENTS(Continued from page 9)

Bill Rhode (left) at the site of New Orleans' new Claiborne Street Industrial Canal Bridge.

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FRANK CHILDSASCIT Social Chairman is not

another name for First Repre­sentative. It is the new officewhose main duty is to providethe student body with a com­plete social program. The Boardof Directors, no longer concernedwith long range policy, now aidsthe Social Chairman in this duty.I feel this is ideal, since my aimis the continued expalliSion ofthe social program. The studentbody deserves a program that istruly ASCIT size. I ask thechance to show my competence.

Page Eleven

to the Broncos 1. Newman washigh point man for the contestwith 27.

As of Feb. 17, here are Tech'sleading scorers:

Name FG F'TA FTM TPF. Newman 117 69 47 281B. Emmerling 60 29 18 138G. Converse 48 54 31 127J. Stene 49 39 26 124S. Nelson 39 56 44 122

John Weaver goes npthe bar at 11' 5" to set new IHtrack record.

The InfieldA herd of hustling infielders

has shown an able bit of defen­sive play. Those who demon­strate ability to hit will probablycinch a starting berth. Return­ing shortstop Fred Newman willadd experience and that neededbatting power. At third baseBlakemore and Dave Teal willstruggle for top spot.

Second base sees Dave Leesonwith the edge over Tom Jovin.Haunting both however is Den­nis Kuli, a regular last season,but presently ineligible. On firstbase Bob Schenter rates the nodover Lance Wallace, who led thefrosh last year with a .419 bat­ting average.

The OutfieldA very good defensive outfield

will be a Beaver trademark thisseason. Dale Parkhurst, side­lined by an injury last year, willpatrol left, while Chuck Stone isthe most probable starting rightfielder. In center will be WesShanks or dark-horse Bob Em­merling.

Summarizing, the team's suc­cess depends on the mound. IfPrice finds the control for hisfast ball, Walsh forsakes the ten·nis courts, or Kaplan, Trotterand Howell improve substantial­ly, Caltech can look forward toa championship season.

I H StandingsRicketts 76%Blacker 55Fleming : 52Dabney 52Throop ~ 44lh

Catching will be a defensivestrong spot with indestructibleBill Kern hoping to play everygame. If the need arises DaveBlakemore can be called upon tofill in.

Against Pomona, the Rockmencouldn't hit a thing as evidencedby the 40·15 halftime score. Theybegan to warm up during thesecond and played a fairly evengame with the Sagehens, scoring27 to the winner's 30. Mike Graywas high man during the con­test with 22. For Tech, the lead­ing scorer was Glenn Conversewith 11.

With Newman back in his oldform, the Beavers actually ledCal·Poly for a while. But theBroncos managed, by sheer per­versity •to pull ahead and leadat halftime, 33-23. The secondperiod, like the previous nightwas very close; Tech scored 30

The results at the end of theday: D. 22-1/3; R. 20; F. 19; B.4·213; T. O.

Friday started off with the1320, which was won by MikeRuecker (R) in a fair time of3:39.7. Throop club then won itsfirst points when Steve Ahrenscaptured the 330. In the 100, DickHerlein won by a breast fromJohn Weaver. Frank Childs (R)won the 70 highs from TonyHowell.

In the 660, Neil deGaston (D)won first as Mike Ruecker slow­ed at the finish. Dabney alsoplaced a fourth and Flemingthird. Herlein again took firstfrom Weaver in the 220 with atime of 23 flat. Lee Hood (B)took third and Ahrens wonThroop's other point. Score: D35-1/3, F 38, R 42..

Ricketts then sewed' up themeet by placing one·two in the120 lows. John Price outran EdKrehbiel, running on the side,for a new record of 13.9. Childsplaced second, just ahead ofHowell. In the relay, Flemingwon, beating the varsity teamby a yard. F1inal score: R 53; F43; D 40·113; B 11-2/3; T 6.

Preview '58The outlook is rather uncer·

tain for the Beavers, who lostseveral lettermen through grad­uation. The seven doublehead­ers will require at least twofrontline pitchers, and prefer­ably three. At the moment thereare several candidates for thesepositions, with the leading con·tenders being John Walsh, TonyHowell. Others who will supplythe competition are newcomerJohn Price, transfer Marty Kap­lan, and Sam Trotter, up fromlast year's frosh team. If allthese men get plenty of work inthe next few weeks much of the

Beaver Nine Opens 1958Seasonj Pitchers Hold Key

Coach Ed Preisler's varsity baseball team will swing into theheaviest schedule in recent years this Saturday, Feb. 27, when theymeet Cal Poly in a double-header on the Bronco's diamond. Themurderous 34-game schedule willinclude the annual four-day road 'anxiety abo.ut this season willtrip to San Diego during spring be relieved.vacation. '

Caltech's Varsity tennis ~eam

moved to POC for a doublesmatch last Thursday, emergingwith a 3-1 victory. The scores:Cormia-Walsh (CIT) def. Barnes­Hagstrom (POC) 8-6, 6-4; 'l'ok­heim-Warrener (CIT) def. Kreft·Fry (PeC) 8-6, 2-6, 6-3; Alvarez­Brown (PCC) def. Butterfield··Morris (CIT) 6·3, 3-6, 6-3; Reyn­olds-Frasier (CIT) def. Schwick­er-Williams (PCC) 10-8, 8-6.

With a double victory overpce the varsity tennis teamheads for this Saturday's im·portant league match with Oxy.

}i'rosh tennis gets a runningstart this week with two match­es !Scheduled, one against SouthPasadena High and anotheragainst Oxy Saturday. Thoughthe team hasn't looked reallygood as yet, the season willbring a fair share of victories.

The Interhouse Track meet.provided one of the closest andkeenest competitions seen thisyea~ in Interhouse. The racewas undecided up to the nextto last event, the 120 lows. ThenRicketts took fi~st and second towin.

The field events were heldThursday because of the Cal­tech-Scripps conference Satur·day. In the pole vault JohnWeaver (R) won first, handilysetting a new meet record at11'5~" and just missing 12'.Tony Howell (D) outvaultedDick Herlein (F) for second.

The high jump SClw a tie forfirst at 5'8" between Bob Jewett(F) and John Price (R). TomGunckel set a new meet recordof 20'2%''' in the broad ump, just2% feet short of Dick Van Kirk'sschool record.

Russ Pitzer (D) got off athrow of 38'4", his best of theseason, narrowly taking the shotput. Freshman Doug Stewart(R) lost by an inch and a quarterto place second. In. the discus,however, Doug took first fromRuss by a few feet. The javelinwas won by John Stevens (F).

RiclceHs Grabs 'H Trophy LeadWith Tracie Win; Two Records Fall

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Team WRedlands : _.._.. 4Whittier 4Pom.-Clar 4Occidental 2Caltech 0

Whittier moved into a tie forthe league lead and, having oncebeaten the co-leaders, Redlands,are threatening to run away withall the honors. .sec standings asof 2-16-58:

The Poets, paced by Bill Har­mon, the sec's third b~t scorer,and by John Ogle, second inSCC rebounds, will be heavyfavorites to repeat an ea,rlier winover the Beavers. Tech will belooking for the upset, They'llhustle and fight all the way andjust might catch Whittier dozing.

On Saturday the situation willbe reversed. UCR has shownlittle prowess throughout theseason, and, while improved,must go all out to reverse anearlier defeat at the hands ofTech's casabamen.

Caltech's basketball teams windup the season this weekend,meeting powerful Whittier andweak UCR on the home court.Whittier invades the ScottBrown Gym on Friday with Riv­er:side playing the season finaleon the following night; froshteams play at 6:30, the varsitiesat g:OO.

Poets, UCR Hereto End Hoop Season;Tech Five Spilled by Pomona, Cal Poly

Pomona spelled double defeatN,/men for the Caltech varsity basketball

• crew this past weekend. On Fri-rech rennlsmen day night, the Pomona-Clare-

In Double. Win mont Sagehens played host tothe Beavers and repeated theirearly season victory; the scorewas 70-42. The following night,they once again made the jour­ney east, this time to Cal Poly.This game \vas much closer butTech still lost, 64-53.

AS I SEE ITOpinion

Coach Bert LaBrucherie's thin­clads face their first opponentsthis Saturday at 2:00. The track­men of Pasadena College willface them in TP.

Prospects for the varsity donot promise to be stupendous.However, Tech could have itsbest season in several years if in·juries do not return to Ed Kreh·biel, nick Van Kirk or TonyLeonard, who will backbone thesquad. However, the weightevents do not promise well.

Track TeamHosts PCC

by Dick Van KirkThis is the final week of the basketball season, and I'd like to

take the opportunity to put in a plug for the varsity basketballcoach, Gene Rock, who's done a magnificent job in his first seasonas head coach at the Institute. What I admire about the man,aside from his wonde~ful insight into the way his team should playthe game, is the tact and polish with which he handles the menon the "quad. One mark of a good coach is the attitude whichthe second and third stringers on the squad take toward the manwho keeps them on the bench: the coach.

On this year's squad I have not heard one remark about thecoach's mishandling of players and misjudging of talent. The chiefreason for this is that Coach Rock has done such a good job inhandling his players and estimating their talent and potential.He's admired and respected by all of his players, no mean task ona large squad like Caltech's.

I just hope he doesn't get grabbed up by some larger schoolbefore he has a chance to help quite a few more Caltech studentslearn not only about basketball, but also about intangibles likesportsmanship, confidence, perserverance, cooperation and poise.He's not only teaching his men how to be basketball players, he'steaching them, in his own example, how to be men.

1 give a heartfelt thank you on behalf of all the team membersfor a job well done and add that I envy the underclassmen whowill have the opportunity to play for him next season. It soundstrite and corny, but sometimes only trite and corny phrases con­Ud n lhe words to descrihe a person's attitudes.

Thanks again, coach.

Tech's varsity :swimmers, un:defeated in two starts, face Ful­lerton J, Co's powerful natatorsthis Friday at 4:00 in the AlumniPool. Fullerton handily over­powered the Beavers duringwater-polo season, and will beout to repeat in the racing as­pects, It stacks up as a veryclose meet with lots of excitingraces in store,

Tech is rapidly rounding intoform as demonstrated in theSanta Monica meet last Friday.Owings, Rees, Smoak, Blandford,and Brown all garnered pointsindividually and powered theBeavers to victories in both relayevents. Pete Born hung up a firstin the 50 freestyle. Final scorewas Tech 47, S. M. 39.

The results:400 medley - Tech (Smoak,

Owings Blandford, Rees) 5:15.9.220 free - A. Oversier (SM)

R. Oversier (SM), Thatcher (T)2:32.2. ~

50 free - Born (T), Raylings(SM), Asmus (T) 24.6.

Diving - Barkley (SM), Rony(T), DeWeese (SM).

200 butterfly - Kaiser (SM),Blandford (T), Sartoris (SM)2:39.3.

100 free - Brown (T), Rawl­ings (SM), Suskin (SM) 58.2.

200 back --'Smoak (T), Kaiser(8M), Saunders (SM) 2:43.9.

440 free - Rees (T), A. Over­sier (SM), R. Oversier (SM)5:17.9.

200 breast - Owings (T),Shute (SM), Shetrone (SM)2:39.

Freestyle relay-Tech (Bland­ford, Smoak, Brown, Rees)3:51.7.

Thursday, February 20, 1958

Fullerton J. C.Meets CIT inAlumni Pool

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The popular IS-piece orchestra of Nelson Riddle and the lux­urious Crystal Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel will blend forthe entertainment of dancing couples next Friday, February 28,

as the ASCIT presents the her­alded Winter Formal.

Arrangements made by entre·preneur Tony Torillo call for themusic to begin at 9:00 and end at1:00. Refreshments will be pro­vided fer the expected throng offormally attired couples, as agood portion of Caltech is ex-pected. '

Dress will be formal: midnightblue tuxedos for men and formalgowns for their dates. Iorillahas made special arrangemen,tswith Dedrick's Tux Shop, 230 S.Lake Ave., for a low rate toTechmen. Bouquets for the af­fair are available at a specialprice from J onkers Flower Shop.All those attending will be ex­pected to be in formal dress, inorder to be in keeping with thetenor of the dance.

Tickets are available fromTony Iorillo and Brad Efron ata cost of $2.00 per couple. Allgraduate students are cordiallyinvited to attend; they are reoquested to contact Torillo fortickets. .

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Above: Vice President Richard Nixon grins at off·campus ad·mirer as Tech's own Lt. A. G. Newton casts watchful glance.

Below: Capacity'crowd gathers in bleachers for Nixon's address.