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FULL MOON SCHEDU LED FOR MAY 31 CALifORNIA TECH AWARDS, TROPHIES JUNE 6 Colifornio Institute of Technology Volume XLVIII ______________ Thursdoy, May 29, 1947----------------- No. 29 Opportunity to Insure Against Tuberculosis Next week Caltech employees, faculty members, students and thei r families and friends will have an opportunity to insure themselves against tuberculosis. )lobil(' Unit on Campus A mobile chest X - ray unit, sponsored by the Pasadena Tu- berculosis Alssociation, will be Othel ' Tl'ophi{'s on campus Tuesday, June 3, Also. the other annual trophies from 8 to 11 a.m. and noon to will be awarded. The H anes 5 p.m., and Wednesday from 8 Cup will go to the winner of the to 1. IL will be parked in front I decathlon. The Wheaton Tro- of Crellin . Wednesday after- phy will be presented to that noon, between 2 and 4, the uni t footballer who showed the best will be stationed at the Raymond sportsmans hi p and ability. The Ave. \Vind Tunnel. amI Thurs- Alumni Baseball Trophy \",ill he day, from 1 to 5, it will be 10- awarded to the best horsehider cated at the Arroyo Rocket Pr oj- in the field of sportsmanship and ect. ability. The Scott T ennis 'fro- Not "X ccessal'y phy will be presented the win- The nominal fee of $1.00 will ner of the Scott tournament. and be charged for the service, and the Interhouse trophies will also persons being X-r ayed will not be awardee} the winnIng houses. be required to disrobe. R eports are confidential. Potience, Potience · '''' hile the present campaign is not aimed primarily at stude nts, A word of explanation is nec- since Frosh and Grad students essary concerning the status of were tested as a part of their the Big T. recent physical examinatidns, At the present time the date members of the other classes are of publication is set at approxi- encourage d to be X-rayed. I mately Jul y 15, 1947. The de- Should Be X-Hayed Ye .. uly ' Jay is due to two factors; one , Best medical authority is of the shortage of printing materials opinion that X-rays sho uld be and, t.wo, l ack of harmony be- taken yearly, since infection tween the editor. engraver and may appear any time. The P asa - printer. dena Associati on, which is sup - The Big T will be mailed to ported by Christmas Seal funds, the graduating Seniors as soon at present is launching a cam- as it is published. All other un- paign to X-ray everyone in Pa sa- dergraduates will rece i ve their (Continued on Page 4) copy "\vhen they return to school for the fall t erm. Any under- /' d. 1i II I D' graduate not returning to schoo l ufa S OUf "fJiO. I\IVef at that time may have his copy Twelve civilian graduate stu- dents of civil eng i neering, accom- panied by Pr ofessor A. P_ Banta made a triangular tour of Colo- rado River developments last vVednes day to Sunday. Points of interest visited included the Im- perial Valley, the All-American Canal, Parker Dam , Ho over Dam and Davis Dam , which is under const ru ction . Compus Colendof Thursday , May 29- Upper Class Luncheon at the T raining Table , 12:00. Throop Club Meeting 12:00. Dancing Class in Culbertson Hall, 1 :30 p.m. Friday, May 3D- Memo rial Day. Remember the Honor Sy s tem! at the Altadena Country Club. Mo nday , June 2- Senior Finals Begin. Band Rehearsal in Culbertson Hal!, 1 .;30 Practice in Dabney Ha l!, 8 :30 p.m. Wednesd ay, June 4-- mailed to him if he wi 11 leave his name and address with Charles Shaw, Dabney Hou se. DuBridge And Millikan Speak At Inauguration Dr. Lee A. DuB ridge and Dr. R obert A. Millikan participated in the inauguration program for Dr. R aymond B. Allen as presi- dent of the U niversity of ,"Vas h- ington on May 22. Dr. DuBri{ige addressed the general sciehce assemb ly on "Science and National Affair s." Dr. Millikan was the principal speaker at the general sc ience luncheon, treating the subject, "The Most Vi ta l Problem in American Educa tion Today." L ater, at an atomic energy sym- posium, he spoke on the suqject , "The Contribution of the Cosmic Rays in the Field of Atomic En - ergy." Louis J.Alber To Address Y )Iany CLu bs Included Mr. Alber plans to spend three weeks of his lectu re tour in Southern California. Hi s engage- ments here will include the Lo s Angeles Breakfa.st Club, the San Diego Lions Club, the Long Beach Pacific c.oast Club and the Friday Morning Women' s Club of L os Angeles, as well as Cal- tech. Mr. Alber's address, "Behind the Soviet I ron -Curtain ," will be given at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, in 201 Bridge. i\. large attend - ance is expected, so come early to be sure of getting a seat. Orchestra Rehearsal in Culbertson Hall , 7 :30 p.m. Thursday, June 5- DIIBridge to Washington ... ttention PL "6's On May 27 Dr. DuBridge left «a ... Throop Club Meeting, 12 :00. Dancing Class in Culbertson Hall, 7 :30 p.m. Dabney Farewell Stag, 9:00 p. m. Monday , Ju ne 9- Finals! Fina ls! FinAls! Friday, Jun e 13- JUnior-Senior Prom at Al 'r adena Coun- try Club. Su nday, June 1 S-- No more pe ncils! fat' ';\/ashington, D.C., where he AU P.L. 16's must contact Mr. will attend meeting s of the Naval Pringle, vets' advisor, in 309 Research Advisory Committee Dabney, in the first part of next and the General Advi s ory Com- week. At this t ime they must mittee on Atomic Energy, of both I either request or refuse accrued of '\vhich he is a member. annual leave. D ay, Thursday, June 12, has been anno un ced by Dave Caldwell, Class Day Comimttee Chairman. California of Tech - Starting at two p.m. the guide no!ogy Associates will hear Dr. service will conduct tours of the R. C. T olman and Dr. H. S. Kra- campus. Plans have been made mel'S speaking on problems of for sparks to fly at H i-Volts a long atomic energy control from an with other demonstrations dur- international sta ndpoin t at a ing the tour. The 250 stud ent s dinner- meeting at the Athenae- and guests expected will be the urn to night . largest group to tour the campus Dr. Tolman , Cal tech professor- since the last Exhibi t Da y in of phsyical chemistry and 1941. ematical physics, was scientific Cla ss Gift to Be Pres ente d I adviser to Bernard M. Baruch, At t hree o'clock a, short pro- U.S. R epresentative on the Unit- gram will be p. rese nted in the ed Nations Atomic Energy Com- Dabney Hall of the Humanities. mission, and Dr. K ramers was The class gift will be presented the Dutch R ep resentative on the to the In stitute, and a prominent Commission and it s first chair- member of the faculty will man. speak. At the meeting last Thursday Highlight of the day will be a Dr. Lee A. DuB ridge and Dr. J. reception at the Athaeneum at Robert Oppenheimer addressed four o'clock. Members of the the Associates on the subject graduat ing clas s, their familie·s "The C.ontrol of Atomic Energy; and friends have been invited . United States Problem." b

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FULL MOON

SCHEDU LED

FOR MAY 31 CALifORNIA TECH AWARDS,

TROPHIES JUNE 6

Colifornio Institute of Technology Volume XLVIII ______________ Thursdoy, May 29, 1947----------------- No. 29

Opportunity to Insure Against Tuberculosis

Next week Caltech employees, faculty members, students and their families and friends will have an opportunity to insure themselves against tuberculosis.

)lobil(' Unit on Campus A mobile chest X - ray unit,

sponsored by the Pasadena Tu-berculosis Alssociation, will be Othel' Tl'ophi{'s on campus Tuesday, June 3, Also. the other annual trophies from 8 to 11 a.m. and noon to will be awarded. The Hanes 5 p.m., and Wednesday from 8 Cup will go to the winner of the to 1. IL will be parked in front I decathlon. The Wheaton Tro­of Crellin. Wednesday after- phy will be presented to that noon, between 2 and 4, the unit footballer who showed the best will be stationed at the Raymond sportsmanship and ability. The Ave. \Vind Tunnel. amI Thurs- Alumni Baseball Trophy \",ill he day, from 1 to 5, it will be 10- awarded to the best horsehider cated at the Arroyo Rocket Proj- in the field of sportsmanship and ect. ability. The Scott Tennis 'fro-

Disl"obin~ Not "X ccessal'y phy will be presented the win-The nominal fee of $1.00 will ner of the Scott tournament. and

be charged for the service, and the Interhouse trophies will also persons being X-rayed will not be awardee} the winnIng houses. be required to disrobe. Reports are confidential. Potience, Potience · '''' hile the present campaign is not aimed primarily at students, A word of explanation is nec­since Frosh and Grad students essary concerning the status of were tested as a part of their the Big T. recent physical examinatidn s, At the present time the date members of the other classes are of publication is set at approxi-encouraged to be X-rayed. I mately July 15, 1947. The de-

Should Be X-Hayed Ye .. uly ' Jay is due to two factors; one, Best medical authority is of the shortage of printing materials

opinion that X-rays should be and, t.wo, lack of harmony be­taken yearly, since infection tween t h e editor. engraver and may appear any time. The Pasa- printer. dena Association, which is sup- The Big T will be mailed to ported by Christmas Seal funds, the graduating Seniors as soon at present is launching a cam- as it is published. All other un­paign to X-ray everyone in Pasa- dergraduates will rece ive their

(Continued on Page 4) copy "\vhen they return to school for the fall term. Any under-

/' d. 1i II I D' graduate not returning to school ufa S OUf "fJiO. I\IVef at that time may have his copy

Twelve civilian graduate stu­dents of civil engineering, accom­panied by Professor A. P_ Banta made a triangular tour of Colo­rado River developments last vVednesday to Sunday. Points of interest visited included the Im­perial Valley, the All-American Canal, Parker Dam , Hoover Dam and Davis Dam, which is under construction.

Compus Colendof Thursday , May 29-

Upper Class Luncheon at the T raining Table , 12:00.

Throop Club Meeting 12:00. Dancing Class in Culbertson Hall, 1 :30

p.m. Friday, May 3D­

Memoria l Day. Remember the Honor System!

Sa~s~it, ~o~rn!r'Dance at the Altadena Country Club.

Mo nday, June 2-Senior Finals Beg in. Band Rehearsal in Culbertson Hal!, 1 .;30

GI~~mC!ub Practice in Dabney Ha l!, 8 :30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 4--

mailed to him if he wi 11 leave his name and address with Charles Shaw, Dabney House.

DuBridge And Millikan Speak At Inauguration

Dr. Lee A. DuB ridge and Dr. R obert A. Millikan participated in the inauguration program for Dr. R aymond B. Allen as presi­dent of the University of ,"Vash­ington on May 22.

Dr. DuBri{ige addressed the general sciehce assembly on "Science and National Affairs." Dr. Millikan was the principal speaker at the general science luncheon, treating the subject, "The Most Vita l Problem in American Education Today." L ater, at an atomic energy sym­posium, he spoke on the suqject, "The Contribution of the Cosmic Rays in the Field of Atomic En-ergy."

Louis J.Alber To Address Y

)Iany CLu bs Included Mr. Alber plans to spend three

weeks of his lecture tour in Southern California. His engage­ments here will include the Los Angeles Breakfa.st Club, the San Diego Lions Club, the Long Beach Pacific c.oast Club and the Friday Morning Women's Club of L os Angeles, as well as Cal­tech.

Mr. Alber's address, "Behind the Soviet I ron-Curtain," will be given at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, in 201 Bridge. i\. large attend­ance is expected, so come early to be sure of getting a seat.

Orchestra Rehearsal in Culbertson Hall , 7 :30 p.m.

Thursday, June 5-DIIBridge to Washington ... ttention PL "6's

On May 27 Dr. DuBridge left «a ... Throop Club Meeting, 12 :00. Dancing Class in Culbertson Hall, 7 :30

p.m. Dabney Farewell Stag, 9:00 p .m.

Monday, Ju ne 9-Finals! Fina ls! FinAls!

Friday, June 13-JUnior-Senior Prom at Al 'radena Coun­

try Club. Sunday, June 1 S-­

No more pe ncils!

fat' ';\/ashington, D.C., where he AU P.L. 16's must contact Mr. will attend meetings of the Naval Pringle, vets' advisor, in 309 Research Advisory Committee Dabney, in the first part of next and the General Advisory Com- week. At this time they must mittee on Atomic Energy, of both I either request or refuse accrued of '\vhich he is a member. annual leave.

Day, Thursday, June 12, has been announced by Dave Caldwell, Class Day Comimttee Chairman. California In~titute of Tech-

Starting at two p.m. the guide no!ogy Associates will hear Dr. service will conduct tours of the R. C. Tolman and Dr. H. S. Kra­campus. Plans have been made mel'S speaking on problems of for sparks to fly at H i-Volts a long atomic energy control from an with other demonstrations dur- international standpoin t at a ing the tour. The 250 students dinner-meeting at the Athenae­and guests expected will be the urn tonight. largest group to tour the campus Dr. Tolman , Cal tech professor­since the last Exhibi t Day in of phsyical chemistry and math~ 1941. ematical physics, was scientific

Class Gift to B e Presented I adviser to Bernard M. Baruch, At three o'clock a, short pro- U.S. R epresentative on the Unit­

gram will be p.resented in the ed Nations Atomic Energy Com­Dabney Hall of the Humanities. mission, and Dr. K ramers was The class gift will be presented the Dutch Representative on the to the Institute, and a prominent Commission and its first chair­member of the faculty will man. speak. At the meeting last Thursday

Highlight of the day will be a Dr. Lee A. DuB ridge and Dr. J. reception at the Athaeneum at Robert Oppenheimer addressed four o'clock. Members of the the Associates on the subject graduat ing class , their familie·s "The C.ontrol of Atomic Energy; and friends have been invited. United States Problem." b

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Page 2--Features------------------------- THE CALI FOR N I ATE C H ------- Thursday, May 29, 1947

The pl'e!!~!:a ~)~e !:~i~~~~~leCh campus Musical TRE SijUAR[S'CIHClE next week afIords Tech students, faculty, and employees an op- Baedeker ALU MN I TH A N K STUDE N TS port unity to insure themselves and their royed ones against this Mr. leonard Herzog deadly disease. Editor, California Tech

:'t lns ica le :Se w s The Board of Directors of the Alumni The chest X-ray at present provides the only effecti"e means Association, California Institute of Tech-

f t h ' TB ' ff'" tI' l t t t 11e k Music 100'en on campus will no!ogy, has asked me to cOnvey through o ca C 109 caseS In a SU Jelen Y llnma ure S a e 0 c C - you to the students of the California tn-and cure the disease comparatively easily. Usually, \vhen symp· be overjoyed to learn that t he stitute of Technology their sincere appre-

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Caltech 'It s,' cal " "av 11) ,'11 ciation fo r their efforts in behalf of the toms such as coughing appeal', the case is already in an advanced ~~ 1 e 5 \\ " 1 . Alumni at the recent Alumni Seminar. The Distributor of Collegiate Digest stage and requires extensive, cost ly treatment. the chips. Anyway, there is spirit of cooperation was outstanding. Len He rz:og, Ed itor

enough money to purchase a fine The students and the Alumni have EDITORI AL STAFF Such an X-ray should be taken each year, in order to insure much in common at the Institute and M . Ed"t O· k K' continued freedom from the disease. Doctors are confident that stack of new r ecords to expand should cooperate In every possible way. N anagIEJ!·t I or .... ... ............ i:i. .. t; I~ H Ing

if everyone participated in such a program, the disease could and bring up·to-date the excel· ~:~\t~eo~ofs~i~t~~~: ~ss~~~at~fn/h~t t:~~ I A~;r:tant I o~ews Editor ...... :: . . ~K:i~h St~I~~ h tl b

'd lent. collection of recorded ,music. you ":lay. assure the ~tud,:,nt~ ~.ga;' the ~~~;ut~e'EiEddti~or·r ....... . ... ... ........ . BLob . CrGichton S o r y e \Vlpe out. . Alumni wdl do everything In their power M . Ed· .................... . k: .. ej's .flmm

The present drive. sponsored on this campus by Dr. Du Bridge Dea~ .T.homas. put hIS OK Ol~ ~ !fit~fe i~sciris~a~cr nt~t 07 1Yd tOt the In~ N~;~c Stag~rD·a:;jd··Mac~~~zie,V~r~Z:IR~b~ reqUlsltlOn "\VhlCh should l)reC1I)1 ' . u o . e s u en s. Inson, Chuck Shaller, Wharton Bryan,

and Dr. E. D. Krem ers, I nstitute Physician, opens a community, . - . The Alumnt Association was also par~ Ed Winters Walt Davison, Monte Marks.

PrO!!ram in Pasadena aimed at X-rayin!! everyone in the city. Ele- tate somewhat of a buymg spree. tlcularly pleased with the Alumni edition Rewrite Staff . Tom Wilson chief ~ ~ of the California !ech ~hich appeared at Ken Gardiner;· ··Elob···Haufe, Jim Hummel,

Inentary school children \vill be tested when they return to school l\I emiw l's Choose Records the recent Alumni Seminar. For that the Sports Staff ........ Burt Housman, Don Peter-• T d d h Board .ha.s asked me to convey to you its son, Jack Scantlin, St an Barnes, Don next fall: places of business \vill be visited, and the press. business, a ay an tomorrow are t e ~~preclaf.!on .. The Board recognized that Barrie, Paul Saltman, Alex Holser, Brad industrv , and the medical l)l'ofe-SlOn are COol)el'at'na In the last two days for MUSIcale mem- e pub Ica~l~n of this special edition in- H<?user. . . .

program. bel'S to check records they WIsh assls.t In defraYing expenses of the Cali- I Bud Mittentlt!il, Mike Sellen, Frank .J c ~ , :::> I vol:--ed. addltlon,,!1 cost, and therefore to SpeCial Writers: Lew Gnmm, Mitch Cotton,

, , b . h d A I _ . fornla Tech the Board has voted to appro- Wolf, John Whittlesey. No one ha::. anythmg to lose by bemg tested. If the X'lay to e PUlC ase bt IS post- pnate $50 to pay to the Cal ifornia Tech. Staff Photographers .. .. .... .... Harold Baugh,

reveals a heal thy chest. or one WhICh has, of Itself, fought and ed on the western wall of the I 1 ask In behalf of the Board that you Charles Walance.

destroyed tuberculos is germs, that is good news. If it shows early, MuslCale Room 111 Dabney H all Tech the appreCiatIOn of the ASSOCiation Bu ~iness Manage r... . ........ ..... Bill Bradley . 1 exp ress publicly through the Cal!fornla BUSINESS STAFF

symptomless TB, that is good news, too, becaUSe ch ances in such SelectIOns posted Include pre- ~~~t~h~/1~e:els~s~~~teasslstance of the stu- §rr~e~lat~C;OM!~~~·e·r:: ... ::::~~~~~r ~~~?:~ early stages are excellent for complete recovery provided treat- domma ntly modern works, for I Very sincere ly yours,

ment is star ted at once. the collectIOn lacks many more DONALD 5 CLARK Secretary L eta L c<rps

-====== =========:f:-=::====:-::::-::::::::::::-;::-:::--:::::::;-: Irecent contributions t o modern I Au. I" Leta Gold, as the spinster, 'I munochemislry reveals, in pa r t: music. Almost certain to be 1.11

Y()111 Campus e eli'Aht "u!.'IIel gusta Foster, manages to give I n R oom 120, a Beckman Spec· I bought is Prokofieff's new "5th r . ., O. Oliver P rickett as Edwin p, . trophotometer; in 122, an Auto- Symphony ," while recordings

-by John 'Vhlttlesey IC la ve for setrilizing at 120 deg. such as Prokofieff's "Age of -Lewis L . Grimm Christy, a rough time of it and brings down the house with her

FIv e rooms on the fust fl oor F., an incubato~' and a Lyophil Steel," H olst's " The Planets," version of " I Want to Get Mar-of Chern, plus three large labs I apparatus w h 1 C h evapor~tes and ot?er w?rks by Ravel, Bar- Suzy Successful ried." in the Crellin wing basement from, a frozen s, tate solu tIOns tok, H, m demlt h, :pebu,ssy. Koda- Playing to packed houses

h I Id I d I G Ib d S II d ' h h Stc,'e's Ser enades comprise tlie immunology proj- W IC 1 wou SpOl or ecompose y, I ert an u Ivan, a n ever y lllg t as caused "Oh! Su-ecL under o rdinary drying. On a other~ seem to predominate as sanna ," Florence Ryerson 's an d The autho rs have managed to

Originally begun by Dr. Paul- shelf s t and a row of test-tubes favontes. Colin Clements' musicaJ success cram the story with F oster's

ing, it is now largely in the containing pneumococcus. Rooms Plans for Fall to be h eld over for a three-week songs, r earra nging here a nd

II 128 to 131 include Dr. Campbell's I n order to prevent sundry run at the P asadena Playhouse. there to better fit the story, but hal1ds of D r. Dan H. Ca.mpbe . h " ,. h I. TI ' th h d II' b The work is in two parts. One, perso~al 1a?, office a nd the bi,a - c aractel s flom hal~lI1g t e v~ 115 w ill enable you industrious ey ave one an exce en t JO

fi d '11 II' I Y a I g 'ants chemIstry library. I n the Crellm uable record collectIOn , speCIal students to relax during exams and the result is a good evening's nance W 0 Y Jy e r y 1 b 'NT -1 h' I H ' I b h' 'd 'II b d' t t' t L from the R ockefeller F ounda- asement. 1 o. :J , ~ e unrnuno · l' J.u sI~a e. mem ers Ip cal s WI y spen mg an evening listening en er ammen . - ew.

tion, h as heen in progress since °fgy gdrad la~, ~ontams al

pparaltus tbe dhlStl;lbut.edl ne:t fall. .Kllebys to stimulating music, vivacious 1940. It consists in the study of or. etermlllll1g.m 0 e c u a r 1.0 t e .n USica e rooms W.I e dialogue and expressive songs. the reac tion of antibodies w ith I weights by osmotIc pressure: a Issued only upon presentatIOn of Fos ter Flit'ts antigens. The second is an out_I pH meter, and a glass blowmg the cards. Plans a.re a lso. afoot growth of the work completed b~D:ch. Next door are two tech- to have keys aV~llable m the Michael Grayson plays the du ring th e war in finding an ntclans. regularly employed .by student hou ses. Noon and Sun· leading role of Stephen Foster artificial substitu te for blood th e pr?Ject t.o c~rry out ro .... utll1e day ev.ening concer ts. of course, who likes to make up music

analYSIS w hIle In R oom Sf the will be resumed. Students a re reo about and passes at all the local plasma. Financed by a $30,000 <. ..' f I " d' I appropriation from the U.S. Pub- mlgratIOn a a rge 10 1~lze mo e· minded that the concert next women, irrespective of social lic Health Service, its scope cules, and other ph~'slcal ef~ect.s Sunday will be th e las t of the register if they have good looks probes the basic nature of blood. are measured. I t IS here, mCI- current season. and an appr opriate figure. Julie Special problems which it has den tally, that the ~lans for the J a zz Concel't in .Jun e Bayer as "J eanie" intercepts one underway before it are: To new Ultra (analytICal) Centri- The date for the next "Just of these passes and carries it for find the effects of various sub- fuge are being drawn by Dr. Jazz" concert has been definite- a touchdown in a gay musica.1 stances on blood; to isolate and SWingle. T his instr ument, to be (Continued on Page · 4) manner. find the characteristics of t h e capable of 200,000 G, will be can· -:::=============; chemical con stituents of red structed in the Chem shops. i

blood cells, which are responsi. ble for the different blood types. Already it has been found that these constituents must lie in or on the l11~l11brane walls of the cells. ~ lol ecule F ra mew ork

The work at Tech includes study of reaction rates, of the framework of antibody and an­tigen molecules involved in form ing precipates, and of va· lence (differ ing from chemical valence in that the complexness of the protein surface structure allows a sort of lock·and-key linking to take place). An im­portant phase of the program, now being resumed, is the arti­ficial formation of antibodies.

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Team Vates For Alumni Award to Be Presented In Assembly Friday

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~I!!:. I Becl'lUlIg Bash ~ On Friday, th e sb • .'th of J u ne,

.. ll"....... t he annual Awards Assembly will be held. On this momentous occasion, the usual awards win be made by the ASCTT in track, swimming, baseba ll. golf, and tennis. Besides these, the Alum­n i Baseball Trophy , the H anes Cup, the Scott Tennis Trophy and the Interhouse Trophies wi ll be dished out.

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"Page 4 -------------- T H E CALI FOR N I ATE C H - -------Thursday, May 29, 1947

AVC Charter Approved, Chapter M~ets Wed.

INCO Fellowships / C B' I T h G d H B d TORONTO.-An extension of (J m bUS Ie win S ee ra as a

the INCa fellowship awards fur I I' D L T he Caltech American Vet-

erans Committee Chapter, No. 951. whose charter has recently been granted, will hold its last m eeting of the year Vvednesday , June 4, at 4:15 in the "Y" lounge.

Post -O"raduate study in Canada . . - . a~' oses TheSl'S G OB ·t . d th U· I' A warm night and clear starlit 'I who therellpon exclaimed ")low , reat rI am an e mtee k· . .

r '_ S les gave Dabney all the props s top that!' This warning was . . States \\a~ an~o~nced by Robert they needed last Saturday for quickly followed by. "2\' ol you, . Th~ unhappIes t student ill Ca­C. Sta,nle), P!.esldent of the I n- t he annu al Sprin17 Semi-formal your' Je ll " -"dt:' showed up with ilforma today was pI'Obably Hen· ternatlOnaL :'hckel Company of h . . Co, , • , T P r·d C C d L' . d . h· d I e ld lTI theIl' palm-bordered ,M a l'r Sea v el' \vho has been 11) . ons 01 , altech graduate

ana a , Imlte, m I S a (ress patio Th ft . II . I·· h· . f . tit· A . IE· before shareholders at the an-. . e so musIc, cane e- mon~po lzmg IS. ume or qUIte s lI( en In eronautIca ngl-

The group will recount war ex- I t· . l' light, and tasteful flower ar- a while now. Is It her car Jep? neering nua mee m a 111 Ql'onto. I " 1 . periences and hear a talk by Dr. h/:)' , . rangements put most of the H o u se P a rty ,

J ohn Shutz, chapter advisor and T e fellowsh ips ale palt of a couples in a dreamy daze on ly I A gay time wa- had by all at A ll Pons fold h as left of a com-broadened program of co-opera. / . ' ::.. I ted th' " _ Tech deba te coach , on how to . tem poranly shattered by the I the recent house party given by IP e eSls covel mg two yeal s

k eep in shape for next year's tlOt~ reclenN\I.Ykexl·tended ?Y I ~ t.e r- floor ~how. The Cal1n-Hedrick- C:(l'] PI'ic("s gir l, cuteous Ann of graduate work for a profes. . na lana 1 IC -e LO UflI Vel'SItIes

studymg through the summer. land colleges in the field of tech- , 'Va n e II Entente presented (.bY [}c ll ~ I (, I', al I~er. Lake Arrowhead , siOllal degree in Aeronautical En-Chairman Stan Zwick invites . I ed t' popular apathy) a macabre slice place. FrolIckmg there were I ' .. . d

,mca uca IOn. f 1'f 'I .'R' ... . gmeermg IS memories - an all Caltech vets to attend and 1 th U 't d St . 'l O l e enl1t ed ub Don t Blot. Bob Stoke ly w1th Peg Cm'cy, Bill have coffee d ·nk h n e m.e ~tes SIX wo- Ior, G(·OI· ... C Schlepin ... to ll Washed Boute ll e a nd U cUy H oben and I they have largely turned to

an 51 ers on t e yea r fellowshIps WIll be a\\'ard. " I:> • /:) . ",

Cha]Jter. I I b· II . d f H ere, while the quartet sang a Vince H onn old and )Iike )Iac· mghtmares now. e( I-ant1U8 y over a peno 0 d " , . I ( I) E ' . , . l ' . 1'1 f II h' . song an an ollgll1a and how. ach elou. All his notes the original of "'" yea I s . 1e e ows lpS plO- ~ l' 1 n· b b . Th I C . .... ~ " . ,

CHEST X-RAY UNIT- vide an annual stipen d and tui- ::.en Ime.nta a ney num el. e , . O llltn/:) ~ th dc,h on tbe thesis and two typed copies (C t' d f P 1) I tion for study in the fields of plush ~gh t club atmosphere was A bevy of ScnppswIts has sent were in a"'small brown lealher

on mue rom age nickel} C~) er and the lat inum furthel~ enhanced by the inti- I us their retort to the SChuYler- i zipper s ui tcase. Last Saturday dena, a nd the three - day Teeh tal 1'~ p ·11 b P .d d mate pictures taken by that rov- Smoot bombast, but unfortunate· night a round 10 ]l m P onsford p~'ogram represents .the begm- I ~: :iassa~bl~~tts eI~~~f: t

e ~~ / ing p. hoLO girl , Tom TI·acy. ly space limitations do not allow [lost the suitcase in the' 1300 block nmg of the commul1lty survey . . . 1.1 ~ Among the couples flying more its publication this week Look NT ·th AI d H II d

Tuberculosis took over 02,000 f T hi ' Y t u· 't than three feet off the ti~al' were for it in thi;;; column next week ~ Technology Carneale InstItute . Ion or vara 0, a ywoo .

lives in 1945 and is the first a ,ec?o ogy, . a ~ 11lVer.sl y, Uob Ba lT~H: loll '''h \vith ROllnje or in the forthcomino- "Hot R e w31'd Offer ed cause of death in the 15 to 35 ,l!tnJvelf·sljtlYI' of, MlchdlgJan

l, UnHIver- Ra'UI , Bill Giac~lII azzi with Lis h R ivet." . /:) Classified ads and r eports to

. . 51 Y a 1ll0lS an a 1n5 op- ( G I ' H II d I· . age group. vVhen caught 1I1 Its k' U' 't soon to be Mrs. .) Beck, Davl' Al'ound the AUe ~'s I' 0 ywoo po Ice have failed to early stages-and usually when 1

ll1S mverSl y . I \Vane D w ith Ann e D,H' is, He n- Speculation runs ra~pant in locate the suitcase and its sale

"symptoms" other than X-ray in- "r y (The Joke ) 'Vh ee lcl' with Isa- Blacker concerning the exact na_ lcontents-two years of hard d ications show up it is already POMONA, REDLANDS SPLIT- bel (also to be a Mrs.) Sioall(' , ture of nefarious activities in the study represented by a bundle late TB-the disease can be (Continued from Page 3) IChuCk (The Fi nger) Moody with H oh! and the Annex. These al- of papers of which Ponsford has cu red without resort to hospi- doubles match. Xanthos was Donna CI'a ndall , Craig )Ial'lo~ leys have been conspicuous con· no duplicates. He doesn't want talizat ion and costly treatment. seeded No. L with L ois Bl'inkman , )1<1 1'1i1l tenders for and wi nners of "The the suitcase-just the pa.pers. Ch est X-rays a re the only means I Biggcs t Upset or Day ' Valt with .)[al·Y Thompson, and A ward" in recent weeks. "The There's a reward for t h eir re-of detecting the disease in this Young - Woolsey (P) handed J a'Ck Oll cstad with his fu ture, I Award" is presented fo t' ·'de· covery and no questions asked. early, correctable forrn. the heavy favorites, Hanberg- ITCI'I':)' McCHslin. _ bauchery above and beyond th e Ponsford can be reached at Old

Krueger (W ), their first defeat Beach J'ru ·tics leal! o f duty." Dorm, Caltech, Pasadena 4, or BEAVER ORATORS- lin l eaiu~ play, 6-1 , 6-1, to romp Dabney held a beach party U~on h~aring a mu~~o-ju~bo by calling OLympia 7706.

. home WIth the doubles crown. Sunday for the benefit of those of J emal ks concermn/:) lo/:)a r· (Continued from Page 1) 1'h·s d bt dl h b· ·th· 11 h . ." .,

L.eagu e?" won third. place. He gest surprise of t he tourney . urday n ights revelry. At Emer- power issu ing fro m Room 18 , 1 was un au e y t e 19- I who felt the need to extend sat- I I Isms a l ( ow to lalse e to a

disc~ssed the lowering of aca-

I \Vhotta Life! aid Bay a small group headed hy Blacker las t Saturday night. al-

? emlC st~ ndards ~y too great an Only fools predict the winners Paul Fullel'ton and date partici- ley passesrs·hy were chagrinned Interest In athletICS. of doubles tou:na~1ents-pI'00f: I pated under rules banning alii to fine!. Prof. J .. c. Bcar bllsi1~ en-

Finally, to com plete the per- the Tech com bmatlOn of H olm- sports more 3trenuous than bask- gaged 111 leaclung -,~eth L eWIS a~l feet score, Freebairn and K l'um- gren-Palmel' defeated Saturday'S ing in the sun. about the mysteries of that (iI-h olz tied for four th place. Dr. champs in st raight sets in the Al so at t he beach were l<"' lem- vine tool. the slide rul e. Schutz is viSIbly sweUed by this last Pomona match ... Too bad ,,' haI'IO Il (Pappy) HI'y.m has record and n ow has a fine taLk- John was unable to play Satur- been \\'elcomed to the CIT Light , ing a nd Ricketts at t heir joint

beach party. Sian Ba rnes and ing point for n ew members on Iday ! Who knows? R 11 ' 1 h d· til· d I t Car Cluh. It's a long, low, Dusie. _ _ ______ _______ C( ' urt I a U1 ow J 111 C a es the debating team. Any under-

MUSICAL BAED=- from Scripps. Roger Studs. DOll class men who are l11 terested In .u.n.r..n.

(C . 2) L on ' lace, .rack MOll el', and Tom I speaking shou ld see Dr. Schutz. on tll1ued fro m Page Stix were stagging it. At last re-

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The line-up of stars to appear trees in II'v S iUg<' l" S motorcycle, ,is still far from complete, but the King Cole Trio, June Christy, B lackout s of '47 Charlie Shavers, And re Previn, Blacker's m uch-publicized Las-Dodo Mal'ma rosa, and Red Cal· covian Sorb costume party Hz­lender are definitely scheduled zled into a record dance at the to perform. Tickets wil l be on last minute as it appeared that sale in a few day s at the W ard costume-design ing ingenuity was Bowling Music Co. on Colorado at a premium. The ensuing Blvd. dance, however, tu rned out to be ;:==============; a tolerably congenial affair, hav­

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