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The Magnet Labs, for example, would have to reroute a pipeline that provides cooling water for its facilities, and its research would be greatly dis- rupted by the construction of the road. The Nuclear Reactor would be endangered also, as the Atomic Energy Commission might consider the increased traffic enough of a safety hazard to deny renewal of the Reactor's license. Increased vibration and pollution would threaten re- search at Draper Labs, the Cen- ter for Space Research, the Hydrodynamics Lab, and in Building 20. Many residents of Westgate and Eastgate, according to the report, already find truck traffic to be very annoying, and are opposed to any plans for a new road. The report also mentioned harmful effects the- proposed route would have on MIT's rela- tions with the surrounding community. "We conducted a thorough study of the problem, and got quite a lot of help from students and faculty on technical as- pects,"' Simha said. "We con- cluded that it would be unwise to build any road to handle the truck problem until all other ways of rerouting the traffic had been studied." Simha mentioned three alternatives which BTPR could use to alleviate the prob- lem: 1) Use existing legal means to control truck traffic. According to Simha, the city of Cambri.dge has the authority to By Mike McNamee The MIT Planning Office last week released a study of a pro- posed $20 million truck route that would pass near the Insti- tute. Tbe study concludes that this road, offered by the Boston Traffic Planning Review (BTPR) as a solution to Cambridge's traffic problems, would seriously hamper research done at many MIT facilities. The MIT report was prepared by the Planning Office to study the effects of a truck route proposed by the BTPR. The proposal, made last December, was BTPR's response to Cam- bridge residents who have pro- tested the heavy truck traffic on the main roads in the city. The proposed route would run below the BU Bridge, and follow the railroad tracks that run behind MIT; it would pass under Massa- chusetts Avenue near Vassar Street, continue across Kendall Square, and follow Binney Street to Commercial Street, which it would follow out of Cambridge. O. Robert Simha, head of the MIT Planning Office, pointed out that this route is very similar to the proposed "Inner Belt" highway which MIT successfully opposed several years ago. Simha, at a press conference held to announce the report's release, said that BPTR had asked 'MIT for reaction to the road proposal early this year. The Planning Office conducted a study of the effects such a road would have on residents of East- gate and Westgate, and on the research done at laboratories along the route, including the National Magnet Labs, Draper Labs, and the M[T Nuclear Re- actor. The study showed that the road would probably increase pollution, vibration, noise, and electronic problems already caused by the truck traffic in IL urger though, air conditioning is likely to come to the Institute through the back door, and it' will take a very long time getting here. A major portion of the building improvement and renovation done by Physical Plant is done under the so-called "space change program." What happens is that when a department starts a new laboratory or other pro- ject, or needs more room for another professor or for some other reason, a request is made to have the area appropriately remodeled. If the cost of central air conditioning can be justified, it will be installed, and another small corner of the Institute will have been added to the system. If not .. Unfortunately, the once $400,000 budget of this pro- gram has in recent years been reduced to somewhat less than that, and this has necessitated more paring down of space change requests. In addition to space changes, Barrett's office oversees a wide vareity of other activities, many of them dwarf- ing the air conditioning work in scale. A totally air conditioned campus? It's not around the corner. It isn't even near. But there does seem to be a trend in that direction. campus buildings. According to Richard Sorenson, Assistant to the Vice President for Opera- tions, the "potential to serve more than Building 11" is there, but that does not imply that any action in that direction is cur- rently being planned. Superin- tendent for Engineering and Construction Paul Barrett ex- plained the situation in more detail. MIT's central refrigeration plant is still under development. Its current capacity of 6500 tons of refrigeration is slated to rise to 10,000 tons in two years. All air conditioned buildings, except for some of the older ones which have their own plants (13, 54, 56, and the Student Center), are tied into this system. It is hoped eventually to tie these buildings into the system as well, con- verting their "private" plants into reserve capacity. Unfor- tunately, expanding air con- ditioning into previously un- cooled areas is necessarily a'slow process because of the cost. One approach would be to use win- dow units, and indeed this has been done to some extent, but this is a tremendously inefficient way to cool a building, and so in terms of long-term cost- effectiveness it pays to install central air conditioning. Due to the money problem, By Bert HIalstead To allow for central air con- ditioning in the Medical Depart- ment Building, the Institute is currently installing chilled water pipes to link the Medical Depart- ment (Building I 1) with the central MIT' refrigeration plant. The pipes link the central refrigeration plant to the main group of MIT campus buildings, and suggest the possibility, ex- citing to anybody who has ever spent a summer in Boston, that the air conditioning might some day be extended to the other H ouse pressure" applied to members of his board. -Editor) The statement also noted Kil- lian's designation as "the father of public television," which he earned when he headed up the Carnegie Commission on Educa- tional Television in 1967. Con- gress passed the Public Broad- casting Act as a result of that report. In a separate statement of principles issued by the board, the CPB promised that if "ade- quate funds become available we will move rapidly to fund more programs, including public affairs." tion's supposed independence from politics. Killian told The Tech that CPB would continue to promote politically independent public television programming in the future, explaining that he ac- cepted the position "in order to insure that public television moves ahead as a way of demon- strating its independence from all political ties." He added that he had not been contacted by anyone at the White House con- cerning his appointment either prior to or following Wednes- day's meeting in New York. In a statement released to the press after his election, Killian called the chairmanship a "chal- lenge" to accomplish four goals: speedy completion of negotia- tions with PBS (which represents the local stations in the educa- tional network), long range fi- n a ncing for CPB, increased autonomy and independence for local stations, and a reaffirma- tion of the importance of public affairs programs as an essential responsibility of public broad- casting. (Many of the recent disputes involving CPB have to do with its cancellation of funding for public affairs progams that are not "balanced." The previous chairman of CPB resigned be- cause of what he termed "White I I I I i II t II II I f II i I t If II I I I t i i I- il I By Paul E. Schindler and Norman D. Sandler In a move intended to prove that public television is free from political constraints, James B. Killian, Jr., Honorary Chair- man of the MIT Corporation, was elected chairman of the Cor- poration for Public Broadcasting Wednesday. The former MIT Corporation chairman has been serving as vice chairman of the board of the Corporation, and was selected Wednesday at a meeting held at the Harvard Club in New York to succeed outgoing chairman Thomas B. Curtis. Curtis re- signed from the board of CPB because, he claimed, the White House had put pressure on cer- tain members of the board in the past. Curtis felt that this consti- tuted a violation of the Corpora- any divisions," claims Professor Glenn Berchtold, head of Course V. Indeed, there are good argu- ments to support the comment, for many chemists of one cate- gory often do selected -work in another. However, such claims are not convincing enough to override the obvious separating factors, the foremost being the location of organic chemists in building 18 and the physical and inorganic chemists in building 6. "Yes, the physical separation is a bit of a problem," admits Pro- fessor Fred Greene, an organic (Continued on page 2) By David Olive and Richard Parker "Chemistry is a weird depart- ment. You go through the courses hating it and then find that when you've finished you've learned an awful lot ..." MiT's Course V, Chemistry, is one which covers a field whose breadth is "§stounding. The department consists of a large variety of chemistry divisions, with each possessing good facil- ities and faculty. Courses, though few in number, have enormous amounts of material packed into them, and are rated fairly well by students. Labs are controversial, but otherwise the department on the whole is exceptionally well received. The Chemistry Department is itself divided into a number of sub-divisions. The three predom- inant subgroupings are inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. Also, contained within the Course V structure to a lesser degree are analytical chemistry and biochemistry, though the latter is more comprehensively contained in the Biology Depart- ment. "We like to say we don't have VOLUME 93 NUMBER 24 CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS : Pr~~pO~ed Screech tO~~d mE~ed El 0 0 co, ! C:-, -2 (-; , -0, ,,t , --- e cy : n ,, -, A 2 ci oml I- ctDz -2 En~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~l~ C,1 E n a X

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stop all truck traffic in the city t'at night, or to set limits on the :;, 5!4 .size of trucks using city streets.g'

2) Divert intercity traffic on- ~~~:~ to other roads. "Only I10% of ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~the truck traffic in Cambridge is /,,' "::¢" '.......intercity," S imha noted, "but ~~(

these trucks all use the same two ' ~ ..or three roads. This traffic could,be diverted onto other routes, .-~~:~which would alleviate the prob- .~~:,~ ~ % lemn along Mass. Ave., Pros-"..pect/River Streets, and Main -Z ~3 Street, where most of the trucks '.

3) Study the real needs of -.. ; ,..the city before building any- .:!'~.:.,~z:g:;thing. Sim-ha stressed that, while :;'~';/:fz:i~Camnbridage. was once a terminalcity for many trucking compa- ,~~::,t

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"A lot of traffic could be elimi - U[ '~ : nated," Simnha said, "if a pipe-:V 5'9 '::!, *r'?q:g g:line was built from the oil de- ,/:g p.,,.-~pots in the suburbs in to the -I,:~~~~:~','..?-¥Z.. ....

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cu.-rently bring in the gasoline.These are, the sort of solutions ,::;/;:;.:?:.:,=:? .we feel that the BTPR should be " "~ "''-'''~ ~""

considering." ~~These pipes will conc h e etwth the refrigeration planePhoto by Ralph .Neuber,

Cambridge, and would concen-trate these problems in one area.The proposed route would in-volve many up- and downgrades,which would mean trucks wouldhave to use more power andwould. create more pollution andnoise.

The study also showed thatresearch at the many facilitiesalong the route would be greatlyendangered by the additionaltraffic. The Magnet Labs, forexample, would have to reroutea pipeline that provides coolingwater for its facilities, and itsresearch would be greatly dis-rupted by the construction ofthe road. The Nuclear Reactorwould be endangered also, as theAtomic Energy Commissionmight consider the increasedtraffic enough of a safety hazardto deny renewal of the Reactor'slicense. Increased vibration andpollution would threaten re-search at Draper Labs, the Cen-ter for Space Research, theHydrodynamics Lab, and inBuilding 20.

Many residents of Westgateand Eastgate, according to thereport, already find truck trafficto be very annoying, and areopposed to any plans for a newroad. The report also mentionedharmful effects the- proposedroute would have on MIT's rela-tions with the surroundingcommunity.

"We conducted a thoroughstudy of the problem, and gotquite a lot of help from studentsand faculty on technical as-pects,"' Simha said. "We con-cluded that it would be unwiseto build any road to handle thetruck problem until all otherways of rerouting the traffic hadbeen studied." Simha mentionedthree alternatives which BTPRcould use to alleviate the prob-lem: 1) Use existing legalmeans to control truck traffic.According to Simha, the city ofCambri.dge has the authority to

By Mike McNameeThe MIT Planning Office last

week released a study of a pro-posed $20 million truck routethat would pass near the Insti-tute. Tbe study concludes thatthis road, offered by the BostonTraffic Planning Review (BTPR)as a solution to Cambridge'straffic problems, would seriouslyhamper research done at manyMIT facilities.

The MIT report was preparedby the Planning Office to studythe effects of a truck routeproposed by the BTPR. Theproposal, made last December,was BTPR's response to Cam-bridge residents who have pro-tested the heavy truck traffic onthe main roads in the city. Theproposed route would run belowthe BU Bridge, and follow therailroad tracks that run behindMIT; it would pass under Massa-chusetts Avenue near VassarStreet, continue across KendallSquare, and follow BinneyStreet to Commercial Street,which it would follow out ofCambridge. O. Robert Simha,head of the MIT Planning Office,pointed out that this route isvery similar to the proposed"Inner Belt" highway whichMIT successfully opposed severalyears ago.

Simha, at a press conferenceheld to announce the report'srelease, said that BPTR hadasked 'MIT for reaction to theroad proposal early this year.The Planning Office conducted astudy of the effects such a roadwould have on residents of East-gate and Westgate, and on theresearch done at laboratoriesalong the route, including theNational Magnet Labs, DraperLabs, and the M[T Nuclear Re-actor.

The study showed that theroad would probably increasepollution, vibration, noise, andelectronic problems alreadycaused by the truck traffic in

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though, air conditioning is likelyto come to the Institute throughthe back door, and it' will take avery long time getting here. Amajor portion of the buildingimprovement and renovationdone by Physical Plant is doneunder the so-called "spacechange program." What happensis that when a department startsa new laboratory or other pro-ject, or needs more room foranother professor or for someother reason, a request is madeto have the area appropriatelyremodeled. If the cost of centralair conditioning can be justified,it will be installed, and anothersmall corner of the Institute willhave been added to the system.If not . .

Unfortunately, the once$400,000 budget of this pro-gram has in recent years beenreduced to somewhat less thanthat, and this has necessitatedmore paring down of spacechange requests. In addition tospace changes, Barrett's officeoversees a wide vareity of otheractivities, many of them dwarf-ing the air conditioning work inscale.

A totally air conditionedcampus? It's not around thecorner. It isn't even near. Butthere does seem to be a trend inthat direction.

campus buildings. According toRichard Sorenson, Assistant tothe Vice President for Opera-tions, the "potential to servemore than Building 11" is there,but that does not imply that anyaction in that direction is cur-rently being planned. Superin-tendent for Engineering andConstruction Paul Barrett ex-plained the situation in moredetail.

MIT's central refrigerationplant is still under development.Its current capacity of 6500 tonsof refrigeration is slated to riseto 10,000 tons in two years. Allair conditioned buildings, exceptfor some of the older ones whichhave their own plants (13, 54,56, and the Student Center), aretied into this system. It is hopedeventually to tie these buildingsinto the system as well, con-verting their "private" plantsinto reserve capacity. Unfor-tunately, expanding air con-ditioning into previously un-cooled areas is necessarily a'slowprocess because of the cost. Oneapproach would be to use win-dow units, and indeed this hasbeen done to some extent, butthis is a tremendously inefficientway to cool a building, and so interms of long-term cost-effectiveness it pays to installcentral air conditioning.

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By Bert HIalsteadTo allow for central air con-

ditioning in the Medical Depart-ment Building, the Institute iscurrently installing chilled waterpipes to link the Medical Depart-ment (Building I 1) with thecentral MIT' refrigeration plant.

The pipes link the centralrefrigeration plant to the maingroup of MIT campus buildings,and suggest the possibility, ex-citing to anybody who has everspent a summer in Boston, thatthe air conditioning might someday be extended to the other

H ouse pressure" applied tomembers of his board. -Editor)

The statement also noted Kil-lian's designation as "the fatherof public television," which heearned when he headed up theCarnegie Commission on Educa-tional Television in 1967. Con-gress passed the Public Broad-casting Act as a result of thatreport.

In a separate statement ofprinciples issued by the board,the CPB promised that if "ade-quate funds become available wewill move rapidly to fund moreprograms, including publicaffairs."

tion's supposed independencefrom politics.

Killian told The Tech thatCPB would continue to promotepolitically independent publictelevision programming in thefuture, explaining that he ac-cepted the position "in order toinsure that public televisionmoves ahead as a way of demon-strating its independence fromall political ties." He added thathe had not been contacted byanyone at the White House con-cerning his appointment eitherprior to or following Wednes-day's meeting in New York.

In a statement released to thepress after his election, Killiancalled the chairmanship a "chal-lenge" to accomplish four goals:speedy completion of negotia-tions with PBS (which representsthe local stations in the educa-tional network), long range fi-n a ncing for CPB, increasedautonomy and independence forlocal stations, and a reaffirma-tion of the importance of publicaffairs programs as an essentialresponsibility of public broad-casting.

(Many of the recent disputesinvolving CPB have to do withits cancellation of funding forpublic affairs progams that arenot "balanced." The previouschairman of CPB resigned be-cause of what he termed "White

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In a move intended to provethat public television is freefrom political constraints, JamesB. Killian, Jr., Honorary Chair-man of the MIT Corporation,was elected chairman of the Cor-poration for Public BroadcastingWednesday.

The former MIT Corporationchairman has been serving as vicechairman of the board of theCorporation, and was selectedWednesday at a meeting held atthe Harvard Club in New Yorkto succeed outgoing chairmanThomas B. Curtis. Curtis re-signed from the board of CPBbecause, he claimed, the WhiteHouse had put pressure on cer-tain members of the board in thepast. Curtis felt that this consti-tuted a violation of the Corpora-

any divisions," claims ProfessorGlenn Berchtold, head of CourseV. Indeed, there are good argu-ments to support the comment,for many chemists of one cate-gory often do selected -work inanother. However, such claimsare not convincing enough tooverride the obvious separatingfactors, the foremost being thelocation of organic chemists inbuilding 18 and the physical andinorganic chemists in building 6."Yes, the physical separation is abit of a problem," admits Pro-fessor Fred Greene, an organic

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"Chemistry is a weird depart-ment. You go through thecourses hating it and then findthat when you've finishedyou've learned an awful lot . . . "

MiT's Course V, Chemistry, isone which covers a field whosebreadth is "§stounding. Thedepartment consists of a largevariety of chemistry divisions,with each possessing good facil-ities and faculty. Courses,though few in number, haveenormous amounts of materialpacked into them, and are rated

fairly well by students. Labs arecontroversial, but otherwise thedepartment on the whole isexceptionally well received.

The Chemistry Department isitself divided into a number ofsub-divisions. The three predom-inant subgroupings are inorganic,organic, and physical chemistry.Also, contained within theCourse V structure to a lesserdegree are analytical chemistryand biochemistry, though thelatter is more comprehensivelycontained in the Biology Depart-ment.

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The chemistry department asa whole seems to be pretty good,although the labs are a problem,the classes are not the mostexciting, and the lecturers aren'talways great. When Ross wasasked what he considered thegreatest strengths of the depart-ment, he replied, "Well, thelibrary is good." But overall, thedepartment seems to be a goodone to get involved with. "Wehave large multifunction activ-ities," explained Ross,, "Under-gra duates, pre-eed students,grad students, and post-docs allattend,.

strated by lab attendance. "Labsare open from 9 to 5, and thereare always a number of studentsworking to catch up. On daysimmediately preceeding the datelab reports are due the studentswork exhorbitant hours!"

In addition, there is anothermajor problem with the labswhich the department does notknow how to cope with. "Whenthe labs were originally designed,they were shaped for 150students maximum. Presentlythere is an enrollment of 300.This is a tremendous problem,and has only two solutions. Thefirst is to limit the size of thelabs, which we cannot do. Thesecond is to provide eachstudent with insufficient atten-tion, which unfortunately hasbeen the case." Though designedwith good intent, it seems theLaboratory Program as it existstoday is the one basic criticismof the department, and standsprobably as the best single factorto dissuade students frombecoming chemistry majors.

Two Course V courses- 5.41and 5.60 - receive large portionsof the undergraduate populationfulfilling the Institute Chemistryrequirement. The present 5.41course is basically an introduc-tion t o organic chemistry,although it's "not the traditionalorganic chemistry course by anymeans." The course was design-ed by Professor Dan Kemp as acoherent, interesting program ofbasic chemistry ideas. With thesegoals, Kernp designed the courseto be more or less a qualitativechemistry course rather thanquantitative. Though Kemp wasunavailable for interviewing,Greene, who taught the courselast fall, volunteered his com-ments. "We distributed a ques-tionnaire among the students inthe course, and most of theresults seem favorable "

The students we interviewedhad so me varying opinions.According to Freeman: "Eitheryou got it or you didn't, youtended to get messed up." "Yes,I suffered through it (5.41),"Browning says. "I guess for achemistry student it's good tobreak you in. There was onemajor problem: if you had nobackground, the task was toomuch. If you had some back-ground, you became overconfi-dent and didn't do the work. Itwas a crazy situation that wasdifficult to win." Many profes-sors in the department havetaught 5.41, but most have beenexceedingly boring. If you can,take the course with Kemp...He is by far the best.

The second most widely soli-cited course is 5.60. In the fallan average of 200-250 studentstake the course, while over 300sign up in the spring. The onestatement which can best sum-marize the course is "tough butvery good." Ross teaches thecourse frequently, and intendsto teach it again next fall. In hisopinion, "5.60 is loaded with

people who know they need thecourse. The only possible excep-tion is pre-med students. Allothers - chemists, chemicalengineers, and the rest - they allknow they have to learn thematerial."

Student evaluations in thepast have said the course ispretty good, "We have had somecriticism with our lecture sys-tem, so we have presented otheroptions to those students who sodesire one." Recitations, how-ever, have been a sore spot forthe course. "Yes, recitations, I'mafraid, are a bit on the poor side.But this is usually due tostudents who will not admitthey cannot work a problem andT.A.'s who are inexperiencedand cannot draw the problemsout." Yet overall the courserates well, and even provides thestudent with an honest evalua-tion of his work: "If you don'tknow how to do the problems,you can honestly tel:. yourselfyou don't understand it!"

Chemistry research, thoughno longer required, remains anintegral part of the undergrad-uate program. There are pre-sently about 30 students doingresearch, yet Berchtold claimsthe department is not up tocapacity. Ross elaborates:"Though there is not an exces-sive number of students doingresearch, those who are are giventhe remarkable opportunity ofworking and socializing withgrad students and post-doctor-ates. The research is tough, butthe student gains valuable insightand experience." It was Ross'opinion that an increase in desksand work benches would serveto attract more undergraduatesto research. "I think if everyundergrad interested in researchwere given his own desk in threlab, we would certainly attractmore. It would in essence helpto reshape their social life.Students find that once giventhis position of responsibility inresearch, they seep out of the

dormitory-fraternity crowd andbecome more socially involvedwith those in the lab."

Last week's article on CourseVII presented the suggestionthat they organize a series ofseminars where each professordoing research could explain hiswork with the departmentstudents. Amazingly enough, thechemistry department beat us tothe punch.. . by four years! In1968, an undergraduate seminarprogram was initiated. Originallychristened 5.89, the course wasjust such a seminar as we recom-mended, yet would give twounits of credit to each studentwho registered. However, theadministration did not like theidea and turned down the pro-posal, so the program has contin-ued on a creditless basis sincethat time. "Attendance has notbeen great," says Berchtold,"but it is sufficient to warrantthe program." Students whoattend usually are glad of it,according to Browning. "There

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Professor John Ross seesother factors contributing to thedivision of fields: "Since chem-istry has achieved such a degreeof understanding, our knowledgehas literally spread the fieldapart. Here at MIT any physicistcould probably teach everyundergraduate physics course.This would not be true withchemistry, or if it were, theprofessors would not do a verygood job. The field has becomevery diverse."

Requirements in Course Vhave been relaxed considerablyin recent years. In the past, threecourses in both organic andphysical chemistry were re-quired, as well as two courses ininorganic chemistry and threelabs. Today, however, only twoorganic and physical courses arerequired, to be supplemented byone inorganic course and thethree semester labs with anadded requirement of one advan-ced course in one of the areas."The reason we reduced therequirements," states Berchtold,"was mainly because of studentcriticism. They claimed thestructure was too rigid and didnot allow fexib'ilitv."

Still, it seems to this reporterthat the requirements are morethan moderately rigorous, evenin their reduced form. Yet thisquality may serve as an attributeto the department. "The require-ments are very good." assertsKathr'yn Browning, a sophomorein Course V. "They literallyforce you to take up new hori-zons. I would never study someof this stuff were it not required.Arid they aren't too tough. Youget plenty of elective time,which enables you to furtherinvestigate your interests. Thecourses themselves are OK.There seems to be a slight orien-tation toward organic chemistry.but other courses are offeredwhich enable you to shift thebalance." It seems that thoughthere are many requirements,they provide a coherent programof studv in chemistry and forthe most part cannot be criti-cized too strongly.

The one major exception isCourse V's "integrated lab pro-gram." According to Berchtold,the three semester lab sequence"is one of the few around thecountry which offers more thana mix of classical experiments.""Here at MIT,` echoes Ross,"our purpose with labs is not tom ake great discoveries, butrather to teach the student thetechniques, procedures, andmethods of the laboratory."Students, however, view the labsin another way. "Those labs arevery time consuming, probably awaste of time," states BarbaiaFreeman, a sophomore pre-med.

"The labs are ridiculous,"claims Browning. "They areloing, time consuming, and theopinion of most students is thatthey are overworked." Sheclaims that this is clearly demon-

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)riginally limited to one thou-;and employees and their fami-ies, will be extended to include75 students. The plan is anxperimental one, offered by the

Aedical Department in coopera-ion with Blue Cross and Blue;hield.

The fee paid by members ofhe plan covers many servicesiot included in either of theresent student plans (required

Lnd optional) or the present;mployee plan. Among the ser-rices participants in the new)lan receive without charge areiospital visits, specialists' ser-rices, maternity care includingabortions, and preventive ser-rices such as immunizations, in-ections, and periodic checkups.

According to Laurence3ishoff, Assistant Director of:he MIT Medical Department,'The plan will make access tomnedical care easier for manymembers of the MIT community>y having medical services pre-?aid. A person won't have tolecide whether it's worth it oriot to spend $10 to see a doc-

By Thomas KervinIn the awards convocation

ield in Kresge Little Theateryesterday at 11 am, 23 students,Light faculty, two organizationsind two students were honoredFor their contributions to theWIT community. Linda Tufts,:o-UAP presided.

Several persons associatedxith The Tech won awards, in-:luding former chairman Robert

lkin, who received a Stewartaward, and Sports Editor Sandraiulke, who got the Pewter Bowl,or outstanding contributions tovomen's athletics. Steve Wall--nan won a Stewart for his workind that of the Student Center?ommittee.

The other Stewart awards, for)utstanding contributions to,xtracurricular Life at MIT, went:o Arthur EBass, Maria Bozzuto,3ylvester Gates, Lee Scheffler,Vo Ta Ilan, and James Ziegen-mneyer. The Class of '48 awardEor outstanding athlete went toDavid Wilson. Three faculty;hared the Everett Moore BakerAward for Outstanding Under-graduate Teaching: Sandy Kayeof Humanities, Richard Naylorof Earth and Planetary Sciences,and James Williams of Mechani-zal Engineering. The James N.M\urphy award for spirited con-tributions to the Institute by anLmployee was presented toBeatrice Santos by Dr. JeromeB. Wiesner.

A complete listing of the a-wards and descriptions willappear in Tuesday's paper.

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To: All Students, Staff and Faculty ing a difficult secuiFrom: Dean Carola Eisenberg entirely on the cotDate: May 9, 1973 community. I urge

The unauthorized possession of master you know who hakeys to Institute academic and residential them. If they fail tbuildings has become a matter of grave action will follow.concern to many students, faculty and necessary, it will bestaff. Our office has been asked to take for it will be a meaaction to correct this serious threat to have created a se]personal and Institutional security. I am community at MIT.asking the cooperation of members of 1heMIT community in coping with what has T the Editorbecome a hazard to all. As participants

The master lock system exists for two information booth,primary purposes: access in the event of dispense informatian emergency (fire, laboratory malfunc- courses to the MITtion, personal injury and so on) and found ourselves lisaccess for the essential functions of build- amount of abuse ing maintenance. woen fron MIT m

When master keys fall into unauthoriz- coeds, we cannoted hands, the security of all MIT build- sanctimonious as cings is correspondingly threatened. The ittle affection for agrowing risk of theft has led students to is unfortunate, as abarricade or lock their own rooms in a ellesley womenfashion that can interfere with the pro- groupsvision of aid in am emergency. In the face Misconceptionof acts of indiscriminate vandalism or abound. The MIT vintentional burglary, faculty and staff are be a hopeless gnui

social graces. Thetroubled by the uncertain security of social graces Thepictured as a frivolischolarly and personnel data, examina- pictured as a frivol(tions and personal files. cotillion circuit la

I assume that most owners of such Harvard man strayskeys have acquired them for personal gross parodies are iI

ing to women at 1:convenience without having thought ing to women at particularly at MIT,

through the consequences for the Insti- partculliy at MIT,women is much mnortute as a whole. But we have encountered We propose, the

instances when they have been employed for the aforementiofor deliberate theft. If lost, master keys effect at thecan be used by those who find them to would like to puthe detriment of all. onet w

Therefore, after consulting with the sconceptions witChancellor, the Chairman of the Faculty meetings, to startCampus Patrol, Dormitory Council and women share our feeothers, I offer amnesty between now andthe end of the month for everyone whonow possesses master keys withoutauthority, if the keys are placed anony- To the Editor:mously in sealed envelopes for trans- I would like tbmission via Institute mail to the Office of recently enactedthe Dean for Student Affairs. Thereafter, credits at the recentall those found to be in possession of Like many of t]such keys without authorization will be that scholarship in referred to the House Judicial Committee and that too much or the Faculty Committee on Discipline, efforts mitigates aga:for prompt hearings and appropriate dis- However, I have fociplinary action. with freshmen that

The success of this method of resolv- energies upon a fe

Open m-@@22S" (OK, this is your chance. If you have everfelt screwed, either by tuition or byfinancial aid, you will have a chance tosee the people in charge, person to personand face to .face. These two meetings areexperiments: attempts to answer ques-tions and make explanations, and yes,maybe even take suggestions!. So, if youwant to know what's going on, go. -PES)

From: Paul E. GraySubject: Meeting Concerning Tuition

On Monday, May 14 at 4 pm in Room10-250, there will be a meeting at whichthe general issue of tuition charges can bediscussed. The meeting is open to allinterested members of the MIT commu-nity.

As you know, the tuition for the1973-74 year was announced ninemonths ago as $3,100, an increase of$200 over the present charge of $2,900.The tuition for the 1974-75 year will bedetermined during the next two months.

This open meeting is intended toprovide an opportunity for a discussionof the factors that influence tuition, andto give those who would like to raise

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Should that provegreatly to my distressisure of our failure tonse of a responsible

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tening to a suprisingdirected towards MITen. Im standing up for

help feeling ratheroeds apparently haveWellesley women. Thiscoalition of MIT andwould benefit both

s and stereotypeswoman is assumed tord" with few, if any,Wellesley student isous refugee from theying in wait until ainto her path. Such

inaccurate and damag-both institutions (butwhere the position ofe precarious).refore, that planningned coalition be putpresent moment. Wet an end to theseh a series of informal

now. We hope MIT:lings.

Karen DolrnatchAnne Moran

o comment on thelimit on freshmanfaculty meeting.he faculty, I believedepth has great valuedispersal of students'inst such scholarship.und in conversationst many focus theirw courses and learn

questions or express viewpoints con-cerning the Institute tuition policy achance to do so. I will open the meetingwith a brief presentation concerningrecent tuition history, comparisons withthe cost of education at MIT, withacademic program costs, with tuitioncharges at other private -universities, andwith changes in the cost of living andmedian family income. Several of mycolleagues will be present to join in thediscussion.

I regard this open meeting as anexperiment and as neither a forum for the

developmentof hard positions nor a com-mitment to continue in the future withopen meetings for the discussion of thisor other issues of wide interest. Rather, Isee it as an effort to try to increase theunderstanding within the MIT comnmuni-ty of a complex issue and to give con-cerned persons a chance to be heard.

From: Student Financial Aid OfficeSubject :Meeting Concerning Financial Aid

On Thursday and Friday, May 17 and18, the MIT Financial Aid Office wouldlike to invite all interested students to anopen discussion concerning financial aid

them in depth, which satisfies the scholar-ship requirement to my mind. In ad-dition, many use the no-limit system tosample lightly other areas, honestly ad-mitting that it was only a light touch.Also, I btlieve that serious effort in acourse is often determined by the qualityof the course and the level of effortrequired. In short, it is not clear to methat there now exists a serious scholarshipproblem or that the new limit will makeany substantial difference in how stu-dents will spend time in the courses theymust take.

What does concern me, however,about the present no-limit system is theapparent existence of an institutionalpressure to take heavy. loads. This can begenerated through one's peers or morelikely by oneself ("I ought to do it if I amable"). I am personally convinced thatthis pressure artificially affects some stu-dents' plans and in some cases is detri-mental to their long range goals.

Some students truly have the ability totake heavier loads and to do very well andwant the freedom to do so; others wish toexplore academic areas with an overloadbut with a minimal investment of effortand time (e.g., attend lectures only); stillothers prefer to use their time for cul-tural, social, or athletic activities. As I seeit, the new system allows for all of these:modes but without the present biastoward formal academic course work. Astudent can "overload" to learn deeplyand to explore via the listener status. Inaddition, I am confident that, in manycases, he will be able to satisfy depart-mental prerequisites for more advancedcourses. However, he will be rewarded nomore than the student who chooses to docasual or in-depth library reading, toattend departmental seminars, to partici-pate deeply or casually in musical, ath-letic, or social activities, on campus orelsewhere. In short, I would hope that the60/63 limit system would allow mnembersof the class of 1977 to have the ultimatefreedom to use their free time to doanything they wish on or off the campus,whether it be academnic, extracurricular,or simply nothing. One should rememberthat Boston offers a rich cultural andintellectual life for the students whochoose to participate in it.

procedures for the coming (1973-74)

school year. The purpose of this discus-sion is to highlight the changes that havebeen made in the reapplication process;we don't envision this session as a lectureto students. What we want to encourage,after an introductory statement on thenew procedures, is dialogue that WL1make things easier in the fall.

As you may already know, our officehas made some small but importantchanges in the reapplication process toencourage more realism and cooperationin the planning of each student's budget.By mailing financial aid notices earlierthan usual and by asking students toprovide us with a more careful accountingof resources by the end of the summer,hopefully we can bring about the com-munications and pre-planning which willlead to a situation where fewer studentsfind themselves in need of emergencycounseling at the end of the year.

The Thursday meeting will take placeat 3 pm in Room 10-250. The Fridaymeeting will begin at 10 am in the BushRoom (10-250). Hopefully this will pro-vide enough flexibility so that thosewanting to be present can be.

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It is important that 60 units/termallows a student to graduate in threeyears if he is able to do so and so chooses.Also, I hope that 60/63 units does notbecome a "goal" or norm for studentswhose other activities, abilities, or pre-paration make 45 or even 36 units a moreappropriate load during the freshmanyear.

In summary, I would think that thecredit limit together with the single passgrade, the no-transcript "F," and the free(i.e., no extra tuition) listener statusconstitutes the least pressured and mostflexible educational system the Institutecould present to the class of 1977.

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by P.E. Schindler, Jr.Do you remember Z? Well, this time

they're doing it in "a South Americancountry," and although they filmed it inChile, you know it's Uruguay from thevery first scene, in which we see a fullframe shot of a Uruguayan license plate.

The story is supposed to have "reallyhappened" (the name of the film, in caseyou haven't already heard, is State ofSiege) but, as is usually the problem insuch films, we have no way of tellingwhat is real and what is made up. This is,on occasion, frustrating, although thefilm seldom slows down enough to letyou think about it. Chances are you willnot realize until you get home that it isimprobable that a pair of filmmakerscould know so much about the activitiesof the Tupemaros... I mean theunmentionable ones (that comes fromone of the many press conference scenesin the film. If you felt sorry for thejournalist who disappears at the end of Z,this should make you feel better. As anaspiring journalist myself, I found myselfin sympathy with the reporters).

The personnel: Well, there was YvesMontand as the American bad guy, PhilipMichael Santore, a dedicated fascist whogoes around training dedicated SouthAmerican police forces in the world oftorture and riot control. The chances aregood that you have never heard of any ofthe other actors, which helps lend an airof authenticity to the film. There are nosuperstars to distract you; if thechancellor of the University were, sayCharlton Heston, you might wonderwhere he left his tablet. The actingperformances were universally good:seemingly realistic portrayals of peoplewho were, for the most part, under

pressure.The best performances were, without

question, behind the scene. Multi-kudosgo to filmmaker Costa-Gavras and hisscenarist Franco Solinas. They havegenerated a thoughtful film, heavily ladenwith "redeeming social importance" thatis still a pleasure to watch. At times, itlooks almost like a color documentary, soreal do the scenes seem. I am sure youwill wonder, as I did, how some of theeffects of crowds and a city under siegewere accomplished. Try to put thequestions out of your mind in advance:accept the scenes and marvel at them.

For a change, we can have the actualopinions of the filmmakers. What werethey trying to say with this film? Theopinions take on new significance, in lightof the contention of an official of theAmerican Film Institute that the film"justifies assassination."

The director, Costa-Gavras: . . ."Herethe illegitimate violence is opposed to thelegitimate violence. Between these twoviolences, one cannot in any case acceptor justify the official violence since it isthought out, planned, and legalized."

And the scripter, Solinas: "We haven'tsought to make a suspense film. Wewanted to ask the public a question - notin the classic sense, will he die? But is heor is he not responsible? Guilt, not in thetraditional sense - he has killed, he hasrobbed - but much greater. Aresponsibility of a political nature. . . herepresents a system which is bad for themajority of men."

To give some justice to the other side,let's add one additional quotation, thisone from an aide to John Kennedy,Arthus Schlesinger, who said it at the endof the New York premiere of the film,during a panel discussion that includedthe director and writer: "This film is adeformation of the work of AID... it isthe only way we can help SouthAmerica."

If you liked Z, or you like politics,you'll like State of Siege. At the CharlesCinema.

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by Peter Bosted

The MIT Glee Club, combining forceswith the women's choir of DouglassCollege (in New Jersey), gave a quiteacceptable concert of Mozart andSchubert Masses last Sunday. John Oliverdid a good job in assembling a fine,professional orchestra and acheiving tech-nically precise articulation and a cleartexture. The words came through well,but the pronunciation was sometimes offand there could have been more dynamicscontrast by putting more soul into themusic. The sound quality was pleasing,although most of the voices were young-er, and the two choirs blended well.Marylee Cirella, soprano, did an excellentif somewhat overpowering job in relationto the other three soloists.

The Mozart was unusual in its treat-ment of the prayer "Glory be to theFather, and to the Son. . " at the end ofeach section. Schubert's Mass in C Majoris one of his two shorter masses, tradi-tional in text setting except for theomission of a few of the more dogmaticphrases. Written in 1816, it follows prettymuch in the Mozart-Hayden tradition,although already the subtly unusual har-monies that characterize the laterSchubert are in evidence.

In case you missed this one, his other,more popular, short mass, that in Gmajor, will be performed this Sunday atthe Choral Society concert, again con-ducted by John Oliver. This concert willalso feature an unusual piece by Britten,hiis Cantata Misericordium. Treated in theinimitable Britten style, this is a Latinsetting of the parable of the good Sam-aritarian, and was commissioned by theRed Cross for a meeting in Switzerland.Other works will be Salve Regina andExultetae Des by Poulenc and Stravin-sky's very lovely Pater Noster and A yeMaria this concert should inspire you togreater heights of escapism; there isnothing more relaxing than choral music.

If, on the other hand, you are feelingover-optimistic, may I recommendMahler's Fifth (the Giant), to be playedSaturday night in Kresge. This piece is inthree sections of two, one, and twomovements and uses quite a formidablearray of instruments (including contra-bassoon and harp) and makes heavy useof the brass section. The symphony is 70minutes long and could hardly fail toleave anyone emotionally drained at itsconclusion.

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by Gene Paul

Due to a series of problems too long toexplain, this review of Scenes fromAmericanz Life by A.R, Gurney Jr. (aprofessor in the humanities department)appears after the close of its recent run inConcord. That's too bad, bacause it's norevery university that has anaward-winning playwright/professorwhose plays are still being produced.

The Concord Players were responsiblefor this outing, and they did a creditablejob on an outstanding, if fragmented,play. They were assisted by ProfessorGurney, to the extent that he visited thegroup during rehearsal, and responded totheir questions about the play. That wasthe limit to his involvement.

Since the play has already been toMIT, just a brief summary of the natureof the thing: it is a series of vignettes ofthe past, present, and future of Buffalo,New York (What? You say you didn'tknow Buffalo had a future?), which isGurney's hometown. Most of them arevery funny, but all of them are tied to

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very serious themes of repression andprejudice. The best message always comeswith the best entertainment.

There are no really set roles, as thecast, without the benefit of costumes ormuch in the way of props, creates sceneafter scene on the nearly barren stage.Read Albright, Lillian Anderson.Christopher Childs, Louise Hannegan, BillMaxwell, Susan Nessen, Terry Nilo, FrankK. Perkins Jr., and Elizabeth VanWinklegave pleasant, if uneven, performances.

Direction was provided to the ConcordPlayers' production by Patricia Butcher.It is difficult to know where to lavish thepraise (mostly) and the blame (a little)for the show, on the cast or on thedirector. Overall, I enjoyed it, so it isprobably not too important.

A special word of praise - GeorgeAlbertus, the piano player, received awell-deserved round of heavy applause ona cop ! .e cf -occasions.

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Late April brought two amazing triple-bills to Boston; the first, atSymphony Hall, featured three amazing soloists- Randy Newman,Martin Mull, and Sandy Denny. Mr. Newman was the headliner of theshow, but as it turned out, his somewhat sloppy and dragging setproved to be anticlimactic after brillant first and second acts.

Ms. Denny, a Britisher and ex-mnember of Fairport Convention andFotheringay, opened with a beautiful, crystalline batch of songs; nervesand an alcoholic haze were beaten out by her superb voice and capableaccompaniment. But it was local sensation Martin Mull (and hisFabulous Furniture) who highlighted the night. His mixture ofclowning, music, and insanity was delightful; he will be playing thisweekend at Sanders Theater, and he shouldn't be missed.

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Frank ZappaThese two artists are exceedilngly briliant and more than jus

comnpetent; yet in Boston concerts recently, they have been prim-providers of sheer boredom. Shawn Phillips, in a Sunday nighhalf-capacity show at Symphony Hall, mixed a solo, acoustic sewith a loud, hard-rock, band-backed one; the latter consiste_primarily of two rambling, interminable "songs" that would driv;even the most open-minded listener to distraction. Mr. Phillips lacka perspective on his audience, and that fact tends to obscure hi.definite brillance; he plays numbers and grinds them into the ears cthe crowd until the irritation is of epic proportions.

In a similar manner, Franlk Zappa and the Mothers of Inventionplaying last Tuesday night at the Music Hall, imposed the same sorof uncomfortable dullness. Despite the presence of French violinisJean-Luc Ponty, the allusions by Zappa to Boolean algebra an,harmonic analysis, and Zappa's innate humor, the audience waburied in somnolence; after an hour and a half it became unbearable

Shawn Phillips

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The second triple-bill of late April gracedthe Orpheum with Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt,and Paul Butteffield's Better Days; the resultwas a musically unified evening that ranksamong the best concerts so far in 1973. Yet,as with the Newman-Mull-Denny gig, thefirst two acts stole the show.

Hollywood's Little Feat, led by LowellGeorge, turned in a fast-paced, high-energy,very tight set. Things didn't jell into midwaythrough their performance, but from thenon, it was torrid. After Little Feat's power-drenched climax, a very strung out BonnieRaitt, with resident bassist Freebo in tow,took the stage. Her' parcel of tunes wasgorgeous, adequately displaying her abilities- vocally, on guitar, and in choosing ma-terial. Whether playing alone, with only bass,or with various members of her currentstudio band, Little Feat, Ms. Raitt wassmooth and strong. Better Days are anextremely able grouping, but after thepolished appeal of Bonnie Raitt and theelectricity of Little Feat, it was all denoue-ment.

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The Doobie Brothers followed with their patented speedy, country-ishpop/rock. Despite the decibels, the only word to describe them would be boring.But then, the Faces lurched on stage, and with that same lurching looseness,played better than I had ever heard them do before (in four previous concerts).

Rod Stewart has combined bits of Marcel Marceau and Rudolph Nuryev into histheatricality; despite the weakness of some of the Faces' material (whichpredominated at the Garden), a concert by Stewart and friends remains one ofthe most entertaining in all of rock.

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Burnham is one of thenation's foremost authorities onelectoral politics. He declined toelaborate in any detail on recentdevelopments in the case, butfocused on what he termed its"remedy." Burnham describedthe impeachment of the Presi-dent as explicitly a politicalelement applied in the nature ofprotection to the Republicrather than the punishment ofan individual.

He cited Nixon's attempt to-cover up the scandal "in thename of national security" andhis unprecedented extention ofExecutive Privilege as a policythat "cannot be viewed as any-thing other than highly sus-picious." In essence, Burnhamfeels that the Congress willprobably have enough for a verystrong case.

Burnham expounded on fourthemes that Nixon would likelyresort to in order to counte-nance his seventh crisis. Thebasic arguments were that of"Imbecility;'' " .Necessity;""Political Religion;" and "Na-tional Unity." In his address tothe nation on April 30, thePresident presented the argu-ment of imbecility by conten-ding that he didn't know whatwas occurring. Burnham sug-gested that Nixon's long as-sociations with certain people,his previous claims of tight cam-paign management, and previoususe of similar tactics applied inthe past tend to refute this lineof defense.

In order to evade an im-peachment proceeding, the Presi-dent could revert to the argu-ment of necessity, emphasizingthe tense international situation.This would require that peoplecease to directly assail the Officeof the Presidency since preoc-cupation with impeachmentcould endanger the nation'ssecurity. Burnham counteredthat the preservation of our con-stitutional process was no less amatter of national security thanthe United States' position inthe arena of world affairs.

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"If the President is not re-moved from office or does notremove Mimself from the office,"Burnhan forewarned, "therewill be no possibility of a Presi-dent ever being removed fromoffice in the future." He con-cluded that the long-term trendto Executive Ascendency in theFederal government may be ir-reversible.

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5/1/738 pm: Patrolman apprehends

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Larceny of several 10 speed,bicycles from Hermann BuildingPlaza - very large bolt cuttersused.

Patrol apprehends five sub-jects in a motor vehicle at therear of Ashdown House. Carcontained three sets of bolt cut-ters. Two dangerous weaponsseized.

community.a male, approximately 24 yearsold, 5'9", medium build. Com-plainant broke away from sub-ject and called Patrol and wastaken on tour of area in aneffort to identify the subject.

5/8/73Breaking and entering larceny

of two typewriters. Two sus-pects observed in front of build-ing 33. When they observed twoPatrolmen approaching, they ranin the direction of the Albanygarage, The cruiser was thenbusy with an escort. Check wasmade in building 33 area andtwo IBM typewriters were- lo-cated in the bushes. Units hadbeen removed from a room onthe third floor. Entrance therewas gained through an opentransom over the door. Latentprints were taken from thetransom.

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In other news of the CampusPatrol, Chief Norman S. Sidney,who formed the modern CampusPatrol as part of the Personneldepartment in 1957, will be re-tiring at the end of June. Sidney,who has what he described as "alot of acres" around his home inNorwalk, says he will "go fishinga nd mow the lawn" afterretirement.

Captain James Olivieri will bepromoted to Chief, according toSidney, and will promote fromwithin the ranks to fill the offi-cer structure.

Sidney mentioned an ongoingeffort by the Patrol to recruitten more members, and mnen-tioned that recruitment is dif-ficult in light of constantly im-proving pay on the outside."The Campus Patrol also hashigh standards," he noted.

Sidney described the Patrol'sphilosophy as "not being strictlydedicated to prosecution." ThePatrol has found a process of"unraveling," use of the Dean'soffice and house judicial system,and just plain talking, to beeffective in prevention work atMIT. "Thkis policy has paid div-idents in our association withstudents."

Olivieri intends to continueSidney's policies, but he toldThe Tech that there is currentlya "serious evaluation" of theworking process of Campus Pa-trol, to determine whether thecurrent policies are still work-

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Six MIT boats will compete inches to Navy last weekend. Phi Kappa Sigma 0 4 1in the Sprints, which will deter- Their heat includes Princeton,mine the Eastern crew cham- Cornell, Navy, and Yale. The JVpionships. The varsity, JV, and lights have exactly -the same C2 League-first freshmen boats from the seeding, with the same schools in MacGregor H 3 1 0heavy and lightweight squads the same places as in the varsity ATO 1 1 2will go to Worcester, where the race; their heat, however, in- Phi Sigma Kappa 1 1 2races will be held. cludes Columbia in place of Sigma Chi 1 1 2

The varsity heavies are seeded Cornell. BuTton H Tooey 1 3 0eighth, behind Northeastern, MIT's hopes for SaturdayHarvard, Brown, Wisconsin, seem to ride on the shoulders ofPenn, Navy and Syracuse. Their the frosh heavies and the frosh C3 Leagueh neat (there are three heats on lights. Coaches Fraser Walsh and Burton Smokers 2 2 0each level, followed by petit and Lauren Sompyrac have soe of MacGregor 3 1 0grand finals) includes Harvard, the best seeds and lightweight heta Xi 2 1 1t, ~~~~~~~~~~~~DP/SN 1 2 1

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with a vault of 1 S, Gary 'Sugar bear' Wilkes tied for second in the 220 yard dash at22.7, Jolhn Pearson '74 took fourth in the hammer throw, and Bill Leimkuhier'73(shown on the right) placed fifth in the 440 intermediate hurdles with a time of 55.9seconds. The MIT 440 relay team of Wiikes, Elliot 'flash' Borden '73, George Chiesa'74, and Jimmy Banks '76 brought home third place honors with a time of 43.1seconds.

Photos by Fred Hutchison

The MIT track squad placed fifth in the Greater Boston Athletic Association track andfield championships behind winner Harvard's 127 points. The top five team scoreswere as follows: Harvard 127, Northeastern 79, Boston College 30/2, BU 25, and MITat 24. in individual categories, co-captain Brian Moore '73 (left) garnered half of MIT's24 points by placing first in the hammer throw with a toss of 187'4" (a personal bestfor Moore), and third in both the discus and shot put with tosses of 114'9" and 50'7"respectively. In other competition, Dave Wilson '73 placed fourth in the pole vault

As the spring sailing seasonneared its end last weekend,MIT's men's varsity squad placeda disappointing fourth in theNew England Championshipssailed at the Yale CorinthianYacht Club in Branford, Con-necticut.

The team got off to a slowstart on the first day of thetwo-day event, and was neverquite able to make up the defi-cit. Steve Cucchiaro '74, sailingin B-Division with Bob Longair'73 as crew, finished strong withplaces of 2-1-2-1-1-1 in the finalsix races to take low-pointhonors for his division. AlanSpoon '73, with Dean Kross'73,Chuck Tucker '75, and Walter

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Frank '74 crewing, sailed forMIT in A-Division.

Results of the regatta were:Yale 85, Coast Guard Academy86, Tufts 93, MIT 97, Universityof Rhode Island 106, Brown107, Harvard 109, Boston Col-lege 118, Boston University 146,and Northeastern 153.

On Saturday, John Avallon'73, with Dave Johnson '74,crewing, and Kevin Sullivan '73,with Diane Gilbert '75 as crew,sailed to a first-place finish in aDinghy Invitational held at MIT.Sullivan placed- first in B-Division, while Avallon was run-ner-up in "A."

Results of the regatta were:MIT 23, Harvard 25, Tufts 26,Coast Guard 42, Trinity 46, Uni-versity of Maine/Portland 61,Northeastern 62, University ofMassachusetts 90, Boston Col-lege 95, and Holy Cross 106.

The MIT women's varsitysquad won both their regattasover the weekend, capturing theRegis Bowl and the Powder PuffTrophy.

En xoute to placing first inthe Regis Bowl Regatta, sailedon Saturday at Tufts, Maria Boz-zuto '73, with Penny Butler '75crewing, was low-point skipperin A-Division. Shelly Bernstein'74, with Joan Pendleton '76 ascrew, sailed in B-Division. MITheaded the seven-school fleet

On Sunday in the PowderPuff Trophy at Rhode Island,Bozzuto and Butler again finish-ed first, ten points ahead ofsecond-place Stonehill. Resultsof the event were:-MIT 12,Stonehill 22, Rhode Island 25,Albertus Magnus 29, Salem 32,Radcliffe 36, and MountHolyoke 59.

Tomorrow and Sunday, Cuc-charo, Sullivan, Tucker and Erbwill compete in the New Eng-land Singlehanded Champion-ships, Lo be held at MIT.

The entire New England sail-ing community was saddened bythe news of the death of MantonScott of Tufts, who died onSunday when the mast of hisboat struck a high-voltage line.He will be missed as both a greatcompetitor and a great friend.

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By Dan GanttA 12-7 win over Bates was

the only bright spot in recentXvlIT baseball action as losses toNortheastern, Boswdoin, Tufts,and Lowell Tech extended aslump that has seen the Technine drop eight out of their lastten contests.

MIT has certainly had its op-portunities. Over the past fivegames Engineer batters haveaveraged nine ldits per contest,but at the same time havestranded eleven runners pergame. This combined with 17errors afield appears to explainthe slump.

The Bates contest offers asplendid example. Flawless field-ing and timely hitting turnedright baseknocks into 12 runsand a victory. Falling behind bythree early, MIT fought back totie the gamne in the second inningand exploded for seven runs inthe fourth to sew up the game.A three-run homer by startingpitcher and winner Dave Yauch'75 highlighted the upsurge,which paraded 12 MIT playersto the plate. Vince Maconi '76drove in three runs with a homerand a single and Steve Reber '74collected two RBI's on two sin-gles to lead the MIT attack forthe game.

Greater Boston League con-tender Northeastern had toscramble for its life two daysearlier to defeat MIT 8-5. Fourruns over the final two framesdecided the contest after theTech nine had jumped aheadwith four scores in the seventh,

two coming in on Kevin Row-land's '74 bases-laoded single.Two hits by Herb Cummer '75and RSBI doubles by Dave Tirrell'74 and Rick Charpie'73 helpedkeep MIT close, but simply werenot enough.

The 3-1 loss to Bowdoin wasparticularly frustrating as fresh-man John Cavolowskcy hurled afine six-hitter. However, nineMIT hits could only be cashedfor a solo run in the ninth.Eleven players left on base effec-tually sealed MIT's doom. Tir-rell, Charpie, and RebeT eachcollected a pair of singles in thecontest.

MIT's most recent outings,home contests against Tufts andLowell Tech, have been nearlydisastrous, Fourteen MIT errorsopened the floodgates for eightunearned runs in 6-3 and 7-3losses respectively.

The MIT squad outhit Tufts12-5 on Monday, but to no avail.Stranding 13 baserunners andcommitting eight miscues, MITwas fortunate to lose by onlythree. Solid pitching by MikeRoyal '76 and Bill Billing '73,and strong offensive supportfrom Tirrell, Rowland, Reber,and Kummer kept the gametight.

MIT left their gloves homethe following day also, allowingLowell Tech four unearned tal-lies via six MIT errors. Tirrellwas outstanding at the platerapping out four singles in fiveappearances but was perhaps theonly star on a cloudy evening forMIT.

The fifteenth annual SportsAwards Banquet, honoringTech's top athletes, will be heldTuesday evening at the IMIT Fac-ulty Club at 6:30 prn.

The featured speaker of thebanquet will be Dr. Jerome H.Holland, a member of the MITCorporation and former Ambas-sador to Sweden. Dr. Holland, aformer Ail American footballplayer from Cornell, was re-cently presented the Distin-guished American Award by theNational Football Foundation.

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