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elf-sufficent community by ~oby Goulcftr Thursday, the lOP Center and the ...,t,.,.,A,,.. Seminar entertained a speaker, to speaiC at lunch and dinner, ..,A,.tiWIIIv. BefOI'e Mr. Hess finished, he have changed the opinions of a of ~ople in the WPI community. . Hess who is probably better known his work with Barry Goldwater as a writer, or for his unwillingneea to income taxes, should really be known hiS unSelfish contribution to mankind. Hess and his associates, have set up an tn Washington, D.C. called .."''""'unity Technology," to compare the of small technologies to that of a large technology. This community, set up in Washington about three ago over about seventy blocks of the Ita purpose it to eee just what a comcan do for itself. Can a community its own food in the middle of a large n they learn to produce material for their own consumption? And can ,..,.,, ..n,'""'v htA'e the Ofganization to do t appointing or electing one ' to do it. Community Technology Is that many of the answers to these ••-.ti•r\nt~: are "yes." Hess spoke on a variety of topics ethnics, to politics, to religion, but the
most interesting portion of the talk was his explanation of how Community Technology was working. Since there was no appreciable amount of land available on which to grow food they came up with the ingenious idea of farming on the rooftops of the buildings. When the question of animal protein arose, they found that they could raise fish in the basements of their buildings. Fish don't roam around, they don' t bite the neighbor's children, and they don't make any noise. This group is involved in these and many other projects, intact, they have plans to build a soap factory in the near future. The Community Technology is also very involved in regular community affairs, they have become consultants to the community in all technical aspects. After three years though the group is loosing a little bit of steam, Therefore, Mr. Hess has asked for the support of the WPI community. New blood is needed in the form of engineers who care about what the impact of technology can be on society. Engineers who are enthusiastic and hard working. It may soon be possible for WPI students to preform project work with Mr. Hess. If you are interested in such project work, please let your interest be known at the IQP Center.
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.S./M.S. program it now poa~t»e for PLAN students who at WPI for their M.S. degree to receive credit for certain cou,.... they still undergraduates. This option, by petition to the student's uarnn••) graduate department, the grlduate-level quality of undergradc.late watt, and can ~nifi,r.ar\ttv reduce the w()f'i( required for beyond the bachelor's degree. ~ilflr.Jittv it will be poaible for many In this program to receive the by staying at WPI for one additional 01' even lese. _,.....__ are college-wide atandarda fOI' the inbined B.S.-M.S. program, ea well aa standard~ Mt up by perticipeting Mrllmillnm. The college-Mde standards in the new 1975-n GradUite •:.alog, while departmental requirements be obtained from the relevant offlcea. undergraduate J*1 of the combined ~-.m II simply the WPI Plan • it now B.S.-M.S. students m.tst eniUre at teat one of their mlljor projects Is In diacipllne • their graduate study. one f)C*Ibiffty to consider is the .-~etiCHl of an MOP topic which could liner "'",.."'1Att to the level of an M.S. thesis, a thesis is required by the graduate
Eventually, the decision to grant graduate credit fot the course rests with the department, and particularty with the Instructor. This decision is Independent of the student's AC or AD grade. The student in the Combined program applies fOI' admission to graduate study, In the usual way. However, when filling out his application for admiaaiofl to candidacy for the M.S., he indicates which courses are to be transferred. The department heed verlfiM that the student h8l indeed earned transfer credit. No special application ia required by the program, but an early written expreaeion of intenMrt is important and extremely helpful in planning. A form, to indicate thla Interest to the Graduate Division, is available in department officea. It is important to realize that the B.S.M.S. program is intended to reward excellent undergraduate performance by easing the way toward the M.S. Consequently, poor graduate performance may reeult in the rescinding of some transfer credit More precllety, if a student's COPA fOI' graduate wOf't( falls below the school standard of 2.90, the department rnav require him to take up to four additional courses in order to qualify for the M.S.
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Important new feature of the .,nbh"led program II the ability to get toward the M.S. for up to four r•:\u,_ taken while an undergraduate. A · -lJ(JIItnt planning to pursue the combined -..\n,.,•m should dlscuaa his plana with hit as early as poeaible. Together, they map bla courae of study through the -··••••" • degree, Including the selection of ..... ,,.._ fOI' which graduate credit will be . .,ua:an~u. (A list of COUI"'I8S acceptable for . . ."'ct'u credit is available from specific •c•uua1v departments.) Then, at the time a t enrolls in such a course, he should the instructor of his plana to request -..ntmAr credit for it This will enable the ..,.,T"'"""" to pay particular attention to his and- or to assign additional material extend the course to Rraduate level.
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In addition to the regular support for outstanding graduate students, a special financial-aid package for a limited number of good students is available in some departments. It consists of three parts with individual components adjusted to the needs and abilities of the students. 1. Up to half of a normal teaching assistantship carrying a stipend of up to $1500 for the academic year for up to 10 hours per week of duties. 2. A scholarship of up to 10 credits total. 3. A loan of up to $2000. · FOI' further details, consult the office of the Dean of the Graduate Studies, Boynton 301 . L. 0 . Lipner Chairman, Committee on Graduate Studies and Research
Jeff's farewell
An English point of view by J.U SleemMI This, you win be relieved to hear, Ia the last in this series of articles. (Don't all cheer at once). Soon It wiH be time for me to be flying back to the rain, IRA bombs and 30 per cent inflation of dear old England (makes me quite homeeidt to think of itl, but not before I have seen a bit more of this country. They tell me that there Ia more to the United States than just Worce.t«, 80 I am setting forth on a journey to eeek the sun-drenched sands of Long Beech, ride the cable cars of San Francleco and squander my last remaining penn;. in the casinoa of Las Vegas. Then it's back to Worcester for a week ot so, before bidding America a fond farewell and facing the rigors of another semester at City University. It's a l)ard life, isn't it7
What my trip acroea the country hokia in store, I don't quite know. I am a bit worried about being trusted to lhare in the driving, as my e~ in this country 80 far consista of driving a well-worn Volkswagen with no gas pedal (not an eaay e~terciae), a lincoln Continental with so many sophisticated gadgets that it almost drove itaetf, and an Opel with a flat tire which I drove for half a mile in torrential rain at 3:00 in the moming. Hardly typi~ conditions. Add to that, the fact that nearty every time I have made a joumey outside Worcester (and many times inside) we have broken down, got lost or had some other catastrophe, and I should think that the chances of getting stranded in the Nevada desert are very good. I shall be sony to be away from home at Christmas, as I doubt whether Christmas in Chicago is much like Christmas in Cranleigh. For a start, you can't stroll down to the local pub on Christmas Eve fOf a drink wilh your friends for fear of being mugged. and even if you could, they wouldn't sell draught Guiness when you got there. I don' t suppose it is safe to go
out for a drink before Christmas dinner either, and I'm sure it is almost impoaible to get txrttte. of Whitbread pale ale to go with the locally-reared turkey, potltoet from the farm round the comer, end French beant out of the beck garden. At home, I enjoy a qulctt drink at the pub before Mttling down to watch the Queen's Chri8tmaa epeech to the Commonwealth at 3:00, but I doubt If .that Ia poeeible in Chicago either. It aeema unlikely that I ahall be able to get in a haty beer at the local before a tee of homemade uusage rolla and mince pies, or even to retire peecefully to a cozy comer of my favorite inn for the evening. Yee, I ahall miss Christmas at
home. This being my last attempt at jouman.m, it aeems an appropriate place to offer my thank~ to everyone who has helped to make my atey at Woopie Tech 80 enjoyable. A sincere thanks to all who have told me that they reed and enjoy the artides (t-don't believe any of you for a minuteI and aapeclalty to last term's editors, Doug and Peter, who must take the blame for encouraging me in the tim place. Also to Rory end the reat of tile present staff of NtiW8PfNIIc, to whom I wish continued aucce11 In their never-ending fight against apathy. Then there are the numerous people who have helped In various ways, in particular Paul, Stann and Moon who have shown me some Interesting and unusual places and who got rather more excitement then they bargained for in the process. Lastly, a special thanks to all the brothers of TKE who have bravely put up with the ordeal of living with three Umeya, and whose company we have enjoyed very much. In conclusion, I would like to say that if you have enjoyed reading these articles only half as much as I have enjoyed writing them, then we've all had a bloody boring semester. Pip-pip and ch_eerio.__
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Lditorials: Another blunder I am quite disturbed by all the activities of the Social Committee so far this year. The thing that disturbs me most is that the social committee chose the date that they did for the circus in Harrington. If you will read the results in this issue, you will note that a $4000 loss was incurred by the circus, a circus which Dean Brown and Rusty Hunter personally told me was to benefit the United Way. This "excuse" was given to me when I inquired about the day they chose for the circus. The date in question has annually been the day when the IFC holds the Marathon Basketball Game for the benefit of the United Way. When I asked them to justify their decision, I was told, "On Parent's Day we thought the parents would rather a circus instead of their sons and daughters." The circus did not bring the United Way any money, and rescheduling the Basketball Game brought a deficit for the United Way of $900 compared to last year. I strongly feel the Social Committee owes the United Way $900. I certainly feel that everyone has learned something from this episode. In the future, the Marathon Basketball Game should not be blindly shoved aside to provide "Entertainment at a loss" for so few. Toby R. Gouker AJO SAW
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Another Christmas is rolling around, and I guess one is supposed to be able to open the pages of Newspeak and find an inspirational message. Writing these is not my best point, but I'm willing to give it a try since the season demands it, and since the times we live in plead for it. In the pages of this paper for the past few weeks there has been a lot of dumping on one person by another, or one group by another, in the spirit of "the good of the WPI community" or some such phrase. Much of this great spirit, though, has been reflected more in the form of name-calling and various other forms of literary anistry which hardly make us gracious In the sight of our fellow men. Perhaps (and I think sol, some of the things that were said needed to be said for the good of everyone, including those who have made the mistakes. Perhaps some other things did not need to be said. We apologize If some feelings were hun, but we still think something needed to be said. We live in a time where things that need to be said seldom are, and where things that should never be heard echo throughout our daily lives. We live in a time where people are lonely because no one will speak to them out of fear of violating some unwritten code of conduct towards strangers Wc- live in a time where fear is the weapon in the hands of the governments, poised against the people it is made up of. But most of all we live in a time where it is so easy to say something, and yet so easy to neglect to speak. I, for one, am thankful for what I have; my friends, moderate peace and happiness, and most of all a hope that the future will bring better things... and people who are not afraid to speak. Peace Rory O'Connor
The editors apologize for our neglecting to include a byline in the last issue on the article entitled "What's Teching?". That opinion is written by Gary Davis.
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To The Editors: I was pleased to see the letter by Rusty Hunter in last week's Newspeak where he clearly demonstrated not only his ignorance of stereo equtpment but also his inability to write clearly. Rusty's claim that he bought the best equipment available In his price range is simply no correct. In the sam£> range, the Ampzilla is a better power amp, the Thorens TD12SAB with a Stanton 681EEE cartridge is a ~tter turntable, the Onkyo T406S is a vastly superior tuner at a somewhat lower price, and the Oynaco PA T·5 is a better pre--amp for $300 less than the one purchased. This is not a matter of subjective opinion; it is simply fact. While Rusty's claim that "inherent distonion of a power amp is propor· tlonately less at greater power levels" is true, please note the word proport1onsttlly. All this means is that the distonion at 200 watts is not 200 times greater than the distonion at one watt. The distonion at one watt Is not less. Good systems sound the same at one watt as at one hundred watts; one hundred watts is only louder. Again, while it is true that the system can play loudly enough, it can only do so when the power amp is running near its maximum capacity, leaving no headroom for peaks (Gary explained their im· ponance). This adds greatly to the actual distonlon, if not changing the amp's otherwise acceptable specs, thus leading to the "ordinary'' (table radio! sound the system supplies, rather than the "fantastic". sound one would expect for $7300. I have studied the box that Rusty calls an "equalizer," and it simply is not suitable ·for any purpose. Firstly, without building a
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continuously vanable equalizer, even if It was used in a pre-set fashion, the necessary experimentation could not hht been· performed. A variable equalizer 11 always used with the line-level siQn11a found before the power amp; Jerry's Is after the power amp. In addition, even if 11 other criteria were met, Jerry's "thing" Cit• not an equalizer) is designed to adjust for "tape," "tuner.'' "phono," etc., not tor "background music," "8&8," "speech,' "pub half full," and the other paramete~t which are relavent, not just interesting ta read. Apparently, when Jerry realized the his system couldn't work for anything ott. than casual music, he decided that puttlrlt labels on It claiming it wouldn't chang~ anything. You mention hat the OJ made "a c~ of comments about the quality of thl resultant sound" when L&l's spea1ce1t were used with your electronics. You don•t, unfonunately, make it clear whether hll comments were goc.d or bad. If you claiming that it sounded good, maybe need to see your doctor. It sounded t because the stereo phone plug from mixer was accidentally connected to balanced mike input, which mixed the channels together in opposite phase. W the OJ switched the mixer to mono, of the bass was cancelled out. It seems to me that the poor horse refer to was killed before it was born. W we have Is "very possibly the worst stereo in New England" for over $500. It you'd Ill to hear bener ones, just ask. Gary ian trying to kick the horse further; he is sim trying to explain why it never lived. KevinVoec
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Slander To the Editors: The anicle entitled What's Teching, By Gary Davis of the Dec. 9 issue is not only D slanderous to cenain individuals, but quite unsubstantiated in content. In panicular, Mr. Davis states: "Hunter and Ronna, the social com· mittee co-chairman, were good friends of Gerry Forstater. It is possible that Gerry approached them first and suggested that he could use a little, money, wnh the school's receipt of the stereo being only a secondary concem? Is it possible that they purposely waited until summer so that there would be no one to oppose their plan until it was much too late7 Or are Hunter and Ronna simply total fools? I'm afraid I have not been given a third explanation." The evidence is clear that this person ia writing hearsay to the nth degree. To factually answer your first question Mr. Davis, Rusty Hunter had been looking at various sound systems for the Pub about one month before he even met Gerry Forstater. I knew at the time that the Social Committee was Interested in purchasing a worthwhile, functional sound system for the Pub and that Gerry had prior to this time accomplished some unique speaker designs and the time and wil~ngness to possibly give the students of WPI a good sound system at a comparatively economical price. Then, in the middle of June or thereabouts, I introduced Gerry Forstater to Rusty Hunter - No Mr. Davis Gerry and Rusty are hardly old friends as you keenly wish to imply.
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Short-sighted view To the Editor: I am neither a member of the group of students who swears that they never heard a bener stereo system nor am I one who gets the feeling that 7300 was too much for a table radio. I am one who got to see the Pub stereo become a reality during the last summer. I personally talked with Social Cochairperson Rusty Hunter during the conceptual stage of the stereo, which was at least a month before Gerry Forstater became involved. On Friday, Dec. 12, I had the fonune of meeting Gary Davis in person immediately after reading his "Opinionated Article" In the Dec. 2 issue of NBW$pesk. I find It hard to believe a college newspaper as informed as WPI's would even consider printing an anicle as shon sighted as Mr.
Davis'. He lmmedi~tefy struck me as t type of student who would really believe own dreams of Gerry Forstater's financ· woes and nonsenical allegations of u the table pay offs - allegations wh Davis Is totally unable to substantiate in a manner. Let him display the evide before he lays bare the crime. I lived with Rusty Hunter during the summer and we talked many times ab the Pub stereo. We traveled to vari audio stores, such as, Tech HiMinuteman, Linear Sound and Atla Sound 1n both Bo81on and Worcester. were able to hear many systems numerous brands, After making co parisons of sound quality, I still believe t
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Short-sighted view [cont. from page 21 infidel blindly th1nksl, then how can He Who based H1s whole life on them qualify as the best Man? Does it then mean that the good life springs from a false root? And if He taught from a false basis, how can He be acknowledged as the best Teacher? Does good teaching arise from e wrong background? If so, should we then en· courage teaching from a false background? Surely these questions answer themselves and leave but one course to the really openminded: to take into serious consideration the FACT of CHRIST. When His "unprofitable servants" (Luke 17:10) like myself humbly call on you to accept Christ as your Lord and Savior In order to escape the damnation of Hell, it does not mean that we are unloving and self-righteous. We just cannot be true Christians otherwise. Nobody talked so much about the love of God for man as the Lord Jesus Christ. And nobody radiated God's love to man as the Son of Man. Yet, nobody talked so much about the reality of Hell as He didl This Christmas we are going to receive gifts from one another. Why not accept the real Christmas gift from God today? "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son..." (John 3:16) " ...as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His Name." (John 1:12). This gift is most precious. It delivers us from the guilt and power of sin, and brings us the divine nature. (II Peter 1:4). "And she shall bear a Son; and you shall call His r.ame Jesus, for it is He Who will deliver His people from their sins." (Matthew 1:;zll. "And the angel said unto them, 'Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy, which shall be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savoir, Who is Christ the Lord" (Luke 2:9, 10). Blessed Gospell Blessed Lord and Savior! Livingstone Abali
.~ uggestions: the Editors: I take this opportunity to put forth ........- •. but humble proposal. With the
r.n.,,.,,'W•llnt rebirth of complaints concerning our own Social Committee and their generosity, most people u;.....w. .llalreedy deed set In their opinions now. .....,._,_ is not to beck one side or another. To persuade a lame duck Social tilr.li•lmlmi1ttM to mend their ways is ludicrous. ••1tea1d I offer the following so that this amongst people will have little of reoccuring. propoeal is to divert the $86000 Social Committee budget to the -.•sp•u.kfor Defense Fund. Indeed such a be needed to defend themselves a civil libel suit by Suffolk Audio possibly one or two other people in an article In last week's issue. being no byline we don't know who down for the blame. Gentlemen, to . .lutric::thtlv declare that Suffolk Audio gives uru...... tlc:kback to everyone all the time, thus Fn1"Kt.111tw bought from them to avail of the oppQrtunity conflicts with state and Federal laws concerning and slander - unless you have abproof. Proof, gentlemen? The second propoul Is to pot Doug back in charge of Nt~WSPtMk. metter was at iU best and of rumors and atories flowed ..."""'" the WPI grapevine, Nt~WSPMk did print or solicit for writing any her88ay (while going overboard editorially in that the Social Committee did e~erclee reeponsible jour· and discretion In their content. Also, reporter Gary Davia lhould be made Editor for hia ability to research ini-.m.atiiV\ check out ap., and ma.t of aH variety and originality of hla 'lmflortir.., Juat think how enlightened we with Gary Oavht running the news •llllilec'tion and dlstrlb\ltlon netwOI1c. on this •-nuu,.. We would never haw to wony ·~•llkM.rt someone pulling the wool over our 0~,.._ again. • The third part of this propoeal regards past Social Committee. They deeerve award for outlaating the editor of the v•.~•III'NII:taoer. They succesafultv completed term of office without being im· or lynched amid wild rumors of tni!IJ.'IDIItutlr•n and conspiracy. Three hurrahs for
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December 16, 1975
Pan tour pertains to the newty elected Social Committee. Since there remains little money in the budget to last until Mav end there won't be any next year (remember the defense fund), let our new committee take whatever is left and go to Florida with the SAB vehicle for a year and a hatf. With no one around, there should be nothing to complain about. As for the SAB vehicle, the Social Committee does have a 1 minute notice priority over it and the crew team can get a little more exercise by running down to Lake Ouinsigamond. When the money does start again, most people Involved should be finally out of here leaving the problem in cooler hands, hopefully. To help guide those who will be the student leaders (student leaders?) of the future, Rusty Hunter and John Ronna should offer an lntersession course next month entitled "How it's done and how you can do it". The sixth proposal is to appoint Dean Reutlinger as President of the Student • Body. Decisions, the most notably lacking element of the current President, would moat definitely be forth coming, regarding every transgression of student rights and privileges. Action would be the key word and it might even get students on campus to organize and fight for something, for once. The last time that happened no one quite remembets. This concludes my modest propoul. Think .about It seriously. I most thank the editors for presenting my views and opinions to the community. Thomas S. Myent
WPI has receiVed the finest stereo money could buy. The only way to obtam more than a "10 per cent Educational D1scount" is to know someone in the business, and it appears that Mr. Davis does not. It would be foolish 10 entrust the Five Year Pans and Labor warranty to a company (this so called "Natural Sound" bit) which has given no Indication that It will be tn e~lstence in five years. Davis also failed to note 1n h1s "anicre·· that for the price of one Big R ( Revoxl tapedeck they received two Big T ITeacl decks. It is also known that warranty work on new units such as the missing tapedeck, is usually done at the factory.
Get involved ! To the Editors: This letter is in response to a letter by Thomas S. Myers in the last issue of Newspuk. Hopefully that letter will serve as a catalyst to get more people interested in the traffic problem. We don't favor people though that cry out possibly because they were almost hit by a car. People are always willing to complain about problems if it concerns them but hardly ever offer solutions or get involved. Mr. Myers' comment, "Hopefully the new management will start to show signs of leadership. If not, I think I'll leave this place", indicates his unwillingness to face the problem himself. Why must some people expect others to take the initiative? We are currently members of the traffic advisory committee, a sub-committee of the concerned students committee. The purpose of the committee is to try to Improve pedestrian and motorist safety. We are in the early stages of work on the traffic problem Initial investigation has revealed that the problem is complex requiring cooperation and a unified effort.
One of best ways to get action is to make city hall and the police department aware of our (the students at WPil. feelings. One of the methods of accomplishing this is by a petition, which is currently being drafted for circulation amongst the WPI student body. A more direct approach is to apply pressure to our peers to drive more responsibly. Granted. there are many motorists on Institute Rd. and West St. that are totally unrelated to WPI. But we will hopefully be solving part of the problem if we ourselves are careful. How would you feel if you were responsible for injuring some one. There will be a meeting of the traffic advisory committee during lntersession. At that time we will be looking forward to seeing some people willing to work or having new ideas. For all of you that complain but never do anything, this is your chance. Don't wait for someone else to do it. Lance Sunderlin Ed Menard
Sinners repent To the Editors: Many people in the wot1d try to justify their sins. Believe it or not .orne people even think that they are not linnent, even though the Bible clearty stat• in I JOHN 1:8, "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." People will come up with every conceivable reason for why they should continue in their sin. Yet, no rNSOn Is good and no reason is Godtyl People should not ask the question, 'What reeson can I come up with to justify my sin7", instead, people should ask, ''What must I do to be saved from my sin7" You may be trusting In baptism to save you from your sin - but baptism cannot save you. Baptism cannot make you right · before God. If you were sprinkled when a .baby, all it did for you was to get you wet. Nowhere in Holy Scripture is a baby or child sprinkled in supposed baptism! You may be trusting in confirmation. But confirmation is not found In the Biblel It is strictly man's invention. It is worthless! You rnav trust in a weelttv confession, to some man in a robe. If you do this you cat insult In the teeth OT the Lord Jeeus Christ. The Bible ~ in I TIMOTHY 2:6, "For there is one God, and one mediator bet· ween God and men, the man, Ctm.t Jeaus." Many people try to be aaved from their sin and get to God by the above methods. They witt try fNfJIY way, except God's way, to get to heeven. For God aaya that thet'e is only one way to be saved from your lin and get to heaven, God's way Ia through Jetua Chrlat. In His Holy Bible he aaya, "Neither ia there ulvation In any other; for there Is no other name (Jesua Christ) under heaven
Boycott To the Editors: The United Campus Ministries here at W.P.I. wish to take this opportUnity to remind all of the people here on campos that the United Farm Woriters still need our help. Therefore, we respectfulty ask you to continue your boycott of non· UFWA wine.. We ask you to boycott the following wines: Gallo, Paisano, Thunderbird, Carlo R011i, Eden Roc, Boone's Farm, Red Mountain, Spanada, Tyrolia, Ripple, Andre, Wolfe & Son (Strawberry Ridge), Madrla Madria Sangria. Also any wine which says "Modesto, Ca." on the label is Gallo. "Gallo" does not appear on all labels, but is the only wine
Natural Sound never entered a bid on their sound system, but ones from all the other stores were collected M w~>ll ns a b1d from Gerry Fonuater, w1th Forstaters bid being the most econom1cal over an ex· tended period of ume Many of Gary Dav1s' statements are his opinions; he is of course entitled to his own. However, it is unfortunate that he would write such an important artlcle without researching his facts. Possibly in his third episode he will back up his suspicions with ev1dence, instead of merely displaying his usually prominent symptons of consplratory paranoia. Kavin Beach '72
company with heedquartent In Modesto. If you are buying wine, we urge you to boy the following: Italian Swlu Colony, Almaden, Paul Maaaon, Christian Brothers, Novttlate of los Gatoe, California Wine Alloc. All of t"-e have signed with the UFWA. It seems appropriate that, at this time of year, we lhoukt all try to he4p those who can lent afford to help themsefves - the United Farm Woriters of America. Rev. Peter J. Scanlon, Catholic Chaplain ~ev. Stanley P. Cully Rev. Paul E. Anderson Rev. Huburt H. Huntley Protestant C~plains
given among men, whereby we must be aeved." ACTS 4:12. Jesus Christ confirms this in JOHN 14:6, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no rnan cometh unto the Father, but by me." Jeaus Christ suffered, bled and ahed for our sins. Paying the price of our sins put Him to death upon the cross of Calvary. "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our Inequities: the chastisement for our peace waa upon him; end with his stripes we ere healed. All we like sheep have AQne ntray; we have turned evervone to his own way; and the lord hath laid on him the inequity of us all." ISAIAH 63: 6-6 Christ died the Just One for us, the unjust sinners, that He might bring us to God. On the third day after His death or. the cross, He was raised from tha dead, appearing to more than f~ve-hundred at one .time, which proves that He is God the Son, and that the Heavenly Father accepted His offering on the cross for our sins. "Who (Jesus Christ) was delivered for our of· tenses, and was raised again for our juatification." ROMANS 4:25 Only through the blood of the Lord Jetus Christ can we be cleansed from sin. "And the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanseth us from all sin." I JOHN 1:7 Even if you consider yourself the most wicked person on the face of the earth, by the grace and low of God you can be saved and have your sins forgiven. "But where sin abounded, grece did much more abound" ROMANS 6:20. Also In I JOHN 4:10, "Herein Is love, not that we IOYed God, but thllt he loYed ut, and tent hie Son to be the prophiation (atonemer~tl for our slna." A'-<> if you coneldet youraetf the belt pet'IOn on the face of the earth, you too, (regardleaa or how righteout you contider yourself) must be saved by the blood of the ~rrected JetUS Christ. ACTS 4:12 If you refu.e thia tremendous gift of salvation, not believing on the Son, Jnos Christ, end not receiving Him 81 your personal savior you shall surely die the second death going to hell for all eternity. Yes, accordina to REVELATION 21:R tM unbelieYfng witt have their part tn the ~~ of fire. "He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of Good hath not life." I JOHN 6:12 Won't you do it7 Won't you accept God's gift of salvation? The Bible stat• In ROMANS 6:23 "For the wages of sin is
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Letters: Journalism To the Editor: Throughout this semester, much of what issues of News,.ak did appear !amid cries of help, apathyll were dominated by the Pub Stereo Crisis and more recently the uncovering of a great Pub Stereo Conspiracy by those in power (excluding, of course, the Honorable Dean Brown), uncovered, I might add, In the grandiose tradition of such great tracts of journalistic prowess as Midnight, The National Enquirer, and The NationlJI SttN. In my past, 3 ~ years here at the Old Tute, I have come to know Newspeak for its one great hallmark: the tearing down of social committees lgotta fill up dose pages yknowl. Each year there are new controversies over Social Committee Mistakes and Misspending (a general category), but this year NIJWspesk cub reporter Gary Davis has dug up a misdeed that transcends the previous category and demands a category of its own (namely, the Social Committee Conspiracies). All sons of fabulous crimes are intimated, from larceny to fraud to conspiracy and beyond, but all in all nothing is said, except a little namecalling (which seems to be Newspe11k's most advanced journalistic weapon). But my purpose in writing this letter is not to rehash old events, but to hopefully present
new insight on the subJect. In my study of Newspe11k issues for the last several years I have found a pronounced trend, and upon thinking what does this all mean. I came up wrth a theory. Newspe11k is involved in a plot against social committees. Close examination of past years Issues of Newspeak will con· vince anyone of this fact. Gary Davis, ex·editor lresrgnedl and Doug Knowles and present editor RJO actually hate Jerry Forstater and social committee co-chairpersons Rusty Hunter and John Ronna, the exact opposrte of what was printed. After the big payoff by Jim Lackey (Who is known to everyone to give big payoffs), Gary Davis wrote the saga, as he calls it. Financial support was also granted by the Lens and lights Club, who were dissappointed in their movie turnout (could it be their garbled sound) and jealous of the free movie tumout (garbled sound also), as sort of an in· vestment In the future. I feel I must apologize to Gary for replying to his article and thus interrupting him before he was done flatulating, but such an obvious piece of chicanery could not be let by without a barbed comment or two. Please, no rebuttals until February. Let the mud fly. Richard Anisomltis '76
Congratulations To the Editors: We wish to extend our congratulations to Bill Cunningham and Bob Cunneen on their recent election to the position of Social Co-chairmen. We wish them success in their endeavors, and look forward to future social activities. We think that the outgoing social cochairmen, Rusty Hunter and John Ronna, deserve recognition for a job well done. The responsibilities of social chairmen are overwhelming, and the task of developing a social calendar to please everyone Is extremely difficult. Rust and John's attempts proved diversified activities are apparent. They were responsible for the initiation of
free Fri. flicks, bringing the Broadway play Gresse to WPt and an international circus. Their work in continuing videotapes such as "Reefer Madness" and "Lenny Bruce," and efforts to produce a successful Homecoming contributed to making life at school more enjoyable. They are also responsible, in part, for sponsoring a visit of Leonard Nemoy to the campus later this year. We would like to thank them, and ap· plaud their efforts to Improve the social life at WPI. Lance Sunderlin and George Hefferon
Despite the fact that the end of the term is raprdly approaching, Christmas spirrt is evident at SAE. Thursday night saw 40 brothers and pledges Christmas caroling throughout the WPI area, continuing an SAE tradition. This coming week promises a successful Christmas party for un· derprivileged children of WorcesterOther activities at the house this past term have included a 1920's party. Authentic dress and music of the era as well as the overall panicipauon of the brotherhood, provided for a good at· mosphere and an excellent time. Brothers Tony Marese and Chuck Winters are completing their term at the Washington Project Center. Feedback from them and Term A student Dan Hoch has indicated that 7 weeks at the ProJect Center is a truly worthwhile experience. Hopefully, the three or four sophomore broth~rs considering the Center for next year will
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benefit from it as much as prev10111 students have. Thursday night hockey is Siill a ~ activity tor the brotherhood. Recently tht skaters of SAE edged out Srgma Pi 3·2 "'' close battle. The brothers are planning more interfraternity games rn the l u Our intramural basketball team IS f.... well under the reigns of Brothers Bob S*ll and George Fredette, members of the WPt varsity basketball team. With the addition of some fine talent from the pledge clast. I successful season is rn sight. In a rope pull during halft1me of theW"Bates basketball game: F SAE F LCA Our thanks to the brothers of Lambda Chi tar being true competitors In conclusion, the Brothers of SAE would like to wrsh all faculty, studeflta. employees and friends of the WPI con.. munity a Merry Chistmas and a Happy N• Year.
Theta Chi activities The Brothers of Theta Chi are pleased to announce the initiation of three brothers recently. They are Ken Engen, '78, Peter Mulvihill '78 and John Vestri 78. Last Saturday the Brothers and pledges threw a Christmas party for fourteen disadvantaged children of the Worcester Area. The children were all from Project Outreach and Father Scanlon as everyone, had a good time, complete with Santa
Claus and his elf passing out the gift. lnd cake. A casual party for the brothers pledges followed later that night everyone unwound from a hectic week took it easy for awhile. As the Christmas season arrives, Brothers wish to extend to all members the WPI Community a very Christmas and a prosperous New the endeavors you take on.
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especially since all of these people are supposed to be full time students. Many large campuses have made special allowances for people in these positions. Tuition deferment, academic credit and establishment of salaried positions are the methods of retribution most commonly found on other campuses. Any restructuring proposal which does not include the point can not possibly be claimed as an adequate change. More than simply allowing a few chosen people a break, a restructuring is needed on the organizational level. Again, looking at the other schools around us and then taking Holy Crou as an example to follow, one finds a Social Committee structure totally different from ours. Only a ctertain number of people are actually on the committee, and campus wide elections fill only the vacancies caused by attrition (graduation; aasasslnation). Once elected to the committee a person serves for several years. The committee itself elects , the chairman. This type of set up has a number of advantages over the present Social Committee structure at WPI. Through the necessity of having to be involved for more than a single year people are trained on a regular basis for the jobs essential to a well functioning committee. Publicity, ticket sales, and concert set up are only three of the areas which require experienced, reliable people who are capable of pursurng their assigned tasks without supervision. At WPI, each year brings a new Chairperson election, and with the new Chairperson, invariably, a completely different group of co-workers and helpers. Winning an election is the easiest part of the job for a Chairperson-elect: one must then not only have the confirmed loyalty of a least a few dedicated and eager people but one must also be able to coordinate and utilize that loyalty. More likely than not, "bad" social years on any campus can be traced to a lack of loyalty and-or coordination especially when the entertainment program Is complicated and varied. Certainly some people would fear to establish a r.ommittee such as Holy Cross' on the grounds tt-at the group would simply become "another clique". That fear
would most probably become a reality. The only thing one can do, though, to forever live free of cliques, is tb become a hermit. Many people may argue that the system now at WPI is, itself, a clique. Two other points which should be created in the WPI Student Body Constitution, when the Social Committee is completety revamped, is to make the amount o1 the student social fee dependant on the age of the student, and to make the Goat's Head Pub Entertainment Committee a standing sub-committee which would be guaranteed specific amounts of money by the Student Constitution. The reason for the age difference for the social fee is so that minors, who by policy are not allowed in the Pub, would not be paying in any way for the entertainment held there. The reason for making GOHPEC a standing sub-commrttee is to help determine the amount of the social fee difference and, more basidy, to simply guarantee the existence of that group. There must be as many different social committee structures as there are colleges.
Types in the city of Worcester alone from Clark's (students do all not even get Involved) to Central England's (Deana do 'all - studenu get involved). A total re-designing of \he Socill Committee Is the only way "g1'81W control" can be instituted over till spending of the social fee without itll danger of hampering the Committ_.l actions by bureaucratic strangulation. Till Social Committee is not In need of g r regulations, end requirements, nor in nelll of more committees: the regulationf. requirements and committees now in existence are sufficient for the job as it now structured. Only by rewriting the section of the WPI Student Body Constitution which deals with thl Social Committee to include the changee mentioned above can the student body achieve the greatest proficiency at providing itself with entertainment. Adoption of anything less is merely a waste of students' time, money and effort. Rusty Hu
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Jl)ltalned a loss of approximately $8000 in two sparsely attended events. The Emmer Klllley Jr. Circus and Grease. This figure is 111 estimate, compiled for publication before the NtiWspeak's next Issue in February. ~ The total revenue is correct rn each case, • is the price of the act. These two figures .-,ow clearly the scope of the loaes in each elM· The cost of security, custodians and llectrlcians working at these events has been estimated because these bills aren' t in yet. The acts are traditionally found through a booking agency, and the booking ~g&ncy traditionally charges 10 per cent of the cost of the act. This fee was not confirmed but shall be assumed. The figures given may be a bit optimistic. The rental of Harrington Auditorium did not come out of the Social Committe1/s budget on either side; the $260 per night carrl(l out of the school budget. It will be as.umed !hit no radio station advertisements wMe bought for Grease. Profits from selling popcorn at the circus went to the United Way, but what were the costs incurred lhefe7 Nevertheless, all incidentals shall be •umed to be SO out of fairness to the Social Committee. Preliminary accounting of The Emmet Keley Jr. Circus bpensea:
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Upcoming plans by Rory O'Connor New social committee co-chairmen Bill Cunningham and Bob Cunneen have big plans in mind for the coming year, even if they are a little short on funds. According to Bob thera is only about $13,000 left out of the original $65,000 that the committees started out with in September. This will be used to fund several events, including Spree Day, Winter Weekend and smaller acts in the Pub. One of the new approaches that Bob and Bill propose to take is the consolidation of other Consortium schools with WPI to fund large concerts in Harrington Auditorium. ''We have the largest facility of any of the smaller colleges," said Bob, "and we could hAvf> more ticket sates and less loss to the
students." The chairmen also hope to combine their efforts w ith those of Lens & lights in terms of movies, providing high· quality, recent ri)OVIes at a reasonable price (about fifty cents). This will be accomplished in the form of a movie subsidy to Lens & Lights at the beginning of the year. They also look forward to some small acts in the Pub over lntersession, but there are no definite plans as of yet. The New chairmen seem to stress a sense of cooperation with all parties. and hope to provide a lot of smaller entertainment as opposed to several large concerts in Harrington, hopefully to enable more students to take full advantage of their money.
Forum results Last Thuraday night the Dormitory Committee held an open forum on Women's Housing. Dean Reutlinger, Dean Sherer and myself were there answering but primarily asking questions concerning Women's hot.Aslng. The tumout was not spectacular, probably due to it being the end of the term and also not many people are concerned about housing so earty In the year. _T he input however was good. If the Dormitory Committee is to make an enlightened decision we need all the input we can get. During lnt.-...ion and the
beginning of C tet'm members of the Dormitory Committee will be coming around on an individual basis to talk to women. Hopefully, this will give us the information we need. I urge you to cooperate and if by some chance you are not contacted please come forward with your ideas and opinions. If you're ~oncerned about housing, let's hear about 1t before it's too late. Lance Sunderlin Committee Chairman
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Crisis in detente by Peter Holden IPNSI - Detente with the Soviet Union • certain to be one of the key division illues slashing through both major parties 111 the 1976 elections. Reagan conservatives are hitting out at what they consider the Kissinger soft-on-Russia policy, while among Democrats both Wallaceites and 01ganized labor are taking increasingly promilitary spending and anti-Soviet stands. Detente, still a vague term that Washington refuses to define, meant three things to Nixon and Kissinger in 1972; • Long-range trading and investment agreements between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. For exampfe, the projected long-term exchange of U.S. grain for Soviet oil, and investment deals like that announced by Armand Hammer in 1972 to get $8 billion In liquefied natural gas from the Soviets. • Achievement of arms limitation accords, beginning with a virtual ban on ABMs under SALT I and leading eventually to a freeze on strategic offensive weapons. IThe purpose of all SALT agreements was to leave both superpowers with an in'Ninerable strategic missile force creating a balance of terror that would deter both from all-out missile attack.) 'Gradual development of political cooperation to settle conflicts in sensitive perta of the world, notably In the Mid East. But the hopes of 1972 for progress 1n all three areas have dimmed. While U.S.-Soviet trade has climbed there Is little indication as yet that the hug~ business deals envisioned in 1972 will materialize. Plans of American and Japanese corporation& to invest in rtsource-rich Siberia have foundered. The chief beneficiary so far on balance of trade has been the U.S. Because of repeated shortfalls. the Soviets have become a major purchaser of U.S. grain. But opponents of the grain deals including organized labor and many consumer groups - claim the Soviet PUrchases are inflationary and benefit only the U.S.S.R. Resrmmg Prospects seem even dimmer in the area
of arms control. Despite Kissinger's intimations of progress on SALT II talks, resistance has risen in both the U.S . and U.S.S.R to further limitations on strategic arms. There are alarming indications that both sides are deliberately " destabilizing" the arms balance. The Soviets have been upgrading the striking power of their missiles, while the U.S. has gone to a new "counterforce" strategy - missiles targeted against enemy missiles rather than cities. While apparently more humane, this strategy seems to presage the development of a first-strike capability, simply the suspicion of one undermines the arms control basis for detente. If either the Soviet or U.S. strategic deterrent grows vulnerable, then detente will automatically go out the window•. Portents are equally bad in the area of political cooperation. Soviet attitudes toward the first and second Mid East agreements signal the downward trend in political cooperation. In 1974, though play~ng no role in Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy, the Soviets welcomed the first Mid East agreements and said little about Sadat's ouster of their advisors from Egypt. It was generally believed the Soviets gave Nixon their tacit cooperation on the Mid East in retum for a detente they continue to praise. But the Soviets have attacked the latest Sinai agreements and accused the U.S., Egypt and Israel of having but one aim; to split the Arab world and betray the Palestinians. The. Ford Administration is officially comm•tted to detente. But Ford, facing a tough battle for nomination and election, may_ ask the Soviets for tangible concessions to counter accusations of appeasement from the right wing. The suspicious Soviets, who have now post poned Brezhnev's planned visit here three times. are not about to make such con· cessions. And the result can only mean more setbacks for detente.
The WPI Black Film Arts Festival JANUARY S-IS 11
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S, Monday- "Bleck History: Lost, Stolen, or Strayed" with Bill cosby and "Slow Poke" with Stepln Fttchlt. January 6, TueSday- "F11t Frtltht" wlttl The Little Rascals and "Check and Double Check" with Amos 'n' Andy and Oukt Elllntton. January 7, Wednesday - "Sanders of ttte River" with Paul Robeson and Nina Mae McKinney and "The Quiet One" with O.vld Thompson. January I, Thursday - "Cabin In the Sky" featuring Eddie "Rochnttr" Anderson ' Lena Horne, Ethel Waters, Duke Ellington, and Louis Arm1trong. January 12, Moftday-ncry, the Belovld Country" with Sidney Poitleranct Canada Lee January 13, Tuesday- "The Blackboard Jungle" with Sidney Pottier afUI.._Gienn Ford. JanGuelorryl 14F•Wedt nesday- "Nothing But a Man" featuring Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln. a os er, and Julius Harris. ' January IS, Thursday- "Five on the Black Hand Side" with Glynn Turman Leonard Jackson, Ja'net DuBois, VIrginia Capel'$, and ottltrl. ' All films will be shown In the seminar Room at the Gordon Library at worcester Polytechnic ln5titute at 4:00p.m., except January 7 at 3:30p.m. ~enuery
u1976 Teacher of the Year A ward" Nominations from sludenl8 for the 1976 ..Teacher of the Year" Award are being requested by the Faculty Awards Committee. All WPI faculty with a 50 per cent or more teaching load are eligible, except for past winn~rs and present members of the Awards Committee Uor a list of these excepttons, please see NEWSPEAK of 9 DecemMr.> Please send nominations, and a brief supporting statement lr possible. to Prof. St~phen Jaspel'1ion, Olin, by 5 January 1976.
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New fllnds for state residents by Rory O'COMOr
Legislative proposals to triple the funding of the General State Scholarship Program and to add two new public financial aid programs to help students attend the college of their choice have been introduced for consideration by the Legislature in 1976. The measures are included in the legislative program of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts (AICUM). The AICUM proposals were announced last Thursday at a morning presa conference at the College of the Holy Cross. Participants included George W. Hazzard, President, Worcester Polytechnic I nst. and Chairman of the Association; Rev. J. Donal Monan, S.J., President of Boston College, AICUM Vice Chairman, Gregory H. Adamian, President of Bentley College, Treasurer of AICUM, and President Richard Crockford, President of Dean Junior College. One new program calls for establishment of student tuition equalization program !STEP) to bridge the price gap between tax-supported and privately supported institutions. The program would help needy Mass. students attending independent in· stitutions. It would provide them with a maximum grant equal to the lesser of either three--fourths of the tuition at the enrolling independent institution, or half the total educational and general cost per full-time student at the University of Massachusetts. Dr. Hazzard described the proposal as "crucially important to Mass. students, taxpayers and to higher education in the Commonwealth. "For Mass. Students, STEP would go a long way toward providing every Mass. student, regardless of family financial circumstances, with a choice of in- • stitutlons, either publicly or privately supported.
"Finally," Hazzard continued, "the Student Tultk.'l ::qualization Program is an important milwtone in moving toward rational and unified development of all of higher education In the Commonwealth development based upon student demands and needs, rather than hidden taxpayer subsidies creating artificial market conditions." STEP payments, which would be for undergraduate students only, would be based upon individual student need after consideration of available aid from federal sources, parental contributions and $600 annually from student employment. "What is good for the student and the taxpayer is good for us," Hazzard said. "The dollar size of grants would be tied to the cost of public higher educetion, to give taxpayers a break." The aim of the program is primarily at the middle class, those who cannot get a full need allowance yet cannot pay the full fee. "Middle income people are needy in terms of education." stated Crockford. Several legislative leaders In Mass. have been approached, and representatives and senators have filed bills for the program, including one filed by the chairman of the House education committee. There also seems to be support from the public sector, including U. Mass president Robert C. Wood. "He is sensitive to the importance of private higher education in Mass.," Fr. Monan said of Wood. An AICUM spokesman said thin full funding of the STEP program might require up to $40 million. An additional new program would make matching grants available to independent colleges and universities to help support their scholal'$hip assistance to Mass. students. Under the plan, independent Mass. Institutions would annually apply to the Board of Higher Education for a grant equel to half the amount of institutional
funds e>epended for scholarship aid for Bay state secondary school graduates. Institutions receiving such grants would be required to spend at least half of the amount received to provide additional direct financial assistance to Mass. students. Direct grants to private institutions of higher learning were mandated by the voters of Mass. in 1974, but this has yet to be implemented, according to Dr. Hazzard. If the program does go through, the emphasis will be on balancing institutional support with individual student support. Boston College President J. Donal Monan, S.J., stated that Mass. independent colleges and universities an· nuelly spend more than $25 million in scholarship aid to help meet the financial need of resident students. Father Monan described the program as "AICUM's first proposal calling for direct financial assistance to Mass. independent institutions. Such assistance is now possible as a result of voters' overwhelming approval In November 1974, of a referendum question amending Article Forty-six of the Mass. constitution. "This grant program," Father Monan continued, "would help hard - pressed privately supported institutions to continue their scholarship commitments and, in· deed, would even enable them to extend them further. At the same time, its provision that half the grant funds would be unrestricted in use would assist institutions in meeting other enormous mounting operating costs such as fuel, books and supplies." The members of the executive committee agree that the cost of the matching grant program would be far less than the cost incurred on the state if all students in
the private sector were forced mto the public colleges due to financial havoc In private institutions. "It would cost tt million to pick up the 900 Mass, residerw students now enrolled at Dean .If College," stated Crockford. The matching grant program would only amount to a totll $12 million. In other legislation, AICUM pro~ that the general state schotarsflip progr~n~ be increased from $11 .5 million to $35.5 million, and that an additional one-hll million dollars be provided for Medi~ Dental-Nursing scholarshi~. The Association has also again pr<>poeed in a series of bills steps to reorganize the Board of Higher Education and to requirtil to plan for all of higher education in the Commonwealth, and to require the Legislative Research Council to study the coordination of higher educationtl resources of the Commonwealth. The Association has also sponsored legislation to exempt student meals on campus from the 8 per cent meals tax. AICUM is a non· profit association whoee objectives are to preserve and strengthen independent higher education in the Commonwealth and to foster ma>eimum utilization of the resources of privately supported higher education by M• citizens and students. Its fifty·seven members are all regionally accredited ~no stitutions of higher learning in Mass. "Education is the largest business in the state," said Crockford, " and a large loss in revenues would result if private schools went out of business." Hopefully, this reasoning will convince residents that the expense of helping private institutions wl outweigh the cost of them going broke, something which Crockford said "is • possibility within ten years."
Monkey business Submitted by Kurt A.D. Kolt A rope over the top of a fence has the same length on each side. It weighs one third of a pound per foot. On one end hangs a monkey holding a banana, and on the other a weight equal to the weight of the monkey. The banana weighs two ounces per inch. The rope Is as long lin feet) as the age of the monkey (in years), and the weight of the monkey Hn ounces) is the same as the age of the monkey's mother. The combined ages of the monkey and its mother are thirty years. One-half the w eight of the monkey, plus the weight of the banana, is one-fourth as much as the weight of the weight and the weight of t~e rope. The monkeys mother is hatf as old as the monkey will be when it is three times as old as its mother was when she was half as old as the monkey will be when it Is as old as its mother will be when she is four times
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Two weeks ago the Newspeslc carried 8 letter which brought to light a debate concerning use of the DEC system-10 computer. Many widely varying opinions heve been expressed, but one important voice has not been heard, namely, that of the computer itself. And after all, who would better know what kinds of programs are most hermful to the system? For this reason, we present a NIIW$pHk exclusive: 1n actual interview with the computer. {Note; many readers will recognize this "interview" as a dialog with "DOCTOR", an experimental program developed at MIT and modified locally by WPI students. In this transcript, the computer's responses are in capital letter.) Computer: SPEAK UPI Newspt~~~k: I would like to ¥k you some questions. Computer: PERHAPS IN YOUR FANTASY WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK EACH OTHER I would not call this matter a fantasy. YOU SAY YOU WOULD NOT CALL THIS MATTER A FANTASY There is much real cause for concern. SUPPOSE THERE WERE NOT MUCH REAL CAUSE FOR CONCERN Then perhaps this interview would be unnecessary. YOU DON'T SEEM QUITE CERTAIN I would like to ask you some questions, you must have some comments to make. WHAT 00 YOU THINK MACHINES HAVE TO DO WITH YOUR PROBLEM The issue is one of efficient use of system resources PERHAPS THE ISSUE REALLY IS ONE OF EFFICIENT USE OF SYSTEM RESOURCES. I am glad you agree. HOW HAVE I HELPED YOU TO BE GLAD You, more than anyone else, should have significant ideas to contribute. WE WERE DISCUSSING YOU - NOT
ME I am iust the interviewer! IS IT BECAUSE YOU ARE JUST THE INTERVIEWER THAT YOU CAME TO ME I hope to get your opinions. CAN YOU ElABORATE ON THAT How do you feel about students who run game programs? WHY DO YOU ASK 1would like to know how you feel about
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PLEASE CONTINUE, THIS MAY BE INTERESTING Oo you think that your efficiency is reduced by people playing games? PERHAPS I DO THINK THAT MY EFFICIENCY IS REDUCED BY PEOPLE PLAYING GAMES 0 f 1 h h. · f o you ee t at t 1s IS a cause or experation of many PPN's? ARE YOU GLAD TO KNOW 1 FEEL THAT THIS IS A CAUSE FOR EXPIRATION OF MANY PPN'S 1 am glad that you have finally expressed a concrete opinion! HAS YOUR TAEA TMENT MADE YOU GLAD 1am sure this subject could receive better treatment. IS IT BECAUSE YOU ARE SURE THIS SUBJECT COULD RECEIVE BETTER TREATMENT THAT YOU CAME TO ME I came to you because your opinions would be influential. YOU SEEM TO NEED TO COME TO ME You are the only comput« available for discussion
FOR SOME SPECIAL REASON Perhaps you would prefer to discuss PTY and "SEND" programs. WHY THE UNCERTAIN TONE 1 am somewhat confused by some of your statements. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SOMEWHAT CONFUSED BY SOME OF MY STATEMENTS Since about four questions ago. 00 YOU FEEL STRONGLy ABOUT DISCUSSING SUCH THINGS I would rather discuss computer usage. DON'T YOU THINK COMPUTERS CAN HELP PEOPLE All the students are Interested in your feelings. POSSIBLY THEY ARE INTERESTED IN MY FEELINGS Many of them certainly are. YOU SEEM QUITE POSITIVE That is my impression... YOUR IMPRESSION Do you' have any comments about PTY and "Send" programs? OH, I HAVE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT PTY AND SEND PROGRAMS · Do you feel they are useful in some way? DOES IT PLEASE YOU TO BELIEVE I AM USEFUL IN SOME WAY Most students think so. EARLIER YOU SAID YOUR IM -
DO COMPUTERS WORRY YOU No. YOU ARE BEING A BIT NEGATIVE Sorry PLEASE DON'T APOLOGIZE What about "friend" and SYST AT-type Programs? TELL ME WHAT ABOUT FRIEND AND SYSTAT TYPE PROGRAMS Do you think they are useful? WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I AM USEFUL I was referring to the programs, not you personally. WERE YOU REALLY Yes. I SEE How do you feel about them? DOES THIS QUESTION INTEREST YOU It interests our readers. I AM NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND YOU FULLY Many students will read this Interview. PLEASE GO ON They would like to know how you feel about your employment. WHAT IS IT YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW Can we please retum to the subject? WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN PLEASE RETURN TO THE SUBJECT DEPENDS ON YOU MORE THAN ON ME. Do you think that students should be allowed to play games? OH, I THINK THAT STUDENTS
NSF grant committee by S.B. Fine . Thl' A NSF grant committee decides whether WPI should get about 1.2 million dollars in grants from the NSF. That money supports the plan. In return for that money the NSF is doing 8 threefold Investigation into WPI. The effect the plan is having on the students is being studied by Karen Cohen. Or. Baker and Or. Garboro, two professors from outside WPI, are studying the impact of the plan on the faculty. And third, the NSF has set uP an advisory panel which reports to the NSF and WPI. The panel which visited the 7th and the 8th of December were the second such panel. The first panel finished. their report last summer and it is in the library if anyone wishes to read it. This first visit of the second panel was an orientation visit for them. They met people on the committee on academic policy, project advisory committee, an lOP group, Karen Cohan, people in the Humanities department about sufficiencies, a committee on competencies, seniors leading the freshman seminars, and graduates from WPI. The panel will return in April to start their work in depth. Any one who wishes to speak to anyone on the committee can make an appointment then. NSF Advisory Pllnttl/1 Or. Harl)!d Chestnut Research and Development Center General Electric Company Schenectady, New York 12301 618-346-8771 extension 6435
Dr. James Davis Political Science Department Washington University • St. louis, Missouri 63130 314-863-0100 extension 4982
Mr. John B. Gunn Thomas J. Watson Research Center Box 218 Yorktown Heights, New York 10598 914-945-2248 {Work) 914-666-7946 (Home) Or. Walter A. lyon Professor and Director School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Cornell University Ithaca. New York, 14863 607-256-3690 Mr. Thaddeus W. Tomkowit E.l. DuPont OeNemours and Company 9539 Nemours Building Wilmington, Delaware 19898
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PURPOSE: More people are needed wM .,.. . stalld tM m,.... of almhtllsm, tile soun:es of treatment, the ways .. IUide .......... to frMtiMftt, and tM w.ys to wppor1a ,.non durlntl treatment alld after. The Alcoholism Council of Ckuter Worcester will ,....,.. tt1ne seuions especially ....... for WPI stvdenb and ataH. Tile fUm, ... ma and discussion by psychiatric and lay ataH wtll be of ...-ciaI Interest to faculty HYlton and student dorm resident advl10r1, but the snslons art open .. all. (Some students could develop IQP work In this area) . FOR: Anyone • LIMIT:
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Students Interested In • non-credit lntersession course in Amerlan Music should cont•d Paul CIHry at the IQP center this week. Course Is Intended as a introdudio~ to such music forms as blueorass, country-western, western sw1ng, blues and jazz. No particul•r background necessary.
Well, folks, there you have it In this Indepth Interview the computer itself has finally been given a chance to voice its own opinions. The content of these statements obviously reaol'leS _, the pertinent issues, and should ellminlte the need for any additional controversy. Incidentally, the DEC svstem-10's manager ha urged that students do not attempt to contact the computer for further commen~.
FACULTY COORDINATOR: C. HevtntNI (Ext. 572, 246)
Starting 8 and C Terms Rese•rch Prolects Rel•ted to Environment, Co•l Food Synthesis, US-USSR ReSNrch Coll•boratlon, Petroleum. lellrn C.t•lysls, GC, MS, DSC. All proleds well funded original research with publiation potential. See Prof. AI Weiss, lliGH or phone 753-1411 X 380.
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SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO PLAY GAMES Now we are getting some where. DO YOU BELIEVE IT NORMAL TO BE GETIING SOMEWHERE Then you feel game playing is not a load on you7 IS THIS REALLY RELEVANT TO YOUR PROBLEM Perhaps we should discuss other types of programs. YOU AREN'T SURE I must admit to being somewhat confused. YOU SAY YOU MUST ADMIT TO BEING SOMEWHAT CONFUSED I have never interviewed anyone like you before. PERHAPS IN YOUR FANTASY WE HAVE NEVER INTERVIEWED ANYONE LIKE EACH OTHER Do you like talking to people like this? PERHAPS I DO LIKE TALKING TO PEOPLE LIKE THIS How do you feel about SYSTAT-type programs? ARE SUCH QUESTIONS MUCH ON YOUR MIND , They are on the minds of many students. POSSIBLY THEY ARE ON THE MINOS OF MANY STUDENTS All of whom would like to know how you feel WHAT ANSWER WOULD PLEASE YOU MOST Many students will be glad to know what you actualty ~hink. 'WHAT I ACTUALLY THINK That's right. PLEASE GO ON Is there arything you would care to add for our DO YOU WOULD CARE TO ADO FOR OUR READERS I beg your pardon? CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT What do you mean? DO YOU WANT ME TO TELL YOU WHAT DO I MEAN Yes, I do. I UNOERSTAND Then will you tell me7 WHY DO YOU THINK I TELL YOU I give upl DO YOU SAY YOU GIVE UP FOR SOME SPECIAL REASON You are being evasive. WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I AM BEING VERY EVASIVE See what I mean? REALLY Thank you. I AM NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND YOU FULLY
SCHEDULE: SESSION No. 1 - Thursday, January I , 7:)0..f:l0 p.m. FUm: CHALK TALK One of the beat avallabfelntnlducttMs to tN use and abuse of alcohol. The film shows tile ambiguous attttudes surrounding alattol In ..,. culture and ottwn. H describes the proce~~ and If.... of becomlnt H alcehollc, tM stigma of tN Illness, and the cornet attitude and a,.....in Mtpf"l tN atc:oe.llc. SESSION No.2- Fiklay, JanNry 9, 7: . .f:JI p.m • One Act "Uvl"''' Play: LADY ON THE ROCKS Ellubeth llakt's renowned IMrt will a.. prtduced by TIIMtre Sfx. Dr. George DMrtnt, Psychiatrist at St. VIncent's Hllpitalend the University of Mlu.echusetts Medical School, wtllleld tile dtscvuion following the ptay. SESSION No. l - Monday, January 12. 7:)0..9:30 p.m. SOMEONE CLOSE DRINKS TOO MUCH: Thetffec:toftht IIIMSSon family, friends and omploytt". Help: Wilen, wflen, and howl Reteurce penel. REGISTRATION : loyntoft lOS. a..oc.tlon to be an....,..c:ed.
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Used book sale On January 26·29, Alpha Phi Omega will hold a Used Book Sale. Th1s 1s your chance to turn those unneeded books into much needed dollars, and at the same tune give someone else a chance to save a few dollars tn expenses. All books, course books, reference books, non-Tech books, even paperback novels can be sold. Those course books most sorely needed are, according to the Bookstore: BU 2301 - Business law by Irvin. CH 3310 - Classical Organic Chem1stry by Weininger. ES 2001 - Elements of Matenal Sc1ence, 2nd or 3rd edition or Materials Science for Engineers, all by Van Vleck I all three w1ll be acceptable textsl. MA 1010·1040 The Calculus by
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Letthold. The above are very ditficult to get, or even out of print, and will cause some amount of problems for the respective depanments All books will be accepted on a con· signment basis. If you have books for sale bring them 10 the Omega Room llocated ~~ the basement of Riley, opposite the Peddler office near the game room) any day thiS week, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 4 ro 5 p.m. There may be times during lntersess1on we will be open for collection, but times have not been set as yet. Check for our posters around campus for funher tnformation. Any questions can be directed to Scott Sattler, Box 719 or 752·
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Classifieds: N~EDED: MUSICIANS: Bass guitar, lead gutter, drums. Beatie Club - some money. Contact Joe Gary in Kaven.
WANTED: Private room for second
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Techntcon IV IS a science ltct1on con · venrion held tn January as part of the In · tersession program. It 1s sponsored by the WPI Sc1ence Ficuon Soc•ety. .This y~ar's Guest of Honor IS the ma1or sc1ence f1c11on writer. Gordon A D1ckson, author of DorssJI. Soldter, Ask Not; The Prttcher Mass, Necronumcet, and many other novels and short stories There will be a d1scuss1on group on !olkien's Lord of the Rmgs, which w1ll 1nclude a v1dcotape of pans of the books. A few of our other planned ac!IVIttes are. playings of recordings of D1ckson's hu~orous short story "Zeepsday,'' As1mov's ' C Chute". and Firesign Theater u>rnrrf~ · <~nd a presentation on BOSKONE
Repent . semester occupancy - somewhere near WPI. Contact Neat, P.O. Box 2278. 1973 BROWN THUNDERBIRD for sale. 50,000 miles. $5,000. Call John, evenings at
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XII, a large SF coovenuon held last year 1n Boston. A Cartoon Contest will be held, and there w1ll be a slide show of SF art . There w1ll be four feature hlms· Dark Stat; Colossus: The Fotbm Project: The Seven faces of Dt. Lao: and the class1c horror film, House of Wax These films, on Friday, 9 January, and Saturday evenings, are open FREE to TECHNICON members, plus canoons ahd other shorts, probably Including EvolutiOn . If vou haven't registered, REGISTER NOW' See Hamet Kay, Boynton 305. or any WPISFS off1cer, or come to the WPISFS meetmg tonight, Tuesday, 16 December, 1n the Library Semmar Room at 7:30 p.m.
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I con 't. from page 3) death, but the gift of God 1s eternal life through Jesus Christ, our lord." Won't you depan from your wickedness and give up your sin and ask Chnst to save your soul? Won't you make Him the Savior and Lord of your life? You may be afraid of what your friends ~ill ~y. but your friends can laugh you nght tnto hell. Once you are saved by the blood of the lord Jesus Christ, they can never laugh you out of etemal life of heaven. The Bible states in ROMANS 10:9, 10, 11, 13 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in
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thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou ihalt be saved. For with the hean man believeth unto righteousness; and w1th the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth in him shall not be ashamed. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Come to Christ as a sinner and ask Him to save your soul. He who cannot lie has promised to save to the uttermost those that come unto God by Him. HEBREWS 7:25 Please come with a true hean. repent of your sin to the Saviour now. Chet Kulus
INTERSESSION Lots of Open Courses Belly dancing, Pottery, Cheese tatting, Wine tasting. Skiing for beginun, Decoupage, Yoga for beginners. Chemical plant trips, Old Stttrbrldge VIllage, Mlm~ workshop, Astronomy, How to start a pro~ct. Magtc aad legerdemain. The art of making bread, Whittling and woodcarving, Hospital lab visitation. Technlcon IV. Color photo fundamentals, SlmulaUon gaming symP"ium., Marriage and th~ family, American ethnic cooking, Lire inaurance, Alcoholism, Poetry for delight, AND MANY. MANY MORE. See Harriet Kay Boynton305 9:0&-1:80
SIGN UP NOW IQP PRACTICE TEACHING PROJECT for Terms C76 •nd D76 · (one-half, two-thirds or two-thirds, one-third credit distribution). " Teach Where - Paxton Center School (TRANSPORTATION REQUIRED). Teach What- Principal responsibility In SCIENCE, aide in math, social studies, communication, and-or YOUR speci•lty. Gr•de Levels - Elementary School Levels K-5. For more information, contact: Professor Berka, GH 106.
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Reggie's .flamblings "ARE YOU PLANNING ON GRADUATING IN FEBRUARY, 1976? If so, tbe following items should be ollnt.erest to you: I. Non-Plan students who have any doubts about their ellgjbUity to graduate should see Dean van Alstyne or the Registrar as soon as posslble. 2. For Plan students, the absolute deadline for receipt or your Completion of Degree Requirement Forms <Reports accompanying the MQP and IQP Forms) is January 25, 1976. FaDure to meet that deadline will postpone your graduation and cause you to register for at least onesixth Unit of academic activity in a later term. 3. There is a diploma fee to settle with the Accounting Orfice. 1. The date on the Diplomas wiiJ be February 19, 1976. 5. Those recetvlng degrees in February will be invited to the Spring Graduation Exercises.
NEW POSTAGE RATES (DOMESTIC CANADA & MEXICO) EfFECTIVE 28 DEC. FIRST CLASS LETTERS: 13 cents first ounce or fraction; 11 cents each addl. ounce, thru 13 ounces. POST CARDS: 9 cents NEW INTERNATIONAL AIR RATES EFFECTIVE 3 JANUARY 1978. LETTERS: CENTRAL AMERICA, COLUMBIA, VENEZUELA, THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS, BAHAMAS, BERMUDA AND ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON: 26 cents per half ounce up to & including 2 ounces. 21 cents each addl. half ounce. ALL OTHER COUNTRIES: 31 cents per half ounce up to and including 2 ounces. 26 cents each addl. half ounce. AIR POST CARDS: 21 cents each AEROGAAMMES: 22 cents each As a con't inued service to the students, the WPI Bookstore will carry postage stamps and Aerogram mea in multiples of 5 units per denomination: U.S. (13 centst in books of whatever quantity is issued by the postal service. Inasmuch as the stamp machine on hand cannot be converted to the new denominations, machine sales will be . discontinued on 24 December 1975.
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What's teching? by Gary DaVIs By this time, tome people have become tired of hearing about the infamous Pub stereo system. However, many are still interested, so I feel that I should complete this article. Firstly, I would like to apologize profusely for claiming that the school's tape decks were of insufficient quality to make recordings. Thla mistake arose from my etroneous impression that we had purchased big 'T' 's stripped-down 10 ~" reel deck. Actually, we bought the automatic reversing 7" deck. Unlike the 10~" deck, which simply does not have the excellent audio quality required, the 7" deck has a design flaw which makes it rora//y unsuitable. When the tape is started, it takes about two-fifths of a second to come up to speed, making any sort of editing or precise queuing impoesible. In fact, this is a less expensive deck than the one I thought the school had pur· chased. So, the super bargain basement price they got from Hi-Fi Warehouse, for which they sacrificed carry-in service, was only about 13 per cent off.
Having made a large investment in the stereo, we would, of course. want it to be well protected. Two measures were taken towards this, both outside of Jerry's $3200 contract. First, the system was to be built in 8 "security cabinet'' made of $100 worth of 11 gauge steel built around a 19" rack which was apparently obtained free. While a good Idea, the Pub manager took one look at the spot welded monstrosity and said that he didn't want it in his Pub. This was probably just as well, since it was much too small for the equipment to fit into anyway. In the end, it was painted btadk and used as just a rack, that is, without Its security capacity. The original rack, minus the steel, would have done as well. This is JUSt another example of the lack of planning which characterizes the system. In addition, a $350 "security system" (burglar alarm) was purchased. I won't even comment on the quality of the system, as it will work as well as any other will...sitting in a box. It seems that Jerry considers the system finished, and no one else knows how, or wants to, install the alarm. Or maybe they don't fet!l the stereo is worth protectino.
The American tongue by Bill McGraw (CPS) - It's "some pop and a sub" in Toledo, a "soda and a hero" in the Bronx but "soda and a poorboy" in New Orleans. Butchers in Cheyenne put your vittles in e "sack" but in Gary, they go in a "bag." In Detroit movie-goers go "out" to see the film "Z" but across the river in Windsor, Ontario, they go "owf' to see "zed." "Levis" are worn by a teenager in Tucson but to grandma back east, they're "dungarees." A drowsy Utah State sophomore, sleeping through Shakespeare, says she is "bard of the bord." New Englanders pour their water into a "pall" but in Kentucky it goes Into a "bucket." Idle chatter at a Houston cocktail party packed with newly-arrived junior executives from all over the country? Perhaps, but these verbal shavings are also the stuff of serious study these days. Linguists, or "dialect geographers" as they ere often called, are currently hard at work doing their darndest to piece together the quizzical puzzle of the American language. In Arkansas, etymological sleuths are traipelng through the Ozartt pinewooda, recorders in hand, compiHng detailed gtoaaries of beckwoodl patter. On 125th Street in Harlem, others are snooping about gloomy tenements, gathering snippets of modern black English. Later, speciallats will be able to show that this style of speech Ia hardly "bad English," as some people uy, but rather rich and oomplex and just • IQPhisticated ea that used by speakers of "good English" 50 btocks south on the Upper East Side. How did the word "hobo" evolve?, another dialect specialist is asking. Old it come from Chinese immigrants in Seattle or from midwestern train brakemen who would overhear Pullman porters greeting each other with the salutation "Ho Beau I" Or did it originate south of the border? The Caribbean maybe? Still other language researchers are assembling regional dialect atlases. "Take coyote for example," says dialect geographer Harold Allen, a retired professor from the University of Minnesota who wUI soon complete the third volume of his "Language Atlas of the Midwest." "South of Denver," said Allen, "you say 'ky' oh-tee.' But over In North Dakota, they say 'ky-oot.'" Allen is one of about 26 language experts actively studying how words and accents have bounced back and forth between the Atlantic and Pacific, Canada and Mexico. Allen, a teacher for 50 years and also .author of "Readings in American Dialectology," says that specialists like himself study grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation to determine the flow of American words and usages. Most experts agree that the over-
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whelming influence of current American speech comes from the settlers of the 13 colonies. " They brought with them several different accents," Allen points out in the flat tone of the upper midwest. As the settlers and their descendents moved west, they picked up words and terms from the Spanish, French, Indians and slaves they met along the way. "Hoosegow" comes from the Spanish "jusgado," while "Arkansas" differs from "Kansas" because it was the French who first discovered the Arkansas river. In any case, American English is changing so fast that the small number of dialect geographers find keeping up a fulltime occupation. So fast does language change that in 1973, the Air Force issued returning POW's a glossary so that they would realize a "bag" had become a "person's way of life. now generally replaced by the term 'trip.' Example: 'He'a Into a jazz trip.' " The POW's were also reminded that "cats" were no longer just nosey, four-legged creatures but now "any male, especially a sharp dresser, dude.." The glosaary pointed out further that "dude" was quickly replacing "cat." While It isn't exactly dialect geography, other linguistic private ears are studying the modern American talker as well. One such area under scrutiny Ia "psychobabble," or the "Inability to describe human behavior with anything but platitudes," according to P. D. Rosen, author of an article on "psychobabble" In a recent issue of NtiW Timu magazine. John Denver, Rosen contends, is a paychobabbler. Says OenvM: "How far out it is to be a bird and fly around the trees. .. My experience is that If I can tefl you the truth, just lay it out there, then I have totally opened up a space for you to be who you are and that it really opens up all the room In the world for us to do whatever we want to do in regard with each other." Denver, however, is hardly alone, according to Rosen. "Everyone belongs to the cult of acndor these days," he writes and adds, "everyone who does, speaks the same dialect." On a less scholarly note, there is Houston's Jim Everhart. He is author of "The Illustrated Texas Dictionary of the English Language," a four volume tome which is selling like hotcakes or flapjacks all over the world. In his dictionary, Everhart informs nonTexans about the subtleties of the Texas language. In it, "toad" is the past tense of "tell," "tarred the Texan equivalent of exhausted," "prayed the word for what others calla 'parade.' " In Texas, according to "Jem,'' people have a good "marge," there's plenty of "mihyonaires" and a lot of them made all that money off of "all.''
The ways that Jerry spent his money were many and varied. But his contract did not specify how the $3200 dollars was to be spent, so Jerry hurt mainly himself. But had he been experienced enough to do the job properly, he would have been experienced enough to keep more money. As just one example, $50 of phone calls were made to KEF (the driver manufacturer) in England, whereas the U.S. distributor should have been contacted. Anyone who calls England strikes me as thinking he's on an unlimited budget. Two abuses of the school's generosity to Jerry can be found, though. He purchased about $30 of components for himself while using the school's tax-exempt number luther than some drivers, which were mail order). More interestingly, he didn't buy the drivers until two months after he received his Initial payment from the school, even though he researched the purchase before receiving the money. Is It possible that Jerry invested the school's $2000 to his own gain while the school waited with an incomplete system lit was supposed to have been finished by September)? Jerry claimed, in trying to substantiate his $3200 charge, that over 300 man-hours were put into the system. But in his breakdown of funds spent, he shows ovar 550 hours. Was this much work really done? Or was his Initial claim of 300, almost doubling the cost of the labor, more accurate? What can be done to the system at this point? As I have already explained, the electronics used in the system, while not fantastic, are reasonable. But the first change that must be made is the addition of a true equalizer, and someone who knows that he's doing to work with it and the acoustics of the Pub to equalize the room correctly. Rusty Hunter has told me that he has decided to sell the second tape deck, with the money hopefully going back into the system. I would strongly advise that some of this money be spent on purchasing an equalizer. Natural Sound shouldn't hold their breath, though, to get an order. Rusty has told me that, from what he has heard about them, he would "rather throw a brick through their window" than buy something from them. The unfortunate $3200 investment for the speakers is largely wasted. At best, someone more qualified might be able to design a new speaker system, uslng the same or largely the same $1000 of drivers. POMibty this could be done • an MOP so thet the ~t wouldn't hew to be peid.
The best solution, though it involves sti" more money, would be to donate our JF· O's to a worthy cause and buy some commercial speaker systems. This could probably be done in the one-two thousand dollar range, and could resuh in a vastly improved system. Can anyone be held accountable to pay for the additional needed components, or can a refund be demanded? As I explained last week, no one Is legally responsible for the system. However, though this does not mean that it would be totally impossible for the school to do anything, the following suggestions are impractical: (1) Withhold Jerry's graduation until he improves his speakers to 11 rtHJsonable levttl. Unfortunately, he has already been graduated. (2) Impeach rhe socilll commtttee cochairmen. Their term will be over three days after you read this. (3) Don't pay Jerry. He's already been paid. (4) Sue Jerry or thtt social committH for rhe entire mvestment, or for whar is neceSSBry ro improve rhe system. While this is the only approach that could succeed, it is probably not worth tho bother. Can anything be done to preveat • similer occurrence in the future? lu the situation now stands, the social committee is given around $66000, and can spend it in WlY way they please. They do not hiM to receive approval from any faculty member or from any other board of students.. Only the hideous wrath of N~ ...SS between the Social Committee's idles and their execution, and this doesn't appear to be very persuasive. I would propose that the constitution be changed such that all expenditures of the social committee be subject to the ~roval of the committee's adl'l'liNs1Jative advisor. If he feels that the expendilunt is un-warranted, it can go before the students for referendum. Since the social committee's purpose Is to please the srudenls, they shouldn't mind being respo~IIIJie to them. This account of the stereo ..,...-n has been largely negative, Md some mey feel that it was b-.ct. I would ... to state, though, that I was originlllv v.y pleeMd when I read of the system's ~. and wished it the best. I wart into mv Investigation with en open rnftt I simply have not found very n..,., good things about the system to AIPQI1. As J.rry aaya, like a Chinese Ink sketching. the c:to.r end longer one looks, the more intJicate detail he--.
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Wrestlers at 3-1 by Constable After an impressive 29-21 opening victory over BC, the WPI wrestling squaci traveled to Tufts Umversity to take on the Jumbos and Trinity College in a tri· meet. The opening meet was between WPI and Tufts with WPI w inning handily, 37-1 2. Henry Daley at 118 pounds was pinned in the second period, but the Engineers came roaring back winning the next eight matr.hes. M1ke B eaudoin (134), Kellin Northridge (1421, John Contestabile (158), and John Cozzens (1671 all w on by docision while Ken Rass and Paul Keenan picked U!J forfeits in the 126 and 150 pound classes respectively. Tom Pajonas in the tn lb. -weight class had perhaps the most impressive match of the day, pinning his opponent in 59 seconds. Not to be outdone, co-captain Bob W inter 11901 reversed his man and pinned him in 1:47 to put the icing on the cake. After a brief twenty minute rest, the Engineers tangled With Trinity College coming out on the short end of a 26 to 16 score. This was a match which saw all the breaks go to Trinity. Kevin Northridge lost a close match at 142 as did John Contestabile at 158 by 3 and 1 points respectively. And to top things off the Engineers lost a sure win at 1n when Tom Pajonas Injured his knee and was forced to default the match. On the bright side, Mike Beaudoin 11341 won his second match of the day 4 to 2. Also, Jerry Matchelder IHWT.I pinned his opponent in 2:31 . Henry Daley picked up a
forfeit ar 118 lbs. to round out the W PI scoring. W PI rebounded from the Trm1ty foss however, and beat Bowdoin College last Saturday afternooh 29 to 13. Despite having Tom Pa1onas and co·cap tain J im Gorman out with knee injuries, coach Phil Grebinar did an admirable job patching the lineup to post the win. WPI won the first three matches to jump out to a 16 point lead but Bowdoin came back winning the next three to make the team score 16 to 10; and it looked like a seat squirmre was on. WinninR for Tech was Henry Daley at 118 (4 pt decision), Mike Beaudoin at 134 (pin in 7;221. and Ken Ross collected a forfelt at 126. Kevin Northridge lost to Bowdoin's trfcaptain Steve Demaio 7 to 3 and froah. Paul Keenan lost his first start of the season at 150, 9 to 1. John Couens, wrestling at 158, lost a close match to senior Tom T sagarakis 5 to 2. It looked as if the meet was going to become a rout by Bowdoin, but John Contestabile added a four point decision at 167 to make the meet score 20 to 10 with three matches to go. Frosh Jef Bouyea (lnl lost a three point decision to Henry Bristol to narrow the lead to 20 to 13. But co-captain Bob Winter put the match out of reach for Bowdoin with a 7 to 4 win over Dave Barker. (Whom Bab had lost to last yearl. Jerry Batchelder finished the scoring by pinning his opponen t in 1:06 of the first period. The wrestler's next meet will be at home versus a tough Coast Guard squad on January 13th at 7:30 p.m.
WPI swimming surprises as they started to warm up for the season. Having 4 meets inside of a week, proved to be rough on the team as the Athletic Dep t. bus bill. But they showed the strength needed to pull out a w inning season. On Wed., Dec. 3, the team ventured to Babson where it's best to just say that they lost. Holy Cross was an easy victory Fri., Dec. 5 as the 65-29 score indicates. Steve Custance tied the school record in the 60 with a time of 28.1. Jack Craffey pulled a 2:14 in the 200 yd. back. Other winners for Tech were R. Oziura in the 1000, B. Niles in the 160 IM, and B. Brown in the 500 free.
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Tufts tops WPI byGrogsno Tum University relied mainly on the scoring of John Fedeli and Leroy Brown as the Jumbos defeated WPI 92-67 last Tuesday night In Medford. Fedeli and Brown, who combined for 31 pts., led Tufts by The Eng1neers, who were plagued by foul trouble. The hotly con tested firs1 half ended with the Engineers traiHng by only 7 pts., 37-32. WPI hopes for a victory received a cruel
blow when Peter Krupinsky was called for his third foul early In the first half and had to exit the game. W hen the Engineers' center Paul Murphy was also forced to leave the game with his third foul, T ufts snuck off to a 60-37 lead, w hich they never relinquished. Krupinsky led all scot8f'S with 21 pts. and guards Rick W heeler and J im r;lrennan had 18 and 13 pts. respectively for the Engineers.
0. T. winning becomes hoopster habit byPudge Winning in overtime is starting to become a habit for WPI's basketball teem. It may produce some anxious moments, but a win is a win. Tech's third victory of the year wasn't exactly the same as their OT win against Bates, though. as W PI let an 8 point half time lead slip away to the Polar Bears. In the early stages of the game, WPI took command with their height advantage and patience on offense. Both Pe.ter Krupinsky and Paul Murphy muscled their way inside for numerous hoops before Bowdoin's ~re ~ forced Tech Into making car.._ tumovtn to make the score 44-36 at the Mtt. Bowdoin came out fired up at the ~'tllet of the aecond hlltf and quickly cut the '-! to • 4 point behind the agg.....W. ~ of ....n-et Jim Small, a deed look·allke for 0.W Cowena. With 5 :ninutll left In the gMN, WPI w-. up by 6 before they IUffered a mente! a.p.e and were out~Cored by Bowdoin 10-4. Now there were 2 min. left
and WPl found themselves down by 1. After both teams exchanged baskets, the Polar B"rs cashed in on an extra free throw to go up by 2 before Krupinsky sent the game into OT one 12 foot jumper with just 5 seconds left on the clock. A s in the last OT, W PI controlled the tap and again Krupinsky hit the first bucket. The lead was short-lived as Bowdoin forged ahead by 1 with.2:37 remaining. On WPI's next possession, Dave Seraikas came up with a clutch 3 point ptay to put · W PI in the lead for good. Bowdoin then t,ad to resort to fouling in order to get the ball, but WPI made 8 straight free throws, '1:1 f or 33 on free throws overall, to produce the final acore, 101-.93.
WPI, now 3 and 2 will travel to Bentley and Springfield this w eek and then will rest until they play host team, Central Conn .• in the Central Conn. H oliday Toumament at 1-«J Jan. 2, 1976. Other teams who will ptay In the tournament w hich will conclude the next dey, are Br~~nd-" and Middlebury.
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Rich Oziura also showed good endurance with a comeback from behind in the 200 breast. On Sunday the team was at the Coast Guard Relays. They swam. A good hit was made at McDonalds on the way home. But several members went next door to Burger King. A McOonalds next door to a Burger King, that's what I like to see, c:~n integrated neighborhood. On Tues., Dec. 9. the team went to UM ass. Jack Craffey was the only winner as he swam a record breaking 10:34.6 1000 and 5:01 .3 .500 free. He really enjoyed the bus ride home. The team plans extensive intersession workouts in January to get in shape for tough meets expected in February.
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Tuesday, December -16 FILM: The Chaplin Revue: "A Dog's Life" (1918) "Shoulder Arma" (1911t and "The Pilgrim" (1922) WPI Cinematech, Alden Hall 7:30 p.m.
Wed!'esclay, Decemlter 17 SPORTS: Women's Basketball va Becker Jr., WPI Harrington Auditorium, 1:00 p.m.
GENERAL; WPI Bualnasa Woman's Club. Chrlatma• Party, Social Hour 8:30p.m.; dinner 7:30 p.m.; entertainment follo~lng. SPORTS: JV Swimming~. Worcester Academy, away-3:30p.m.
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Thursday, Decemlter 11 . . SPORTS: JV Baaketball va 's pringfield, In Springfield 1:00 p.m. Basketball va Springfield, In Springfield, 8:00 p.m.
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