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NOTICE Petitions for President or Secretary of Student Government, and Social Chairman-Co-chairmen must be submitted to Oen1se Gorski, Riley 214 by 4:00 p.m., Friday, March 7, 1975.

Campus Hearing ~rd petitions must be submitted to Norton Bonaparte, Riley 109 by 4:00 p.m., Friday, MArch 7, 1975.

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Volume 3, Number 4

tudent Government elections hursday, March 13, 1975

The student body shall elect three students to the Campus Hearing Board. Any

3. The Social Chtltrmsn-Co-chairmen.

Freshmen, Sophomore, or Junior interested 1n becoming a candidate shall submit a pet1tion signed by at least 50 full time WPI undergraduate students to Norton Bonaparte, Riley 109 by 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 7, 1976.

This year Student Government Elections be held on Thursday, March 13, 1975. offices for which candidates will be according to the WPI Student Body tion are as follows: The Office of President.

The President shall have the official duties ceremony associated with the office of of the student body and serve as n of the Executive Council. The -...o~rl~•nt shall serve for one year from hislime of election to the time of election of new President and shall assume office iately upon election.

The President shall be a full time Junior at time of his- her election and in academic ce at least three out of four terms of her term of office (excluding term E).

The Social Chairman-Co-chairmen along with the Fine Arts Committee shall supervise all campus wide social and cultural functions.

The Chairman- Co· chairmen shall be a full time Junior at the time of his- her election and in academic residence three out of four terms of his- her term of office (excluding term E).

Any qualified student who wishes to be considered as a candidate for any of the above offices must submit a petition signed by at least 50 full time WPI undergraduate students to the Student Government President, Denise Gorski, Riley 214, by 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 7, 1975.

4. 3 Students for Campus Hearing Bosrd.

The Campus Hearing Board shall have >jurisdiction over all cases involving student co The Office of Secretary. violation of campus regulations of social and ::l The Secretary shall keep records and academic behavior or involving trans..0 CD all correspondence. The Secretary's gressions against the WPI community - its LL of office will coincide with that of the members, property, and rights. It shall also ent. The Secretary must be a full time serve to hear grievances brought by ••~~~nt,nrnn•·A or Junior at the time of his-her students, both undergraduate and graduate, • 111et:1on and tn academic residence at least against students, faculty, or administrators out of four terms of his- her term of on grounds of infringement of Individual (excluding term E). rights or personal damages sustained~

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visit with President Hazzard

by Pete Mulvihill last week, in an interview with Or. President of WPI, several relevant of concern to the WPI coromunity raised. first to be taken up was West Street. llllllll'fA•nt Hauard said that the lincoln reconstruction and the magnitude of congestion and the detours near WPI totally unexpected. The large amount ~.nrnniAin·t" and anger generated In the WPI because of these detours an objective decision-making for the City Council and it was felt to better if WPI withdrew its petition before City Council voted. It is totally unknown WPI will reflle its petition to close West because it is unknown when the Square reconstruction will be . The city's Indecision about ina one-way plan for Highland Street Institute Road is also a factor, as this change things considerably. for the Greening of the Campus m, no major work will begin right now funding is not available at this time. east campus will remain closed to public

' travel regardless of the opening of West Street. President Ha.zz.ard said that he would like to see less blacktop in the area east of West Street.

In another area, President Hazzard said he • would accept Mass PIRG's petition if over 50 per cent of the students signed the petition, but that he would establish a review every one or two years of Mass PIRG's participation at WPI to protect the school and its students. President Hazzard does not anticipate any problems if PIRG was established, but feels that there should be some measul'f! of review.

ducation vs. accrediting Dunng recent debate on how to quantify expressions of grades, the very "quality points" is a contradiction in Evaluation of students generalizes t individual students, but these whether verbal ("acceptable", l •lt•MII"ti;l'\n'''l or numerical leg., 2.75), are abstract evaluations. Statistical ab•~~~;uorls and abstract nouns and adjectives both abstractions, neither form superior the other, each only a matter of con· - that is, notational conventions pass as academic currency in our im· world. educational Idealism can change the of a world that worships these con· (exactly like money), and the l motivational conflict between ting and accredlt1ng cannot be in any way at all by tampering with a system. We have just begun to leam fact that a grading scale is a scale whether it ranges along two many points. It makes absolutely no ..,..,..,"'nat difference - we should not try fool ourselves on this - whether the WIINta~uve

grading scale of acceptable work nas two or more points, or whether this Is expressed verbally or numerically.

It makes no educational difference to the real philosophy of the WPI Plan either, but it does make an accreditation difference to our students and to the college's reputation since we must all live in a real world still foolish enough to insist that publi& service institutions certify invidious distinctions among their graduates. But to debate educational or motivational differences in terms of numbers of wotda or numbers of points on a scale will remind all of us about the futility of the egg-opening debate between ttie Big Enders and the Little Enders in Gulltver's Trsvttls.

I think our debate now has the wrong focus. As far as accreditation goes, if our foolish world wants an ample scale with numbers or letters on It, so be it, let the world have it. The Plan could fail1n Its educational Intent with any k1nd of grading scheme; it can also succeed with any kind of grading scheme. The point is that all grading GRADES Con'c. on page 2

On Thursday, February 27, 1975 at 4:00 p.m. 1n the Pub there will be an opportunity for any students interested in the Student Government offices of President, Secretary, Social Chairman- Co-chairmen, and Campus Hearing Board to medt with the present officers and students involved to ask questions about the duties and respon· sibilities of each office.

Civil Engineering program orientation

By Neal Wright With program planning upon us again, most students find themselves groping through the enormous and proliferating quantities of pre-registration forms, in· formation packets, catalogs, the catalog addendum and further revision forms, in an attempt to plan some reasonably orderly program for their S1udies over the next year.

As a further complication, several departments have made or are proposing major changes in their available courses and for· mating.

As a member of the Curriculum Com· mittee, this writer has reviewed a variety of

Contraception program

By Ellen King and l.auftl Mattick One thing which is sorely needed on campus.~ a source of infortnation on subjects dealing with our everyday lives. A great beginningoccurredlast Tuesday night, when what started as e project questionnaire materialized into an informative discussion on contraception.

Nearly one hundred people sat in the library seminar room as Dean Briggs from The Family Planning Agency spoke on the many methods of contraception. Dealing with the pros and cons of all of the com· monly practiced methods available today, both temporary and permanent birth control methods were discussed in detail.

The seminar began with analysis of the human reproductive system of both the male and female. The theory behind birth control is that if any link in the chain to conception Is broken, pregnancy will not occur. This required looking at birth control for both men and women since both are Involved In conception.. Displayed were the various contraceptive devices. The use and effectiveness of each method was then examined. While some methods of birth control were recommended over others, the emphasis was placed on individual con· sideration of the frequency of intercourse and the consequences of en unwanted pregnancy.

The matter was treated in a straight· forward and informative way. Hopefully more seminars and programs dealing with the needs of the students will be coming In the future.

AD All WPI stude nts and faculty are Invited to attend the Committee on Academic Polley open meeting on the WP I Grading System on 25 February 1975 (Tuesday, Planning Day), at 4:00 p.m. in the Gordon Library Seminar Room. Und er consideration Is whether the present system CNR, AC, AD) should be replaced by a l·level pass system (E.G., NR, C, 8 , A).

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proposed course changes, the most recent examples being the approved revisions of programs in the Humanities, and in the newly created Social Science and Policy Studies department. Program changes are also currently under consideration for Electrical Engrneering in the electronics area. However, other departments appear to have retained essentially the same curriculum format for next year.

The Civil Engineering Department Is characteristic of this consistency. The last major revamping of the Civil Engineering course offerings came with the advent of the Plan, approximately four years ago. At that time, the Ctvil Engineering facult) completely reworl$ed the curriculum, producing an all new form which we are currently familiar w1th. Some courses in this format ere only bemg offered for the first time in 1975-76 (i.e.

CE 4076) with others, such as Category II, being seen for only their second-er third time in five years. Thus, the emphasis in Civil Engineering appears to be one of fully im· pllmenting the curriculum, while making only relatively minor changes in courae content where appropriate, rather than any whole seal overhaul. No major curriculum changes are currently envisioned by department head Armond Silva.

An example of this approach is the CE 2000-CE2003 course sequence.

Modifications and refinements have been made, primarily in the Analysis and Design courses folliwng a review of each offering.

An additional change was the renumbering Analyttcal Mechanics, I from ES2101 to CE2000 to better 're'ftect Its emphasis.

However, the overall approach to structural analysis as reflected in this sequence remains essentially unchanged and still unique among engineering schools.

The only other visible changes in course offerings have been the. dropping of CE4056 • as a separate offering, and the renumbering of Traffic Engineering from CE3052 to CE4057. The latter change serves to better indicate the advanced level of preparation and work exo<K:ted in the course. while CE4055 Urban Traansportation Systems Analys1s has absorbed the material from CE4056.

The Academic Program Committee of the CE department continues investigating a variety of Ideas for effectively strengthening the program. Civil Engineering at WPI is composed of six divisions, each sufficienfin depth to allow a specialization in that area.

Consideration is currently being given to offering a course in Soil Dynamics for seismic analysis purposes, in order to keep the Geotechnic area abreast of current trends.

The addition on professors 0" Andrea and Rossman to the CE faculty has served to deepen faculty expertise and should help to facilitate full 1mplimentatlon of the curriculum.

As may be seen from this discussion, the Civil Engineering department wlll retain essentially the same onentation for the next two years. Concern of the CE faculty over the comptency has lead to an integrated approach, which will be explored in depth in 11 l'lter article In this series.

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WPI NEWSPC:AK

Editorials:

What are they doing to us?

Or are they?

This questiOn, in one form or another, has been ra1sed over the past couple of weeks, either to us, by us, or in our presence. Are the faculty and administration H'onestly acting in the best interests of WPI's students?

I'll tell you: I don't know.

With respect to this question, Newspeak is continually accused of being blind, naive, or even an arm of the administration.

I'll answer those in order: could be, I hope not, and wrong.

The recent editorial change in Newspeak brought with it the usual uninformed ideals of new and enthusiastic people. We have been encouraged by the ease· with which lines of communication between us and the acministration have opened up, and generally satisfied with the answers to our questions.

This raises two more questions: Are the answers satisfactory, and are we asking the right questions?

Too often the answers to those questions are given to us as negatives, but (too often) those answering have nothing more to go on than a feehng or a grudge. We can't operate on that alone; if we ask questions with no background information, we either accept the answers we get or we have none.

A few concerned people have started to back us up in the past few weeks, and, however slowly, we are starting to show some results for their efforts. All we need Is some information and a place to go with it, and some Interesting answers may begin to appear 1n response to some commonly asked questions.

We are pretty much convinced that the faculty and administration of WPI are, In general, genuinely concerned about this school. This does not negate the possibility that many decisions affecting WPI students are being made without sufficient effort to probe student wishes. We are always hearing complaints on those lines, but the nature of those complaints is on the same order of a puppy's whining; and about as effective.

The faculty has two more scheduled meetings for this academic year. These meetings I March 20 and April 171 are open to students by rule, and students may speak at the discretion of and when recognized by the chairman (Dean Bolz). This opportunity, if used correctly by concerned students to supply responsible input to the faculty, could

prove valuable toward progress in the students' Interest. It should be noted that the faculty fairly well fill up Olin 107, so 1f you dec1de to attend, use your JUdgement and recogn.ze the difference l:letween con tributlon and interference.

IAt last week's faculty meeting, an as yet unidentified faculty member, using the name of an administrator without authorization, asked News Editor Pete Mulvihill to leave before the meeting began. It should be understood that this single unexplained act1on on the part of an individual does not constitute faculty or administration policy, and those faculty and administrators who were told of the Incident all expressed disapproval. Newspeak invites the faculty member involved to explain why he felt a student should not be welcome at the meeting.)

Another channel of student expression is through student members of various faculty committees. These Include Paul Frederickson, L1ndsay Joachim, Bob Medeiros and Joe Jones on the Student Life Committee; Greg Cipriano and Ann Madara from Academic Policy; Neal Wright, Steven Sweeney and John Forster from the Curriculum Committee; Wayne Noss and Eric Hertz on Academic Advising; and Doug Knowles and David Medeiros on the Committee on Student Academic Affairs, which handles non-Plan academic petitions.

All of these students make up the Student Government Academic Committee, of which Eric Hertz is chairman and Bob Medeiros is secretary.

Besides all this, this newspaper you are paying for is honestly trying to dedicate itself to becoming an active force for change at WPI. We've got 1deas of our own, which this page tries to express, but they're not necessarily your ideas. Unless you tell us we won't know. So dump on us, ptaise us, or bring up something new; just give us some feedback to work with.

If you've got a complaint, or even just an overall concern about what goes on at this school, you do have a place to go. Silence Implies consent. If you sit tight and let this school run Its own course, what happens to you is your own foolish fault.

Doug Knowles BDM PJM JMZ

editors-in-chief Douglas A. Knowles 798-0837 associate editors Steve Fine Aory J'Connor news editor Peter J. Mulvihill 791-9503 features editor EllenL King 752-9809

photography editor Mike Wagner 753-3484 sports editors Richard Clapp Brian Young

Bruce D. Minsky 767-0423

writers this week: Bryce Granger John Griffiths Paul Grogan Kevin Hast1ngs Laura Mattick Dean Reuthnger Nell Wright Sandra Wyman

staff this week: Laura Mattick

make-up editor Russ Warnock art director Carolyn Jones managing editor John M. Zimmerman 798-2611 business Tom May 767-9971 advertising Ed Robillard 757-9971 c~rculation

Dan Garfi faculty advisor Dr. S.J. Weininger

WPI Newspeak of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, formerly The Tech News, hes been published weekly during the academi~ year, except during college vacation, since 1909. Editorial and business offices are located at the WPI campus in the Quiet Room of Alley Hall. Printing done by Ware River News, Inc., Ware, Mass. Second class postage paid at Worcester, Ma. Subscription rate $4.60 per school year, single copies 20 cents. Make all checks payable to WPI Newspeak.

Meal tax fight The Exec•Juve Committee of the Mass.

Assoc. of Non-profit Schools and Colleges IMANPS & Cl met on Feb. 11 to discuss the results of the legislative hearing held to d1scuss Bills S-1384 and H-1009. These are the bills that would exclude contract students from the meals tsx. The Committee was very unsympathetic to those supporting H 1009 and S-1384. Rather than letting the b1lls die at that po1nt, MANPS&C was successful in getting the b1lls sent to the Senate and the House Ways & Means Committees for further review. At this time I am urging you to write any member of the House and Senate Ways & Means Commltt~es. This letter should be a direct personal appeal urging support of S-1384 and H1009 These letters should be written prior to March 4. ......

In 1941, the 5 per cent tax wes lev1ed 011 all meals over $1.00. At the trme, there was no need to exempt student mE!als because due. to the lower costs, such meals always fell below the $1.00 min1mum. However, inflation has now pushed the average cost abo(le that minimum figure.

Passage of S-1384-H-1009 would add Educational Institutions like WPI to the already Qxisting exemptions. Its passage will not reduce state tax revenue since the tax has never been collected in the past. Imposition of the tax will impose an additional financial strain on students and, indirectly, on Massachusetts independent schools and colleges; their prices will be $50 higher than comparable programs in other states. Those students who are already receiving scholarship funds will need additional aid to cover the Meals Tax, thereby forcing the schools to narrow the base of support for these

students 1n the face of decreasrng scholar· ship resources Pnvate colleges and universities In Massa· chuseus are already at a competitive disadvantage with institutions in other states which receive greater public f1nancial support and also pay lower utility costs.

Our only chance to support the passage of these bills IS through effective communlcat•on w1th the members of the House and Senate Ways & Means Committees Listed below are the local Senators and Representatives in Worcester: Senators.

-James A Kelly, Jr. (Chairman); Worcetter and Norfolk 1186 Stafford St., Oxford, Ma 01540 - Damel J. Foley, Worc~ter and Middlesex 35 Revere St., Worcester, Ma. 01604.

CAPITOL ADDRESS: Senate Lobby, Stat House, Boston, Ma. 02133.

Representatives: - Thomas F. Fallon; Twelfth Worcester.

Main St., Clinton, Ma. 01610.

- Robert J. Bohigian; Twenty-First W caster. 17 Converse St., Worcester, M

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CAPITOL ADAESS: House Lobby, Sta House, Boston, Ma. 02133.

The names and addresses of the oth committee members are available in tht Newspeak Office, AA's, and the Stu Affairs Off1ce. With a conglomerated etf~ this could be one 5 per cent increase wt could be spared from.

Bruce 0. MinSky JMZ PJM OAK

To PIRG or not to PIRG. S1nc1· a few people evidently believe that we're trying every sneaky trick in the book to keep PIAG off campus, let's make this perfectly clear: we raised questions last week wh1ch we feel every student on campus should ra1se 1n his own mind before taking • h1s own stand, one way or another.

Is PIAG, which is generally skeptical of rap1d technological advancement where safety and overall cost are indeterminate, suitable for the WPI campus? Our perfectly clear answer to that is yes and no.

As alreacfy mentioned oh these pages, what better organization for a new breed of technological humanists to join than one dedicated, among other things, to consumer protection and the impact of technology on society? The resources and enlightenment which PIAG could potentially bring to WPI is difficult to measure, but definitely very much needed.

Can or will WPI use it enough to justify it all? We find it conceivable that too few people will really make adequate use of PIAG's resources. We are also skeptical of PIAG's selective display of information in some cases; for example, a small leak in the coolant system of a nuclear power plant I i.e., Plymouth) has been followed by warnings from PIRG of the implications of a large scale disaster Does WPI wish to become even a pass1ve part of scare tactics? Do enough WPI students have the dedication to effect the entire organization of 40,000 people in such matters?

Another question that has been raised is the method of PIAG's funding. A full maJority of the students IS requrred before allowing PIRG to add the four dollars per year onto our social fee. Does even a majority

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agreement const1tute justification for placi,. the burden of membership or nonmembership on those in the dissenting?

Again, a two-sided question.

A majority is certainly a fairly accu .ndicator of the feelings of the entire cam~ and collecting two dollars per semester frail over 1,000 people individually Is difficult best Those dissenting do have the ability reclaiming their money, which will co only of checking a box or performing s1mple abstraction.

On the other hand, apathy runs deep. fair number of students who don't care let that small amount of cash go, and ther be counted as members. PIRG publicizes its membership with no mention th1s fact. Is It too much to ask for those t claim to care to walk across campus car their membership money in the interest of more accurate indication?

There are other poi(lts to be raised, pro and con. Think for yourself. Keep 1n that thts writer IS doubtful of the depth WPI's dedication to the effort and skep • ol any funding system where membershrp the default. Keep It carefully in mind; don't w1sh to be accused again of derhandedly swaying your opinion.

Make your own decision. Keep in m what you hear and where you hear 1t fr Make your choice, one way or another, result of careful consideration, so that W membership ( nr not) will be the result concern lor the issues involved. Above make a dec1sion.

Doug Knowles PJM BDM

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schemes are superficial and really irrelevant to The Plan. "No record," however, is a good 1dea, because ~hat point lies off all grading scales: it does not attach an inhibiting educational sense of shame to a failure, it merely says, "If you don't succeed, try again, keep learning, practice makes perfect," which embodies the same IPI principle that is deeply related to The Plan's philosophy.

But there is another difficulty with this time consuming debate about tampering with the grading system. This trivial and superficial debate distracts all of us from focusing on the really substantive rather than formal problems. The common tendency of any organization - or individual - in hard t1mes Is to focus on the small problems that are thought to be understandable and solvable, whether they have any real meaning or not, and that lets us put out a self·qomfort1ng effort to relieve ourselves of

the greater effort and obligation to add the really demanding problems.

For us. that means that we have no time mvestigate such things as the nature of learning process, the conduct of classro the Intellectual level of the campus, relation between subject-matter expe and the abilities and strategies of teaching, the interdisciplinary needs of Plan, professional development of fa and students as colleagues, t psychological factors that inhibit or mot1 education. None of these areas have direct bearing on the institutions accred' function, but the accrediting problem take care of itself if these educational f lions are dealt wtth intensively. Will we the courage and intelligence to retum these issues soon?

Donald P. Reutllnger Or<ln of Student Affairs

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Letters: To the Fditors· Is the PIRG plan unfair. since it forces students who do not w1sh to support the organization to go the trouble of obtaining a refund?

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The PIRG proposal is not only fair, but is a defintte improvement over most student fee plans. Unlike other student fees at WPI, the Mass PIRG fee will be Initiated on the basis of student support expressed in the current petition drive. If a majority of students do not support the PIRG concept, then it will not be adopted here. The basic question raised in one of last week's editorials is whether a flliiJOrity can ever legitimately require a minority to act against its wishes. Clearly, the answer to that question must be yes, provided that the majority does not Infringe upon the basic rights of the minority. The rights of dissenters are protected by their nght to obtain refunds from a well publicized, easily accessible office on campus. The result IS that a few students are inconvenienced. In a choice between inconveniencing the minority slightly and massively Inconveniencing the majority by iorcing them to hold a new fund-raising campaign each term or semester.

A second reason why the orderly funding mechanism of the PIRG plan should be adopted is that without a strong financjal base and a standarlzed collection procedure, the educational benefits of the PIRG concept will be diluted. Mass PIRG's goal is not to

train amateur fund raisers! If students have to mount a full-scale publicity and fundraismg campaign each term or semester to keep the local PIRG chapter alive. there will be little time left for research, study and investigation. Repeated fund-raising efforts uulize valuable time and energy which could be better spent pursuinQ substantive issues.

The objection of unfa1rness raised against the PIRG funding mechanism loses its validrty if refunds are fairly offered. However, additional safeguards have been adopted to assure proteCtion for both students and the college. The first ·such provision provides for severance of the contract between the college and the Mass PIRG if a majority of students demand refunds. A second provision provides for a referendum or peitition drive every 3 to 4 years to reconfrim student support given a complete turn over of the student population. Additional safeguards deemed necessary by either the student government or college administration have been adopted in the formal contracts established at other schools.

It is unfortunate that the Newspeak editors have chosen to make t~e PIAG funding mechnism the major issue of the WPI organizing effort. The 1ssue, gentlemen, is not a fee increase, but whether 1000 "technical humanists" will stand up and effectively encourage social betterment.

Robert E. Thompson Box No. 2552

Bad style?

To the Editors: Under the title "Reporter's Notebook" in

the February 18th issue, the editors have writlen w11at I consider a poorly worded and unfortunate "blurb" demeaning MASS PIRG IOd the WPI students working to establish a WPI-PIRG chapter.

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While some of the words say "this column Is not to condemn or condone PIRG", the lOne of the piece clearly implies that PIRG consists of a bunch of sneaks who previously "slipped out the back door" because they didn't get a "decent amount of votes". Even lhe word "condone", Itself, contains a negative Implication - you might have been forthright enough to have said, "oppose or IUpport", but even that wording would not have removed the pseudo-objective and artificially sophisticated "very interesting indeed" remarks about how a private engineering school would "take to" such an Olganization.

Your summing-up ttatement that PIRG Wl't exactly what you would expect to find on a priYate engineering campus Is deveatatingll Not to me WPI-PIRG, I hope, butto your w hole argument, because. if true, INa statement is preclaely why we have and need lOP's at WPI. Examination of the broad consequences of our technological dMiopmenta is Implicit in the IQP Dhiloeophy and. I think, in the whole lllliloeophy of the WPI PLAN. Students OUght to be of a questioning mind IIUdenta ought to llave open minds enlightened engineering students ought to be able to question the neceaalty of highway construction, nuclear power plants, and so forth. If such programs cannot stand the lght of critical appraisal and Informed opIIOSition then they don't deserve to exist.

lfd,toriBI reply/ The editorial in question wss not mtended to be objective. It reised the lttiously considered quest1on of PIRG's ~bll1ry on the WPI cempu~, regerdless of lfs quality as a public interest orgenlzation.

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the result of a subjective opinion. But for those who carefully reed that page in last wesk's paper, another editorial. written by the same person and supported by two of the three who mitlefed the " Reporter's Notebook," took 1ssue w1th PIRG's method or approaching a campus. Our opinions ara there for the d1scrimmeting reader to see and take mto consideration; our support for IndiVIdual editorials and our method for tltsptaymg 1t (printed m the February 4 1ssue,

I, personally, do not agree with every stand PIRG has taken, but I admire and respect their people and the quality of the work they have done. I share that admiration with the responsible. people whom Professor John Wild and I visited last summer in both state and federal consumer protection offices in Boston.

To the Editors·

Mass PIRG is an organization that is stalwarthly against anything that could possibly damage or alter the environment.

Among these issues is the building of super 'highways II hope these people do not use Rts. 290 or 495 to get in or out of Worcester), nuclear power plants (do they by chance have that much sought after hate to the diminishing fossil fuels?) and finally they are absolutely pro-civil rights lthey would be 1nvading my civil rights if they are allowed on this campus since they would be taking on four extra dollars to my social fee, whether I like it or not, do you realize this group would be functioning with a budget m the vicinity of $10,0007 (Who needs the extra cost7J

The fact is that this organbation is compnsed of e majority of individuals from nontechnical-liberal arts colleges and these peQple have absolutely no background or knowledge on which to base their Issues.

That is why Mass PIRG would like to add WPI to its roster of members, since now it would have tha technical background in its members to make legitimate claims.

How can we as Techies possibly support an organization that bases Its findings on pseudo technical sources? How can we as Techies educate a group that would lobby in areas contrary to our career choices?

Finally. if PIRG is allowed on campus, would they attempt to shut down the baby nuclear reactor in Washburn Yo(hich so many students rely upon for research?

Frank Morgan

Parking inequities To the Editors: This is a letter concerning both the enforcement of the parking rules and the parking situation itself on the WPI campus.

The rules are only being enforced selectively.

C()mmuters and staff see'm to have no trouble getting tagged but what about the students who live in Morgan and Daniela and park their cars on campus all the time? These cars are moved about once a week on the average. In the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Parking and Traffic Regulations, September 1974, It states under Item Nine: "No overnight pMking is permitted on the East or West Campus except for emergency situations, in which cau the C8mpus pollee must be not1fied." What is the story? One can come around the parking areas late at night or early in the morning and flnd numerous cars that have been parked there for days on end (you can tell this by noticing that the last three snowstorms have not been cleaned off the windshields!) When Security is questioned about this they say it's an R.A.'s car. Why are they allowed to park there when the above stated rule prohibits overnight parking except for emergency situations? It also further states in th& Regulations under Registretion of Vehicles,

One last comment on your "piece" - the "they" you refer to are nol some vague suspicious characters out-there-someplace.

We who are working on this project IIOPl are WPI people who asked PIRG to come here with its large prospective source of lOP's in To the Editors: In the last Issue of Newspeak a short letter the area of consumer portection. We are trying to get the necessary student aupport

by James Hall concerning a door fee at the pub prompted me to write an article giving - if we do not get that support, PIRG does the Tech community en idea of juat what is not wish to come here. They will not, happening In our new 'social center': The however, slip out the back door. Neither will Goats Head Pub. There have been many we at WPI have the use of all PIRG's complaints and general misconceptions resources and manpower. We already have about the area. Hopefully I can straighten support from a large majority of the Student some of them out.

Government executive body and we are As most of you know the basement of working hard, right out In the open, on a petition drive - as should be evident by • Alley Hall was completely renovated this laat now. summer. Students did the work. Boynton and the social committee financed the prOJect. In addition to helping finance actual Perhaps you would like to find out, Mr. construction. the social committee budgeted Editor, what we are trying to do and why we $2000 toward coffeehouse ent.-tainment in are trying to do it that way, Including the the pub. The coffeehouee committee then method of financing (your other editorial). went about the business of organizing You could read Bob Thompeon'a and Bill things.

Gist's proposal, developed in course 10 3800.

Traditionally coffeehousa shows are low Then, support the project, if you can. or budget acts involving folk singers 01 new oppose it, if you must. but, please. don't give local talent. We tried it: putting things, us the spacious character innuendo again. mostly folk singers, on the fim Friday of Thanks. each month last fall. The shows were free.

Sincerely, There was no door charge. We soon reaUzed Roy F. Bourgault that Friday nights were bad for live enProfessor of Mechanical tertainment. The business is big and me Engineering crowd Is drunk and rowdy. They pay little Advisor to WPI-PIAG attention. For this snd other reasons we project decided to reorganize the entertainment scene.

In January of this year the board of directors of the pub voted to form a com· mittee to take care of entertainment: The page 2) wera carefully considered for that Goats Head Pub Entertainment Commrttee, purpose or the GOHPEC. This committee is responsible for all forms of entertainment In no way d1d we mtend to put down the sponsored in th!3 Pub. It also serves as a concern and effort of those involved to bring PIRG under WPI's consideration. We made a frank and honest attempt to present the rop1c to WPI with the thoughts of the editors openly exhibited, including those idees To the Editors: supporting PIRG. We resent any attempt to Allow me to clear up a controversy that read subversion or innuendo into our efforts has been prevalent on the WPI campus. For Doug Knowles those people who were at our house Friday BDM mght, Feb. 21 - You know who has the best parties (Pete Mulvihill, author of the editorial, left Marc Mahoney for the weekend before receipt of Prof.

Soc1al Chairman Bourgault's letter and was therefore unable Theta -<:hi Fraternity to cvmment here.)

under the topic of Undergraduate Students: "Freshmen who are living in the dorms ere NOT PERMITT~D to have cars or any rype of motor veh1cl6 on campus. A sophomore, junior or senior living in the dormitories or within one-helf mile radius of the campus msy bring e motor vehicl6 to college but will not be permitted to park on campus."

These rules should be primarily for the benefit of the commuting population of WPI, i.e., students and, espetially, staff. However, they will also benefit the Buildings and Grounds crew, for they are the ones who must work around these cars after a snowfall.

The above mentioned two rules are certainly not the only areas where inconsistencies and inequities exist. Perhaps a careful review of the over-all perking regulations is in order. Persons who are authorized to park on campus should be allowed to do so without being subjected to the well-known game of "Ride-around-mecampus until a parking space magically appears."

In the meantime, consistent · ~forcement of present r~ulations is necessary and most certainly would be appreciated.

Concerned WPI Commuters

Pub cover charge clearing house for any other group sponsoring a show.

Three students comprise me committee: one representing the pub, one from the social committee, and one representing the coffeehouse. The Pub gave the GOHPEC $500 for entertainment to be spent as the com91ittee sees fit. The GOHPEC decided that the majority of shows lhould be set up for Saturday nights when a nominal door fee of 50 and 76 cents could be charged. The Pub would be opened from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. to Tech students, after which time any college students would be admitted at a charge of a dollar to one-fifty, Techiea still 50 cents. The reason for the charge is quite obvious; live entertainment Ia not free. In fact a show usually runs from t250 to MOO. The door charge brings in from t160 to t250. The remainder Ia made up elthe1 by the GOHPEC or the coffeehouse. Wednesday night dancing and the movies are also aponaored by the GOHPEC. Without the door fee entertainment .vould not be frequent at all. In fact we have about enough for two more good shows. v'Vith the door money we plan about two live shows a month.

The GOHPEC is open to suggestions of other forms of entertainment and we want opinions from students and faculty. Students directly involved are Pater Kent, Paul O'Brian, Bob Cunneen, John Ronne, Rusty Hunter, Bill Cunningham, and Ms. Diana Dix m Boynton. Any ideas you have, please talk them over with one of these people.

Hopefully we can get some communication going.

Peter Kent

House parties

Want to know the duties 41nd responsibilities of the President and Secretary of Student Government, or Whit it 1S like to be Soc1al ChairmanCo·cha.rmen, or the ntsponstbllity of servmg on Campus Hearing Board.

Come to the Pub at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 27, 197S.

WPI NEWSPEAK

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W.P.I. included in regional computerized library service NASIC Sttrvices Now Avei/11bltt ttt Twelve Umvttrsititts in the Region

Beginning with the 1974-75 academic year, the Northeast Academic Science Information Center (NASIC) has undertaken an intensive effort to make computerized bibliographic search services available in the libraries of ttle major universities and colleges throughout the Northeast. By December, NASIC services were available in 12 institutions in six northeastern states. The schools participating are: Oarthmouth College Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Northeastern University Tufts University University of Delaware University of Massachusetts Amherst University of New Hampshire University of Pennsylvania University of Rhode Island Worcester Polytechnic Institute · • Yale University ~

Ubrary Steff Training

The NASIC staff, assisted by personnel from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ubraries, the Electronic Systems Laboratory . of M .I.T., and the commercial suppliers of computerized search services, * .. has conducted an Intensive program of library staff training to enable the participating university libraries to offer search services on a wide variety of data bases in the scienca, engineering, and social science disciplines. In four workshops held at the offices of the New England Board of Higher Education, training has been provided on 14 different data bases available on-line from two major commercial suppliers. Additional training sessions and service demonstrations have been held on each campus, all at no , charge to the participating institutions. As a result, the local service capabilities have been initiated as rapidly and economically as possible.

The training program developed by NASIC ,represents one of several components of NASIC's activity directed toward the more extensive and more effective use of computerized Information services In the academic community. The project staff also works with the library administration on campus to assist in the implementation of

searching services and to develop an extensive program of user education as part of an effort to promote the use of computerized search capabilities.

Acc&ss to Additions/ Systems

In addition to working with Individual libraries, NASIC provides an organizational context in which users of computerized bibliographic services can con1act and negotiate with service suppliers on both substantive and financial issues. NASIC has also initiated consideration of technology modifications thst will allow for access to additional systems and data besetS at reducad costs. · The effectiveness of the NASIC approach has been documented by the increasing demand for search services ~t each participating school and by. the widespread Interest among other universities In lm· plementing bibliographic search service capabilities' under the NASIC auspices. An additional series of four workshops and follow·up, scheduled for February and March, will enable an addl\ional six to eight university libraries to offer this new service to their communities during the spring of 1975.

Further service expansion is planned for the 1975-76 academic year to meet the needs of all interested academic institutions in the region.

NASIC CENTRAL

For users of institutions which are too small to warrant establishing a local search· ing capability and for users not affiliated with educational institutions, the program offers a central facility - NASIC CENTRAL which bibliographic information needs can be accommodated. This facility offers access to a range of data bases in the sciences and social sciences utilizing the expertise of an ellperienced Information Services Librarian.

NASIC CENTRAL has held several open houses to acquaint college librarians with the program and to demonstrate the available services. Several additional open houses are scheduled for 1he early months of 1975.

Library directors and directors of research who would like more information about developing a search service capability on their own campuses or who would like to learn more about the services available through NASIC CENTRAL should contact Or. David M. Wax, Director, NASIC, New England Board of Higher Education, 40 Grove Street, Wellesley, Masaachusetts 02181, (617) 235-8071 .

IFC Corner: Tau Kappa Epsilon

by Neel Wright

For those of you who haven't noticed all the action Qver beyond the soccer field, rest • 3ssured that TKE, along with ATO, Is keeping that end of the campus scene alive and well. If the posters for our last two parties weren't enough to convince you to join us in merriment, then by any measure you have missed two of the year's best. We have a great time; other T ekes from Lowell Tech and girls from Anna Maria, Becker, Clark, Framingham State, and Worcester State seemed to agreel This past weekend, our entire pledge class moved into the house and, with high spirits and some help from the brothers, they have worked on more improvements to the house.

Look for these guys at our next party as they show off their work.

We recently installed our new officers for the 1974-75 academic year. They are as follows: President Don Weymath V. President Moon Clancy Secretary Cliff Parizo Treasurer Jim Murray Historian Neal Wright Pledge Educator Jon Bradley Master of Arms Tom Bouer House Chaplain Rick Isaacs In addition the following brothers were appointed· Steward Mike Doyle PECM Chairman Steve Buckly Jeff Wilson Activities Chairman Dave Glasson Social Chairman In intramural sports, our basketball continues in its quest for greater glory.

Meanwhile our bowling team continues its winning ways with a record of 18 wlna and 2 losses. Fraters Bower, Brock, Mariano and

Weymouth along with Pledge Budlong make up this powerhouse.

Finally, the ENTIRE brotherhood would like to take an opportunity to express to our WSC brother "Humble" Bill Coleman, our sincerest appraeiation, gratitude, undying admiration, salutatious and thanks for his complimentary, accurate, truthful, unbiased, responsible, matu~. and enlightened, "journalistic" efforts in the New StudtHit Voice. Nice goln' "humblll." •

Sigma Pi It looks like this is going to be another long hard term without even a day off. We all hope that you will make it, at least until Spree Day. Remoldellng on our party room is now almost completed. With work done over intersession, a four keg beer cooler has been completed. We can now boast the coldest tap in town.

Soon other work will be done. Among the most important, Is the paneling of our dining room. Once completed our house will be well on the way to the completion of our remoldeling.

As of this writing, we have eight new pledges which rings our total this year to seventeen. We wish all the second semester pledges the best of luck, you'll need it.

With 'Hell Week' over for the first semester pledges, we should see nine new brothers of Sigma Pi soon. Welcome!

With election and installation, we now have a new set of officers. They are: David Reid, President; James Buss, V.P.; Sidney Formal, Treasurer; Scott Davidson, Secretary; William Civinskas, Sargent-atArms; Glenn Andrews, Herald; and Thomas Edwards at house manager. We wish all of you the best of luck for the coming year.

Congratulations! I That ts it for now, let's see everyone A.C. And for a good break from the rut, see you at our next party for a cold beer.

Steven Kanevskl

What's Happening?

Tuesday, Feb. 25 WPI COLLOQUIUM, The Carl Gunnard Johnson Lecture, "MassachuseHs and a Nuclear Moratorium," Congressman Michael McCormick, Olin 107, 4:30 p.m. (dinner meeting) WOMEN'S BASKETBALL vs. Assumption, away, 4:30 p.m.

JV BASKETBALL vs. Assumption, home, 6 p.m.

BASKETBALL vs. Assumption, home, 8 p.m.

HOCKEY vs. Stonehill, Worcester Arena, 8:45 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 26 SWIMMING vs. U.Rhode Island, home, 7:30 p.m.

CONCERT- The Clark University Orchestra, conducted by Gerald Castonguay, assistant professor of music, LiHie Commons, 8:15 p.m.

JV BASKETBALL vs. MIT, home, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 27 BASKETBALL vs. MIT, home, 8 p.m.

Speaker Donald Bogle, An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films," Hogan Ballroom, 8 p.m. H.C. Friday, Feb. 28 WINTER WEEKFND

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Department of Chern istry

Chemistry

Outing club

Collot~uium

Professor Albert J. Fry

Wesleyan University "Electrochemical Reduction of Alkyl Halides"

Wednesday, February 26, 1975 4:00p.m.

Room 227, Goddard Hall Refreshments Will Be Served

On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, February 26, 27, and 28, Alpha Phi Omega will hold a Calculator Registration in Daniels' lounge. Times will be from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. all three days. Those persons registering their calculator by model number and serial number will have these numbers on permanent record both in the W. P.I. Police office and Alpha Phi Omega.

Scott Sattler, chairman

by John Griffiths

The WPI Outing Club is now in the pr of submitting a waiver to the City of cester for permission to use Bancroft T as a site for practice rock climbing. purpose of this waiver is to absolve the of responsibility for those who participatl the activity. The City has granted us mission to climb in Bancroft provided following three terms are met:

1I each climber is a WPIOC member, each climber has signed aforementioned waiver, and 31 an Outing Club approved Instructor present whenever climbing is being Tl)e Outing Club welcomes anyone would like to join and sign the waiver. will be doing some climbing, rappelling, basic rop-rope belaying when warm w arrives. It's a good time, but you mu• signed up to participate.

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The Outing Club will hold a meeting in Library Seminar Room, Thursday, F 27th at 7 p.m. The waiver will be there will be in Dr. Wagner's office for a short thereafter.

Suffolk U nlverslty wUI be Interviewing

Phi Kappa Theta

The Brothers of Phi Kappa Theta are currently holding a raffle for the benefit of CARE. It is our hope to raise a few hundred dollars for the needy overseas. The grand prize is one hundred dollars with chances selling at 25c apiece or 5 for a dollar. Buy a chance and help the needy overseas.

KAP has recently pledged two freshmen for the second semester: Mark Steblin and Harris Macneil.

The KAP No. 1 basketball team has once again proven strong as depicted by their 7-0 record. Our second and third teams have taken their punches but are still confident of a winning season. The KAP bowlers are presently 1!).5 and are in the race for IFC championship.

Finally, our special congradulations go out to Brother Jim Grasso who was recently elected IFC vice-president.

Brian Belliveau

Worcester Polytechmc Institute Department of Chemistry

.Chemistry

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Dr. Georae E. Walrafen Chem1ca• ..,hys1cs Research Department Bell Laboratories Murray Hill , New Jersey "Applications of Laser Raman Spectroscopy"

Thursday, February 27, 1975 4:00p.m.

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M.B.A. Program, March 12, 1975 TIME: 9:00-1:00

PLACE: Graduate Plans Office CONTACT: OGCP, Boynton 308 an interview .

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Summer Employme · For .Tuniors Charmin Paper Producll Company will be on Cam,.~-...u• Friday, March 7, 1975. Opel sign-up sheets will be posted 01 Friday. February 28 at 9:00a.m. the orrice of Graduate a.,.

Career Plans. Boynton 308. They will be recruiting for aU Engineering Majors. This is a change in schedule from Friday.

March 21, 1975.

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Engineering Internsh Pro~ram at Pratt & Whitney Airc DATE : From mid-June thro August 1975.

Seeking an equal number sophomore and junior year s1udc studying mechaniCill or aeronaut! engineering.

SOPHOMORES Hourly e ployment in experimental engineeri operations.

JUNIORS Salary employm auistlng engineers In engineering a engineering support sections.

U.S. citltenship required.

APPLICATION DEADLINE March IS, 1975. Available In office Graduate and Career Plans, Boyn 308.

W P I N EWSPEAK

Greek winter weekend A weekend of entertainment for Tech students only Friday, February 28, Harrington Auditorium, $2.00 with Tech I.D. only one guest per person. Tech I.D. must be shown at the door. No one will be admitted without a ticket or an I. D. There will be tables and chairs set up for a night club atmos:>here plus room to dance. The class of '77 will be selling wine bottled beer and cheese and crackers.

Friday February 28 8:00-8:30 - Bob Shaw 8:30-9:15 - Baker Lee 9:15-9:30 - Bob Shaw 9:30-10:30- Some of My Best Friends 10: 30-10: 45 - Bob Shaw 10:45-12:00- Chris Rhodes Band

Saturday This affair is the big night of the weekend and although formal attire is not required, the DRESS CODE WHICH WILL BE . ENFORCED IS NO DUNGAREES. We hope this will provide a causual but nice atmosphere for all involved. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday, February 25 from 11:00 to 3:00 and will continue throughout the week.

March 1st 12:00-3:00- Judging of Fraternity Snow Sculptures by Panel of Judges 6:30-7:30- Pub Happy Hour with WPI stage band 7:30-9:30 - WPI vs. Clark Basketball game 9:30- Alden Hall IFC Party blanket concert- $1.50 for non-IFC members 9:30-10:30- Lar:ry Carstan formerly of the James Montgomery Band 1o: 30-12:00 - The Johnson Brothers

Some of My Best Friends Jackie Ponder, Vocalist: As a youth, Jackie sang with church choirs in and around Lou1sville, Kentucky where she was born and ra1sed. She sang with local vocal groups as well as doing semi· professional theatre work at various schools. A graduate of Smith College 1974, Jackie has been singing with S.O.M.B.F. for two years.

Fred Spence, Bess: Raised in Amherst, Mass., Fred has played or jammed with just about any local and some not so local groups in Western Mass. Fred has also done some recordmg and has been a great influence in the direction of S.O.M.B.F. David Tick, Trumpet: Born in Winthrop, Mass.• David has studied piano for nine years and trumpet for five years. He worked with Boston based bands for sev8f81 years until moving to Western Mass. in 1970 to continue

Chris Rhodes Band Stylistically defying classification, BAKER Is equally at home in blues, jazz and pop A most prolific composer, he ......,,..,h.,..,.•., • shares and reveals basic and feelings in his very original

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Dennis John GonyH, Drums: Denny is the youngest and most recent addition to the group. Inspired to p&ay drums while playing trumpet in a drum and bugle corps, he has since worked in a vanety array of combos around Massachusetts namely; Mad John, Rush and Noontide. Denny leans toward light touch jazz and funk.

Rtck King, Guttsr: Born in Ortando, Fla., Rick has traveled to Jamaica and the U. S. VIrgin Islands where he pidr.ed up a flair for Reggae music which is heard In his ~ying.

He has played with two '*Xlfdiug groups Fat and Cl88n Living. Rick hll toured with Flight and has been with S.O.M.B.F. f~r one year VARIETY Wednesd•y. July 10, 1974 Bob Shaw, 24, a Bostonian, hea developed a goOd easy-going eet. Hia flr1t heedtine stint at the Metro is in line with conversion of this Greenwich Village cafe to a comedy room.

Areas include thoee attacked by many young comics these days: TV commercials, films and natural func~ions. But theee get novel twists. Happy-time news is switched to ancient Egypt. "Dial-a-Prayer" is convoluted for yocks.

His regular ending is a winner. Using left hand as puppet, Shaw pastes a photo of himself on his face, a supposed awy of being a ventriloquist without visible lip movement.

Finale is the w.k. ventriloquist bit of having the ''dummy" sinq Y.hile principal is drinking · water. Of cours~, ttv water, running down the photo to the stage, haa no effect on this real lips. It works as doea most of Shaw's set.

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musical ability was nurtured in his rents' home where he was nded by music. Grandfather was a first violist in the New York I'Nih"'""""n;... and both mother and grandwere pianists. They saw to it that he his eatly piano training but by the of twelve, he was off teaching himself and composing his own music. AtWIIImrl,,, at formalized music conservatory .-.udie!t were unsuccessful but, nevertheless, all was lost. Some sound flute playing unusual harmonic progressions did

as Rusty Nail, Stowe Playhouse, Leon' s Industrial Revolution, he made a very ·:1Ptccessf1 appearance at Sycamore Park where he now has a faithful following his numerous appearances. Baker Lee become a favorite and frequent perat Grendel's Lair Pa. and has ap_ ......lred along with such artists as Larry and Fraser & Dubolt. At two recent hll•illow·caAe appearances at Kenny' s his infectious style had the WIIIIOiencA~ clapping and stomping In rhyth· a""''"n''"'n:ments. BAKER LEE should

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WPI NEWSREAK

Smith and W.P.I. glee clubs· to perform

Projects: Paper recycling

The Smith College glee club The Smith College Glee Club and the WPI Glee Club will perform at Alden Memorial on Sunday, March 9 at 4:00 p.m.

This concert will mark the first time that the whole Smith College Glee Club will sing m Worcester, and the first time that they are singing with an erea College. Prior to this, in November, the WPI Glee Club joined the Smith College Glee Club and ttle Smith· Amherst Orchestra in two performances of the Stravinsky Symphony of Ps~lms. The first concert was at Green Hell, Smith College and the second at Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst.

This concert will mark the final concert before the WPI Glee Club leaves for their second England tour. Some forty members of the Club will embark for the United Kingdom on the 23rd of March, and retum on the third of April.

Concerts are scheduled at the following places: MARCH 26 - Southward Cathedral, London V - Great St. Bartholomew's, LQndon 28 - Chichester Cathedral, Chichester 29 - St. Chad's, Shrewsbury 31 - Worcester Cathedral, Worcester APRIL 1 - London House, L:ondon The repertoire for this tour will not, however, include the Mozart Gr8nd Mass but will substitute the Langlais MiSSII Salve Regina. On the Slime progmm liS the Mozart Grand Mass in C minor will be the TorBIIi Concerto m D for piccalo trumpet. The soloist will be Walter Chastnut, who is head of the Brass Dept, Bt the Universfty of M11ss., Amherst. This concerto is for strings, solo trumpet and continuo.

Admission is $2.00, and $1.00 for students.

It's been estimated that the college produces about one ton of paper wastes per week the equivalent of 17 trees. Current practice is to haul this paper away along with the rest of the solid wastes generated on campus, for tJitimate disposal. Existing paper·making technology is capable of transforing our waste paper into a new, if somewhat lower grade, product. Clearly, in the name of resource conservation, it would make sense for WPI to channel its used paper into this recycling process. After an unsuccessful attempt last year to organize a recycling program, the WPI administration 1s once again interested in the idea. An lm· proved market for recycled paper and the interest of a major paper manufacturer in purchasing our used paper has brightened what in the past had been a somewhat gloomy economic picture.

The objective of this project would be to gather information on and recommend a plan for operating a successful paper recycling program at WPI. Specific points which need to be explored In some detJil include: Analysis of waste paper generation.

Detailed system design (collection, storage, distribution, manpower and equipment).

Economic analysiS (with paniculor phas1s on studying the market price for u IJaperl.

Increased use of recycled paper at WP Expansion of the program to include mstitutions.

The college admimstration is willing seriously consider implementing the of the project provided they meet following two constraints: - no added cost to the college - no adverse aesthetic impact on campus No doubt these conditions will make design of a successful recycling operation mQSt challenging endeavor.

Project Advisor: L.A. Rossman Kavan 1 Available: 0 Term 1976 Number of Students: 2 to 3

Logic A one or two term seminar-lntfaruar,,._.,.. study in MATHEMATICAL LOGIC will offe(ed next year depending on mterest.

Topics covered would include the of logical systems, independence, • sistency, and completeness.

Further topics could include mullti..,aiiJ• logics, intuitionism, or the axlo foundations of mathematics, according student Interest.

Interested students please contact O.F. Fraser (Sh 2011 or John Major Box 1991.

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This is in addition to the Holy Croa URP grant for $44,720, which Is shared with WPI and Clart, under the direction of Dr. Banadakoppa T. Llngappa of Holy Cross,

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Or. Wilmer L. Kranich of the chemical enijineering department and Or. Thomas H. Keil of the physics department are the directors of the WPI projects. Or. Kranich's grant is for $16,020 and will have 10 summer participants. Or. Keil will have eight and is funded for $12,590, also a summer project.

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Phone-o-thon successful The annual alumni drive laat week conducted a phone-o-thon In an effort to raise money for the college from the alumni. In seven nights, 41 undergraduate volunteera topped their goal of $4900 and raised $5551 .50. The volunteers called 979 alumni from the class of 1970 to the class of 1973 all over the continental U.S. Steve Hebert of the alumni office is In charge of the annual alumni drive and was extremely pleased with the outcome and the work of the volunteers. Over 75 per cent of the donations were first time pledges with an average pledge ot" a little over $15.

WilTED: Class of '77!!

Any sophomore wishing to help out in any of the class activities, especially during Winter Weekend, please contact Chuck Rheault, Box 2252 or Bill Cunningham, Box 2242.

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Guidice, '76, Bill Johnson 76 and Mel Carvalho served as nightly chairmen.

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Other fund raising phone-o-thons wiH held in several cities across the country alumni from WPI who will be calling in their areas. This is certainly an ..V1• •. . . , , . ...., good start and hopefully, will continue in months ahead. The alumni drive will June this year and preparations will start for next year's drive.

WPI Science Fiction Society

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Wrestlers end at 7 - 9

by Bryce Granger The wrestlers ended their season at the New England Championship Wrestling tournament last weekend at Mass. Maritime Academy. Twenty-four schools from the New England area were entered in this event.

EleVen of WPI's wrestlers travelled to be in the competition. The matches started Friday et 11:00 a.m. Steve Barnicle was the first to wrestle for the Engineers. Steve lost 6..() to a Springfield wrestler, who then lost his next match which put Steve out of the touroament. Mike Beaudoin went out and pinrted his first opponent, but then got pinned In the 118)(t round. Mike then has a bye In the consolation ·bracket. In the next round, Mike lost to a wrestler from Amherst, 9-4., Kevin Northridge . tied his opponent from Boston State but lost In overtime 6·2.

Washington !Boston State) then went on to win second place in the finals. Jim Gorman a bye the first round and wrestled a contender from Mass. Maritime. Jim lost that match which put him in the consolation matches. Jim clenched a 6th aftet it was all

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over. Bill Diederich wrestling at 168 lbs. started out good with .a win 5-2 but then was pinned twice in a row to knock him out of the tournament. Finally, for Varsity, Bob Winter wrestled i n the first round losing 8-0 to an opponent from Southern Conn. State College.

In J.V. competition, Henry Daley drew a bye in the first round and then went on to win two matches consecutively to place first in the tournament. Kenny Raas and Kenny King lost their first matches. Bill Kelm at 142 lbs. won his first round match by a referee's decision. He then lost a close one to a M.I.T. wrestler. The last of the J.V.'s was Bryce Granger. Unfortunately, he lost his first round match ending the season with a bad tune. However, the WPI wrestling team will lose no starting wrestlers next year due to ' graduation. In the final outcome of the Varsity tournament, Springfield won with Coast Guard as the runner-up.

Tech's final record is 7-9 for the season. It IS looking for an improvement in its record next year with all s{frting wrestlers returning.

Peter Krupinsky scoring two of his fifteen points ag•inst Babson (Egerton) .

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First defeat for 3 teams

by Kevin H11stings

There was plenty of action in Alumni and karrington this past week aa three teams felt 1he sting of defeat for the first time, while the lllmS 1hat stayed unbeaten were forced to pley a little harder against better competition.

Divisions- A has SPE{ 1l and PKT(A) tied for the top with identical records of 7-0. Sig Epwon over the Celts (4-2) by a score of 6942. while KAP won twice, with victories over Snow and previously undefeated PSK(A).

Briln Young was very instrumental with long bombs for the 46-27 victory over PSK(A), now 7 and 1. SAE also fell for the first time to PSKIA) but bounced back with a win over LCA131. This week's action will see SAE vs.

SPE(ll and the Celts squaring off against

PKTIAI. Division B saw LCA( 1), with three starters

46311, and SP(1). Peter Rowden scored 31 points in the win over SP. The Cava tied with

out because of injuries, defeat AT0(1),

LCA(1) ' with a record of 7-0 after they

defeated SPE(2). SP(i) had 8 tough week with two losses, one to LCA and one to the Squires (5-2), leaving SP(1) with a record of · 4-3, ATOll), with a strong showing against LCA(1), will have their handa full Monday at they face the Cavs. ATO, at 5-2 and still hoping for 8 spot in the playoffs, have got to win over the taller Cava. The Cavs, however, might be looking ahead to their showdown with LCAI1l on Wednesday. LCA(1), with John Leather and Keith Austin as doubtful starters, will be in hot'water against the Cavs.

Division C. has HBPC, OHG and FIJI(A) tied for the top with BSU taking a double dip to the likes of HBPC(7..()) and OHG(6-0).

FIJI(A) heel another easy week with a win over SAP to bring their record to 7-0. HBPC, who won by a big score over BSU(6-2), will be playing 1FT and then on Wednesday be playing FIJI(Al in a big game. FIJI(1), led by Mike Irwin and Glen Frazier, will be put to their first test of the season.

So that's how lt stands with nlne more ~ng da-,s to go.

Mermen sink Brandeis .. then lose to ·Tufts· byH.S.

1he WPI mermen won an easy meet against Brandeis University last Thursday rveoing with a final score of nto 28. The 400 vard medley relay team swam to victory in the first event with a time of 4:08.9. Ken "I'm sure tired of swimming" Fo)( pepped up t~ win the 1000 yard fr88$tyle event with a time of 12:10.8. Barry Livingston swam the following e\ient, the 200 yard freestyle with another victory and a time of 1:68.6. George Olear and Steve Custance were both at Ptak psyche when they swam the 60 yard freestyle event with Identical finishing times llf 29.1 seconds. Custance was declared the ~ner by sight - must be that orange and irtr•u'llll• Dink bathing suit that did it. Co-captain Rich Ateltine captured another first in the 160 Yltd individual medley relay with a time of

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The diving events offered two automatic

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places since Brandeis had no divers.

Tehrani, who usually dives off oil riggings into sand dunes back In Iran, '-Played some fine aquatic diving skill In the diving event. In the second diving event, ~ .... m,.•n Dave Salomaki dove for the first.

Following the diving, 1he team's ace breast stroker, Led Letendre swam to a first p1ace in the 100 yard freestyle event with 8 time of 55.3 seconds. The 200 yard back sttoke event was won by Rich Dziura with a decent time of 2:29.7. · Mr. H.S. Brown not only d88etVe8..a new paragraph but some recognition also. He broke the freshman, school, and pool records when he swan the 500 yard freestyle event with an astounding time of 5:12.0. He also broke the record for the 1000 yard freestyle event earlier this year In his first college meet.

Never underestimate the power of a fresh· man.

On Saturday, the WPI mermen traveled to Boston to swim against Tufts. They lost the meet w ith a final score of 81 -32. The only first place for Tech was captured by Bob Brown, swimming the 1000 yard freestyle event w ith a time of 11 :08.5.

This Wednesday will close the swimming season when U.R.I. comes here to swim the mermen and it will be an e)(citlng meet. The • team has the manpower - how ' bout supplying the psyche to help them win their final meetl Come and support your swim team this Wednesday night.

BliSed on Information available lit this time, we are now preparing for Term D.

ft~tts. REGARDLESS OF OTHER AREA ALLOWANCES TO DROP COURSES AT ~l.MOST ANY TIME DURING THE TERM, THE FINAL DATE FOR RETURN OF TEXTS FRr .A TERM C FOR DROPPED COURSES IS 21 FEBRUARY 197'1 AT THE WPI BOOK~ TORE. TERM D TEXTS WILL BE PLACED ON THE SHELVES SHORT·

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W.P.I. ends losing streak . byGrogsno

After 14 straight losses WPI broke back into the win column with an 89-86 win over Babson College Saturday night in Harrington Auditorium.

Earlier in the week, WPI had suffered their 14th straight setback, 98-72, at the hands of Williams College. Things went bad for WPI, as they got behind early and allowed Williams to coast to their 13th victory in 18 games. The WPI losing s1reak was typified when returning home from Williamstown the bus broke down.

In the win against Babson, WPI received clutch performanceS from sophomores Jim Brennan and Rick Wheeler who together scored the last 14 points In the game.

When WPI called time out with 6:19 and a 1s-n score in favor of Babson. it appeared that the WPI losing streak would continue.

Jim BrennaQ gave WPI the lead, they had held most of the game once again with a rebound basket and a pretty driving hoop.

After a Babson time out, a tough man to man defense by WPI forced a bad shot and the Engineers controlled the rebound. A Babson full court man to man defense bothered the Engineers and the visitors converted a steal into a two-pointer tying the score at 81. A jumper by Wheeler and two free throws by Brennan gave WPI an 85-81 lead ahd when Brennan drew an offensive foul it appeared WPI would pull away. The Babson . press

however forced two WPI turn-overs and Chris Johnson's three points with 2:20 left in the game gave Babson the lead 86-86.

Johnson's points proved to be Babson's last scoring effort as two free throws by Brennan and a aabson turn·over gave WPI the lead and the ball with 1:16 left to play. WPI went mto a four corners offense and with 49 seconds left Wheeler was fouled. Wheeler who had had a bad night from the line (4-14 at this point) made the ones that counted, icing the victory for WPI. In a high-scoring first half, WPI seemed eager to end their losing streak taking a ten point •ead and threateninQ to turn the game into a rout. Babson, starting 4 freshmen and a senior came back however, and cut the lead to 6 at half-time, 55-49.

The balanced WPI scoring attack was lead

by Rick Wheeler with 20 pts. Brennan, who was 7 for 8 from the line (6 for 6 in the second half), chipped in with 17. Peter Krupinsky had 16 while doing a good job on the boards. And co-captains Kevin Mischler and Jim Aceto added 14 and 12 respectively.

Ron Laliberty grabbed 7 rebounds and Mark Cosenza contribUted In a complete team victory.

The WPI J.V.'a came up with two victories, beating Willla""' 84-74 end Babson 97-74. Sophomores AI Barry and Bob Stack supplied the score power as the two victories , bring the Jayvee's rec.,rd to 8-6 with three• games remainina.

SPRING COLLEGE SPECIAL: Ski for $7 midweek; $8 weekends from March 1 to end of season. Show current college I D at Snowshed of Killington Information Centers. In Maine, ski Sunday River for $5 midweek; $6.50 weekends.

Dorm Committee finalizes housing DORMITORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOUSING TO THE STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICE

full apartments thus giving th.-n aquattel'l rlghta If they meet the above stated requirements.

If a peraon(s) name il uted to flll an apartment and shoWI up The following recommendation was given to Dean Reutlinger on the next school veer. matriculated at WPI, but residing Friday, Febn.lary 21 , 1976. l etle't'lfhllre than in the apartment, he or aha will be fined $250.00 barring unusual clrcumstancee. If the group went Into the apartment unfitted 81 a reeult of the room draw with the knowledge of the adBLACKS ministration then they are under no obligation to pay the difference in The Black8 w iU be guaranteed housing In Stoddard. price bot mtllt consent to review people needing housing aa poaible COEDS co-inhabitants of their apartment Coeds will be guaranteed housing in either Ritey or Stoddard.

If theM people are incompatible they can't be forced to live in the Riley will be coed on three floors, half boys, half girts, and all girts on apartment. either the second or third floor. The girts In Stoddard will be on the third floor of Stoddard B. If there are more glrla wlahing to live In The lotteries of E- F end Stoddard will take place either at the Stoddard than Is physically pollible, there will be a lottery, with the end of the aecond week of D Term or the beginning of the third week. first 20 girts living in Stoddard and the rett In Riley. A lottery will be They will be held the ume dey about an hour apart and per10n1 can held for Riley also to determine room J)feference. If more girtS than only apply for one or the other. A •10.00 deposit II to be made upon can be housed in the above stated manner require hooaing, then the applying for the lotteries. Pereons applying for doublea In Stoddard an girl floor in Riley will be reduced to a regular coed floor and the with another pnon will have their carda stapled together. Singlet and additional girts will be located on one-half of a floor In Danl•. One- doubles will be dr.wn from the ume barrel. Persons applying for an half of these girts would be upperclaaamen, with the low priority Riley apartment in E- F wiH alao have their cards stapled together.

The Dormitory Committee recommends that the Student Affairs lott8f)' number holders living In Daniela. The glr1a living In Stoddard Office be reaponlible to notify atuctent. atydyl~ off campua C and D will not be put In Daniels. of upcoming room ton.- and procec:k.lree.

More eJCP&icit Information on the actual date of the lottery, room STODDARD rates and where to apply will be publilhed in the near future.

If there are mora applicants to live in Stoddard than it can hold, Lance Sunderlin . there wm be a room lottery to determine who llva there. The lottery Dormitory Committee Chairm8n may be entered with another student in order to try for a double or alone to try for a single. Those alnglea that are to be houNd In Stoddard but aren't enough singles for, will be oalred uo to make doubles if they still delire a room in StOddard. 1noee 1tudents tl'lat lived together this year and received a room, may have the ume room beck. After those with aquattena rights receive their rooma all other EUROPE rooms will be aaigned by the lottery number. Thoee living in a lingle BOUND and receiving a lingle i n the room draw will be eligible to get their same room back.

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ELLSWORTH- FULLER Any full apartment that keepe all the origiNII people keeps the apartment they're in. If a 7-man keeps five origin•. if a 5-man keeps four originals and if a 3-man keeps two originels, theM groupe will be granted squatters rights in the same apartment, if before the room draw they can find other peraon(s) to fill their apartment. There will be a lottery to determine who gets the remaining apartments if there are more applicants than apartments. If thtse groupe can't find the extra peraon(s) to fill the apace, they must take second-seat to any other group that can; and should apply forE- F lottery 81 a group of people previously living in E- F, not just as a group of J)89ple. If aU the apartmenta aren't filled, thae groups of people previously inving in E-F have priority over thoaa that haven't, provided there· is an equal number in the groups.

If due to graduation, peraon(s) are left with leas than a majority of the number of people living in the apartment, he (they) will be weighed in the E- F draw, if he can fill an apartment, two to one over persona that have not previously lived there.

After the persona with squatters rights have their apartment, any other fuU apartment wm have priority over unfull apartments and groupe lacking one person have priority over groupe lacking two and so on down the line.

The first week of D Term the residents of E- F must get together and decide who wants to live there again. A lilt of these people II to be made up and given to the Student Affairs Office so that other persona requiring housing can locate unfull groupa to try and make

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Volume 3, Number 4