California Institute of Technology Cal Tech - Big T Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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I 1 RN;- Po w; 53$: l l l l illl ill f l l, . l Na N Mmo- x a s ROBERT M. RUBY PAGE Bob Ruby is one of the best water polo players Caltech has had. A three year letterman and an All-Conference per- former in his iunior year, Bob was one of the big reasons the Beavers tied for the league championship this season. Aside from water polo, Bob is also a good skier, an interesting bridge player, and an outspoken critic of Barry Gold- water. During his spare time, Bob studies ME. WILLIAM K. SHUBERT OFF-CAMPUS Coming from a real pit lthey take out 1 million pounds of copper a day--Morenci, Arizonal, he soon fell in with that rowdy crowd from Phoenix, and became a char- ter member of the A.S.S.S. Along with this he was an active member lbridge, hearts, eth of Throop Club to the bitter end. Chem. 1 lab convinced this boy to go into engineering and those whizzing electrons hacl attraction, thus future plans include an MS degree in E.E. here at Caltech lsome never learnl and a summer spent at J.P.L. NEIL R. RICHARDSON FLEMING l'Laundry and dry cleaning go out to- night. A hissing sound is heard, and a wet paper napkin strikes Neil's polka-dot waiter's jacket. In addition to laundry, this Seattle man's outside activities in- clude interhouse cross country, interhouse track, freshman track, ASCIT dance class chairman, doughnut salesman, and Flem- ing House co-social chairman. The last activity he had to drop because it threatened to flunk him out lalong with the four other co-social chairmenj. Neil's plans are to go on to graduate school and to return the laundry. MICHAEL R. RUECKER RlCKETTS TBH Another member of the A.S.S.S., this Phoe- nician came to Tech to study Chem. E. A gung-ho Ricketts frosh, Mike carried the brake drum to safety more than once and aided in interhouse athletics. He lettered in football and track but a knee injury and marriage confined his sports activities. Swift lab squelched his interest in chemistry and he switched to E.E. Mike has two children and is a member of Tau Beta Pi. He is coming back for a Masters Degree next year. JERRY SIEGEL DABNEY Jerry came to Caltech from Brockton, Mass, and immediately began to make a great many friends with his all-Ameri- can personality. Among his best friends were the deans and the registration com- mittee, but most of us will remember him because of his reluctance to say not This, coupled with his artistic and mechanical ability, led to the success of many Inter- house dances. He also was a good full- back and an excellent golfer. He is look- ing forward to five years of flying with the U.S. Air Force, after which he will go to work as an A.E.

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ENGINEERING ROY H. MAKINO BLACKER It is common knowledge among the people who know him that Roy's pose. as the strong silent Hawaiian type IS lust intended to keep his artistic talents under wraps. However, the news still seems to leak out before election campaigns, Inter- house dance, and other artistic proiects, when Roy becomes House Artist by proc- lamation. Roy is most respected, however, for his influence with the powerful anti- showering faction of the House. The most determined showering force dissolves when the whispered phrase spreads throughout the House: Makino says no! Roy is also a charter membei' of the Seniors' Volley- Bad-Tennis Club. He will graduate in electrical engineering and may continue study in graduate school. IAN D. MARKS FLEMING CHARLES A. RAY RICKETTS A rare notive Californian, Chuck is most envied for his perpetual ear-to-ear grin, and his faculty for snagging interesting summer iobs. He left the option-go-round at Guggenheim, as one of the few who know how planes come apart. Knee iniuries forced Chuck to drop football at the end of his sophomore year, but left him more time to participate in other activities. Currently A.S.M.E. Chairman and Senior Treasurer, he has served Cal- tech in exemplary fashion, a precedent set by the earlier generation of Rays. In fact, Chuck's burning ambition has been to live up to his father's fine reputation. He hasn't. After graduation, Chuck will go to Slenderella. WAYNE A. MASSEY RUDDOCK DWAIN J. REED BLACKER Dwain came to Caltech planning, like all frosh, to be a theoretical nuclear physi. cist. However, in his Junior year he switched options and took over the posi- tiori on House Double-e, vacated that year by Larry Elmore. The duties of this office include broadcasting music con- tinuously over the Blacker Music Exchange lines and playing badminton at least one night a week. When not tending to these duties he could be found leading the House teams as House Athletic Manager or playing volleyball or Fermi-particle-in- a-box in the courtyard. With exposure to the humanizing influences of the Caltech Y and the Blacker Pseudo-Liberals, he has become interested in the social sciences and is tentatively planning to do graduate work in psychobiology. aim ' ' Ilifl :ii ;. Nde w-x v w, :kkkke h .- ch ; -ge'rdx azQ Ab 'eex.- H 1.4. PJQ r: thk'rfr raj

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STEPHEN D. SLOBIN Steve Slobin was his high school's vale- dictorian, getting all A's in every course he took. Steve, who came to Caltech as a freshman, has that rare blend of sensitiv- ity and hustle that makes him likeable to everyone that meets him. After his arrival at school, Steve tried finding his niche at Caltech: neither frosh waterpolo lone dayl nor frosh football ltwo daysl seemed to suit him, and he quit each because of a fight with Coach Preisler; however, he finally found his place in IRE of which he has been an active member, and interhouse athletics where he has been one of the really spirited Blacker Indians. A prodigious reader, Steve's favorites are lonesco, photography annuals, and books on electricity and magnetism. Steve's im- mediate plans are for graduate work, and his farsighted dreams includea split-level ranch house somewhere in the San Fer- nando Valley, 0 nice white Protestant girl, and absorption by some big corporation. JOHN R. SMITH DABNEY John came to Tech determined to become an Electrical Engineer. He has fulfilled this goal very well if the cries Hey, Smith, how do you do the 106 problem are any indication. Around Dabney House, John is noted as a perpetrator of clever stunts. He has also bored us all to tears with stories of his travels in Europe last summer. He has spent much of his time at the swimming pool, if not as a mem- ber or manager of the swimming team, as a life guard. John has also been active in the Student Shop and is a member of the IRE. After grad school, John will be designing clever devices for some lucky company. KAY SUGAHARA PAGE Kay has always taken his card playing seriously. Most anytime he can be coaxed into a friendly game of most anything. When he plays, the kibitzers come from miles around to study his anticseno one plays cards quite like Sugahara. Kay has also distinguished himself as quite a golf player, a mainstay on the varsity squad. This year he expanded his empire by joining the Big T staff, certainly a noble gesture. JOHN P. STENBIT DABNEY TBH On seeing Skip, Bert La Brucheric's little heart skipped a beat and his beady eyes brightened; for Skip is 6'-3 of brute force and was born to be an all confer- ence tackle. Unfortunately, Skip was so weighted down with his honor certificate, honor key and T.B.P. bent that he couldn't make it to the football field; he collapsed at first base and earned three letters in baseball. As a defense mechan-- ism icompensating for what he calls his yellow streak regarding footballi, Skip has participated heavily in extra-curricular activities earning a spot as a Beaver; Skip's future ambitions involve manage- ment, and after Grad school iTech or Stanfordl he will become a wheel at I.B.M. SAMUEL R. SUITT DABNEY Sam decided shortly after his arrival at Tech that since nearly everyone around here was either a troll or a twitch, he should distinguish himself in athletics. After lettering in frosh football and base- ball, his interest died, his weight in- creased, and he went in for more exciting pastimes.. He established several records such as ill 34 minutes from Mt. Wilson to Dabney House in a '54 Plymouth, l2l staying up 110 hrs. without sleep during exams, i3i wall papering an entire alley with TS letters, l4l earning i2l $2600 in one summer, i5l catching the worst case of mononucleosis on infirmary record, and, of course, he is co-holder of the LA. to Charlotte, NC. driving record of 48 hours. Sam will be remembered for a long time for his willingness to help Ol' Dabney and his fellow students, his foggy, glassy-eyed expression shortly after the beginning of each term, and his ability of snag cake from a blonde in a T Bird at 75 mph. Sam plans on getting a iob, getting married, and getting an M.S., in that order.