Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Technique Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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LECTURE SERIES COMMITTEE The M.I.T. Lecture Series C iniinittee is one student group wliose interest is not bound to any single field. In fact, it is the special function of this organization to work in as broad an area as possible. The committee is a student group which pre- sents i rograms of general interest. The.se programs include movies and forums as well as lectures. The topics of the lectin-es and forums rim a whole gamut of interests — phil- osophy, psychology, government, foreign ])()licy. labor relations, science, and archi- tecture, to the more gentle and aesthetic realms of music and poetry. Last year ' s group even sponsored a performance by Martha Graham, the great modern danc- er. Back lu)w: E. M. Stone. R. C. Greenough, H. li. liUeij. A. S. II()Jf)H(ui. ( ' . liatra, R. M. Steinberg Front Row: R. K. Sachs, . . . Rnhinoritz, L. M. Raker, J. .1. Ilenehan, G. C. Pierce This year the Lecture Series Commit- tee undertook to run a subscription .series of lectures. Whereas L.S.C. lectures and forums had always been admission free, this year tickets were sold for a special series of six lectures. The income from tickets sales, was used to help pay the fees of well-known speakers whom L.S.C. would normally have been unable to afford. This year ' s senior members are L. lar- vin Baker, chairman, Michael Kcsler, who originated the many fine forums, Edward Stone and Chiranjer Batra. Al Capp li! pnoti:ex his audience

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THE EVERETT MOORE BAKER MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF M.I.T. During the fall semester of 1950, following the death of Everett M. Baker in August of that year, the student body of MIT established the Everett Moore Baker Memorial Foundation of MIT as a spontaneous, living expression of loss for a wholly selfless individual, and as an expression of gratitude for his active tlevotion to the interests of the students of IIT and of students through- out the world. The memorial, conceived, established, and administered by MIT stutlents. is best defined, perhaps, as a vehicle for the promotion of continued attention to and action toward the goals and objectives of Dr. Baker in his work as Dean of Students at MIT. Some of the objectives of the late dean may be summarized as follows: 1. The establishment of a college environment in which students prepare for professional lives with the maximum opportunity to gain unilerstanding and respect for .social- and nelf-respoH-sibility through the free practice of these traits during their school years. ■■2. The development of a congenial, integrated campus community in which all members — students, faculty, administrative staff, and alumni — share a common sense of belong- ing and find satisfaction in the fruits of cooperative effort. 3. The continueil consideration of students as individuals — the adherence to rules and regulations only as they promote the best interests of the students individually. The continued tolerance of the mistakes of students as long as students learn from them. 4. The promotion of international understanding and world peace by providing oppor- tunities for exceptional students of different countries who show promise of leadership to travel and study abroad. Such students to gain thereby an appreciation for ways of life different from their own and to carry this understanding back with them when they return to their homelands to assume their respective roles in society. In order to approach these goals of Dr. Baker and thus to unplement the objectives of the memorial, a five-man student committee is to be selected each year to administer the Foundation. This committee will enlist the cooperation of the student activities and other agencies at the Insti- tute in initially determining the existing needs for appropriate student action, and subsequently, in formulating programs and policies which will improve these conditions, not only in the MIT community, but in the world at large. An advisory board consisting of members of the MIT staff and past members of the student committee will assist the current student c ommittee. The income from an invested fiuid. created by contribvitions from MIT students and aug- mented by gifts from members of the MIT staff and alunmi of rec-ent classes, will be available to the student committee in order to facilitate the execution of any project or program it may select for action. It is the hope of the members of the Classes of 1!)47 to 1954, who participated directly in the establishment of the memorial, that in the coming years the Foundation will grow as an instrument for promoting respect for human beings as individuals, and for stimulating continued recognition by individuals of their group responsibilities — thereby perpetuating the life work of Everett I oore Baker. 26 (

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Clint Seeley, Editor-in-Chief Sam Rubinoritz, General Manager TECHNIQUE It was war. . . .out and out war. Tech- nique versus rising costs, unsettled times, and the manpower shortage. General (Manager, that is) Silent Sam Rubino- vitz deployed his company diunng the spring of 1950, with Clinical Clint Seeley in command of the Editorial Platoon, Burdened Burt Jami.son in charge of the Business Platoon, and Crissal Chris Rust at the liead of the Photographic Detach- ment. The lower echelons were filled to strength l)y a slew of recruits, including many ribbon-bedecked veterans who cov- ered themselves with new glory. There was Jovial Joe Banks, who revived the circulation of the company during the trying winter months, as well as Be- nignant Bill Burns whose efforts in secur- ing badly needed business support for the company proved to be the margin of victory. Per usual, rookies undertook a large share of the othce skirmishes. Out- standing in such hand-to-hand coml)at was Merry Marilyn Leader, who had a name for everything. Another notable rookie was Willing W Willoughby, who shared Sam ' s eagerness to hold the line or bust. The war got off to a rather slow start, with the only operational developments occurring in the darkroom area; however, they did build up a defence for the general which was destined to survive the entire Editorial Staff: Marilyn Leader and Bill Peet