THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1969 May Answers Friedman: GSA Does Its Share' By MARGE COHEN after criticisms of it appeared Collegian Feature Editor 111 Tuesday's Collegian, Dana Th . . . ~ , , Friedman, co-chairman of Stii- Asso i.u student denis Tor a Democratic " s shar * Society, made the charges in a of ptomoling student interest. letter released Mondav. n-iTcT® ° ° ne memb( ' r nf Friedman said GSA was "in ine Go Ain answer to a former ditrerent and unconcerned S''.* Charges of the about social issues" and called gt up s inefficiency. the organisation "a stooge of Klaus May, C.SA rules mm- the Adminislration." mittee chairman, tumped to Bui May strongly disagreed. Ihe defense of his organization "GSA is a 'stooge' of the Rank Receives Medal From Optical Society Davirl H Rank, Evan Push research professor of physics and head or the Department of Physics at the Univcrsilv. was pres «nfori the Frederic Ives Medal, one of the most 'highlv pri7ed awards in American science, in Chicago. 111. last night. .. . 7maif h rceognr/.ing dislmgutshod achievement in the held nf optics and spectroscopy, is given bv the Optical Soetou of America. * Presentation of the Medal was made bv Dr. Karl Cl. Ke??ler. of the National Bureau of Stanriaid?. president ol the Society. atthe annual banquet of the Soeiotv This morning 1 " deliver the Kps Award Address, entitled. Stimulated Phenomena in Laser Phvsic* ” Rank \va? chosen lor the .nvard by unanimous vote of ihe Board of Directors of the Society because his woik has enriched practically all branches nf optics and spec troscopy. Moreover, “he has provided inspiration and afforded in valuable education and experience to Ihe scores of students whohavc worked lor their nriwneod decrees under hr? direc tion. * according to a statement of the Societ.'. Ranks award is based on an astonishing total of 17f papers published in the scicnt’hc literature. Although phvsics L? often considered a young man's game, hi? pinducfivitv seems to gain momentum with the years It continued un dimmtshed after he became head oi the Department o» Physics in 1964. In 1966. in his 69th \ear. his name appeared on fourteen papers