SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1953 Panama Prepares Atom Bomb Threat Creates Peace Goal The threat of an atomic bomb attack lurks throughout the world today, but only experience of such an event serves as a strong incentive for peaceful nations to strive toward univer sal good-fellowship and to prepare for such a castastrophe if and when aggression becomes uncontrollable. "Operation Jackpot II" was this experience which afforded the United States forces in the Panama Canal Zone and the citizens of the Republic of Pan ama ah opportunity do prepare for/the devastation that would result from an atomic attack. It- seemed like a normal tropical day .when the sun rose over Pan ama Bay. The sky was lightly overcast and balmy breezes from the ocean seemed to suggest thatt the mercury rise later in, the day would be unnoticed. Persons, previously warned that this particular day was going to be an. unusual one, continued with daily, routines. However, the U.S. armed forces approached the day with a different attitude. Their duties were not going to be rou tine. They had been given in structions for the day’s atomic attack and they had to follow orders. To Avoid Panic Ordinarily, peaceful people do not have the .advantage of know ing that disaster will strike at a designated time and place.' To avoid public panic, the armed forces in command widely pub licized the exactness of what the simulated attack would entail. But even with precise planning, those in command could not fore see the effects of ' the explosion upon the public mind. It was the shrill blast of the “red” alert sounded on all mili tary reservations that set the pace and pitch for what was about to come. Children stopped playing,' housewives turned from their chores, and ' workers laid down their tools. All was still . . . The seconds methodically ticked away and yet it seemed as though time were creeping on aged . limbs. Then it came—a mighty burst of light a mushrooming of, flame and smoke—and a sharp crackling blast. .Foliage Disappears But just as fast as the, explosion appeared in the jungle foliage ad jacent to the Canal, it disappeared. The calm breezes gently carried the cloud out to sea and into‘the atmosphere. Although nature interfered in capturing the mushroom cloud, the explosion still had its shiver causing effect. Observers cringed as the blast pierced their ears.and the black and white smoke laced with hellish flames to form the mushroom cloud. Yet this explosion was just a tiny fraction of a true atomic blast. There was none of the de structive po w e r—the pressure, the heat, the radiation—that ac companies a real atomic explo sion. Simulates Real Explosion To have the. explosion appear as close to the real thing as pos sible, the armed forces concocted a mixture of gasoline, oil, white phosporous, and F-S smoke bombs in a 55-gallon drum. The F-S smoke bombs and white phos porous grenades were tied to gether with a detonating cord and placed in the drum with the gasoline and oil mixture.. A ser ies of smoke . land mines were connected and placed around the lip of the drum. The entire de vice was tied to an'electrical det onater arid was ready for the “go” signal. Although the mixture did not demolish townsites when ignited, the armed forces tried to simu late the destruction that would ordinarily occur by using red-let tered signs indicating burning or bombed buildings.' Casualties also carried signs stating their type of injury so that rescue squads could treat them accordingly. “Operation Jackpot -II” was over within four hours, but a lasting imression was made upon the Panama people that day. A gardener in Di jon, France, noticing a yellow ridge around a beanstalk, scraped it and found a gold wedding ring belonging to his neighbor, who had lost it sev en years before. By LOUISE GLUD 'Pitt 1 Tag Loss Baffles Cwens, Athletic Store What happened to the Beat Pit: tags? No one seems to know the exact whereabouts of the 2000 white cards, scheduled to be handed out Thursday by Cwens, sophomore women’s hat society, in accord ance with beat Pitt Week. Jean Yemm, Cwens president, said arrangements had been made for a member of Cwens to pick up the tags-Wednesday at the Ath letic Store on College avenue. She said ..when the Cwens mem ber went to the store for the tick ets,- she was told that a coed had already taken the cards about 1:40 p.m. Tuesday. Miss Yemm said Edward Brown, owner of the A Store, told her the woman looked like she might be a junior or senior student. He said he didn’t think the coed was a regular customer at the store be cause she didn’t joke or talk very much, to any of the clerks, Miss Yemm said. May. Know Name Brown said yesterday he thought he knew the coed’s last name. He said he called one of the women’s dormitories but was unable to get in touch with her. He said. the tags were .packed in a box labeled. Odyssy Press. They had been left over from last year. He said the “unknown” co ed told one of the clerks Tuesday that she “wanted the Pitt signs” and that the tags'were given to her without question. Miss Yemm said she felt sure the coed was not a member of Cwens because the tags were not brought to her. She said that none of the other women’s hat soci- eties’ members knew anything about the cards. Perhaps the disappearance of the tags would be a case for a Cabinet Un-University Activities Committee. Or perhaps it should be referred to Housing . . . some student possibly feels that the walls of her room need repaper ing. - | Prexy Advocates Partnership Of Business and Education If we are to maintain and ad vance the civilization we have created, business and education must become partners most liter ally, President Milton S. Eisen hower recently told the first Industry-College Conference in Cleveland. Approximately 70 top leaders of business and education met for two days to discuss arid explore ways and means for the two fields to "“cooperate in providing im proved educational opportunities for young people,” to the mutual interest of both groups. In his speech ..president Ei senhower said, "Of paramount importance is the fact that, in our democratic society, business arid education are reciprocals. It is impossible to explain the growth, or to insure the sur vival of either without refer ence to the other." Speaking about the objectives of industry and education, President Eisenhower said that as a nation we rely on individuals as free persons to achieve the maximum of social, economic, and politica 1 effectiveness. “Such means,” he said, “and THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Not a Cwen Phys Ed Coeds To Schedule Sports Prooram By ANN LEDEHMAN Like ping-pong? Badminton? Basketball? Anything in the way of sports? Then the coed recreation pro gram from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sun days in Recreation Hall is just what you’re looking for. The pro gram is scheduled to begin im mediately after Thanksgiving and will continue until Easter. The plan is being put into ef fect for the second year through the interest of Ernest B. McCoy, dean of the School of Physical Education and Athletics, the Physical Education Student Coun cil, and the Student Recreation department. Spectators Welcome Approximately 75 to 100 men and 15 to 50 women devoted Sun day evenings last year to volley ball, shuffleboard, table soccer, handball, tumbling, and other sports. Not only is it possible to enjoy the games as a participant, but many have.found them interesting as. spectators. The largest num ber of women to appear in one evening was part of a recreation project sponsored by Lakonides, women’s phys-ed honorary. • • ■ • Coed interest is found to cen ter- around badminton, but the women seem to be fascinated by the skill of the men in handball and tumbling. Weight lifting is one sport, they don’t bother to attempt, needless to say. Interest Shown Raymond -M. Conger, associate professor of physical education, who is assisted by graduate stu dents in directing the program, has always found the entire ar rangement “fun for everyone”’ he said. The purpose of the cording to. Conger, is to make Rec Hall more available to , the average sportsminded student than it has been in the past. Co-£<ki* Chi Omega Chi Omega and Phi Kappa Psi held a banquet at the Nittany Lion Inn Tuesday night in honor of the success of “State College in Korea Week,’ recently sponsored by both groups. Paul I. Griggs of the Rotary Club and Eugene M. Fulmer of the Chamber of Commerce spoke to the group concerning the cloth ing drive. Phi Kappa Tav Mary' Brewer, assistant to the dean of women, Edward Pollock, assistant dean of men, and Mrs. Pollock were dinner guests of Phi< Kappa Tau Wednesday. such ends characterize both busi ness and education.” On fhe education side he said, "In the same manner education has kept its emphasis on indi viduals as free and self-reliant persons, and to some extent at least has combined practical training with broad instruction in a manner which offers the responsible student a sound basis for creative living as a producer, as a member of so ciety, and as a citizen." “The need for cooperative ac tion now between business and education is illustrated by our interdependence in the past,” said President Eisenhower. In his opinion industry could not have staffed its plants, de veloped new products of better quality at lower cost, found new markets, or improved its . operat ing procedures at the rate it has .without the products of American higher education—informed, dis ciplined minds and the results of scientific research. Conversely, he said, "Without the productivity of modern tech nology, if would have been im possible to liberate men and Seven Church. Schedule Services Seven church groups have scheduled worship services for to morrow night. Ray Evert, graduate student in botany, will speak to the Student Fellowship of the Faith Evangelical and Reformed Church at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow. His topic will be “The Christian Student and Campus Politics.” The Student Fellowship of Si. John's Evangelical United Breth ren Church will discuss “The So ciety of Friends” at a supper and worship meeting at 5 p.m. tomor row. Ned Sitler, third semester animal husbandry major, will lead the group. The Wesley Foundation of the Methodist Church will hold a Thanksgiving service at 6:45 p.m. tomorrow.- Dr. Delbert Samson will lead a • discussion of Thoreau at the meeting of the Emerson Society at 6:15 p.m. tomorrow in the Hugh Beaver room, 304 Old Main. The Emerson Society is the for mer I Unitarian Student Fellow ship, The Lutheran Student Associ ation will hold a cabin retreat at the Ralph Watts Lodge on Mt. Tussey tonight. The group will leave at 1 p.-m. today from the Student Center at 412 W. College avenue and,return for church to morrow morning. The group will hear a talk by Alice Otterness, representative of the National Lutheran Council, at 6:30 p.m. to morrow. The Hillel Foundation will spon sor a “Turkey Trot” from 7 un til 9:30 p.m. Monday at the foun dation, 224 S. Miles street: Fea tured on the program will be round and square dancing and a jam session by members of Zeta Beta Tau. Westminster Foundation of the Presbyterian Church will hold a Thanksgiving service at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow. Following the service there will be a program entitled “How to Invest Your Summer in 1954.” At 7:45 p.m. the foundation will sponsor a graduate student seminar on the topic “Is Protes tantism Being Destroyed by It self?” Roudiez Gets Post On French Paper Dr. Leon S. Roudiez, assistant professor of Romance languages, was recently named managing ed itor of the French Review for a t'erm of three years. He was chosen by Julian Har ris, head of the French depart ment at the University of Wis consin and president of the Amer ican Association of Teachers of French. The French Review, a national literary publication for college and high school French teachers, is published by the association six .times a year with a circulation of about 6000. women from the struggle for bare survival long enough for them to gain the advantages of higher education." Discussing some of the tasks of business and education, President Eisenhower said, “Our first task will be to overcome the inertia of ignorance—and by ignorance I mean not stupidity, but lack of knowledge of existing relation ships and trends. We can expect our rate of progress to be de termined by our ability to raise the level of human insight on the points at issue.” Stating the second task, he said, ‘lt is clear that keeping each other informed is a mutual responsibility of major impor tance.” About the University, Presi dent Eisenhower said, “My own institution has complex and cher ished relations with nearly every type of industrial and business enterprise in Pennsylvania. Thus, on a project basis we do nearly a million dollars worth of natural science research each year for hundreds of enterprises. We train men and women for every type of industrial enterprise.” Groups Deer Killers Categorized In Grad Thesis Who slayeth the deer? In an effort to learn this puz zling problem, William S. Lefes queried some 2000 successful buck and doe hunters in Potter and Monroe Counties after the 1951 season. His answers, which he hopes will throw some light on the hunter-farmer relationship, are detailed in a master’s degree thes is written at the University. A few samplings: Successful hunters, it turns out, have certain traits which differ entiate them as a group. For in stance, the mean age for Pennsyl vania’s male population in 1950 was 31.2 years. That of the sports men was 37 years. Again, about two-thirds of the hunters questioned were home owners, with an education level higher than that of average Penn sylvania males. Over two-thirds of the sportsmen had gone through the eighth grade or bet ter. Of these, over half had at least one year or more of high school, and 10 per cent had some college training. As a group, the hunters had an average equipment investment of $330, and .they spent about $46 apiece during the course of the hunt. While in the field, 32 per cent of them stayed in hunting camps, 30 per cent in commercial accom modations such as motels, and 30 per- cent commuted from home. Doe hunters spent almost twice as many days getting a kill as buck hunters—2.B to 4.9 days, re spectively. A fourth of the doe hunters were out seven or more days, compared to only 2.1 per cent of the buck hunters. Lefes was aided in his sociolog ical analysis by the Wild-Life De partment of the University and the Pennsylvania State Game Commission. Co-€dih Kappa Delta Kappa Delta recently enter tained Alpha Sigma Phi at the fraternity chapter house. Re freshments and dancing followed entertainment by Kappa Delta pledges. Kappa Delta recently pledged Ethel Bauer, Vanessa Edelen and Noreen Irose. Ribbbnees are Elsie Ford and Eugenia Loeber. Pi Beta Phi Pi Beta Phi recently entertain ed Alpha Sigma Phi at the fra ternity chapter house. Pi Phi pledges provided entertainment. After the entertainment the fra ternity presented a bouquet of flowers to the sorority commem orating its recent installation. Delta Gamma Delta Gamma recently enter tained Phi Gamma Delta at the chapter house. The pledges pre sented a skit. Later the group en joyed singing to the accompani ment of a-banjo. Several musical poems were recited. Phi Sigma Sigma Phi Sigma. Sigma recently held a party for its pledges in the suite. Gilda Koplovitz has been pledg ed to the sorority. Gamma Phi Beta Gamma Phi Beta recently en tertained Phi Kappa Psi in the basement of Grange Dormitory. Fledges of the sorority presented a skit. Refreshments were served and dancing followed. Alpha Epsilon Phi Alpha Epsilon Phi has pledged J-iOis Bacharch, Rosemary May and Helen Sidman. The sorority recently entertain ed Alpha Gamma Delta in the suite. PAGE WfTS
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