LaSalle . Elithinatos ,Lion Cagers
VOL. 54, No. 105 STATE COLLEGE; PA., SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1954 FIVE CENTS
Petition Requests
Probe of WDFM
By DON SHOEMAKER
A petition, signed by 40 borough
residents, asking that the State
College area Chamber of Com
merce investigate alleged tele
vision
_interference from campus
radio station WDFM; has been
given to Eugene Fulmer, secre
tary of the Chamber of Com
merce.
The petition states in part:
". . . Some time ago we, the
undersigned, purchased television
sets for our entertainment and en
lightenment. Reception was good
and we enjoyed many worthwhile
programs."
"Then the University broadcast-
ing station began operation and
since that time our reception from
JohnstoWn has been practically
nil. We encounter all sorts of dis
tortion of the picture, an over
lapping of voices and noises, and
at times complete fading . . .
"We are appealing to you to
look into this matter and see
what can be done to bring back
the good reception we formerly
enjoyed."
Petition to be Investigated
Fulmer said yesterday the pe
tition would be referred to the
proper committee for study and
to determine what, if anything
can be done to correct the con
dition referred to in the petition.
"The matter will be discussed
with University officials and oth
er persons concerned with radio
and television," he said.
According to a spot-check by
the Daily Collegian last week,
most of the interference com
plaints come from people living
in the eastern part of, town. Ac
cording to the people contacted,
the intereference is entirely on
the Johnstown channel six. No
difficulty was reported in receiv
ing Altoona, which broadcasts on
channel ten.
Herringbone Interferences
One person said he had inter
ference in the form of a herring
bone pattern. He said the inter
ference seems to be intermittent
"as though someone were flash
ing a-light."
Local television dealers report
ed some complaints, although one
- said he had' not received as many
as when the station first began
broadcasting last December. An
other dealer said that although
he had received some complaints,
he could not definitely attribute
the interference to WDFM. He
added that atmospheric condi
tions and numerous other factors
could cause the same type of
interference that has been re
ported.
Commenting on the situation
yesterday, David R. Mackey, gen
eral- manager of WDFM, said:
"Our position has been that on
complaints of this nature we try
to furnish information whereby
set owners themselves, in co
operation with their own televis
ion servicemen can help alleviate
the situation. I will want to work
with Mr. Fulmer and his com
mittee to give this information
which, in a good number of situ
ations has alleviated the com
plaint."
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FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
Stuttgart Ensemble
ON ITS FIRST tour of the United States, the Stuttgart Chamber
Orchestra, under the direction of Karl Muenchinger, will perform
in the fourth program of the current Community Concert series
at 8:30 p.m. Monday in - Schwab Auditorium.
Concert to Feature
Stuttgart Orchestra
The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra will be featured on the fourth
program in the 1953-54 Community Concert series at 8:30 p.m. Mon
day in Schwab Auditorium. Doors will be open at 8 p.m.
The orchestra, under the direction of its organizer, Karl-Muench
inger, will present works from a
orchestra is making its first tour
of the United States
Two compositions by Mozart,
"Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in C
Major, K. 525" and "Minuet, from
Divertimento in D Major, K. 334"
will open the program. They will
be followed by "Allegro, from
Sonata (1804)" by Rossini, and
"Old Airs and Dances, Set III," by
Respighi.
After the intermission, the or
chestra will present "Concertino
in F Minor" by Giovanni Pergo
lesi, and the works of two modern
composers, "Playful Pizzicato,
from Simple Symphony for String
Orchestra" by Benjamin Britten,
and "Adagio for Strings, Opus
III," by Samuel Barber.
"Three Movements from `Bil
der aus Osten'," by Schumann;
"Serenade, from String Quartet,
Opus 3, No. 5" by Franz Haydn;
and "Prelude, fr om Holberg
Suite," by Grieg, will complete
the program.
The ensemble was founded in
1945 in Stuttgart, Germany, by
Muenchinger. It is composed of 15
members, four first violins, four
second violins, three violas, three
cellos, and one bass viol.
U.S. States ItomsniforsiPeacel Plan
WASHINGTON, March 19 (IP) 1. Creation of an international
—United States-Soviet talks got atomic energy agency by the Uni
down to brass tacks on President ted States, Russia and other atom-
Dwight D. Eisenhower's atoms- is powers, including Britain and
for-peace plan today, after three France,
months of conversation about how
to approach the subject.
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles called in SoViet Ambas
sador Georgi N. Zarubin and
handed him what the State De
partment called "a concrete plan."
This is a detailed program to
carry out President Eisenhower's
suggestion for an international
pool, to which nations would con
tribute some of their atomic ma
terials and know-how for peace
ful purposes.
The text of the plan was not
made public, but the basic pro
visions of the American proposal
ate:
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Tottrittu
ist of its European successes. The
Tornado Reported
Near Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Saturday,
March 19 (JP)—The U.S. Weath
er Bureau office at the Greater
Pittsburgh Airport issued this
special bulletin early today:
"The Weather Bureau has re
ceived an unconfirmed report
of a tornado 10 miles west of
Greater Pittsburgh Airport. Di
rection of movement is un
known but possibly to the
northeast.
"Residents of the Pittsburgh
area should be alert for severe
thunderstorms and possible tor
nadoes until 3 a.m. This in
chides counties to the east and
northeast of Allegheny County.
"The Weather Bureau fur
ther states that tornadoes hit
very small areas and chances
of one striking a residential
district are extremely small."
2. The agency would take charge
of the pool of atomic materials,
and would be responsible for safe
, guarding it, preventing seizure of
any nation bent on4war.
3. The agency could mobilize
atomic experts to develop atomic
energy , for power purposes in
areas lacking sufficient electrical
power; for medicine and for such
things as agricultural research,
etc.
A department announcement
said the plan "to further the
peaceful development and the use
of atomic energy," was drafted by
the U.S. government - after con-
Nittanies Lose,69-54
Play USC Tonight
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The end came last night to one
of the most amazing win streaks in NCAA tournament history
when the LaSalle Explorers, led by their All-American Torn
Gola, flattened Penn State 69-54, to move into the final bracket
of the national collegiate basketball championship race.
After scoring startling upsets against Toledo, Louisiana
State and Notre Dame, the upstart Pennsylvanian's finally
met disaster here at Municipal
Auditorium in ' the fight for the
eastern championship and the
right to battle Bradley in the final
game tonight. The Indians edged
University of Southern California,
74-72, in the first game of the dou
ble header. The Lions will meet
the Trojans in the - o . lener tonight
for consolation honors.
Gola, a smoothie from any place
on the floor, took a long time to
get started and couldn't hit from
the field until after the 18-minute
mark. But once he got going he
tossed in 19 points and in the
meantime directed the Explorers
offense on the floor with a display
of smooth passing and excellent
rebounding.
It was Jesse Arnelle, however,
who captured the fancy of the
9800 fans who packed this mam
moth arena.
The big Lion center dominated
the rebounding on both boards
and kept the sluggish Nittany of
fense alive with 18 points.
Employing a pressing man-for
man defense that folded back into
a sliding zone after the ball passed
mid-court, the Lions were able
to hold LaSalle's shooting to a
minimum. But the Explorers,
ranked sixth in the country this
week, made what shots they did
get count.
At the same time Penn State
was unable to hit with any degree
of consistency, although they did
control the back boards both of
fensively and defensively.
The Philadelphians tossed in 24
field goals and connected on 21
of 32 shots from the foul line. The
Lions made good on. 20 field goal
attempts and tossed in 14 of 24
from the free throw line.
But that doesn't tell all the
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Greek Week Posters
Deadline Is Today
Entries in the Greek Week
poster contest must be submit
ted to the Student Union desk
in Old Main by noon today,
Benjamin Lowenstein and
Katherine Reynolds, cont e s t
co-chairmen, have announced.
Posters must be 12 by 16
inches and contain the theme
of Greek Week, "G reeks
Through the University," and
the date, March 27 to April .3.
Posters will be used to publi
cize the week. Judging will be
gin Monday, Miss Reynolds has
announced.
Tryouts to Be Held
For "The Kappy Time"
Tryouts will be held for Play
ers' production of Samuel French's
"The Happy Time" at 7 p.m. Mon
day and Tuesday in the Little
Theatre, basement of Old Main.
The show is scheduled to open
May 6 in Schwab Auditorium for a
three-day run.
sultation with other Allied gov
ernments.
The announcement also dis
closed that Russia has transmitted
to the United States "certain pro
posals in connection with the gen
eral subject of atomic matters."
It said these , proposals, presum
ably dealing with atomic disarma
ment, are under study.
Today's meeting, which lasted
five minutes, was the first to dig
into the substance of the Eisen
hower plan. A half-dozen or so
previous talks had dealt merely
with procedures, that is, ground
rules that would govern the ne
gotiations.
The Dulles-Zarubin talks are an
aftermath of Eisenhower's United
Nations speech last Dec. 8 in
which he proposed an atomic pool
under United Nations auspices.
By DICK McDOWELL
Blue Band
To Present
Program
The annual spring concert of
the Penn State concert Blue. Band
will be presented at 3 p.m. tomor
row in Schwab Auditorium.
Campus radio station .WDFNI
will broadcast the concert.
The concert band will be under
the direction of James W. Dunlop,
associate professor of music edu
cation. It will be Dunlop's seventh
year as director of the spring con
cert.
The concert is open to the pub
lic. No admission is charged.
The program will open with the
National Anthem. Rossini's "Ital
ian in Algiers Overture" and
"Bach's "Prelude and Fugue in
G Minor" will follow the opening
selection.
Donald. Lambert, president of
Blue Band, will be the featured
soloist. Lambert will present a
baritone horn solo of De Luca's
"Beautiful Colorado."
Other selections will be "Pride
of the Marines March" by Ed
wards;. "Hillbilly from 'Ameri
cana' by Go u 1d; "The Sleigh
Ride" by Tschaikowsky; and a
suite of old American dances, in
' eluding "Cake Walk," "Wallflow
er Waltz," and "Rag," by Bennett.
After the intermission, the pro
gram will include "The Flying
Dutchman Overture" by Wagner;
"The Official West Point March"
by Egner; "Royce Hall Suite" by
Willan; selections from "Porgy
and Bess" by Gershwin; and Sou
sa's "The Stars and Stripes For
ever."
Soph Queen
To Be Chosen
At Rec. Hall
The queen of the sophomore
class will be chosen from a group
of five finalists at the Sophomore
Spring Ball tonight at Recreation
Hall.
The semi-formal dance will be
held from 9 p.m. to midnight and
is free to all students, according
to Robert Harding, dance chair
man. Students may pick up their
tickets at the Student Union desk
in Old Main.
The queen finalists and their
sponsors are Sandra Booth, Theta
Phi Alpha; Lorraine Cha b a rt,
Kappa Delta; Elizabeth Kraabel,
Kappa Alpha Theta; Sara Mc-
Knight, Cwens; and Susan
Schrenzel, Phi Epsilon Pi.
The queen will be crowned at
intermission and presented with a
gift by Hugh Cline, sophomore
class president, said Michael Ros
enfeld, queen committee co-chair
man.
She will be chosen by a selec
tion committee composed of Ray
T. Fortunato, general director of
Thespians; Moylan. Mills, director
of "Bloomer Girl;" Frank F. Mor
ris, assistant comptrolldr; George
L. Donovan, director of the Stu
dent Union; and Robert Koser, as
sistant registrar.
Scott Hommer and his Dream
land Serenaders will provide mu
sic for the dance.
Club to Hear Matson
Frederick R. Matson, profes
sor of archaeology, will address
the Faculty Luncheon Club at
noon tomorrow at the Hotel
State College. His subject will
be "Digging and Dating an
Indian Site in Illinois."