Weather— Cold With • - Possible Showers VOL. 54. No. 116 Gym Board Picks Bloom Editor Of Collegian Tamsin Bloom, sixth semester journalism major, was named next year's editor of the Daily , Colleg ian by the senior board Sunday, replacing retiring _editor ( David Jones. Miss Bloom is the first woman to hold the top editorial position on the Collegian since 1945, when Woodene Bell had the position. Miss Bloom will be the fourth wor .11 editor in the history of the The present senior board of the Collegian also named Diehl Mc- Kalip, sixth semester journalism major, managing editor, replacing -Marshall Donley. Myron Feinsil ber, fourth semester journalism major, will replace Charles Ober 'tance as city editor. The 1954-'55 senior board also includes Mary Lee Lauffer, sixth semester journalism major, copy editor; Richard McDowell, sixth semester journalism, sports edi tor; George Bairey, sixth semes ter journalism, editorial director; Philip Austin, sixth semester journalism, radio news editor; Margaret McClain, fifth semester journalism, society editor. Herman Weiskopf, sixth semes ter journalism major, is assistant sports editor; Nancy Ward, sixth semester journalism, assistant so ciety editor; Baylee Friedman, seventh semester arts and letters major, feature editor; Edmund Reese, sixth semester arts and let ters major, exchange editor; and Martha MacDonald, sixth semes ter home economics major, li brarian. The duties of the new staff will commence May 3. , Dean Warns Men to Check Sclicitor Cards The -Dean of Men's office yes terday:- warned men living in dor mitories to check the credentials of persons soliciting magazine subscriptions. James W Dean, assistant to the dean of men in charge of inde pendent affairs, said he had re ceived reports of persons claiming to be selling magazine subscrip tions in the West Dormitory area. Solicitors are not allowed -in dorms unless they have been ap proved by the Dean of Men's office or by Wilmer E. -Ken worthy, director of student affairs. Dean .asked students approached by magazine salesmen or persons soliciting funds 'for charity drives to notify their resident counselor, the Campus Patrol, or the Dean of Men's office if these persons do not present credentials. Tax Cut Lowers Boxing Prices Because of the recently ap proved Federal excise tax slash, Penn State boxing fans will have an opportunity to attend the Na tional Collegiate Athletic Associ ation's three-day tournament this weekend at Recreation Hall at reduced rates. A reserved seat for the entire tourney will cost $3.50 compared to the previous price of $4.80. Non-reserved seats have been re duced from $3.60 to 2.75. Re served seat tickets will also be sold for individual sessions priced at 75 cents, $1.25, and $1.50. Non-' reserved s eat s for individual sessions will sell' at. 50 cents, $l, and- $1.25. 0: re 1 4 ) ) (14:11tt hosts Retain ~Title A Cheer foir the Gym Tea —Photo by Hoopes BRUCE WAGNER, head cheerleader, leads a cheer at the pep rally held at Beta Theta Pi at 2 a.m. yesterday to welcome the gymnastics team home after they set a new scoring record as they swept their second straight National Collegiate Athletics Association Title at Illinois Saturday. In the center, Co-captain Al Wick, dark suit, holds the NCAA cup. Beside him on the right are Jan Cronstedt, who won four individual national championships and his brother, Co-captain Frank Wick. Campaigns Final Drive With one day remaining before All-University elections, tomor row and Thursday, Lion and State Parties will round up a 10-day election campaign with final speeches and publicity releases this afternoon and tonight. . State Party's All-University candidates will speak at Sigma Al pha Epsilon, Triangle, Phi Kappa Sigma, and Kappa Sigma at noon today. At the same time, the par ty's senior class nominees will talk at Kappa Delta Rho, Chi Phi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Phi Kappa Tau, and Delta Chi and junior class office-seekers will solicit votes at Delta Upsilon, Acacia, Sigma Al pha Mu, and Zeta Beta Tau. Evening Schedule Between 5:15 and 6:30 p.mi State Party's All-University can didates will campaign at Phi Epsi lon Pi, Sigma Pi, Phi Kappa Psi, Alpha Gamma Rho, and Alpha Tau Omega, and junior class nom inees will talk at Phi Kappa, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Kappa Dulles Warns Chinese Actions May :ring U. S. Retaliation WASHINGTON, April 5 (1?) Secretary of State John Foster Dulles warned today that the Chi nese Communists, with a "rather ominous" new combat role in In dochina, are "coming awful close" to the fresh aggression that he, has said could bring American re taliation. But he told the House foreign affairs committee this country has made no commitments to send troops to Indochina. The secretary gave the first of ficial word that Chinese Commu nist antiaircraft g u-n ne r s are bringing down French planes at Dien Bien Phu, the besieged fort ress. He said a "consideiable num ber" of radar-controlled 37-milli meter antiaircraft guns, which are "shooting through the clouds to bring down French planes, are op erated by members of the Chinese military establishment." lie said a Red Chinese goner, FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 6, 1954 Picture on Page Two Psi, Phi Kappa Tau, and Delta Chi. Starting at 6:45 p.m. State Par ty's All-University nominees will speak in Hamilton Hall while wo: men candidates will tour . the wo men's dormitories. Lion Campaign Schedule At noon today, Lion Party All- University candidates will cam paign at Phi Kappa Tau, Delta Chi, Pi Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Al pha, and Kappa Delta Rho. Senior class candidates will speak at Al pha Zeta, Sigma Nu, Sigma Chi, (Continued, on page eight) and a score of technicians are as signed to staff headquarters of the Communist-led Vietminh. In • addition to supplying th e Vietminh with heavy equipment, Dulles continued, th e Chinese Reds have technicians on division level and. with specialized units. He added 1000 trucks are all Chi nese manned. At Paris, a spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry s a i d: "What Mr. Dulles said corre sponds to the situation as we *know it. His statement is general ly correct but incomplete." The spokesman did not explain what he meant by incomplete. The Chinese Reds, Dulles said, are "not openly, blatantly com mitting new aggression but they are only saving themselves from t hat charge by technicalities." They claim to be supporting in dependence-minded "patriots." A representative asked.: "If the Reach Today Niatt Cronstedt Wins 4 Titles in NCAAs When Gene Wettstone's ten man 'gymnastic squad left las Wednesday for the University of Illinois to enter the 12th an nual National Collegiate gymnastic tournament, they went as the defending team champions. When, the smoke had cleared Saturday night after the finals were completed, the Lions had retained their title, the third of its kind in- the history of Penn State. But the Nittanies did much more than win a national championship. En route to gaining the much sought-after crown they recorded an amazing total of 137 points— smashing their own previous high of 91 1 / 2 earned in last year's clas sic. Second place honors went to the host team—lllinois—with 68 points. The other highly regarded entrants, Florida State and UCLA, followed with 62 and 53 1 / 2 points respectively. Although Jan Cronstedt gained the limelight, it 'was a team vic tory. No less than six individual titles were won by the Lions. Bob Lawrence and Tony Pro copio took top honors in their spe cialties—the side horse and flying rings. But the individual performance of fabulous Cronstedt, Finland's gift to Penn State, demarided as much respect as the team victory. The brilliant gymnast, only a junior, was in the driver's seat the whole way, steering the Nit tanies to their second consecutive national title, and left no doubt in anyone's mind who was the out standing performer in the gym festival. Cronstedt, in addition to win ning the coveted all-around title, settled for no less than first place in each of the three individual events in which he was entered —parallel bars, horizontal bar, and free exercise. He was the de fending titleholder in two depart ments, the all-around and parallel bars. which consists of six events— Th e all-around competition, (Continued on page six) Frosh to Plan Dance, Taiiint Show Tonight The Fershman class will meet at 7:30 tonight in 110 Electrical Engineering. James Musser, class president, said plans for the freshman talent show, to be. held April 30 in the Temporary Union Building, and the class dance, May 1 at Recrea tion Hall, will be discussed. Chinese Communists are firing aintiaircraft guns, doesn't that mean th e 'active participation' you were reported to have said would bring retaliation on the Chinese mainland?" Dulles replied that in a Sept. 2 speech at St. Louis "I said that if the Chinese sent their Red armies into Indochina it would be apt to produce action which might not be confined to Indochina. "Technically they ha v e not done precisely the thing I de fined. "They're coming awful close to This exchange dominated the first of two weeks' hearings on a foreign aid program, expected to be around $3 l / 2 billion for the year ending in mid-1955. Dulles asked the committee to support the program. Harold E. Stassen, Administrator of the Foreign Op erations Administrtaion, will tes tify tomorrow. By RON GATEHOUSE Debaters Score Win In Tourney Penn State men debaters placed fourth in the Dickinson Novice Tournament Friday and Saturday with six wins and four losses. The women's team made an even five-five record. Misericordia College men with seven wins and three losses and 48 points won the forensic event Dickinson was second with a seven-three tally and .46 points. The U n i v e r sit y of Pittsburgh placed third with six wins, •fol.fr losses and 50 points. The Penn State men had 49 points. Members of the men's affirma tive A team were Harvey Reisman and Herman Golomb. In a last minute change, Edward Klevans and Jonathan Plaut debated A team negative. George Haines and John S. Boyd were members of the af firmative B team. Nick Stama teris and Robert Hawk comprised. the negative B team. Barbara Horn and Louise Jus tin on the women's affirmative team defeated Lehigh, Miseri cordia, and Dickinson and lost to the Penn State men and Alle gheny. The negative team composed of Nancy Hill and Suzanne Berleue defeated the Penn State men and Pittsburgh men and lost to Pitts burgh men's team 2, Dickinson, and King's College. Joseph F. O'Brien, professor of public sp e a kin g, Harold J. 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I.'l, :'.;...:iiin:44e ii.g.,,,ig1ik•;.,,,w,-,...- . 7•: mkg::: -. z.::: - ....: , .:.,..-- The Nittany Lion roars his approval. of th e magnificent performance turned in by the Penn State gymnastics team in winning its second consecutive National Collegiate champion ship. He praises a fine coach, Gene Wettstone, and a great team—a team that rewrote the record books with 137 team points, six individual champion ships, and a victory margin of 69 points. And an added roar goes to Jan Cronstedt, the "F lying Finn," who spearheaded the vic tory with four individual cham pionships, another record. This victory will stand as one of the greatest performances in NCAA history. Social Code . Changes See Page 4 FIVE CENTS
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