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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.
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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.
O'Brien, assistant professor of
(Continued on page eight)
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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.
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