Wearther— Warm With Showers VOL. 54, No." 122 Debat • —Photo by Dinardo MEMBERS of the Penn State women's grand national forensic tournament debate team discuss the tourney with their coach, Clayton H. Schug, associate professor of public speaking. Seated left to, right are Ellen Ross, Barbara Menapace, Margaret Trout man, Dorothy Osterbout, and Lois Hummer. Standing are Ann Leh and Schug. Women Debaters Win Four National Titles Penn State women debaters took four of 13 grand national for ensic titles and six debate titles last week in the Grand National Debate Tournament at Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, Fredricksburg, Va. Margaret Troutman, eighth semester education major, was the grand national champion in the book review and tied with Marjorie Webster Junior College for the dramatic reading title. Agnes Porter, eighth semester arts and letters major, won' the grand national championship in the after-dinner speaking contest. Vanessa Johnson, fourth semester education major, was the grand national champion in encomium. The Penn State affirmative "X" team, composed of Miss Porter and Ellen Ross, second semester journ alism major, was runner-up for the women's grand national de bate title. They were ranked fourth in the grand national "Big 10" debate teams. The negative "Y" team of Dorothy Osterhout and Miss Troutman tied for tenth place in the "Big 10." The affirmative "Y" team of Miss Johnson and Lois Hummel, sixth semester economics major, took first place in the grand East ern "Big Five" team rankings. Miss Porter, Miss Osterhout, and Barbara Menapace, sixth se mester education major, were (Continued on page two) Cancer Society Grants $4OOO To University The American Cancer Society has awarded a $4OOO grant-in-aid for cancer research to the Uni versity, which will, be used by Dr. Eugene Ackerman, assistant professor of physics, for a pro gram entitled "Effect of Viscosity on Enzyme Reaction Rates." The grant, which will be used for a year starting July 1, speci fies that Ackerman will use the money "for basic studies on enzyme systems (cell catalysts) of the blood cells to shed more light on the fundamental processes of growth. Observations will be made of the differences that occur in the enzyme reactions when the viscosity of the surrounding medi um is altered." Ackerman was State campaign chairman for the Cancer Crusade in 1952, the first year in which more than $1,000,000 was raised for cancer control in the Penn:- sylvania Division. The . American Cancer Society has announced 264 grants-in-aid totaling $1,954,273 to 107 institu-, tions. In addition to the grants-in aid, ether allocations including fellowships, scholarships and in stitutional grants will bring re search allotments to $5,000,000. No Cabinet Tonight All-University Cabinet will not meet tonight. Ugly Man Candidates To Register 'for Contest Candidates for the Ugly Man contest May 5,6, and 7 may, register at the . Student Union desk in Old Main until Satur day, when pictures of the con testants will be taken. Com bined groups in Spring Week . activities may enter only one —candidate. rs Return U.S. Flyers Carry Paratroops From France to Indochina War PARIS (2?)—The U.S. Air Force is ferrying French paratroopers to Indochina. for dropping into be sieged Dien Bien Phu, authorita tive sources said today. These sources said the Ameri can pilots would land the troops in a_ noncombat area, where French pilots or American civil: ians would ferry them on to the northwest Indochina fortress. The paratroopers were flown from Paris' big Orly Airfield yes terday in U.S. Air Force trans ports. They have not yet arrived in Indochina. - • The number of junipers be ing ferried and the route followed are military secrets. The U.S. Air Force provided the airlift at the request of the. French government. The American gavernnient • • z • . t • FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNNG, APRIL 22, 1954 Pianist to Present Community Concert The final program of the 1953-54 Community Concert series will. be presented at 8:30 tonight at Schwab Auditorium by • Rudolph Firkusny, concert pianist. Firkusny, a native of Czechoslovakia, will complete a tour of the United States this week and leave for a South American tour. He is known as one of the most widely traveled concert pianists. Firkusny will play four Czech dances by Smetana 'as a part of the program. He will open with "Ten Variations on a Theme by Salieri," the work of Beethoven, followed by Schubert's "Sonata in A Minor, Op, 143." Czech Dances Included "Pictures at an Exhibition," composed. by Moussorgsky, will follow and, after the intermission, Firkusny will play "Suite Berga riasque" by Deßussy. He will close Stock Show To Open Satu relay The 37th annual Little Inter national Livestock Show, spon sored by the National Block and Bridle Clubs' chapter at the Uni versity, will be held Saturday at the livestock pavilion and will be dedicated to Dr. William L. "Doc" Henning, head of the De partment of Animal Husbandry. Dr. Henning has been teaching at the University since 1922 and has been coach of the livestock judging team during the last twenty years. He is currently Executive Secretary of the Ameri can Southdown Breeders' Associ ation. Students will display the ani mals to be shown in this year's show. The classes include swine: Berkshire, Hampshire and York shire breeding gilts; beef cattle: Angus, Hereford, and Shorthorn calves, heifers, and steers; horses, Belgian, Morgan, and Percheron; sheep: Southsown, Hampshire and Cheviot yearling ewes. This year's judges will be Lawrence C. Madi son, Professor Emeritus of Ani mal Husbandry Extension; Scott French, Pennsylvania Aberdeen- Angus field man from Harrisburg; Buff L. Coleman, County Agent of Northampton County; Ben Mor gan, Professor of Animal Hus bandry Extension at the Univer sity of West Virginia. Lloyd F. Engle, retired County Agent of Greene County, will re ceive the outstanding graduate award of the University in the Animal Husbandry curriculum award, a new feature of the show this year. Grad Student Council To Meet at 9 Tonight Graduate Student Council will meet at 9 tonight at 118 W. Beaver avenue. The Graduate School News letter will be distributed tomor row, Moylan Mills, editor, has announced. The newsletter will be available in the office of Harold K. Schilling, dean of the Graduate School, and in the office of the deans of the nine colleges. siders this action compatible with U.S. policy and the American mili tary assistance program to France and Indochina, competent Ameri can sources said. It was learned that the U.S. Air Force also will ferry French troops from North Africa to Indochina, though American sources here considered th e France-to-Indo china operation a "one-shot" af fair. The departure point from North Africa, meanwhile, was kept se cret. Although officials would not say how many troops were being ferried, French Army Secretary Pierre de Chevigne addressed the 7th Battalion of French commando paratroops at Quimper Sunday and told them they• were leaving immediately for Indochina with out. the month's leave usually ggiatt Rudolph Firkusny Pianist the program with Smetana's Czech dances. The Czech dances were among the last of Smetana's composi tions, written when he was com pletely deaf. They are considered the best works of Smetana and are technically brilliant and rich ly harmonized, still retaining their original melodies just as they were sung and danced in the var ious provinces during the days be fore the country came under po litical domination. Interprets Smetana's Works Firkusny is recognized as the first pianist to successfully inter pret Smetana's piano works. The works were practically unknown to concert-goers until a few years ago when Firgusny began to play them. Fiikusny is now an American citizen. He makes his permanent home in New York. His tour this year of the United States marks the sixth consecutive season that he has appeared as soloist with the New York Philharmonic Sym phony and the fourth successive season with the Philadelphia Or chestra. granted before overseas duty. "You leave in exceptional cir cumstances," Chevigne told the troops after a parade, "which have forced us to call on you for sacrifices. "To aid our comrades at Dien Bien Phu we are putting into the battle all our forces." He added these reinforcements would permit throwing troops al ready in Indochina info the Dien Bien Phu battle immediately. "You yourself may have the glory of fighting at Dien Bien Phu," Chevigne said. In Washington, officials con firmed that Air Force planes, chiefly huge C-124 troop cargo transports, have been assigned from the European and North African areas to airlift French reinforcements to bases in Indo china outside the combat. zone. New Chapel Location See Page 4 Garvey Is New Editor Of LaVie David Carvey, sixth semester arts and letters major, was re cently named editor of LaVie for the school year '54 to '55. In addition to Carvey an entire new senior board for LaVie was named by the outgoing staff, ac cording to Herman Golomb, pres ent editor. The new senior board includes: Managing Editor, Gail Smith, sixth semester journalism major; Co-Senior lditor, Joan Rowland, sixth semester home economics; Co-Senibr Editor, Elaine Roth stein, sixth semester psychology major; Activities Editor, Alexan der Ayers, sixth semester labor management major. Sports Editor, Stanton Vogin, sixth semester arts and letters major; Organizations Editor, Dorothea Ebert, sixth semester home economics major; Fraternity Editor, Richard Gordon, sixth semester arts and letters major. Sorority Editor, Tel:4 Cohn, sixth semester home economics major; Photography Editor, John Mc- Neill, sixth semester chemical en gineering major; Scheduling Editor, Randell Washburn, sixth semester journalism major. University Editor, Susanna Wescott, sixth semester education major; Copy Editor, Mary Lee Lauffer, sixth semester journalism major; Art Editor, Robert Bread ing, sixth semester architecture major. Co-Assistant Art Editor, Marilyn Schadt, sixth semester education major; Co-Assistant Art Editor, Barbara Lederer, sixth semester education major. 3 Men Will Attend Student Congress Three members of the men's de bate team will participate in 'the Rhode Island State Student Con gress in Providence, R. 1., tomor row and Saturday. Murray Horewitz and James Dunlap, eighth semester arts and letters majors, and Herman Go lomb, eighth semester animal husbandry major, will present bills on the topic, "How Can Con gressional Investigations Be Im proved?" Approximately 16 schools will attend the congress. Edward Gil key, graduate' assistant in speech, will accompany the University representatives. June Graduates May Order Gowns Chemistry and Physics and Physical Education seniors who will be graduated in June may order caps and gowns at the Athletic Store today and to morrow. The graduation schedule is as follows: Liberal Arts and Business Administration, Mon day through Wednesday; Home Economics and Mineral Indus tries Thursday through Satur day. Invitations and announce ments may be ordered at the Student Union desk in Old Main according to the same schedule. A deposit of $5 is re quired for caps and gowns. FIVE CENTS
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