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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
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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.
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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
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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