Wmdber-- Warm with Showers VQI... -54; No. 129 $00.ng..... Drow. " Thirty-six 'groups will_ participate , in three classes—the artistic, collegiate, and comic inthe Spring Week parade to begin at 6 p.m. May 10. Fifteen units have entered the artistic class, nine the collegiate class, and 12 the comic class. Each unit will be preceded by a banner of at least 3x3 feet to aid judges in determining what organizations are in s the group. Nink. :judges will determine the winner of each category, who will receive a large trophy and points toward the Spring Week trophy.' They are - Mary E. Brewer, as sistant to the dean of women; James, :W. Dean, assistant to the dean of men in charge of inde pendent affairs; George L. Dono van, director of associated student activities; Harold' R. .Gilb er. t, graduate manager of athletics;' Jack Harper and Ethel. Meserve, local merchants; 0. Edward Pol lock, assistant to the dean of men in charge of fraternity af fairs; 'Robert D. Reifsneider, , as sociate professor of dramatics; and Patricia' J. Thompson, assist ant• to the dean of women. Judges, Listed Ugly Men Will Parade On Tuesday Ugly men will go on parade at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The parade, to be led by the Blue Key band, will form at Pine street and Prospect avenue, proceed through, the bor ough and campus, and end at the Lion Shrine. Alan Pomeroy, contest chair man, has asked participants in the • parade to form at 6:30 p.m. Thirty-seven men will •partici pate in the parade for the Ugly Man title. The number of cars al lowed in , the parade is unlimited. Judging of contestants will be gin with 'the parade and continue through the penny-voting contest. Seven finalists will be chosen ac cording 'to the amount of money they collect fcirlhe Campus Chest. From those seven, the Ugly Man will be chosen on the basis of ef fort put forth in the- contest. - - The contest committee has sug gested candidates prepare skits or other.publicity stunts to present during the voting period. Penny-voting will begin ,Wed nesday and continue until Friday at a booth which will be erected at the Mall and Pollock road. Pic tures of contestants• and contain ers for penny-voting will be pro vided at the booth. - Twenty-five •points ' will • be awarded one entrant for each group ' • participating in Spring Week. The seven finalists will re ceive 20• points. The winner of the cofitest'will be awarded 100 points toward Spring Week. Speaking Contest Registration Set Registration for the annual John Henry..Frizzell extempore speak ing contest "will be held at 7; p.m:. Monday,in 124 Sparks. Finals: will be held 7 - p.m. May 17. , Undergraduates, except former contest winners, are participation. Entrants-must regis ter in , person Monday night..' -First place winner will receive $5O and second place winner, $25. Both winners will he awarded , the John. Henry • Frizzell award -of merit in extempore speaking. The contest has been, conducted annually' for almost • . 75 years.: It is sponsored by ; the . Department of , Speech. . civil: Engineerin g Trip 'Fifty 7 five students and two staff members_ will. participate ~in ' civil engineering - inspectiori trip, in• the Pittsburgh' area lkefou, day 'through, Friday. eti05....,::.:5000,:,...--..Redi,- . .- lit Indochina HANOI, Indochina, 'April, 30 : (VP) The - French i o, n command threw - all its :available fighters and borriber, planes over nor - till - xi-, dochina 'thday, in a mass air strike aimed at' smashing Vietminh' at: taeLbases, ringing embattled Dien, Bien. Phu:" The war planes: ham 7 mered the Redled. 'rebels for nixie straight hours. - • • - The-air assault was launched as French'. - Union commandos charg=', ed from ,Dien. Bien Phu, with bay- , oiiets . in blows :at rebel forees in'phing , towards 'the bastion frotn four directions. . *. • . ,Taking • advantage- of t4e: first dear-skies 'in ;nearly, a „week, the war"planes roared over'Ven 'Bien Plw in., steady -waves.-- High- fly it bornbers.._p_ounded--the-rebel . .... ~, .-- .:. • . • .. .. . .. .. .•- • • , 1 : .(,-...'„.....:t-7,,,,c.,,,,,,-,,,..i:,i... wf t i c i .. • • •,, Week Parade :36' .Entrants. Three bands have accepted in vitations to participate in the parade. They j will be judged by Hummel Fishburri, professor of music education; Maj. Robert A. Joyce, • assistant professor of air science and tactics; and Rex Rock well, instructor in music. The 29 coeds who have been entered.. in the Miss Penn State Contest will be judged by 15 townspeople • Monday night through • personal interviews. Five• finalists . will be selected. The finalists will enter com petition for the title and final judgment of the contest, to be held May 10. Bands which will compete , for trophies are the Potter Mills High School band from Centre Hall, Bellefonte American Legion jun ior band, and the Spring Mills Junior High School band. Groups entering the artistic class include Alpha Xi Delta, Sigma Pi; Phi , Sig m a - Delta, l Thompson; Kappa Kappa Gam ma,: Tau Kappa • Epsilon; Kappa Delta, Theta Xi; Zeta Tau Alpha, Kappa Sigma; Chi Omega, Sigma Nu; Gamma Phi Beta, Delta Sig• ma Phi. • Delta Chi, Alpha Gamma Del ta; ' Delta. Upsilon, McAlliSter; Zeta Beta Tau, Sigma . Delta Tau; Sigina Sigma Sigma; Chi Phi; Sig ma'Phi Epsilon; Delta Zeta, Aca cia; Delta Gamma, : Sigma -- Chi; Beaver House,. Philotes.•• • "Collegiaie" Entrants Collegiate, class entrants are Al- Oa Omicron Pi, Phi Kappa Sig ma; Theta Phi Alpha, Theta Kappa Phi; Alpha Epsilon Pi; Lambda Chi Alpha., Alpha Chi :Omega; Pi Kappa Alphai. Thomp 'son; . Alpha Tau Omega, 'Thomp son; Kappa Delta Rho, Thompson; Penn Haven, Leonides; Pi Kappa I Phi, Phi Mu. . Spring .Week group chairmen Will draw for place's 'in the parade at , 7 p.m.' Sunday in 110• Electrical Engineering. The 'parade, which' will follow last year's route, will fair on Nittany and Fairmount avenues and disband near Recrea tion Hall. ~ strongholds while others ranged 10 - w . to protect- transport, planes Parachuting tons of ' ammunition and war materiel into the hard pressed fortress. . - . . Pilots reported "neutralizing" a long string of Vietminh" anti-air craft batteries set 'up along the rim of the fortress.' So effective was the•rain of. ex- Plosives •that ,- Vietminh artillery and mortars Which• have been steadily pounding .t h e fortress were 'silent' alt - during the -assault. '.Despite -the - French attacks, the rebels continued doggedly dig ging' foxholes and trenches in the shadow of' the rbastion's barbed wire defenses. - • -?":The,Vietminh' were still dug in along _the - northern . :half - the FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1954 Detour I ,'" . ~ ~ ..., ~.a._ 1,,,,,,, I Ge.,..., ' ' , a."°: ,T .„ ~..,,: ~.....,..:„.., „.... ...., , What's University life coming to? A coed's gotta' watch her step on the campus, or she's li able to trip over a 'Keep off the Grass' sign. Alpha Phi Ome ga, national service fraternity, is currently sponsoring a cam paign to 'Keep Our Campus Green.' News to some? Station WDFM May Reinstall Transponders Campus Station WDFM hopes to replace the transponder in West Dorm area tomorrow, according to Philip Scott, chief engineer for the station. The transponder was removed last week because of operating difficulties. Scott explained, however, that difficulties in stabilizing •broad casting frequency may result in further ,delay before the trans ponder can be re-installed in the West Dorms. The transponder will permit amplitude modulated radio sets to again pick up programs on WDFM. Students have been working , all week on the transponder, test ing the .transmitting equipment with a crystal unit. The chief en gineer said last week the radio station equipment is unique among, that used by other col leges and universities, and thus it requires considerable experi mentation and testing before dif ficulties in broadcasting can be ironed out. -The high pitch squeals heard before the transponder was re moved were caused by interfer ence with receptions of other stations broadcasting on the same frequency, Scott said. The station will build trans ponders with crystal units in other dormitories if tests with the West Dorm transponder prove success ful. Pundt•Will Speak ' Alfred G. Pundt, professor of European history, will speak to the Faculty Luncheon Club at noon Monday .at the Hotel State College. His topic will be "The Rise of Nationalism in North Af rica." . Dien Bien Phu's main air strip but they- have - not tried to -gain any ground there for more than a week. Troops holding the strip appar ently were awaiting a good chance to further whittle down the narrow zone into which the French drop paratroopers and ma teriel for the hard-pressed bastion. The French. high command an nounced that • more paratroops, food, ammunition an. d medical supplies were dropped to th e Union, garrison today. Only light rebel activity, was reported- in the Dien Bien Phu -a r e a.' The Vietminh confined themselves •to pounding the bas tion- with mortar • and artillery fire. Open Houses Will Highlight Weekend Events Weekend activities at the University will include Open Hotises sponsored by three Colleges, a spring conference on world affairs, a Sports Day Program, Dairy Exposition, horse show, and the fresh man class dance. The College of the Liberal Arts will sponsor an Open House for high school students from 1 to 5 p.m. A kick-off meeting will be held at 1 p.m. in 117 Osmond. Ben Euwema, dean of the College of the Liberal Arts, will welcome the high school representatives. The film, "This is Penn State," will be shown and a dramatic production, will be presented. A tour of the campus will follow. The Open House is sponsored by the Liberal Arts Student Council. Louis Adler, vice president of the LA Student Council, is chairman of the program. Mineral Industries Day The College of Mineral Indus tries will sponsor Mineral Indus tries Day. : . . . , . . Included in the program is a conducted tour of the MI and Mineral Science Buildings at 10:30 a.m. A luncheon will be held at the Autoport Restaurant. Donald C. Jones, professor and director of Mineral Industries Ex tension Services, is in charge. The College of Chemistry and Physics will hold Open House from 1:30 to ' 6 p.m. in Walker, Osmond, Whitmore, and Pond Laboratories. Chemistry in Criminology Guided tours and lecture dem onstrations will highlight the pro gram. Mary L. Willard, professor of chemistry, will lecture on "Chemistry •in Criminology" at 3 p.m. in 119 Osmond. Roger Uhler, sixth semester chemistry major, will give two half-hour cryogenic (low temperature) dem onstrations at .2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Fred Tracy, assistant professor of physics, will speak on "Elec tron Antics," at 4 p.m. Astronomy lectures will be given by Carl A. Bauer, assistant professor of phys ics, every, half hour. World Affairs Conference Community leaders and others interested in world • affairs wil participate in the annual 'spring conference on world affairs. Lawrence E. Dennis, adninis trative assistant to the President (Continued on page eight) 500. Expected Today At Press Conclave Approximately 500 high school students are expected on campus today to attend the State High School Press Convention, sponsored jointly by Theta Sigma Phi and Sigma Delta Chi, national journalism fraternities. The convention will begin with convocation at 10:50 a.m. in 121 Sparks. Mary Lee Lauffer, president of Theta Sigma Phi; Charles Obertance, president of Sigma Delta Chi; and Robert Car ruthers, president of Alpha Delta Sigma, national advertising fra ternity, will give welcoming ad. dresses, Keyser to Give Welcome Earl E. Keyser, president of the Pennsylvania Society of News paper Editors, will also welcome the group. Cabell Phillips, Washington cor respondent for the New York Times, will talk on "Washington Personalities." Marion R. Trabue, dean of the : College of Education, will speak on "What Can College Do For You?" From noon to 1 p.m. the dele ' gates will discuss high school press problems. Banner Will Head Session Franklin C. Banner, head of the Department of , Journalism, will be chairman of the closing ses sion at 2 ,p.m. in 10 Sparks. The session will include the presen tation of Sigma Delta Chi cer- rgiatt By GUS VOLLMER Ugly Man Organization See Page 4 Appointments Are Postponed By Cabinet Nine tribunal appointments and nine traffic court appoint ments were postponed -by All- University Cabinet Thurs day night, after initial reading by All- University President Jesse Ar nelle. Tribunal appointments w ere postponed by vote of cabinet be cause of uncertainty among mem bers regarding the All-University average of one and the semester standing of another. Arnelle announced th e post ponement of Traffic Court ap pointments yesterday, due to con fusion over the legal technicali ties of the appointments. Appointments to • both courts will be made at the next cabinet meeting, Arnelle said. In other cabinet action, George Bairey, sixth semester journalism major, was appointed editor of the Student Handbook. Philip Austin, sixth semester journalism major, was named managing editor of the handbook. Bairey will replace Tamsin Bloom, sixth semester journalism major, as editor. Miss Bloom re signed the editorship when she was named editor of the Daily Collegian last month. Today Is Deadline For Cap, Gown Orders Today is the last day graduat ing seniors in home economics and mineral industries may place orders for caps and gowns at the Athletic Store. A $5 deposit is re quired. , Invitations and announcements niay be ordered today at the Stu dent Union desk in Old Main. tificates of merit for excellence in news by Robert M. Pockrass, assistant professor of journalism, and Alpha Delta Sigma certifi cates for excellence in advertiiing by Donald W. Davis, professor of journalism. Announcement will also be made of the winners of three freshman journalism scholarships, Following the awards will be a variety show. From 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. the sponsoring groups will conduct campus tours. High school publications will be on exhibit in 8 Carnegie. Conflict Deadline Tuesday is the last day stu dents may file conflicts of final examinations at the scheduling office, basement of Willard Hall. Students may file con flicts if they have three or more examinations on the same day or two examinations at the same hour. FIVE CENTS
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