The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, May 03, 1955, Image 2

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hutzel Awarded
Top Ag Honors
Donald Hutzel, fifth semester animal husbandry major,
was awarded.the top honor Saturday afternoon in the annual
Little International Livestock Show in the Ag Hill pavilion.
Hutzel was chosen grand champion showman. Reserve cham
pion showman went to Ned Sitler, sixth semester animal hus-
Drill Team
Places 2nd
In Meet
Company B-5 of the University
won second place in the basic
standard drill division of the
Pershing Rifles Fifth Regimental
Drill meet Saturday.
Eric Taylor, fourth semester
aeronautical engineering major,
was named outstanding cadet of
Company B-5. The awards were
made at a banquet in the Hetzel
Union Ballroom, Saturday night.
Company B-5, of the University
was host to the meet.
Company Q-5, Pennsylvania
Military College, took two first
place honors. The PMC company
took first place in the advanced
trick drill and basic standard
drill divisions.
University of Pennsylvania's
Company G-5 was named out
standing company of the year in
Pershing Rifles. Fifth Regiment;
Company W-5, Villanova Univer
sity took first place in the basic
trick drill division; and Duquesne
University wor. the rifle match.
Awards were made by Col. Jesse
Darlington, eighth semester ani-1
mal husbandry major, command
er of Fifth Regimental Pershing
Rifles headquarters.
More than 500 men, represent
ing 17 out of the 20 companies in
the Fifth Regiment, attended the
weekend drill meet. All compe
tition was held on Holmes Field
in , back of the HUB. The , rifle
match was held in Recreation
Hall.
Ayer Confesses
Fraternity Theft
Richard Ayer, second semester
industrial engineering major, con
fessed to taking articles and
money valued at $48.50, from Al
pha Chi Rho fraternity, State Col
lege police reported yesterday.
Ayer appeared before Justice of
the Peace Guy Mills yesterday on
larceny charges. Police said Ayer
had been drinking at Alpha Chi
Rho and Alpha Chi Sigma houses,
and didn't know what he was
doing. The student said he didn't
need the items.
He was permitted to make resti
tution and pay costs of $11.30.
Angel Flight to Meet
Angel Flight will meet in uni
form at 4 p.m. today in the Ar
mory.
At 7 tonight Angel Flight will
hold a business meeting in the
Armory to discuss plans for choos
ing, replacements for graduating
seniors. No uniforms are required
for the evening meeting.
It's Spring I Our fancy turns to
NEIL
And
Senior Ball
FRIDAY, MAY 13 REC HALL
SEMI-FORMAL • Dancing 9 to 1 • $5.00 Per Couple
Plus! Intermission Entertainment by the Princeton Nassoons
bandry major,
Competition in the show was
divided into four categories: cat
tle, sheep, horses and swine. Hut
zel, who showed a white short
horn, was both the champion fit
ter of cattle and the champion
showman of cattle. He then com
peted with the champion show
men of the other three divisions
in showing all four animals and
wore the grand championship.
Sitler, who showed a Percheron
mare, won the reserve champion
showman of horses.
Swine Division
In the swine division Robert
Dickel, second semester animal
husbandry major, was the cham
pion fitter of horses and Joel Col
vin, fourth semester animal hus
bandry major, was the reserve
champion fitter of horses. James
Ellenberger, sixth semester gen
eral agriculture major, was the
champion showman of swine and
Robert Bishop, fourth semester
pre-veterinary major, was the re
serve showman.
Other winners in the horse di
vision were Gerald McCammon,
sixth semester animal husbandry
and Eileen Gibble, sixth semester
major. champion fitter of horses,
zoology major, reserve champion
fitter of horses. Nancy Huff, sec
ond semester pre-veterinary ma
jor, was the reserve champion
, showman of horses.
Cattle Division
Other winners in the cattle di
vision were Julia Squier, fourth
semester home economics major,
reserve champion fitter of beef
cattle; and Larry Hilgendorf.
sixth semester animal husbandry
major, reserve champion showman
of beef cattle.
In the horse division, Edgar
Rits, fourth semester animal hus
bandry major, was the champion
fitter of sheep and Vernon Haz
lett, fourth semester animal hus
bandry major, was the reserve
champion fitter of horses. Glenn
Gross, eighth semester horticul
ture major, was the champion
showman of sheep and Rits was
the reserve champion showman
of sheep.
Show Judges
Judges in the show are: Jesse
Darlinton, Sr., Darling, horses;
Arthur Neuenschwander, Ann
vine, Shorthorn and Angus cat
tle; Lloyd Schmiege, Lancaster
County, sheep; Joseph Hay, sec
retary-fieldman for the Pennsyl- I
vania Hereford Association, Here
ford cattle; and A. W. Jordan,
swine.
Other events in the show were
a sheep shearing demonstration
by William Kelly, the show man
ager; a sheep dog demonstration
by Carol Shaffner, and an oxen
team demonstration by an oxen
team owned by Henry Fryer, Hill
crest Farm, Clearfield County.
Froth Boards to Meet
All Froth circulation boards will
meet at 6:45 p.m. tomorrow in 317
Willard.
HEFTI
Orchestra
at the
SPONSORED BY THETA KAPPA PHI FRATERNITY
THE DALY COLLEGIAN. STATE came. PENNSYLVANIA
Speaking
Contest Won
By Goldblott
Sidney Goldblatt, eighth semes
ter pre-medical major, was award
ed first place in the John Henry
Frizzell Extemporaneous Speak
ing Contest last night. Edward
Wickersham, third semester arts
and letters major, took second
place.
First prize of $5O and second
prize of $25 were awarded by
John Henry Frizzell, whom the
contest was named. Frizzell, for
mer head of the speech depart
ment, retired from the University
in 1946. The winners also received
the John Henry Frizzell Award of
Merit in extemporaneous speak-
ing.
• Goldblatt, speaking on "They
Die But Once," explained that
man may face life with either dis
pair or faith. Everytime a man
dispairs, he dies a little, but the
valiant who have faith taste of
death but once.
Wickirsham spoke about "The
Educated Farmer." He pointed out
that agriculture, which was once
important in our country, is now
taking a back seat. Reminding us
that our University was founded
as a Farmers High School, Wick
ersham expressed his hope that
people would recognize the need
for more eiacated men in the field
of agriculture.
Other finalists were Joanne
Montgomery, "No Man Is an Is
land;' Lucinda Manarin, "T h e
Man Nobody Knows;" George
Haines, "This Is a Woman's
World;" an d Edward Klevans,
"Delinquency: The Tragedy of
Our Youth."
Dr. Robert Oliver, head of the
Department of Speech, was chair
man of the contest. The judges
were members of the faculty of
the speech department.
The finalists were selected in a
semi-final round last week. The
competition has been held at the
University for more than 75 years
and is believed to be the oldest
speaking contest of its kind.
HUB May Get
Additional Supply
Of Shuffleboards
George L. Donovan, director of
associated student activities, said
Friday that more table shuffle
boards might be purchased in the
future for the Hetzel Union Build
ingD.
onovan said he is pleased with
the interest students have shown
in the shuffleboard,s.
The boards were placed in the
HUB as a suggested experiment
by Donovan. He said he has not
seen them vacant at any time of
the day so far, and that he is
surprised at the number of stu
dents wanting tb play.
Donovan reported the shuffle
boards in the HUB are the only
ones in any student union build
ing, to his knowledge.
Two students became so inter
ested in the game that they pre
pared a suggested form for rules
of the game, a score board, and
challenge board. Donovan ex
plained. These items have since
been added.
Spring Weekend
is Still the Greatest
Ackerman Awarded
$4060 Cancer Grant
Dr. Eugene - Ackerman, assistant professor of physics, has
been awarded a second $4OOO grant-in-aid from the American
Cancer Society for his research work at the University.
Dr. Ackerman received a similar award last year for stud
ies on the enzyme systems of the blood cells to enlighten the
processes of growth. The new grant, which he will' receive
July 1, will be used to further
these studies.
Dr. Harriet Harry, president of
the Centre County Cancer So
ciety, presented a certificate to Dr.
Ackerman yesterday for his work
in the field of cancer research.
Thirteen grants nave been an
nounced for research project; by
the Pennsylvania division of the
ACS, Dr. Harry said. The society
will finance 305 research projects
in 36 states and the District of
Columbia, she said.
$2 Million Awarded
More than $2 million has been
awarded, effective July I, by the
ICancer Society. It is the first step
in a program expected to reach
$5,800,000 for the fiscal year, Dr.
Harry said.
In addition to the grants-in-aid,
the society's total loidget for this
year will include $2 for institu=
tional grants, $2 million for fel
lowships, and $1 million for schol
arships, she said,
Results of Research
of the research, Dr. Harry said,
Pointing to some of the results
"We are told that today people
are living with cancer who would
have died 10 years ago. Some of
them have been cured. Others
have had precious months added
to their lives through the use of
chemicals or hormones."
Dr. Ackerman said he plans to
develop apparatus for studying
the effect of temperatures on re
, action rates of the enzyme sys-
THE CHUCK WAGON
Snacks Lunches
Dinners Breakfasts
George Theodore ! Prop.
this week—
select a box of candy from
our wide assortment of
Fanny Farmer and Whitman
We'll wrap and mail it for you!
McLanahan's
Wa!green Agency
TUESDAY. MAY 3. 1913
Cabinet to Make
21 Appointments
Thursday Night
Twenty-one students will be ap
pointed to committees by the All-
University Cabinet at its meet
ing Thursday night.
The following students will be
appointed to Traffic Court—sen
iors: John Riggs; juniors: Richard
Kurtz, Samuel Kahn, Steven Jor
dan, and Harry Martini; sopho
mores: Thomas Cross and Le o
Smith.
Co-chairmen of the freshman
customs board will be Margaret
Boyd and Herbert Black; other
Members of the board will be:
Carole Ruff, Katherine Dickson,
Mary Lockwood, Harry Oxman,
Edgar Palmer, and George Wills.
Campus Chest Chairman will be
John Riggs.
Students handbook appoint
ments will be: Dorothy Stone, ed
itor; Ronald Gatehouse, managing
editor; and Inez Althouse, copy
editor.
Robert Heck will be appointed
Centennial Committee chairman.
tents. Observations are now be
ing made of the differences that
occur in the enzyme reactions
when the viscosity of the sur
rounding medium is altered. he
said.
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