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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1957
KU Debaters To Meet Army
The KU debate team will meet a U. S. Military Academy team in an English style debate during the first annual Heart of America Debate Conference. The conference will be held at the University from Wednesday to Saturday, Mar. 13 to 16.
The teams will debate at 8 p.m. March 13 in the Pine Room of the Student Union. The topic is: "Resolved: That a policy of achieving world peace through military strength is obsolete."
"This invitational tournament is one of the few debate conferences of the year where teams from all over the nation will be represented," said Ted J. Barnes, assistant instructor of speech and drama.
On March 14 and 15, preliminary debates will be held on the national college question, "Resolved: That the United States should discontinue economic aid to foreign countries." Awards will be made on Saturday, Mar. 16.
Debaters and coaches will talk in a forum with John P. Ferris, Frank N. Trager, and Clifford P. Hope on foreign aid policy Thursday. Mar. 14.
Mr. Ferris is special assistant to regional director for the Near East and South Asia operation in the International Cooperation Administration, Washington, D.C.Mr. Trager is in charge of the Southeast Asia Program. Mr. Hope has served on the Agricultural Committee in the House of Representatives.
Cello Orchestra To Give Concert
The cello orchestra under the direction of Raymond Stuhl, associate professor of cello, will present a student recital at 3 p.m. Thursday in Strong Auditorium.
The program will be "Suite for Cello Orchestra, Massig Schnell, Langsam, Sehr Rasche and Kraftvoll Beewigt" by Fredrich Metzler. "Cortege" by Theodore Holland, and "Bachianas Brasilieres No. 1 for Cello Orchestra" by Heitor Villa-Lobos.
Members of the orchestra are Don Beene, Lawrence senior; Patricia Duerksen, Bartlesville, Okla.; freshman; Willeta Dove, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore; Sue Gewinner, Webster Groves, Mo., senior; Alan Harris, Lawrence junior; Verna Jarnot, Laconia, N. H., senior; Charles Mader, Lawrence senior; Mariane Marshall, Topeka freshman; Ted Schweitzer, 3rd year law, Wichita; David Siekman, Hastings, Neb. freshman; Robert Stewart, Kansas City, Kan., graduate student; and Carolyn Wilken, Lawrence sophomore.
Youth Director To. Speak
Miss Anderene Farmer, youth director of the Kansas City Southern Baptist Assn., will be guest speaker at the annual Baptist Student Union sweetheart banquet, Friday evening in the English Room of the Student Union. Entertainment by members will follow the dinner.
Conrad Hilton, owner of 29 hotels in many of the major cities of the world, was born in San Antonio, N. M.
White pelicans scoop fish from water; they don't dive as do the Brown pelicans.
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Those Ballet Dancers Are Sure Touah On Shoes
The shoe bill for a ballet company must be terrific.
Over the years, the National Ballet Company of Canada, which will appear at 8:20 p.m. Friday in Hoch Auditorium, wears out an average of 2,000 pairs a year. In the last three months, the troupe has thrown away 497 pairs.
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It takes 18 yards of net to make a tutu (short ballet dress) and 60 yards go into the most voluminous costume. Over a mile of satin ribbon and two miles of frilling have been used in the last three months.
Shoes are only one item of expense for the company.
of satin ballet slippers.
Celia Franca, ballerina and
The list of universities located near Melpar laboratories that offer graduate and undergraduate courses in engineering subjects includes: Georgetown University, George Washington University, American University, Catholic University, University of Maryland, University of Virginia, Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northeastern University, and Boston University. Melpar offers financial assistance for study at these distinguished schools.
choreographer, is the troupe's artistic director. She helped found the company in 1951. Kay Ambrose is the ballet authority in artistic matters of scenery and costumes. Nearly as active as the dancers, David Haber, stage manager, travels an average of nearly two miles a show.
are needed to transport the 70-member group and 16 sets valued at $200,000.
Financial Assistance Offered by Melpar for Graduate Work
A dancer's life, however, is not without reward. The dancers have received 257 bouquets from audiences.
The college or university graduate who joins Melpar is not required to undergo a formal training program. Instead he immediately becomes a member of a project group and is assigned to work with an experienced engineer whose guidance and assistance enable him to advance rapidly. Members of Melpar project groups gain experience in all phases of engineering problems by free and frequent interchange of ideas during group meetings. Such experience is valuable in leading to eventual managerial responsibility.
Since its beginning, the ballet has traveled over 27,000 miles in Canada. Its largest audience was 228,000 for a 12-day stand. Five railroad cars
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No Formal Training Period At Melpar
Their program Friday will include Tschaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite" ballet and Delibes "Coppelia." ID cards will admit students.
Melpar to Interview Engineers, Physicists and Mathematicians One Of Nation's Leading Electronic Firms Offers Unique Opportunities
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Mechanical and electronic engineers, as well as those majoring in physics and math will want to investigate the unusual opportunities for rapid professional growth and advancement offered by Melpar, Inc., one of the Nation's leading electronic research and development organizations.
A subsidiary of Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Melpar is now engaged in a program of expansion involving both increases in staff and facilities. The organization's headquarters laboratory is located in Fairfax County, Virginia, only 10 miles from Washington, D.C.
Melpar Locales Offer Fine Living Conditions
Melpar's Boston area plants allow engineers to enjoy the pleasant tempo of New England living coupled with Boston's splendid cultural and educational advantages. Melpar pays re-location expenses.
Booklets Available
An attractive, fully-illustrated booklet describing living conditions prevailing in the Washington, D.C. area can be obtained from your campus Placement Officer.
Melpar's R & D operations are centered near and in Washington, D.C. and Boston, Mass. Both are rich in cultural and educational facilities. The Washington, D.C. area in which Melpar's headquarters laboratory is located is within easy driving range of beaches, lakes, mountains, as well as other recreational and scenic points. The climate allows outdoor recreation 215 days of the year. Fine homes and apartments in all price ranges are readily available.
Performance Determines Advancement At Melpar
At Melpar there is no waiting period for "automatic" advancement. Instead, an engineer, regardless of his age or tenure, may move ahead as rapidly as his skill and performance dictate. Each engineer's achievement is reviewed at least twice a year. In this manner engineers deserving advancement can be quickly "spotted" and promoted. As soon as an engineer is ready for more complex responsibilities they are given him.
Qualified Graduates Offered Paid Inspection Trips
After a personal interview on their campus, qualified candidates may be invited to visit Melpar's headquarters laboratory near Washington, D.C. at Company expense. Information on opportunities available for graduates together with details on living conditions in the Washington, D.C. area is available by simply writing: Mr. William Schaub, Melpar, Inc., 3000 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, Virginia.
Many University Courses Offered At Melpar's Main Lab
Melpar staff members, both holders and non-holders of degrees, may take advantage of the many fully-accredited courses in engineering subjects which are offered at Melpar's headquarters laboratory.
Company Policies Geared To Engineer's Needs
Melpar's personnel policies emphasize individual consideration, objective treatment, and opportunity based on ability. Specifically, these policies are implemented by promotion from within, wherever possible, merit reviews that are truly meaningful, work assignments in keeping with the engineer's most obvious capabilities.
In addition, of course, the Company makes available to each of its staff members a wide program of company benefits, including group insurance with life, sickness, hospitalization and major medical expense features, a retirement plan, and provides for paid sick leave, vacations and holidays.
Salaries at Melpar compare most favorably with those of the industry as a whole.
Founded in 1945. Melpar has doubled in size every 18 months for the past 11 years. Recently it completed erection of a complete new headquarters laboratory near the Nation's Capital, and is presently making substantial additions to its Watertown, Mass. laboratory (6 miles west of Boston), and to its research department in Boston.
Located on a 44-acre landscaped tract, Melpar's main laboratories encompass over 265,000 square feet under a single roof. Fully air-conditioned, they are equipped with every facility. In addition to the new, ultra-modern headquarters plant, Melpar maintains additional facilities in Arlington, Virginia, Boston and Watertown, Massachusetts, encompassing a total of 460,000 square feet.
Challenging Openings Available At Melpar In Many Fields
Engineers who join Melpar may choose their assignments from one or more of these challenging fields:
Flight Simulators • Radar and Countermeasures • Network Theory • Systems Evaluation • Microwave Techniques • Analog & Digital Computers • Magnetic Tape Handling • UHF, VHF, or SHF Receivers • Packaging Electronic Equipment • Pulse Circuitry • Microwave Filters • Servomechanisms • Subminiaturization • Electro-Mechanical Design • Small Mechanisms • Quality Control & Test Engineering.
Members of Melpar's research and engineering staff are ably supported by many designers, draftsmen and technicians. Coordinated supporting services include a chemistry laboratory, a quality control group, an environmental test laboratory, a number of shops, and other specialized facilities.
Make Appointment Now For Melpar Interview Feb.27th
To secure an appointment with the Melpar representative when he visits your campus, contact your Placement Officer today. At the same time ask him for booklets on Melpar and the Washington, D.C. area. We believe you will find them of unusual interest.
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