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RCA-NBC Grants in Drama Established The establishment of an RCA-NBC scholarship and fellowship program to help perpetuate high standards in radio and television drama has been announced by NBC President Sylvester L. Weaver. Jr. Mr. Weaver also announced the establishment of a special NBC "President's Award", of between 84.000 and $6,000, for an individual who has demonstrated unusual creative promise in the field of drama. The drama schools of Yale University, Carnegie Institute of Technology and Iowa State University will share in the RCA-NBC scholarship and fellowship grants, aimed at helping to replenish the fund of talent from which the network constantly draws for its many dramatic productions. "It is RCA's and NBC's intent in establishing this scholarship and fellowship program to aid in the development of young men and women who show unusual skill and promise in the drama field, and to assist them in attaining the necessary education and experience," Mr. Weaver said. The RCA-NBC Scholarships at Yale University, Carnegie Institute of Technology and Iowa State University are for a sum of S800 a year for each student selected. The scholarships will be granted each year to undergraduates selected by the universities. The RCA-NBC Fellowships established at Carnegie Institute of Technology and Yale L niversity will each provide a grant not to exceed $3,500 a vear for the purpose of assisting in the education of graduate students who have demonstrated unusual talent in the field of dramatic arts. Of this amount, 8750 per year is a grant in aid to each university. Selection of the graduate students will be made by the universities. The NBC "President's Award" will be established as a grant to an individual between the ages of 25 and 35, who has shown outstanding talent and creativeness in the field of drama. The award will give the recipient an opportunity to study and work under great directors or producers of the theatre, both in the United States and abroad. Competition for this award will be open to all. and final selection will be made by NBC. itfelix (Btitrlanbo Felix Ghirlando, technical operations engineer with NBC for twenty-five years, died on March 22nd. He was 48 years old. His death at Meadowbrook Hospital came after a period of illness. Mr. Ghirlando was a resident of Williston Park, Long Island, N. Y. A native of the Island of Malta, he joined the office staff of NBC's General Service Dept. in 1930, became a field engineer in 1941, and for the last two years had been an engineer with the Maintenance Dept. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Hilda Ghirlando, and three children. HJiUiam A. 0ianUi}, dir. William A. Stanley. Jr.. NBC Chicago stagehand and a resident of Woodale, 111., died as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on April 24th. He was 28 years old. and had been an NBC employee for 5 years. He is survived by his wife and by a daughter, five years old. f arl WL Curtis Earl M. Curtis. NBC manager of staging services for the Pacific Division, died of a heart attack on April 24th. He was in Las \ egas, Nevada, at the time, preparing to cover the recent atomic bomb blasts for the network. Mr. Curtis, a resident of North Hollywood, was 63. He had been with NBC since April. 1950. He is survived bv his wife. Mrs. Florence Curtis, and his daughter. Mrs. Bruce Herron. A fourth phase of the grants in dramatic arts is the newly established NBC Employee Fellowship. This grant, in the amount of 82.700 per annum in addition to tuition, will be awarded each vear to a regular NBC employee between the ages of 21 and 30 who has shown talent and promise. Applications mav be had by writing to the NBC Scholarship Committee. Room 729, RCA Building. N. Y. Applications must be filed by June 30, and the award will be announced by August 15. NBC Marriages Betty Altschul to David Klein, both N.Y. Jim Puente, N.Y., to Arlene Bobleke. Rosemary Quigley to Hugh McPhillips, both James McCann. N.Y.. to Marilyn Conway. Patricia Sullivan, N.Y., to Robert Coleman. Arlene Lrbanovsky, X.Y., to Arthur Rittereiser. Al Sherman. N.Y., to Mary Farnberg. Evangeline Collis. Chicago, to Gus Maheras. Norma Harrington to Bob Smith, both Chicago. Eleanor Peterson, N.Y., to Al Pearson. William P. Ryan. N.Y.. to Theresa Duffy. Ina Sugihara. N.Y., to William Jones. Shelly Cohen. N.Y., to Leona Levy. Kathleen Boyle, N.Y.. to William O'Connor. Gloria Mollergren. N.Y., to William Cullen. Toni Mendlesohn to Richard Berman. both N.Y. NBC Births To Ray Fincke. N.Y.. a daughter. Jeanice. To Nick Rawluk. N.Y.. a daughter, Jeanne. To Charles Shadel, N.Y., a daughter, Linda Marie. To Sid Chomsky, N.Y.. a daughter, Joan Ins. To Ed .Marines. N.Y.. a son, Robert Allen. To Jack Fitzpatrick. N.Y., a son, Gerald John. To Richard Gillaspy, N.Y., a son. To Alan Neuman, N.Y., a son, Paul Michael. To Irving Traegars. N.Y.. a son. Victor Steven. To Gil Rosenberg. N.Y.. a daughter, Nancy. To Sam Kaufman, N.Y.. a son, Steven Gary. To Bill Hohmann, Chicago, a daughter, Susan. To Russell Stebbins. Chicago, a son, John Russell. To Ted Mayer. N.Y., a son. James Michael. To Dennis Mastrangelo, N.Y., a son, Dennis Joseph. To Charlie O'Loughlin, N.Y., a son, Douglas John. To Sal Yerdy, N.Y., a son, Thomas. To Arthur Anderson, N.Y., a son Clifford. To Robert Butler, N.Y.. a daughter, Theresa. To Richard Daniels, N.Y., a daughter, Gale. To Robert Strub, N.Y., a son, David Robert. Bargain Counter t..r Sale: Inder.ood Portable typewriter, with carrying rase. Good condition, recentlv serviced. Especially suited for girl: black and gold. $33. Jack Sebastian, Ext. 4131. For Rent: Small 3-room unfurnished guest cottage in Vestport, Conn. 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