Show STUDENT LIFE You Can IHu a OCTOBER 5 1954 — 3 Cash Award— and Scholarship Money for Your six articles will readers of the October Digest like best? Which College in 1 Norfolk's friend fo troubled Story of the arthritic cripple to whom youngsters Hock for advice 2 The great Piltdown hoax How this famed “missing link1 in human evolution has been proved a fraud from the start teen-aga- Reader’s Digest rs sharpen your judgment Famed author Bertrand Russell offers six rules to help you form sounder opinions 3 Howto 4 My moil unfergttabl character Fond memories of Connie Mack — who led the Athletics for 50 years 5 How to make peace at the Pentagon Steps to end miaous rivalry between our Army Navy and Air Force condensation: “High Wide and Lonesome” Ifal Borland's exciting story of his adventurous boyhood on a Colorado prairie 6 Book 7 Medicine's animal pioneers How medical researcher learn from animals new ways to save human lives Evidence that th Communist system is as unworkable as it is unnatural 9 Master bridge builder Introducing David Steinman world leader in bridge design and construction 10 College two yeors sooner Here’s bow extensive experiis ready for college ments proved a bright 8 What the mess in Moscow means Open to All College Students Nothing to buy Faculty too!) lOth-grad- laughter the best medicine Amusing experiences from everyday life 12 What happens when we pray for others? Too often wa pray only for ourselves Here’s how we gain true reward of prayer when we pray for others 13 European ys U $ beauties Why European women a r more glamorous to men 14 Trading stamps— bonus or bunkum? How much of theif cost is included in the price you pay? 15 Living memorials instead of flowers A way to honor th dead by serving the living 16 It pays to inersase yeur ward power An entertaining quiz to build your vocabulary 17 Are we too soft en young criminals? Why the best way to cure juvenile delinquency is to punish first offender It Medicine naan on the Amazon How two devoted missionaries bring medical aid to jungle natives nothing to write and you may find you know more about people than you think! How well do you know human nature? Can you tell what subjects interest people most? Here is a chance to test your judgment— show how good an editor you are — and you may win $5000 for yourself plus $5000 in scholarship funds for your YOU CAN Will: 5000 cash I1 prize plus $5000 for the scholarship lund of your college or college It’s fun to colleges across try Maybe the country you can top other students in and you can match wits with the 1000 cash I Why do far more college graduates read Reader’s Digest than any other magazine? What is it that makes the Digest the most widely read magazine in the world — with 11 million copies bought each month in the United States plus 9 million abroad? Why is it read each month by at least 60 million people in 12 languages — Arabic Danish English Finnish French German Italian Japanese Norwegian Portuguese Spanish and Swedish? Can you spot in a typical issue of Reader’s Digest the universal human values that link scholars statesmen scientists writers businessmen housewives? Can you pick out the articles that will be most popular with the average Digest reader? You may find you know more about people than you think! Here’s all you do Study the descriptions (at right) of the articles in the October Reader’s Digest— or better still read the complete articles in tha issue itself (But you are not required to buy The Reader’s Digest to enter the contest) Then simply list the six articles— in order of preference — that you think readers of the magazine will like best This will be compared with a nationwide survey conducted among a cross section of Digest subscribers Follow the directions given below Fill in the entry blank paste it on a jpost card and get it into the mail before the deadline Additional blanks are obtainable at your college bookstore All entries must be postmarked not later than midnight October 25 1955 Don’t delay In case of ties the entry with the earliest postmark will win Just pick in order the six articles you think most readers of October Reader's Digest will like the best REACCR'S INCEST CONTEST Box 4 Gml Neck L I New York tha (In Bpace opposite the word “FIRST” write the number of the article you think will be the most popular of all Opposite the word “SECOND” write the number of the article you think will rank second in popularity List in this way the numbers of the six top article in the order of their popularity (Note:Use only the numbers of article you choose £e not write the title of any article) Clip and paste this coupon on a Government post card Name Address Citym Name JState of Firt Steal Tkir 2nd 19 Creatures in the night is enacted between that plus $500 for the scholarship fund of your college or Any of 100 $10 prizes locked-u- war orphans 26 Our tax laws make us dishonest How unfair tax laws are causing a serious moral deterioration 27 Vsneraal disease new a threat to youth How VD I — and sane advice to victim s spreading among 28 Secy Benson’s faith in tha American farmer Why h feeis farmers left alone can often solve their own problems better than Washington 29 Yeur brain’s unrealized powers Seven new findings to help you use your brim more efficiently 30 Britain's indestructible “Old Man” What Sir Wins! ori Churchill is doing in retirement 81 Are furies giving a way too much money? Fantastin awards juries hand out because they confuse compassion with common sense FOLLOW THESE EASY RULES this teen-ager- adver- tisement of the articles that appear in October Reader’s Digest Or better read the complete articles Then select the 6 that you think most readers will like best 2 On the entry blank at left write the number of each article you select List them in what you think will be the order of popularity from first to sixth place Your selections will be judged by comparison with a national survey which ranks in order of popularity the 6 articles that readers like best Fill in and mail the coupon All entries must be postmarked not later than midnight October 25 1956 3 Thi contest is opan only to college students and faculty members in the U S excluding employees of The Reader's Digest its advertising agencies and their families It is subject to all federal state and local laws and regulationa 4 Only ona entry per person 5 In case of ties eniries postmarked earliest will win Entries will be judged by O E McIntyre Inc whose decision will be final All entries become property of The Reader’s Digest none returned 4 All winners notified by mail List winners mailed if you of dressed stamped enclose a self-acash-prix- 32 My last best days en earth In her own words a young mother learning she had cancer tells how she decided t make this the “best year of her life" mania How the billions we'ye given hav 33 Foreign-ai- d brought mainly disappointment and higher taxes 34 Out where jot planes are born Story of Edward Alp Force Base where 10000 men battle wind sand and speed barriers to keep us supreme in the sky 35 life in these United States Humorous anecdotes revealing quirks of human nature 36 Man's most piayful friend: the land Otter Interesting facts about this amusing animal 37 Why not a foreign service career? How our State Its partment is making foreign service attractive to young men 38 A new deal in the old firehouse How one town got lower taxes yreaier protection combining fire and police 39 Crazy man on Crazy Horse Meet the man who no statue of an Indian will be the largest in history How the manufacture of 40 Their business is dynomit this explosive has been made one of the safest industries -- 41 His best customers are babies How a kitchen strainer and a pint of mashed peas became the Gerber Products Co 42 Smoky Mountain magic Why this our most ancient mountain range has more visitors than any other ® d Fasrth 43 Call for Mr Emergency Meet the Emergency Police who get 8 million New Yorkers out of trouble Fift Slide emotions eventually wither p 25 Harry Holt and a heartful of children Story of a farmer who singlehandedly finds homes for hundreds of Korean And if your entry is the beet from your college you will receive aneilra award — an additional $10 in book credit at your college bookstore Read the description in nature ” Here’s why affection 24 “How wonderful you oro ami admiration aren't much good unless expressed why in book credit from your local college bookstore 1 of 22 Madame Butterfly in bobby sox How new freedoms have changed life for Japanese women what the men think 23 Doctors should tell patients the truth When the doctor operated exactly what did he lo? Why a S'ritfen record of your medical history may someday save your life of TEN $500 cash prizes Any The fascinating drama dusk and dawn 20 What yeur sense of humor fells about you What tha jokes you like the way you laugh reveal about you 21 The sub that wouldn't stay dawn Stirring saga of th USS Squalus' rescue from a depth of 40 fathoms prize plus $1000 for the scholarship fund of your college or editors of Reader’s Digest er It "Dead 44 Beauty by the mile How landscape engineers prove roadside planting is lifesaving as well as beautiful 4 Humor In uniform True stories of the funny side of life in our Armed Forces Its popularity and influence are 46 Seven economic fettodoc The American Economist Foundation explodes misconceptions about our economy 47 Admiral af the 6eek Oil Fleet Story of Stavros Nian-eko- a who has won a fortune betting on— and carrying— oik IV Digest world-wid- e L K fb w i- - - ' C0'?G2 |