Music: Ormandy Rewarded

The kind of reward that pinch-hitters dream of came last week to Eugene Ormandy, young Hungarian conductor who a month ago was called upon to substitute for Arturo Toscanini in Philadelphia (TIME, Nov. 16). Conductor Ormandy did so well in Philadelphia that Minneapolis summoned him to substitute for ailing Henri Verbrugghen. Conductor Verbrugghen showed no improvement, and Minneapolis last week made Eugene Ormandy its permanent symphony conductor. Besides directing the home concerts, he will take the orchestra on a tour of 38 midwestern cities during January and February, on a southwestern tour in the spring.