EVERETT NEWSWANGER Managing Editor LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)—Three charter members of the Northeastern Society of Agri cultural Research Managers were honored Tuesday night at the annu al meeting of the 20 year-old orga nization. The society started in a small schoolroom in Allentown with six members, and the three original members still part of the organization are Larry Thetford, Ciba-Geigy Corp.; Lynn Hoffman, Penn Stale University, and Wil liam Varano, Agio Systems, Inc. Thetford said he has pride in the organization because of the scope of its development and the friend ships, purpose and interchange of management concepts that the organization has promoted. The development of personal contacts at what he called “middle manage ment” has allowed the organiza tion to be at the forefront of signif icant safety, health and personnel issues. Hoffman stressed the need for attention to the little things in man agement and called for these little things to be part of future programs of the society. The contacts at the meeting and the side issues dis Ag Research Managers Honor Members At the Northeastern Society of Agricultural Research Managers are from left, Larry Jordon, president; Larry Thetford and Lynn Hoffman, charter member honorees, and Daniel Winch who made presentations. cussed many times did more good than the main issues on the program. Hoffman said that at the begin ning he wrote letters to every experiment station and agronomy department chairman, and coached them to send someone to the meet ings. The people who came never went away with wasted time or money. People were sent home ready to do a good job. ‘fincrtlaf ftßhfay 3.~TWviC?7 Jennifer Yocum, Ciba Geigy, told what it was like growing up on a research farm. Yocum has first hand information because she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Yocum, who head the Penn State University Southeast Field Research farm at Landisville. Ms. Yocum said she wanted to be like her dad and followed him around the farm. “1 learned things as a child that other students don’t learn until later in their educational stu dies,” she said. “The research farm is the best place for children to have show and tell.” Yocum also learned some of the drawbacks that included the tedi ous process of gathering data. But since she learned to do the mono tonous jobs as a child, she is better able to accept this part of her work now. ‘There is nothing like a research farm to gain practical experience you can’t learn in a book,” Yocum said. “You get introduced to all areas of agriculture. And this helps you to know what you want to do and what you do not want to do. You also appreciate the value of data and how you obtain it. Grow ing up on a research farm helps you adapt to different circumstances, and you get to meet many profes sional people.” Yocum concluded her slide pre sentation by thanking the research centers for the work they do with students and encouraged everyone to continue to provide this hands on experience. The three-day program included various topics of interest to research farm managers. The orga nizMion now includes 96 members. WHAT’S AHEAD FOR CORN & SOYBEAN • We Deal In Futures And Options • Our Only Business Is Commodity Futures And Options • Same Location And Principals For Over 20 Years . • When Buying options, your risk is limited to the loss of the premium paid plus all transaction cost. Buying futures and options have inherent risk and should be done only with risk capital. FOR INFORM A VON... LITER A TURE.. CHARTS... PLEASE CALL 215 : 821-8111 800-543-8939 LEHIGH VALLEY FUTURES INC. Suite LL6, 2200 Hamilton St., Allentown, PA 18104 Tha ikk ol lou In trading lutura* and option* on lututa* can Da ■ubttantlal. Fututa* and option* trading may not ba »ull* a lor avatyona. You thould oaralully corahJar tha rl*k* In »ght ol your tlnnnclal condition In dacldlng wtiathar to trada.
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