PA GE TWO 'Daddy'Groff's Project In China Flourishes Despite War Difficulties Picnicking with members ot the International Club last Fri day was G. W. “Daddy” Groff of Lingnan University, an illus trious Penn State personality. It was as a Penn State student that Daddy Groff became fired with the idea, of working in China. He had plans of being a Christianmissionary and these, together with his extensive back-, ground in horticulture, made him accept. Upon his graduation in 1907. he assumed the position ot horticulture instructor at Ling nan' University in Canton, then called the Canton Christian Col lege. It wasn't long before he was elevated to the rank of Dean of the College of Agriculture. In this capacity Daddy Groff practiced his methods on the still undeveloped Chinese, soil, cap able of so much more than it was yielding. China had the land. She had the labor too. It was lack of organized knowledge in produc tion and marketing that hamp ered her productivity. Flying Students See Sun Bathing Coeds, Miniature Campus The campus looks cockeyed to the .30 students and instructors taking flying lessons at the State College Air Depot. Impressive buildings become blotches of red' brick, Beaver, field takes on the dimensions of a pool table, and hitherto unrealized attractions, such, as sun-bathing coeds, are re vealed. from the air. Students training at this approv ed flying school at Boalsburg are required to have 22 dual hours, and! 13 solo hours to their credit before being eligible for private flying licenses. In addition, courses in navigation, traffic rules, engine construction, and meteorology, are given. Members of the meteorol ogy department are working with the air depot at present to improve the courses offered by the Civil Aeronautics Commission. Coeds, V-12’s, Hamilton Propel ler students, town residents, and college professors offer a variety of flying material to the school’s three instructors Sherm Lutz, Wayne Showers, and Jerry Hart-, man. The training planes, are Aer onca tandems, painted in encour ■ aging bright orange and blue. Georgette, a dog of uncertain 'pedigree, becomes as familiar as "'a control panel to those who hang i'around the field. She has been •; dodging planes since she first tod idled;.out to the hangar at a tender iage' Her tail wags like a weather 'vane, she’ll go into a tailspin for a ! peanut, and prefers her cokes from the bottle. ! A wall of the airport office' is covered with photographs of fel : lows who have trained at the field, many of whom were former stu- I dents of Penn State. The desk contains souvenirs from Jap Zeros land' German Messerschmitts shot :down by these boys. ' In proportion with the increas ing, recognition of aviation student interest has l-isen, and women are .often in. the majority at the air ' depot these days. Mew Engineer Feature A new monthly column, “The Army at Penn State” will be fea tured in the August issue of the ;Penn State Engineer. This month’s column will pre sent a brief history of the ASTP unit on our campus. Written by :Pfc. James Hale and- Pfc. Nate Cooper, two ASTP trainees, this will contain only news of the- Army men stationed at the College. “Miracles- From Mold,” an arti cle on -penicillin; “Power Plus,” a story on the turbo-supercharg er; and “Helicopters- as Personal- Aircraft” are other features ap pearing in the new issue. In 1935, after twenty-five years of service at Lingnan, Groff had many accomplishments to his credit; the introduction of Ling nan papaya, Eucalyptus robusta Smith, which is a tree providing a popular fire wood, Citrus fruit in the form of the Italian lemon and the Meyers lemon, and' the Siam banana. Besides teaching, he kept in touch with . the Chinese govern ment, assisting in the- establish ment of a national Department of Agriculture similar to the United States. Groff also sponsored the exchange of students between China and America. By 1936 twenty-five American students were mingling with the five hun dred Chinese composing the stu dent body, producing greater friendship and understanding be tween the two cotmtries.. From the beginning Penn State has supported Groff’s work. Money gained from chapel collec tions as well as from faculty contributions have kept the uni versity on its feet. Besides its school of agricul ture, Lingnan boasts a liberal arts college and a medical school. The university is co-educational, being attended by a large num ber of women. Courses are- con ducted in Chinese but the stu dents are taught, and are very much interested in, the English language. Texts written in Eng lish are eagerly sought by these men and women. The war has not destroyed the project started by Groff. True, (Continued on page eightj Americans Overstress Scholastic Attainments, Dean Trabue Asserts Charging that Americans have “overglamorized” education, Dr. M. R. Trabue of the College said today that undeserved emphasis has been placed upon academic achievement as a basis for evalu ating a person’s work qualifica tions. “Scholastic attainment and ac ademic degrees,” the School of Education head said, “may be con venient methods for sifting, work ers both in military service and civilian occupations, but they are certainly not the Pest nor only criteria of one’s ability.” Most important considerations, in Dean Trabue’s opinion, are one’s ability to work with other people, character, and dependabil ity. A man or woman with inher ent ability and native intellectu al resources, he said, is just as likely to be- a successful leader as the one with college training. “Students who enter business and industry directly from high schools,” he added, “learn things which we don’t teach enough of in colleges, such as accepting indi vidual responsibility, and coopera ting with fellow workers.” .. IMA, IWA To Sponsor Armory 'Scava-Dance' IMA and IWA will hold a joint “scava-dance” at the Armory, 8:30 p.m., September 9. Admis sion will be 35 cents. Norma Shanholt, Harriet Strau ber, Bob Yurkanin, and Frank Di- Augustine are in charge of prep arations. A scavenger hunt will highlight the evening. Scavenger lists will be given to those who wish to participate in the hunt with prizes being awarded to the winners. Committees for the affair are: Omar Lerman, records; Steve Green and Pete Palmer, coke bar; Harriet Strauber, Norma Shanholt, - Rita Renner, Birdie Diemel, scavenger lists. Mrs- Ralph D. Hetzel entertain ed; the members of. Mortar Board, senior women’s. activity honorary*, at a tea in' her home Wednesday. THE COLLEGIAN War News Analyzed By ARTHUR K. ANDERSON Professor of Physiological Chemistry The news from the' war fronts continues to be excellent. In the European theatre most progress has been made in France. Paris has fallen and von Kluge’s army appears to be hopelessly ti’apped. On the Russian front pressure has been renewed against Rumania with the result that Rumania has capitulated and has offered to re enter the war on the side of the Allies. In Italy few changes have occurred. In the Pacific the Allies hold the initiative, and the soften ing up process against Japan con tinues. At home President Roose velt has returned to Washington and in Washington delegates from Great Britain, Russia and .the United States-are meeting to dis cuss plans for permanent -peace. Paris Falls to Allies The past week has' seen tre "mendous gains on the western front. The German army defend ing the Normandy peninsula has been completely routed and driven back against the Seine. General Patton’s army has ’ crossed the Seine on both sides of Paris, and was about- to enter the city when it- fell to the French Patriots. At the same time Patton sent a col umn east of Sens, which is 16-5 miles from the German border. The immediate objective of the Allied armies in western France appears to. be, the liquidation of von Kluge’s army pocketed in a small area on the southern, bank of the Seine estuary. In the meantime the robot bomb menace has increased in fury. Evi dently the Germans are expecting, to leave the Calais area soon and are determined to use up all of their ammunition before they leave. - Laval and Petain have fled'from- France and are now in Germany. In southern France the beach head is being rapidly enlarged, and Marseilles has fallen to French Patriots, much as did Paris. One column has penetrated 140 miles to Grenoble- from the Mediter ranean. A hew landing has been report ed near the Spanish border, on the Atlantic coast near Bordeaux. In many parts of France\the Patriots are in control. It has been estimated that so far about one-half of France has been lib erated. Many observers believe that the battle of France is about over. Florence Captured- in Italy No major changes have taken place on the Italian front during the past week. Florence is defi nitely in Allied hands and it ap pears to have suffered little from German occupation. Apparently the Allies are taking a breathing spell before attempting to crash through the German Gothic line. In the- East the Russians have been slowed down around War saw, and they have made little progress in entering East Prussia. The Germans temporarily estab lished- a corridor from East Prus sia to their trapped comrades far ther north. However, late reports indicate that this corridor has been closed by the Russians. In'the south the Russians have launched a powerful offensive against Rumania. As a result Ru mania has asked for peace and has offered to join the Allies against Germany. Sweden has refused to send more iron ore to Germany in Swe dish boats because of shipping hazards. Since the Germans have few boats of their own, this will be a severe blow to German mu nitions production. Bombers Raid Japan During, the past-week the soft ening up process against Japan has continued. B-29 bombers have made two raids against targets in. ; southern Japan. Many other island 'targets; hayo;;i?een ■hikom-'tbe'.aßf'- proaches. to. Japan: and. to, the- Phil-' (Continued on page eight) Thespians Judge Talent Tryouts Handicapped by lack of men, the Thespian Bureau held an oth erwise successful tryout for en tertainers in Schwab Auditorium Wednesday. Purpose of these tryouts is to obtain entertainers for mobile Thespian units. Performers sel ected will display, their talents at all campus functions in the Arm ory -and at canteens. The next tryout will be in Schwab Aud itorium, 7 pun. Monday, One mobile unit will probably, include comedians, singers, mu sicians, a-dancing chorus linei. a. master of ceremonies, a. technical stage crew, actors,, and actresses; The “Three Stooges” an. old- Gol-- lege favorite comedy skit, will be revived. Among the entertainers who displayed-their talents for the first time Wednesday were: Ruth Jus kovitz, Marvin Schimmel, and Margery Zimmerman. ' Indiana Pastor s Addresses Chapel “The Weakness of God” is the topic of the - address to be de livered in Chapel Sunday by Rev. ,Arthur J. Pfohl, pastor of the Zion.' Lutheran Church, Indiana, Pa. Graduating from Wagner Col lege in 1923, Rey. Pfohl was or dained by. the Mt. Airy Lutheran iSeminary in 1926. At the Univer sity-of .Pennsylvania the minister conducted research in English literature for two years. ' Rev. Pfohl was appointed, to. his first pastorate at the St. James Lutheran Church, Lebanon, in 1926. The clergyman presided ov er the Parkside Lutheran Church, Buffalo, New York, 1928-31, In 1934 Rev. Pfohl was invited to his present position, with the Zion Lutheran. Church. . In 1936 Rev. Pfohl toured Eu rope with the Sherwood Eddy, party to study, the continent’s culture. Rev. Pfohl repeated this European journey in the summer of 1937. Interfraternity Council will meet*at Sigma Phi Alpha, 7:30 p. m., Monday. New Stock.., i PENGUIN and POCKETBOOKS 25c ea> New Titles Select NOW for Qv~ ? erseas Shipping l . Greeting Cards. Floral, Godey and: other designs. Rental Library,.. New Titles added regularly. No fee to • * 30m. ... TRADE A!... Keelers Cathaum. Theatre Building FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1944 PSCA Issues Outing Rules Students attending the PSCA cabin party should leave equip ment at 304 Old Main tomorrow before 2:30 p.m, Bicycles may be taken by anyone who desires to use them. There will be cars avail able for those who wish to return tomorrow night. , PSCA suggests the following equipment for those who will re main overnight: one sheet and: blanket, toilet .articles,,a flashlight, and a pocket- knife. It also advises that informal clothes will be iii order. Upon arrival at the cabin week enders should consult the bulletin board to discover what work has been,assigned them and when they, are to-do it. A-lan Bentz will be director of the camp. The food committee consists of Mildred Larson, Lois McCool, and Ria Hanzlek. Transportation is in charge of Bud Barefoot, Gloria Simpson, and Jean Farley, while Fay Young and Kathy Arbogast handle publicity. Gloria Simpson is also responsible for signing students and collecting fees. ■ At the cabin Betty Farrow and- Jim Smith -will chaperon. Grace Gray, Jim Francis, and Phyllis James* will ■ lead worship services. Leader of the hike tomorrow night is Tom Reid. Pooch Dorn Sandwick Sign Advertising If you see a- small; bashful pooch slinking around' campus today or tomorrow with a sandwich sign, on its back, don’t blame it as one of Tribunal’s decrees. The dog has been enlisted in the advertising department of The Rus sian Club to help promote the Vic Dance being held in the Armory from. 8:30 o’clock until midnight tomorrow. , Admission to the dance will cost, 4he individual the total sum of 15 cents. Cokes will be sold. Dance committee consists of Dotty Lukas, Nadia Lulka, and Kitty Tyriw, while advertising is handled by Helen Tyriw,' Bernard Levitan, and his dog. Zeta Tau Alpha, recently, initi ated Virginia Dowdell and Renee Konopka.
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