SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 5, 1940
'Daddy' Groff Continues
Lingnan Work in Florida
First it was Penn State in China, now it's Penn State in Florida! i
Remember "Daddy" Groff who used to head the faculty at Lingnan
University? Well, he's back in the states, in Florida where he has
acquired a six-acre tract of pine hammock. There "Daddy" is de
veloping a small garden orchard and nursery from which to send
seeds and plants to China, and to test Chinese species on a small
scale.
The Lingnan campus at Canton
is situated within a north range
sub-tropical belt similar to that
of southern Florida. Both areas
are subject to hot, moist, hurri
cane-swept summers, and to dry,
cool winters with periodic low
temperatures near freezing.
The southern Asiatic and Ameri
can climatic areas are therefore
unique fields for the scientific and
practical plantsman. Plants from
both tropical and temperate areas
mingle.
Still in its infancy, this system
of plant exchange has seen the
dasheen, the Chinese water chest
nut, the cammelia and Chinese
tea rose, the sweet orange and the
pummelo (allied to the grapefruit),
the kumquat, the Cavendish ba
nana, and "tung" or wood oil tree
important in paint manufacture
come to this hemisphere from
Sounth China.
Papaya, guava, tomato and pep
per, sweet potatoes, and peanuts
have been successfully introduced
to South China.
Not content to stop with stu
dent exchange, Penn State has
begun experimenting in plant ex
change!
Dr. Snyder Visits
Southern Colleges
During the period between
semesters Dr. William U. Snyder.
Associate Professor of Psychology
spent five days in Georgia visiting
three universities as a "Visiting
Scholar" to discuss student coun
seling procedures with the respec
tive departments of psychology in
the schools. The schools are, The
University of Georgia, Georgia
School of Technology and Emory
University.
Dr. Snyder's visits at these
schools consisted of informal sem
inars with the faculty members
and graduate students and several
more formal discussions on recent
methods and recent research in
counseling.
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Paper and Fillers Paper, rough bond
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from the large variety now available at
Murphy's
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TEE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PIENNSYLVAIM
Friends Offer
Summer Work
James E. Bristol, field secretary
for college work under the Amer
ican Friends Service Committee,
will be on campus in conjunction
with the Penn State Christian As
sociation from Monday through
Wednesday to hold personal in
terviews with students interested
in summer projects. Anyone in
terested in talking with Mr. Bris
tol is asked to make an appoint
ment with Marge Allen at, the
CA office.
While he is here, Mr. Bristol
will speak to Christian Associa
tion groups in .304 Old Main at
7:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Wed
nesday. His topics will be "Lay
ing foundations of peace" and
"Invest your summer profitably."
Foreign students who might be
interested, are invited to attend
the special international semin
ars which have been planned.
In 1943, James Bristol became
executive secretary of the Phila
delphia Fellowship of Reconcilia
tion and the Philadelphia Council
for Conscientious Objectors. Un
til the fall of 1946 he continued in
this capacity and in addition as
sumed the duties of Middle At
lantic secretary of the Fellowship
of Reconciliation and executive
secretary of the Greater Philadel
phia Committee Against Peace
time Conscription. For a short
time Mr. Bristol was director of
the National Council Against
Conscription.
In 1947 he joined the staff of the
American Friends Service Com
mittee, visiting colleges and uni
versities in the interests of the In
ternational student program. Mr.
Bristol has served as director of
AFSC Internatio;anl Service Sem
inars in this country during the
past two summers. These semin
ars are composed of appproxi-
Army Offers
Commissions
Because of the critical shortage
of officers in the armed forces,
college graduates who served as
commissioned officers in any of
the Armed Forces during World
War II may apply for Regular
Army Commissions as second
lieutenants, Col. Ben H. Chas
taine, professor of military science
and tactics at the College, said
today.
Seniors who graduate in June,
as well as those receiving degrees
now or in the past, are eligible
under the program.
The plan, Colonel Chastaine ex
plained, calls for appointment of
some 400 to 600 second lieutenants
in two major increments in March
and in August, 1949. Such Regu
lar Army appointments will be
in addition to those offered dis
tinguished graduates of senior
division ROTC units, successful
competitive tour candidates, and
critically needed specialists.
Eligibility requirements include
at least one year of honorable ac
tive, commissioned, service dur
ing the war; a degree from an ac
credited college or university; and
high moral character. Applicants
also must be between the ages of
21 and 27, although certain ex
ceptions on the maximum age
may be waived• and must be phy
sically qualified.
.Colonel Chastaine said that ap
plication forms are available at
his office in Room 101, Carnegie
Hall, or may be procured at other
Army installations, recruiting of
flea, or reserve headquarters of
fices. They must be submitted
prior to April 30.
Navy Plane Overdue
ALAMEDA. CAL. A Navy
plane carrying five civilian sci
entists and two crewmen is over
due on a flight from Inyokern. A
Navy spokesman said the scien
tists are employees at the naval
ordnance test station at the point
of departure.
mately 35 students, representing
different countries, racial groups,
and religious faiths.
Mr. Bristol has been very ac
tive in the area of race relations.
He has been a member of NAA
CP, and has served on the steer
ing committee of Philadelphia's
interracial Fellowship House.
NEW
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Formal Inauguration Listed
For New Home Ec School
Elisabeth Lee Vincent
Dr. Grace Pd. Henderson
McElwain Hall
Construction on McElwain Hall,
second unit of the new women's
dormitories on East Campus, is
progressing steadily but the build
ing will not be opened for use
during the second semester as had
been planned. The dormitory will
open next fall.
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To mark the establishment of
the School of Home Economics at
the College, a formal inaugura
tion program will be held Feb
ruary 8,9, and 10.
Dr. Lee Vincent, dean of the
College of Home Economics at
Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.,
will be the principal speaker al
the convocation in Schwab Audi
torium February 8. She will
speak on "The Contribution of
Home Economics in the Education
of Todoi's Citizens."
Also at the opening convoca
tion, James iMilholland, acting
president of the College, will
present the charge to the School
of Home Economics. The response
will be made by Dr. Grace M.
Henderson, dean of the new
school. and two students. Cynthia
Doan, of State College, and David
Browne, of South Williamsport.
Miss Doan is a home economics
student while Browne is enrolled
in hotel administration, one a
the curricula of the SchooL
Two former directors of home
economics at the College will par
ticipate in the program. They
are Edith P. Chace, of State Col
lege, now director emerita of
home economics, who headed the
department from 1918 until her
retirement in 1937, and Dr. Laura
W. Drummond, professor of home
economics education, Teachers
College, Columbia University,
who was director of home econ
omics here from 1938 to 1945.
Dental Service
The dental department of the
College Health Service has now
been completed and appoint
ments may be made at any time
Dr. IL R. Glenn, director of the
Health Service, said today.
The dental department is • un
der the direction of Dr. Daniel
M. Lonberger.
Appointments for dental work
must be made by the medical
staff of the Health Service, Dr.
Glenn explainvd, and students
should arrange for such appoint
ments at the Dispensary in Old
Main.
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BE GLAD
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