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Groff Will Get
Alumnus Award
G. Weidman Groff, a man very active in the Penn State-in-China
movement, has been named to receive one of the College's 1953 Dis
tinguished Alumnus Awards.
He and two other members of the Class of 1907 were named by
President Milton S. Eisenhower to receive three of the five awards to
be presented at' the Honors Day program at 7:30 p.m. Monday in
Schwab Auditorium,
Affectionately called "Daddy"
Groff, he received his B.S. and
M.S. degrees in horticulture froth
the College. He has been instru
mental in the introduction and
teaching of improved agricultural
methods in China.
Groff pioneered in the idea of
agricultural missions under
Christian auspices and in 190'7
became the first agricultural mis
sionary to China. He was as
signed to Canton Christian Col
lege, which later became Ling
nan University, known here as
Penn State-in-China.
Donations Aid Project
With the aid of the staff, stu
dents, and alumni, he served both
Lingnan University and the Col
lege, advocating a reciprocal ex
change of cultural ideas in which
the United States contributed
agricultural science and tech
niques of extensive agriculture
and received an understanding
of China's agricultural methods
and the values of her unique cul
tivated and wild floras.
Some of the aid to the Penn
State-in-China work came in past
years from College Chapel col
lections. When the Communists
took China, they refused to allow
foreign aid to enter the country
to support institutions like Ling
nan.
Groff, who now lives in Laurel,
Fla., still privately sends living
American plant materials from
Florida and the Caribbean area
to Formosa and other island areas
of Asia. He is presently prepar
ing a manual on world plant re
sources for plant exchange, with
special emphasis on Chinese plant
names and literature.
Stayed During Invasion
While in. China, Groff traveled
widely, studying plant life in
South China, Indochina, Siam,
the Philippines, and Malaya. In
1937 he directed a National Geo
graphic expedition into the hill
country of northern Kwangsi
province to search for a famous,
unidentified medicinal plant, the
Lo-Hon fruit. He found and col
lected this plant which was later
identified as a new species.
He seived as dean of the Ling
nan Agricultural College, staffed
with Western-trained Chinese and
a few staff members from the
College and Kansas State, until.
1935. He remained at Lingnah
thrdughout the Japanese invasion
in an effort to preserve the cam
pus and equipment. He became
director of plant exchange in 1935
and moved his base to Florida
in 1941.
Vet Club Voids
Last Election
The Penn State Veterans Club
is without officers today after
original elections were declared
null and void at the club's regu
lar meeting last night.
Parliamentarian Joseph Han
ania stated last night that original
elections were held with non
members voting, and because an
accurate check could not be made,
the only course was to declare
the elections null and void.
Because a quorum was not pres
ent at the meeting last night,
nominations for new officers will
be conducted next week. The
club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday.
The club's trouble started last
week when former president An
drew Korim resigned, charging
that the organization was founded
on "p et t y motives." Hanania
recommended to Vice President
Richard Smith that the best ac
tion was to declare the elections
void and reorganize the club's
executive committee. The present
officers, exclusive of Korim, will
hold their positions temporarily.
Student Council Mixer
The Liberal Arts and Educa
tion Student Councils will hold a
joint mixer from 7 to 9 p.m. to
morrow in the Temporary Union
Building, Douglas Schoerke, LA
Q " -- ^" 3 P.T.e.sident, has ataotaahced.
'Hill' to Be Site
Of Open House,
Show Saturday
The Ag Hill Open House will
be held in conjunction with the
Lit t 1 e International Livestock
Show Saturday to give high school
students an opportunity to see
the facilities of the School of
Agriculture.
Addresses will be giVen during
a picnic lunch in Hort Woods.
Speakers will be Dr. Russell B.
Dickerson, vice dean of the School
of Agriculture; Richard Stanley,
Agriculture Student Council pres
ident; and a representative from
the Dean of Men's office.
They will discuss the Ag school,
Ag hill activities, and student af
fairs on campus.
Guided tours will include dis
plays by the Future Farmers of
America, the Zoology and Ento
mology clubs; the Agriculture
Economics Club, the Dairy Science
Club, the Forestry Society, the
Horticulture Club, the Botany
Club, and the Rod and Coccus
Club.
The Poultry Show, the Little
International, a wildlife display
in the Agricultural Education
Building, an d the Agriculture
Library will also be included in
the tour.
Tours will begin every 15 min
utes starting at 10 a.m. from the
parking lot next to the Jordan
Fertility plots. The last tour be
fore lunch will begin at 11:15
a.m. Two tours will be held after
lunch starting at 1:30 p.m. and
2 p.m.
Eng Council Elects
Brobst President
Paul Brobst, sixth semester
electrical engineering major, last
night was elected president of the
Engineering Council for the corn
ing year.
Council also gave its approval
to the Recreation Hall seating
plan. This plan calls for students
to exchange the coupons from
their AA books for admission
tickets to the scheduled event.
On the day of the event, if any
tickets remain, they will be
thrown open for sale to the gen
eral public. .
3d Chemistry Lecture
To Be Given Tonight
Dr. James Lingane, professor of
chemistry at Harvard University,
will give the third in a series of
five lectures at 7:30 tonight' in
119 Osmond. Topic for the lec
ture is "The 'Unusual Limiting
Current Phenomena."
Chairman for the evening will
be Edward Steidle, dean of the
School of Mineral Industries. The
lectures ar e sponsored by Phi
Lambda Upsilon, chemistry lion
orarx qty.
ME DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANItt
700 Men
To Take
Draft Test
More than 700 students will take
the Selective Service College Ap
titude Test tomorrow, Dr. Hugh
M. Davidson, professor of educa
tional research, has announced.
Students should present their
tickets - for admission to the in
structors of the classes that will
be missed, Frank J. Simes, dean
of men, has explained. Special ex
cuses will not be issued by the
Office of the Dean of Men as has
been done previously.
Dr. Davison said that the num
ber taking the test this time
would be the second largest num
ber assigned to the College for
the test. The record number of
1008 completed the first test of- -
fered May 26, 1951.
Students who received notifi
cation to take the test should . re
port between 8 and 8:30 a.m.
tomorrow to 121 Sparks, Dr. Davi
son :said. They will then be as
signed to rooms for the test.
The ticket of admission, which.
will also be used for the excuse
from classes missed, must be pre
sented when reporting for the
test. It will be taken when the
student is admitted for the test.
Students should also bring with
them one of the forms from their
Selective Service local board, on
which appears the stamp of the
board.
CONTINU ES • ONSIBLE
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'Honors to
Installation,
Installation of the new All-College president, presentation of
Distinguished Alumnus awards to fiiie outstanding College alumni,
and presentation of scholastic honors will highlight the annual
Honors Day program at. 7:30 p.m. Monday in Schwab AuditoriuM.
Speeches will• be made by President Milton S. Eisenhower and
the newly elected and the retiring
All-College presidents. Balloting
for the new All-College president
will take place today and tomor
row in the Old Main lounge. He
will be installed by John Lau
bach, retiring president. Laubach
will also receive the Ralph Dorn
Hetzel Award at the ceremonies.
Distinguished Alumnus awards
will be presented to Dr. Cloide
E. Brehm, G. Weidman Groff,
James A. McCrory, Arthur G. Mc-
Kee, and Edwin W. Nick.
Top scholastic honors to be
awarded include two John W.
White fellowships for graduate
study, the John W. White medal,
11 Evan Pugh medals, President
Sparks medals for improvement
in scholarship, and the Alpha
Lambda Delta award.
Members of the committee plan
ning the Honors Day program
are the three All-College Cabinet
officers—John Laubach, James
Plyler, and Richard Rostrileyer;
the chairman and a representa
tive from Honor Society Council,
Dr. Agnes R. McElwee and Dr.
Franklin B. Kraus; the chairman
of the Sen a t e committee on
ALL-COLLEGE
VICE PRESIDENT
SHIFFLETT
SENIOR CLASS
VICE PRESIDENT
JUMOR CLASS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1953
Include -
Awards
Ed Cap, Gown
Deadline Today
Today is the last day for grad
uating seniors in education and
physical education to order caps
and gowns at the Athletic Store.
Deposit for cap and gown is $5.
Seniors should know their hat
size when ordering. Students who
expect to graduate in military uni
form should not sign up for caps
and gowns.
Today is also the• last day for
education and physical education
seniors to order their invitations
and announcements at the Stu
dent Union desk in Old Main.
Graduating seniors in home eco
pomics, chemistry and physics,
and mineral industries may sign
for caps and gowns tomorrow
through Saturday.
scholarships and awards, Dr. Kins
ley R. Smith; and the Distin
guished Alumni Award commit
tee, Wilmer E. Kenworthy, C. S
Wyand, H. Ridge Riley; and Loui-
H. Bell.
SECRETARY-TREASURER
SECRETARY-TREASURER
C. PELCZAR
SECRETARY-TREASURER
J. SHIERSON