TUESDAY, MAY 10. 1955 Centennial; Foreign Students Like Penn State Hospitality to foreign students has long been traditional at the University. In keeping with this f . a special office of Foreign Student Affairs was created on campus this past September. The ap proximately 150 foreign students studying at the University can apply there each semester to deceive information hnd ad vice. : Interest in foreign contempor aries among Penn State students actually stems from 1907 when a University graduate, G. Weld man Groff, who died last year, went to China as one of the first agricultural missionaries. He Was assigned to Canton Christian College, which later became Lingnan University. Proud of the work Groff was doing, faculty and students in 1909 organized a Groff Day at chapel services. Then, beginning in 1911, all offerings collected in chapel went to support a pro gram officially designated as “Penn State in China.” ■ Over the years, thousands of Nittany Valley students con tributed to the program. Their gifts to the agricultural depart ment of Lingnan, founded by Groff, totaled more than $lOO,- 000. The program was carried oh without a break through civil disturbances, Japanese bomb at tacks, and even the conquering of Canton by the Japanese'in vaders. (Lingnan moved to Hong Kong, and, when that fell, into free China.) Finally, however, ih the winter of 1953, it became a; victim of Communist aggres sion. -Funds were redirected, this time to provide $3,000 yearly in scholarships for study at Penn State by students from Silliman University in the Philippines. This year, chapel collections jWill not only finance a scholarship but also will be used to help in WELCOME TO SPRING WEEK Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Beauty - Laughs Color and Gaiety Don't be out of it ~ Start Tonight by Seeing Mad Hatter’s Parade He-Man 7:30 Rec Hall the construction of an All-Faith CltypeL on campus. Groffs «ffo*t&' td instruct the Chinese in scientific agriculture resulted in the organization in 1921 of the Lingnan Agricultural College, where he served as dean until 1935. The , faculty com prised western-trained Chinese, supplemented by a few Penn State and Kansas State College staff members. Most of Groff's agricultural experiments in China dealt with varieties of citrus fruits, but he introduced the Chinese to Hawaiian papaya which became popular, and a cold-resistant banana from Siam. He also con ducted experiments for improv ing the lychee nut. ' _ Returning to the United. States in 1937, Groff carried on his studies and experiments at Laiirel, Fla., which has a climate very similar to that of -southern China. After the war, he went back to China, this time as'a rehabili tation officer with UNRRA. When his work was completed, he again took up his researches in Florida. His place at Lingnan was filled by another Penn State graduate, Richard Pride, who, With his. wife, worked there from 1947 to 1949. For three years, Penn State chapel funds went to Groff and Pride to help them develop an international plant exchange in Florida and prepare a manual on sub-tropical plants. 6:15 Contest THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Town Jobs Are Available For Students The Student Employment Ser vice needs students to do odd jobs for downtown residents. John J. Huber, director, has reported. Requests are mainly tor men students to garden, cut. grass, dig, cut hedges, and change storm windows and screens. Students are also needed for spring house cleaning work. Because of the immediate de mand, students may apply with out being registered with the Service. Service offices are in 112 Old Main. Applicants should have a free morning or afternoon available, or may work on Saturday after noons, Huber said. The Service axso has 250 sum mer camp and resort openings still available. Requests have been received from 18 states, .the majority from New England, New York, and Pennsylvania. Other work is primarily for waiters, waitresses, bell hops, bus boys, front office clerks, and sec retarial positions. Students interested should ap ply without delay, because sum mer job opportunities will be closed soon, Huber said. Reynolds to Speak Before Professors Victor Reynolds, editor of the Cornell University Press, will speak to the Penn Chapter of the American Association of Univer sity Professors at 7:30 p.m. Tues day in 216 Hetzel Union. Reynolds will ''speak on “The R9le of the University Press in Higher Education." Reynolds, who has been with the Cornell University Press for 11 years, is now serving a second term as president of the Associa tion of American University Presses. t 7 s exciting, colorful o get in on the fun! and crazy!! TIM Will Hold Election Tonight Town Independent Men will hold election of officers tonight in 103 Willard. Ray Rubner, TIM president, said that council will accept addi tional nominations before to night’s election. Independent men who have at tended one previous council meet ing may vote. Independents, ac cording to council constitution, become members upon attending two meetings. Plans for locating space down town for weekend social functions for independent men will also be discussed. Council will hear a re port from a joint Penn State Club and council committee which was appointed last week to in vestigate the possibility of locat ing such space. Forensics Board Sets Election Date The Board of Dramatics and Forensics will hold election of of ficers sometime late this month, Benjamin Sinclair, president, has announced. Sinclair said elections would probably be held around May 28 when each member group elects representatives to the board. According to the constitution, each piember group must instruct its representative how to vote. Member organizations are the Blue Band, Men’s Glee Club, Wo men’s Chorus, Players, Thespians, Men’s Debate Team, Women’s De bate Team, Radio Guild, and Chapel Choir. 13 Members Initiated By Pi Sigma Alpha New initiates of Pi Sigma Al pha, national political science hon orary society are Robert R. Den ms, Helen D’Zmura, Byron Field ing, Jon Friedman, Doris Hum phrey, Sherry Kofman, Ann Leh, John Montgomery Jr., Judith Se dor, Brendan Sharley, George So biech, Irwin Weiner, and Frances White. Miss Kofman was elected presL Nittany, Pollock Vending Machines Prove Popular Milk and ice cream vending machines which have been in the Pollock Union Building and the Nittany 20 Post Office have proved to be popular, according to William Johnson, Nittany Council president. “The installation of the vend ing machines in Nittany 20,” ac cording to Johnson, “is definitely a step in the right direction. This shows the benefits that can be ob tained when people will cooper ate.” Johnson also said that the ma chines are often empty, showing how much they are being used! Several of the dormitory pres idents made favorable comments concerning the machines. They said it was a step toward more East Dorms publicity. Nit tany and Pollock Councils are each receiving a share of the profits made on the machines, seph Bernhardt. Marketing Club Elects Mitchell Paul Mitchell, sixth semester business administration major, has been elected president of the Marketing Club. Other officers elected are Bruce Geisinger, sixth semester business administration major, vice presi dent; Carol Davis, sixth semester business administration major, secretary; and Lawrence Golden, sixth semester business adminis tration major, treasurer. Prof Publishes Article Nora E. Wittman, assistant pro fessor of German, is author of an article “Americans of German An cestry,” published in the Reports of the Working Committees of the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. dent of the organization at initiation meeting. » PAGE NINE
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