'DEATHS Morris Arboretum Goes to China A three week tour of China's gardens and natu- ral will be the Morris Dr. James H. Mark, a former associate profes- landscapes sponsored by Arboretum from October 9-31, 1986. the sor of veterinary medicine, died April 7 two days Leading tour will be Paul curator and director of before hisseventy-first birthday. Dr. Mark,a 1938 Meyer, horticulture at the Arboretum and William Wu, a graduate of Penn's Veterinary School, was an intern and later chief resident of the Veterinary prominent art historian and native of Shangai. Hospital of the University. In 1945 he became an Participants in the tour will visit Guilin with its assistant professor of veterinary medicine and an magnificent mountains; the Yunnan Province, site associate professor in 1955. Dr. Mark left Penn in of the richest concentration of temperate plants in 1958 for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the world and of the fantastic rock formations of where he spent 20 years, retiring in 1978 as director the Stone Forest; and Man, the capital of nine of its Bureau of Veterinary Medicine. He is sur- Chinese dynasties. Also on the itinerary are the' vived by his wife, Ruth; daughter, Suzanne, and a cities of Suzhou, Hangzhou, Hong Kong and sister, Martha Quinton. Shanghai. Cost for the tour, including Arboretum Dr. Tadeusz Jan Wiktor, an associate professor membership, transportation, meals and double- of epidemiology and public health and a research occupancy accomodations in China is $4895. For scientist at Wistar, died April 20 at the age of 65. more information call Sally Gresh at 247-5777. Known as one of the world's leading authorities on rabies, Dr. Wiktor-a native of Poland-came Spring Plant Sale to the Wistar Institute in 1961, and in 1974 he was Dr Wiktor Order forms are available now for the Parent promoted by Wistar's Board of Managers to the Infant Center's fourth annual Spring Plant Sale. position of professor, which he held at his death. lion people have been inoculated with it. The sale, which features annuals, perennials, He was appointed associate professor in the His most recent efforts centered on developing herbs, and some vegetables, is held each year to department of clinical studies at the School of a "large-batch-production" vaccine whose cost support thedaycare center's program forchildren Veterinary Medicine in 1967 and became a natu- would be significantly less making it affordable to ages 3 months-5 years. Proceed from this year's ralized citizen the same year. impoverished developing nations, where rabies sale will be used to construct outdoor climbing During his 25 year association with Wistar, Dr. remains a seriousthreat. His other majorgoal,the structurewhich will be used by thecenter and will Wiktor devoted his efforts to the eradication of control of rabies in wildlife, is also nearing reality. be available to community youngsters for week- rabies. He is credited with a major role in develop- An oral vaccine against raccoon rabies is currently end play. To requestan orderform, please call Ext. ing vaccines that are expected to control rabies in beingdeveloped at Wistar. Raccoon rabies is now 3417 or 4180. animals as well as in humans. Working under the at a historically high level in the Mid-Atlantic directionof virologist Hilary Koprowski, who has region. Need Summer headed Wistar since 1957, Dr. Wiktor and his Dr. Wiktor is survived by his wife, Hanka, and Help? group developed a vaccine against human rabies sons, George, Peter and Stefan. Funeral services Departments in need of temporaryhelp dur- which replaced the painful, dangerous and not will be held at noon, April 29 at theChapel in West ing the summer are asked to call Human always effective treatmentdevised acentury before . A memorial service will Resources! Employment (Ext. 7285). by Louis Pasteur. Dr. Wiktor took pride in being follow at 2 p.m. at the Wistar Institute today. Some current University employees who work the first person ever to receive the Wistar vaccine. Contributions may be made to the Tadeusz Wik normally September through May will During the past decade approximately one mil- tor Memorial Fellowship Fund at Wistar. be available to work this June, July and August. The Employment Office is coordina- ting efforts toward matching these employees with summer openings at Penn. OF RECORD Employment Office staff will concentrate on matching department needs with the skills Academic Calendar 1985-86 of these Penn employees. -Linda Frank, Manager, Human 1986 F Term1987Summer Sessions Resources! August 28-29 ThursiFn. Move-in and registration for transfer students May 18 Monday 12-week evening session Employment August 29 Friday Center forUniversity of Identifi-classes begin cation (CUPID) opens in Palestra May 19 Tuesday 1st session classes begin (Through September5) June 26 Friday tat session classesend Corrections: In the list of Research Fund Awards 30 Move.inforfreshmen/New student oflenta- June 29 2ndsession classes August Saturday Monday begin last week, underthe School of Arts and lion activities begin July 4 Saturday Independence Day published August 31 Sunday Dean's Meeting. Collegeof Ms and Sciences August 7Friday 2nd session and 12-week Sciences, one professor's name was mispelled and session classesend September 1 Monday LaborDe New student orientation activities another's affiliation was incorrect. The entry continue (through September 12); CUPIDclosed Religious and other holIdays, 1986-87 should have read: Arjun Appadurai, Department September2 Tuesday Opening Exercises end Freshman Convoca- (These daft areprovided forinformationonly.They of Anthropology, and Carol A. Breckenridge, lion; Dean's Meetings (Engineering. Nursing,of within the Academic necessarily recognised Asian Section, University Museum- Public Cu!- arton); Drop-Add begins Calendar.) 3 Vilednesday Placementeininations lure in Late Twentieth India. September Labor Day Sept. I Century 4 First of classes September Thursday day RoshHashanah Oct. 4-5 October 20-21 Mon/l'uea Fall term break 't'om Kippur Oct 13 October 25Saturday Homecoming ColumbusDay Oct. 13 November 10-14 Mon./Fn. for term Preregistration spring Wferans' Day Nov. 11 November 14-15 Fri/Sat. Parent's Viekend Nov. 27 recess close of Thanksgiving November 26dneaday Thanksgiving begins at Christmas 0.25 classes 3601 Locust Walk. , Pa. 191O4-ti24 NewYear's Day Jan. 1 December 1Monday recess ends at 8am. 898-5274 or 5275. Thanksgiving Martin Luther King. Jr.'s (215) December 9TuesdayFall term classes end Birthday Jan. 19 December 10-11 VdPflturs Readingdays Presidents Day Feb. 16 December 12-22 Fn./Mon. Final examinations TheUniversity of Pennsylvania's journalof record and opinionis Philadelphia Flower Show Match8-15 December 22 Monday Fall ends the academic and as needed Passover April 14-21 published Tuesdays during year Good 17 during summer andholiday breaks. Guidelines for readersand 1987 Term Friday April Spdng Easter Sunday April 19 contributors are availableor, request. 8-9 ThursjFfl. transfer students January Registration, undergraduate Memorial Day May25 EDITORJanuary 12 Monday Drop-Add begins evening classes for spring Independence Day July 4 Karen C. Gaines term begin ASSISTANTEDITOR Marguerite F. Miller 13 term classes January Tuesday Spring (daytime) begin Number of Class Days EDITORIALASSISTANT Mary Corbett March 7Saturday Spring recess begins at closeof came. M T w Th F Tots STUDENTASSISTANTS Catherine E. Clark, Mary March 16 recess ends at 8a.m. F Monday Spring A. Downes, Leah C. Gardirier, Michael S. Markowutz, John J. Match 30-April 3 MonJFri.Preregistratlon forfall/summersessions 1984-85 13 12 13 13 13 =64 Neumann, LeonardS. Perlman April24 Friday Spring term classes end 1985.86 13 12 13 13 13 = 64 ALMANAC ADVISORY BOARD Chair, Alfred J. Rieber. Linda April27-29 MonJfd. Readingdays1986.87 13 13 13 13 13 = 65 Lucienne Hiz, Alfred Rieber, April30-May 8 ThursiFfl. Final examinations Brodkey, Frappier-Mazur, Henry May 16 Saturday Alumni Day Roger0. Soloway, Anthony R.Tomazinis. Michael Zuckerman, 1984-85 13 13 14 14 14 = 68 May 17 Sunday Baccalaureate forthe Faculty Senate; ... William G. Owen for the Administra- 1965.86 13 14 14 14 14 = 69 May 18 Monday commencement tion; ... Carol Carr forthe Librarians Assembly;...John Hayden 1986.87 13 14 14 14 14=69 for the Administrative Assembly; ... Joseph Kane for the A-3 Assembly.

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