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October 18,1961 THE SKYSCRAPER Page Three Peace Corps Study Begins; Cites Aims, Programming by Virginia Piecuch To present insights into the ef forts of the Peace Corj)s staff in the areas of programming, re cruitment, selection and training we are publishing a series of four articles. The first concerns the Peace Corps aims and program ming. The Peace Corps is the first gov ernment venture in exporting people. More than 100 volunteer agen cies engage in work in foreign countries. The Peace Corps is an expansion of their effort, accord ing to Thomas Quimby, chief of recruitment from Washington, D.C. QUIMBY OUTLINED the goals of the Peace Corps as follows: 1. To assist newly developing nations and to do specific jobs re quested by host countries which cannot be done by the country it self; 2. To display the best that there is in America, and to show the rest of the world what the volunteers can do not say; and 3. To add new dimensions to U.S. society by the returning of the volunteers. SOME LIMITATIONS of the Peace Corps lie in the fact that it is responsible to all of the people in the country and must rely on the Department of State complying with U.S. foreign policy. It can only operate at the for mal invitation of the host country and is bound by the foreign policy of the receiving country, according to Donald Watt, Jr., senior program officer of the African desk. Before any volunteers are sent to a country, the host country and the United States commit themselves in a semi-diplomatic operation. IN THE CASE OF GHANA, President Nkruma requested ele mentary, high school and univer sity teachers, but in the final agree ment only high sahool teachers were to be sent. The Peace Corps staff then had to determine the need for the peo ple requested and their effect on the development plan of Ghana. They had to decide what subjects would be taught and what the qualifications for teachers would be. A Peace Corps representative was sent to Ghana to find out where the teachers would be located and other details as to housing, food and cost. In Ghana, the govern ment wished to pay the volunteers the regular salary of the native teachers. A FORMAL AGREEMENT was then drawn up between the Ghanian Ministry of Education and the Peace Corps representative acting in the capacity of an am bassador. A representative is sent to every country in which there are volun teers. In this office he: 1. is responsible for the well- being and welfare of the volun teers; 2. acts as an ambassador keep ing Washington informed on the development of the project and performing administrative duties such as seeing that volunteers are paid; and 3. negotiates for later projects. DOCTORS ARE SENT to coun tries with Peace Corps volunteers. Their major responsibility is to work in the hospitals of the coun try, participating in a small Peace Corps project of their own. This involved diplomatic proce dure must be followed before any candidate selection and training can be done. Next issue Recruitment LAST STOPOVER before the Philippines found Evelyn Mittman '61 meeting Marilyn Wuest, Joan Vantucci, Patti Gillis, Carlotta Seratella, Carol Lisowski and Patricia Krochmal on the porch. Evelyn Mittman Receives Assignment to Phillipines by Pat Krochmal A struggle up a dangerous mountain path with machete in hand, sleeping pack on back and a Mundelein sweatshirt blazing the front Evelyn Mittman climbs into her new role as Peace Corps representative of the U.S. A graduate of '61, Evelyn, a member of the first Peace Corps group to the Philippines, presently prepares for assignment at Penn State University, To acquaint them with every possible situation that might occur, the insructors tried the Corps members wih a survival weekend in the mountains. Their leader, a Navy survival instructor, promised each a 16-ounce steak if they lasted until dinner thai Saturday night. Report: not one survivor lost. Evelyn ranks in a group of 86 men and 71 women, mainly gradu ates of '59 and '60. Weekday stud ies at Penn State include English with concentration on sounds, Bach to Bop Jazz Artists Reveals Musical Tastes A personable, 6'7 musician who has been playing piano for more than half his life, now captivates college audiences throughout the Middle West. Randy Weston's first exposure to jazz came in the early '40s, when he began drifting over from Brooklyn to Manhattan's 52nd Street, then in transition from Swing Street to Bop Street. The young pianist could hardly have chosen a more stimulating by Rae Paul time and place. The area was alive with the future greats in modern jazz, including quite a few out standing piano stylists. Develops Style Ever since Randy began this process of listening and playing, he developed a distinctive style one which is all Weston according to some of today's most prominent jazz critics. Oddly enough, he is the only mu sically inclined member of the BUT IT LOOKS SO EASY, exclaims Bobbie Hewlett to member of the Randy Weston Quartet. Weston family. I'm an odd ball, he chided. No one is as big as I, and no one else is a musician. He began studying music when he was 14 and says that even though jazz was his first love, he has always enjoyed listening to classical music. I guess I'm an extremist. Bach, Beethoven and modern jazz are my favorites. I didn't last too long with the classical type, he chuck led, I guess I broke too many rules. Women Have Chances Randy feels that a woman has just as much or more of a chance as a man of the same capabilities in the field of jazz. He claims that in music, like any other profes sion in which a push is required, a woman has quite an advantage. The artist claims the surge in jazz's popularity on college cam puses is due to the fact that peo ple are finally beginning to rea lize that this is native American music. It is really ours, he as serted, and the young people of today will have to be its future campaigners. To further the study and popu larity of jazz Randy insists the history of jazz must be taught. This is what we tried to do at Mundelein, he stated, and I hope we got our point across. Judging from the audience's re sponse, he did. phonemes, morphems and all kinds of things I've never heard of be fore, she laughed. Additional studies cover Ameri can relations to the Philippines, American government and philoso phy. Philippine culture, history and government with special stress on their economic system top the list. First aid, health and sanitation have more importance than we thought. Now we expect to catch at least a few diseases when we get out there, teased the Corps (Continued on Page 4) UNESCO Requests President Attend National Meeting Through a special invitation from the National Commission for UNESCO, Sister Mary Ann Ida, B.V.M., president, will attend the eighth National Conference of UNESCO Oct. 22-26. The conference, arranged in co operation with Boston University, has as its topic, Africa and the United States: Images and Reali ties. The major objectives include a deepened American understanding of the achievements and aspira tions of Africa's people and the de velopment of ideas which will be useful to the commission. The conference will reassess Africa's needs and appraise the African programs already in progress in the U.S. More than 1,500 representatives from national organizations will attend this conference at Boston University. Delegates may visit the numer ous exhibits and see films and pro grams on Africa especially ar ranged for the conference. We Goofed In the report of the NSA con vention in the last issue, M. Stan ton Evans was dubbed a member of the John Birch society when in re ality it was Congressman Roussel- lot who deserved the honor. THE SMART SET Chicago's Exclusive Key Club - Nite Club For Young Adults. . . will be opening soon at the former site of The Gate of Horn at 753 N. Dearborn. Now, while we are completing plans for the grand opening, we invite you to take advantage of this oppor tunity to obtain your charter key to The Smart Set. The membership for the charter keys will be strictly limited. By applying for your charter key at this time you save 10.00, the price of the regular key. Your charter key costs only 5.00 and you receive a 5.00 certificate good at any time. You will enjoy exotic tropical non-alcoholic drinks one contains a floating imported Hawaiian orchid another a genu ine cultured pearl. There will also be the finest quality charcoal broiled sandwiches. Entertainment will be featured in one room. Seating in this room is for couples. You may dance to your favorite records in the other room. Dress will be jackets and ties for the gentlemen. We hope you will apply for your key now while there is still time to be a charter member. Only smart set charter members will receive a personal announcement of exact opening date of Chicago's exclusive key club nite club for young adults. Mail application to Smart Set, Inc. office SMART SET, INC. 830 NORTH WABASH AVE. CHICAGO 11, ILL. Enclosed with this application is 5.00 for my charter key and certificate. NAME ADDRESS PHONE ... SCHOOL AGE RECOMMENDED BY: (No recommendation necessary for charter key applicants) (PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY YOUR NAME WILL BE ENGRAVED ON YOUR KEY) Office use only: v
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1961-10-18 (3)
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