The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, January 09, 1962, Page Page 4, Image 4
Page The Daily Nebraskan Tuesday, January. 9, 1962 Few Midwestern Specialists Answer Challenge Offered By Peace Corps Sykes "Although the Midwest has trained the best agricultural specialists in the world, only several dozen from this area have answered the challenge of the Peace Corps," said James Sykes, Peace Corps field representative. "Two vital agricultural pro jects in key underdeveloped nations were cancelled last year from a dire lack of ap plicant trained in agricultur al skills." Speaking Dec. 30th, 1961, to the Big Eight Student Govern ment Association meeting at the Nebraska Center for Con tinuing Education, Sykes, pro gram associate of the Univer sity of Wisconsin YMCA, said that only 52 of 737 stu dents in Peace Corps train ing or service abroad had come from the Big Eight schools. Only six of those came from Nebraska. "Low figures seemed to be a result of the inadequate in formation about the Peace Corps," he said. East-Wesst Most of the Peace Corps Morrison ChalUuiges 8 Youth Big Gov, Frank B. Morrison, People to People coordinator for the Midwest area, chal lenged delegates ot the Big Eight Student Government As sociation meeting at the Ne braska Center for Continuing JEducation held over Christ mas vacation. , "We live in a one world community divided by walls of caste, race, ignorance, hate and mistrust," said the gov ernor, speaking at the Friday evening (banquet. "We must pierce the bar r i e r s of misunderstanding with the wholesale inter change between student and student and adult and adult." Morrison said that the conflict between the Communist and democratic systems will be decided not by which system can checkmate the moves of the other, but "by which system is on the offensive." In West Germany and West Berlin recently, he said, I saw what it meant to have division and strife in your own back yard. There Germans related to Germans in East Berlin watched and waited for an op portunity to simply wave to their relative on the other side of the wall, and some times this relative was work ing on the wall itself, guarded by soldiers of the East Ger man army to prevent their escape, who in turn were guarded by other soldiers. Review Postponed For B. B. Game The regular "Husker Sports n Review" show with Don Isherwood will not be heard over KNITS due to thfe Nebraska-Wyoming game to night. This regular feature win re cume at its regular time, 8:30 Wednesdays, after Christmas vacation. volunteers have come from the east and west coasts from schools with large numbers of international students, he said. "Associated with these students on a day to day basis, these Peace Corps vol unteers have recognized their responsibility to and the tre mendous potential for good within the Peace Corps." There seems to be a defin ite feeling of inferiority among students of the Big Eight schools in agricultur al training, Sykes said. "I call it 'the great humility' as a student says what can I do to serve the cause of world peace." As William Douglas pointed out recently, Sykes said, "Once, we were warm heart ed travelers, selfless mission aries, skippers of fabulous ships, teachers, philosophers of the Abe Lincoln stamp. "After 1946, we become the people who lived in the big white houses on the hill, large ly unconcerned with those who inhabit the slums around us. The bomb; the jet fighter plane, the tank, became our insignia. Saint Francis "At a time when we needed thousands of men like Saint Francis walking humbly among the villages of the world, we filled resort areas overseas with people who only occasionally sniffed of foul air that the miserable natives breathed." The period from 1946 through 1961, has been called by many '"the era of bad feelings," Sykes said. A barrier of unskilled work ers, too few teachers and doc tors and illiteracy stands be tween the ideals and ideas of national leaders in Pakistan and Nigeria, Iraq and Chile and the realization of their plans, he said. "It is the Peace Corps men who can help these people of underdeveloped nations across the world , to realize their potentials and help them become self-sufficient. Own Age , "The volunteers will teach, work and Jearn. beside those his own age in the nation in which he has been assigned, smashing poverty, tyranny, disease and war itself." "Be fore volunteer goes abroad, he has been carefully screened from a pool of more than 27, 000 applicants." Volunteers are selected on the basis of intelligence, knowledge of Un ited States history, health and stamina, emotional stability, personal attributes,' sense of mission, patience and respect for an acceptance of other people," he said. After three through s i x months of intensive training in language, culture and tra dition of the area to which he will be assigned, United States history, world affairs, medical preparation and phy sical education, including the national sports and dances of the nation to which he is go ing, the Peace Corps volun teer then goes to Camp Ham marstjold in Puerto Rico. "There he undergoes 'com mando' training to test his ability, psychologically and physically, working with peo ple who have the aspirations of people from underde veloped nations." . Bv this time. Sykes said. the volunteer knows how to respond to the press of the nation to which he will be sent, which, if it is Commu nist, will say that he comes in the name of capitalism and colonialism. The volunteer is able to an swer Questions in the native tongue about the place of la bor in the American econo my, the American stand on Berlin. Little Rock and the military bases that circle So viet Russia. "It is then." said Sykes, "that the volunteer is ready to go to help others develop a self respect and dignity- to help them become fully human and to provide a man with the means for securing help and indeed life itself for his family." Meetings UXSEA meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Student Union party rooms. John Kunkel of the audiovisual aids depart ment will present a program, "The Teaching Machine." Women's Athletic Associa tion meeting for board mem bers and workers Tuesday, at 7 p.m. in Grnat Memorial Hall. The Student Council Associ ates will meet at 7 p.m. to night in the Student Union small auditorium. KIND WHO CJJ h TROUBLE f JiV li RI6MT W 1 h IK THE KIND who takes a km SIANDONWTAUSSUeS! & "NAVIGATION IS OUR BUSINESS" at AC SPARK The Electronics Division of General Motors Our current projects include development and production of Inertial Guidance Systems for tho TITAN II, THOR and MACE missile. Wo or alia tho Syitomt Integration Manager for the modified S-52C&D Bomb ing Navigation System. In tho commercial field, AC hat developed and b now producing new mobile radiotelephone, ftetearch and develop ment program include navigation eystems for mobile ICBMs, ipoce vehicloi, supersonic aircraft and ocean going vessels. AC h seeking qualified engineer and physicists to fill permanent pott Hani in Milwaukee, Boston and lot Angelei. You may qualify for employ ment If you have a BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechani cal Engineering or Phyiict. Advanced positions are aha available for men who are completing their doctoratet with specialisation In naviga tion and related fields. To provide a transition from academic learning to practical career development AC effort the following training programs! 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Courses include: Ballistic and Cruise Missile task Principles of tnortial laboratory Sessions Guidance Advanced lervemechonisms Semi-conductor Technology Principle of Airborne Digital Probability and Statistice Computers Philosophy of Reliability Pield Service Program Two- te four-month elasr'oom and laboratory training on Inertial guidance systems or bombing navigation systems e 9 e O a Domestic and foreign assignments follow completion of program BOSTON Advanced Concepts Research and Development On-fhe-Job Troming Program AC't Boston Laboratory Is engaged in developing advanced Inertial guidance equipment primarily for application in earth-bound vehicles. 10$ ANGELES Advanced Concepts Reiearch and Development On-the-job Training Program - AC't las Angeles laboratory is occupied with advanced guidance research for space vehicles and ballistic missiles, plus ad vanced research in special purpose digital computers. tot year College Piecemeal Office regarding aa oeesintwiot lor personal interview writ) the Geeerel Meters end AC Representative. CAMPUS INTERVIEWS Thursday January 11, 1962 H unable to apply in person send resume te Mr. Q. t foalrh. Director of Scientific ond Professional Employment, Dept. 1751, 7M South Newell, Milwaukee I, Wisconsin. An Equal Opportunity Employer A si year fecemeef Offrer far AC'S eetr f mpeymeM Irecnere. AC SPARK PLUG The Electronics Division of General Motors MILWAUKEE IOS ANOEIES BOSTON ACnever Innlial Cuidance Sytltmi tor I Hon II, Ther ond Moce. Sombfno Nevieo'ion Systems for the I-6JCAO ond 147. AChieverfone Mobile Rodiotvfephon Systems. . . . Letterip (Continued from Page 2) back, and several pages inside. I did however appreci ate the method by which you overcame their per nicious influence. Your tactic of selling no ads, so that they could not put out the proposed sixteen page magazine (which would, as all sensible men are aware, have been sheer folly!) was both brilliant and charmingly spiteful. Furthermore you showed discretion and taste in omitting much of the best material which you were to have published; this had the effect of mak ing the editors more a laughingstock than they ought to have been, and, although it may have been a moderately vicious ac tion, and might even prompt some to call you stupid or idiotic, it was nevertheless entirely jus tified in this situation, which might so easily have got out of hand had you not taken stern meas ures. I will mention that I feel this -kind of issue serves some small pur pose: it makes possible the laudable and demo cratic publication of some miserable writing, which would , never have ap peared in the decadent magazine Scrip. Indeed, I have been encouraged . by your issue to submit a work of my own, for I have always wanted to be published, but until this time have assumed that literary quality was de manded. Since literary quality obviously is not essential, I submit the fol lowing poem, in hope that you will consider publish ing it along with my letter: Alpha Xi Delta Offers Fellowship Alpha Xi Delta, is offering a graduate fellowship for ad vanced study in the field of social service. The amount of the scholar ship is $1,500 and is available to members and non-members of the sorority who are inter ested in working with children and teenagers. Applications may be obtained from Shirley Parker at 1619 R St., or Mrs. C. M. Dale, 6821 Bethany Park Drive. Ap ulications must be returned by March 1, 1962. LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS Me m cawiNfcJi now cm th' coum veecz?na& NSF Grants Finance Year's Study at NU Four professors from the state's colleges have been ac cepted for a year's study at the University in 1962 under the program of the National Science Foundation JNSF) Ne braska Cooperative College Teacher Development pro gram. The science professors that have been accepted are Paul J. Stageman, chemistry, Oma ha University; Irwin Brandt, physical science, Wayne. State Teachers College; Jack L. Swanson, chemistry, Kearney State Teachers College; and Marvin G. Glasser, physics, Midland College. Dr. Norman Cromwell, Re gent Professor of Chemistry, j is chairman of the organiza- tion and is assisted by Dr. Walter French, chairman of i s physical sciences at Nebras- i ka Wesleyan university. ;! Dr. Cromwell announced the following three steps which will implement the program designed to strengthen science teaching in Nebraska: Grants will be made through Nebraska colleges to send certain professors to the University tor one year of graduate or post-graduate work. Grants will be made to the professor and to the school. The school s grant will finance the cost of the teach er's replacement for the year. A series of short duration science seminars and confer ences for the state's colleges will be heki at the Nebraska Center for Continuing Educa tion. Smaller grants-in-aid up to $500 will be available for the purchase of research equip ment, support of assistants, library material and travel connected with research. I Ten Inmates Participate In Lab Diet Ten State Penitentiary In mates recently ended their tenth and last week on a bis- cuit and pudding diet, which was done in cooperation with the University's research nu trition laboratory. Deputy Warden John Green holtz reported, "Some are feeling pretty good, some not .too strong and all are anxious to get back to work." The inmates, all volunteers, were helping in a study to de termine how much panothenic acid, an essential B vitamin, is necessary to the normal hu man diet. For ten weeks, they ate nothing but a bland, laboratory produced diet of biscuits, puddings and mint plus tea, coffee or 7-Up. Panothenic acid had been eliminated from some of the ten inmates' meals but not from some of the others. The inmates also had to keep daily records and had frequent blood tests made. Dr. Hazel Fox of the University's nutrition laboratory super vised the diet. She and her staff will analyze the results. . The 10 volunteers will get a regular soft diet for the next "control ' week, with records still kept. Alpha Phi Omega Installs Officers Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, recently in stalled officers for the coming semester. They are: Eldon Hays, president; Larry Por ter, first vice president; Gary Torrens, second vice presi dent; Larry TeSell, secretary; Dick Imm, treasurer; Gary Iske, historian, and Phil Brugger, sergeant-at-arms. wmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmm FAST o DEPENDABLE ONE DAY Laundry and Cleaning w4 i I i i i i i I f LAUNDRY AND CLEANERS Cash & Carry i 10 i 239 No. 14th HE 2-5262 i LUCKY STRIKE presents: m , , . nnnfn)P7V7 nnr?r?r?nnrti 1 "THE INTELLECTUALS" .--l ;! "It's Yoga- ' ' "P here! I I "...but think of it rsT this u31 I'm here, and Lord Byron isn't." ? i ''.' 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