Peace Corps Volunteer – October 1966 - Peace Corps Online

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New hosts:LibyaParaguayandTwo more nations, Libya a“d Paraguay,have bee” added to the list ofcountries sewed by Peace Corps Vol.unteers.Libya received is first Volu”Ieersin September; Paraguay is scheduled10 greet its first project in December.Most of the 18 Volunteers in theLibya group are tcachi”g in the secondaryschools of small comnl”n itiesin the North African nation. Severalof the Volunteers are employed i“ i“-slitut ions of higher Iear”ing i“ lhccities. Besides their regular leachingassign nlenls, the Volunteers plan tobecome involved in secondary activitiessuch as sctti”g up English clubsand organizing sports teams.Wilk+rd Whitman is the Pc:tcc Corpsdirector in Libya. He was for”>crlydepuly di~ector–i”..Tuckcy. and morerecently h:is been director i“ Pakistan.Thirty-one Volunteers will l;t~lnchthe Paraguay project next winter. Theywill be engaged as agriculture extensionworkers, home econon]ists :induniversity instructors. The groltp isexpected [o begin training in October.Talent scouts wantedThe Lincoln Center for [he PcrfornlingAris i“ New York Cily asksPeace Corps Volunteers to scout Ialcntfor its Second International UniversityChoral Festival i“ 1968.The center is on the lookout for ol]tstandingforeign ~nniversity chorusesto take part in the second festival, afollow-up to the successful festivalheld in September, 1965. At that time,20 university choruses from 16 cou”-tries performed at Lincoln Center andon sllbsequent concert tours.Vol~,nteers who know of exceptionaluniversity choruses are requested tosend the name of the chorus, its co”.dtjctor or manager, and its university,along with brief comments o“ itsability to Mr. James R. Bjorge, Director,International University ChoralFestival, Li”col” Center for the PerformingArts, Inc., 1960 Broadway,New York, N.Y. 10023.VolunteerdiesA freak electrical accident in a hotelroom in Korat, Thailand, claimed thelife of Volunteer Lowell E, Dunn onAugust 23.Dunn, 25, was playing cards withtwo other Volunteers in the roomwhen a short circuit i“ the hotel wiringsystem caused tbe lights to go out.Dunn responded by going to the lightswitch, and when he touched it hisbody acted as a conductor for thecurrent. He died instantly.Dunn was in Korat, 150 milesnortheast of Bangkok, to attend a“agricultural conference sponsored bythe host government,The Thai government held a Buddhistmemorial service for Dunn, andthe community development and agricldtureofficials with whom he workedsent a floral tribute 10 !be Peace Corpsofllce in Bangkok.Dltinn had bee” in Thailand formore than a year and a half. He issurvived by bis parc”ts, Mr. a“d Mrs.James L. Dunn of Flat River, Mo,;II sister, and two brothers, includinghis twin.New Peace Corps bookA book titled The Peace Co,ps:Ki)]dler.r o/ !/,. Spnrk, bas been pub.Iisbed by The Macmillan Company,NCW York. The author, Edna Mc-Guire, spent three months interview.ing some 140 Volunteers in fivenations ( Ecuador, Sierra Leone, Tunisia,India and Malaysia), and theresult is a 224-page volume of observationsabout Volunteer work, Anintroduction to the book was writtenby Donovan McClure, a former associatedirector of the Peace Corps whois now country director in Turkey.New members soughtThe American Foreign Service Associationhas invited Peace Corpsstaff members to join the organization.In its goal to attain an active professionalmembership of 10,000, AFSArecently launched a campaign to attract3,665 new members, including315 Peace Corps staffers. Others eligiblefor membership are ForeignSewice Officers, Foreign Sewice Staffpersonnel, AID and USIA employes,2and higher level C,vil Service employesin the Department of State.Active membership can be maintainedin Washington or during assignment 4abroad. Annual dues are now $10.The non-profit association is a“ o“tgrowthof a group formed in 1918.All members receive the monthlyFore;Sn Service Joltrnol. Other benefitsinclude a book club, consumerinformation and discounts on penonalpurchases, an insurance program, educationalscholarships and consultationon the school problems of ForeignService children. and a Stateside de.pository for copies of importantpapers, 1“ Washington, the associationholds monthly luncheons.Application forms and additionalinformalio” may be obtained fromthe American Foreign Service Association,Suite 505. 815 17tb St.,N. W.. Washi”eton 20006: tele~ho”e:393-5427. -PEACECORPSVolume IV Number 12Published monthly by the Divisionof V.l”nteer S“ppon, Peace corps,Washin~lon,D. C. 20525.St”ati Awbrey,editoc Pat BrownandJob” Engli3h, associate editomj Jac.aueline Blackmo., editorial as$,stant,Layout 10, the Peace Co,ps Pofifolio,Pages 5 through 8. by Paul Reed.C.”e, Photo, from India, by formerThailand Volunteer Matiha Cooper.

Far EastLatin AmericaAfricaAsiaPeace Corps Portfolio . . .By ik nature, a photographic essayattempts to relate the visual worldas it really is. But any collection ofpictures-ven one from VOlunteers—can only begin to share the expansiveworld of the Peace Corps.This group of photos hinb at thediversity and universality of the 46countries where Volunteers now work(eight other countries will be addedthis fall). Geographically, the PeaceCorps penetrates the Himalaya mountainsof Nepal, the Sahara d=ert ofNiger, the grassy highlands of Bolivia’saltiplano, and the thick primary jungleof Malaysia’s interior stat=. The areain which Volunteers sewe cover nearly13 million square miles or roughlyone-quarter of the earttis land surface.Volunteers are posted in obscure,rural SPOG such as Songhor, Kenya,Yasothon, Thailand; and Tejutepeque,El Salvador and teeming cities such asCalcutta, Bogoti, Accra and Manila.In five years, a total of 20,000 Volunteershas tried to help the 1.04 b]llionpeople of the Peace Corps world tohelp themselves.Upon completing semice, Volunteersgenerally express a worldwideespr;t de corps. But few can communicatethe Peace Corps experience.Perhaps it is because of its intenselypersonal nature.These photographs all reflect a singleview+ ither by a Volunteer oroverse% stti member~f the PeaceCorps world. None is comprehensive.The pictures were solicited for a“Family of Man’’-type book, but theresponse to the original project waslimited and the plan cancelled. THE5VOLUNTEERdecided to use tbe contributionsin [his special pictorial sectionin an eKort to let Volunteers sharetheir world—both land and people—ina new way. The photos obviously presenta somewhat deceptive, thoughkaleidoscopic impression. And, thelimits of available material and spaceadd distortion.Nonetheless, the editorial decisionto publish this section is breed on atacit philosophical agreement with renownedphotographer Edward Steichenwbo wrote, “The art of photographyis a dynamic process of giving form toide= and of explaining man to man. ”This section, like Mr. Steichen’s collection,“was conceived as a mirrorof the universal elements and emotionsin the everydayness of life—~ a mirrorof the essential oneness of mantindthroughout the world:

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AFRICA—--- -.Po””ding cous-cous (millet),continual task of women inSenegal — Jim RughFamily potirait in southernTogo — Dr. William Anderson

Marketbound in Lomb, Togo— Dr. William A“de,so” @4Citizen of Nigeria— Roger Landrum

Pair of cards— Jim Rugh, Senegal

eri..m.rketmotherwith brood — Roger LandrumA Togolese man— Dr. William AndersonHillside dwellings in Nigeria— Roger Landrum>,1’,,

peanut planters in Senegal— Jim Rugh

Veil material of T“rki$hwomen,s pestemal identifiesRize region — Do,ie” G,””ba”mMinarets tower. above .Rize. --a Turkish po,t tow” o“ the’Black Sea — Do,ien G,unbaum●

Indian musicians — Ma,tha Coope,

Senior citizen of India— Martha CoouerReligious baubles and beadsin an Indian market— Marfha Cooper,,-. . .I17

ASTSarawak child and plaYmaleS— Gary McMurrY19

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dhisf abbot and monks inhowdah — Char/Offe Hutchisonailand thoroughfareJesse Ze//nerPreparing tapioca beerin Sabah Ionghouse— Philip Pete,so”

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,_ACECORPSPORTFOLIO:ATINAMERICACubeo Indian during festivecachiri dance in Mitu,Colombia — Charles M. FitchPlaza of Santiago Atit16n,Guatemala — Frances Jane Hocto,

India” visits Quibdo,ia, market to sellauwhil, a wild fowlCharles M. FitchPeruvian art: a papier-m6ch6giraffe — Richa,d BaldingerIn the Peruvian sierra,Indians use llamas as beastsof burden and sources of meatnd clothing — Richard Baldinger——

JUrban renewal site in Are- .Peru — Rich@,d Baldingr“ ““–”Disarm ino Peruvian nurservschooler ‘-~~hard ~~nge,26

Quechua Indian women walk tochurch through salt plain nearEl Misti volcano in southern Peru— Richard BaldingerDwelling in Iquitos, Peru— Richard Baldinger.,0!0 Indian mother and children,Colombia — CharlesM. Fitch29

PansToLEVVERS VoVMEWOLMNVEERpublicationTHE VOLUNTEER:I hoped there had been a mistake.But then another installment of PeaceCorps News arrived. Most Volunteerswon’t take Peace Corps Newsseriously enough 10 feel indignant.Many will never read it at all. Nonetheless,few Volunteers could possiblybe pleased to receive such blatantpress-release hedge-podge that some.one—for God knows what reason—issending us. It is sad that Washingtoncould be so out of step withVolunteers.BRIAN MCLAUGHLIN5imanggang, SarawakEditor’s note: For reader McLau~h.[in, no News will be good news. PeaceCorps News, o compilation of newsc[ippings about the Peace Corps, is “oIonfle, beinc disiribu red to Volunteers,II was des~gned m a“ inlerwl p“b-‘- Iicolitiri”-for Wti-Kifi210n sFfl:.,WO”issues inadvertent fly w~,e circulated toVO/unleers.A teamToapproachTHE VOLUNTEER:I find the trainine avvroach . . describedin the July VOLUNTEER inter.esting, an improvement on the r:gimc”we submitted ourselves to at PuertoRico a year ago, but somehow stillpoorly adapted to the needs of the Vol.unteer in the field in Latin America.This judgment might be due to thefrustration of seeing so much thatneeds to be done and not being ableto do it, or a carryover from myGuatemala friends who introduce oneanother as un gran revolucionar;oand who are anxious to get on with thebusiness of their country. But some.where in. training, 1 think that some.one ought to talk about “urgency.>xAnd about “effecliveness~Development is not a problem ineconomics for Central America. It isnot being able to get credit to buygood corn seed. Or it is cutting yourhand on a machete and having to waittwo hours for a bus to take yo” to anurse that is three more hours away,Or it is schools—school buildin~without teachers, students withoutbooks. ft is having to sell your cropfor less than it cost you to produce itbecause your cooperative does notwork. It is malnutrition, sicknms,poor housing, and discrimination. Tothe people, development is an urgentand present necessity.In such a situation it is not inappropriateto talk about ,

ing in the face Of those needs. Theirown consequent feeling of uselessnessthey might find supportable, but thatthe nataonals also patently find them‘useles IS too much tO bear. Theycommonly retreat into btitterne= andcynicism, directed both against thePeace Corps and the host country.Their presence is harmful to everyoneconcerned, not least to they themselves.One of many Peace Corps cute sayin=has been, “Don’t just do something—standthere~ Are we no! totake it as a statement of policy?JOHN D, ERICKSONSalcedo, Cotopaxi,EcuadorPhoto credit dueMemorandumTo : me field DATE: October, 1966~OM : The editomSUBJE~: Going out in styleBroom buddies in the Peace COPS: Acwess Jayne Mansfield took timeout from her South American nightclub tour to spend a long night withthe Peace Corps. The occasion was a post< omplction of semice conferenceparty in Bogoti, Colombia, where Volunteer Ken Waissman(betow ) presented Miss Mansfield with a heart-shaped plaque denotinghonorary membership in the Peace Corps. Delighted to be there, Janecooed: “the work you are doing is marvelous, but 1 really don’t think~m c“t out for it,,, Work? It was all over for the terminating VolunteeS,who danced ihe Watusi and frug with their celebrated honorary Volunteer,,.lil dawn.To THE VOLUNTEER:Much as I should like to claimthose fine photos which made my storyon a Peace Corps marriage—Turkishstyle superfluous (August VOLUNTEER).kindly place on the record they weretaken by Andy Gould, a Volunteerwho recently completed two years incommunity development at the villageof Yanciklar in Thrace.Please continue your efforts to preventthe Peace Corps from becomingjust another government bureau andkoloy gclsin. (May your work be easy!)HOLL8SBURKEAnkara, TurkeyEditor’s note: Our thanks (O aulhorBt(,ke a!ld photographer Gould.Orchids to MaturinToTHE VOLUNTEER:Having just read the AuWst issueof THE VOLUNTEER, I wish to statethat the article entitled “Five Volunteersspeak out” desewes an orchid.It is well written and to the point.As Papal volunteers in Peru forthree years, we were able to obseweat close hand the work of the PeaceCorps and had close ties with manyof them.We shared our experience overmany a meal. They are, on tbe whole,a fine group, but someone should takeheed of their suggestions in this articleto better the Peace Corps both in thefield and to make better use of theVolunteers’ experiences after they1,.”,.MARIEA. KNOWLESHyde Pnrk, MSS.Don’t speak to Lowell Edwards of the frustrations a Volunteer encountersoverseas; he won’t believe it. Edwards spent two years as aVolunleer in Puniab, India. Then he spent six weeks flying around theworld. Everything was fine-untit he landed at Newark (N.J. ) airporton the last leg of his trip home. AlOng with thOusands Of Other wOuld-beair passengem, he was grounded by the recent U.S. airline strike. “Justthink; said Edwards, “all the way around the world and now this. 1 guess~lt have to take the bus.”❑ onEven cm fully reatig the imtictiow didn’t help Nigeria VolunteerHal MCAVOYclarify the treatment of snakebite. A Peace Corps staffmember had left a snakeblte anti-venom kit at McAvoy’s house, accompaniedby the following note:“The doctor says it is not necessary to refrigerate it, but that it keepits potency longer that way. One is for vipers, 1 think, the other for allother types. One must be administered intravenomly to have any effeccthe other is fatal when shot through a vein. I’ve forgotten which is which?’31

D,.. ea .a.A ,.,:+. -.,,,. ” ,..., . . .:.,.& friend looks 0?, trainee Chester Davis (far left) !adles dr(nk at youth center where tie tielped stati school lunch program.trainee Karen Retdy (right) talks w,th youths in neighborhood where she works as a community organizer was applied.by one groupo$-agency-workersand trainee:, who selected a povertyneighborhood and went in armed withice and lenlonadc and notebooks,While (he citizens sipped, tbe traineesinterviewed them about local problems..In the Cardozo area, where many ofthe trainees lived with Brazilian fanliliesduring their last two weeks oftraining, potential Volu?tccrs began aschool lunch program at a communitycenter.Twelve Irai”ees worked with twocommunity organizers from sociologistSaul Alinsky’s organization, sur~eyingcommunity life, identifying leadersand methods of communication. “Theytry to discov$r the mood of a tom.munity so they can relate this eventuallyto people-action organizations,,+says Father George E. Powers, theproject’s field training coordinator.While Father Powers felt :he Alin.sky project was “probably the mostadventuresome” for the Peace Corps,he said that “the most interesting.— —________________PEACE CORPSWASHINGTON, O.C. 20525OFFICIAL BUSINESSaspcci of the field training is the varietyof projects. And you can’t live in–Washinmo”-- a“d doa-rivthi”~ without ‘-getting ‘involved in s~me ‘kind ofprotest,”Though field training was acceler.ated in the Georgetown program, otheracomponents of training, i“cludi”g Ian.guage, also received priority. Th~ wasdemonstrated during a visit to theproject by former Brazilian PresidentJuscelino Kubitschek, who addressedthe trainees i“ Portuguese, It was thefirst time during his current ten.mon!htour of the U.S. that he had addresseda grOuP in his native language. Aquestion-and-answer session was alsoheld in Portuguese.Kubitschek discussed his decision tobuild Brasilia, the modern capital i“the interior of the nation, and Brazil’srela~ons with the u.S. “YOU are doinga great thing for the people of Braziland for the future of mankind,’> hcsaid.The trainees were schedu fed to depart,for Brazil early in October.Georgetown University students planto continue many of the communityprOjects begun by the QOUP.-— —________________POSTAGE AND FEES PAIO“9City, State, ZIP CodeEffective date