Peace Corps Volunteer – October 1966 - Peace Corps Online

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.