IUESDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1961 Peace Corps Trains In Survival Methods Mountain climbing up 70-degree slopes, tree leaping "a la tarzan," and survival swimming with hands and feet tied have helped prepare Peace Corps volunteers for future assignments in the Philippines. About 20 of the young men now continuing their prepara tion on campus spent September at a Puerto Rican training camp in the tropical rain forest of the island. Snowed- (Continued from page four) which President Kennedy fool ishly agreed to hold with Khrushchev in Vienna earlier this year fitted perfectly into the Russian cycle. Despite these mistakes, re cent action and talk by the Kennedy Administration indi cates the United States is em barking on a policy that in volves more initiation and less reaction to Russian moves. In World War 11, U.S. lead ers had time to develop the will and determination of the public. Obviously no such time would be available if we were to fall behind the Russians Thus, the American public must be kept on edge and made to suspect the battle is tougher than it really is. Developments in recent months, however, have con vinced many Americans that the future is hopeless. This may indicate that the Gen erals, Admirals and politicians are pushing this "scare" a bit too far, which could result in the development of a wide spread defeatist altitude. Kennedy's realization of this possibility might be the rea son he has spoken about Ber lin with great caution in re cent weeks. The inability of the Ameri can public to evaluate the com plex capons systems of this era has aided the propagation of the false image of rapidly accelerating Russian military strength. It is time the Kennedy Ad ministration began to reassure the U.S. public and its allies that the United States main tains a military superiority that would be decisive in war. even nuclear war. It should also be pointed out that the development of atom ic bombs by Red China and other hostile powers will not jeopardize the security of this nation because of our over whelming lead in delivery sys tems and anti-missile missiles. THE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ POLL WINNER! The Fabulous "COUNT" Friday, Oct. 20 By DOTI DRASHER The intensive training program they received there not only pre pared them physically but it !tested their stamina, individual reactions and attitudes under "field" conditions. Kenneth Rashid, one of the volunteers from New York who trained in Puerto Rico, said many Americans are limited in their activities and do not know how much they actually can do physically. He said that under the condi tions imposed in this experimental survival camp program a volun teer learns to make maximum use of his physical capabilities. He also learns to make the right decision quickly and to do so without panicking. I Besides participating in hikes, climbs and swims the volunteers 'lived in tents, ate from army mess 'kits, and spent several days work ing with the rural development !program in Puerto Rican villages. Another volunteer, Phil Bloom from New York City, said that two iolunteers each were sent to nearby villages to talk with the people. They were to evaluate what simple prac tical measures could be done to aid community development, he said. Some of the volunteers helped on the farms, others aid ed a road building program. Town meetings were held out doors in the evenings with the :help of Peace Corpsmen. Gas 'generators were used for lighting, he said. The volunteers also found time for discussions on some of the writings of Sartre and Camus with their leader, Rev. William' S. Coffin, Vale University Chap lain and member of the Peace Corps Advisory Council. The 45 other Peace Corps volunteers who did not have the iPuerto Rican experience will re-' 'ceive their survival training on' weekends at the Stone Valley camp, Bloom said. Kenton Was Great, Brubeck Too! JUNIOR PROM $5.00 per Couple .2)ancing _tom 9 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA But Now Let's Turn To at the Students Plan 'Ban On War' Organization The organizational meeting of SENSE, a group of Univers ity students opposed to war as a means of settling interna tional disputes, will be held at 17:00 p.m. tomorrow in 217-218 IHetzel Union. This new organization was formed last spring when a group of students began meeting in formally for discussion and de cided to frame a constitution for an organization, Sam Rotenberg, chairman, said. Holding its meetings in the University chapel, the group grew and took as its discussion topics such things as the Berlin crisis, Flotenberg said. The SENSE constitution states that the organization "undertakes to promote through discussion. lecture, study and legitimate pub lic action a broad and compfehen sive program in the interests of peace. The organization elected of ficers and is now seeking a char ter from the Senate Sub-commit tee of Organization Control, Rotenberg said. Other officers in addition to Rotenberg are John Kunselman, junior in chemistry from Charleroi, vice chairman; and Jane Beitcher, freshman in liberal arts from Philadelphia, secretary-treasurer. SENSE has not yet affiliated with any student peace organiza tion, Rotenberg said, but is dis cussing the possibility of affilia tion with "Student SANE" or the Student Peace Union. These groups. he said, are represented by large chapters on many college and university campuses. P"i !II / . 1 P - V Pm.; /n . Pi% PI r:•1 Pill Liberal Arts Lecture Series Tuesday, October 10 Speaking on American Foreign Policy in the midst of world revolution. -P 7 41 P -I KS P=.IPLPZ4 P Recreation Hall Chapel Choir On European Climbing the Alps, participating in the Swiss Independ ence. Day celebration, attending the Wagner Festival in Bayreuth, and singing and sight-seeing in Prague are but a few of the experiences 70 members of the University Chapel Choir had while touring Europe this summer. The choir, during its 6-week stay in Europe, toured and gave concerts at Rhodes and Coventry in England; Geneva, Switzerland; Vienna, Austria; Prague, Czech oslovakia; and Edinburg, Scot land. They also went sight-seeing in London, Paris. Engelberg, and Salzburg and Bayreuth. "Ai the end of the trip, I felt that we'd really made some sin cere friends for the United States." Marianne Ellis, senior in arts and letters from Wash ington, D.C., said. "We showed the people of Europe that all American teen-agers aren't the black leather jacket, rock-and roll fans that they think we are," she said. Most members of the tour list Prague as the highlight of the trip. Lou Ellen Strong, junior in secondary education from State College, said "The people were so different from any other we visited. They were a hopeless kind of people, and our singing seemed to bring a spark to their lives." The choir was invited to sing at a Folklore Festival while in Prague. James W. Beach, director; for the European tour, said that; the choir sang with their greatest! conviction. showing that they were standing firm for what they be lieved in. Afterwards. an old man, a Communist, was heard to say,' that the concert was. victory for, ,America, Beach reported. 1 In Geneva, the choir sang to DR. ROBERT OLIVER Me Most riplasive force In lan t 0.,„ • vasty, i. AND HIS INTERNATIONA7 FAMOUS ORCHESTRA By PEGGY RUSH a capacity crowd of over 1.300 in the Cathedral of San Pierre and received reviews in Geneva newspapers. They called the choir "undoubtedly well-bal anced and of a high standard . . . inspired by very high spiritual aspirations," Beach said. After the concert the choir stopped at Engelberg, Switzer land, where they "spent money and climbed to 9,000 feet in the Alps." The choir members were in Edinburg for a performance of "The Tattoo" with its pagentry of bagpipes, the Black Watch and members of the Scottish Brigade, Looking Glass Now that we've all settled down to studying or have we? Well, I'll speak for my self. With this new term sys tem (Warning!), if you haven't started as yet, do so immediately. Before you know it poof! the ten weeks will be over. Scheduling you did it for classes . Now do it for your spare time. A must on your study schedule in a walk into town, to Ethel Meserve's, of course. Make this study break. ARE YOU LOST?? No, I'm not talking about on campus. What I mean is dS to where to put your cigarettes and other necessities for claSs es. Are you tired of lugging a purse around or stuffing things every which way in your coat pockets? Then Ethel has the answer for you a Smoke Tote!. This ingenious device is small enough to fit in your pocket but large enough to hold your rigs, comb, and pen. No need to worry about run ning out of matches since this little leather or knit (which ever you prefer) draw-string bag, in red, black, lan or light blue, has its very own lighter. For only $3.00 you can get an indispensable Smoke Tote and your problem will be solved. A good gift idea also. COBWEB TROUBLE?? Is your mailbox full of cob webs? Do you walk away from your mailbox with a forlorn look on your face? I (or I should say Ethel's) have the answer to this "cobweb dis ease" of yours. Try writing a few letters! But, of course, this is impossible if you do not have any stationery -- Penn State stationery, to be exact. At Ethel Meserve's you'll find boxes and portifolios of PSU writing paper engraved, not printed for only $l.OO. Re member you'll find a cure at Ethel :s ATTENTION SCARAB FANS You're still very much in style and so is Ethel. Hey, you males, don't stop reading now. This "info" is for you too, not just for the coeds. Ethel has a wide scarab selection of not only the ever popular bracelets, hut also pins. earings, and tiebacks and cufflinks for you males. Brighten up your wardrobe with SCARABS from Ethel Meserve's I could write an entire paper about the many things here, but why should I when you can get first hand "info" by just stopping in at Ethel Meserve's. Hope to see you soon. So long, Gabbi ~~^- PAGE FIVE Sings Tour Through the witl3 Gabbl
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