The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, October 12, 1961, Image 5

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    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12. 1961
'Corps' to
Domestic
• Both the Peace Corps and the U.S. Department of Health,
Education and Welfare are interested in the idea of a "domes
tic corps" to work on projects in this country, Sally Bowles,
assistant to the associate director of the Corps, said last week.
The expansion of the Peace
Corps into these areas is still a
future plan, but there is "interest
and response" in Washington to
the suggestion, Miss Bowles said
at a four-state Peace Corps con
ference in Philadelphia last week.
The. domestic projects would
probably involve urban renewal
and work in the depressed areas
of the country, she said. The
programs would be a "contribu
tion to our own country," she
added,
Miss Bowles has been work
ing with the Peace Corps since
its establishment last March.
Recently she was appointed as
administrative assistant to Law
rence E. Dennis, associate di
rector of the Peace Corps and
former vice-president for aca
demic affairs at the University.
At the present time, manpower
for Peace Corps projects in other
countries comes chiefly from
surveyors, teachers, and engin
eers. However, the Peace Corps
Westmoreland
Will Review
ROTC Cadets
Inspection of a tri-service
honor guard of 150 University
ROTC cadets will highlight a
visit by Maj. Gen. William C.
Westmoreland, superintendent
of the U. S. Military Academy
at West Point, to the campus Sat
urday for the Penn State-Army
football game.
Westmoreland will accompany
President Eric A. Walker on
an inspection of the honor guard
at 10:30 a.m. on the lawn in
front of Old Main.
The 50-piece Army ROTC band,
a color guard and platoons from
the Army, Navy and Air Force
units will make up the comple
ment to be inspected.
Some 1,100 cadets from the
Academy will pass in review for
Westmoreland and Walker at 12:45
p.m., just before the football game.
• Walker will also hold a lunch
eon prior to the game for West
moreland and his party. The
General's party will include
Brig Gen. Richard G. Stil'will,
commadant of cadets at the
Academy; Brig. Gen. William
W. Bessell Jr., assistant super
intendent of the Academy: and
Maj. Gen. Rinaldo Van Brunt,
deputy commander of the U. S.
2nd Army at Ft. Meade, Md.
Following the game, a reception
and dinner party will be held at
the Nittany Lion Inn for West
moreland and his party. The
General will conclude his visit
Sunday morning, returning to the
Academy by plane.
Readers Tryouts Today
Tryouts for the University
Readers will be held at 4 p.m.
today in 309 Sparks. Interested
persons are asked to read a five
minute prose, poetry or drama
selection before judges from the
speech department.
Credit
Staff
4 P.M.
Thursday
Attendance
Will Be
Consider
Expansion
will soon need many volunteers
from the resources of American
labor, Peace Corps officials said.
The volunteers now in training
serving abroad are all college
graduates or have had some college
training. However, this week the
first non-college person began
training at the University of
Michigan for the project in Thai
land.
The non-college volunteer, Don
ald Short, has worked as a tele
phone repairman and metal work
er for 11-years. His future as
signment in Thailand will be as
a metal-working instructor.
Bergman Movie at HUB
"Brink of Life," third in the
series being presented by the
International Films Club, \\fill be
shown at 3 p.m., 7 p.m and 9
p.m. today in the HUB Auditor
ium.
Directed by Inge.mar Bergman,
Brink of Life" is a treatise on
ife and birth. Tickets are avail
:ble at the Hetzel Union desk
or 50 cents.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA
AWS Grants
Two 2 A.M.'s
For Jr. Prom
The Association of Women Stu
dents Senate last night author
ized 2 a.m. permissions for all
women on the Friday and Satur
day evenings of Junior Prom
weekend, Oct. 20-21.
The Senate defeated a proposal
that coeds be granted one 2 a.m.
permission that weekend.
Earlier in the meeting the pres
ident and treasurer of each com
munity council were installed by
Patricia Dyer, chairman of the
central judicial board, These offi
cers plus the .AWS executives and
representatives from other worn
en's governing bodies compose the
AWS Senate.
The Senate also began discus -1
sions on a proposed permanent
constitution embodying the con
cept of representation on the com-;
munity level.
AWS has been operating under
,a temporary constitution which
includes the community councils,
Janis Somerville, chairman of the
constitution committee, said.
AWS last functioned under a
permanent constitution in 1959,
,with representation on class rath
ier than community level, she
!said.
The Senate also decided to hold
its spring election of officers on
Feb. 13 and 15 in connection with
other women's governing bodies,
Communion Breakfast
Sunday, October 15, 10:15 a. m.
HUB Dining Rooms A & B
Tickets $1.25 207 Chapel
Speaker: Fr. Roland Foley, T.O.R.
Topic: "Historicity of Gospels"
Hille' to Hold Showing
Of Documentary Film
"Cold War Berlin Crisis," a
television documentary, will be
shown at 8 p.m. Sunday at the;
!Hillel Foundation.
The film concerns the Berlin;
controversy, tracing the issue
from World War II to the present
time. Dr. Vernon Aspaturian, as
sociate professor of political
ence, will comment on the film,'
after which there will be a dis
cussion period.
Don't Miss
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS --
IBM: 3 CENTURIES OF
PRINT MAKING EXHIBITION
Hub Gallery
Through Oct 25th
Buy a box of EATON'S CORRASABLE BOND
at
McLANAHAN'S
134 S. Allen St.
414 E. College Ave.
Sponsored by
NEWMAN CLUB
Society of
American
Military/
Engineers
Rushmg Smoker
Engineering & Science
Students
Welcome
•THURS., d'CT. 12 • 7 P.M.
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