FRIDAY. OCTOBER 13 1961
'Corps' Volunteers Study
Philippine Island Customs
In between pushups and immunization shots Philippine
Peace Corps volunteers have been attending approximately
50 hours of classes a week.
The trainees must also complete their reading of four
books that have been assigned and will be included on their
first examination Sunday.
Classes on the customs, geogra
phy and people of the Philippines
are currently -being conducted.
At one of the classes Wednes
day the 64 volunteers were told
that coed hand holding among
Filipinos is considered "shame
less." But it is perfectly accept
able and a friendly gesture for
two young men or two women to
hold hands in public.
"The Filipinos are a warm
and affectionate people but are
conservative in public in their
relations between the sexes,"
Dr. George M. Guthrie, acting
director of the Philippine Peace
Corps contingent training on
campus and professor of psy
chology. said.
Guthrip said that Bermuda
shorts and short skirts are not
appropriate for girls or women in
the Philippines and women do not
usually smoke in public.
He added that some of the fe
male volunteers may want to buy
material and have dresses made
to order by the expert Filipino
seamstresses who charge "only
two or three dollars."
"The Filipinos know much
more about us and our culture
than we do about them because
they are exposed to our movies,
books, and magazines," Guthrie
said.
In addition, he said, the phrase
"keep it vague and smile" might
be quite applicable to many situ
ations until the volunteers become
adjusted to "barrio" life. A barrio,
he explained, is a Philippine vil
lage of 5,000 to 10,000 people.
The barrios and native housing
will be where the volunteers will
be living for two years during
their English and science Peace
Corps teaching assignments in the
Philippine elementary schools.
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Auto Crash
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Cary Weber, 19 - year - old
brother of Penn State halfback
Chris Weber, was killed yes
terday on his way to the Army
game in a head-on crash of a
milk delivery truck and a
tractor-trailer on 'the Allen
town Pike near Reading.
Weber, who starred in football,
(swimming, baseball and track be-
Ifore his graduation from Muhlen
iberg Township High School last
June, was driving the milk truck,
state police reported. The truck
belonged to his parents, who own
a dairy in Muhlenberg Township.
Arthur Becker, 58, of Fleet-
wood R.D. 3, the driver of the
tractor-trailer, was reported to
be in good condition at the
Reading Community General
Hospital last night.
Police Chief Daniel Tobias of
Maidencreek Township, where the
: accident occurred, said the driv
ers were going in opposite direc
tions on the three lane highway.
.Apparently, he continued, each
driver was attempting to pass an
other vehicle at the time of the
crash.
Damage estimates were not
available last night, although it
was reported that heavy damage
was done to both trucks.
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Junior Prom
Will Feature
Basie Group
Count Basie, the man who has]
been called the "most explosive
force in jazz" by many of his con
temporaries will play for the 1961
Junior Prom from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Friday in Recreation Hall. •
Basie has won the International
Jazz Poll for the last six years
in succession. His admirers in
clude Andre Previn and the late
Dorsey brothers.
Paul Krow, Junior Prom chair
man, said that WDFM, Univer
sity radio station, is trying to get
permission to broadcast. the last
hour and a-half of the prom. How
ever, plans will not be final for a
few days, he said.
Krow added that this is the,
"oldest dance on can-.11u5," dating'
back to the Junior Hop of 1890.
By 1920 it had become the Junior.
Promenade.
In that year it was held in June
to honor the graduating seniors.
In time, the name was shortened
to Junior Prom and the dance
was moved up to October.
Tickets are $5 per couple and
are now available at the Hetzel
Union desk.
Glennland Pool Gives
Recreation Days, Hours
Glennland Swimming Pool is
open to all men for recreational
swimming during sixth period,
every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday.
The pool will be open to
faculty, staff and student couples
from 7 p.m. to 9:30 Mondays.
Wednesday and Friday from 7
; p.m. to 9:30 the pool is open to
men only.
MARK BUTLER
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Soph Board to Meet Folklore Group Expands--
The Sophomore Class Advisory (Continued from page fire)
Board for the class of 1963 will
meet at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in 2031 in DOC from Media, has played
Hetzel Union. The juniors now on lprofessionally in Pennsylvania and
the board will remain in office! New Jersey, while Miller has per
, until new junior class officers are formed in New York City, Boston
elected. and Philadelphia.
Assignments of class gi f
pledges will be distributed at thel
meeting, Lynn Thomas, secretary,'
said.
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bership of the Folk Lore Society
this year as well as start a folk
library," Miller added.
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