The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, January 09, 1962, Image 5

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    TUESDAY, JANUARY '9, 1962
—Co!Wean Photo bp . John Bemuse
FRATERNITY RUSH STARTS: Coats and ties were the dress of
the day for many freshmen last night as formal fraternity rush
began- Scenes similar to this one took place in the men's resi-
Bence halls as they prepared for the first day's activities. Robert
Then. in division of counseling from Tenafly, N.J., pauses while
polishing his shoes to show his friend Alfred Migliaccio, engineering
major from Yeardon, which fraternity he is going to. Both men
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Peace Corps Changes Recruiting
A lack of specialists and vol.;
unteers with needed skills hasi
prompted a change in the re
,cruiting of the Peace Corps.
Only 10 per cent of the 15,000
:applican'ts have turned out• to be
"ready, suitable and available for
'training at a given time," accord
ing to a recent analysis:
The new recruiting approach
will involve an increased. effort
,to find the specialists the Peace
; Corps needs for upcoming projects
through labor unions, professional
and technical schools, it was
stated in a recent article in the
New York Times.
SEVERAL 'PROJECTS HAVE
been eliminated, postponed or
Rush Registration
Extended by IFC
Registration for fraternity
'rushing has ben extended un
til 5 p.m. Friday. ,Steve
•IFC rushing chair Man, an
nounced last night. Registra
tion is bang held in the fraternity
laffairc office, 203-E in the Itetzel
Union Building.
Zirtm . also said that up to this
polnt. approximately 10011 men
have registered, a cew• of these
he.mg superctasFmen. Of this num
ber only 750 to 800 are eligible_ to
be pledged.
IN ORDER TO be -li,;ible to
pledge, second termfreshmen
must have an average of 2.2 and
uppei'classmen must have either a
2 0 All-University average or a
2.2 the previous term.
Zitin went; on to explain that
although only 750 to ROO are eli
gible ,to be pledged. all' independ
ent men - are', eligible to rush. A
rushee who ; has not made his
average thy% term may accept a
bid. but he may not he formally
.pledged until he makes his aver
'age...
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limited ' bicause qualified volun- d the would-be volunteers were
; not were ; available. ineligible for a variety of reasons:
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Liberal ',Arts graduates corn-,including incomplete applications."
prise almost two-thirds of the first dependent children or spouse not .
; 700 Volunteers scheduled to be volunteering, the article said.
sent overseas by the end of Janu-i An additional 13 per cent werei
ary. Almoit all these liberal arts **grossly unsuitable for any assign
graduates-have been trained : as incu r primarily on the basis of
teachers. ' references. •
, The Peacee Corps had attemptOd" , i
in several, projects to train un-: TH I S LEAVES APPROXI.4 1
skilled volunteers for projects re- MATELY 10.000 eligible volun4;
quiring skilled workers , but this. t
teers. but - 60 per cent of- them!i!
consumed too many weeks of the volunteers were not available foe I
volunteer?. 2-year service period,;early assignment. !
according to the article. About 2.230 of the remaining I
pool of eligible volunteers we re
THE "NEVI SELECTIVE reel uit- invited to train for Peaec COr!
ing" drive will aid the Peace projects but 50 per cent of the
Corps in finding some of the spe- amtahons were cleelined, Of Itui
ciatist volunteers needed for new 1,155 volunteers who eotelett'
and presently planned projects., training about 14 per cent: were i
An analysis of the pool of 16,000 dropped for a variety of reasons—, ;
applicants showed that 25 per cent health. personality. scholastic.
OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT
FOR WOMEN
An executive agency of the United States Gov
ernment needs responsible young women of
vcirio4s academic backgrounds to fill Interest
incisignments in numerous foreign countries.
Startiiig salaries range from $404044345, plus
overseas housing and many Government bene
fits.
Applicants must be able to type 45 wpm, and be
willing to serve in most ,areas . of the world.
Initial; assignments in Washington. D.C. Over
seas:positions are available following both
formal and on-the-job training. _
AsoVernment representative will be on campus
Janugry 22nd for interviews. Please see your
pldcement office at the earliest date for fun then
information and for interview arrangements.
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