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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, November 3, 1967
Viet student misses home, likes practicing his English
By Fred Chan Kansan Staff Reporter
Nguyen Vinh Long didn't get to vote in this year's election in South Vietnam. He left for the U.S. one day before.
Long is in the U.S. to study chemical engineering at the University of Missouri in Rolla, but was sent to KU for intensive training in English before beginning his work there.
Explaining about the elections, Long said the voting age is 18.
"I am one year above that, but could not vote because I left Sept. 2 one day before election," he said.
He continued to explain many persons in Saigon did vote and they do like having civilian leaders as heads of their government, but they are divided in their opinions and their divided votes reflect their opinions.
"Everything here is machine," he said. "It is really big change from back home. One good thing here is I have a lot opportunities to speak English. In Saigon most English-speaking people are American soldiers."
Long must receive a B average to be qualified to go to Rolla for study.
Long, who has four brothers and four sisters, proudly showed a picture taken when he left the Saigon airport. His father, grandfather, one sister and two brothers are teachers, although his
brothers no longer teach in the Vietnamese schools.
"All my brothers are in the Army now," he said. "I am only one in family to receive college education. To support my studying in America, my mother sold some of her precious lands. I must study hard not to disappoint my parents.
"I miss home every day." Long frowned, then said, "Every time when I feel homesick, I study hard, so hard that I feel tired and go to bed."
He pointed at a long but unfinished letter on the kitchen table and continued, "This is another thing I do. I write home two or three times a week."
Student government—
Continued from page 4
Lyman Field, president of the Men's Pan-Hell, spoke at the meeting. The women asked him if he thought women would continue to date when it would cost them as much money as if they had gone alone or with other women.
True test of faith
Lyman, the Kansan reports, said the Dutch date plan would be beneficial "because men could tell whether the women just dated them for their money or not."
Both the dean of men and the dean of women said they were "heartily in favor" of the plan.
Apparently the student body failed to understand just what
was expected because the Kansan printed a "list of suggestions" explaining what to do and how to act on a Dutch date.
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