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University Daily Kansan
Fridav. Dec. 15. 1961
Peace Corps Gives KU Approval
By Dennis Farney
The University has gained formal Peace Corps approval for its application to become a training center for a Peace Corps project in Costa Rica.
This means the only thing standing between the initiation of the program here is the formal approval of the Costa Rican government.
This will not be known until late February because the final Costa Rican decision cannot come until after the Costa Rican elections February 9.
But John P. Augelli, chairman of the KU Latin America Area Studies program and in charge of the proposed KU Peace Corps program, indicated last night that chances of Costa Rican approval are good.
If approved, the program would establish KU as a training center next summer for 25 Peace Corps delegates to Costa Rica.
After a two-month training period at KU, the delegates would be sent to aid in the development of secondary education in rural Costa Rica.
Participants in the program would be selected from throughout the United States on the basis of their abilities to:
- Teach basic sciences on the high school level.
- Teach English on the high high school level.
- Perform counseling and guidance services.
The government-financed
gram would have a two-year duration.
Prof. Augelli, who conferred with Peace Corps officials in Washington last week, explained the reaction of these officials to KU's proposed program and outlined expected future developments.
"The generally favorable reaction of the Peace Corps to our proposal will be officially communicated to Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe in a 'Letter of Intent' this week," he said.
"The Peace Corps is now prepared to conduct a general survey in Costa Rica to determine Costa Rica's need and to see if the Costa Rican government is willing to participate in the program."
He said the survey will be conducted in the latter part of February. Three KU faculty members concerned with the program will be selected to accompany the Peace Corps survey team.
If Costa Rica approves the program, he said, KU will prepare a final detailed draft of its program, outlining the training program and listing the KU faculty members who would assist in the training program.
This final draft would then be submitted to Peace Corps officials for their approval.
The idea for the Peace Corp program at KU was born last May when George R. Waggoner, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, wrote to Peace Corps officials
KU was especially interested in the Costa Rica program because the University already has developed close ties with the Latin American country through a two-year-old faculty and student exchange program between KU and the University of Costa Rica.
Pi Beta Phi and the Corbin counselors tied for first place in the Memorial Scholarship drive. As prizes they will each receive a day of exchange duty with Emily Taylor, dean of women.
Kise Kreuger, Laramie, Wyo., senior and president of the Pi Phi House, and one of the Corbin counselors will each take over Dean Taylor's duties for a day while Dean Taylor takes over their house duties.
Pi Phi, Corbin Win SMOP Prize
Fomin, Laird Talkin an effort to learn what part KU could play in the Peace Corps program.
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(Continued from page 1) Congress was the elaboration of the asserted Leninist doctrine of 'peaceful co-existence'.
PROF. LAIRD SAID, "The major import of the Congress was... that the recent tough period in Soviet policy, dating from the U-2 incident, is over and that war over Berlin and the German problem is not imminent. Atomic war is to be deliberately avoided by the Soviet leadership."
"The whole tenor of Lenin's writings were in fact in agreement with the old Stalinist line of the inevitability of war, thus Lenin had to be changed or history rewritten so that he agrees with the new point of view."
The third highlight was all-out war involving nuclear weapons being ruled out but that the struggle is to go forward on all levels short of nuclear war, Prof. Laird said.
Prof. Laird pointed out some "serious internal weaknesses" in the Communist system.
He said the way the system dealt with its former leaders, "as Stalin did with the Bolsheviks in the 30's, and as you now dub the anti-party group as criminals" is a weakness.
THE MAJOR PROBLEM of Soviet agriculture in the totalitarian system, the erection of a wall thru the "so-called land of socialism to keep East Germany from being drained of manpower" are all faults, he continued.
"Yugloslavia escaped your embrace under Stalin, now Albania finds it no longer likes the hug of the bear, and the trouble with your Chinese ally can no longer be swept under the rug."
"A MAN WHO HAS KNOWN freedom cannot forget its sweetness and there is no doubt in the minds of such men that tomorrow, or perhaps 500 years from now if there are still men on our globe, there will be those who argue that each idea must be allowed its hearing, even the rather archaic ideas of Marx and Lenin."
Prof. Laird concluded, "I know you cannot understand how men might make every sacrifice to defend a world they see as imperfectable, but the contest of ideas is most important to us.
Mr. Fomin, in answering Prof. Laird, told a story of a young father who did not have the money to bury his dead son. After a series of crises, a stranger offered the father the money for the burial.
"This was Russia 44 years ago, before the Soviets came to power."
Mr. Fomin said. "Look what has happened in 44 years."
HE SAID CONDITIONS were improving all the time in the USSR and the people were happy and satisfied.
"And the people will fight and prove they like the system.
"Communism is spreading all over the world. Many countries in Africa are revolting, constantly wanting to improve their standard of living.
"This is my answer to the idea that Communism is a bankrupt system of philosophy," he said.
HE SAID WEST BERLIN is being used by Nazis and the military for every type of propaganda in answer to Prof. Laird's reference to the wall in East Berlin.
"Sure, people were going from East to West Berlin. Some people were falling prey to the West and not all people are satisfied in East Germany."
HOUSES RECEIVING honorable mention in the drive are Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Sigma Kappa and Seillards Hall.
The Pi Phi house won $130 or $2.03 per girl for their project, selling tickets to a pseudo firealarm. The Corbin counselors won $64 or 64 cents per girl with their project, selling snacks to the Corbin women.
THE CONTEST was judged on the amount of money earned per capita, originality of the idea and the number of persons participating.
The announcement of the winners was made last night at an AWS House of Representatives' Christmas party in Dean Taylor's home. The women took a program to the winning houses to announce the winners.
The total amount earned by the SMOP drive or "Support Merrily Our Project" was $1,282. Last year $800 was raised. The money will go into the Memorial Scholarship Fund to be given in scholarships to outstanding KU women. The scholarships given with this fund are in memory of all KU women whose college career was terminated by death.
The dates for "Dean for a Day"
have not been set yet.
Eichmann to Hang-
(Continued from page 1) against the Jewish people, a war crime and membership in illegal organizations. Twelve counts, in the first three categories, carried the death penalty and the court imposed it on all 12.
WITH JUDGES Yitzhak Ravneh and Benjamin Halevi flanking him. Landau told Eichmann that he had perpetrated his crimes "through inner identification with orders issued to him."
"This court sentences Adolf Eichmann to death for all categories of crimes of which he has been convicted except for membership in hostile organizations."
Then he solemnly proclaimed:
imposed because of the enormity of the crimes which he categorized as "extermination of an entire people from the face of the earth."
He said the death penalty was
IMMEDIATELY AFTER the judges left, Eichmann was whisked back to his cell and workers started loading trucks with the files of the 1.25 million words of testimony and 1,500 exhibits that had been brought forth at the trial.
After the sentencing, Eichmann sat back stiffly in his seat.
Eichmann, tracked down by Israeli agents and brought back to Israel from Argentina in 1960, will continue to be guarded by the stiffest security measures. Israel has ever applied to a prisoner.
Will be available
The 1962 Jayhawker
PROF. GRUMM opened the discussion with four suggestions on how the individual might influence a world crisis;
A group of about ten students discussed "Can the individual influence the world crisis" with John Grumm, associate professor of political science, yesterday in a Crisis Day seminar.
- Build bomb shelters. "At least it's something."
at the Information Booth 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Monday & Tuesday
- Become active in politics.
Seminar Discusses Role Of Individual in Crisis
- Go to Russia and meet the Russian people. "The others may not be as dramatic as visiting Russia."
Dec.18 & 19
- Join the Army, Navy or Air Force. "This is like building bomb shelters — a futilistic approach."
"We could discuss issues with our friends to provide an intelligent electorate for the elections."
ONE STUDENT thought the day focused on the wrong problem. He said the day was just a restatement of the usual facts.
"We should focus our attention on issue. We should try to encourage a different mental situation in order to see the problems."
Dorm Construction May Get Boost
KU's dormitory construction program will get a boost tomorrow if the Kansas Board of Regents votes a reapportionment of funds for dormitory construction in the state colleges.
J. J. Wilson, dormitory director, said the proposal if adopted, will give KU one and one-half times the amount of money the school would ordinarily receive next year.
This extra money will mean KU's fourth dormitory in the "Daisy Field" area along Iowa Street, now in the planning stage, can be boosted in capacity from 456 to 650.
"This would actually represent a pre-payment," Mr. Wilson said. "We'd be getting half of the 1963 money next year."
KU's normal allotment of funds from the quarter-mill dormitory levy is $400,000 a year. Mr. Wilson said. The proposal to be voted on tomorrow calls for a $634,000 allotment for KU next year.
Mr. Wilson said the extra money will allow KU to plan on a completion date of September, 1963, for the new dormitory.
The University hopes to be ready to take bids this spring, he said.
The planned dormitory will have basically the same floor plan as Lewis, Templin, and Hashinger, Mr. Wilson said. The increased capacity will probably come through additional floors.
the ability to see a little beyond the A woman student said one person does not have much voice in influencing public opinion. Prof. Grumm said people like to do work where they can see a result.
"BUT THE SMALL things a person does fade into insignificance when you think that World War III may end humanity. When you understand the magnitude of the problem, a person can realize a great deal of satisfaction from our small efforts."
A student asked if raising the intelligence of the electorate would increase our choice of intelligent candidates.
Prof. Grumm asked if our present Congress and executive branch are not the most wise, most intelligent in the country. He doubted that they were and said they could be improved.
Another student said the mass media influences people most. Prof. Grumm said the mass media's influence in changing minds was very small.
"PEOPLE WHO HAVE gone through college read more and a larger variety of subject matter than persons who have not gone to college.
"People are still swayed by emotion," he said. "But it is less prevalent where there is education. If the person is informed, emotion has less impact; the forces of the mind tend to counteract.
"We try to teach skepticism in college. Many persons tend to regard the written word as truth but this naivety is shattered by education."
ANSWERING A question about how much the administration listens to the uneducated electorate, Prof. Grumm said.
"The Presidents from Wilson on have been extremely sensitive to what the public thinks."
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