Tuesday, February 27, 1968
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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filtrate private organizations such as the National Student Association, what then, would keep it from infiltrating government agencies like the Peace Corps?
Of these possible problems, the "free speech controversy" has attracted the most attention and seems the most pressing. The second is primarily a personal question which the individual must answer for himself. The last two have been widely discussed, but there is no evidence to indicate that either is valid.
A recent Louis Harris survey supports the increasing number of young people thinking they would lose their freedom of speech by joining the Peace Corps. The survey shows about 20 per cent of college seniors now express this fear, compared with only two per cent a year ago.
After the controversy over Murray's dismissal, Vaughn's office backed down on the new policy and said volunteers will be free to write "individual letters" to officials and newspapers in the United States and "to identify themselves as volunteers."
The survey was taken after a major free speech incident involving the Corps last summer. The incident occurred when a group of volunteers in Santiago circulated the "Negotiations Now" petition protesting the United States' position in Vietnam. Corps officials told the volunteers to either withdraw their names or submit their resignations. Volunteers also were told they could not identify themselves as working for the Peace Corps when writing for the American press.
The Peace Corps is still trying to recover from the Murray incident. Vaughn now emphasizes the "great freedom" which volunteers have.
One volunteer in Chile, Bruce Murray, wrote a letter to Peace Corps Director Jack Vaughn protesting the action. Murray's letter was subsequently printed in the Chilean press, after which he was called to Washington and notified he was being dismissed as a volunteer. Corps officials said Murray defied a standard policy that volunteers do not become involved in "local political issues."
"We don't tell volunteers what they can or can't discuss, and we don't intend to," he said in an interview. "We send the volunteers out to carry a message according to what they believe in, not to shut up." The Press Counsel
The Peace Corps, however, still asks volunteers not to become involved in the politics of their host country.
Vaughn quickly discounts any suggestion that the CIA could easily infiltrate the Peace Corps, since both agencies are under the same government.
Despite the new questions which students must consider before joining the Peace Corps, Vaughn says the Corps' primary mission has not changed since the Corps formation in 1961.
"We are involved in a movement towards peace. This has not changed because of the war. We are striving for peace, and all we can do is offer young people the opportunity to serve in this capacity as individuals," he said.
Bites may be dangerous, doctors say
KU students are urged to report promptly to Watkins Memorial Hospital following animal bites for treatment of wounds and consideration of appropriate immunizations.
In a letter to all KU house-mothers, counselors and living group presidents, Dr. William M. Balfour, dean of student affairs, and Dr. Raymond A. Schwegler, director of student health, also asked that the animal be confined until it can be examined for rabies.
Under no circumstances should the animal be released, killed or otherwise destroyed until the physical status of the animal is established, Schwegler said. This precaution may eliminate the need for the prolonged series of shots needed for immunization of the student.
A KU coed recently underwent the painful series of anti-rabies inoculations because the cat which bit her could not be found.
Rabies exists widely among common wild mammals in the United States presenting a constant threat of domestic animal infection. Danger to the human population is diminished by the effective immunization of domestic animals, but this does not eliminate the possibility of rabies among stray animals, Schwegler said.
The disease can usually be diagnosed by skilled veterinarians if the animals are captured and confined for observation. The Lawrence Humane Society and the Douglas County Health Unit do not have funds or facilities for the detention of all questionable animals. Schwegler said Watkins Hospital personnel will help to establish the proper contacts with veterinarians in Lawrence, or in Manhattan if further study of the animal is needed.
KU receives fellowships for teachers
The University of Kansas has received 18 Prospective Teacher Fellowships financed under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Eight of the fellowships, which are for two years, are in English, six in the social sciences, and four in German.
Eligible to apply are seniors with majors in the appropriate fields and who have had none or few professional education courses.
The two-year fellowships lead to the degree master of arts in teaching. The work combines graduate study in the subject area to be taught in secondary schools and the education courses needed for teacher certification.
The fellowships have a basic stipend of $2,000 the first year and $2,200 the second year, plus allowances for dependents and summer session stipends.
Ambrose Saricks, assistant dean of the Graduate School, is in charge of the program.
CORRECTION
Jean-Luc Godard, French movie director, will be at KU March 10, instead of March 19, as reported in the Kansan Friday.
Just Received-
ZEPHYR-WEIGHT
WOOL
LONG SLEEVE
Civil disobedience is forum subject tonight
Three faculty members and a law student will attempt to draw the line between anarchy and just dissent in the second of the New Freedom series of forums at 7:30 p.m. today in the Kansas Union Forum Room.
fessor of chemistry; and John Toland, Iola second-year law student.
Panel members for the forum entitled "On Civil Disobedience" are Calder M. Pickett, professor of journalism; Herman Lujan, assistant professor of political science; Albert Burgstahler, pro-
Panel members will present 10- minute statements of positions and the audience may challenge the speakers in a question session.
The forums series is sponsored by the Kansas Union Activities Religion Forum Committee and a faculty committee headed by John P. Dessauer, director of the University Press of Kansas.
Keepsake
REGISTERED DIAMOND RINGS
Ray Christian
"THE COLLEGE JEWELER"
Special College Terms
809 Mass. VI 3-5432
PERSONALITY FORUM
Crisis in the American City
as seen through the eyes of:
- Chairman, Republican Party,
Jackson County, Missouri-
Mr. Richard Berkley
- Economist-Dr. Rubin Saposnik
- Social Worker-Mr. Ray Price
- Political Scientist-Dr. Earl Nehring
3:30 Thursday, February 29
Pine Room-Kansas Union