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  • Page 8 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN Thursday, February 1, 1968 U.S. Peace Corps Faces Crucial Period PARTI The Peace ( Mecca of many is on the thre could be the mo in its seven-yei Few will den; irps, once the udent idealist* hhold of what icrucial period • history, that the Peace Corps has been me of the most successful and popular of the New Frontier programs initial" Recruiting figures alone indicate the Peace Corps has less appeal now than it had a year ago. In November, 1966, the Peace Corps received 7,097 applications from college sen iors. Last November, applica- t:ons were filed by only 3,768 seniors, nearly a 50% reduction. still ahead of us, we expect to at least equal last year's figures," Vaughn says. Despite efforts by Corps officials to convince the public that it is not losing its appeal, officials admit the Corps is more controversial on thecami us to- da} than at any other time in its history. ed during the Kennedy Administration. But the Peace Corps now faces many new and delicate problems, most of themnd'rect result of the war in Vietnam. The tactfulness with which these problems are solved within the next few years may well determine whether or not the Peace Corps can survive on a large scale, and if it can, how effective it will be in accomplishing its original mission. Peace Corps officials—who in the past have hat' little trouble convincing your.1' people to give up two years < (' their life to work in an underdeveloped country—now find themselves on the defensive for the first time. The major problem is the Peace Corps' close association with the federal government at a time when the government is unpopular among young people. Peace Corps officials, including Agency Director Jack Vaughn, are not ready to admit the Corps has problems. But some other high-ranking government officials have confirmed privately that the Corps may be in trouble. Overall, the Peace Corps received 9,661 applications last November, compared with 12,411 in November of 1966. Recruiting also was down in December with the Corps receiving 7,095 applications last December, compared with 8,288 in 1966. Peace Corps officials, however, claim these figures should not be interpreted as meaning the Corps is losing itsappealto students. "The decrease is attributable to the style of recruiting in the fall of 1966compared to that in 1967," one official explained. "In late 1966, we put on a major recruiting drive which hit its peak in November. In 1967, however, we visited 25% fewer schools in the fall. During the current academic year, we will have our major recruiting effort in the spring." Since most Peace Corps volunteers come directly from the campus, the Corps' recruiting figures are based on the academic year. So far, applications this year are running about 4,000 behind last year. "Rut with our major recruiting drive The main reason for this, Vaughn said, "is a feeling that we are an official part of the KstablishmenU" One government official explained, "Before the United States became deeply involved in Vietnam, young people did not mind so much being associated with the government, but now they do." However, Vaughn says tne expanding group of student radicals who want to be completely disassociated with the government is not affecting the Peace Corps. "We don't in any sense, or never have, tried to tailor a message for the activist Our message is more to the concerned, and the concerned can be of almost any political stripe," he said in an interview. • But Vaughn admits Peace Corps recruiting on campuses is more difficult now than it was several years ago. "Most campuses are boiling," he said* "There is more noise and more turmoil, which makes it much harder for us to get our message through." A few years ago it was easy for a recruiter to talk with students, he said. SUDS*W2>A 633 MERRIMON AVENUE ASHEVILLE, N. C. EVERY THURSDAY - WESTEUN CAROLINA D.W A FREE DRAFT BEER FOR EACH STl DENT; .11 ST SHOW YOUR STl'DENT IDENTIFICATION.CARD. Good for one FREE draft beer with purchase/ of any Pizza I'RIDAY AND ' '"TRDAY XITKS 'OLE T1M1.Y PIANO" PHONt. Pl-AYING FOR GROUP PARTY RESERVATIONS PHONE 25-48872 SHRIMP *** FRIED CHICKEN *** SPAGHETTI "But now there's a lot of rivalry, and it's harder to get that conversation for a half hour." Although the Peace Corps is associated with the "Establishment," there have been no problems between recruiters and student radicals, Vaughn said. "Words have been exchangedon occasion, but nothing to consider a confrontation " The major problem for Corps recruiters comes when a college or university gives them space in their placement office rather than in a prominent open area on campus, such as in the Student I nion Building, Vaughn said "ue don't seek respectability. All we seek is a chance to talk, and if nobody knows where you are, your exposure is so limited you don't have a chance to talk." When Vaughn talks about the present status of the Peace Corps, he emphasizes that the total number of volunteers o- verseas—now about 15,000—is higher than ever before, and Uie Corps is expanding at Uie rate of about eight new countries a year. WheUier Uiis expansion can continue or not, however, is uncertain. "In Uie past," Vaughn admits, "Uie only thing holding us back has been the lack of enough candidates to serve as volunteers." Since the Corps now must appeal to young people who as a group are becoming more anti-government, Uiis problem may be beginning. Dorm From Page 1 In April, officials will determine if Uie dormitory will be completed on time and inform future students and faculty members of their decision. "For instance, for 1967-68 we were allotted 203.5 teachers by the ctate Board of Education. This figure is based on the 3380 full time students the state estimated we would have Uiis year. Obviously we are over that num- ber, however, we must underestimate our enrollment If we did not, too many faculty members might be hired in ratio to Uie students. "This new dorm can really cause a problem, We must have a total enrollment of 4200 in order to hold Uie 240 faculty members that we expect, If enrollment drops, we will have to drop some of our faculty members," Turner said. If the dorm will not be completed, students may be asked to come to summer school, drop out fall quarter and return winter quarter. But, as Turner pointed out earlier in answer to an Action Answer question, the institution will lose many students in this way. Another alternative is to house a large percentage of the students off-campus in nearby communities and towns. Gudger •From Page 7 want iu.thafs just the way it happens. •Why throttle him? He's great, so let him go. I hope he scores 100 because he de- serves it*,.but at Uie same time we're trying to work with Henry for a winning effort, not just an outstanding individual performance. "But Logan isn't selfish. You've seen him many times go up for a 10-foot jumper and pass under Uie bucket. If you could count his assists as two points, Henry would be averaging 60 a game," Gudger added. What's in store for Uie future at Western? •Next year we'll have a fair nucleus with Sapp, Wittman and McConnell back from the starting five. Freshman Paul Litz is showing marked Improve* ment and we expect Woody Wright to get back on good scholastic footing. 'And you never can tell...I might have a good one or two staked out in the bushes somewhere. "We're not going to be world beaters but we'll try to play good basketball. We're stepping up our recruiting program.o.and of course it's tough.„not knowing what we're going to do about the Carolina Conference. "We'll come up with something. It's obvious we'll miss Henry but we've had some of our better records without a super star," Jim continued. We know Jim Gudger will come up with something. He always has. Because Jim Gudger is a basketball coach . . . and a damn good one. Action Answer . . . .From Page 1 A. James Kirkpatrick, director of business affairs, stated that several buildings are planned for the next few years. A business and education building has been approved and will be completed during 1969. Two 400-student dormitories have been authorized. The women's residence will be located beyond Leatherwood dormitory and the men's residence will be constructed on the present site of the trailor park behind Benton Dormitory. Also plannedareanindustrial, fine arts and home economics complex, an addition to Reid Gymnasium to enlarge teaching facilities and a $75,000 addition to the Laundry. LBJ .From Page 5 the cool analyses of Fullbright, Morgenthau or Schlesinger. As such it may we'l endure as long as Johnson's public performance lives in recorded his- tory„ The retail price of LBJ LAMPOONED is SI.50. COGDILL MOTOR CO. Your Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge and Dodge Truck Dealer SeeThe New 68's Complete Body Shop SylTa. N. C.
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