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Show June 23, 1967 Page 4 COLLEGIATE WEEKLY Peace Corps Is An Idea Whose Time Has Come, " Says Noted Author (Editor's Note: With several Weber State College students leaving for Peace Corps volunteer assignments this summer, a four-part story "An Idea Whose Time Had Come" will be printed here during the next month.) Almost immediately after John Kennedy injected his proposal for a Peace Corps into the presidential campaign in 1960, people began stepping forward to point out that the idea behind it was not exactly new, that it had existed in various forms for a long time, In fact, dozens of organizations were seen "discovered" by the press as Peace Corps prototypes. For instance, while the Boston "Globe" headlined the fact that Boston College pioneered the Peace Corps and Drew Pearson credited the President of the Jer- old Electronics Corporation with implanting the idea in candidate Kennedy's head, Washington "News" column jt Tom Kelly reported the discovery of "our first Peace Corpsmen" - -Bernie Erven and Jim McKinley, two young men who had just finished six months in Jordan with the International Farm Youth Exchange. Many religious groups and private organizations, in fact, have long been active in sending volunteers abroad on very much the same type of missions to be undertaken by the Corps. Nor were those precedents confined to the. U.S.: numerous prototypes existed in other countries. When the United Nations voted on a motion to have the Econ-nomic and Social Council consider the Peace Corps, French delegate Maurico Viaud said he thought sending young volunteers out in the underdeveloped countries was a fine idea-France had been doing it for years. Come in nc. and see our vast selection. Long hair hard to manage? Short hair too boyish looking? THE ANSWER IS HERE! 7e atedt Ct cUi Sty(ity! Wiglets All New J14.95 Mini-Wiglets 9.95 Long, Long Falls 49.95 Wigs 47.95 Quality human hair at th. lowest prices ever! VIRGIL PAINTER'S HAIR STYLING Two convenient locations 2972 Jackson 740 - 27th St 392-0577 399-4965 1 )t iUon'g &e?taurant OGDEN'S ATMOSPHERE RESTAURANT Featuring Charbroiled Steaks & Other Fine Foods A Special Treat for Travelers & Salesmen Served in a Delightful Old English Setting Luncheons Mon-Fri - 1 1 :30 - 2:30 Dinners Monday through Saturday from 5:30 p.m. Bankamericard and other credit cards accepted "FOR RESERVATIONS CALL" Ye Lion's Den Restaurant 3607 Washington Blvd. - 399-5804 A Human Impulse The idea of young people voluntarily helping others less fortunate than themselves is as old as the human race. As Congressman Henry S. Reuss pointed out on the floor of the House of Representatives, one example dates back at least 1,500 years, when St. Benedict led missions of young men from the affluent society of Rome out to work in the underdeveloped areas of northern Europe. In more recent times, the efforts of missionary groups to channel the ideals and the energy of youth into improving mankind offer an even closer parallel, and many nonreligious organizations have also been active in sending volunteers into underdeveloped countries. In fact, Sen. Kennedy's campaign proposal declared in essence that, if he were elected, the for of the United States government would be put behind a kind of program that has been successfully carried out for several years by numerous private organizations. There are two main roots to the Peace Corps idea. One can be traced back to the work of Christian missionaries, with emphasis upon selfless sac- - x.e .... I J - " ! I j I 'f - j j More and more young people across America are joining the Peace Corps Program. Three from Weber State will leave this summer. rifice to help the less fortunate and thus to win converts. The other derives from the suggestion of American philosopher William James that to conscript a 'peace army" of young men to "go to war against nature" would not only be of great help to the less fortunate of the world but would at the same time be very enlightening and inspiring to those who took part. ( next week : Part n, "A War Against War.") J he (Bella FOR THE TRADITIONAL MAN . . . RUGGED R0UGH-0UT GENUINE MOCCASINS A man's moccasin! Brawny shag leather on the outside, butler-soft comfort on. the inside. Authentic moccasin construction your foot is gloved from upper to insole in one piece of leather. Hand-sewn fronts, too ! In cactus, rust or mesquite. By WINTHROP. RED M NYE CO |
