| Show STUDENT LIFE AUGUST 12 1965 — 3 Peace Corps Volunteers Training At USU I tural rural development while Utterly Bauer Lit© Staff Writer the other is learning commun- By Student from Oregon Massacand from Texas from Calihusetts and Ohio from fornia from Florida from Maryland and Indiana— from all over 'the United States to spend one summer at USU When they leave they’ll be heading for a common destination: Iran And while they’re here? 14 From 7 am to 9 pm men 59 these a hours day are learning the various skills which will enable them to fill useful roles during their two-yestay in Iran Included in their intensive program of instruction are language area studies and technical train- come They ar fit Total- to Logan two have returned home The men are living in the Sigma Kappa sorority and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity houses on Of the original leers who came June 20 59 remain ity development and const ruction Construction of roads buildings and bridges as well as concrete and electrical work are cohered by the lat- ter group The agricultural development section studies soils crops irrigation fertilizers livestock and poultry They learn methods for controlling weeds insects and plant diseases Topics also include fam machinery and buildings U S and also develop their physical capacities so that they will be able to perform their assigned tasks efficiently one hour is allotted each afternoon for physical education From 3 campus 4 pm the volunteers mayj to Though most of the traine- be seen exerting themselves es are about 22 or 23 the in an enthusiastic game of ages range from 31 to 47 One soccer or doing calistenics volunteer is a successful deSwimming running volle- farm implements other 58 all have college degrees including some Masters’ and live-yeengineering degrees In their classes most of which are held in the building homework is not assigned The trainees are allowed a maximum of nine hours college credit for Peace Corps stusigner of the ar Forestry-Zo- ology - dies Basic communicating with Iranian people is essential to Peace Corps workers nearly half of the training time about 300 hours is devoted to the Persian or Farsi language Intended to give each volunteer a knowledge of the structure of the language in addition to a basic the I : I - j y U-- f a V 't v 1 r ? 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