THE MICHIGAN DAILY PACE THE MCHIGA DAIL PAG LIBERAL ARTS MAJORS: Corps Seeks Potential Hits 'Bias' I Schools Children Boycott Chicago Classes CHICAGO () - Thousands of children missed classes yesterday In a one-day boycott protesting alleged de facto segregation in Chicago's public schools. The Coordinating Council of Community Organizations, an al- liance of civil rights groups direct- ing the boycott, said information from 65 of the 450 schools showed 62,009 of the 76,591 pupils were absent. School officials planned to report on their census later. Clair M. Roddewig, president of the Chicago Board of Education, said checks indicated "the boycott is not nearly as extensive as the last time." He was referring to the boycott Oct. 22, when 224,770 youngsters -close to half of the enrollment -skipped classes because of the demonstration or other reasons. Lawrence Landry, one of the leaders of the holdout, comment- ed, "It looks good." He had esti- mated in advance that about 100,- 000 pupils would stay out. A group of Negro demonstrators mar ched past the Cooley Voca- tional School on the Near North Side, chanting "What do you want? Freedom. When? Now." The boycott proceeded quietly. Police Supt. 0. W. Wilson and State's Attorney Daniel P. Ward had stated that anybody who tried to stop school-bound pupils would be arrested and prosecuted. Earlier this month, the Board of Education voted in favor of a policy of integration. But some civil rights spokesmen were not satisfied. They want a program of integration ,set to a timetable and also demanded the ouster of School Superintendent Benjamin C. Willis. By ROBERT HIPPLER "Over half of our college vol- unteers for the Peace Corps are liberal arts majors, who learn their specific skills by entering training programs inl the Corps," Philip Graham, deputy associate director of the Peace Corps office of public affairs, said yesterday. "Aptitude and potential, not necessarily specific training, are the important requirements for service in the Peace Corps," he continued. During this week-Peace Corps Week on campus-Graham and several fellow Peace Corps mem- bers are administering aptitude tests and holding student confer- ences. Frank Krejewski, a volunteer returned from work in the Philip- pines, explained that over 50 per cent of Peace Corps members do teaching work, for which liberal arts majors readily qualify. Often members mix teaching duties with other services such as agricultural and technological advice, he noted. He gave as an example of this his recent work, where he taught elementary school and in addition acted as an agricultural adviser. Merlin Skretvedt, who just re- turned from two years' work in the West Indies, noted that he took a college training course in agricultural methods before leav- ing for the Indies. This aided him in acting as a combination teach- er-community leader-technologi- cal adviser to the Indians, he said. Outline Georgianna Shine, who is back from two years as a teacher-ad- viser in Ghana, outlined the pro- gram a student wishing to join the Corps would follow. "First he fills out a question- naire and takes a general aptitude test," she said. "Then, if he wish- es, he can take a test in Spanish or French. The questionnaires and tests put the student under no ob- ligation, and give the Peace Corps an idea of his background and areas of aptitude and interest." Goldwater: No Second Sot Choice WASHINGTON (P)-Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz) said yesterday if he fails to win the GOP presi- dential nomination he will have to "flip a nickel" in deciding whether to support Richard M. Nixon or Gov. William W. Scranton of Pennsylvania. Two weeks before the first presi- denital primary in New Hampshire March 10, Goldwater said he re- mains confident that he will get the nomination to oppose President Lyndon B. Johnson in November. Summing up his position, the senator made these other points in a wide-ranging interview: -Provided he wins the June 2 California delegate primary-and he thinks he has a decided edge over New York Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller - former Vice Presi- dent "Nixon is the man I'm going to have to beat in the convention. I don't see anybody else in sight." -He believes a reported move of Ohio Gov. James A. Rhodes to fashion a bloc of northern tier state delegations behind Scranton will fail. -He doesn't believe Scranton wants the nomination "unless it's handed to him on a silver platter." -Johnson is going to be diffi- cult to defeat "but he's getting more vulnerable every day. The honeymoon is over, the mail shows that. The fiascos in which we are involved around the world are getting serious and the President is not making any decisions." Goldwater discounted sugges- tions that his drive for the nom- ination has slowed down. Race Splits Malaysiai (Last of a four-part series) By JEFFREY GREENFIELD. Collegiate Press Service KUALA LUMPUR-Racial ten- sions in the newly-born federation of Malaysia have blocked attempts to form an all-Malaysian student union. The new nation, formed in Sep- tember, 1963, includes the federa- tion of Malaya, Singapore (a self- governing entity), and the ex- British colonies of Sabah and Sarawak. The federation includes Malays and Chinese, with an Eng- lish educational and political sys- tem. The Chinese inhSingapore par- ticularly (where they form a nu- merical majority) have strong ties to their homeland. While of a cul- tural rather than political nature, these ties reflect their support of the Chinese government in power. Strong Sentiment In today's world, this means that pro-Communist sentiment in Singapore is strong-so strong, in fact, that in 1961 the self-govern- ing territory almost voted a Com- munist government into power. The Chinese are fiercely deter- mined to preserve their cultural identity; consequently, many Chi- nese students attend schools pat- terned after the Chinese system, in contrast to the government sup- ported British-system schools. One Singapore college Nanyang University -is the point at which all these factors have joined to form the dilemma facing student leadership. Political Hotspot Nanyang is a political hotspot. Its students were among the most vocal supporters of the pro-Peking "Bharisan Socialiste" (Socialist Front), and the school has been iStudents program, while Nanyang stands by the Chinese pattern of education. Nanyang's student council is part of a Singapore union of stu- dents. The Malayan union, which wants to federate with the Singa- pore union, cannot do so because to federate would include Nanyang as part of the all-Malaysian un- ion; and the government of Ma- laysia will not permit such a union. Narrow Policy In sum, the Malaysian govern- ment's policy against narrow eth- nic education has stymied the ef- forts at student merger because just such an ethnic school is part of Singapore's student union. The Nanyang case is not the only example of friction between students and the central govern- ment. The University of Singa- pore, a British-style school, has recently taken issue with the gov- ernment's "short-listing" policy, under which students are screened for political reliability. After the vice-chancellor resigned in pro- test over the government's stand last November, the students staged a one-day boycott of classes. Such dissent is not found at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur (the federation capital); as the government seat, there is far less freedom to stray from the path of orthodoxy. For the present, the major prob- lem in student politics is the in- ability to bring about an all-Ma- laysian student union. TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN ON THE JOB-These are part of the Peace Corps contingent stationed in Tanganyika. They have volunteered for two year stays; most serve as teachers or agricultural and technological advisers. "The Corps will contact the stu- dent within 40 days of the results of his application, and later in April, will send him a letter indi- cating what fields he can enter in the Corps and what countries have openings for him." Training Session If the student chooses to join, he then enrolls in a 10-12 week training program during the sum- mer to familiarize him with his field and country. Then the student goes abroad to the country be has chosen and concentrates in the field of his interest for tv.o years, she said. Miss Shine added that the vcl- unteers are given a liberal allow- ance for room and board while abroad, and that many come back to school and then return to con- tinue their Peace Corps wolr. About seven zr eight past corps volunteers are now enrolled in the graduate school here, she noted. Graham noted that Peace Corps aid is given only to those foreign countries who request it, and that only one country to date-Ghana -has decided to discontinue the Peace Corps program after its ini- tial two-year run. He called Peace Corps prospects for increased appropriations from Congress "excellent." He explained that Congressmen are getting word both from abroad and from constituents of the successes of the Corps abroad. The Peace Corps now totals 7200 members, with 5900 on active duty and 1300 in training, Miss Shine noted. The greatest number of them are in Africa. Latin America, where the Corps is intensifying its work, may soon pass Africa in the number of volunteers, she added. branded a "hotbed of leftism" by most Singapore and Malaysian government officials including Tunku Abduhl Rahman, the feder- ations prime minister. When the federation was formed, the central government in Kuala Lumpur cracked down on Singapore's Nanyang. Most of the student council leaders were jailed; and the school has not re- ceived official accreditation, since the Malaysian government de- mands an ethnically integrated INTERNATIONAL PEACE MEAL League Cafeteria Sunday, Mar. 1-5:30-8:00 P.M. Special Guest Speaker: USNSA OFFICER Entertainment Tickets $1.10 available at Union Desk Feb. 26-27 11 A.M.-1 P.M.-4-6 P.M. Feb. 28 11 A.M.-7 P.M. EVERYONE INVITED F 'U u1- Ua B'NAI B'RITH HILLEL FOUNDATION TONIGHT AT 8 World News Roundup By The Associated Press WASHINGTON-Waterfront unions have agreed to resume load- ing ships with wheat bound for Communist nations, the White House announced yesterday. Presidential Press Secretary Pierre Salinger said the agreement resulted from an exchange of telegrams between President Lyndon B. Johnson and President George Meany of the AFL-CIO yesterday. WASHINGTON-Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz proposed yesterday that the compulsory school attendance age be extended to 18 and that free public education be provided for two years beyond high school. Wirtz said that two million of the three and one half million workers between the ages of 16-19 ought to be returned to school. WASHINGTON-The House space and astronautics committee yesterday approved the plan to build a $60 million space center near Boston. The center had been sought by University officials for the Ann Arbor area. * * * *, DALLAS-Two male jurors were chosen in quick succession yes- terday to try Jack Ruby in the slaying of Lee Harvey Oswald, thus bringing to five the number thus far selected. WASHINGTON-Former Senate Democratic aide Bobby Baker invoked the fifth amendment yesterday in response to questioning from Republican senators on a wide variety of subjects. One senator said the refusal to answer might bring contempt of Congress charges. LANSING-A bill to order use of paper ballots in machine voting precincts in case of an "election emergency" this year was on its way to the Senate yesterday. The proposal won approval 90-0 Monday in the House. Paper ballots are expected to be necessary to provide space for all candidates seeking office in November, due to election changes called for by the constitution. NEW YORK - Stocks yesterday were mixed with wide gains and losses. 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MULTIPURPOSE ROOM-UGLI Alpha Phi Omega, Pledge meeting, Thurs., Feb. 27, 4 p.m., 3516 SAB. * * ,* Baptist Student Union, Devotion by Tom Waiburton following a Social Hour, Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m., Michigan Union, Boom 3D. Circle Honorary Society, Important meeting, Thurs., Feb. 27, 7:15 p.m., Caveroom, Michigan League. Le Cercle Francais invites one and all to hear Jacques Morgensteon speak on the famous French singer "George Brassens," Wed., Feb. 26, at 8 p.m., 203 0. Ingalls St. Refreshments will be served. Le Cercle Francais, Le Baratin, Feb. 27, 3-5 p.m., 3050 Frieze Bldg. Newman Social Action Committee - Meeting: Mrs. Albert Wheeler, chair- man of Ann Arbor NAACP, will speak on "Discrimination in Ann Arbor," Wed., Feb. 26, 8 pm., Newman Center, 331 Thompson St. German Club, Coffee Hour, Wed., Feb. 26, 3-5 p.m., 3050 Frieze Bldg. German conversation, music, singing, refresh- ments. 'Herzlich Wilikommen " Lutheran Student Center and Chapel, Vespers-Studies in the Christian Faith "God and His World," Wed., Feb. 26, 7:15 p.m., Hill St. at Forest Ave. University Lutheran Chapel, Midweek LentenV arn. "Are Vn Annther of Young Democratic Club, Issues Dis- cussion GTroup. Speaker, Prof. Henry Bretton, U. of M. Department of Politi- cal Science, speaking on "Congress and Foreign Policy," Feb. 26, 8 p.m., 3B, Michigan Union. I I live a lot in animated CAPEZIO SKIMMERS now in 13 lilting new spring colors! ! FOAM BLUE " GREEN 0 RED 0 NAVY ! BLACK ,@ BROWN ! GYPSY ORANGE ! PAMPER PINK 0 LIMESTONE ! BRONZEEN 9 RASPBERRY 0 CAVERN BLUE OROYAL BLUE PATENT INTERNATIONAL W EEK MARCH 1-7 sponsored by all campus organizations * International Dinner * Address by G. Mennen Williams, and S. O. Adebo, head of Nigerian Mission to the United Nations I nip, f .Y. r A 4 Y xf' I L'y ' :? 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