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CHARLES SCHLEICHER, professor of political science, praised the late Indian Prime Minister Shastri at a Memorial Service Tues day. Behind Schleicher are Alfred Bloom, assistant professor of religion, and Ahmed Sheikh, Ph.D. candidate in political science. Service Honors India's Shastri After less than two years as Prime Minister of India, Lai Ba hadur Shastri died Monday of a heart attack. In memorial of his death, the University Indian Students Asso ciation held a short service Wed nesday giving tribute to Shastri's character, political prowess, and social leadership. About 40 people, mostly Indian foreign students, listened in the Dads’ Room at the Student Un ion to three speakers comment on the Prime Minister s death. Shastri “served his country ac tively for a majority of his 61 years. ... He understood a ma jority of the problems of India,’’ said Charles Schleicher, political science professor. Ahmed Sheikh, also of the po litical science dept., added, “In 1966, there are certain things In dia can be very proud of, (it) can Chavan Will Discuss International Festival Winter term’s first Internation al Coffee Hour will feature Anant Chavan, director of the Third Annual International Festival, scheduled April 13-17, telling ways that foreign students can take part in the YM-YWCA sponsored event. The coffee hour is held at 4 p.m. each Thursday in the Orides Lounge, Gerlinger. Construction Photos Exhibited at Library Photographs of the various stages of construction of the $2, 075,000 addition to the library are on display in the library lobby \ through February 13th. The Pho tographic Bureau of the library is responsible for the photography and the exhibit. be very proud of its leadership.'' Shastri, said Schleicher, was “gentle, he was patient, yet he was given to reason and compro mise.” The association also sent a res olution to Shastri’s wife and the Indian president offering condo lences. The memorial closed with a prayer by Alfred Bloom, assis tant professor in religion. Sign-up Begins For Y Activities Today is sign-up day for YWCA-YMCA winter term activi ties. In the Lane County Youth Study Program, five women are needed to work with junior high school girls who are potential dropouts. Under Big Sister Program a student is assigned to one child, and meets with the little girl at least once a week. The “big sis ter” takes her on hikes, or mov ies, or simply plays with her. The Pearl Buck project is for girls interested in working with mentally retarded children. Sacred Heart and Children’s Hospital Projects need girls to give an hour each week reading to patients and playing with chil dren in the hospital. Two Y Teen advisors are need ed to work with Y clubs in the Central Lane YWCe. Students may sign up also to work on the Heart Hop, scheduled for Feb. 12. This is a “progres sive dance” held in four frater nity or sorority houses. The Student’s University Toward a teaching—learning community —learning and discussing the vital issues of our times —replacement of impersonal “objective” texts with the primary sources —the Active engagement of the student 1249 Alder, Noon on Thursday, Jan. 13 Discussion at the New World Coffee House, and the teacher in the course work 'Group Living System... (Continued from page 1) trainees, who come 50 at a time, spend their first two weeks at Tongue Point. When trainees enter cadre eight it’s already been decided what cadre they'll live in after the two week training period. While he's in cadre eight the trainee talks with a counselor and an educa tional advisor from the cadre he’s going into. He goes to some social activities at that cadre but he sticks mostly to the orientation cadre. Results Hood Only two groups have gone through this system. Johnson says the apparent result is good. “I think they have the same adjustment problems peculiar to people their age,” Johnson says. Trainees range in age from 16 to 21. "There’s nothing more pe culiar about the Job Corps than any other group,” he insists. “In general the trainees have adjusted pretty well to this new situation,” Johnson added. “Some don’t, of course." But the "group life” system wasn't always like that. Trainees weren’t adjusting well last sum mer and a lot of them didn't like the center. Most trainees find the center far different from what they expect. A lot of them don’t like dormitory life and some critics of the Job Corps have said this is the wrong kind of living situation for these people. Revised System After the disturbances this summer McAbee began work on a revision of the "eroui) life" Telegram... (Continued from pa fit' l) eral students became involved in heated arguments with drive workers, while others seemed to ignore the sign-up table on the SU terrace. The drive to circulate the tel egrams began Sunday evening when workers canvasser! the rna jority of Greek organizations. The response was meek, accord ing to Scott Bartlett, co-ordinator of the drive. “In fact,” said Bartlett, “one major fraternity told us that they never signed anything. Many re turned the petitioned blank. Sor orities seemed more enthusiastic, but they gave us little help.” Spokesman said that a drive had also been made to enlist the support of Portland area colleges in hopes that massive telegrams could reach Johnson and Con gressmen before next week's an ticipated plea for an additional $13 billion appropriation for the Viet Nam war. Poems Published The magazine Evidence has pub lished three poems by Ralph J. Salisbury, associate professor of English. They are “Coesixtences,” “Red Plumes Against Blue Sky and in,” and “Momentos: Mis souri Twilight.” Oregon Daily Emerald The Oregon Daily Emerald i* oublUhed five time* in September and five day* a week during the academic year, except during examination period*, by the Student Publl 'ations Board of the University of Oregon. Second-class postage paid at Eugene, Ore gon 97403. Subscription rate* $5 per year, %2 per term. Want to really get results?— Use Emerald Classified Ads— Want to really get results?— system. 1ft* brought Johnson in to run it. Johnson lived for Iwo or j three days in each cadre, got to i know the stall of each cadre, and | the trainees. The dormitory system had i>rr viously been set up much like the University's. Kach cadre was j divided into several units, each with a counselor An overall cadre supervisor like a head resident, —ran each cadre, stepping in on problem cases. Hut McAbee didn t like that. "The worst thing you can do is to send in a stranger when you ha\ e problems." he says. lie’s reorganized it into a team approach The cadre supervisor now lives with the boys and works with all of them lie has a stall of about six people who help him; a counselor who works directly with trainees on personal prob lems, an educational advisor who helps trainees with their sched All but Five Trainees Return ASTORIA (UPI) — Officials of the Tongue Point Job Corps center said 315 of the 320 trainees who went home for Christmas leave will return. One of the five not returning obtained a job. ules and other problems related to the curriculum, two or three "group life workers” who were unit counselors, and who work closest of any woth the corps men. Recreation Planned There’s also a recreation man who spends part of his time planning the trainees’ recreation programs lie’s not on the cadre supervisor’s staff, however. “The relationship between the group life people and the trainees is important," says Me A bee "We want the trainee to feel the dor mitory is his home, not just a place where he sleeps, keeps his clothes, and has a buddy.” Me A bee has one key rule about the relationship of the trainees and the "group life” workers— in fact, about all staff: trainees are to be given a voice in formation of policy at Tongue Point. "Some people say about me that 'If McAbee had his way the kids would be running the base,’ ” McAbee chuckles "That's not true. But we do want them to help run the base while we give them leadership training," Student fiovernment Trainees help run the base through a student government that makes most of the rules that govern them. "I wanted to give that student government some real authority,” McAbee explains. "I didn't want it to he like a high school where you elect a student government hut it doesn't amount to much." The trainees held a constitutional convention, derid ed on the form of government they wanted (a republican form with representatives from each cadre) The discipline system has stu dents making a large shore of the discipline decisions The Tongue Point staff is presently drawing up a code of student conduct at the direction of University Presi dent Arthur S Flemming. The present discipline system is incorporated into a “group life handbook.” It reads a lot like tlie University's Student Conduct Code. The system, says the booklet, "is largely based on the assunip turn that the corptmen should he most intimately involved at every stage of the process. It is further assumed that corpsinen will learn to live more effectively in a democracy hy participating as active partners in a cornmu nity which is as nearly demo cratic as is feasible. . Review Hoards l setl Kach cadre ho* a review board which (tears all disciplinary prob lent* This hoard consist* of both corpsmcn and staff There are two appeal boards, one composed entirely of corpsmen, another wholly of staff If either a corps man or a cadre supervisor dts likes the decision of the cadre board he may appeal to either of those board* Center Director Douglas Olds is the final authority by law How has this system worked? Apparently pretty well Those two rev lew hoards haven't had a case to consider in two months How are rorpsmen adjusting to society overall? The people who live closest to them (outside of the Tongue Point staff), the citizens of A* torta, think they're doing very well They’ve been cooperative and worked on downtown projects Both Astoria Mayor Harry Stein hock and 1 red Andrus, editor of the local dally newspaper, agree that the town reaction has been favorable since this summer's flare-ups. “Most people here are happy with them, except for the few diehard* who wouldn't like the Job Corps if all those kids came out angels," says Steinbock. Andrus used to get phone rails all the time from people who ob jected; now he gets very few. (Next: What lies ahead) DID YOU KNOW That the D.Q. Also Offers: DELUXE HAMBURGERS - CHEESEBURGERS HOT DOGS - HAM SANDWICHES FRENCH FRIES - ONION RINGS DAIRY QUEEN TREAT FOR TASTE fooo 10* 13th l Hilyard 343-7512 Start the Year Right WITH UNIVERSE CALENDARS APPOINTMENT BOOKS MEMO BOOKS ASSIGNMENT CALENDARS CAMPUS BOOKSTORE 877 E. 13th Across from Taylor’s 343-4082 1
