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VISTA Panel Debates... (Continued from fag? V raise the economic level of people in poverty, they must teach the poor the “laws of spirituality.” Marxists Wrong At the beginning of his speech. Shimanek read from an article by church elder Ezrah Taft Ben son in the “Deseret News.” Taft charged that the "constitution and the American republic are being destroyed by the socialist and Communist conspiracy, aided by liberals.” Skimanek said that Marxist the ories are wrong because they deny the existence of God. believe that the universe was created by a series of accidents and that GLADE SHIMANEK man is a victim of economic de terminism. He said that, judging by his experiences in missionary work, the poor are not victims of economic determinism by victims of a “lack of spirituality.” He quoted from Proverbs to show the contributing cause of poverty — idleness, drunkenness, followers after evil persons, doc trines, and lovers of pleasure— “outright sin.” ironical Shiraanek claimed “the wall between church and state has been bridged by this program. “How many of you trainees have approached your church to see what plan it has to elimin ate poverty? Why has the gov ernment usurped this power?” He said that although the “volunteers are not paid very much, whose money are they spending? This money is tax money, and not paid voluntarily or out of charity.” Ray Lowe, head of the VISTA Training project at the Univer sity, spoke out in defense of the program. “It’s interesting, if not ironi cal, that for the first time in the history of civilization, that anybody can become a volunteer. Before, there were various pre requisites that were needed.” Lowe noted the many changes in American society during the last 100 years. ‘Big Problem’ He said that programs like VISTA provide young people and senior citizens, who are useless in our kind of society, an op portunity to be useful. He also said that established social agencies have “never assist ed people to get out of poverty. Instead, they have helped in get ting and keeping many people there.” “Since poverty is such a big problem, national in scope, it cannot be left to choice or chance. Watts could just as easily happen in Eugene, he continued, and the federal government is the only agency that can deal with this problem.” He also claimed that the pov erty programs mean “increased vitality in terms of citizenship, not patriotism, since all ‘isms” are outdated today.” People who have worked in these programs are more inform ed of the concerns, the needs and the problems of the coun try. Kenneth Viegas, chief of the KENNETH VIEGAS Family Service Program of the Lane County Youth Study Pro ject, said that he supported the poverty programs but said that this is not "the first effort that has been made.” "It is a myth to even think that all poverty will be elimin ated, that welfare agencies have not done anything during the last 30 years, and that all wel fare agencies are full of bureau cratic waste,” he said. "Volunteers have a great deal to offer. They can look outside the agency, raise cane and make us think. People in the com munity will often speak more free- j ly to the volunteers than to the professional,” Viegas said. "The hostility the volunteer leaves behind him when after a year he exists, and the family is still faced with the community, the series of programs designed to solve too many problems in a piecemeal way, and the tenden cy to kick existing agencies out” —these are some of his criticisms of the poverty programs. Lawyers Say Position In Viet Nam Legal CHICAGO (AP)—The Ameri can Bar Association declared | Monday that “the position of the United States in Viet Nam is legal under international law and is in accordance with the char ter of the United Nations and the Southeast Asia Treaty.” The ABA’s House of Delegates unanimously approved a resolu tion taking that position. PL-3 Program WEDNESDAY, FEB. 23 6:30 Hl'STLEY BRINKLEY REPORT 7 :00- EUGENE CAMPUS REPORT 7 .05—CHILDREN S LITERATURE : Books for beginning readers 8:00—PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS 8 :3G—NEW FRONTIERS OF THE BRAIN : Strides lacing made by science in exploring the human 9 :00— SO MUCH LIKE US: Monkeys act so much like people. Or the other way around. 9:30—TBA Oregon Dally Emerald The Oregon Daily Emerald is published five times in September and five days a week during the academic year, except during examination periods, by the Student Publi cations Board of the University of Oregon. Second-class postage paid at Eugene, Ore gon 97403. Subscription rates $5 per year, $2 per term. PATRONIZE YOUR • ADVERTISERS • Coke & Combo BAND "The TEEN BEATS" BOTTOM OF THE BOWL 9:45-10:45 15c Couple Stag & Drag 15c Senate to Hold Fourth Hearing Members of Young Republicans and Young Americans for Free dom will be questioned today about their views on Viet Nam. The ASUO Senate’s Public Af fairs Committee will hold its fourth hearing on the war. The, Committee will soon begin draft ing bills for a Senate stand on the war. which will probably be taken this term. The meeting is at 6:30 p.m. in | the Student Union. Senators will question mem bers of the two groups—and also. I possibly, Citizens for Viet Nam There will also be a period for questions from the audience Bruce Gcrhardt of Young Re publicans and Randy Gragg of Young Americans for Freedom! and probably one more person will participate. They won’t be official representatives of their groups. An earlier hearing heard views of the Young Democrats, Stu dents for a Democratic Society, and the Faculty-Student Commit tee to Stop the War in Viet Nam. The Senate position on the war will be used to instruct Univer sity delegates to the National Student Association summer con gress. The NSA congress usual ly takes stands on national and international issues. Morale Trouble Seerl In Teaching Corps' I WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s n e w Teacher Corps program may create a tre mendous morale problem among career school teachers, Hep. Edith Green, D-Ore., said Monday Mrs. Green, once a school teach er herself, said she woidd look for another joh if she were a teacher and Teacher Corps train ees were brought in at an equal salary, with an opportunity to earn a higher degree. She called them "temporary do-gooders." Harold Howe H, commissioner of education, disagreed with Mrs. Green on the salary part of her complaint. He told a House Education sub committee headed by Mrs. Green that the law provides that Teach er Corps trainees be paid at the lowest salary level for begin ning teachers in the local sys tem. Swimming Tests Set All women who have not yet been classified for swimming in the physical education depart ment are urged to take their test this week Tests begin at 4 p.m. today, 3:30 p.m. Thursday, and 4 p.m. Friday. Advance appointments should be made in the main PE of fice, Gerlinger Hall. The government will provi( the money to pay them. Howe said the program U <• tlrely voluntary on the part the school district#, which mu ask for the trainees if it wan them, would have complete eo trol of them locally and con lire them ‘if they don't perfor well." The new program contemplate bringing in Teacher Corps vt unteers, drawn from college gra nates, for a two year work ar training stint in local eleme tary and secondary schools. 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