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UNITED STATES PEACE CORPS - KOREA May, 1968 Peace Corps Plans For Future To the oft-q1ised question, "Will Korea I be replaced?," I must answer No, Yes, and Maybe. The No answer: A distinct group such as Korea VII is not scheduled to arrive and be a one-to-one replace- Worth to Join P.C. The Latinists say "Festimi Lente" but PC/K has been sayi~g "Chon Chonhee, Bailee Kasayo." Either way it's suppose to mean "Make Haste Slowly." That seems to be the slogan of PC/K's staffing. Finally, our long-awaited staff assistance is coming. George Worth, known to most PCV's through visits to training sites and his recent participation in the TESOL team, joined Peace Corps on April 24th, as PC/ K 's senior Educational Advisor. After a few weeks in Washington, George will be enrotite to Korea . With his arrival, the staff hopes to quickly determine further staff needs and engage a Korean or American linguist to support the TESOL'ers. George was ,born in Kiangyin, China. He received his B.A. degree from Davidson College and a Master of Education degree from the University 0£ North Carolina. He has also attend-d the Institute of Far Eastern Languag s ai Yale Umversity . ment of Korea I. The Yes answer: The Korea I teachers at the college and university levels w ill generally be replaced on a one-toone basis if the program requested by the MOE is approved. These replacements would arrive in January or February. This would get PC/ K arrival and departure dates in line with Korea's educational calendar year. The Maybe answer: PC/K feels the National and Provincial Ed tional Officials must review their P Corps provided manpower and deci e how such manpower can best be utilized in assisting Korea meet its objectives. With Korea I's departure there will remain about 140 TESOLer s in Korea II, III, and V. We are asking that a study be made of the schools which Korea I vacates and the schools which have a PCV. The purpose of t his review is to determine an order of importance or a priority list based on Korea's objectives. We see this happening through a close liaison of P rovincial Educators, PC/K's Regional Reps, and our soon-to-arrive · Education Advisor. These three in close consultation should be able to determine most effective utilization of PC/K npower. Naturally, the views of th_e V 's should be factored into the decision- making. Each PCV / TSL and especially Korea I TESOLers should be contacted by, or be cont acting, their Reps to make their views on this i.$.sue known. Kevin O' Donnell Peace Cnrps Under .~rr11,tin11 '.l'hc write•·, Mai·shall Windiniller, an Assoch~tc l'rofcssor or International Relations at San l ~ranc isco late College, delivered these remarks on his radio broadcast of November 16, 1967. * * * One of the most interesting and possibly the most creative developments in American government in the last decade has been the Peace Corps. It was the proud achievement of the Kennedy administration and it has become well known all over the world .... T wo years ago there was a controversy about the Peace Corps on the It was begun by Gerald Berreman, a professor of anthropology. Professor Berreman criticized the Peace Corps as an instrument of an insuportable US foreign policy. "The government," he said, "wants the Peace Corps to be a play pen for activist students to keep them out of the kitchen when the adults are cooking up the war in Vietnam. I have nothing against the Peace Corps as such," he said, "but in the present context it is being used as a sugar coating fot a very bitter pill - US foreign policy and especially the war." ... About a week before Professor Berreman made this speech, . I had discussed the Peace Corps at some length in one of these radio commentaries. In my broadcast of October 28, 1965, I called the Peace Corps "one of the most hopeful creations of the twentieth century" and said that it could be an " instrument of change and enlightenment." I then criticized some of the more militant protesters against the war in Vietnam. " A large number of the campus activists appear to be totally alienated from th culture and the polity . . . . They huv g iven up on changing £ r ign policy - they m erely want to x1ios' the rottenness of the whole sys t m. They want to tear it down, not reform it. They are romantics who seem incapable of working with reality. One manifestation of this type of thinking is now springing up on a few key campuses. lt is the idea that the policy of the Johnson administration in Vietnam is so evil as to corrupt even the constructive policies in other parts of the world. Therefore, it is argued, the academic and intellectual community must refuse to cooperate in any part of that foreign policy and that includes the Peace Corps." I went on to criticize this argument taking the view that the Peace Corps, a s one healthy e l ement in an otherwise gloomy landscape, should be supported and used as an in-strument of reform of American foreign policy. In the two years that have passed since Professor Berreman made his statement and I broadcast my commentary I have watched the Peace Corps closely. I h ave talked with numerous trainees and returned Volunteers and have corresponded with my former students who have been serving as Volunteers abroad. I have also watched the role of the Peace Corps as an instrument of American foreign policy, and have done a great deal of thinking abou~ it. I have come to the conclusion that Professor Berreman was correct in 1965 and I was mistaken. (Continued on Page 7) Ji Son Middle School, built under the auspices of the School-toSchool program, was dedicated on April 20th. School-to-School Builds School The possibility of using a School-toSchool project at the Ji Son Middle School in Kwan San was first brought to Peace Corps' attention by the school's Principal, Mr. Ji Son Lee, in May, 1967. He had read about the program's success in other Peace Corps countries, and asked PC/ K Director Kevin O'Donnell whether the program was applicable to Korea generally and to his school in particular. David Bachner, a Seoul PCV, was asked to visif the site. Bachner discovered that there w a s a definite need for financ ial aid in Kwan San. This farming village had been trying to support the school, but the annual per capita income there was only about $130 and the school had only managed operating sporadically since the Korean War as a "tent school." The town needed a school because the closest accredited school was over an hour away by bus. The average enrollment at the tent school was 100 students, but this figure had been dropping steadily because there was no protection given by the tent from the cold weather. Mr. Lee had already managed to collect $500, and had obtained a gift of $2,000 from Armed Forces Assistance Korea (AFAK). School-to-School would have preferred to have been the sole financeer, but the need for more funds was so great that this posed no real obstacle. Bachner helped file the necessary papers in early June, and by the end of the month School-to-School had authorized Kevin O'Donnell to disburse up to $999.16 for the purchase of construction materials. This money was given by six American schools. Because Mr. Lee was a qualified engineer, construction was able to begin almost immediately, and it proceeded rapidly. The school building (four classrooms and a kyomoshil) was completed in a little over t wo months, and the school has been operational since the start of the September, 1967, term. The project has been a marked success. The need for a school in Kwan San has been fulfilled, and the community continues to show a great deal of interest in it: the farmers plan to add a model farming plot, an athletic area, and four more classrooms, all to be constructed with voluntary labor during the next two years. Kwan San is aware of the School-to-School Program, the Peace Corps, and the six sponsor schools in the United St ates, and the three American communities are now aware of Kwan San and the problems of similar communities throughout Korea. Peace Corps/Korea is now aware of the School-to-School program, and Volunteers are being encouraged by the staff to explore potential sites for ot her School-to-School Program link-ups. j
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Full text | UNITED STATES PEACE CORPS - KOREA May, 1968 Peace Corps Plans For Future To the oft-q1ised question, "Will Korea I be replaced?," I must answer No, Yes, and Maybe. The No answer: A distinct group such as Korea VII is not scheduled to arrive and be a one-to-one replace- Worth to Join P.C. The Latinists say "Festimi Lente" but PC/K has been sayi~g "Chon Chonhee, Bailee Kasayo." Either way it's suppose to mean "Make Haste Slowly." That seems to be the slogan of PC/K's staffing. Finally, our long-awaited staff assistance is coming. George Worth, known to most PCV's through visits to training sites and his recent participation in the TESOL team, joined Peace Corps on April 24th, as PC/ K 's senior Educational Advisor. After a few weeks in Washington, George will be enrotite to Korea . With his arrival, the staff hopes to quickly determine further staff needs and engage a Korean or American linguist to support the TESOL'ers. George was ,born in Kiangyin, China. He received his B.A. degree from Davidson College and a Master of Education degree from the University 0£ North Carolina. He has also attend-d the Institute of Far Eastern Languag s ai Yale Umversity . ment of Korea I. The Yes answer: The Korea I teachers at the college and university levels w ill generally be replaced on a one-toone basis if the program requested by the MOE is approved. These replacements would arrive in January or February. This would get PC/ K arrival and departure dates in line with Korea's educational calendar year. The Maybe answer: PC/K feels the National and Provincial Ed tional Officials must review their P Corps provided manpower and deci e how such manpower can best be utilized in assisting Korea meet its objectives. With Korea I's departure there will remain about 140 TESOLer s in Korea II, III, and V. We are asking that a study be made of the schools which Korea I vacates and the schools which have a PCV. The purpose of t his review is to determine an order of importance or a priority list based on Korea's objectives. We see this happening through a close liaison of P rovincial Educators, PC/K's Regional Reps, and our soon-to-arrive · Education Advisor. These three in close consultation should be able to determine most effective utilization of PC/K npower. Naturally, the views of th_e V 's should be factored into the decision- making. Each PCV / TSL and especially Korea I TESOLers should be contacted by, or be cont acting, their Reps to make their views on this i.$.sue known. Kevin O' Donnell Peace Cnrps Under .~rr11,tin11 '.l'hc write•·, Mai·shall Windiniller, an Assoch~tc l'rofcssor or International Relations at San l ~ranc isco late College, delivered these remarks on his radio broadcast of November 16, 1967. * * * One of the most interesting and possibly the most creative developments in American government in the last decade has been the Peace Corps. It was the proud achievement of the Kennedy administration and it has become well known all over the world .... T wo years ago there was a controversy about the Peace Corps on the It was begun by Gerald Berreman, a professor of anthropology. Professor Berreman criticized the Peace Corps as an instrument of an insuportable US foreign policy. "The government," he said, "wants the Peace Corps to be a play pen for activist students to keep them out of the kitchen when the adults are cooking up the war in Vietnam. I have nothing against the Peace Corps as such," he said, "but in the present context it is being used as a sugar coating fot a very bitter pill - US foreign policy and especially the war." ... About a week before Professor Berreman made this speech, . I had discussed the Peace Corps at some length in one of these radio commentaries. In my broadcast of October 28, 1965, I called the Peace Corps "one of the most hopeful creations of the twentieth century" and said that it could be an " instrument of change and enlightenment." I then criticized some of the more militant protesters against the war in Vietnam. " A large number of the campus activists appear to be totally alienated from th culture and the polity . . . . They huv g iven up on changing £ r ign policy - they m erely want to x1ios' the rottenness of the whole sys t m. They want to tear it down, not reform it. They are romantics who seem incapable of working with reality. One manifestation of this type of thinking is now springing up on a few key campuses. lt is the idea that the policy of the Johnson administration in Vietnam is so evil as to corrupt even the constructive policies in other parts of the world. Therefore, it is argued, the academic and intellectual community must refuse to cooperate in any part of that foreign policy and that includes the Peace Corps." I went on to criticize this argument taking the view that the Peace Corps, a s one healthy e l ement in an otherwise gloomy landscape, should be supported and used as an in-strument of reform of American foreign policy. In the two years that have passed since Professor Berreman made his statement and I broadcast my commentary I have watched the Peace Corps closely. I h ave talked with numerous trainees and returned Volunteers and have corresponded with my former students who have been serving as Volunteers abroad. I have also watched the role of the Peace Corps as an instrument of American foreign policy, and have done a great deal of thinking abou~ it. I have come to the conclusion that Professor Berreman was correct in 1965 and I was mistaken. (Continued on Page 7) Ji Son Middle School, built under the auspices of the School-toSchool program, was dedicated on April 20th. School-to-School Builds School The possibility of using a School-toSchool project at the Ji Son Middle School in Kwan San was first brought to Peace Corps' attention by the school's Principal, Mr. Ji Son Lee, in May, 1967. He had read about the program's success in other Peace Corps countries, and asked PC/ K Director Kevin O'Donnell whether the program was applicable to Korea generally and to his school in particular. David Bachner, a Seoul PCV, was asked to visif the site. Bachner discovered that there w a s a definite need for financ ial aid in Kwan San. This farming village had been trying to support the school, but the annual per capita income there was only about $130 and the school had only managed operating sporadically since the Korean War as a "tent school." The town needed a school because the closest accredited school was over an hour away by bus. The average enrollment at the tent school was 100 students, but this figure had been dropping steadily because there was no protection given by the tent from the cold weather. Mr. Lee had already managed to collect $500, and had obtained a gift of $2,000 from Armed Forces Assistance Korea (AFAK). School-to-School would have preferred to have been the sole financeer, but the need for more funds was so great that this posed no real obstacle. Bachner helped file the necessary papers in early June, and by the end of the month School-to-School had authorized Kevin O'Donnell to disburse up to $999.16 for the purchase of construction materials. This money was given by six American schools. Because Mr. Lee was a qualified engineer, construction was able to begin almost immediately, and it proceeded rapidly. The school building (four classrooms and a kyomoshil) was completed in a little over t wo months, and the school has been operational since the start of the September, 1967, term. The project has been a marked success. The need for a school in Kwan San has been fulfilled, and the community continues to show a great deal of interest in it: the farmers plan to add a model farming plot, an athletic area, and four more classrooms, all to be constructed with voluntary labor during the next two years. Kwan San is aware of the School-to-School Program, the Peace Corps, and the six sponsor schools in the United St ates, and the three American communities are now aware of Kwan San and the problems of similar communities throughout Korea. Peace Corps/Korea is now aware of the School-to-School program, and Volunteers are being encouraged by the staff to explore potential sites for ot her School-to-School Program link-ups. j |