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and health needs.
Peace Corps volunteers
should have technical ability,
physical stamina and emotional
stability" the form says. It
stresses that filling out and re-
turning the form does not con-
stitute an obligation to serve
in the corps.
Thousands To Be Mailed
The first QueStionnaires will
be mailed to the 10000 people
who have already written to
their Congressman, the White
House or Peace Corps head
quarters expressing interest.
Next mailings go to the
presidents of 1000 colleges and
universities, then to so State
directors of the Agricultural
Extension Services, and finally
to some 1000 post offices.
Peace Corps Director Sargent
Shriver said about the initial
distribution figure of 100000:
obviously, we do not expect
to receive 100000 replies, but
this distribution is necessary
so that no one who wants to
volunteer is deprived of his
chance because of excessive diff
ficulty in obtaining a question:
naire."
The corps hopes to have a
pilot group of 500 recruits in
the field by the end of the
year.
Big code numbers appear
next to the boxes ON the queS-
tionnaire to assist the staff In
transferring the answers to
IBM cards. Staff members
putting the information on the
cards will make it possible to
quickly sift out qualified ap-
plicants for specific projects.
The application lists cities
and places in 54 States and
outlying regions Guam, the
Canal Zone, Puerto Rico and
the Virgin IslandS) where in
terviewS and further examina-
tions will take place. The ap-
plicant must indicate the place
he will be closest to during the
next six months.
Several Hurdles
From the questionnaires, ad-
ditional tests, interviews and
physical examinations, the first
tentative selection Of candi-
dates will be made. A training
period will follow.
"Only after completion Of the
training period will volunteers
finally be accepted for over
seas service" the introduction
concludes.
The QUESTIONABLE reflects
the heavy concentration the
Peace Corps expects to have on
Africa, the Middle East, Asia
and Latin America.
The question on language
proficiency lists Hindu Urdu,
Mandarin or other Chinese dia-
lectS and Arabic besides Euro
pean languages. The applicant
is asked to mark one Of four
boxes before each language to
show If he can use it to:
/. Write a letter.
2. Give q short talk about
the United States.
8. Read q newspaper.
, 4. Understand a discussion
between the citizens of the
country.
The question on skills re-
quests answers in one Of two
boxes beside each Of 18 skills
to, show whether the applicant
can earn his living with the
skill, or whether he is q skilled
amateur.
The skills run from driving q
tractor to using maSon's tools,
Degrees Of knowledge
Another question asks for
knowledge Of the culture, his
tory. and social or economic
conditions in countries of At
rica. Asia, Latin America and
Europe. The applicant can show
one Of five degrees Of knowl-
edge gained by a person who
has lived or travelled in the
areas.
Another asks about % ath.
letic and other hobbies. Fol
such activities as football
wrestling, hospital volunteer
work and folk-dancing, the ap.
plicant shows whether he par.
ticipates for an average Of al
least 2 hours per week or I'll
recognized by others as highly
skilled"
The volunteer must also pro.
vide information on his health
The form warns that persons
requiring special diets or fre
quent medical or dental treat.
ment should not file a question
naire. THE rigors Of PeacI
Corps life will preclude &C
ceptance Of such volunteers,
1t says.
n Subjects Listed
The question on education
asks how much schooling tn
applicant has had. Anothe
asks the number Of semeste
hours in college and gradual
school in some 27 subjects in
cluding English, physical edu
cation, forestry, home econom
les and sanitation or sanitar
engineering.
The only questions requirin
CMsAE