The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-09
From The SideIines
BY Tiff Mckay


week with appointment of his
brother-in-law, Sarge Schriver,
as director. Schriver, Kennedy
said, will serve without pay.
Young men and women interest
ed in serving in this Corps will
be given a period of intensive
training before taking up their
posts in foreign countries. 1t is
presently planned that Ameri-
cans serving in the corps will be
paid at a rate which will enable
them to live at the same standard
as those in the country in which
they will serve. No doubt the
first demand of the corps will
be for people trained in educa.
ton and administration.
I think the Peace Corps idea
is a good one. AS with everything
else, there are always certain
pitfalls to be avoided. Chief
among these, think, is the dan
ger of sending people with pre-.
conceived plans and ideas into
a country whose population and
customs differ widely from con
ditiOns depicted in travel folders
newsreels and newspapers. Too
often many people, after doing
too little research on subject
form a conclusion, then spend
the rest of their life trying to
justify it.
I'll give you an idea of what
I mean. In a current report, a
department of the u. S. Govern
ment makes the following com
ment about the Blackfeet Tribe:
THAT the Blackfeet are not salts
fled with the past is demonstrat
ed by the fact that a great major
ity of the people under 35 years
of age cannot speak the Black
feet language" To me, this is
like saying, mo one believes in
God because no one has memoir
lied the Bible" II makes as much
sense. OF course, the Blackfeet
are dissatisfied with their past
But show me someone who ISM
and I'll show you a corpse.
The problem is, and always has
been, to try to understand the
customs and habits of underde
veloped people; then to assist
them in adapting these custom:
to a better way of life. In doing
this, you must be a leader, moi
a herder. And il is always hard
er to lead people than to herd
them. For when custom is re
peated often enough, and long
enough, it becomes law; and nc
law should be changed hastily
Most laws cannot be hastily
changed, except by dictators.
sss
The nation will celebrate Girl
Scout week March IL through ID
A special program is planned for
8 pm. March 10 in the high
school auditorium. All of us
should reflect upon the fine work
the leaders and the scouts are
doing. We may even be able to
give a hand now and then. Or
CARNATIONS such as this are a
kind of peace corps in themselv
es. The March 10 program will
portray various scouting activi
ties and is open to the public.
And speaking of organizations
what happened to the Browning
PTA? Do we need an issue or an
argument to prompt us to take
a little interest in the school af.
fairs of the community? Upon
making a few inquiries locally
I was told that no PTA meetings
were held because of the basket.
ball tournaments and other spe,
cial events. IL this is true, / think
IL is a dangerous trend. Sporting
events should never take prece.
dence over a good, sound educa.
ton.
The recent passing of Mrs. Joe
(Maude) Cobell brought to mind
many fond memories. Besides
being a frequent visitor to her
home several years ago two OF
her sons were classmates of minel
l had occasion to work with Mrs
Cobell many times while an EN-
ploye of the Blackfeet Tribe and
a member of the Tribal Council
Mrs. Cobell was one of the char.
ter members of the Blackfeet
War Mothers club. All four of her
sons served in the armed forces,
I join the community in mourn.
ing the passing of this fine, dedi-
Gated woman.
Improvement of sanitation ia
cilities in the Heart Butte area
is proceeding full blast. To date
81 water wells have been drilled
and drilling is progressing rapid.
ly now that the contractor has
become familiar with the area
This week the home owners be
gin work on sink stands. garbage
pit covers, and outdoor toilets
People who live in the area and
who are on General Assistance
| are lending a hand as a mart az