page 1? r gn 3mm Nov.25,1971 The Cadre U.p.E.I. To the members of U.P.E.I. To develops and monitor a sence of community within a given community,each member of that community ought to be aware of each other mem— ber and his activity in that ccmmunity.If for some reason each member is unaware of some or all other members, or is unaware of other mema bars interests and activité iesiin that community,dis— trust,prejudice,fear and- anxiety,may develops which, of course,is detrimental to the growth and development of each individual and, hence,the community itself. The university newspaper as a medium may publish a best essay of each depart— ment written by yhr student in the normal course of his semester wopk,which,among the essays of other students may be selected for public- ation by his-her professor. This may be weekly,bi—weekly or monthly. The contributions of each department would invite constructive criticism from all other departments. One department would be- come aware of all other departments,students and faculty would become aware of all other students and faculty and their interests and activities in the univ- ersity community. with the projection of the university newspaper onto the general Island community,the university would be recognized by the Island community as an acadaemic entity. The businessman would be made aware of,and partic- ipate in,thephilosophy of the department of business administration.The same holds true for the Island clergy and the religion department;psychology,en— gineering,ect. All areas of human endeavor would be included which would mean that there would be something of inter? est for everyone. No longer need the par- ent doubt the validity of a university education becaus he-she lacks knowledge and understanding of what an academic university entails. The parent could keep ab- reasteof student thinking in all areas. No longer need the high schools students find it difficult to decide wheither to enter university or not. from @112 QEIID -uf the iBark fiend) "Old Friends, winter companions,the old man lost in their overcoats, waiting for the sunset." After exams are over and we have retired to the coméd forts of our homes for some much needed relaxation during the Christmas break,we“will have plenty of time to stop and think about our own state of affairs.And no matter how bad our marks are or how different our high school friends have become, we know that we will be ret- urning to our new friends at university and can ex— pect many good times to follow. However,there are many people in our own commun- ities to whom Christmas is nothing but an‘echo of happ—y ier times,replaced now by the 1onliness of old age. If they're lucky they'll get a phone call from a relative.There are no more lively singalongs for them, laughing,parties,sharing . $7.619. In June of 1969 an idea became a reality when rapres entatives of 22 interested organizations gathered at the annual meeting of the national conference of Can- adian universities and coll— eges to produce a draft con— e;?' "on for a national non cs; ational organization for overseas service. The draft was subsequently adopted by the annual meet - ing,and a new organization came into being:Canadian University Service Overseas. Today,1O years later,the organization is almost univ- ersally known simply as C.U. S.O.It has over 1,300 canad— ians at work in some 44 dev- eloping nations. Like many similar organ- izations-the Americian Peace Corps and Britians Voluntary Service Overseas-C.U.S.O. came into being in the flurry of enthusiastic activity that marked the preparation for the UNITED NATIONS DEU‘ ELOPMENT DECADE.Prefering such low key objectives as "filling the gap which can-’ not yet be covered by local manpower resources",C.U.S.O. attempts to meet the contin- ually changing demands of the countries it serves.The requ- ests fall into four main pro- fessional areas-education, health,agriculture,technology while teachers remain the largest single group,evan the demand is changing.More experienced teachers are required.math and the scien- ces and an increasing number of positions are at teacher- training,and other post- secondary levels. C.U.S.O. has been geared to recruting on campus,where the organization began,with- out this continued support bottles of wine ,knowing that"these are the days". Only memories.As lonely as wemay all become from time to time,we are never as lonely as these senior cit- izens.Talking tuxthe people who work at senior citizens homes or who regularly comm- unicate with"this other world"(something which we unfortunately do not do), you can begin to see that they need to talk with other people,even if it is only a total‘stranger.Christmas, Through reading the uni- versity newspaper (perhaps having fallowed it for sev- eral years)he could keep abreast of his special inter set which would help prepam his to prusue his careen' beginning as a freshman rather than studying for two or three years before making up his mind as‘to _ what field he is best suiteL with such newspaper content the faculty and students would be making a major contribution toward educating the general public contemporary thinkers are in agreement that it is through education that pre- judice ,hatred,aoathy,and 'fear may be removed to make way for the develppment of individual and communal integrity. It has been indicated that the philosophy depart— ment may be one of the first to participate in this an- deavor,which may begin next semester. Sincerely Yours ‘ Stan 3 Dalton. aeH==ua=ua=¢ne=ma=¢u$enaecn RADIO U.P.E.I. WILL CEASE BROADCASTING ON FRI.OEC.10. 'MERRY X-MAS FROM THE MANAGER AND STAFF 0F R.U.P.E.I. with all its spare time, affords us the opportunity to replace this loniness with some form of commun- ication,inadequate as it may be.Get a group of friends ‘ together and share your happiness with others.It might even be fun! "Can you imagine us years from today sharing a park bench quietly?" Old Friends by Paul Simon from "Old Friends Bookends" W the organization would cease C.U.S.O.is in the process to exist,at least on its pre-o ,setting up a C.U.S.O. sent scale,but off campus recruitment is essential if we are to meet the requests from lverseas. C.U.S.O. has been in op— eration at U.P.E.I.for a number of years.Its function has been one of a recruiting station and for giving gen- eral information to inter— ested persons.This year the committee has set up a new program for public education we do not intend to be a fund raising organization by club in three Island High Schools as a pilot project. It is hoped that these clubs will keep their members and the school popu;ation infor- med of the news in developing Countries around the world. Perhaps the clubs could set up an exchange with a for- eign country in such things as artifacts and ideas to stimulate interest.Many high .school courses may be able t to integrate this extra; cirricular activity into the any means-Instead our main 9 general course. objectives are to educate _ the population in such areas as what is happining in dev-- eloping nations or how may, Canada develops natural res-‘ 0Urces. For further information on C.U.S.O. at U.P.E.I. contact Jim Griffith,Hap Poi— rier,or Gerard Bondt. 5 Article by Hap Poirier.