Friday, October l4. I?“ Board to Sponsor Fun-Raising Event The Board of Religion is spon- soring its annual carnival to raise money for World Univer- sity Service. The carnival, to begin at 9 pm. this Saturday in the North Lounge at the For- um, will include on auction be- ginning at about 10 pm. World University Service is an international organization de- signed, in general, to aid uni- versities and their students in the developing countries. More specifically, wus attempts to improve living quarters and ii- hraries, provide textbooks and scientific equipment as needed. For the individual student, WUS otters scholarships and loans to those who would otherwise be unable to continue their educa- tion, and is also concerned about student health. Halt or more of Saturday night's proceeds will be ear- marked ior Ahmednagar Cole lege in lndia, the remainder to be spent as wus sees tit. Grin- nell has been Ahmednagar’s benefactor tor several decades and maintains an exchange program with it. in addition to donations of money tor scholarships and ia- Cilities, WUS is concerned with the quality of student housing and nutrition. It has been re sponsible for the establishment of hostels, health clin dent cafeterias. and co- tive stores. World University Service op— erates in more than sixty countries in cooperation with a number of United Nations of- fices, including UNESCO, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agricultural Organi- zation, and the UN High Com- missioner tor Refugees. it also cooperates with the Interna- tion Student Conference. Vespers A break from studying: tit. teen minutes or contemplative relaxation; an opportunity (or meditation and introspection: a chance to be alone with your private pleasure or pain; each student has his own viewpoint toward Grinnell's vespersr Vesper services are held by candlelight every Tuesday and Thursday evening trom 9:45 to 10:01]. Generally, the Tuesday evening service is given over to music, the one on Thursday evening to some sort of read» ing. The Board of Religion has stated that any student's con- tribution is welcome. whether he wishes to sing, play all in- strument, read a poem, or merely make a suggestion. Each participant or participat- ing group is given virtually complete treedorn as to how it arranges the service Chaplain Haas has noted that most Vesper services are well< attended. and takes this as an indication that students appre» ciate them. While attendance is reasonably high, however, lew litudents have volunteered to conduct the service. The Board of Religion has expressed the hope or holding additional services each week, if student response is sutii» cientiy strong. The Board is also considering the use of re: corded music for some serv- ices. SCARLEY .KND BLACK h o Fivq Costa Rica: Student Research Opportunities By ANN KlRSCHNER Three Grinnell students spent parts of last year in Costa Rico in the slums, in agricultural youth groups and among the Meiastomataceae family. Nancy Moritz, Charles Schnell and Paul Thurston were partici‘ pants in the Central American Field Program sponsored by the Associated Colleges of the Mid- west and the National Science Foundation, The program is a research project in the natural and social sciences, based at the Tropical Science Center in San Jose, the capital oi Costa Rica. , Miss Moritz, a sociology ma- Jor, spent the entire year on: of the better stretch- es of the Pan American Highway runs through Costa Rica. South at San Jose ii ii dirt and gravel. working on two projects. The first was entitled “Socio-Ecu nomic Factors influencing the Success ur Failure of 4-5 Clubs in Two Costa Rican Villages." (The 4-5 clubs are somewhat equivalent to our 4-H clubs.) The second, on which she collabo rated with Betty Schnell, was “Educational Attitudes and Am- bitions of Mothers for Their Children in Selected Areas of San Jose." In this project they took a sample item the “tuguri- os” (slums) and compared it to a middle-income sample. They iound that the attitudes were class-linked in that greater in- come and higher education among parents tended to pro— mote stronger ambitions for their Children DON’T WAIT; DON’T BE TOO for an a . The latter is a tropical plant Mr. Schnell, a biology major, conducted studies on the ecol» ogy oi the Melastomataceae; one or the larger plant families in the world. Rural-Urban Migration Mr. Thurston, who was there second semester, is a history major who made a sociological and economic study oi the slums in San Jose. He concen- trated (in patterns or ruralvur- ban migration and on income- cost analysis, interviewing 75 families, and inund that over 50% were born outside San Jose This is generally believed to be because people in the rural areas think they will find a better life in the cities. There are, however, instances of ur- ban-rural migration. Costa Rica does not have as concentrated a slum area as other parts of Latin America, in which it ranks about 7th in riches. it is the richest in Central America. Stable Democracy Costa Rica maintains a stable, democratic political system. President Trejos is pro-Ameri- can. The last political disturb- lance occurred in 1947 and since then democratic elections have continued normally. The Grin- nellians were in San Jose for the national election last year and said that one of thelr land- ladies dragged her mattress around to the back of her house because she didn’t believe that there was not going to be a revolution. The size or West Virginia, Costa Rica has a varied geography. There are cold mountainous areas as well as tropical jungles. Students doing studies in the natural sciences did extensive traveling, and those in other iields had oppor- tunities to accompany them. Robert F. Voertman, econom- lcs. organized the program and is the coordinator for all the participating colleges. The re are three permanent staff mem- bers in San Jose and a rotating staff from A.C.M. Each student carries out his project under three advisers. The program is designed to get students interested in work- LATE ppointment at the Modernislic Beauty Salon 1005 Broad St. LOOK GREAT F0 236-308? R HOMECOMINGH Mondo ys Only 2 FREE PEPSIS With Each Large Fina FREE DELIVERY PAGLIAIIS of course ing with the problems or tropl~ cal environments and also to his troduce them to various dis- ciplines. According to Mr. Schnell, there is little technical knowledge available on tropical environments (which composes 1/3 of the Earth‘s land area) her study or 4—3 clubs, and sh. hopes to aid them by havint her report published by a ma azine on Latin American yougi organizations, it possible. The Grinnell students agreed that the positive points of the program were personal develops A BRIDGE maker a good roof for homer of "squatters" on public domain. The lemiiiei used only provided.- walls. and research that has been done in temperate areas cannot be transposed to tit tropical prob- lems. This is why even the small research projects carried out by students contribute new knowledge Miss Moritz said that the Agricultural Extension Service helped her greatly in merit; gaining self-confidence and learning about independent research, and having the oppor- tunity to “step into another cuis lure." They telt, however, that they could have had bettey preparation tor the project and better guidance in their reo search projects. fins FRESH DEL/Claus BAKED soaps Tom's LONGHORN For the Homecoming Dance Select Your Dress from irginia's