1961.11.01: November 1, 1961: Headlines: COS - Thailand: 1960's: Peace Corps News - Volume 1, No. 3: On the campus of the University of Michigan are 46 PCVs training for assignments in the heart of the Indo-Chinese peninsula-Thailand - From The Volunteer Newsletter November 1961
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1961.11.01: November 1, 1961: Headlines: COS - Thailand: 1960's: Peace Corps News - Volume 1, No. 3: On the campus of the University of Michigan are 46 PCVs training for assignments in the heart of the Indo-Chinese peninsula-Thailand - From The Volunteer Newsletter November 1961
On the campus of the University of Michigan are 46 PCVs training for assignments in the heart of the Indo-Chinese peninsula-Thailand - From The Volunteer Newsletter November 1961
Purpose of the Thai project is to assist that country's education and public health programs. Thai schools and colleges are understaffed. A nationwide campaign to eradicate malaria is in need of entomologists and laboratory technicians. Volunteers selected for Thai assignments will depart for Bangkok in mid-January for four weeks further training.
On the campus of the University of Michigan are 46 PCVs training for assignments in the heart of the Indo-Chinese peninsula-Thailand - From The Volunteer Newsletter November 1961
THAILAND
U. OF MICHIGAN
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On the campus of the University of Michigan are 46 PCVs training for assignments in the heart of the Indo-Chinese peninsula-Thailand.
Candidates began study October 9. Their curriculum includes intensive instruction in the Thai language and culture, the teaching of English as a foreign language, physical education, personal health and hygiene and American cultural institutions.
Purpose of the Thai project is to assist that country's education and public health programs. Thai schools and colleges are understaffed. A nationwide campaign to eradicate malaria is in need of entomologists and laboratory technicians.
Volunteers selected for Thai assignments will depart for Bangkok in mid-January for four weeks further training.
In the provinces they will work as English-language instructors at teacher training colleges, as vocational instructors in technical and trade schools and as teaching assistants in science, English, economics and sociology al Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok.
Volunteers trained as entomologists and laboratory technicians will work in regional health centers, assisting Thai health officials in the battle against malaria.
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