Part of our job was to go to the schools of the teachers we were training on horseback or by motorcycle, and observe our teachers as they taught. This was one class on one day in 1967.
Joe Jauregui pictured with the St. Martin basketball team. Basketball was introduced by Peace Corps Volunteers in upcountry Liberia prior to my arrival. It had been popular in the capital city of Monrovia for many years. Tubman Methodist Mission...
One of two school buildings that housed grades 1-7. The school eventually went to ninth grade. I taught a class of 55 students in grades 5 and 6. The school year was from March to the first of December. Gbarnga, Liberia, 1968.
Liberia XIII was the first in-country training program in Liberia. After a two week staging process in Philadelphia our group flew directly to Liberia. We were all educators. Our training consisted of teaching at a vacation school conducted at...
Vaughn, Jack; Peace Corps Directors; Volunteerism; VISTA
This February 13, 1968 press release outlines Peace Corps Director Jack Vaughn's suggestions for increasing domestic volunteerism in the United States.
All travel in upcountry Liberia was by taxi or “money bus”. There was no schedule.
When a taxi driver got a full complement of at least 6 passengers he would leave. The Peugeot station wagon was the car of choice. The “money bus”...
Public Service Announcements; Marketing campaigns; Volunteer recruitment
Peace Corps Public Service Announcement from 1968. Prepared by Young and Rubicam, Inc., in conjunction with the Ad Council. The caption says: "This is your life line. If you’re not doing something with your life, it doesn’t matter how long...