5 An amateur photographer was at the scene of the assassin- ation taking movies. This had been his pastime at home, taking movies of his children. But oddly enough when he saw the president slump he thought the president might only be clowning and saying Oh, they got me. But then he realized a President wouldn't Kid in such a drastic manner. He kept his camera focused on the presidential car until it sped out of sight. He sold the pictures to a well-known magazine. Today he has an abundance of wealth. But a strange feeling came over him as he looked at the color pic- tures in the magazine. What really had it brought him? It's true the assassination of one man did bring wealth to so many people. But without the eontributions the children of Marina Oswald and of the late Officer Tippit wouldn't be able to get the education which may prevent them from following Lee Oswald's example of hate. The American people must have a big heart to forgive and accept Mrs. Oswald as Just another American, or they may wish to show her that America is not Russia. Maybe they didn't just get rich quick as it appears. May be there's a feeling behind that money, a special kind of feeling that only they possess a desire to share with these less fortunate than themaelvo Ruth Myott from THE STAF-f AND FACULTY
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6 LAWRENCE M. MYOTT MINISTRY 0 AGRICULTURE ORLU EASTERN NIGERIA OCTOBER, 196U The Experiment In . Inter- national Living of Putney, Vt. Is making It possible that approximately once each month, while I am here In Nigeria, for me to send each of you a News-letter slmlliar to this. I hope that In some way these newsletters will help each of you to vnderstand a little better at least one country In a small way help to make up for all the letters which I will not have tine to write to each person individually. My only request Is that when you have read these letters t' at they be passed on to others» In this way I will be able to share my experience with many more people. On September 18 I left New York with approximately 65 Peace Corps Volunteers to work In the Republic f Nigeria under the Ministry of Agri- culture, September 19 found us in Lagbsi. 'NiGoria, the country s Capitol city aftor making stops In Frankfurt, Germany and Tripoli, Libya. For two days we stayed in Lagos for orientation and to get acquainted with this city of modern skyscrapers. In this very modern city a few feet from the skyscrapers are huts made of mu and thatch like those found in the most remote corner of Nigeria, There are markets beside !the street' that sell thair pro- ducts by candle light at night and then beside them are the tall towers all attlow with the white light of electricity. There are people from .the raofct remote bush village of the country and from all parts of Africa In this city of riches and poverty. After our short stay in Lagos, we (a group of 19 assigned to work in the Minis try of Apiculture In the Eastern Region) were loaded onto a bus and for fifteen hours, we were traveling on bush roads which would make Vermont's back roads look like super-highways. It was on these bush roads that we got out first view of what the majority of Nigeria is really like. The greater portion of the citizens live In mud-homes with thatched roofs and a high mud wall around the compound to protect them from prying eyes and thieves. Perhaps I can best explain the plight of the peonies of Nigeria by telling you that the average Income of Nigeria is $90.00 per family annually. Arriving In Enugu we found an old and very clean city which Is more elegant and richer than Lagos, although It lacks the skysorapers which are mainly for show In Lagos. We had been told about the people and cities of Nigeria, while In training In Ohio, but really we had no Idea of what Nigeria was really like unt l we got here. Foi nearly three weeks our Agriculture group studied tro] leal agriculture at the Min- istry of Arlculture in Enugu The crops include: oil palqj
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