Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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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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7 rubber, cassava, yam, banana, pineapple, rice, cocoa, maize (corn), and the many vegetable crops which we have in the United States. We made many tours in the Eastern Region during this training period and this gave us a chance to really see Nigerian agricul- ture as it is and to meet some of the peoole who are respon- sible for 85$ of the nation's economy. After this training we finally got our assisnments and were sent to our posts throughout the Eastern region. My assignment is with the Young Farmers Clubs (similiar to I4.-H) of Orlu Division, which is a province of the East and made up of several counties, I an in charge of the Y»F C for the whole of the most heavily copulated areas in the East, I have a big job ahead of me, serving as what would be called in the U.S. County U-H Club Agent . My home is about a half mile from the center of the town of Orlu. I have a four room house with a bathroom and kitchen. Incidentally, I'm one of the privileged Volun- teers working in agriculture who has the luxury of a flush toilet and shower. This house until June of 1961; was the rectory of the priest here in Orlu; so therefore it is made of concrete blocks with a steel roof. In my compound (area surrounding the house) there are six stands of pine- apple, palm trees, orange trees, and banana trees. So you can see I have an abundant supply of fresh fruit. It is really another world to step out into the back yard and get oranges and bananas right; from the trees. I must say, these fruits ripened natu- rally on the trees are tnuch better than any fruits we can buy in North Eastern U.S. On my first Sunday here in Orlu when I went to church, I went in and sat down with the rest of the people. But, within a few minutes I was being taken to the front pew where there was a reserved seat for me. The custom is that all of the ,fbig men of town have these reserved seats. I was told by the usher that Was my seat as long as I'm here in Orlu. The church is about one-quarter of a mile from my house. All of the Priest3 here are from the order of the Holy Ghost of Ireland. Next month in my News- Letter I will try to tell you about the wonderfull people of Nigeria. Finally, I would like to request letters from each of you to tell me what is happening in the States. My address is: Ministry of Agriculture, Orlu, Eastern Nigeria. Sincerely, Larry Myott P.S. If you know of anyone who would like a Pen-Pal in Nigeria please write and let me know, because I have many requests for Pen-Pals in America.