R. Kennedy to Speak Before NSA Meeting Rating Service Corps

The National Student Association (NSA) will sponsor a conference at American University in Washington March 1, 2 and 3 to gather student thoughts and recommendations on President Kennedy's proposal for a National Service Corps.

Attorney General Robert Kennedy, whose office compiled the report on which the President's proposals are based, has been asked to deliver the main address to the expected 300 student delegates, including several from the University, In the event he is unable to speak, Richard Boone, a Ford Foundation official who headed up the study group, will speak on Friday, March 1.

The conference will be similar to the one NAS sponsored two years ago to study the Peace Corps, which at that time had yet to receive Congressional endorsement and was under fire from various conservative organizations.

Three Main Topics

According to Timothy Manring, National Affairs Vice-President of NSA, conference speakers and discussion groups will consider the following three topics:

1. Typical projects Corps volunteers might undertake, such as working in slum areas, mental hospitals, Indian reservations, and on various educational projects.

2. Administrative problems including length of service, the relationship of private and public organizations, and the living conditions of volunteers.

3. The distinction between the National Service Corps and youth unemployment legislation embodled in Sen. Humphrey's recently introduced bill to establish a Youth Conservation Corps (YCC).