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D URING the summer vacation last year, I volunteered to join the rural service team which is organized by the government each year for the youth of Free China. The main objective is to give the student a firsthand knowledge of and direct contact with the actual situations and various groups of people in our society. Many students choose to be with the Army, Navy, or Air Force whei-e they can realize their life's dreams of firing a gun, sailing a boat on the Pacific Ocean, or flying an airplane over the beautiful island or the Taiwan Strait. Many students join hiking, bicycling, or mountain climbing groups. Some volunteer to go to off-shore islands to visit the soldiers. I decided to join the rural service group. There were 30 students in my group. Each of us was equipped witil a lunch box, a home visiting bag, health education materials, first-aid supplies, and a farmer's straw hat. Every morning, we rode on a bus to a nearby village for a day's work. Usually, we stayed on in the village for four or five days. To function effectively, the group was divided into four sections. One section was responsible for home visiting, one for the educational activities, one for tne recreational work, and the other for the temporary health clinic. Group members usually were rotated from section to section for different experi