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The Foundation l''im Integkayku Education, Inc.Dr. Pitirim SoroklnProf, of SociologyHarvard University May 18, 1948Cambridge 33, Miss.Daar Dr. Sorokln:It will be truly a workshop. Judson R. Butler, Dean of theGeneral College of Boston University, President Alan Wilson and agroup from Hillyer College, Dean Myron C. Wicke and additionalrepresentatives from Baldwin-Wallace College, are first among aconsiderable group of administrative officers and teachers, activein this field, who have signified their Intention to be presentthroughout.Professor P. A. Sorokin, Dr. Ashley Montague, Dr. GardnerMurphy, Dr. Donald Faulkner, President Howard B. Jefferson of ClarkUniversity, President Charles W. Cole of Amherst are among thosewho have been invited and are expected to participate as resourceleaders, particularly in the evening forums.The final program. Including speakers and leaders, will beIssued to prospective participants in June, but we should emphasizeour intention to operate as a Workshop, adjusting the daytimeconference aspects in particular to needs as they develope.Vie attach prime importance to this first summer V/orkshop, andare therefore Issuing personal invitations. Except for a generalnotice in MAIN CURRENTS, we are not broadcasting any announcement.VJe .are giving priority to the group known to be aware of and atwork upon the central problem, the unity of knowledge as confirmingvalues for our survival in peace and freedom.However, we are trying to make sure of reaching those whomight be disappointed if not notified. VJe of the Foundation staffhave been overwhelmed by the opportunities which have poured inupon us, and are far behind on our schedule.Would you, therefore, write to other friends, calling theirattention to the program enclosed, and send us (on the enclosedcard) the names of those to whom you have written?Your3 cordially>TA - /ccC«—-^n .
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PROGRAMof theFIRST NATIONAL UOHKSHOPOfTHE FOUNDATION FOR INTEGRATED EDUCATIONUniversity of New Hampshire, Durham, N. H.August 16-21, 1948TWO A. The Content Requirements for courses andMORNINGSESSIONS programs. Materials and concepts required(Each -approx. for over-all integration will be examined.2 hours.)B. Reconstructions in Education, Including:1. Discussion of the reconstructions inadministration, budgetir^ and the curricula that would be necessitated byan integration of the fundamentalaspects of education;3. Steps of procedure essential to atransition from the present plurallzedsituation to on integrated program.AFTERNOON The afternoons will be kept open for small ImpromptuSESSIONS groups, and for personal conferences, and forrecreation.EVENING The evenings will be employed for Forums dealingSESSIONS with the implications of integrations totI. The IndividualII. Social, Political, Economic and IndustrialRelations.III. The Role of the SexesIV. Religion: Personal and InstitutionalThe Inclusive fee for registration and board and lodging is §25 forthe whole period. To ensure accommodation, please make reservationspromptly v;ith Mr. Gordon B. Halstead, Foundation for Integrated Education, 1538 Lincoln Building, 60 East 42nd St., New York 17, N. Y.
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The Founuatiiiv Fun Inti:<:hati:ij Education. Inc.M«.y 24, 1946Dear professor .iorokln,My colleague, Gordon Halstead, and I expect to be in Catt-bridgeon Thursday next to discuss the summer '.Torkshop aria other mattersilth our Sponsors and others.ye have conceived tue idea, of seeking your permission to makeup an abstract, mostly exact (.uotatlons, from The Reconstructionof :iuu,:-.nlty, to be widely distributed over the nation. Thereare passages there vhich thousands of people are waiting to havesaid* They will turn to the full argument, once they know someone is saying those necessary things.Would it be possible for you to appoint a time irtien Mr. Hsl-stead and I could make your acquaintance, ana discuss this andany other matters of comu.on interest, either on Thursday afternoonor Friday conning ? And can you "ire me collect (plaase J) atPort Chester (Telephone Port Chester 5-4219J), giving tht time andplace ■? we are hopeful of sceln^ also Klrtley father, 12. J.Brlghtman, possibly 0. H. Mov.rer. The lnterefcfe in each caseoverlap, but ws cannot at thi.s late hour expect a group meeting.The summer Workshop is developing v.onden ully well. lien whohave the truly difficult task of translating content into courses(after they get the content J) are coming. Among them is DeanButler, General College, Boston University, where they have courageously determined they will not be sUlsfled Tilth less than overall integration, several presidents and d<.a«s are registered.Charles Cole expects to be on hand, falling that, then represented.Today «e are seeing Dr. Slnnott, president of the A.A.A.3, sincetheir Centennial Is to be aiiout Integration. We come just beforetfcmni v.'lth our little but significant v.'orkshop, and might servetheir larger purposes.If you find you can be with us at Durham, naturally we would Witto meet all costs, at least.; cordially <—y-.'
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i \ i i.i. Education, Inc.June 1, 1943.Dr. F.A. SorokinHarvard UniversityCambridge, ^ass-Dear Dr. SorokiniRe made arrangements with Tranaradio, 1TB Ireaont Street, Boston,Telephone: Hancock 6-2719, for you to be recorded whenever you are ready.It will only be neoessary to call them and remind them that arrangementswera inade by John JCuna (my aon) and they nill give you every facility.It Mould be well if you opened your remarks by saying that you have beenasked by the Foundation for Integrated Education to state succinctly andeven bluntly your views as to the significance and requirements of agenuine program in integration, and In this way wa shall be identified,even ithile you make yourself known to the hearer.We propose to concentrate at once upon the abstract of the "Reconstruction of Humanity" and the other matters which we discussed and younill hear from us again.With renewed thanks for your generous reception of us,Sver yours cordially,tuna --* _J
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'I'm. Foundation FoeJune 11, 1948Dr. P. A. SorokinEmerson HallHarvard UniversityCambridge 38, Mass.Dear Dr. SoroklnsThe record of your talk, and your letterof June 10th to Mr. Kunz, arrived. We want toexpress to you our deep gratitude for this tremendoushelp In our work. The record is just aa we wanteditin every respect.I an handing your letter on to Mr. Kunz.It would be helpful to have a copy of the script ofthe record, aa we could mimeograph it and use it also.With beat wishes and renewed thanks,Cordially yours.
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February 24, 19^9It is now posolble for me to neks some gonmente on points inyour interesting latter ol February 11th, however brief thsy mist bo.Ths fact ie that the material I have should be shown and discussed.It would save much labor, and would be helpful to your important enterprise.Let me say first that if tensors ara introduced in the usualsense (as next in ths seriss soelar. veotor), you will need to Bet upBomo axioms aa to points, lines, and planoa (at the very least) in theirsociological frame ol' reference. (This is what Moreno Is trying to do).For the five classes you mention, and ths sixth which I suggested, willhavs to embody uniform geometric (or algebraio) criteria, how can thisbe done without resting the notions in port on my proposals? Van isembedded in Nature.Next, with reference to mstrle, number and symmetry, there isno problem if »e avoid the learned nonsense of defining zero aa 'thenull class of numbers," aa B. Russell does. I would like to go into thishere, but it would take too much time* I will merely say that by thisdefinition wa deprive ourselves of a wealth of material. For example,ton can numbers be ratios in that case?By metric 1 mean internal proportions, such aa rational parameters. I am interested in Nature and Kan. Speculative mathematicsshould be a means to insight, not only ends in themselves. The G.G-S.system ia useful but artificial, but until someone equates it to Nature(as Eddlngton hoped to do), it must remain chiefly an Instrument forthe study of phenomena. Surely you are bent on noumenal insight? Eroeis a deeply burled reality.My study makes crystals the starting point, for reasons given.Man aid society are my objective. Please study more closely pages 9to 15 aid the geometric piste whioh follow*.Quite categorically, In answer to your question: What I amproposing ie indispensable, for the reason that fbrm and function arecorrelates. The decisive question ia this: Can we expect to givebetter answers lnalda phyaloallsm? The answer ia no. Then how do webreak out seientifloallyT There are three or four or more waya, ofwhich parapsychology la only one. In this, (Yoga, sto.) the measurement
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Dr. P. A- Sorokin -2- February 24, I949element is too deeply buried twe cannot uee the findings foiHere my teohniquaA It is the same as Plato in principle, but now•o know how to separate static archetypes from dynamio. That ia what youneed. Love Is a function and ita forma varied. By starting with crystalswe nail down the 'static archetypes', and that is all that we want fromthem, at first. But by this process we also get at "dynamic archetypes",such as love, truth and beauty (in Plato's sense). Whatever elegance theremay be in my proosduro consists in tying polytopos to spherical harmonics,and gathering in all natural forms and functions, so as to get st the orea-tlve-aeurlSW ing orders (such as Eros) which lie deep In the universe.The major question before all of us, I believe, Is whether weshall ourselves sesk a concensus which extends from Uie solid basis ofmeasurement science into higher ranges. If so, phenomena alone (statistics)will never be enough, lie shall have totompromiee on arbitrated opinion,and that means eventual disintegration. Ths alternative is to go as far asno can into the noumenon first, by processes quits empirical. Then thefurther extension of knonn methods is safe. In hyperapaos ne can readilyset up axioms which lead to the "tensors" you want, but we cannot do soin space and time, treated separately.It is true that a man of your comprehensive learning can avoksresponses from comparable intelligence, and create leadership. If nothingmore could be done, that would be admirable, and timely in itself. Butit muat end In making a party. What we want, surely, la to activate theaoientiflo world, as a whole. To givs your nsw work the fullest possibleauthority we do not have to wait until my project is far advanced. But Ifeel sure that some knowledge of the principles implied in this work onmorphology will make it certain that you will be in line with ths eventualI only wish 1 could be further along with my taak. It is muohto have rounded out the argument and to have beaten the technical parteinto suoh simple visual form as to make it understandsbis by Inspection.At least the gains will not bs lost.We are shaping up a study of cooperation, symbiotic ecology, etc.as suggested by many, including Sinnott, Montagu and ifertman. This will beths Bub-etructurs to your studies.It seems a pity that we do not have the bsginnings of our Institute for Integrative Studies, so that wo can start the collection ofcommon data, and build it up as each project enriohea it.Our good frlenda at Yale are appearing in number and in vigor.They may adopt us, for the time being, finding apace where we can houseour studios, and keep the creative forces linked together. I have a coupleof cases of models and the like w'rdch ought to be somewhere where theycould be ueed to stir up thought.^4^.BZ ' )
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>fl February 1?U?Dr. F. L. Eunz,The Foundation for Integrated Education, Inc.,iiocai 1532 Lincoln Slug.,60 East u2nd Street,!Iew York 1?, II. T.Dear Dr. KunsiCardial thanks for your letter, with itsenlightening comments and explanations. Ti.sy make theproblems a little bit clearer, but due to my stupidityin thia field, the matter still la dark,- especially be*to bring the metrical categories of yours Into real contact with empirical factors of love. However, with thedevolopnent of your studies, progressive clarificationshall probably la taking place.Aa to the masting on March 26th at Yale,I will try to coos to it, but I am not aura that I willbe able to do so. After the official opening of ourResearch Center, somehow I find almost all ...y time takenup by letters, meetings, and so on, which leaves verylittle time for my study of the problems.Cordially yours.P. A. Sorokin
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March 2, ly4Stiuiereon HallHarvard 'universityCambridge, Haas.Dear Br, Sorokin:Aa one way in which we can awaken American leadersto tr.e urgency of mere effective work towards integration, we should like tc compile a number of reaaonablybrief but strong and franic statements by a carefullyselected number of outstanding thinkera and Intellectualleaders on the importance of work in the unification ofeducation and of society.It la our plan to publiah these statements insuitable form and tc see that they reach t:-.e desks ofaa many key people as cos-isle in every urea cf American life. We are not primarily concerned whether crnot the name and trie present program of tS;e Foundationare mentioned, What is wanted essentially ia an expression of ti.e problem that exists and the necesalty forImmediate constructive activity tcward solving it.For this reason we are wrltinc you as one cf anumoer cf peoole we greatly respect and whose thinkingon this natter should jb nade ever jsrre widely known.We have no limitations In mind as tc number cf words,Bt ling, fl ■ ones tc tr:e subject, etc. ie ve t i| ctive of compiling, . and alsBeml-rrefltlng as tc Americans in. to this :oajor Issue. If cur meaning Is :■. '-, . ihall tr- tc elaborate further at your request.We shall greatly appreciate your early aBsi-tance.t statementa will ^ afitting expression of gratitude for your time and effortthan any words we could phrase.Jj^rxU,Q,tkU^/'
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1BIKSD FUNCTIONAL AKTJ OrW.aXSAXIOIUIi CHARTof theFOUNDATION FOR INTEGRATED EDUCATIONFOomunoM rof ihteto jse educationOver-all objective: To contributepermanently to the Integration ofmodern world society through theprogressive unification of knowledgeand insight, and the development byeducation of better human beings.President: Dr.Klrtley F. i.RESEARCH AH) ADVAKCED STUDIESPURE RESEARCHObjective: To produce thenan knowledge of content andtechniques ohich is requiredin order to demonstrate andteach interrelationships between '• ■ disciplines and allaspecu of life.RESEARCH COORDINATING BOARDChairman: Dr. Henry KargenauExecutive Council"APPLIED PROGRAMCURRICULUM STUDIES AND SERVICESObjectives: To encourage andassist educators in the development of effective programs ofIntegrative education; to provideeducational institutions nith anorganized clearing house servicefor the exchange of Ideas on andexperience nith integrated pro-grams of education. FROJECTSNational CommissionsPilot College ProgramsPublicationsSpecial Projectsiork inof the FoundatiorIons st ths highecof scholarship,textbook preparfIts applied work ie at the level of curriculum iclassroom teaching and the administration of educational institutions.Thus the Foundation works on one hand "ith eminent scholars towards the develop'ment of new integrative knowledge, and on the other nith innumerable educatorson many campuses tonards new integrative curricula. It is through euch concerted, collaborative and sustained work that it believes great advances nillbe made towards ths reconstruction of modem society.
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1949 SUMMER WORKSHOP ON INTEGRATIONat Wellesley College, June 26-27-28-29-30Mill national wlllUhopot I In- I-1 Jl M'll ins lullr> Eduction will lit held in Clatlm I lull onthe campus of WeUedev College from June 26H1 toJune jotb, 1949.Leadership mill program .111 being planned and willIn- announced iii a Inter issue of M u\ Cimnrvis.The major topics have been tentatively establishedU follows:MORNING PROGRAMSSubjects: Problems in Content Inter relationships:— 'Hit Hole of Contemporary Concepts in(lie Unity lit Knowledge— What art llit tciliim|iics for the discoveryand utilization of unifying concepts?— What evidences arc thcrc'of unifying con— How do problems in content interrelation-ships affect inter cultural .mil inlcridcological unity?\l n:/<\ot)N PROGRAMSSubjects: Operatise Problems in Developing Integrated— In research— In denning and clarit'siiii; objective* ami— In hitcrcollcgc isiliaugc of ideas and experience— In local and represent:! I itt cspiiiiiicut.ilprograms— In lcachcr-lr.iiiiiii<: in integrated programEVENING PROOR.WSSubjects: \|.li ilim -.- I'linuples ofModem World Society— In iilnc.itioo.il ad mm is trail— In labor— In business and industry' agriculture-In- In religionThere is Utile doubt that this will lie a meeting ofexceptional importance. It will be concerned with thewidest implications of integration in its hearing on thewhole man. K111i1n.ul scholars, educators, professionaland business men will he called upon to act as resource'Hie liiir\ov[io\ "ill utilize the most modern and<-i ; 1 1 in iin lliniK ill nioisp |>ai tii i 11.11 inn that iscrvsubject considered may be discussed as fully as |iossiblein the given time.We urge that reservations lie made at once, sinceattendance is to In limited to approximately one bundled PiiMim. Inijiinr.-s .hniilil be made toMr. Cordon B. IlalslcadAdministrative DirectorFoundation for Iiitegialcd Kducatioudo Fast 4: tid StreetNew York 1-, New York
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PROVISIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEN CURRENTS IN MMEMBERS OF THE RESEARCH COORDINATING BOARD(Mcnbrn „f lie tafa Cewil «/ the B/*itJ Jrr atmt, « tgUh -onh,, aV»«t Itmd)Arnnt dourJohn M. For*J. li. Boimr, Din.-(ior, I'jupsv.lB.l.^i LihouMory. Dutc (Jni-Edml-md W. SlKNori. Din.nt. Sin-lfii-U SiimiLlic Schinil, Yak-

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