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THE SUMMER WOIK.KO?? CI IirTEORATIONof toeFoundation for Integrated EducationEASTERN WORKSHOP WESTERH WORKSHOPUontecito SchoolAugust 22-26, 1949Both the Eastern Workshop at wellesley College in June, and theWestern Workshop, at Uontecito School, Uontecito, California, in Augustwill follow the successful precedent of the first national workshop (University of Hew Hampshire, 1948, an reported verbatim In Imup.i in Integration) -That is, formal papers snd extended addresses will again be avoided. Resourceleaders and chairmen will, as before, engage ttie full participation of allsembers of the Workshop. Thus s genuine exploratory process will be followedthrough.As in the case of the first Workshop, the proceedings will be electrically recorded and published.All prospective participants are recomnended to reed Iwanes in integration in preparation for the forthcoming discussion. If not in your collegelibrary, 1amies in Integration may be obtained from the Foundation for Integrated Education, 60 East 42nd Street, New York 17. The 1949 Workshops,announced herewith, will take their atsrt where Issues leaves off.At both Eastern and Western Workshops, detailed accounts of theintegrative research projects of the Research Coordinating Board of theFoundation will be made available. The constitution of this Board, underthe Chairmanship of Dr. Henry Hargenau, Professor of Physics and of NaturalPhilosophy, Tale Univeraity, will be found attached.As the personnel—except for the Foundation's Counsellor on Studiesand other members of the Staff—will very, aeparate detailed programs sndannouncement of Chairmen snd Resource Leaders will be made available.The general course of the programs will be nearly identical, commencing in each case with a Sunday evening welcome and keynote session,and consisting thereafter of two morning sessions and one evening sessiondsily.The evening sessions will be devoted to the social applications ofconcepts upon which an integrative education ia based. Considerationwill be given specifically to the areas of government, religion, production,communication, philosoohy, snd art. The evening sessions will be et thehours shown so as to allow for discu&aion and conversation and yet permitadjournment at a reasonable hour.
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Session A. 9i00 tUOBKIHO PROGRAMS(Problems in Centent Interrelstionsh:.;- 10ISO e.m.The Role of Contemporary Concepts in the Unity of KnowledgeResource Lesdersi P. A. Sorokin, Prof, of Sociology, Harvard U.F, L. Kunz, Fdn. Counsellor on StudiesEvidences of Unifying ConceptsResource Lesdersi U. F. Ashley Montagu. Assoc. Prof, of Anatomy,Hahnemann Medical CollegeEdmund Sinnott, President, Amer. Assn. for theAdvancement of Science (invited)Resource Leaders" J. B, Rhine, Prof, of Psychology, Duke Univ.Robert S. Hartman, Asaoe. Prof, of Philosophy,Ohio State UniversityHow Problems in Content Interrelationshipa Affect Inter-cultursl and Intei^-ideologieal UnityResource Leaderat Clyde Kluckhohn, Prof, of Anthropology,Harvard University (invited)Gerald B. Fhalan, Director. Mediaeval Institute, Univ. of Notre Case (invited)Session B. 10145 aOperative Problems in Teacher-training for Integrated ProgramsResource Leaders! Robert Ulich, Prof, of Education, HarvardGraduate School of Education (invited)A. Gordon Melvin, Prof, of Education, CityCollege of New TorkJacquea Bsrzun, Columbia Univ. (invited)Resource Leaders! William Kerstetter, Prof, of Religion,Baldwin-Wallace CollegeCarter Davidson, President, Onion College(invited)
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Resource Lesdersi Editor of Journal S.L Qenflrpl BftlMKfctQIl(invited)John P. Barden, Dean, Cleveland College(invited)Operative Probleme in Locsl and Representative ExperlmentelProgramsResource Lesderat Benjamin Wright, Harvard University (invited)V. g, Leichfcy, Basic College, MichiganState (invited)Samuel Hiiburn, President, Dakota WssleyanUniv. (invited)George ^". Edwards, City College of Hew SortDonald.0. Stillman. BuctaifilHInijr.EVENING PROORAUSWelcome and brief identification of the central problem!the techniques and content which are significant andrequired if art, philosophy, religion, and science sreto constitute one valid, authoritative and central edu-cetlonal experience for ell students. A keynote eddresswill be delivered.Topici One World and One OutlookSpeaker) Harold L. Stassen (invited)Resource Lsadersi Walter Reuther, President, ViA.W.-C.I.O.(invited)Julius Stulman, President, atulman-EmrickLumber Co. (invited)Applications of Integrative Concents to the Role of Communications in Society (the press, films, radio, television,adult education, semantics, etc)—One World end Unity ofCommunicationResource Leaders" Stuart Chase, author (invited)Paul Limbert. President, Springfield College(invited)Resource Leaders! J. D. Kumarappa, delegate of India to U.N,(invited)Frederick May Eliot, President, American Unitarian Asan.; Chairmsn of Board, Mt. HolyokeCollege (invited)
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COMBINED FUNCTIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTFOUNDATION FOR INTEGRATED EDUCATIONFOUNDATION FORINTEGRATED EDUCATIONOver-all Objective: To contribute permanentlyto the integration of modern world societythrough the progressive unification of knowledge and insight, and the development by education of better human beings.PROVISIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEServes as a Board of DirectorsPresident: Dr. Kirtley F. MatherRESEARCH ANDADVANCED STUDIESPURE RESEARCHObjective; To produce the new knowledge of content and techniques which isrequired in order to demonstrate andteach interrelationships between the disciplines (the physical sciences, social sciences, humanities, philosophy, arts, etc.),and all aspects of life.RISI AKCH COORDINATINGBOARDChairman: Dr. Henry MargcnauExecutive CouncilInstitute for IntegrativStudies(Proposed)APPLIED PROGRAMCURRICULUM STUDIESAND SERVICES;ctives: To encourage and assist edu-rs in the development of effective;rams of integrative education; tiride educational institutions with ainized clearing house service for the;ratcd programs of education.DirectorG. B. HalsteadPROJECTSPilot College Program;CommissionsWorkshopsPublicationsSpecial Projectsterdependent and essential.NOTE: The two major functions of the Foundation, shown above,Its work in pure research is done at the highest levelof scholarship.Its applied li-ork is at the level of curriculum revision, textbook preparation, classroom teaching and the administration of educational institutions.Thus the Foundation works on one hand with eminent scholars towards the development of new integrative knowledge, and on the other with innumerable educators on many campuses towards ncsv integrativecurricula. It is through such concerted, collaborative and sustained work that it believes great advances willbe made towards the reconstruction of modern society.
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MEMBERS OF THE RESEARCH COORDINATING BOARD'""sU™""™f™KI Eirect•Louis Bloetjes, C(iirAff^,AlTHUB COMPTON.Chancellor,WiNoun an Cousins,Editor,SumMReview <John M. Focg, Jn..ViccPlWO,«, tiniversityoiokin, Professor of Sociology, Harvard University( Teas, Editor ind Di.ec.or. Harper a Brothers, andrirman of (he Hoard of Higher Education of New Yorlong the Foundation SponsoJUDSON Rea BUTtn Dean. General College, Bolton University J' B- Rl"NB piraS^WowUtoifhi™ DiteCat™ Davtdjon PraUeM, Union College UniversityJ. OitS EonirNra President, John B. Stetson Univers.ry P" *■ So,OKffl ProfcSH" °f S°Ci0,°e'' """^ tt*-*»C L EUIHSON Vice-President Georgia Tnslilute of T«h- "*""" L' SHiNCE" P""U'W' BUCtnC" ^""^noiogy Henry Bailey Stevens D.r..:.T. l-.s:tn-,s:-n Smiie, UniversityKOHST S. Himun A^ta Msior of Phjlosophy, Ohio Gl)slflF Sra:iMBEIt0 ^,t0^e™R«iit'd, Mount Wilson Ob-Sakubl M. Hilbuin President, Dakota Wesleyan UniversityGail Juno Zurich. SwitzerlandM. Avsahv Melvin Formerly Associate Profeisor of Metal-PROVISIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMedical College} John A. Sbuon Trm«tHA [towfcin llfinsutajice Corn-New YoiL Gty)Other MembersThomas Wittei Chbistie (Chrystie and Chrystie, 19 Cedar St, A. GonooN Mslyjn (Professor or Education. College of theJulius Stuluan fPie*i.5t-ri!. Sti!lm,in-!=mrj"clc Lumber Co.,AltlHUn Hood (American Lumberman. Chicago, Illinois) Brooklyn. N. Y.)11 Engineering Co., Philadelphia,I. A. Mbivid 1SJ Madison Ave, New Yorfc City
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i Foh IntegrateOctober 31, 1949Dear Or. sorokin,'When you wrote me on the 13th of June, asking fopmy assurances thqt you would not go to hell If you did notturn up at '.Vellesley, I wrote you In affectionate termaassuring you of your ultimate salvation.It seems that subsequently a letter was indenende ntlywritten pressing you to be on hand. I very much regret thatthis occurred and that you were further compelled to writea second letter on June 22nd. This was all needless laboras I fully apnreolated your situation and your feelings.I am now haooy to tell you that we have completed ourassignments not only at 'Vellealev but at Montecito and ontour, and the Foundation ia definitely in. This is signalized by the fact that Oklahoma Ail has undertaken to co-soonsor one of our 1950 '.Yorkshops and to put down a substantialsum of money to ensure its success, giving the directionover to us, which Is further evidence that they believe weshall be able to do the necessary creative job.I would be very grateful If you gave me an opportunity to visit with you quietly at Cambridge a lit tie later,and to let you know some of the interesting developmentsabout which one cannot readily write. 1 would like also verymuch to meet Professor Gordon Alloort, If that is possible,just to make his acquaintance.There will be Intensive activity by our Foundationduring 1950 and It l^oks as though we will be very muchin the news. I am very eager to have a larger circle offriends on other ca.-npusea. It seems to me that the men in th«general education program at Harvard need to know of our doings. During Professor F/ather's absence on sabbatical l<-aveI would be very grateful If you could stand our friend alongthese lines at Harvard.Yours cordially,Counsellor (
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■tetvMfcwr It, %9L9Dr. F.L. KlutzCounsellor on StudiesThe Foundation for Integrated Education, Inc.iBom 1532 Lincoln I'uildlnr;60 East Lt2nd StreetHew 1'ork 17, New ToritDoor Dr. Kuril!Thank you veiy such for your jro-cloua letter. I am £lad to know, tliat workon tln> Foundation is expandine.It ^c*s without saying that Iwould be very clad to talr. with you whenyou ore here, and Lf tt.o ti.,e ia su'table,I-rofessor Allport would be ;;lad to duetyou and to diacuaa the problenii you areinterested in. I alio talked with l'rofe3sorilouans, Kio ia teachin,: in the General iidu-cation Uepartirwnt, and he, too, would liketo discuss tin traitor with you. The wholequeation revolves around the tiiac that is■uitable end convenient for you aa wall aafor all of ,ia. i';ht»i you write no as towhen you plan to cone, I ahull try to findout whether this flta in with our tiae,and will then let yoti know.Cordially yeurs,Pitirljn A. Sorokin
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November 10, 1949Dear Professor Sorokin,In response to your most welcome latter olNovember 4th, I am writing to say that I ln-ve to be iiWorcester, l,:aa sac hu setts, on Saturday, November 26th,and If It 1» possible to meet nith Professor Allportand Professor Komans on Friday, November 35th, it nou]suit me extremely well, but please note that this la tday after Thanksgiving.Cordially yours,t.\(Counsellor on ^tudiProfeaaor Pitirlm A. SorokinResearch Center in Altruistic Integrationand CreativityEmerson HallCambridge J8, Lass.
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■OVwafawMO* llit 1!?U9Dr. F.L. KunzCounsellor on StudiesThe Foundation for Integratedi'kiacation. Inc.i-.oom 1532 Lincoln Building60 Last U2nd StreetNew York 17, V.em YorkDear Dr. Kunzii-rofessor Allport and I wouldbe very £lad to oyet yea around2i30 P.L. on iicvei..ber 25. Wetnought tliat if you leave 'lewYork that day you probably cculdnot be here i:i the forenoon; therefor we have tentatively arrangedfor 2:30.I have not seen Professorremans yet. I Lope, however, thatsometime in the course of that dayyou will have a chance to meet hin,too*Please let me knew whethert.is arrangement suits you.Cordially yours,Pitiriia A. Sorokin
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November 15, 19^9/t>-In rearxmae to your letter of Nc-v.mbsr litth,I am looking forward with much pleaaure to visitingwith you and Profsssor Allport and Profsssor Romanson tha afternoon of November 35th.I am proposing to ba in Cambridge ovsr thatnight, and so I could run on >s late as H-.JO with theseseveral engagement a if they cannot ba managed in groupatylo. Upnn arrival in Cambridge I will give you ai cordial thanka.HftrEA^Profeeaor P.A. SorokinHeeearch Center in altruiaticand CreativityHarvard University
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Dececibor 5, l^li?Dr. FJU T'unzCoiasellor on.StudiesThs foundation for integratedLducation, Inc.Kgoq li>'32 Lincolji Building60 East Ua.'nd Street"ew York 17, Tlew YorkDear Dr. KunsiYou were probajly preventedfrom making your visit to Cambridge,for I did not receive your call onNovember 2^t!;. I T.ant to make 3urethat you were not here on that day,and t-iat you did net call r.ie byphone, as you indicated you woulddo in your letter ef November 1>-In any case, your call did notreach M eitiier on that day cr subsequently.Very sincerely ycurs,Pitirim A. Sorokin
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y/ l<Wi, F'L'January 5, 1950Sear Professor Sorokin,I am grateful £•* your letter of December 19th..The term "biological field" given a certain exactness to theproposal ia my paper, desirable ia any case, but also because the proposal in it is quite original, and I want to hold the criticisms to aminimum.The first Symposium volume issued by you from the Center didnot reach us for review. Ve would most certainly have noticed it inMAIH CtEHJBTS. We can atlll do ao, at least in passing.I shall be glad to be represented in the second volume. Itla good of you to aak me. If you aim at some consistency, and havean outline, I shall try to accommodate myself to your purposea. Someidea of date and length in words would be helpful.Tours sincerely.Professor P. A. SorokinHarvard UniversityEesoarch Center in Altruisticand CreativilyEmerson HallCambridge 3S, Mass.

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