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The original documents are located in Box D15, folder "University of Michigan, Fifth
General Assembly, International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Sciences,
September 21, 1959" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at
the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box D15 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
ANN ARBOR SPEECH
I am most appreciative of this opportunity to address the delegates
and observers of the Fifth General Assembly of the International Council
for Philosophy and Humanistic Sciences, and certainly feel most humble
before this fine and distinguished group.
I scarcely feel like the "intellectual type" who should be welcoming
this distinguished group of scholars-with interests ranging from the
classics to religion and from musicology to folklore.
It is particularly gratifying to see this group meeting in the
United States. I am given to understand that this is the first regular
General Assembly to be held outside of Paris, so that it is indeed a
great honor to have you in the United States and particularly in Ann Arbor.
As an alumnus of this institution, and as a member of Congress, I extend
warm greetings, and hope that you have an enjoyable and fruitful assembly
in our state and nation.
Here in America humanistic studies are flourishing as never before
I hope while you are in Ann Arbor you will have a chance to meet many
of the schobars here, and to observe the programs being carried out
here in your particular field or fields. I was pleased to note recently
that of the 47,000 foreign students being educated in America at present,
20% of them specialized in the humanities--second only to engineering/
in popularity. The new interest in humanities in this nation is one
that must be encouraged. The United States in this field as in others
has had the opportunity for world leadership dropped in its lap. We must
have men who know more than how to extract ore from the ground or how
to turn metal into goods. We need men who have been broadened by this
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result. Why? I believe it is because materialistic Indifference to
cultural values evolves--that the basic values of humanities are thrown
out and attempts are made to carve first and foremost material success
with complete disregard for those fine humanistic achievements which
are highly valued by too few.
We in Congress and other branches of government find daily that, as
it seemed to Edmund Burke in the 18th century, "to complain of the age
we live in, to murmur at the present possessors of power, to lament the
past, to conceive extravagant hopes of the future, are the common dispositions
of the greatest part of mankind."
If American values in the area of politics and government, evolved out
of the heritage of English practice; experience with government in the
colonies; the struggle for independence; the creation of the Republic; and
the experience of more than a century and a half of independence, were
taken to heart by a vast majority of American citizens, few problems would
seriously threaten our nation. However, things like the concept of the
state as a utilitarian device created to further the general welfare;
freedom and responsibility for the adult individual to have avoice in
the government under which he lives; and the protection of the free citizen
against unreasonable invasions of privacy by officers of the government--
many of these values are threatened today by this materialistic indifference.
For example, under ideal conditions of unselfishness, government would
have little place at the bargaining table in labor-management relations. However,
if management makes slaves out of workers, or if a labor union weader greedily
makes gain at the expense of an individual worker, then government legislation,
or execution of current laws, or adjudication must result.
Our modern world, in adjusting to urbanization and the forces of
technology, often loses sight of the inherited models of thoughts and
values which previously have kept families together and children obedient
in their transmission from one generation to another. The influence of
art and music, or of the folklore of the past, has too little impact on
families today. Thus we hear much about the juvenile delinquency problem,
especially in large metropolitan areas.
Certainly these illustrations show the need for the forces of classical
and humanistic studies to be applied to our urbanized and technological society
as much as they were to the village and handicraft-centered society of centuries
ago.
In my recent trip to Europe, I detected among the peoples of the various
nations signs of a search for security--a search not aimed at strong defenses,
payments from government treasuries and harsh prison sentences, but rather
aimed at peace of mind and minds at peace.
EXAMPLES OF THIS AND OTHER OBSERVATIONS ON TRIP ABROAD
The basic point remains that government, aided by humanistic studies,
can be a more responsive and responsible thing, and that a sound, effective
government can evolve with human rather than material goals in the minds and hearts
of the people. On the other hand, humanities benefit from a free government as
well. By the creation of conditions befitting a free people, government again
can encourage men to develop their talents to the utmost and can discourage
impediments to the dignity and worth of the individual.
Government thus should be aware of the values of philosophy and the
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humanistic sciences and create conditions fostering and nourishing them-
and, on the other hand, the humanities must understand, appreciate and
assist that type of government. With these two institutions operating hand-
in-hand, we assure freedom to the free.
Through its membership in the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization, the U.S. has sought to assist UNESCO's goals
of contributions to peace and security through promoting collaboration among
the nations through education, science and culture. During the 1959-60
budget period of UNESCO, the United States will contribute 30% of the $25
million expenditures of the organization. Through the U.S. National
Commission for UNESCO, most recently focusing on Asia, American awareness
of the traditions and contemporary life of their peoples is increasing
rapidly.
Our government has also helped humanistic studies by various
international educational exchange programs. Currently a study is being
carried out in the Office of Education on the General Humanities Programs
in Graduate Schools in the United States. Under the National Defense
Education Act, over 20% of the 1,000 fellowships authorized are in the
field of humanities, as well as the various grants to area study programs
which include humanistica studies in their curriculum.
Despite all the recent advances in governmental aid and assistance
to humanistic studies in America, I certainly hope we undertake more.
Increasing use of U.S. representation in cultural festivals and tours abroad
by creative and performing artists and athletes from the United States is
another step in the right direction. Money spent and efforts made in these
and other areas to assist humanistic/ endeavors will repay themselves time
and time again, as the goals in the hearts and minds of a free people in this
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country and in the entire world will more than justify this type of expenditure.
Compared to the past, we are certainly living in the most impressive
climax of history, judged both quantitatively and qualitatively. Our decisions
can become fateful for the very survival of our civilization. In this context
it is important for government to aid humanities in drawing upon every resource/
in our several faiths, in our tradition and in our immediate vitalities so that
we will not "meanly lose but nobly save the last best hope of earth.2
518 Michigan Trust Bldg.
Grand Rapids 2, Michigan
October 5, 1959
Mr. Albert H. Marckwardt
Professor of English
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dear Al:
First may I express my appreciation for the opportunity
to participate in the fifth general assembly of the
International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Sciences.
I thoroughly enjoyed meeting the delegates and learning a bit
about the organization and its objectives. In addition it vas
a real pleasure to become better acquainted with you and to
meet and enjoy the dinner with Mrs. Marckwardt.
In your original letter to me you indicated my travel expenses
would be reimbursed. Figuring out this amount is a bit
difficult. If I had flown from Washington to Willow Run
and returned there would be no problem. If I had been in
Grand Rapids and flown from Grand Rapids to Ann Arbor and
returned there would be no difficulty.
As you know, I drove from Washington to Ann Arbor and then
on to Grand Rapids. The speaking engagement in Ann Arbor did
mkke quite & difference in my plans for returning to Grand
Rapids both as to time and method of travel. I was, however,
more than glad to work it out.
For your information here are the costs of the various alterna-
tives:
FORD & LIBRARY 038470
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(1) Automobile Miles - Washington, D. C.
to Ann Arbor to Grand Rapids
745
Motel Lodging (Somerset, Pa.)
$10
(2) Air Travel - Washington, D. C.
to Willow Run and return
$64.68
(3) Automobile Miles - Grand Rapids
to Ann Arbor and return
250
I am not acquainted with the allowance per mile authorised by
the University. If you decide to use either alternative #1
or #3, utilize the appropriate allowance per mile.
Whatever formula or combination thereof you determine proper
will meet with my approval. As a suggestion I might propose
two-thirds of the total of dternative #1. That would be
two-thirds of the mileage allowance for 745 miles plus the $10
for lodging enboute.
My address here is: 518 Michigan Trust Building, Grand
Rapids, Michigan.
I hope and trust the Council meeting was a complete success
and I congratulate you and the University on the fine job.
Warmest personal regards.
Sincerely,
Gerald R. Ford, Jr., M. C.
GRF:er
GERALD FORD LIBRARY
August 13,1959
Mr. Albert H. Marckwardt
Professor of English
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dear Mr. Marckwardt:
Your letter of August 10th kindly inviting me to attend
and speak at a dinner honoring the delegates and observers
at the fifth general assembly of the International Council
for Philosophy and Humanistic Sciences on Monday, September
21st, has been received.
I am most appreciative of your invitation and will be de-
lighted to address this very fine and distingäished group.
I will certainly look forward to meeting you and the others.
Thank you again, and I will look for further word from you
concerning the exact time and place of the meeting.
Warmest personal regards.
Sincerely,
Gerald R. Ford, Jr., M. C.
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On behalf of the University of Michigan, I should like to
invite you to be a guest and a speaker at a dinner to be given
on Monday, September 21, 1959, honoring the delegates to and
observers at the fifth general assembly of the International
Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Sciences.
This organization may best be described as a federation of
international federatiobs. It includes in its membership such
groups as the International Academic Union, the International
Federation of Societies of Philosophy, the International Committee
for Historical Sciences, and nine similar groups ranging in scope
and interest from linguistics to musicology. It derives its sup-
port principally from UNESCO. We are expecting a total of 37
delegates, speakers, and members of the secretariat, and possibly
25 observers in addition. All of them are, of course, disting-
uished scholars with international reputations. The present
meeting, to be held in Ann Arbor from September 22 to September 25,
will be the first that has ever been held outside of Paris.
An important purpose in arranging this meeting of the gen-
eral assembly in the United States is to demonstrate that humanistic
studies are flourishing in this country, and that we have many
humanistic scholars who need not yield in prestige to those else-
where. We trust that this will be of some help in overcoming the
cliche about our materialistic indifference to cultural values.
In keeping with this purpose, we have undertaken to organize as
part of the four-day program a discussion of the place of the
humanities in a world that is rapidly becoming urbanized and sub-
ject to the forces of technology.
To return to the dinner itself, we should like to have you,
as a member of the House of Representatives, extend the greetings
of your branch of the federal government to the delegates, ob-
servers, and guests, and to make what ever other remarks you may
consider appropriate to the occasion. Possibly fifteen minutes
FORD i LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
ANN ARBOR
might provide a judicious balance with the rest of the program.
Because you are a graduate of the University of Michigan, we consider
it highly appropriate that you should be one of those who will
greet the distinguished guests.
We shall be happy to pay your travel expenses and to provide
you with a room at the Michigan Union. I do hope that you will
be able to accept our invitation, but if you find yourself unable
to do so, I trust that I may have a reply in sufficient time to
enable me to find someone else to perform this particular function.
Sincerely yours,
arent N. marchworth
Albert H. Marckwardt
Professor of English
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FORD & LIBRARY DERALD
The INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR PHILOSOPHY AND HUMANISTIC STUDIES, which
will hold its fifth General Assembly at the University of Michigan, on
September 22-24, 1959, was organized in Brassels just ten years ago. The
purpose of the organization is, "to develop the co-operation, on an inter-
national scale, of philosophy, humanistic studies and kindred branches of
knowledge, and to encourage research."
The Council consists of twelve member organizations. These are:
The International Academic Union
The International Federation of Societies for Philosophy
The International Committee for Historical Sciences
The International Permanent Committee of Linguists
The International Federation of Societies of Classical Studies
The International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences
The International Commission for Folk Arts and Folklore
The International Committee for the History of Art
The International Association for the History of Religion
The International Federation for Modern Languages and Literatures
The International Union of Orientalists
The International Society of Musicology
The International Union for Prehistoric and Protchistoric Sciences
In effect, therefore, the Council may appropriately be described as a federa-
tion of international federations, each of which represents one of the
humanistic disciplines. Support for the organization is derived principally
from UNESCO.
The Ann Arbor meeting, at which some 37 delegates, speakers, and members
of the secretariat are expected, will be the first to be held outside of
Europe and, except for the organizational meeting, the only one to be held
outside of Paris. The assembly itself will be preceded by meetings of the
officers and of the budget committee. These are scheduled for September 18
and 19, and September 21 respectively. The American Council of Learned
Societies, the general sponsor for the fifth General Assembly, has appointed
a committee in charge of arrangements and planning consisting of Dr. Charles
E. Odegaard, President of the University of Washington, President Frederick
Burkhardt of the ACLS, Dean William DeVane of Yale University, Professor
Rensselaer Lee of Princeton University, Professor Gerald Else of the University
of Michigan, and Professor Albert H. Marckwardt of the University of Michigan
(chairman).
An important purpose in arranging this meeting of the General Assembly
in the United States is to demonstrate the degree to which humanistic studies
are flourishing in this country and to bring the foreign delegates into
contact with our outstanding scholars and institutions of learning.
Previously at such meetings the delegates have devoted themselves almost ex-
clusively to discussing ways and means of fostering research and publication
in the various disciplines represented on the Council and providing for
communication among them. This year's program represents an innovation in
that three of the six sessions will be given over to a discussion of the
place of the humanities in a world that is rapidly becoming urbanised and
subject to the forces of technology.
GERALD FORD LIBRARY
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The general theme of this part of the program is based on the premise
that in the western world, the gradual shift from a village and handicraft-
centered culture to one which is urbanized and technological has permitted
classical literature to continue to provide the inherited models of thought
and values, transmitted from one generation to another through both the
belletristic and the folk traditions. In certain other parts of the world,
the shift to technology and urbanization has been so rapid that there has
been actually no intermediate stage. The question is, whether under these
circumstances, the comparable classical traditions are performing the same
functions. This question will be explored by six distinguished scholars,
representing the Far East, the Near East, Europe, and America, and a
general discussion will follow.
The proceedings of the conference will be published, along with the
results of an inquiry undertaken by the Council into the role of classical
and humanistic studies in various educational systems throughout the world.
FORD s LIBRARY CERALD
OFFICIAL LIST OF DELEGATES TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF CIPHS, 1959
Home Country
Travelling from:
Officers of CIPHS
Carsten Heeg
Denmark
Copenhagen
Charles E. Odegaard
USA
Seattle, Washington
R. N. Dandekar
India
Poona
Emilio Garcia Gomez
Spain
Bagdad, Iraq
Felice Battaglia
Italy
Bologma
Sir Ronald Syne
UK
San Francisco, Calif.
Secretariat
Jean d'Ormesson
France
Paris
Mile. Marinescu
France
Paris
International Academic Union
C. C. Berg
Netherlands
Leyden
Rensselaer Lee
USA
Princeton
Professor Iwao (subject to
Japan
Tokyo
later correction)
P. van de Woestijne
Belgium
Brussels
Dail Ohmann
Finland
Helsinki
Hans R. Hahnloser
Switzerland
Berne
H. Lavachery
Belgium
Brussels
International Federation of Societies for Philosophy
Ch. Perelman
Belgium
Brussels
International Committee for Historical Sciences
Michel Francois
France
Paris
International Permanent Committee of Linguists
Joshua Whatmough
USA
Cambridge, Mass.
International Federation of Societies of Classical Studies
B. A. van Gronigen
Netherlands
Leyden
International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences
Pedro Bosch Gimpera
Mexico
Mexico City
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
Delegates list (continued)
International Committee for the History of Art
W. G. Constable
USA
Cambridge, Mass.
International Association for the History of Religion
H. W. Schneider
USA
Claremont, Calif.
International Federation of Modern Languages and Literatures
P. 0. Aston
UK
Cambridge, England
International Union of Orientalists
L. Bazin
France
St. Mandé, Seine
International Society of Musicology
Paul Henry Lang
USA
New York
International Union of Prehistorical and Protohistorical Sciences
Gerhard Bersu
W, Germany
Frankfurt an Main
GERALD R.FORD
Delegates list (continued)
International Committee for the History of Art
W. G. Constable
USA
Cambridge, Mass.
International Association for the History of Religion
H. W. Schneider
USA
Claremont, Calif.
International Federation of Modern Languages and Literatures
P. C. Aston
UK
Cambridge, England
International Union of Orientalists
L. Bazin
France
St. Mande, Seine
International Society of Musicology
Paul Henry Lang
USA
New York
International Union of Prehistorical and Protohistorical Sciences
Gerhard Bersu
W. Germany
Frankfurt an Main
GERALD EVENT YORD
Sytalar
August 20, 1959
Mr. Erich A. Walter
Assistant to the President
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dear Mr. Walter:
Many thanks for your kind and thoughtful letter of August
18th inviting me on behalf of President Batcher to attend
a dinner in honor of the delegates to the Fifth General
Assembly of the International Council for Philosophy and
Humanistic Sciences on September 21st.
I am delighted to accept and will look forward to joining
President Hatcher, you, and the others at 6:30 p.m. on the
Second Floor Terrace of the Michigan Union on that date.
Thank you again and warmest personal regards.
Sincerely,
Gerald R. Ford, Jr., M. C.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR
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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
ERICH A. WALTER
Assistant to the President
August 18, 1959
O.K
The Honorable Gerald R. Ford, Jr.
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Ford:
President Hatcher cordially invites you to
attend a dinner he is giving September the twenty-
first at six-thirty o'clock on the Second Floor
Terrace of the Michigan Union in honor of the dele-
gates to the Fifth General Assembly of the Inter-
national Council for Philosophy and Humanistic
Sciences.
Sincerely yours,
Erich Q.Walter
Erich A. Walter
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R.S.V.P. to Erich A. Walter
Assistant to the President
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
FORD & LIBRARD GERALD
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
CHAIRMAN
JOHN R, RICHARDS
The UNITED STATES NATIONAL
VICE CHA IRMEN
COMMISSION FOR UNESCO
WILLIAM S. Dix
ARTHUR B. FOYE
Established by Act of Congress July 30, 1946
RAY MURPHY
WASHINGTON 25,D.C.
September 9, 1959
Dear Mr. Ackerman:
In accordance with our telephone conversation of September 8,
1959, I am enclosing some pamphlets which, I trust, will be of
assistance in helping you to focus your thoughts for Congressman
Ford's talk before CIPHS on September 21, 1959. I have also taken
the liberty of sending you some supplementary material on CIPHS.
You will note from these materials that Government involvement
in support of the humanities is rather limited. In fact, the major
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emphasis is through grants under the various international educa-
tional exchange programs or under the National Defense Education Act.
For example, from the enclosed literature on the National Defense
Education Act, one learns that of the 1,000 fellowships authorized,
over 20% are in fields classified as the humanities. In addition,
there are a number of grants to area study programs which include
humanistic studies in their curriculum. If you wish additional in-
formation on the National Defense Education Act, I would suggest
that you get in touch with Dr. Kenneth Mildenberger, Acting Chief
of Language Development Program, U.S. Office of Education.
Some of the reports on our educational exchanges are somewhat
out of date as they are issued only at yearly intervals. However,
I have been informed by Mr. Stephan Dobrenchuk of the Reporting Staff
in the International Educational Exchange Service of the Department
of State that additional reports are in the process of preparation
and that his office might be able to furnish you with more information
on these programs.
Dr. Chester Neudling, Specialist for the Humanities, Division
of Higher Education, of the Office of Education, has informed me that
the Office of Education currently is studying the General Humanities
Programs in Graduate Schools in the United States. I am sure that
Dr. Neudling can furnish you with further information on this and
other related activities.
Finally, you
Mr. Donald Ackerman,
Assistant to Congressman Ford of Michigan,
Room 351,
House Office Building.
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Finally, you requested information about the role of the humanities
in the United States. Except for information which occurs from time
to time in such publications as "The ACLS Newsletter" (American Coun-
cil of Learned Societies), I am not aware of where this information
might be obtained. You might care to get in touch with the Library
of Congress and perhaps they can be more helpful. In addition, either
Dr. Frederick Burkhardt or Miss Shirley Hudson of the American Council
of Learned Societies, 345 East 46th Street, New York, New York, may
know of some additional sources.
Please do not hesitate to let me know if there is anything more
that I can do to assist you in this matter. I will be most happy to
try to answer any additional questions which you may have or help in
other appropriate ways.
Sincerely yours,
William C. milkey
William C. Mithoefer, Jr.
Program Officer
UNESCO Relations Staff
Enclosures:
As stated
Enclosures:
Information on the International Council for Philosophy & Humanistic Studies
Basic Documents - UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
Educational and Cultural Activities on ASIA - An Account of Recent De-
velopments in the United States
Traditional Values in American Life
Our Moral and Spiritual Resources for International Cooperation
The National Interest and Foreign Languages
The International Cultural Relations of the United States - Policies
and Programs, 1955-1958
Announcement of Graduate Fellowships Under the National Defense Education
Act
Bulletin on the National Defense Education Act - Public Law 85-864 -
August 5, 1959 - Subject: Language and Area Centers, 1959-60
Bulletin on the National Defense Education Act - Public Law 85-864 -
June 17, 1959 - Subject: A Statement of Policy, Language Development
Program, Centers and Research and Studies
Bulletin on the National Defense Education Act - Public Law 85-864 -
March 10, 1959 - Subject: A Statement of Policy, Language Development
Program, Centers and Research and Studies
The National Defense Language Development Program
Language Development Program Institutes - Summer, 1959, and Academic Year
1959-60
Guide to the National Defense Education Act of 1958
Educational Exchange Grants
Partners in International Understanding
Government Programs in International Education - Forty-Second Report by
the Committee on Government Operations
International Educational Exchange Program - 1948-1958
Twenty-First Semiannual Report on Educational Exchange Activities
Report on the Operations of the Department of State
International Visitors to the United States (Summary Statistical and
Narrative Data on Short Term Visitors)
Grants Awarded Under the International Educational Exchange Program,
United States Department ofState, July 1955 - June 1958
The Educational Exchange Program Under the Fulbright Act
Facts About the President's Special International Program for Cultural
Presentations
President's Special International Program - Fifth Semi-Annual Report
U.S. Information Agency - 12th Review of Operations - January 1 - June 30, 1959
Portraying American Culture to the World
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR PHILOSOPHY AND HUMANISTIC
STUDIES
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Vth ordinary session, University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
22-25 September - 1959
The meeting of the General Assembly will
be preceded, on 18 and 19 September, by
the meeting of the Bureau and, on 21 Sep-
tember, by the meeting of the Budget
Committee; it will be followed on 25
September (afternoon) by the meeting of
the new Bureau.
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
Tuesday, 22 September, morning
Private session
1 - Opening of the meeting by the President of the C.I.P.S.H.
2 - Exainination of the credentials
3 - Adoption of the Agenda
4 - Report of the Secretary General
5 - Examination and discussion of the report of the
Secretary General
6 - Examination of the C.I.P.S.H. budget for 1960
7 - Report of the Budget Committee
8 $ Adoption of the budget of C.I.P.S.H. for 1961 and 1962
Tuesday 22 September, afternoon
Public session
9 - Exchange of views on the progresses accomplished
in the geographical repartition.
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10 - Relations with Unesco : Renewal of the formal agreement
11 - Discussion on the projects to be completed :
a) Urgent studies in Anthropology
b) Translation of the Great Classics
c) Participation of C.I.P.S.H. in the Kajor Project East-West
d) Survey of the research of historical documents in the
different archives of the world
e) Enquiry on the teaching of literature
f) Lexicographical works
12 - Diogenes
Wednesday 23 September
Public session
Discussion on the role of the humanities in a technological and urbanized
world.
Thursday 24 September
Public sessions
morning
Discussion on the role of the humanities in a technological and urbanized
world.
afternoon
13 - Discussion on the general orientation of the programme of C.I.P.S.H.
Exchange of views on the activities of the Council
during the coming years.
Friday 25 September, morning
Private session
14 - Report of the Nomination Commission
15 - Election of the new Bureau
16 - Date and place of the next General Assembly of C.I.P.S.H.
FORD is LIBRARY GERALD
17 - Diverse questions.
TIME TABLE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR PHILOSOPHY AND HUMANISTIC STUDIES
TO BE HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN,ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN,23-28 Sept. 1959
Thursday 17 September
Arrival of the members of the Bureau
Friday 18 and Saturday 19 September
Meeting of the Bureau
Sunday 20 September
Arrival of the members of the Bureau
Monday 21 September
a) Meeting of the Budget Committee
b) Arrival of the delegates and
observers to the General Assembly
and of the speakers for the sympo-
sim on the problem of the huma-
nities
c) dinner-party
Tuesday 22 September
Meeting of the General Assembly.
Administrative session
Wednesday 23 September
Meeting of the General Assembly
Symposium on the problem of the
humanities
Thursday 24 September
a) Morning: Symposium on the
problem of the humanities
b) Afternoon: meeting of the
General Assembly - Adminis-
trative session.
Friday 25 September
a) Morning: meeting of the
General Assembly - Adminis-
trative session.
b) Afternoon: meeting of the newly
elected Bureau.
Saturday 26 September
Departure
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LIST OF PERSONS INVITED TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR PHILOSOPHY AND HUMANISTIC STUDIES
LISTE DES PERSONNES INVITEES A L'ASSEMBLEE GENERALS DU
CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL DE LA PHILOSOPHIE ET DES SCIENCES HUMAINES
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 22-25
1959
Officers of the CIPSH
Bureau du CIPSH
President
Professor Carsten HERO
Frb.Bredegade 13, Copenhague F
Danemark
Vice-Presidents
Professor Charles E.ODEGAARD
President, University of Was-
hington, Seattle 5, Washington
U.S.A.
Professer R. N. DANDEKAR
Director, Bhandarkar Oriental
Research Institute, Poona 4,
India
Professor Felice BATTAGLIA
Rector of the University of
Bologna, Via S.Mamolo, 137,
Bologna, Italy
His Exc.Professor Emilio
Spain
GARCIA GOMEZ
Ambassador of Spain, Embassy
of Spain, Baghdad, Iraq
Secretary General Sir Romald SYME
New Zealand
Presenose College, Oxford,
United Kingdom
Deputy Secretary M.Jean d'ORMESSON
general
International Academdc Union
Union academique internationale
Professor C.C. BERG
President, International Academic Union
Gerecht 8, Leiden, Netherlands
Professor Hans R.HAHNIOSER
9 Kollerweg, Berne, Switzerland
Professor L.L. HAMHERICH
Tagonavej 15, Copenhague, Danemark
Professor Henri LAVACHERY
1 rus Ducale, Brussels, Belgium
Professor Rensselaer LEE
Department of Art and Archaeology, University
of Princeton, Princeton, N.J., U.S.A.
Professor Emil ohmann
Pihlajatie 50, Helsinki, Finland
Professor Naoshire TSUJI
Academy of Japan, Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan
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International Federation of Societies of Philosophy
Fédération internationale des Sociétés de philosophie
Professor Chaim PERSIMAN
32 ruo de la PScheric, Uccle-Brussels
Delgium
Observer:
Professor Richard P. McKBON
Department of Philosophy, University of
Chicago, Chicago, m. U.S.A.
International Committee for Historical Sciences
Comité international des Sciences historiques
Professor Michel FRANCOIS
270 Bd.Baspail, Paris XIVe,France
International Permanent Committee of Linguists
Comité international permanent des Linguistes
Professor Joshua Whatmough
Department of Linguistics, Harvard Univer-
sity, 54 Dudley Hall, Cambridge, Mass.,U.S.A.
International Federation of Societies of Classical Studies
Fédération internationale des Associations d'Etudes classioues
Professor B.A.van GRONINGEN
20 van Beuningenlaan, Leiden, Netherlands
Observer:
Professor E.T.SAIMON
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada
International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences
Union internationale des Sciences anthropologiques et ethnologiques
Professor Pedro Bosch Gimpera
Olivo 84-4, Mexico DF, Mexico
Observer:
representing CIAP
Professor Stith THOMPSON
Department of Ethnology, University of
Indiana, Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.
International Committee for the History of Art
Comite international d'ilistoire de l'Art
Professor W.G.CONSTABLE
23 Craigie Street, Cambridge, Mass.,U.S.A.
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International Association for the History of Religion
Association internationale pour l'Histeire des Religions
Professor Herbert W. SCHNEIDER
The Hlaidsell Institute, 143 East 10Steet
Clarement, California, U.S.A.
Observer:
Professor Anyia GHAKRAVARTY
India
Harvard University, Cambridge 38, Mass.U.S.A.
International Federation of Modern Languages and Literatures
Fédération internationale des Langues et Litterstures modernes
Professor Stanley C. ASTON
St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, United
Kingdom
Observers:
Professor Werner P. FRIEDRICH
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
N.C., U.S.A.
Professor George W.STONE
Modern Languages Association, Washington Sq.
North, New York 3, N.Y., U.S.A.
International Union of Orientalists
Union internationale des Orientalistes
Professor Louis BAZIN
Ecole des Langues Orientales, 2 rue de Lille,
Paris 7e, France
Observer:
Professor Albrecht GOSTZE
Yale University, liew liaven, Connecticut,U.S.A
International Musicological Society
Société internationale de Musicologie
Professor Paul Henry LANG
Department of Music, Columbia University,
New York 27, N.Y., U.S.A.
International Union of Prehistorie and Protehistoric Sciences
Union internationale des Sciences préhistoriques et protchistoriouss
Professor Gerhard BERSU
10/12 Palagartenstrasse, Frankfurt a/Main
Germany
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SYMPOSIUM ON THE ROLE OF THE HUMANITIES IN AN URBANIZED AND
TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD
COLLOQUE SUR LE ROIE DES HUMANITINS DANS UN MONDE DOMINE PAR
LA TECHNIQUE
Professor George BOAS
John Hopkins University, Baltimore 18, U.S.A.
Professor S.K.CHATTERJI
Chairman, West Bengal Legislative Council,
Calcutta, India
Mr. Tawfik HAKIN
Permanent Delegate of the United Arab Re-
public to Unesco, Unesco House, Paris 7e.
Professor Takeo KUWABARA # Kyoto University, 50 Oguracho, Hitashirakawa,
Kyoto, Japan
Sir Charles WEBSTER
4 St.John's Lodge, Marley Rond, London NW 3,
United Kingdom
M.Francisco ROMERO
Eduardo Costa 2660, Martinez F.C.C.A.
Argentina
REPRESENTATIVES OF UMESCO
REPRESENTANT L'UNESCO:
M.Jean Thomas
Assistant Director general of Unesco
M. N. BAMMATE
Head, Philosophy and Humanistic Studies
Section.
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# Represents also the National Science Council of Japan
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