Tuesday, February 22, 1972
University Daily Kansan
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Lerner Explains New Revolution
Kansan Staff Photo by HANK YOUNG
Max Lerner Addresses Symposium Speaker calls for radical humanism . . .
Students' Aid Rewarded
The Student Union Activities Board is accepting applications for the University-Community Service Scholarship. The new KU scholarship is a result of the efforts of many students to save lives during the April firefighters during the Kansas Union fire of April 1970.
Because of assistance given by students during the fire, some insurance carriers decided to give a gift. This gift was used by the SUA board in establishing the scholarship. The amount of the award is the interest on the original gift each year.
University or Lawrence community. Scholastic ability and financial need are minimal considerations for the award.
Applications are available in the Sua office in the Kansas Union and must be returned by 5 p.m. March 3 to the SUA office.
There are two qualifications for the scholarship. Applicants should show their academic background or graduate student at the University of New Orleans.
BY RIVIAN BELL Kansan Staff Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield, D-Mont., and Minority Leader Steve Scalia met with President Nixon's meetings with Communist Chinese leaders seems to have gotten off to a good start.
"I'm neither an optimist nor a pessimist, but a possible-ist. Nothing is guaranteed, but everything is possible."
Mansfield said that while he did not have to come out of the meetings, the first step has been taken" toward improved relations between the two parties.
These words may seem like the worst poison to a cynic, but the Max Lerger they speak for seven years reflect a reflection on life as an American
Born in Russia, Lerner has spent 65 of his 70 years in the United States. A columnist for the New York Post since 1949, he also serves as professor of American history at Brandeis University.
Lerner appeared last week in the North Carolina CFA as a participant in the Symposium held at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
LERNER REPRESENTS a rarity in this country, for he is a man who has made a profession of writing. He thinks I could be doing anything else."
Though he bears the appearance of an absent-minded professor, he speaks like a sage and is adept at the incessant process of change.
Lerner believes that America is not a reactionary society, but in instead "the most revolutionary society in the world today."
He explained that the term "revolution" in this sense indicated an accelerated pace of society while left no part untouched.
Lerner said that regardless of the repressions that existed in America, "our society is still tolerably open."
"OUR REVOLUTION takes its own shape and course as any true revolution does," he continued. "We cannot compare it to anything else because it does not happen on any previous pattern."
Lerner said none of the past three presidents had understood the changes which have been occurring for the past 15 years. He cited former President Lyndon Johnson's case as one of the reasons he understood the revolution, he would have identified with it."
Richard Nixon, on the other hand, "understands it but does not identify with it."
Lerner said the President's new China policy was a belated announcement on in this country. He described the excursion as "one of the most important parts of our life."
LERNER'S SCHEME of the American revolution involves four parts. These include the rise of nationalism in humanization of both the social
and natural environment, a rethinking of American institutions with the illumination of the role of the intellectual as innovator and a values revolution in societal consciousness, information of existing life styles.
While focusing on the new revolution, Lerner has refused to lose sight of the "American Dream." He considers that the future is a dream of possibility, how life can be lived on this continent. "
He admitted, however, that the credibility of the "American Dream" had eroded and needed to be restored.
TO ACHIEVE this aim, Lerner recommended a framework of
'radical humanism' Radical humanism would view human rights as the cornerstone of programs or projects would be tested by how well they uphold them.
Lerner said the beginning to humanism could be found in increasing communication between humans and both an outer and an inner universe existed, and the real communication among different cultures
"To start this communication, we need a creative leap." Lerner explains how through the window of the other. Without this creative leap, the window would be shut.
Ecology Law Group Sets Speakers, Plans Projects
George Coggins, president of the local Sierra Club, and Ron Baxter, president of the Kansas State University, scheduled to speak at the meeting.
The National Environmental Law Society (NELS) will hold its second meeting of the semester at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the international Room of the job Writer president of the organization and Lawrence third-year law student said Monday.
Members may submit project proposals which are screened by the organization's three officers, then placed in projects file. From this file members choose projects to work on individually or in teams. At least half the amount of time spent on each project is up to the individual.
"This area is so large in
terms of storage that I will
Ward said, "that is easy to go
together and blemom the
problem either without doing
the work or not."
"That happened a lot last year, but with our new organizational structure we should be able to accomplish a good deal this
4 More File In Senate Race
The candidates who filed for the Senate Monday are Eric Hardman, Salina junior, in the Senate. Joshua White, Shawna Mission freshman, in Centennial College; Cathy Reinhardt, Great Bend freshman, in Pearson College; John Rowe, a freshman, in North College
spring," he said.
DEADLINE FOR FILING For the Student Senate and Class Offices Wednesday, Feb. 23
A candidate for the STUDENT SENATE must file a declaration of intent to seek such office as a representative from his respective school with the secretary of elections committee chairman of the Student Senate by Wednesday, February 23. This declaration must be accompanied by a $5.00 filing fee.
Candidates for CLASS OF
FICERS must file a delaration
of intent to seek such office
with the secretary or elections
committee chairman of the
Student Senate by Wednesday,
February 23. Each declaration
must be supported by the
signatures of at least 50 members
of the appropriate class
and must be accompanied by
a $5.00 filing fee.
Petitions may be picked up between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.at the Student Senate Office, B-105 Union.
For Further info: Call 864-3710
There Will Be A Meeting for All Candidates on Thursday, Feb.24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room Kansas Union.
All Declarations must be received by 5 p.m. on deadline date.
Ward said planned projects
include making suggestions to
local businessmen of ways they
can improve the environment,
and a lawsuit against Attorney Mike Elwell with research aimed at eliminating eyesores from the highways, an investigation of the State Board
of Health and writing a pamphlet on
the public's environmental rights.
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