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Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1970
University Daily Kansan
Kansan Staff Photo by MIKE RADENCICH
Landscaped Cemetery Overlooks Iowa Street burial place for settlers as early as 1850's
. . burial place for settlers as early as 1850's
Renaissance Thought Is Humanities Series Topic
By KATHY KRUGER
Kansan Staff Writer
"Man's dignity exists in his freedom of choice." This concept of Renaissance thought was one of several presented by Paul Oskar Kristeller, F. J. E. Woodbridge professor of philosophy at Columbia University, during the opening presentation of the 1970-71 Humanities Lecture Series.
About 250 persons attended Kristeller's lecture on "The Dignity of Man in Renaissance Thought" Monday night in Woodruff Auditorium. The program opened the 24th Humanities Lecture Series.
"The Renaissance had a special interest and concern with man and his problems," Kristeller said, "This phenomenon became known as Renaissance humanism."
Scholars have differentiated Renaissance and medieval ideas by saying the "thought of the Renaissance was man-centered whereas medieval thought was God-centered." Kristeller pointed out that some scholars were not complimentary in their comparison.
Other historians have praised the Renaissance, saying it was the
Docking Requests Meeting; Campus Security Is Topic
Gov. Robert Docking has called for a meeting of the Kansas Board of Regents, the chancellor and presidents of the state's six colleges and universities Wednesday night to discuss strengthening campus security measures.
mansion, Cedar Crest. In announcing the meeting Docking said, "Acts of violence and terrorism are very real on the campuses of our state colleges and universities. Many incidents have been reported to me."
The meeting will be at the executive mansion Cedar Crest.
This meeting is expected to reveal the findings of members of the Governor's Committee on Crime Control who toured the state campuses last week to determine security needs.
first step toward enlightenment and secular thought and consider it a more human period. They felt, Kristeller said, it was the "Middle Ages minus God."
Kristeller explained that viewing Renaissance concepts was difficult as the period's emphasis on man was not entirely new and "Renaissance thought in its entire range presents a very complex picture . . . (with its) different schools and different concepts."
It is difficult to determine the true Renaissance concept of man. There is no simple answer, Kristeller said, as this was not a specific problem to that period's thinkers. More important were man's free will, his fate and destiny. The human problem was freely discussed.
Although man's dignity was not a new concern, Kristeller said, the emphasis became more persistent than in earlier times. Writers of the early 15th century were committed to praising man and his dignity.
Many Renaissance thinkers, Kristeller pointed out, were concerned with man's dignity and his place in the universe, but many variations in ideas developed. The "notion of the dignity of man found expression in many thinkers" and opposition to the ideas should not be considered surprising, explained the speaker.
Financed by Endowment
Pioneer Cemetery Restored
The first phase of the restoration of Pioneer Cemetery, west of Iowa Street, was completed in August.
Alton C. Thomas, the University's landscape architect, said that the project, which was financed by the University of Kansas Endowment Association, cost approximately $11,332 plus surveying expenses.
The cemetery was founded in 1854 or 1855, and was the burial place for early settlers and victims of border warfare. The ashes of the late Elmer V. McCollum were buried there in the spring of 1968.
Thomas said that the idea of making the cemetery part of the Iowa Street development, which includes the space research building, came into being in 1965 or 1966. He said that in 1966 plans were made to fence in the graves and to make the rest of the area into a park with proper markers.
The architect said that a grant of $11,000 was made available by the Endowment Association in 1968. The grant was to be used for fencing, plantings, lighting
The new president of the KUCYD is Dan Conyers, junior from Battle Creek, Mich.
Kimball defended his classification as a Democrat by saying that he had been chosen in the August primary as a Democrat and that he had worked as a ward leader for John F. Kennedy in 1964. He explained that most sources identify him as a Yippie rather than a Democrat.
Kimball Talks At Meeting Of Democrats
George Kimball, Democratic candidate for Douglas County sherrif, addressed the Collegiate Young Democrats (CYD) last night in the Kansas Union. A motion was introduced to the club to endorse Kimball but was tabled indefinitely.
The club has scheduled an open meeting next Tuesday to discuss Governor Docking's candidacy for re-election.
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and possibly some signs.
After some delay, Thomas said, the plans were taken to the University planning council, and were approved along with the $11,000 expenditure.
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