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University Daily Kansan Thursday, May 17, 1962
History Course Will Compare East and West
A new history course, providing a comparison between Western and Eastern civilizations, will be offered at KU probably by the fall of 1965.
"A program like this would put KU in the forefront of many schools." James E. Seaver, director of the Western Civilization program and professor of history, said recently in a phone interview.
"Many schools have Eastern Civilization, but none of them have a course comparing Eastern and Western Civilizations.
"Such a course is important because of the world situation," he continued. "We must know about other peoples in order to live with them."
Prof. Seaver said the new course will be patterned after Western Civilization in that there will be group discussions following readings from paper-backed books. A comprehensive examination will be given at the end of the course. There may also be a few lectures, he added.
Prof. Seaver and George M. Beckmann, chairman of East Asia area studies and professor of history, have applied for a grant to further the proposed program. Prof. Seaver plans to spend half this summer and all next summer organizing and planning the course.
The first students to take the course will probably be a pilot group of 40 to 50 students in the honors program. The program will probably extend over a two-year period.
Prof. Seaver expressed regret that the Western Civilization program did not cover a wider area.
"I have asked the administrative committee of the College to authorize a 28-week (instead of 24) program, but my request was not granted.
"We thought we might add Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, and Dante in the extra weeks."
Will KU ever have an African Civilization program?
"It's possible," Dr. Seaver said. "But it's not quite rich enough in cultural and literary heritage. It's virtually impossible to study a tribal group.
"Still it's important to know other civilizations he added. Those we are primarily concerned with are Western, Indian, and that of the Chinese and Japanese.
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