3W Id: Philosophy's subject is life :r Mike Mniitross 5&3 Staff \Vritcr "The task oi philosophy in our a said John Wild, 1962 Gates lecturei, “is to describe the concrete phenomena at our ieveryday i'I " Today a radical new emp ical approach or lstudying tl s lire is sweeping ,inany disciplines" he said This new empiricism, phe— ,iiomeiiology, is the attempt to ‘get away trom the stale nail-t demic discussions or traditional . philosophy and bring the minds: No. 9 or men to immediate expcricnc fist; in the spi ’t ol pragmatism ‘and existentiali n. John Wild opened the 1962 Gates lecture ‘51)Calx'lng iii Herrick chapel Suiiei day at 8 pm, : , Historian Toybee arrives Feb. 10; begins term as v' iting Heath proflceiitisnl: IS idllallsm. Wild said, We talR Dr, Arnold J Toynbec, noted “America and the World new—info“ ‘l‘el‘i‘m: fwd, lhll ”(Ody British historian, will arrive on lution and Other Lectures," int“? 59‘1”, ““ [“6 1."; EC 3‘: campus Feb. 10 to begin his se- October or this year. °‘“ 1“ “*5 m“ °‘” “mg”? master in residence as the John . Vol. LXX 'eniiiielljlcwa. rriday. Nov. to. m2 ‘turics. Wild been stagnating tor a tow ccnn ly; I think it should be eievab suggested a new ed". way or iiiterprctating experience i H Existence in total, the things I think ‘Ve “Md ‘0 rethink science studies, meaning. space the concert of value" Wild said and time, are dependent upon 1" ”‘6 Mommy MED bout Val- human beings, he SM ‘ues aie not like ideas: we do lnot use values only occasional— A human being is a group oi ly. We exist within values, wild intentions. a radiating center or said, To be “who“ ,5 in exist lulues and meanings who makes within truth; when we are free the world he’lnhahlts to a lai‘ise‘we are in freedom. or sometimes extent. Man is not Just anotherzwe are m anxiety thing in the world. but the cemi ter of it. We must break away: Irom ialse “sciciitisni” permeat-l 'ig our age which says that manl s only world Modern psychiatry has shown us that our intentions The Greeks knew this way of seeing values. The truth of the nature 01' Values is not like a truth of science, to know the meaning of Ireedom is not to possess something another thing in lhc‘ and attitudes have a great deal to do with the world we see. Modern physics has shown us that there is no such thing as objective space; space as we perceive it is dependent upon our “personal space", i.e., our tclt relation to the things i i like an idea, but to e. st in a ‘ dincrcnt world. The world we , sec and live in is dependent 1 upon our values. l l A man is a system of lnten< tlons, Wild said, There is no hu< 'man essence, A man may disinte- lour subieetivc and the ohiective., R Heath Visiting Professor at Gnicially retired since 1955 asiMan needs a new synthesis or History. Dr. Toynbee, among his many books the mon- u m e n t a l “A Study in His- tory," will re main at Grin. iiell through . June 7 when he will serve as the college Com. meiicemc nt speaker. Mrs. Toynbee will here. who Toynbcc accompany In addition to numerous lec- tures at Crinnell, where he will discuss world history and the philosophy of history, Dr. Toyn— bee is scheduled to make a num- ber of oer—campus appearances, largely in the Midwest. THE II‘ISTDRIAN will come to Grinnell as a part or a spa-i cial program established by the Allen-Heath Foundation at Chic cago to promote “friendslllp and understanding between the peo— ple or the United States and the peoples or other countries " In addition to his writings. Dix? Toynbee has given lectures all over the world. His most recent appearance in the United States came early in lsal when he was a Visiting protessor at the Uni- versity or Pennsylvania and made numerous additional ap— pearances on college campuses in the East, at McGill Univen shy in Montreal. Canada, and at the University of Piierto Rico, SINCE THE 'publicatlon of “Roconsidel‘atlons” (Volume XII in “A Study of History”) in May of 1961. Dr. Taynbee has author» ,director of studies at the Royaitexperlence to integrate his pen‘ around us, him‘ rInsIlLute of International Affairs inciudggend research protessor ot intei tings are national history at the Univer- sity of London, Dr. Toynbec has continued to travel extensively ‘ throughout the world to gather materials [or subsequent books. former students in Travel-Service return for coffee Three returning former Tra— ‘velnSel‘viCe scholarship holders, Cora Lee Everett, Carolyn Par—‘ sons and Gretchen Schicle, will be on campus and will be avail— able tor personal interviews with students interested in the Filth Year Abroad program next Thursday and Friday. They have taught, studied and worked this year in All- . lncdnager, India; Istanbul, 1 Turkey and Bangkok, Thai— land. All three students taught English and assisted in extras curricular activities programs in high schools in the Coull» tries they visited. At 4 pm. Thursday in Main lounge. there will be a cotlee hour discussion on the program and the students' experiences. Friday. a discussion of condi tions in visited countries is ‘chedulcd for ARH auditorium at ll a.ni., with personal inter views trom 1:30 to 4 pm. ANOTHER comm hour will ,be held in Younker lounge at 4:15 pm. to answer questions on the morning talks, and slides and movies collected by the oral/cl students will be shown at Burlmg library at 7:45 p,m. gram and lose all capabilities , One of the richest concepts mm hem human If m _ not totally divorced the lire-world is the life body,‘sessed Sine m1 ,1“?th from" thoughts; I am my Wild said in his second lecture: . ‘ .e 5"“ a “as body Am Herrick chm] on Mondayvttllelr essence it could not be IN ORDER to get away fromCur body knows many things lost- the unproductive dichotomies pm we do not know ”Mona“ . within which philosophy has‘he mg. y INTEGRATION and wholeness ave to be tought tor in our WHEN YOU “We 0’ use yol'l‘iworld. In order to remain inte- 'arm you know what you are do-, . k l 1mg, there is an awareness of gm 8‘ a ma" mu“ find the ”90‘ using, yet your mum cannot essary global truths, Global ‘fully explain what you are don‘truths, like values, are existed ing. Our body stores its knowrnvithin, and are not external to, lodge in habit, Wild said. “Habitithe human situation in the way (economics). its usually spoken or dispaiaging scientific tiuths always are. This January two more ritth.‘ Year Abroad scholars Will rent- turn. They are John Backus,’ who is new at Anatolia College in Greece. and Phyllis Rogel~s,l who is in Mushee, Tanganyika i Next year the program hopes l to send scholars to Alrica, . Greece, India, Latin America, and Thailand. The number of participants will be kept near .seven per year if funds are sure ricient . i To APPLY for one of thesei ischolarships, a graduating sen—l lior should submit a two or lthree page letter to Thomas by January 7. 1963. The letter should include reasons tor in~ ,tercst, and experiences in pro. jecl work, camping and hobbies. t The names of two members of the Crinnell tactilty who would, be able to evaluate qualificaq tions should be attached, The letters will be read by the Committee on the International, Studies Program and an ac. ceptable submittees will be giv— en an interview. isonality, Wild said. “My feel-i my hours, interviews as iv. a“??? so, JOHN WILD, GATES LECTURER, Speaks to Students ed and publishcd two additional, Appointments for interviews volumes, “Between Oxus and‘and turther information may be Jumna” in the fall or 1961 and obtained through Philip Thom— lDr. Geiilrgietvfiler in the North Younker lounge during- his three day stay on the Gl'inltell campus. National Players to perform 'Othello,' 'School for WivesI Thursday and Friday, Novem-iling example of Moliere's HOG-lexamincr ruled the death a Sui- her 22 and 23. the National Players will pcrtorin in Shake» speare’s “Othello” and Mo- liere's “School tor Wives" in Roberts Theatre at 3 pm. l The National Players, underi the auspices ot the Catholic Uni-i versity of America, will pl'esentl a sampling or seventeenth ccn—i tui-y drama. showing tornis oil both tragedy and comedy. 1 Now in its lath season, thel National Players have emphaslz‘“ cd plays by Shakespeare, includri ine comedies, tragedies and hisnl iories. As one or the country’sl foremost national classical rep—l ertory companies, the Playelc‘ present well practiced periorm—l ances by veteian actors. 1 Though the two plays that will be presented are or a dli-‘ terent nature. both are products ot the best or French and Eng— lish playwrights. Shakespeare "Othello" has long been describ-l ed as the “perfect tragedy." The! “School tor Wives" is a rib tick— Classicxsm, we APPEARING as Othello, David Sabeli will be here next weekend. idies of gun wound H. Miller, prolessor at psychology and psyn ,Peace Corps spokesman finds recruiting, publicity challenge By Karen Adkinsun 5&3 Staff \Vritcr “Pubii Ly is cue of the main “THE IVORY Coast was such problems in recruiting IDeaCE‘a land of contrasts. One night Corps Volunteers” saith Brad-'weld dance the tribal dances in her. giant Mmiefnelrhof gm Univcei‘sny the dirt streets ot a village; the . . . , ivision o e eace orps. .v w’d crs the river a iecemd is B-Av degiee “guy will walk by our exhibitiamr, and mi; and mil in a the University of Richmond and 1mm, caning -, the Kdd ei ,, _ ‘tVa,) in 1958. He later earnedicmips hi “31k “ml Mm {gr 'a my“ “I“b' he ”can” IMA. and PhD, “degrees lrom while, and he’ll turn out to be‘ ”‘9 5‘“ .Un‘V“ ‘3' 0‘. ‘°\j’a- a perlect applicant tor the Corps ithe latter Just prior to ioinmg with the skills which are so ”19 [W‘W- , ibadly needed in underdeveloped i While studying at Iowa City, countiies It's just that so many ,Miller was a United States Fullnpeoplc feel the Peace Corps is ‘lic Health Service Follow t'or either for flag “'avel's or for 507 ithree consecutive academic years ‘Clal workers." ilic also served as an assistant Miiiteiier has been traveling‘ very proud of, besides gaining psychologist in the Pediatrlesltrom campus to campus for rivet an empathy tor the under- Department at the Univei-sityiwecks, trying to intornistudentsi privileged of West Virginia ‘nnd Harlem. I George assistant etiological counselor, was round dead of a gunshot wound in a lwooded area near Rock Creek! ‘Lakc in mid-afternoon Thu lday. The Jasper County mediea Coast to build a threecwom. ao- .foot schoolhouse. [Cldt Dr. Miller, 25 years old,i ‘Joined the Iaculty in Septelnci “We learned a tremendous amount about Atrica, but the amazing thing was that we learned a similar amount about our own nation. By get- ling‘ on at a distance we were able to see it more objectively and to find many things to lie >Hospitals, as a counselor and,ot Peace Corps opportunities. trainee tor the University counclOflen he will tape TV shows, .scling service, and us a senior attend meetings or special clubsl ”This is the same thing which 'trainee at the Veterans Adminis-such as the geology club show i i . . ‘tration l-lospital. inlnis or field work. and SpeaklPea.ce (imp: V°lumeers are ex lperieiicing all over the world at i "E WAS a member of Phi‘to interested students. . . ‘Bcta Kappa and Sigma Xi, Hot In the summer of 1960 Min ms “mm and mm “11.1““ is survwed by his widow, thc’tener went abroad on Operationsi ”“5 “We the OPPWW‘W 01 iormer Sally Boeeck tFinch, and‘Crossl'aads to Africa. He work-”earning by serving in me a son, Kevin, 19 months old, led with natives of the Ivorinorps."