Debate on A.S.
elections nixed
Independents would have been ignored in forum
Voi. 53, No. 114 University o f California, Santa Barbara Thursday, April 26,1973
Water forum ponders Goleta future; May 15 vote crucial
B y Bob G e td in
A very im p orta nt w ater election over the im portation o f Feather R iver w ater was the focus o f a public forum held a t San Marcos High School on Tuesday evening.
The May 15 election is crucial to residents o f the Goleta V alley because its outcom e w ill have a d irect effect on the am ount o f population grow th in the area over the next decade and w ill determ ine the am ount o f money Goletans w ill have to pay fo r th e ir water over the next ten years. —
Special IVCC meeting, park session set
A n emergency IVCC meeting to discuss Isle Vista's Incorporation proposal w ill be held tonight a t 9 a t the University Methodist Church follow ing the A S . candidate forum.
IVCC has called the meeting to receive comm unity input about the proposal, and a ll Isla Vistans are encouraged to attend as this is the last chance to make changes in the proposal before its orb mission to L AFC0 next Tuesday.
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Budget priorities fo r the Isla Vista Recreation and Park D istrict's 1973-74 fiscal year w ill be discussed a t tonight's d istrict Board o f Directors meeting.
A t stake in the p rio rity session is the future o f such Isla Vista projects as the Fun Palace, the I.V . Youth Project and the I. V.
C ultural A rts Program. Window-to the-Sea Park and neighborhood children's parks have also been suggested as possible places in to which I.V . Park D istrict monies should be
tunneled.
Since so many projects are a t stake during these budget hearings, the d is tric t Board o f Directors hopes th a t many members o f the com m unity w ill come to their meeting tonight a t 8 p.m. in the Isla Vista Planning Office end express their opinions on the d istrict's priorities.
Three separate propositions being presented to voters next m onth were debated by proponents o f the d iffe re n t measures a t the public meeting o f approxim ately 150 residents.
Basically, the controversy revolves around tw o proposals. Propositions B and C, w hich w ill appear on the b allo t. Proposition B, sponsored by C itizens fo r a Responsible Water P olicy w hich managed to place the measure on the b a llo t a fte r garnering the necessary 4,800 signatures, w ill continue the present m oratorium on additional water hookups and d ire c tly lim it grow th in the Goleta V alley u n til the com m unity decides on a growth p olicy.
A l W yner, p o litica l science professor at UCSB and speaker fo r Prop. B, claim ed th a t passage-of the measure,
"w ill mean grow th w ill stop. There may be a modest reduction in water consum ption."
Wyner began his discussion by p ointin g o u t th a t in 1969 the Goleta Water Board p u t the area on the Feather River water project w ith o u t a vote from the com m unity and th a t the im portance o f Prop. B is to give the residents o f the valley the o p p o rtu n ity to decide whether they w ant increased growth and decide if Feather R iver water is the best alternative to serve the needs o f the com m unity.
" I t is n ot a permanent cancellation o f Feather River w a te r," Wyner stated. He stressed th a t a v ic to ry fo r Proposition C w ill demand th a t the d is tric t tap in tb the Feather River pro je ct w hich w ill mean high cost and the loss o f other, perhaps more viable, alternatives fo r the fu tu re o f the Goleta V alley.
"O n the other h an d," said W yner, "P rop. B gives us a breathing sp e ll." It likew ise assures th a t m ajor Water p o licy be approved by the voters and n o t the Goleta C ounty Water D is tric t Board, he added.
On the question o f w ater rationing, Wyner claimed th a t the passage o f Prop. B. may mean a lim ite d w ater
(C ont. on p. 8, co l. 1)
By T o m Crear
An Independent Students League (IS L) challenge to representatives o f the U nited Students C oalition (USC) to debate A.S. election issues in a public forum was o ffic ia lly turned down by the USC yesterday. The debate was to be aired over KCSB today.
The pronouncem ent by the USC came in response to an earlier "acceptance" to debate the issues by USC member Don Leitch as reported in last M onday's Nexus.
According to Leitch, however, he was n ot acting as an o ffic ia l spokesman fo r the USC candidates at the tim e he was approached w ith the debate proposal.
Speaking o ffic ia lly fo r the USC candidates, A.S. Leg C ouncil member M ike Houlemard stated th a t the candidates had turned down the debate o ffe r because they fe lt th a t any forum concerning election issues should be held w ith a ll Leg C ouncil candidates participating.
A ccordingly, Houlem ard cite d the IVCC sponsored candidate forum to be held to n ig h t a t the M ethodist Church (see story on page three) as the proper place fo r a debate on the issues.
Furtherm ore, stated Houlem ard, "w e found th at some o f the USC candidates had academic com m itm ents at the proposed tim e o f the KCSB debate and w ould n ot have been able to. a tte n d ."
The debate challenge was issued o rig in a lly, according to Kevin Casey, ISL member and Leg Council candidate,
"so th a t the students could hear both sides o f the issues together and then make in te llig e n t choices between the candidates."
The election issues involved, cited Casey, include, among others, A.S. concerts funding, the alleged practice o f bloc-voting in Leg C ouncil meetings by the USC members and p rio ritie s in funding com m unity projects.
KCSB R E S P O N D S
A lthough the proposed debate between the ISL and the USC was to be sponsored by KCSB, the radio station claim s th a t they had no previous knowledge o f the proposal and firs t heard o f th e ir involvem ent when the
(Cont. on p. 8, co l. 3)
Former UC President speaks from unique perspective
Kerr offers views on education
B y S kip R im er
It has been six years since Clark Kerr was forced to step down as President o f the U niversity o f C alifornia, b u t as he has been doing much o f his life , he continues to fig h t fo r progress in higher education.
Now D irector o f the Carnegie Fund Study on the Future o f Higher Education, Kerr was contacted by phone at his El C errito home, w hich overlooks the San Francisco Bay.
He offered his thoughts on the position o f higher education today, as w ell as its fu tu re .
"Looked at b ro a d ly ," stated K err, "higher education w ent through an a w fu lly good century, 1865-1965.
P articularly good were tw o decades — 1945-1965. But th a t golden century is now behind us.
"(H ig h er education) is n o t going to expand, at least dem ographically, and money is harder to g e t," he continued. 'T h e atmosphere is a survivalist a ttitu d e . It's n o t a progressive o n e ."
S T A B IL IZ A T IO N
The bespectacled Kerr, w ho served as UC President from 1958 to 1967, to ld the Nexus, "w e 're facing a period o f sta bilization. One o f the questions is, w ill th is become a period o f staleness? W ill higher education keep im proving itse lf, o r w ill it settle down to keep on doing w hat it's been doing?"
Respected by a great m a jo rity o f those involved in education fo r his co ntribu tion s in raising the U niversity o f C alifornia to one o f the greatest universities in the w o rld .
Kerr was then asked w hat part he fe lt government was playing in higher education.
'T h e re has been a tendency fo r more co n tro l over teaching loads and other areas. This is generally a bad th in g ," he replied. 'T h ere 's to o much c o n tro l."
How about the Regents?
" I favor shorter te rm s," Kerr answered, "and I also favor the nom inating conditions (as proposed by State Assemblyman John Vasconcellos' J o in t Com m ittee on the Master Plan fo r Higher Education, w hich subm its th a t a com m ittee draw up a lis t o f regent nom inations, from which the Governor w ould choose w ith co nfirm a tion from the state senate).
" I f you have a good nom inating process, yo u're more lik e ly to get appointees w ho know som ething about e du cation," he added.
T U IT IO N N E E D E D ?
Kerr, who also served as UC Berkeley Chancellor from 1952-1958, was then asked if he fe lt there should be tu itio n .
" I t depends on w hether o r n o t there's a good student program ," Kerr said. He cla rifie d th is by stating, "L o w tu itio n doesn't do anything fo r m in o rity students. What you should have is a high tu itio n fo r those who can a ffo rd to pay, and money available fo r those w ho can't.
"I'm n o t fo r abolishing tu itio n ," he added, "and I th in k it w ill keep on rising. The question is, w ill student aid keep
(Cont. on p. 8, co l. 1)
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Foreign students flourish here
UCSB includes in its student population representatives o f half the countries o f the w orld.
Two-hundred and six graduate students and 252 undergraduates come here from 65 countries, including over 100 students from Asia and as many from the B ritis h Com m onwealth o f Nations. A frica , eastern and western Europe, the M iddle East, and South and Central America are a ll represented.
According to Dean o f Foreign Students Kollamala Mathew o f the Foreign Student O ffice, there has been a steady increase iri the number o f foreign students, from 135 in 1964 to 458 this year.
They are lured here by specific features o f the educational program, such as the College o f Engineering, by the reciprocity arrangements o f the Education Abroad Program w hich UCSB heads fo r all the UC campuses, and. Dean Mathew said, "th e y come because friends already here tu rn them on to the beauty o f Santa Barbara and the advantages o f the smalt campus a n d th e s u r r o u n d i n g co m m u n ity."
Several groups and projects at
UCSB are designed to make foreign students feel at home and fu n ctio n w ell in the academic and c u ltu ra l environm ent. The international center o f the campus is the Cafe In te rim , an inform al coffee house located in the old student union building and designed fo r recreation, counseling and programs w ith an international focus.
The International Relations O rganization, a student group, and the Foreign Student O ffice cooperate in running the Cafe In te rim , creating a lively and attractive environm ent fo r classes o f an inform al nature. — a drama class staged some plays there, fo r example — a w eekly Wednesday forum fo r the exchange o f opinion among guest speakers and students, and entertainm ent in a coffee house atmosphere on the weekends.
In a d d itio n , the IRO has organized some "to u ris t ty p e "
events such as trip s to Disneyland, social activities such as international cu ltural shows, and sponsors a speakers bureau through w hich foreign students may speak to school o r
com m unity groups.
More nation-oriented groups are the Chinese Student Association, w hich has chapters on various U.S. campuses, and th e Vietnamese Student Association, a non-p olitical group w hich has recently sponsored a cu ltu ra l show and sold Christmas cards to earn money fo r Vietnamese orphanages.
According to Dan K. S m ith, assistant dean o f foreign students, most o f UCSB's foreign students are outstanding academ ically.
"M any o f them are on the Dean's lis t from the tim e they com e," he said. "Just to come here, they must be quite outstanding, and they have made a tremendous com m ittm ent so the m otivation to succeed is very stro n g ."
Eminent researcher Leslie W hite a t UCSB
Leslie A . W hite, one o f the nation's leading cu ltu ra l anthropologists, has been appointed research anthropologist a t UCSB fo r 1973-74, it was announced by Thomas G. Harding, chairm an o f the UCSB departm ent o f anthropology.
W hite is the author o f more than 100 books and articles on the concept o f cu ltu re , cu ltural evolution and the Pueblo IndiatTcultures o f the Am erican Southwest.
According to Harding, W hite is best known fo r his long, o ften lonely b ut u ltim a te ly successful b attle to restore the theory o f cu ltural evolution to a position o f acceptance and respectability among Am erican anthropologists w ho, fo r the m ost part, had rejected and repudiated it fo r decades.
W hite states th a t he has devoted more than 30 years to explaining and w inning acceptance among anthropologists and others o f the relatively new science o f cu ltu ro lo g y, w hich asserts th a t it is n o t people w ho determ ine and co n tro l th e ir cu lture b u t cu lture th a t determines the behavior o f people.
'T h e proper study o f man is n o t m ankind, b u t c u ltu re ," the research anthropologist m aintains.
‘Limits to Growth’ series ends
Land use, energy crisis debated
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M cDonald began the evening w ith a discussion on "h o w to be o p tim is tic ." Speaking on the problems o f energy and land use, McDonald stressed the need fo r a
"m uch more e ffic ie n t use o f energy."
The form er member o f the Environm ental Q uality Board advocated "active p o llu tio n c o n tro l, econom ic grow th, and low population g ro w th " in a dd itio n to stressing the need fo r
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has been a fa ilu re , M cDonald o utline d a m ajor legislative proposal he had made which w ould prom ote the "o p tim a l use o f la n d ."
Using the m arket as his regulator, McDonald proposed th a t a tax be levied on land in p ro po rtio n to its historical s o c i e t a l a n d c u l t u r a l distinctiveness. He also suggested th a t the state be free to determ ine w hat w ould be the best use fo r land. Under this m ethod, instead o f giving a tax break to developers, fo r exam ple, the state could p u t a very high developm ent tax oh land it wanted le ft open.
Deacon and Hardin agreed w ith M cDonald's basic premise, though Deacon raised the problem o f "determ ining w hat is the optim al land use."
Later during the question and answer session, M cDonald again turned his a tte n tio n to energy and to ld the small b u t attentive audience, " I d o n 't believe there is an energy crisis, b u t rather a self-imposed one as a result o f poor energy management on the part o f the petroleum in d u s try ."
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The Isla Vista C om m unity C ouncil (IVCC) has announced th a t a forum fo r candidates fo r A.S. o ffic e w ill be held th is Thursday night a t 7 :30 in the U niversity M ethodist Church, 892 Camino del Sur in Isla Vista.
Thursday's night's forum w ill deal p rim a rily w ith A.S.-lsla Vista relations, focusing on candidates'
A .S . c a n d id a te s in v ite d to T h u rsd ay n ig h t fo ru m f o r I.V . discussion
views on I.V . self-governm ent and the spending o f A.S. m oney in Isla Vista.
A lis t o f questions to be asked o f the candidates present has
Goleta homeowners voice opposition to car center
Goleta homeowners have come o u t against the proposed H ollister Ave. A u to Center to be located just west o f T urnpike Road.
The East Goleta V alley C itizens Association has passed a resolution objecting to any precedent leading to strip com m ercialization o f the residential neighborhood along H ollister Ave.
The auto center planned some 800 feet west o f the San Marcos High School intersection w ould house C and H C hevrolet, B utts Buick and Tom W illiam s Oldsm obile-Cadillac.
Donn B. Tatum , owner o f the land, has requested a general plan change from single-fam ily residential (7-R-1) to a com m ercial designation allow ing the auto center. A.hearing on the m atter has been scheduled before the Planning Commission on May 9.
A l Borgaro, president o f the 500-member homeowner group, charged today th a t com m ercialization o f the property w ould constitute "sp ot zo ning ," an exception in the land use rules in the valley fo r the sole benefit and p ro fit o f the developers.
'T h e auto center, co ntrary to the neighborhood shopping center concept, w ould cater to customers from a wide region and w ould not be o f prim ary service to the surrounding neighborhoods."
He said th a t the Planning Commission had only recently established an auto center on 101 and La Cumbre Ave. where space is s till available fo r dealerships.
"T o bring a heavy comm ercial operation in to the center o f a neighborhood area causes serious c o n flic t w ith the principles o f the General P lan," Borgaro continued.
"There is absolutely no com pelling reason fo r such a change to a comm ercial zone, especially considering the im pact noise and fumes o f the auto body shop and the general tra ffic congestion w ould have upon fo u r schools in the area."
The association president said th a t the H ollister, El Camino and Cathedral Oaks elem entary schools and San Marcos High School w ould suffer from s trip com m ercialization trends prom oted by the auto center.
He anticipated th a t v irtu a lly every neighborhood group, once heard from , w ould oppose the project because it was 'In such basic c o n flic t w ith the needs and interests o f the co m m u n ity."
Borgaro said th a t the East Goleta V alley com m unity should be "o n the alert against encroachments such as Turnpike Ave. widening and extension projects, the More Mesa scheme and now the auto center which threaten the neighborhood q u a lity o f a large residential area."
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These questions include:
— "In lig h t o f a projected decreased enrollm ent and a consequent decreased budget, w hat A.S. funds do you feel should be cu t back?"
— "W hat role should the I.V . com m unity take in Associated Students p o litic s ? " .
— "W ould you support increased funding fo r Isla V ista?"
— "H o w do you intend to A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
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— "D o you support the Clean A ir In itia tiv e ? " (This measure w ould in itia te free bus and m ini-bus service between Isla Vista, campus, Goleta and Santa Barbara fo r UCSB students, w ho w ould pay an additional $3 in A.S. fees each quarter. Chancellor Cheadle has declared th a t 35% o f the A.S. electorate m ust tu rn o u t in a dd itio n to the tw o -th ird s vote needed to ra tify the fee increase
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— "W ould you prom ote more U niversity classes th a t deal w ith Isla V ista, such as the Sociology 126 class?"
— "D o you favor inclusion or exclusion o f the U niversity in the boundaries o f the proposed c ity o f Isla V ista?"
— 'W h a t is yo u r opinion o f tw o -tie r government fo r the Goleta V a lle y? "
The A.S. electorate and interested Isla Vista residents are invited to attend this IVCC fo ru m . Persons o r candidates w ith questions fo r more inform a tion should call Steve Logan, D is tric t 5 councilm an, at 968-0174 o r Leslie McFadden, D is tric t 2 councilw om an, at 968-2978.
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(E ditor’s N ote: The follow ing is a copy o f an open letter sent to UC President Charles Hitch on April 1 7 .)
Dear President Hitch:
On Feb. 21 while meeting with UCSB Executive Vice Chancellor John W. Snyder we requested that the short list o f candidates selected by the search committee for the position of UCSB academic vice-chancellor be made public.
On Feb. 26 Snyder replied that “the administrative nature o f the position and the closeness with which its holder will have to work with the Chancellor, at whose pleasure alone he will serve, preclude wide distribution of the list.”
On March 12 we wrote ‘to UCSB Chancellor Vernon I. Cheadle and asked that he reconsider the administration’s position. On April 2 Snyder, acting for Chancellor Cheadle, reiterated the previous position.
We recognize that the academic vice-chancellor will work closely with the Chancellor and serve at his pleasure. But we cannot understand why these facts preclude circulation of the short list.
Circulation would not prevent the Chancellor from selecting any name on the short list.
Nor would it preclude whoever he chooses from working closely with him and serving at his pleasure.
In no way would such public discussion as might
attend circulation of the short list prevent Chancellor Cheadle from carrying out his duties at UCSB’s chief administrative officer.
In fact such discussion would benefit him by assuring that he will have full information about all candidates prior to making his choice. Such discussion would also assure full, or very nearly full, faculty support for the new academic vice-chancellor, since everyone would have a chance to make his opinions on the matter known in advance of the final decision.
Finally, we are certain that you are aware that all academic staff are vitally interested in the choice of the new vice-chancellor. Although few o f us will work closely with him, all of us will be vitally affected by his decisions.
On behalf o f the elected Executive Committee of the Santa Barbara Chapter o f the University Council (AFT), representing more than 100 academic staff, I urge that you establish as University policy the circulation of all short lists of candidates for high administrative positions.
We urge also that you ask Chancellor Cheadle to request the Search Committee to now keep us informed o f its actions and deliberations.
Cordially, ROBERT E. WEINTRAUB President UCSB Chapter, Local 2141 University Council, AFT
Request for support
To the Editor:
The IVCC is requesting endorsement by Associated Students candidates of increased funding for l.V. projects, support of the clean air initiative and more classes relevant to Isla Vista.
We are requesting this because our community is becoming increasingly aware of the potential A.S.
contribution to Isla Vista projects, while seeing very little actual support from
A S .With a budget o f hundreds of thousands of dollars, only $14,000 was spent for Isla Vista projects this past year,, even though a majority of the student body lives in l.V.
We now face a crucial next few months. Regents ’ funding will end for most Isla Vista programs in June. We'are left in a situation in which we must ask students to take up at least part of the burden for projects which benefit them directly everyday.
Pie-in-the-sky notions that money is available from other sources (e.g. private foundations) are just that. Many people in Isla Vista have sought support for worthwhile projects from outside sources, most without success.
We are also asking for support of the clean air initiative. While we realize that additional fees will *
be paid by students for free MTD service, we believe that the benefits in less traffic, and a more sane approach to local transportation far outweigh the
$3 per quarter fee.
We believe the University should take a more active role in our community. The best means for accomplishing this goal is greater participation and assistance in classes relevant to the Isla Vista experience in this area as in the other two mentioned, Associated Students can do much to help.
Because 60% of Isla Vista’s residents are students, we feel that a forum in Isla Vista for meeting the candidates and clarifying the issues is necessary.
Since A.S. issues affect Isla Vista and vice versa, we recognize that the two governmental bodies must expand their means o f communication.
Therefore, IVCC wishes to show its interest in this election and to inform students about the candidates on A.S. who will represent them by sponsoring a forum for all
A S .candidates tonight at 7:30 pari. at University Methodist Church.
STEVE LOGAN LESLIE McFADDEN IVCC
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Woman appointee
(E ditor’s N ote: The follow ing is a copy o f a letter sent to Chancellor Cheadle. Its authors are: Penn Borden, AC LU member; Lydia BeU o f the National W omen’s Political Caucus; B etty J. Stephens, commissioner, Commission on the Status o f Women o f California;
Helen H. Carpenter, A ffirm ative A ction co<hairperson o f NOW and Barbara Silver, a UCSB librarian.)
Dear Chancellor Cheadle:
It is our understanding that you will soon be appointing a person to the position o f Affirmative Action coordinator, a position which we believe has existed on other University o f California campuses for well over a year.
As concerned members o f the larger community, we feel that we shall be directly affected by this appointment.
Consequently, this position must be filled by a person who is qualified to work in accordance with HEW guidelines regarding affirmative action vis a vis minority groups in general as well as one who has demonstrated effectiveness and interpersonal skills in responsibly working with women as well as other minority groups.
Therefore, we strongly urge that a woman be appointed to this important position.
Issues which would relate to these guidelines and which we feel, would receive a priori attention by a woman appointee are:
•discrimination in hiring and promotion of women,
•programs to train women for higher paying jdbs
•tutorial and support programs for women reentering the university after long periods of absence due to familial obligations,
•tandem or part-time faculty positions for man or woman who wishes to combine a career and family,
•financial support for single parents,
•wom en’s studies programs.
At this time there are two upper administrative positions at UCSB which deal exclusively with the specific needs of the black and Chicano students.
Additionally there are programs which address themselves to the special needs o f these as well as other students such as the Scholars Program, College o f Creative Studies, Black Studies and Chicano
Das
To the Editor:
The Das Institut Collective is planning its second year! This Sunday afternoon, April 29, we will be meeting at 2 p.m. in our auditorium with interested com m unity people. Since September, Das Institut has served as a meeting place for people who are into creative living, education, research, politics and culture.
We have sponsored study groups, films and community strategy meetings. In addition, we are a living collective of 18 people. We live-in members have been able to collectively raise rent in order to maintain Das Institut as a community facility.
Equally important, we are participating in what most of us consider a valuable experiment in communal living. A lot of innovative ideas and personal growth have come o f the
Institut plans
day-to-day struggles o f collective work and life.
We hope that Das Institut will continue as a meeting place, and a center for the critical study of our society. We see the continuation of live-in collectives as the best current means of funding.
In ^ b o u t a m onth, corresponding to the end of the University year, Das Institut will be going through major changes.
Many o f the present members of the collective will be leaving.
We hope to take a new direction, with the help of progressive community people, toward a more active role in the community. We feel our very name (the Institute for Critical Studies) reflects an estrangement from the Isla Vista/Santa Barbara community and an affinity with University politics.
We hope to change the name and reverse this trend. Isla Vista needs a large community multi-purpose facility, and it needs active, committed groups of citizens.
If you are interested in collective living, and community activism, please drop by Sunday.
THEDAS INSTITUT COLLECTIVE
Studies Programs.
UCSB has not as yet risen to the equally pressing concerns of and for women. We feel you now have the opportunity to do so. It is crucial, too, that the appointee be allowed the freedom to work without a conflict of interest as an ombudswoman would, i.e., a possible example would be administration vs. faculty.
We urge you at this time when you are making this appointment to select a woman who has the qualifications to do the job — one who is interested in and committed to finding ways of dealing with attitudinal and institutional change. We feel that this appointment has greaf significance not only to the University but to the Santa Barbara community at large.
The University has the opportunity to provide leadership in education, industry .and social change. The success of this program will be reflected by the appointee’s resources and abilities and can serve as a model for other campuses and communities.
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BOOK REVIEW
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CAMUS AND SARTRE: CRISISAND COMMITMENT, Germaine Bree, Dell Publishing Co., 1972.
In the late 1940's, at the height o f confusion and tu rm o il, tw o philosopher-novelist-political activists, A lb e rt Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre, emerged to provide leadership fo r the post-war French intellectuals.
In her c ritic a l exam ination o f the w ork o f both these men, Germaine Bree highlights the differences in th e ir background, th e ir approaches to social action and the effects they have had on th e Wes t er n in te lle c tu a l com m unity.
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Perhaps the m ost impressive feature o f th is book fo r those o f us who are experts in neither French history nor philosophy, is Bree's a b ility to describe im portant issues in clear, exciting language th a t makes this m aterial at once accessible to average readers, as well as m eaningful to the specialist.
She explains how, although , they were friends b rie fly during the resistance movement days in the m iddle o f W orld War If, Camus and Sartre soon parted company after the end o f the
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One o f th e ir crucial separations was over the issue o f the Com m unist Party. Camus was a member o f the Com m unist Party o n ly b rie fly . A pparently he held fa ith in no organization except as it represented p ro fitab le concrete change fo r the rank and file members.
On the other hand, Sartre fe lt th a t it was only through a united uprising against the bourgeois m entality th a t a rational system o f decision making could take ro o t in France.
"In the p o litic a l post-war chaos, Sartre was asking French w riters to take the lead in shaping rational frames o f reference th at could serve as guides tow ard critiques o f p o litica l decision m aking."
In contrast to Sartre's concern fo r w riters m oving together as a sort o f class, Sartre and Camus began to move in d iffe re n t directions on another issue: the prim acy o f the individual as the decision maker and determ iner o f the meaning o f existence.
Where w ith Sartre, "m an's to ta l freedom and to ta l responsibility had turned in to a h o rrifie d sense o f the individual's impotence in regard to the forces
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W hile Bree presents w hat seems to be a fu ll and very careful statem ent o f the positions o f both men, she seems to indicate more respect fo r Camus and his p o litic a l philosophy. She 'p o in ts o u t the e xtre m ity and abstractness o f Sartre's view tow ard the Korean War as
"A m erican power (being) . . . the single greatest obstacle in the way o f the 'salvation o f m a n kin d '."
P E R S O N A L IT Y
She also points o u t essential p e r s o n a l i t y d i f f e r e n c e s characterizing Sartre by his intellectual bourgeois background and his tendency to circum scribe situations and attitudes, in contrast to Camus, his poverty
background, his bent tow ard d irect personal action and his tendency to include vast open spaces in the settings o f his novels and plays.
As a finale to this w o rk, Bree contrasts the positions Camus and Sartre have held in the w orld o f letters.
"(S artre's) role, fro m the start, was the role o f guide and teacher. His aim — so -clearly stated in regard to Flaubert — was to force people to see th e ir lives in clear intellectual perspective, leaving no facet unexam ined; in other words, to lead ra tio n a lly controlled lives."
As fo r Camus, Bree states th a t
"a ll now were again polarized around Camus' central concern:
human happiness. From the very start it had been against the forces th a t m ilita te against th a t happiness, o r deny men's need o f or th e ir access to it th a t he had struggled — whether the destructive forces in him self or those apparent in so cie ty."
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