October 24, 1955
GREAT BOOKS CLUB DISCUSSION
Last Firday everarlg, October 14th. - ,
the Great Books > Club Met ;at' High
acres for a discussion 'of the
book An Enadiry Concer'ning Rtnan
Understanding, written.--by Lavd
Hume, 1711:1776,' Scotch philosopher
and historiam;.
Professor Henry Johnstone, from the
Philosophy Department on the
University_ Park .Campus', gave an.
interesting lecture on - the 'book..
Mr. Andrew Kafka, of our English'
Department, was the moderator.
These are the „stimulating questions
that served as a core or the dig. 7
cussion period:_
1. Can necessary connections,
ever, in Met, be observed?
2. To what extent does science,
really depend upon observation?
3. Can experience really be
analyzed into impressions
and ideas? -
4. What hidden assumptions Or
empericism lead it to deny
necessary connections of
matters ofclfact?
The other leatures'ofthe, - .Creat'BOok6
Clubs for this term center on the
followings
Satires of Juvenal (and Horace)
fer;aa - e - sT DTcTo.iWe on Methods
(ParES:l7a) 7
Bacon's. NooumOrganUm-- .
T 7 170:Sections)
Voltaire's i'hildsobnicai
DiCtionary (eeitions)
rill's Utilitaria.n,ism
TaWiTte7rT Y. 7.7).,
BOOKSTORE TN:FORMA TTO N
A copy of Psychology
edition by Ruch, has oome-in. The :
music books and shirts which were
ordered. have hot oomp:in yet but
are expected soon.
ZLE TON C,Y3 I.I:EG lAN
fi l / 4 )FiKit:o: , .T -vi , :: , N,:::gAr. ~,e...-1,
On Monday at the drill field, t
Highacres 'AFROTC Unit witnessed
the promotion of Raymond L,
Bittner from Airman Ist. class"
to Cadet 2nd, Lieutenant,
Cadet Bittner is a member of
the drill team and is active
in many campus activities
A new regUlation to be , added ,
to Cadet regulations 30 , 1
states that the Cadet uniform
is to be worn the entire day
on days in which an - AFROTC
class is 'scheduled. This means
that e cadet May hot Cie to
school in the morning - wearing
civilian clothes, and thrt go
home and change into histnifor
before ROTC class or leadership
lab.
The drill team will march in the
Mummers Parade, this.year. Last
year they: took first place in
this event, and from the looks
of things, they stand a:good
chance at taking first place
again.
IWETERANS INFORMATION
Veterans are asked to come in th
bookstore, to sign for their , chec'
Monday, October 2t, through
Thursday, October 27
Veterans rnigh.t tae tinterester' to
know that.a - 2.,?—mnth break In tr.
ing forfeit 6 all benefjts except
in extreme uituationpi such as t
re—entering the Armee Fpreo..
Veterans are exclucaea from the-
Freshman :Jeek This
initiation is for non—vets only.
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