Vol. 3 No. 2
Fall, 1981
Orientation I I I : A r m i n g Students F o r T h e W a r of Ideas S h e w a s t i r e d of s i t t i n g i n h e r classr o o m simply listening to another r a d i c a l professor snidely r i d i c u l i n g the U n i t e d States before a n a u d i e n c e of snickering students. T h a t was w h y one c o l l e g e s t u d e n t a t t e n d e d Y o u n g America's Foundation's Orientation seminar. T h i s is w h a t a j u n i o r s t u d e n t f r o m New Y o r k t o l d t h e faculty a n d students a t t h i s year's s e m i n a r d u r i n g one of t h e g e n e r a l discussions. S h e h a d p u t the problem in more colorful terms t h a n m o s t of t h e o t h e r s t u d e n t s , b u t h e r s t o r y w a s no different f r o m t h e rest. E a c h year t h o u s a n d s of p a t r i o t i c A m e r i c a n students endure a b i t t e r e x p e r i e n c e w h i l e t r y i n g t o secure t h e i r c o l l e g e degrees. T h e y s t u d y a n d t r y t o l e a r n i n a s e t t i n g t h a t is h o s t i l e t o t h e i r m o s t deeply h e l d beliefs —beliefs t h e i r p a r e n t s h a d for years t r i e d t o i n still in t h e m .
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S t u d e n t s f r o m the e c o n o m i c s a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l relations seminars w e r e special guests at a W h i t e H o u s e c e r e m o n y . T h e students r e c e i v e d special briefings by R e a g a n A d m i n i s t r a t i o n officials.
i n d i c a t i o n t h a t students a l l over t h e country feel a need for s u c h p r o g r a m s . T h e o r i e n t a t i o n s e m i n a r s seek t o f i n d g o o d students w h o w i l l be acad e m i c leaders a n d i n s t r u c t t h e m i n subjects t h e y w i l l s t u d y i n s c h o o l . M o s t decent A m e r i c a n students enter college w i t h strong loyalty to their c o u n t r y a n d a deeply h e l d belief i n its principles. B u t they usually have never been t a u g h t h o w t o defend t h o s e beliefs w i t h facts a n d a r g u m e n t s . M o s t i m p o r t a n t l y , t h e y h a v e never been p r e p a r e d for t h e k i n d of r h e t o r i c a l and p h i l o s o p h i c attacks o n our system w i t h w h i c h college r a d i c a l s w i l l c o n front t h e m . T h i s year's o r i e n t a t i o n s consisted of t h r e e 6-day s e m i n a r s : one o n i n t e r n a t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s , one o n A m e r i c a n h i s t o r y , a n d one o n free m a r k e t eco-
n o m i c s . T h e y were h e l d over a t w o w e e k p e r i o d i n late J u l y a n d early A u g u s t at M a r y m o u n t C o l l e g e i n A r lington, Virginia. The international relations segment was directed by D r . A l a n Sabrosky, t h e D i r e c t o r a n d Vice-President of t h e Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia a n d Professorial Lecturer i n G o v e r n m e n t at G e o r g e t o w n U n i v e r s i t y . D r . S a b r o s k y was assisted by D r . S a m u e l F r a n c i s , legislative assistant for f o r e i g n p o l i c y t o S e n a t o r J o h n East ( R - N C ) , R o b e r t S c h a d l e r , t h e p u b l i c a t i o n s d i r e c t o r for t h e I n t e r c o l l e g i a t e Studies I n s t i t u t e , a n d P a u l K o c h w h o has t a u g h t p o l i t i c s a n d history at C o l u m b i a U n i o n College and Georgetown University. The economics segment was d i continued on page 6
A m o n g the t e a c h i n g assistants at the F o u n d a t i o n seminars w e r e : W i l l i a m K e y e s , S a m u e l Francis, R o b e r t S c h a d l e r a n d B u r t F o l s o m
Y o u n g A m e r i c a ' s F o u n d a t i o n is p u r s u i n g t h e President's idea by h o l d i n g a s p e c i a l conference for s i m i l a r l y situated college students. Details on t h e conference w i l l be i n c l u d e d i n future issues of Libertas. ORGANIZED HOMOSEXUALS MAKE GAINS O N CAMPUS AMERICAN PRESIDENT C O M M E N D S WHILE COLLEGE ADMINISTRATOR CONDEMNS C A M P U S PAPER Conservative students at D a r t m o u t h University w h o found t h e i r c a m p u s too l i b e r a l for t h e i r tastes f o r m e d t h e i r o w n c a m p u s n e w s p a p e r . The Dartmouth Review. T h e Review is a spirited conservative publication t h a t has d r a w n t h e s u p p o r t of s u c h n a t i o n a l leaders as C o n g r e s s m a n J a c k K e m p , Senator G o r d o n H u m p h r e y , Professor Russell K i r k , a n d columnist Patrick Buchanan. Nevertheless, D a r t m o u t h University officials d i s l i k e t h e Review a n d h a v e r e q u e s t e d t h e i r e m p l o y e e s n o t t o cooperate w i t h the paper i n any way. Recently D a r t m o u t h College Dean R a l p h M a n u e l w r o t e t h e paper's editors conveying "considerable disappointm e n t " w i t h t h e Review a n d suggested t h a t t h e p a p e r h a d " n o a p p a r e n t legitimate editorial purpose." The Dean w a r n e d t h a t , " y o u s h o u l d also n o t expect t h e C o l l e g e t o assist or cooperate w i t h y o u i n t h e p r e p a r a t i o n a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n of y o u r p u b l i c a t i o n . " O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , after President Reagan reviewed t h e same newspaper, h e w r o t e t h e e d i t o r s . " I m u s t say, it's a n i m p r e s s i v e p a p e r . Y o u s h o u l d be p r o u d to have started this i m p o r t a n t m o v e m e n t ; let's h o p e t h a t y o u r fine efforts w i l l be i m i t a t e d e l s e w h e r e . "
E i g h t y p e r c e n t ( 8 0 % ) of p u b l i c universities have recognized h o m o sexual student organizations accordi n g t o t h e Chronicle of Higher Education. I n a survey of s t u d e n t - p e r s o n n e l d i r e c t o r s a t over 150 i n s t i t u t i o n s t h e Chronicle f o u n d t h a t o n l y 2 . 7 % of t h e i n s t i t u t i o n s p r o h i b i t h o m o s e x u a l organizations. Homosexuals receive t h e same r i g h t s for t h e i r o r g a n i z a t i o n — i n c l u d i n g use of t a x p a y e r - f i n a n c e d facilities and m a n d a t o r y student fees—that other campus organizations like an a c c o u n t i n g a s s o c i a t i o n or a m a t e u r r a d i o c l u b w o u l d receive. T h i s is t r u e even t h o u g h m o s t state l a w s p u r p o r t t o p r o h i b i t h o m o s e x u a l a c t i v i t y . Officials i n t e r v i e w e d by t h e n e w s p a p e r w e r e n o t e d as w o r r y i n g t h a t , " c o n doning homosexual behavior may e n c o u r a g e s t u d e n t s t o b e c o m e somet h i n g t h e y are n o t . " T h e Chronicle survey also s t a t e d , " A n u m b e r of a d m i n i s t r a t o r s a n d students c o m p l a i n t h a t s o m e h o m o sexuals — p a r t i c u l a r l y lesbians — a p p l y "political pressure" in encouraging o t h e r students t o t r y h o m o s e x u a l i t y . " " M i c k i " , a l e s b i a n leader a t t h e University of California at S a n t a Cruz, t h i n k s politics coupled w i t h lesbianism is i m p o r t a n t because, " i t says so m u c h a b o u t w h o y o u a r e . " M i c k i n o t e d she w a s s e e k i n g a n a d m i n i s t r a t i v e j o b at t h e S a n t a C r u z c a m p u s w h e n she graduates.
REAGAN REFORMS: MERELY BOUT OF MEANNESS? Rev. T i m o t h y H e a l y , President of Georgetown University, assailed President R e a g a n a n d t h e M o r a l M a j o r i t y in speeches to students at the University of t h e D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a a n d a t t h e C i t y U n i v e r s i t y of N e w Y o r k . H e a l y c l a i m e d President Reagan's a t t e m p t s to slow the g r o w t h of the federal budget w a s a n i n d i c a t i o n of " b o u t s of m e a n ness" a n d t h e " s o u r i n g " of A m e r i c a n society. Georgetown University's president also a t t a c k e d t h e R e a g a n r e f o r m s as r i d i n g " r o u g h s h o d over t h e h u m a n c o n s i d e r a t i o n s . " I n t h e s a m e speech Rev. H e a l y c o m p a r e d t h e M o r a l M a jority with the K u Klux Klan. H e a l y w a r n e d students at b o t h t h e U n i v e r s i t y of t h e D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a and at Georgetown University t h a t t h e y w e r e v u l n e r a b l e t o " t h e new r e l i giosity that's sweeping the n a t i o n . " Healy described the m o r e conservative trend in the U n i t e d States, "It's our m o o d a n d I t h i n k its r o t t e n . "
STEINEM URGES YALE STUDENTS TO DEMONSTRATE SUBVERSIVE APPROACH Ms. m a g a z i n e e d i t o r a n d r a d i c a l feminist Gloria Steinem told 250 Yale students t h a t she h o p e d t o t u r n h e r lecture into an organizing meeting that would demonstrate that, " y o u have a l l t h e subversive e l e m e n t s r i g h t h e r e , " a c c o r d i n g t o t h e Yale Daily News. The News reported she j o v i a l l y advoc a t e d c i v i l disobedience before a pred o m i n a n t l y female student aduience. T h e S t e i n e m l e c t u r e w a s sponsored by t h e H o y t F e l l o w s h i p a n d Ezra Stile C o l l e g e of Y a l e U n i v e r s i t y .
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C o n s e r v a t i v e G a i n s on C a m p u s C i t e d by Jeffrey H a r t "First at D a r t m o u t h , perhaps at H a r v a r d , p e r h a p s a t B r o w n , serious o p p o s i t i o n is b e i n g m o b i l i z e d a g a i n s t the l i b e r a l hegemony we are a l l f a m i l i a r w i t h . . . a n d a g a i n s t t h e b a l e f u l effects of t h e 1 9 6 0 s . " Those were t h e o p t i m i s t i c w o r d s of National Review editor a n d D a r t m o u t h professor Jeffrey H a r t to m o r e t h a n 350 y o u n g conservatives g a t h e r e d t o discuss t h e c u r r e n t c a m pus c l i m a t e . Jeffrey H a r t n o t e d t h a t if c o n s e r v a tives c a n c h a n g e t h e biases i n t h e I v y L e a g u e s c h o o l s t h e y c a n d o so anyw h e r e . H a r t c i t e d t h e e x a m p l e of t h e c o n s e r v a t i v e newspaper, Dartmouth Review a n d t h e election of a conservat i v e t o t h e D a r t m o u t h B o a r d of T r u s tees as e x a m p l e s of t h e progress a t t h e H a n o v e r , N e w H a m p s h i r e based college. H a r t ' s address w a s a t a l u n c h e o n s p o n s o r e d by t h e F o u n d a t i o n h e l d i n conjunction w i t h t h e eleventh n a t i o n a l c o n v e n t i o n of Y o u n g A m e r i c a n s for F r e e d o m . T h e conference w a s a t t h e P a r k Plaza H o t e l i n B o s t o n i n late August. Over 350 young conservative leaders f r o m t h r o u g h o u t t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s w e r e o n h a n d t o h e a r Professor H a r t ' s address.
N a t i o n a l R e v i e w e d i t o r a n d D a r t m o u t h F^rofessor. Jeffrey H a r t , n o t e d the considerable progress c a m p u s conservatives are m a k i n g at D a r t m o u t h a n d o t h e r Ivy L e a g u e c a m p u s e s .
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H a r t n o t e d t h a t t h e t a r g e t s of t h i s m o b i l i z a t i o n are b o t h p o l i t i c a l a n d cultural. He contrasted H a r v a r d Square today w i t h it d u r i n g his undergraduate y e a r s . " T h e c o m p a r i s o n seems t o have symbolic and metaphoric quali-
ties. B u i l d i n g s a n d i n s t i t u t i o n s t h a t used to be there t h a t h a d some dignity a n d a e s t h e t i c b e a u t y h a v e been rep l a c e d by a l o t of j u n k . T h i n g s l i k e Cronin's bar a n d g o o d bookstores have g i v e n w a y t o a k i n d of g r u b b y c h i c : restaurants w i t h names like T o t a t o One,' h e a l t h food joints, and head s h o p s . I t h i n k t h e r e is p r o b a b l y t h e h i g h e s t c o n c e n t r a t i o n of m e n t a l i l l ness per square foot i n H a r v a r d Square t h a n any other geographical location o u t s i d e of a m e n t a l h o s p i t a l . T h e Harvard Crimson is M c G o v e r n i t e . I e s t i m a t e t h a t M a o T s e - t u n g has as m a n y a d m i r e r s o n t h e c a m p u s as Ronald Reagan —or more. . .there h a s been a t r e m e n d o u s a c a d e m i c / c u l t u r a l f a l l i n g o f f at H a r v a r d . B u t opposition to this type of foolery h a s been c r y s t a l l i z i n g at D a r t m o u t h . " I t c a m e t o a h e a d w h e n a conservative candidate got elected to the B o a r d of Trustees. T h i s c a m e as a t r e m e n dous shock to t h e [ D a r t m o u t h ] a d m i n istration. I t was an o u t r i g h t r e p u d i a t i o n by t h e a l u m n i of w h a t t h e y ' v e been d o i n g . " A t t h e s a m e t i m e t h e fascinat i n g a n d effective c o n s e r v a t i v e Dartmouth Review began. "They advocated a personal style quite at variance f r o m t h e one I g o t a t H a r v a r d s q u a r e . . . a n d t h e p a p e r expresses a non-defensive, u n e m b a r r a s s e d p a t r i o t i s m . "
ADMINISTRATION FOUGHT CONSERVATIVES H a r t noted that the conservative efforts were successful despite t h e D a r t m o u t h administration. They "fought the paper t o o t h a n d n a i l . " T h e i r efforts i n c l u d e d a t t e m p t s to b l o c k its i n c o r p o r a t i o n , attacks on t h e paper's n a m e , a n d repeated efforts t o p r e v e n t t h e conservatives f r o m receiving v o l u n t a r y contributions. But ultimately the conservative students w e r e successful. H a r t c o n c l u d e d his r e m a r k s by stating t h a t c a m p u s conservatives "are w o r k i n g very m u c h w i t h t h e g r a i n of h i s t o r y . . . t h e title of A b b i e Hoffman's b o o k We Are Everywhere has been r a t h e r reversed i n recent h i s t o r y . . . so I feel p r e t t y g o o d . " H a r t urged the Foundation to help o t h e r college conservatives t o undert a k e s i m i l a r efforts. I n a d d i t i o n t o H a r t t h e l u n c h e o n was addressed by James V. Lacy, N a t i o n a l C h a i r m a n of Y o u n g A m e r i c a n s for F r e e d o m a n d a Foundation director, James Taylor, t h e p r o g r a m d i r e c t o r of Y o u n g A m e r ica's F o u n d a t i o n , a n d R o n R o b i n s o n , president of Y o u n g A m e r i c a ' s Foundation. C o p i e s of Professor H a r t ' s address are a v a i l a b l e u p o n request f r o m t h e F o u n d a t i o n ' s office.
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The conference p r o g r a m allowed ample time to explore individual c o m m e n t s a n d questions f r o m students.
P r o g r a m D i r e c t o r J a m e s T a y l o r (left) a n d e c o n o m i c s c o n f e r e n c e lecturer M i c h a e l R o s e n discuss p r o g r a m .
T h e y o u n g e s t m e m b e r of Congress, a n d recent H a r v a r d g r a d u a t e , J o h n LeBoutillier addressed the conference o n the afternoon President Reagan's e c o n o m i c r e f o r m package w o n Congressional
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Professor F o r r e s t M c D o n a l d l e d t h e A m e r i c a n H i s t o r y segment's facu l t y . F o r r e s t M c D o n a l d is professor of h i s t o r y a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y of A l a b a m a a n d is t h e a u t h o r of We the People: The Economic Origins of the Constitution. O t h e r faculty members included: D r . B u r t F o l s o m , a n assistant p r o fessor of h i s t o r y a t M u r r a y S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y , D r . T h o m a s Jodziewicz, t h e A c a d e m i c D e a n at t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Dallas, and Dr. Edward Shapiro, professor of history at Seton H a l l College. T h e o r i e n t a t i o n f o r m a t is a n i n t e n sive one. T h e students a t t e n d m o r n i n g a n d a f t e r n o o n lectures f o l l o w e d by question periods. T h e question periods ^re i n t u r n f o l l o w e d by o n e - h o u r discussions. T h e classes b r e a k into s m a l l g r o u p s of 1 0 - 1 2 students w h o are led i n close d i s c u s s i o n by t e a c h i n g assistants i n a n effort to clarify a n d reinforce points b r o u g h t up i n the lectures. T h e r e are also s p e c i a l lectures o n s o m e evenings d u r i n g t h e w e e k i n w h i c h guest speakers discuss issues relating to t h e F o u n d a t i o n s p r o g r a m s . A n example of such a special lecture w a s a n address by one of t h e y o u n g e s t m e m b e r s of C o n g r e s s , C h r i s t o p h e r S m i t h of N e w Jersey. C o n g r e s s m a n S m i t h h i g h l i g h t e d t h e i m p o r t a n c e of y o u n g people b e i n g i n v o l v e d i n o u r g o v e r n i n g process.
Congressman S m i t h noted, "The U n i t e d States w a s f o u n d e d by c o m paratively y o u n g people. Thomas Jefferson w r o t e t h e D e c l a r a t i o n of Independence a t age t h i r t y - t h r e e , Alexander H a m i l t o n was only t h i r t y w h e n he b e c a m e t h e S e c r e t a r y of t h e T r e a s u r y , G e o r g e W a s h i n g t o n was f o r t y - t h r e e w h e n he t o o k c o m m a n d of t h e C o n t i n e n t a l A r m y , a n d J o s e p h S t o r y b e c a m e A s s o c i a t e J u s t i c e of t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t of t h e U n i t e d States w h e n he was only t h i r t y - t w o . " S m i t h established the role young men and w o m e n played in A m e r i c a n history and he urged t h e conference attendees to " w o r k and w o r k and w o r k to make A m e r i c a t h e k i n d of n a t i o n y o u w a n t it t o b e . " C o n g r e s s m a n S m i t h also r e c a l l e d W i n s t o n C h u r c h i l l ' s address t o t h e y o u n g people of E n g l a n d . " Y o u d o n ' t h a v e a n h o u r t o lose. Y o u m u s t t a k e y o u r p l a c e i n life's f i g h t i n g l i n e . . . these are t h e years. D o n ' t be c o n t e n t w i t h t h i n g s as t h e y a r e . . . d o n ' t t a k e no for a n a n s w e r ; never s u b m i t t o failure. Y o u w i l l m a k e a l l kinds of mist a k e s ; b u t as l o n g as y o u are generous and true, y o u cannot h u r t t h e w o r l d . . . S h e was m a d e t o be w o o e d a n d w o n by y o u t h . "
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cational Research Institute, General R o b e r t R i c h a r d s o n of t h e A m e r i c a n Security C o u n c i l , and James V. Lacy of Y o u n g A m e r i c a n s for F r e e d o m . B u t t h e r e is also free t i m e a n d t h e r e are frequent s o c i a l events t o b r e a k u p t h e r o u t i n e . T h i s year's p r o g r a m i n cluded a boat cruise d o w n t h e P o t o m a c R i v e r t o t h e h i s t o r i c M t . V e r n o n estates of G e o r g e W a s h i n g t o n , a pizza p a r t y s p o n s o r e d by Y o u n g A m e r i c a n s for F r e e d o m , a n d p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n a W h i t e H o u s e c e r e m o n y w h e r e President Reagan greeted the late E g y p t i a n President A n w a r S a d a t . I n spite of t h e p r o g r a m ' s i n t e n s i t y , it w a s n o t u n c o m m o n t o f i n d g r o u p s of students i n d o r m s or a t m e a l s c o n tinuing to argue seminar themes. M o r e o v e r , t h e fact t h a t m o s t of t h e faculty shared d o r m a n d m e a l facilities w i t h t h e students intensified t h e academic atmosphere. T h e conference was o r g a n i z e d by Y o u n g America's Foundation's prog r a m director, James B . Taylor. T a y l o r r e c r u i t e d t h e students a n d faculty and organized the p r o g r a m . The Foundation provided all the faculty, textbooks, d o r m rooms and meals. The students were responsible for t h e i r o w n t r a n s p o r t a t i o n t o t h e conference a n d a n o m i n a l r e g i s t r a t i o n fee. Taylor indicated the Foundation w i l l rely u p o n t h e success of the O r i e n t a t i o n p r o g r a m s for t h e full 1 9 8 1 - 8 2 s c h o o l year. " W e g a t h e r e d t o g e t h e r s o m e of t h e m o s t q u a l i f i e d students i n t h e n a t i o n . N o w we m u s t f o l l o w t h r o u g h by p r o v i d i n g speakers for their campuses, extra textbooks, and further p r o g r a m s . " T a y l o r also p l a n s t o e x p a n d t h e conference a g a i n i n 1982 t o i n c l u d e either a seminar on the attack on r e l i g i o u s f a i t h a t o u r colleges or one o n t h e h i s t o r y of t h e A m e r i c a n C o n servative M o v e m e n t . S t u d e n t s i n t h e F o u n d a t i o n ' s p r o g r a m s w i l l be p o l l e d o n w h i c h s e m i n a r w o u l d be m o s t useful. W h e n queried w h y the p r o g r a m m i g h t include topics t h a t do not p a r a l lel c a m p u s courses, T a y l o r says, " W h e n the Left attacks our civilization a n d its values, i t a t t a c k s a l l a c a d e m i c subjects t h a t bear o n p u b l i c p o l i c y , p u b l i c v i r t u r e , a n d p u b l i c beliefs. I m p o r t a n t p o l i t i c a l a n d s o c i a l beliefs are shaped by m a n y influences includi n g one's beliefs i n G o d , h i s or her o w n place i n history, and h o w a person i n t e r p r e t s these roles. T h e left has r e c o g n i z e d t h i s for a l o n g t i m e . C o n servatives m u s t a l s o . "
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Dear Foundation Supporters: 1 9 8 1 has t r u l y b e c o m e t h e m o s t c h a l l e n g i n g y e a r for Y o u n g A m e r i c a ' s Foundation. Conservatives made maj o r gains i n t h e 1 9 8 0 elections a n d fulfilled a l o n g o v e r d u e m a n d a t e t o c h a n g e t h e d i r e c t i o n of A m e r i c a n g o v e r n m e n t . B u t w i t h t h e defeat of m a n y of liberalism's m a j o r spokesmen at t h e p o l l s , we n o w face a c o n c e r t e d effort by t h e left t o r e g r o u p o n t h e c o l lege c a m p u s e s . E x a m p l e s of l i b e r a l s l e a v i n g gove r n m e n t t o focus t h e i r efforts o n t h e c a m p u s h a v e been m a t c h e d by c o n servatives l e a v i n g t h e i r r e l a t i v e l y few slots o n c a m p u s t o go t o W a s h i n g t o n . J o h n B r a d e m a s is one of t h e best examples of a m a j o r D e m o c r a t i c leader i n t h e H o u s e of R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s w h o w a s r e p u d i a t e d by t h e v o t e r s . B u t he has since b e c o m e t h e p r e s i d e n t of t h e nation's largest u n i v e r s i t y — N e w Y o r k U n i v e r s i t y . G e o r g e M c G o v e r n m a y no l o n g e r be i n t h e U n i t e d States S e n a t e , b u t h e is n o w t o u r i n g o u r n a t i o n ' s campuses a t t a c k i n g President Reagan a n d conservatives. O n t h e other h a n d , a n u m b e r of the Foundation's advisors and supporters have left the campuses. D o n a l d D e v i n e , a f a c u l t y m e m b e r at t h e U n i v e r s i t y of M a r y l a n d , h a s bec o m e t h e D i r e c t o r of t h e Office of Personnel Management; J o h n East, a f a c u l t y a d v i s o r at East C a r o l i n a U n i versity, is a U n i t e d States Senator f r o m North Carolina. M a n y of these c h a n g e s w e r e w e l c o m e d by conservatives b u t t h e fact of life o n o u r c a m p u s e s t o d a y is t h a t t h e y are m o r e l i b e r a l a n d less conserv a t i v e t h a n t h e y w e r e one year a g o ! I t h a s a l w a y s been o u r belief at t h e Foundation t h a t college and h i g h s c h o o l students are m o s t v u l n e r a b l e to p o l i t i c a l i n d o c t r i n a t i o n . T h a t is w h y
Business Week c i t e d t h e M a r x i s t i n fluence o n o u r college c a m p u s e s as t h e w o r s t i n t e l l e c t u a l crisis o u r n a t i o n h a s faced. T h e left recognizes t h a t every four years a n e n t i r e l y new g r o u p of college a n d h i g h s c h o o l students graduate. They view their opportunities to shape A m e r i c a ' s future t h r o u g h these s t u d e n t s . A n d t h e y are r i g h t . T h a t is w h y Y o u n g A m e r i c a ' s F o u n d a t i o n ' s p r o g r a m s are so v i t a l i n h e l p i n g t o b a l a n c e t h e scales. If Y o u n g America's F o u n d a t i o n d i d n ' t exist t h o u s a n d s of students w o u l d never hear f r o m speakers like General Robert R i c h a r d s o n , C o n g r e s s m a n J o h n LeB o u t i l l i e r , W i l l i a m R u s h e r , Russell K i r k o r M . S t a n t o n E v a n s , et a l . w h o provide an alternative to leftwing p r o p a g a n d a . If t h e left ever a c h i e v e s a m o n o p o l y over o u r c l a s s r o o m s a l l o t h e r causes w i l l b e c o m e i r r e l e v a n t . Eventually they w o u l d dominate our c o u n t r y because t h e y a l o n e w o u l d provide the leadership g r a d u a t i n g f r o m our campuses. T h e challenge to m a t c h t h i s t h r e a t has been c o n t i n u o u s a n d t o t h o s e of us at t h e F o u n d a t i o n i t seems t h e y h a v e i n c r e a s e d t h i s y e a r . T h i s i n t e l l e c t u a l crisis was t h e reason w h y we i n c r e a s e d o u r p r o g r a m s t h i s S u m m e r a n d i n t h e early s c h o o l m o n t h s of t h e F a l l . I w a n t to especially t h a n k our supporters w h o responded to our special challenge appeal to help us m a t c h o u r g r a n t s u p p o r t a n d t o e x p a n d o u r special p r o g r a m s . Y o u r s u p p o r t was a p p l i e d t o b o t h of t h o s e c h a l l e n g e s a n d we w e r e able t o offer the following programs: — Our 1981 Orientation program included seminars on three major a c a d e m i c d i s c i p l i n e s , over 9 0 s t u d e n t leaders, 12 f a c u l t y m e m b e r s a n d four s p e c i a l guest l e c t u r e r s . This p r o g r a m remains our most i m p o r t a n t project. A l t h o u g h t h e budget of m o r e t h a n $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 w a s a r e c o r d h i g h , we w e r e able t o a c h i e v e i t a n d m a k e t h i s year's p r o g r a m o u r m o s t successful. —We conducted a special luncheon o n t h e c a m p u s crisis for m o r e t h a n 3 5 0 y o u n g conservatives i n B o s t o n . T h e f e a t u r e d speaker w a s National Review e d i t o r a n d D a r t m o u t h p r o fessor Jeffrey H a r t . —We expanded our scholarship prog r a m to award $10,000 in grants including the J o h n Parker M e m o r i a l Scholarship and the R u t h Powell Memorial Scholarship.
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F o u n d a t i o n President R o n R o b i n s o n i n t r o d u c e d L a b o r Secretary R a y m o n d D o n o v a n at a recent C o n s e r v a t i v e Political A c t i o n C o n f e r e n c e .
—The Foundation published a review of a l l m a j o r college e c o n o m i c textb o o k s . T h i r t e e n e c o n o m i c experts were c o m m i s s i o n e d to complete t h i s critical and timely study. —The Foundation published special studies by F r e d e r i c k W i l h e l m s e n , " T h e E n e m i e s of F a i t h T o d a y : A S t u d y of t h e c h a l l e n g e t o r e l i g i o u s f a i t h faced by students i n t h e academic c o m m u n i t y , " a n d M i c h a e l W . Rosen's, " C o r p o r a t e Profits: T o o M u c h or N o t E n o u g h ? " In a d d i t i o n the F o u n d a t i o n expanded its b o o k and f i l m distribution p r o g r a m s a n d c o m m i t t e d itself t o a n increase i n our Fall lecture p r o g r a m . W h i l e the S u m m e r m o n t h s seemed like an u n u s u a l t i m e for t h e F o u n d a t i o n t o c a l l u p o n y o u for s u p p o r t — t h o s e w e r e t h e very m o n t h s w h e n o u r need was m o s t c r i t i c a l . W i t h y o u r h e l p we m e t o u r c h a l l e n g e a n d w e r e able t o a p p l y t h e b a l a n c e t o those c r i t i c a l p r o g r a m s . I appreciate your continued support for t h e F o u n d a t i o n . W e w e l c o m e y o u r comments on our current programs a n d y o u r suggestions for future p r o jects. We hope t h a t you w i l l continue t o t a k e a n active role i n e n s u r i n g t h a t t h e e d u c a t i o n of future A m e r i c a n leaders is not left merely to the Marxists a n d t h e i r allies. W i t h y o u r c o n t i n u e d h e l p , a n d G o d w i l l i n g , we s h a l l live i n a c o u n t r y t h a t is p r o u d of its past, m e e t i n g t h e needs of its present, a n d sure of its f u t u r e . T h a n k y o u . Sincerely,
Ron Robir President