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American Friends Service Committee — Part 30
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The flyer states that the meeting will bring
together. people from foreign countries and slso will festure-
films end litereture "to help high school age people develop
their own thinking".
The flyer announces the AFSC Summer National
Program which includes a high school work cemp or institute.
It:stated that seven institutes ere plenned ecross the country -
for the summer but none in the Chicego srea. It adds that the
Chicago region would like to have @ one week World Affairs
Institute and called for student reaction to this proposal.
-': A third item in the pamphlet is entitled "Notes
to Teachers". It asks the question "How Free Are You?”
It indicetes thet there ere “World Affsirs Topics" thet
teachers do not dare to discuss in the classroom end further
states that to s certain extent AFSC hes served a function for
teachers in that AFSC can deal with controversiel topics
that the teacher cannot touch one The flyer esks teachers
for reection to a proposed informal one dsy conference on
‘SHow teechers can continue to spesk the unpopuler truths and
how the AFSC can further its gosi of helping students
develop their own thinking.”
‘The files of the Chicego Division contain nothing
identifiesble with eS emt ron
T-~3, who holds a responsible position, made available
on Mey 23, 1955, a leaflet publicizing e meeting entitled
~“An Attempt: To-Work-and Wducate for. Peace_- An Inter-School
Working Conference to Ihitiete Student and Faculty Action for”
Pesce".
Instant pemphlet states thet cited meeting is
scheduled to be held June 10, 11, 12, 1955 et Social Science
Research Ruilding, University of Chicago, 1126 East 59th
Street, Chicago, sponsored by the University of Chicago Peace
Center, described as a group of students snd iaculty working
through the AFSC.
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