Word: fernsworth
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...political questions was the best training for responsible citizenship without which democracy can never survive. I mentioned too that this fact was at the bottom of maintaining the peace, since world peace was as much a question of men as of systems. From those premises my argument proceeded. Lawrence Fernsworth, Nieman Fellow...
Speaking on the topic of "Students in the Nation," Fernsworth lashed out strongly against what he termed clerical fascism and bureaucracy in this country. The British system of selecting children and training them from youth to hold positions in government, was also upheld by him, in contrast to this country's policy of supplying such training in colleges for those who wish to avail themselves of it. He did not specify whether this selection was to be based upon intelligence or caste...
After he had finished talking, there was a rather vigorous cross discussion with the audience participating. Romylos Macridis, Teaching Fellowing in Government, immediately challenged him on the question of training future statesmen as he had recommended. Fernsworth countered with the shining example of the British Foreign Service, which, he said, used this system...
...Fernsworth's Speech Argued...
This statement precipitated a general attack upon the two major points of Fernsworth's speech. His remark about the danger of American bureaucracy drew forth even more vehement arguments than the aforementioned one on British governmental training. Dr. Salvemini took little part in this discussion...