ESSAYCONTEST $SOOOfirst prize; eligibility of juniors as wanger, who originated the idea of the well as graduating seniors; no requirement contest. BEGINS other than the one essay; and no necessity Preliminary responses from guidance private schools The Institute's first college scholarship to demonstrate financial need. counselors at public and encouraging, indicating ex- essay contest for high-school students is The primary purpose of this contest is have been most contest and curiosity now underway. Contest announcements to encourage high-school students to read citement about the for the have been sent to all 26,000 high schools in The Fountainhead. The theme of the novel about the Institute. Advertisements placed in English the U.S. and Canada. Accompanying the makes it an ideal book for adolescents,who contest have been Iournal, for English teachers, announcements were letters to each school's are struggling to understand such issues as the national magazine publications aimed college scholarship advisor, which pointed independence versus conformity. The essay and in various statewide profession. out the special aspects of our contest: a topics (seebox) were written by Harry Bins- at the teaching TOPIC Select ONE of the followins 3 topics. versus collectivism, not O fne theme of The Fountainhea4 said Ayn Rand, is "individualism In politics, but in man's soul." How do the motives and actions of Roark, Keating, and Toohey dramatize this theme? explain its significance in Q for each of the following quotations from The Fountainhead, the story and what it implies regarding one's proper relationship to others. a. KEATING:"How do you always manage to decide?" RoARK:"How can you let others decide for you?" b. nORRX:"TO Say 'l love you,' One muSt firSt knOw how to Say the '1"'. ..................:EHffii:i.ffi::.F:::::::::...'..:..l.:.;..:':'..:.:;:::.'..''';.:':.::'c. KEATTNG(to Roark): "When I'm with you - it's always a choice. Between you - and the rest of the world. I don't want that kind of a choice. I don't want to be an outsider. I want to belong." d. nolRx: "l came here to say that I do not recognize anyone's right to one :,,,,,:i,,i:,,,,,i:,:,ilifif$f$l#fft.if'''t..t.|.''.',.l|l..i....'.li.ir.,rr:ti:u::r::li::i::!::lit,'i':,i:i! ':ii, minute of mY life." do you most @ Wnicn character in The Fountainhead do ypu most admire? Which character OistiXee In each case, explain the chafaet€i's general appioach to life, his or her motivation, and why you admire or dislike the character. Contest Ad Appearing in Education lournals Essay Contest Questions CAIVIPUSCLUBS FORM Our main project during our first year ed. In addition, clubs and interested stu- and satellite television and the offering, is the campus club project. Through these dents will receive information about other through the clubs, of such taped lecture "The clubs, we will provide educational services students in their geographical area. coursesas Philosophy of Objectivism" "Understanding to students interested in Objectivism and Campus clubs will also have exclusive and Objectivism," which present the philosophy to a wider audience. accessto four new videotapes produced by are crucial for providing students a sys- The first step in this project is to help the Institute. Available on a loan basis, at tematic education in Obiectivism. We are provide the clubs get started. Students at more than no cost to the clubs, each 3O-minute tape also investigating ways to more 70 campuseswere so enthusiastic that they begins with a mini-lecture, followed by a intensive, technical training to advanced wrote to us on their own, seeking our help question-and-answer period with students. students, particularly doctoral candidates in starting clubs. These campuses include The topics are: "An Introduction to Objec- in philosophy. think you would like to large state universities (e.g., Ohio State, tivism" (Leonard Peikoff), "Individualism: Finally, w€ that clubs are now func- University of Illinois and Oregon State) and the Moral Basis of Freedom" (Harry Bins- know Objectivist on the following campuses: such private schoolsas Harvard,Northwest- wanger), "Conservatism: the Antithesis of tioning "Social- Brown, Carnegie- ern and Princeton. We have contacted more Capitalism" (Peter Schwartz) and Amherst, Auburn, George Washington, than 600 students and expect the number of ism : Fascism" (Harry Binswanger). (See Mellon, Columbia, johns Michigan, new clubs to increase significantly. p.4 for details.) Indiana, Hopkins, MIT, Texas We are now completing a manual to Our Campus Speakers Bureau will Pennsylvania, San Francisco State, (Austin), (St. Louis), and, in aid the clubs. It will provide suggestionsfor soon be in operation to subsidize ap- Washington Waterloo fund-raising, publicity, and club activities. pearances of Obiectivist speakers at Canada, Guelph, Saskatchewan, The Institute is making available to selected campuses. These speakers will and York. Half of these clubs were started of the Institute. these clubs a variety of materials, such as: provide club members with knowledge with the assistance "Introducing Objectivism" by Ayt Rand, about Objectivism and its applications, as well as give Objectivism an academic voice reprinted from The Obiectiaist Neutsletter; SPECIAL NOTE TO STUDENTS; if you bibliography of Ayn Rand's on campuses. an annotated are interested in starting or ioining a club, Additional methods of sPreading works; a list of audio and videotapes by please send us your name and campus ad- Objectivism in the colleges are in the Objectivists; and copies of the Institute dress, if you ttaae not already done so. brochure, which many clubs have request- discussion stage: the possible use of cable Complimentary Issue Enclosedis my tax:deductiblecontribution of $-to THE AYN RAND INSTITUTE. This first issue of The Ay. Rand Institute Newsletter is being sent to everyone on our Signature original mailing list. However, subsequent Date issueswill be sent only to contributors. We Name hope that you are now able to contribute, if you have not already done so. To remain Address on our mailing list, please send your tax- deductible contribution, along with the completed coupon, to: THE AYN RAND INSTITUTE, 13101 Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066. n Check if name or address correction. Institute Profile: ED SNIDER (A regularfeature of the Neusletter uill be Philadelphiafor the L96748 season. personal profiles of indiuiduqls who are Getting a franchise, however, was de- associated uith the lnstitute. In this first pendent on building an.arena for the team issue, ue rDant to feature someone uith to play in. The arena, the Spectrum, was uhom you may be unfamiliar and usho uas constructed under the direction of Snider's instrumental in establishing the Institute. long-time friend, Jerry Wolman. But in The follotoing bio'graphy b reprinted from March 1968, five months after it was com- the coper story of the September 1"5, L985 pleted, the Spectrum lost a large piece of its Sunday Moming magazine section of the roof in a storm. And a few months after Worcester (Mass.) Telegram. In the com- that, the roof fell in on Jerry Wolman's Daoid Kelley plete article, author Roger Donzoay de- financial empire as well. scribed the origin, goals and philosophic With the Spectrum closed, and the base of the Institute.) Flyers playing their "home" games on the Institute Appoints Edward Malcolm Snider, 52, was born road, Snider's fortunes were in disarray. in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 1933 But quickly he began to pick up the pieces. First ResearchFellow just 57 daysbefore Franklin Rooseveltcame The Spectrumwas repaired. The team re- The Institute is pleased to announce to town to changethe basesof America eco- turned. Coach Keith Allen was made gen- the appointment of David Kelley as its first nomic life. Snider'sfather, Sol Snider, was eral manager.Fred Shero was brought from Senior Research Fellow. Dr. Kelley will re- employed as a grocery-storeworker, even- New York to be coach. In 192, Snider ceive a grant of $10,000 to prepare a scho- tually starting his own supermarketchain, bought the Spectrum for himself, and so larly book on the Objectivist theory of Food Town, in 1951. entered the entertainment management concepts. The first two parts of this ex- Ed Snider began his own business business that would eventually lead to tensive study have already been published - -Sp€attc€r. iaieer in 1955'by--ttki-ng Z-degree ili ac-- Finafly, the capstondoFsnldei's in aiidemiCJournals. counting at the University of Maryland. comeback fell into place as the Snider- Dr. Kelley, who resides in Millbrook, After becominga certified public account- Allen-SheroFlyers won back-to-backStan- N.Y., received his B.A. from Brown Uni- ant, however, Snider worked as an ac- ley Cups in1974andL975. versity int971, and his Ph.D. in philosophy countant for only one week, quickly decid- At about the same time, someone gave from Princeton University in 1975. He ing that he would rather make money for Snider a copy of Atlas Shrugged. taught for many years at Vassar College himself than keep track of money for For a numberof years,Snider had been and is the author of The Euidence of the others. disturbed by what his children were being Senses (Louisiana State University Press), His first company, Edge Ltd., was taught in school, and particularly by what scheduled for publication in February, formed in L957and is creditedwith organ- they were being taught about capitalism. 1986. The Institute is most pleasedthat Dr. izing the sale of popular phonograph re- After reading Atlas Shrugged,he says, "l Kelley is undertaking this project, the first cords in supermaiketsand discount stores. wrote to Ayn Rand expressingmy enthu- of many such scholarly activities by Objec- At the same time, Snider did some public siasm for her work, and saying that I tivist professors to be supported by the relations work for a young builder named thought her philosophy should be taught in Institute.