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 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 , is " 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 of " "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" (), "Individualism: Finally, w€ that clubs are now func- University of 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 " (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 , 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 . 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: (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 , was uhom you may be unfamiliar and usho uas constructed under the direction of Snider's instrumental in establishing the Institute. long-time friend, . 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 as its first nomic life. Snider'sfather, Sol Snider, was eral manager. 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 . 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 . 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. Scholarly writing on Objectivism Jerry Wolman, and it was through this every American collegeand university." is crucial to its gaining wider academic connection that he came to . With his can-do outlook, Snider also influence. When Wolman bought the Philadelphia thought he could make a start on getting Eaglesfootball team in 1963, Sniderjoined Objectivism tautht in a college. the club as executivevice president. In a recentinterview on the cable [TV] Their relation continued for three show Raymond Newman'sfournal, Snider years, but football was not to be Snider's told how he went about it: "I started on a NEW YORK TIMES sport. One day in the early 1960s,as the project to try to have a courseon Objectiv- story is told, Sniderwas in Boston on busi- ism taught in the philosophy departmentat AD TO RUN game. the of Pennsylvania.They setup ness and decided to see a Celtics University A full-page advertisement sponsored get however,he criteria. I had many meetingsat the highest When he went to his ticket, by the Institute will soon appear in The New people in long level worked a year and a noticed that were standing of the university, York Times. The ad will feature excerpts linpc not to but inelEding . - seethefirsLplaceCeltics. -half. We met eve$rcrileripn, lhe frorn Leonard Peikoff's Ford Hall Forum He wondered last test, which was a lecture by Leonard to see the last-placeBruins, talk "Medicine: The Death of a Profession." Peikoff on the virtue of selfishness. They why. The advertisement will solicit contributions got his gaveus a room that would hold 300people, Shortly thereafter Snider to the Institute; all inquirers will be sent a to New York to see and over thousandshowed up. answer when he went a complimentary copy of the complete text of game. Hockey, he decided, "And to make a long story short: after his first hockey Dr. Peikoff's talk. Doctors who respond will "the of the future." meeting all these criteria that they set forth, is sport receive complimentary reprints in quantity, "I just flipped over the game," he says. they turned us down." for distribution to their patients and National Hock"y League an- It was then that Snider began to push So when the colleagues. to intro- nouncedit would expandthe number of its for an independentorganization The full cost of this ad was under- put outside regu- franchises from six to 12, Snider duce studentsto Objectivism written by a contributor to the Institute, one to together a successfulbid to bring lar school channels. who earmarked his grant for this purpose. Perhaps the first of many such ads, it will present an article of immediate, personal concern to the general reader, and will, we hope, lead him to explore the underlying philosophic ideas. We are considering pub- licizing this talk in major medical journals The Los Angeles and perhaps exparrding this kind of adver- offic e building housing tising approach to reach other professions. the Institute offices, -rI!. rEre/-ETT-E: bTHEAYN

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The Ayn Rand Institute began of the next two years. This operation- on February 7, 1985 allowed the Institute to begin. Its formation was due primarily to the The commitment of efforts of philosopher Leonard Peikoff, Ayn these Founding Contributors Rand's legal and intellectual heir, and busi- is perhaps a mark of what nessman Ed Snider, owner of the Phila- Ayt Rand advocated in For delphia Flyers and other business enter- the NeusIntellectual: "a priies. Dr. Peikoff provided the intellectual reunion of the twins who loundation, and Mr. Snider provided the should never have been sep- original impetus and the business expertise. arated: the intellectual and " Both men wanted a base from which to ad- the businessman. The Board of Directors: vance the philosophy of Objectivism. After the Institute office Leonard Peikoff (Chairman), Edith Packer, Ed Snider Their basic goals and policies were opened in Los Angeles, a established at a series of meetings during fund-raising campaign was 1984, and a Board of Directors was named: launched, directedto L5,000 people, drawn you informed about activities in which you Leonard Peikoff (chairman), Dr. Edith from mailing lists contributed by the Palo may wish to participate-and about the Packer and Ed Snider. Dr. Packer, ?n Ob- Alto Book Service, The Intellectual Actiaist, spread of Objectivism in general. iectivist since1962, is an attorney and a clin- The Objectiaist Forum, and the Second We are now seeking to hire a full-tiffi€, ical psychologist in private practice. She is RenaissanceBook Service. To date, about professional fund-raiser, in order to secure vicearesident of the Jefferson School of Phi- 2,OOOcontributors have donated more than our financial future. We will continue to losophy, Economics, and Psychology and a $t9s,000. Professional fund-raisers have solicit names provided by insert cards in trusfee of the Foundation for the New Intel- described this as a "tpectacular" Ay. Rand's paperback books. We are also lectual. Dr. Michael S. Berliner was later achievement. investigating other f und-raising pos- appointed full-time Executive Director. We are encouraged that we have the sibilities, such as starting specific projects Prior to assuming his current position, Dr. kind of moral and financial support which is that are endowed by and named for parti- Berliner was a department chairman at Cali- neededto make the Institute permanent. As cular individuals or businesses. We have fornia State University, Northridge and is a consequence,w€ have been able to begin studied the possibility of opening an office in also a trustee of the Foundation for the New some projects and to make more ambitious Canada and hope to do this sometime in the Intellectual. -plans for the future. future. Initially, there were doubts about We have already had to expand the We have a long way to go to accomplish whether business and professional people Institute's office space and staff . After only the goals we set when the Institute was would be willing to invest in the unique eight months, the Institute has grown into a formed. And we do not underestimate the have enterprise of spreading a philosophy. Such .professional organization. difficulty of the task ahead. But we do a an ehterprise would not bring tangible l^y'eare now concentrating most of our number of important factors working in our monetary benefit-but could produce major efforts on two particular proiects: a high- favor: the enthusiasm and support of intellectual and cultural gains. school essay contest and the org anization of Objectivists throughout the world; the intel- These doubts proved incorrect. Objec- campus clubs (see page 3). Wg will,- of lectual vacuurn of a culture that needs a tivists from the U.S. and Canada (seebox course, provide you with detailed infor- rational philosophy more than €V€r; and, below) contributed more than $135,000and, mation about theie projects, as wel! as new most important, the fact that Objectivism fs in addition, pledged over $t00,000 for each projects as they develop. We will also keep that philosophy.

,,, Dia'rimoith, :No,uaSiotia;,,'' NEW VIDEOTAPESFOR CAIVIPUS CLUBS The first videotapes produced by The sophy on these key issues. Why man needs a than are Liberals. The moral foundation of Ayn Rand Institute are now available for philosophy. Why America needs capitalism. The irreconcilability of religion the exclusive use of campus Objectivist Obiectivism. and capitalism. Why Conservatives cannot clubs. The question-period includes answers to refute the ethics of Liberalism. The New questions role of ernotions. How Right: advocates of statism. Four programs were taped during the about: The can one be certain of anything. Why love is The question-period includes answers to 1985 School Conference, using the Jefferson selfish. The validity of the senses.Determin- questions about: Why one should not join facilities and personnel of The University of ism vs. individual achievement. Obiectiv- forces with Conservatives in pursuit of con- California at San Diego. Audiences for the ism on "monopolies," ESP, Libertarianism. crete political goals. The dismal failure of tapings consisted of college students attend- the Reagan presidency. ,,INDIVIDUALISM: THE MORAL BASIS Why it is too early ing the conference. for a pro-capitalist political movement. The OF FREEDOM"by Harry Binswanger. We want to express our thanks to fundamental difference between freedom The introductory talk covers: The critical Susan Ludel, under whose supervision the and democracy. Libertarianism: the perver- conflict of our age: individualism vs. collec- tapes were produced. Miss Ludel is current- sion of liberty. The principles of foreign tivism. Their philosophical and practical policy under capitalism. ly the producer of "The 10 O'Clock News" differences. The philosophic iustification of "SOCIALISM : for WNEW in New York City and has been individualism. Individual rights - the poli- FASCISM" by Harry a producer for NBC News and CNN. Her tical expression of individualism. Laissez- Binswanger. writing credits include several articles for faire capitalism - the only political system The introductory talk covers: The essen- tial identity of Socialism and Fascism in The Objectiaist, including "Who Programs based on individual rights. theory and in practice. The proper defini- Programmers? " and " Airwave The question-period includes answers to the tion of the left-right spectrum in politics. Pollution." questions about: The self-made man. Free- will vs. determinism. The possibility and Why socialism necessitatesdictatorship. The tapes currently available are: practicality of being a "rugged individualist" The question-period includes answers to questions in the 20th Century. Individualism vs. about: A comparison between 1,* "AN TNTROpUCIIQ]I*_TO OFJE_C-_ - -=----Nffii I :'*- Ceimanyand Soviet Russia. S'elf-saeri-*-- I. rellSlon. i TIVISM" by Leonard Peikoff. I ,,CONSERVATISM: fice: the root of dictatorship. Capitalism: The introductory talk covers: The four THE ANTITHESIS the system of freedom. Why intellectuals are basic concepts of Objectivism: reality, rea- OF CAPITALISM" by PeterSchwartz. attracted to socialism. Why capitalism elim- son, egoism, capitalism. How Objectivism The introductory talk covers: Why Con- inates racism. Property rights and the free- differs from dominant schools of philo- servatives are greater enemies of capitalism dom of speech.

High-school GETTING II\TVOLVED Telchers Group Forms We would like Objectivist high-school We have received many letters from Let us know if you are a graduate stu- teachers to contact the Institute if they wish supporters asking how they might help the dent in philosophy. to become part of our newly-formed advi- Institute, beyond making financial con- Continue to send us your ideas and sug- sory group. Under the chairmanship of tributions. We certainly appreciate these gestions about Institute projects. Herb Grossman, mathematics teacher at offers and suggest the following as Many of you have expressedinterest in Horace Mann High School in New York possibilities: contributing your services. It is possible City, this group was established at the r Help publicize the high-school essay that, in conjunction with our projects, recent Iefferson School conference in La contest. This could best be done in- we will have need of various services, Jolla, California. Participating teachers directly , by asking students or teachers such as public relations, legal advice and advise the Institute on current projects, you know to see that the counseling of- aid, and, in the Los Angeles area, occd- such as the essay contest, and will help schoorhas posted sional clerical help. We would apprec- identify further strategies for advancing l'i: :lffil:ntjigh iate your writing to us if you might be Objectivism in the secondary schools. r Send us names of high-school and able to provide help in these or other We will bring you news of other advis- college teachers who are interested in or areas. ory groups in future issues of the sympathetic to Objectivism. Thank you all very much. Newsletter.

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