Memorandum from Edwin M. Sears to Charles S. Lyon and Paul H. Gantt, March 18, 1948

18 March 1948 TOt Mr. Lyon Mr# Gantt F30MI Mr. ЗИП I On invitation. fro?’-! 0ШЗ t participated from 15 to 18 March 1948 lu a con¬ ference* called by 0M0U31 Education breach, dealing with *The Social Science» in German Universities". Participants included Germans, eg, the famous Leopold von Wiese (sociologist), Hellstsln and Brenner ( Uni¬ verst у president#), Professor* Weber, Seidl , Going (law professors), Lord Mayor Kolb of SYankfdrt -and Americans, eg, Professors Land In, Booker, Heller (Ohio, Minn.), Bard (Brooklyn), *®d la ny others* The purpose of this meeting was to discuss method* of and improvements in teach lng the social sciences, their importance in the present Bo nan situ¬ ation, and the role of the •University-man* (Akademlker) in the job of German reconstruction. Bo useful purpose would be served by stating the results (if any) of the conference insofar as dealing with the social sciences in their narrower sense except for saying that active participation of the uni vers 1 ty-m n in practical usd political affairs, <md the stu4y of present rather than abstract problems were recommended. The section on "Law and the social science#* adopted a resolution в tree* lag the necessity of training the student to independent, critical, ethical thinking, and to weighing law and decisions by standards of justice. The Burnberg formula of ideas "to be found in the law of all civilised nation** went into the resolution in m attempt to somewhat concretize the blanket term 1 justice*. The resolution will be communicated to 41 <Je rwm law professors in Bisonia. I thought you might be interested to hear about this. Xdwin M, Seers