Think Tank7 Scene of Inquiry
On Reason For Mans Behavior
Palo Alio, Calif. - 1'PD - A(
group of redwood and glass j
buildings known as "The i
Think Tank" is the scene of a
free-wheeling inquiry by 47
men and two women into why
m- i behaves as he does.
These scholars are among
the elite of the' world's be
havioral scientists - anthropo
logists, sociologists, econom
ists, political scientists, psy
chologists and historians. They
belong to the 1958-59 class
of the Center for Advanced
Study in the Behavioral
Sciences.
Established by the Ford
Toundation in 1953, the cen
ter provides a unique oppor
tunity for further study to
carefully screened scholars
who may have completed their
formal education long ago.
Paid by Foundation
The 49 fellows who belong
to this year's group were
chosen from nearly 4,500 can
didates. Almost all are Ph.Ds.
The Ford Foundation pays
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them. the equivalent of their
regular salaries, plus trans
portation costs for themselves
and their families. They live
in rented homes and their
children attend local schools.
The scholars begin their
day at about 9 a.m. when they
drive to the center, which is
hidden away on an oak stud
ded hilltop one mile west of
the Stanford university cam
pus. Glass-walled study rooms
in long low buildings look put
on beautiful gardens, the Stan
ford campus and San Fran
cisco Bay.
Wearing sport shirts and
slacks, the fellows spend most
of their time in the study
rooms reading and writing.
The schedule is interrupted
by coffee breaks and lunch,
but there is no letup even
then in their continuing test
of ideas and theories during
discussions with colleagues.
Complete Freedom
"The center is unique be
cause it provides complete
freedom for able people to
broaden their competency in
their own field," said Dr.
Ralph W. Tylor, executive di
rector of the center.
"There is freedom to go in
any direction in which they
are not sure they are profic
ient or whether it is relevant.
And there is freedom from
the research and teaching
duties at their home schools."
Prof. Angel G. Quintero of
the University of Puerto Rico,
one of the fellows, put it this
way: "Once in a while we
need to recharge our batteries
by getting out of our routine
and try to look at a problem
from a remote point of view.
This is ideal."
Most of the 'scholars are
studying highly specialized
subjects in the broad field of
analyzing man's behavior pat
terns. . Michael Young of London,
England, is interviewing old
people in nearby Menlo Park
to determine, among .other
things, whether they live with
or near their children.
Cora Du Bois, professor of
anthropology at Harvard Uni
versity, is studying the way
friendships are formed in dif
ferent cultures. Daniel Aaron,
professor of English and lit
erature at Smith College, is
studying the response of the
American writer to Commu
nism and Socialism.
Writers Investigated
Frank Barron, University of
California research psycholo
gist, is investigating the psy
chology of creative writers
such as novelists, short story
writers and poets. Ronald H.
Coase, professor of economics
at the University of Virginia,
is studying the political econ
omy of "radio and television.
In addition to specialized
studies, many of the fellows
are interested in broad topics
keyed to the current world
crisis. One of the most popu
lar of these is a seminar at
which members are trying to
come up with a foreign policy
for the United States in the
nuclear age.
"I think this problem is
squarely in the lap of the
social scientists," said Dr.
Charles E. Osgood, University
of Illinois psychology profes
sor. "It comes down to the
problem of human nature and
interrelationships rather than
technical aspects."
Views Range Widely
He said the views of . the
panel members on a U. S.
policy range widely - from a
policy of deterrence to un
ilateral disarmament. Their
findings probably will be pub
lished, he said.
The fellows concentrate
deeply on whatever they
study, despite what would
seem to be the distracting in
fluence of the beauties of the
physical world that surrounds
the "think tank."
How they manage to keep
their minds on their work is
summed up by staff members
who recall a comment by play
wright Arthur Miller when
the subject came up during
his visit here two years ago.
Someone asked Miller how
he managed to do any writing
while his wife, Marilyn Mon
roe, was around. "You get
used to the scenery," he re
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