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Show if f - -' L j 1 Contemporary Issues lecture; dying freedom i Historian Henry Steele Commager will ! deliver a Contemporary Issues lecture ! Thursday, at 7:15 p.m. in the Union Ballroom. He will discuss government interference with individual liberties in a speech entitled en-titled "Is Freedom Dying in America?" Concerned about the possible loss of freedoms outlined in the Bill of Rights, he warns that the function of freedom is more than to protect and exalt the individual. Dr. Commager believes "We foster freedom in order to avoid error and discover truth." After 45 years in higher education. Dr. Commager retired from his position as Smith professor of history at Amherst College last June, and is presently a Simpson Lecturer for the school. He has written or edited more than 40 books, and is the co-author of one of the most widely used texts on American history. Clen Watkins, one of the organizers of the Contemporary Issues schedule, says, "Dr Commager is considered one of the deans of American historical writing." HENRY STEELE COMMAGER ...Issues speaker |