members of the National Science Re- 

 serve, of course, would be for the 

 wisdom of Congress to determine in 

 relation to the needs of the Nation 

 and to the obligations of graduates 

 of the Military and Naval Academies, 

 of members of the Army and Naval 

 Reserves and indeed of all citizens in 

 time of war or other national emer- 

 gency. 



It is agreed by the Committee in 

 respect to the administration of the 

 National Science Reserve Scholar- 

 ships that while the plan must be 

 national in character, the principle 

 of local administration must be rec- 

 ognized. The American scene which 

 looks rather uniform from anv one 

 place has infinite variety and intense 

 individuality at close range. This 

 must be recognized. 



Our plan for the selection of Na- 

 tional Science Reserve Scholars is set 

 forth tentatively in Appendix C at- 

 tached hereto. In brief it is this: 



The 6,000 proposed scholarships 

 should be assigned to the States ^ on 

 the basis of the number of their sec- 

 ondary school graduates of the previ- 

 ous year as related to the national 

 total of such graduates. 



On the basis of the 1939-40 fig- 

 ures, State quotas of scholars would 

 be as stated in the table on the fol- 

 lowing page. 



It is recommended that, for the 

 National Science Reserve Scholars, 

 the administrative organization, the 

 bases of selection and the procedures 

 be as follows in brief: 



Proposals for a "National Scientific 



1 It is intended that the proposed scholarships 

 shall he availahlc also to secondao' school 

 graduates in the Territories and Insular Pos- 

 sessions but we have not statistics relating to 

 them comparable to those for the States and 

 for the District of 0)lumbia given on this 

 page. Allocation of scholarships to the Terri- 

 tories and Insular Possessions, of course, would 

 decrease the State quotas. 



Research Foundation" are under dis- 

 cussion by your Committees and 

 among the proposed powers of such 

 a foundation is power to contract with 

 other agencies for the performance of 

 functions within the scope of the 

 foundation. It would be our recom- 

 mendation that the foundation, or 

 any similar organization which may 

 be established, should make arrange- 

 ments for choosing Scholars and 

 Fellows under the proposed plan 

 through the National Academy of 

 Sciences, if that organization be will- 

 ing to accept the responsibility. The 

 operation of the plan, we recom- 

 mend, should be entrusted to the 

 Academy's operating agency, the Na- 

 tional Research Council. More pre- 

 cise details of the National Acade- 

 my's participation and the means by 

 which it is suggested that operations 

 be carried on are stated in Appen- 

 dix C. 



To ensure the fairest, most effec- 

 tive and most up-to-date methods of 

 selection, advisory bodies expert in 

 such matters must be set up. No 

 existing national science organization 

 has shown itself to be as well- 

 equipped for such advisory functions 

 — working both with nonmembers 

 of the academy and with members — 

 as the National Academy has shown 

 itself to be through the years. A 

 central administrative staff, chosen 

 for ability and integrity, also must 

 be set up. 



As outlined in Appendix C, com- 

 mittees of selection would be set up 

 in each State. These committees, it 

 is suggested, should consist of five 

 members, to wit: three scientists, one 

 of whom should serve as chairman; 

 one member of a college or university 

 facultv, trained and experienced in 

 the field of selection and guidance; 

 and one representative of secondary 



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