Appendix C 



Suggested Administrative Organization, Bases of Selection, 

 Schedule and Procedures 



/. Administrative Organization 



Proposals for a National Scientific 

 Research Foundation are under dis- 

 cussion, such a foundation to be 

 charged with responsibility for the 

 administration of the several national 

 scientific programs being recom- 

 mended by the committees advising 

 Dr. Bush. Among the suggested 

 powers of such a foundation is power 

 to make contracts with other agencies 

 for the performance of functions 

 within the scope of the foundation. 

 It would be our recommendation that 

 the foundation, or any similar agency 

 which may be established, should 

 make arrangements for choosing 

 Scholars and Fellows under the pro- 

 posed plans through the National 

 Academy of Sciences, if that organi- 

 zation be willing to accept the re- 

 sponsibility. The National Academy, 

 as a representative body of the scien- 

 tists of the country, would be the 

 logical organization to sponsor this 

 program; and association with the 

 National Academy would give the 

 program respect and prestige. 

 It is further recommended that: 

 (a) The President of the National 

 Academv of Sciences, with the ad- 

 vice and consent of the Administra- 

 tive Committee of the National Re- 

 search Council, periodically should 

 appoint a National Science Reserve 

 Advisory Committee which would 

 advise him regarding methods of se- 

 lection and the arrangements for the 

 entire program within the provisions 

 of the legislation. 



(I7) The President of the National 

 Academy of Sciences with the advice 

 of the advisory committee should ap- 

 point a Director of the National 

 Science Reserve Program, who would 

 devote his full time to the work. Sub- 

 ject to the general supervision of the 

 administrative committee of the Na- 

 tional Research Council, the Director 

 would establish a national office, 

 select the administrative and research 

 staff, develop detailed plans and ad- 

 minister the program. The Director 

 would appoint a technical advisory 

 committee, or committees for the 

 development of tests of scientific 

 promise, of the inventory of activities 

 and interests and of the recommen- 

 dation blank and rating scale. 



(c) The President of the National 

 Academy of Sciences with the advice 

 of the advisory committee would ap- 

 point State committees of selection, 

 to consist of five members, to wit: 

 three scientists, one of whom should 

 serve as chairman; one member of a 

 college or university faculty, trained 

 and experienced in the field of selec- 

 tion and guidance; and one repre- 

 sentative of secondary education, usu- 

 ally a school principal or one of the 

 high school supervisors in the State 

 department of education. At least 

 one of the scientists, it is suggested, 

 should be from agriculture, or from 

 industry, within the State. The State 

 committees of selection, under our 

 plan, would have the responsibility 

 of making the final appointments to 

 the limit of the State quotas. These 



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