May 15 - State committee notifies appointees of approval of college and 



course of study and corresponds with those where approval 



is withheld. 

 May 30 — . Final revised list of appointees with name of college they will 



attend and course of study they will pursue sent by the 



State committee to national office. 

 (From this point on, appointees deal directly with national 



office.) 



IV. Minimum Annual Cost of Selection (Estimated) 



Screening: 200,000 candidates at $1 - $200,000 



Final selection: 12,000 candidates: 



National office at $5 60,000 



State committees at $2 24,000 



Research and experimentation Caverage).... 50,000 



334,000 



It is of the utmost importance that stage of development. A strong re- 

 adequate funds be allocated for re- search program would certainly lead 

 search on the methods of selection. ^^ improvement in the selection of 



Although present knowledge makes ^ . . , . . p , 



.?, ^ J rr • • 1- • future scientists and in view or trie 



It possible to do an ertective 30b in 



selecting youth of scientific promise, suggested size of the program would 

 work in this field is still in the early be a long-run economy. 



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