LAURENCE M. GOULD 



It is surprising that in only four instances time devoted 

 to research is taken account of in adjusting teaching loads. It is 

 equally surprising that six of the replies stated that under no 

 circumstances is it considered. Eleven permit faculty members 

 to apply for grants to be projected during the academic year; 

 two do not. I could go on commenting on these statistics, but 

 the conclusion is quite clear that no two colleges are following 

 the same policies, and it further appears that few have an 

 established consistent policy. 



By way of getting a quantitative estimate of the amount 

 of research carried out in our liberal arts colleges, I have taken 

 my cue from Dr. Henry F. Lewis of the Institute of Paper 

 Chemistry and assumed a direct relationship between the pro- 

 duction of potential Ph.D.'s and research as evidenced by the 

 amounts of money available for that purpose in the various 

 colleges. 



When the Midwest Association of Chemistry Teachers 

 in Liberal Arts Colleges was formed in 1953, Dr. Lewis made 

 an intensive study of the records of one hundred colleges and 

 the extent to which their chemistry departments were being 

 supported by foundations or other groups in a research way. 

 He found that the averaged data warranted some kind of valid 

 conclusion that there was a definite relationship between the 

 factors noted above. A review five years later strongly supported 

 Dr. Lewis' assumption. 



Almost without exception those colleges which were productive 

 colleges were creative colleges as measured by dollars and cents. 

 At the same time, those which were unproductive were also non- 

 creative using the same measurement. 



Influence of Liberal Arts College 

 on Graduate Work 



The number of bachelors then who go on to achieve their 

 doctorates reflects directly the status of research in those insti- 



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