LAURENCE M. GOULD 



because they are not asked for. In 1954 The Council for 

 Financial Aid to Education asked colleges to list eight types of 

 gifts in the order of their usefulness to the college. The same 

 types of gifts were ranged in the current practice in corpora- 

 tion giving. The results are given in Table I. Note that whereas 

 research funds held first place in corporate giving, they were 

 given lowest priority by the colleges. 



Conclusions 



I should like to make the following observations by way 

 of conclusion: 



1. While support from foundations and other sources for 

 research in liberal arts colleges has been somewhat niggardly, 

 it appears that college administrators should take a more aggres- 

 sive attitude. 



2. Support on a broader basis and for longer periods of 

 time is urgently needed. Parenthetically, while a pure research 

 professor is not normally thought of as a member of a liberal 

 arts college faculty, the presence of an occasional one might be 

 an excellent catalyst. 



3. More support is needed for undergraduate research, 

 both for its own sake but even more for the role it plays in 

 recognizing talent early and encouraging it accordingly. 



4. Some kind of educational program is needed for col- 

 lege administrators and trustees to awaken them to a realization 

 of the importance of basic research and to its fundamental 

 function in the teaching process and therefore to its legitimate 

 place in the liberal arts college. 



5. More weight should be given to the recognition of 

 research as one of the bases of promotion and increase in salary. 



6. More attention should be given to the development of 

 an academic climate which is friendly to research. For instance, 

 Sigma Xi brings together teachers from all scientific fields with 



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