J. R. KILLIAN, JR. 



flight graduate schools of science with more top-flight depart- 

 ments. 



We should have twice as many first-rate graduate schools 

 of engineering as we now have. At the last count we were pro- 

 ducing only about 600 doctor's degrees in engineering each 

 year, and this is not enough. 



It is important both to multiply and to strengthen our 

 schools of engineering. The need is to recognize the heightened 

 level of versatility which is necessary for the engineer today and 

 to increase the scientific depth of our engineering education. 



And now with this brief report before you, may I close 

 with a general observation. In the face of the practical responsi- 

 bilities which rest in science and engineering for our security 

 and our national welfare, let us not forget that science has a 

 deeper cultural importance and a deeper motivation. It attracts 

 first-rate minds because it yields adventure, insight, and under- 

 standing. It is one of man's most powerful and noble means for 

 searching out truth and for enhancing man's dignity by aug- 

 menting his understanding. If science is thus understood, we 

 will have accomplished a major requirement for achieving a 

 high level of creative accomplishment and for maintaining a 

 vigorous and advancing technology. 



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