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II. REVIEW AIID AlIALYSIS OP " OCEAIIOGRAPHY 1960 TO 1970" NJD 

 SOME COMMENTS Oil THE ICO PROGRAt^ 



A, Education and Manpower* 



We agree V7ith and reemphasize the statement in the 

 ICO Report, that the education of young scientists is 

 the most important part of our long-range national program. 

 The situation is improving. Oceanography departments in 

 universities report a distinct increase in student interest 

 in the last two years, amounting in some cases to a 

 flood of applicants. This is almost certainly due to the 

 increased public interest in oceanography and to better 

 financial support for the field. It has been possible to 

 inc'.easa the enrollment of well-cualif ied candidates some 

 50-100% in thore institutions havinc, the nece.^sary space 

 and funds. Other institutions have been unable to in- 

 crease their graduate student bodies in spite of increases 

 in the number of applicants because of lack of space or 

 funi-ls for support. Those institutions which have increased 

 their student bodies can go no further because of lack of 

 space. 



There has been a tendency in the last two years to 

 liberalize policies for granting federal aid to oceano- 

 graphic education. Some agencies nov7 make grants providing 

 direct support for thesis research. To a limited degree, 

 training grants have been made available through the 

 ITac^onal ocience Foundation and the Department of Health, 

 Edujatic"! and v/elfare. Tlie Office of ITaval Research con- 

 tract research program continues to provide a most valuable 

 source of support for graduate research assist ant ships. 

 By general support of basic research institutions, OllR has 

 developed a stable and beneficial atmosphere for long range 

 research programs in which graduate students can be supported. 

 For J Foundation fellowships totalling about one million 

 dollars also have become available to some oceanographic 

 institutions. 



* Comments in this Section apply to our Chapters 1 and 8 

 and to LISF, HEN and OUR programs. 



