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Mr. BRANDWEIN. I think some of your questions would have 

 been answered if Mr. Eiseley had had the opportunity and I 

 plead guilty to cutting him off if he had had the opportunity to 

 make specific recommendations, and I will ask him to do so now, 

 and then return to the floor. 



Mr. EISELEY. I would just like to add, before making this 

 comment about our specific recommendations, that a great deal 

 has been made pro and con at the major meeting about whether 

 this is a problem for the local citizenry, or whether it is a problem 

 which involves the highest levels of government. I would like to 

 say at this point, again in terms of major change in this society, 

 that both are important. I think we owe a great debt to Presi- 

 dent and Mrs. Johnson for expressing their deep interest in this 

 subject, because of the position which they occupy ; the fact is that 

 this encourages local action in a way that could not be secured 

 otherwise. 



Now, in terms of our specific recommendations, those I was 

 asked to mention, we have suggested the establishment of a panel 

 of research in natural beauty, whose purpose would be to en- 

 courage and implement study and research programs in problems 

 relating to natural beauty. 



And I would interpret that in the very broad sense. It is not a 

 matter just of civics courses. It is not a matter of specific courses, 

 even within the domain of ecology, however much those may be 

 needed. 



I would say that in the domain of English literature itself, there are 

 ways in which our major purpose can be stimulated, because we are 

 the inheritors of an Anglo-Saxon tradition of writing in the field of 

 literature upon nature in a way that is not evident in all cultures. 

 That great tradition should be continued. 



Again, we suggest the development of a major poll of public opin- 

 ion in conservation, with the idea of reporting on conflicting prin- 

 ciples and practices as well as areas where there may be agreement. 

 These polls might be developed at suitable intervals in order to find 

 out if changes are going on as a result of our activities in public opin- 

 ion, and in regard to practice. 



Now, we had intimation yesterday in some of the panels that very 

 little public interest was being manifested in certain quarters. All 

 right, it would be interesting to know, after the nationwide publicity 



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