32 Research and National Purpose 



succeeded by men of the same caliber, we are making, I 

 believe, a dangerous assumption. Only by preserving within 

 ONR an atmosphere attractive to the new generation of cre- 

 ative scientists for whose services the competition becomes 

 keener every day, can the Navy bring to bear upon its prob- 

 lems the best minds of the future. 



I am confident that the next 20 years of ONR will demon- 

 strate that the Navy has met this challenge too. 



