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same objectives and purposes be retained. These objectives can be successfully 

 attained by the following: (1) The sponsoring governmental agency establishing 

 criteria for institutional grants; (2) Permitting any institution to apply for a 

 grant on a competitive basis; (3) The grant application providing for marine 

 science programs in (a) graduate training, (b) the training of technicians, (c) 

 continuing education, (d) research, and (e) extension; (4) Awarding institutional 

 grants on the basis of merit. 



Dr. Knoblauch pointed out quite clearly that it was the unrestricted institu- 

 tional grants which were largely responsible for the tremendous success of the 

 land- grant movement. Let's profit from history by adopting the institutional 

 grant method. These grants should be unrestricted except that the institutions 

 agree to provide programs in the areas outlined in (3) (a) to (e). 



The possibilities of joint ventures should not be overlooked. Inland and 

 coastal universities might join strengths in a cooperative sea-grant program. 



MEIR H. DEGANI, State University of New York, Maritime College 



It is of great importance to keep in mind, when the implementation stage 

 of the sea-grant college arrives, the strengthening of the several existing under- 

 graduate curricula in oceanography, as well as encouraging the development of 

 more such undergraduate curricula. 



The job ahead of us will need the aid of many practitioners of the art, as 

 M. B. Schaefer has suggested, to work side by side, with graduates of other 

 academic levels. 



WILLIAM H. DREW, Associate Dean, Graduate School, University of New Hamp- 

 shire 



As a land- grant college located directly on a large marine estuary and in 

 a state that has a limited amount of Atlantic seaboard, the University of New 

 Hampshire is interested in the concept of a sea-grant university. As evidence 

 of more than a passing interest in these matters are the history of a marine 

 laboratory that was located on the Isle of Shoals, well established programs in 

 the biological departments concerned with estuarine and marine matters, emerg- 

 ing programs in ocean engineering, and the building of an estuarine laboratory 

 on Great Bay within the coming year. 



The University strongly favors the general concept of a sea- grant univer- 

 sity and shares the immense enthusiasm expressed for the idea at this most 

 successful meeting. As with most far-reaching ideas, it will be necessary to 

 establish some parameters. Although we have all agreed upon a goal (that of 

 occupying the sea) and have also agreed upon a general means of achieving said 

 goal, there must be considerable further thought and discussion concerning the 

 specifics of the sea- grant university concept. 



As defined in these meetings, oceanography can be interpreted to include 

 many disciplines within the social, biological, and physical sciences. Although 

 one might not disagree with this broad type of definition for general discussion, 

 it does have serious impact when we consider the types of educational programs 

 to" be initiated. While it is desirable for the ocean- oriented physicist to know 



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