74. MARINE SCIENCE 
Dr. Fernayp. These are all graduate students working for their 
masters or Ph. D. degress. 
The scientific program of the laboratories today is conceived as 
serving a twofold purpose: (a) To provide for the training of grad- 
uate students in marine sciences—the course program is designed for 
the graduate student; only an occasional exceptional undergraduate 
can be accommodated. In addition, a very active program of super- 
vised research for graduate students has developed. These programs 
often are, but need not be, a part of the students’ thesis study. (6) 
To provide opportunities and facilities for research for advanced 
investigators from this country and abroad. No attempt is made to 
direct or to control the nature of the research undertaken except to 
require that it be oriented to the marine sciences. Copies of our 
brochure for the summer of 1961 are available to those interested. 
The period of formal instruction is limited to a 10-week period in 
the summer. The teaching staff has been selected from qualified 
scientists from a number of universities in America and abroad— 
approximately one-half of this staff are from the University of Wash- 
ington. Our facilities are distinctly limited in size, and for the cur- 
rent summer we have received applications from over 120 qualified 
graduate students for the 55 available spaces. 
The Cuamman. Doctor, of course you have no land problem up 
there? 
Dr. Frrnap. No, sir. 
The Cuatrman. It is the facilities ? 
Dr. Frrnarp. It is a facilities problem, in terms of space. Our 
space for investigators for the summer is already oversubscribed. I 
am told that such crowding of facilities characterizes many another 
marine stations. Thus it becomes obvious that to meet existing needs, 
to say nothing of the future, new expanded shore facilities are 
required. 
In response to this increased need for such facilities at the marine 
station, we are undertaking a modest program of expansion under the 
auspices of the National Science Foundation. Next month construc- 
tion will begin on a new year-round research laboratory to cost 
$350,000. ‘This new unit will expand and improve our research facil- 
ities considerably. However if, as is hoped, the number of long-term 
investigations is increased and more use is made of the laboratories 
during the entire year, this new addition will have slight impact upon 
the number of students and investigators to be accommodated for the 
summers only. 
In the past more marine laboratories have been characterized by 
having such limited facilities, both in amount of space and in the 
nature of equipment and instrumentation, that only the observational] 
sciences have been reasonably provided for. 
The Cuatrman. Doctor, do you know offhand generally—or can 
you provide it for the record—how many universities or colleges, 
private or public, have marine laboratories such as—not on the scale of 
the University of Washington, but a distinct unit, such as the Uni- 
versity of Miami, represented yesterday ? 
Dr. Frrnatp. I believe it is indicated in a recent report that there 
are approximately 30 universities that have such. There are addi- 
tional laboratories. 
