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the Marine Science and Technology Act — and, more specifically, from 

 Dr. Geyer, who is the Vice Chairman of the Presidential Commission 

 and, as you gentlemen know, is president of Texas A. & M. He was 

 asked a question as to what annual input or what annual need there 

 was for young men trained in the basic marine sciences and teclmol- 

 ogy — and I don't mean at the top level, the professor level and the 

 doctorate level. 



He stated that in his judgment there was a need for at least 3,000. 

 There was a demand for at least 3,000 on an annual basis of people 

 moving into this field. 



I happen to know of two schools in North Carolina — one being Duke 

 University, which has been in this field for quite some time. 



Incidentally, the President of the National Science Foundation 

 is the head of this j)articular adjunct of Duke University. And they 

 have their own training vessel. 



I have in my hometown the Cape Fear Technical Institute, which 

 has their own vessel. Incidentally the Environmental Science Serv- 

 ices Administration vessel Oceanographer^ which was commissioned 

 here by the president selected two young men from this school as 

 technicians. 



Exploring what you said a little further. Admiral, it occurred to me 

 that in the light of the Presidential Commission having found there 

 was a need for a minimum of ,3000 of these young people and knowing 

 that there are approximately 35 to 50 schools in America which are 

 interested in this field and would train people and yet do not have ves- 

 sels of their own — like Duke University has or the Cape Fear Teclini- 

 cal Institute in my hometown— it might be helpful if a brochure was 

 prepared by the Coast Guard — the time element is not too important — 

 of die factual proposition that you could offer. 



That would have a two-fold effect. You find a lot of these young men 

 who have gone into these so-called junior colleges or technical institutes 

 who might become applicants because of the interest to go on to the 

 Coast Guard Academy. 



I have for a long time been interested in spreading the image of the 

 Coast Guard across all our 50 States and not just in certain special 

 areas. I think we are moving in that direction. 



I am very pleased with the wide spectrum of applications we have 

 had from all over the United States for entrance into the Coast Guard 

 Academy — and the acceptances into the Academy from so many 

 States which had not heretofore had substantial participation in the 

 Coast Guard. 



This is another way we could help the Coast Guard : Send it to the 

 news media if you get out such a brochure. Let us make as much mile- 

 age as we can for the Coast Guard. 



Are there any other questions gentlemen ? 



Mr. Keith. In prior testimony before this subcommittee, Dr. 

 Richard Geyer, of the Commission on Marine Science, stated there is 

 a serious shortage of oceanographic technicians. I join my colleagues 

 in expressing concern about this situation. 



"Wliat would be the Coast Guard's position on a proposal to greatly 

 expand the facilities of its oceanographic teclinician course so that 

 non-Coast Guard personnel would be able to participate more exten- 

 sively in the course until that time when other facilities are developed 

 to train oceanographic technicians ? 



