439 



7. POULSBO, M'ASH. NORTH KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 400 



Planning a Model Marine Science Lahoratory {F0R-8EA ) 



Description: A detailed feasibility study is being made to determine the effec- 

 tiveness of the development and utilization of a model marine science laboratory 

 for use in the kindergarten through grade 12 curriculums of public and non- 

 public school systems throughout the county. Consultative planning with all 

 agencies and specialists is determining the maximum effective use at all levels, 

 including adult and area application.-^. 



Federal Funding : Fiscal year 1967— $20,150. 



8. SEATTLE, WASH. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 



Puget Sound, Arts and Sciences Center 



Description: An arts and sciences center has been established and is serving 

 all public and private students in 32 school districts with professional per- 

 formances and inservice educational programs for improved instruction in sci- 

 ence and the himiaiiitles. Funds will be used to expand center activities in science 

 and mathematics, including inservice education, demonstration and laboratory- 

 programs, astronomy, and oceanography. The total science and math component 

 has been funded for $207,500 for the first year. Of this amount, $12,297 has been 

 earmarked for the program in oceanography. 



Federal Funding : Fiscal year 1967 for oceanography component — $12,297. 



Mr. Rogers. I see in your statement you say you have eight projects 

 of marine science under title III of the Elementary and Secondary- 

 Education Act. How many grants for supplementary education cen- 

 ters and services mider title III are actually made in all of the fields ? 

 How many would you estimate ? 



Dr. LiNDQuiST. Since the program got underway in fiscal year 1966 

 under title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, there 

 have been something like 2,100 projects approved, of which eight have 

 dealt with the area of marine science education. 



Mr. Rogers. This seems to be the pattern. Not enoug'h emphasis is- 

 being placed on the field. If we are to encourage young people and 

 educators to take an interest, I think we must do more. I am not sure 

 you have the machinery to do that. Evidently, in your fellowships 

 you have no way to give direction in areas where we may have short- 

 ages of persomiel. We have just had testimony from the National 

 Science Foundation that there is a great shortage in this area, and yet 

 we seem not to be able to put emphasis on areas where, in the national 

 welfare, we should be placing emphasis. 



I think it might be helpful if you would submit to the committee 

 suggestions as to how you could give proper emphasis. I am very 

 much concerned about that. If you could give us some information 

 on that, I think it would be well to give us a rundown on the specifics 

 of how many of these programs you ha^/e overall, the specific projects 

 for the marine sciences, if you could, to be helpful in the field. I am 

 not being critical, but I think it has been true throughout our whole 

 scientific community in Government that we have not yet grasped 

 the importance of marine science to this country. We are trying to 

 do this. We need to do it. If we can be helpful in putting some em- 

 phasis on it, this is what we want to do. 



Dr. LiNDQinsT. Mr. Drewrj^ was a speaker at the recent Houston 

 meeting on education for oceanography, and he emphasized in his 

 speech the need to get out information of this type and stimulate in- 



