NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM— 1969 



TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1969 



House of Representatives, 

 Subcommittee on Oceanography of thk 

 Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 



Washington^ D.C. 



The subcommittee met at 10:15 a.m., pursuant to recess, in room 

 1334, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Paul G. Rogers 

 presiding. 



Mr. Rogers. The subcommittee will come to order, please. 



Our first witness today is Dr. William J. Hargis, Jr., who is director 

 of the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, and he is representing the 

 Commonwealth of Virginia, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 

 and the Council of Maritime States, Commonwealths, and Territories. 



Dr. Hargis, it is a pleasure for the committee to have you and we 

 will be delighted to receive your testimony. First the gentleman from 

 Virginia may wish to make some remarks. 



Mr. Downing. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



The witness, of course, is a constituent of mine and I think one of 

 the most knowledgeable people in the field of oceanography, that I 

 know of anyway. I am so pleased that he is up here before this commit- 

 tee on this important subject. 



I think that in the days to come you will see more of Dr. Hargis on 

 a national scale. I hope it is not detrimental to Virginia, but I am sure 

 that that will be true. It is a pleasure to have you. Dr. Hargis. 



(The biography of Dr. Hargis follows :) 



Biographical Sketch 



William .1. Hargis, Jr., Director. 



Virginia Institute of Marine Science. 



Gloucester Point, Virg'inia. 



Dean, School of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary. 



Chairman, Department of Marine Science, The University of Virginia. 



Date and Place of Birth : 



November 24, 1923 



Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia 

 Parents : 



William .Jennings Hargis, Sr. ( dec. ) of Lebanon, Virginia 



Addie Corbett Harris of Tangier Island, Virginia 

 Marital Status : 



Married — Wife, former Dolores Elsie Martin of Oxford, Maryland 



Four Children (Laura Anne. Thomas .Jonathan, Susan Combs and Emily 

 Martin) 

 Academic Training : 



University of Richmond, A.B., 1950. 



University of Richmond, M.A., 1951. 



Florida State University, Ph.D., 1954. 



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