to undertake the study was strongly supported by the newly appointed Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, who wished to reexamine the plan, the estimated rate of growth, and the organization of the Center from the standpoint of international relations and sound administration. The recommendations of the consultants have led to certain modifications of the original plan. In terms of funds needed at this time, these revisions are reflected in the present estimates. These funds will provide for a smaller but adequate number of grants for scholarships and visiting lecturers during academic years 1961-62 and 1962-63 and for commensurate assistance with administration, operations, and completion of additional facilities. Thus, provision is made for 300 additional grants for scholarships, 35 additional grants for visiting lecturers, $3,224,715 for library and classroom facilities, and $1,085,210 for operations. Officials of the Department and of the university having reviewed the recommendations of the consultants now are interested in moving ahead with the development of the detailed plans for the Center which are to extend beyond the fiscal year 1962. The Department will work out such longrange plans before requesting additional appropriations from the Congress against the $30 million originally contemplated for this purpose.

Relation of appropriation request to the general financing of the Center

This request for an appropriation of $6,850,000 is compared with $9,693,000 contemplated in the original long-term plan presented to the subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate, on June 24, 1960. This reduction in the cost of the second phase of the development of the Center reflects modifications of the original plan, taking into account the recommendations of the consultants. It entails a somewhat less rapid rate of growth which is in the interest of a long-term, high quality program. The principal reductions as compared with the original estimates cover such items as the number of scholarships and other individual grants and the rate and scale of prospective construction. A portion of the funds for scholarships are for awards to be made for the academic year 1962-63. While this does not necessarily represent all the scholarships to be awarded during that year, for which appropriated funds will be needed, it does represent enough to enable the university to issue an adequate number of awards in due time for them to be taken up early in the academic year 1962-63. The Department is satisfied, as were the special consultants, that the Federal funds involved in the project are essential in the development of the Center itself and do not constitute a subsidy to the University of Hawaii. The arrangements involve sufficient sharing of faculty, library, and physical facilities, with the University of Hawaii and the taxpayers of Hawaii carrying a fair share of the total costs.

Basis of estimates

These funds are requested to enable the Secretary of State to make grants to the University of Hawaii to assist in the development and operation of the EastWest Center by contributing toward the provision of physical facilities, operational funds, scholarships, and grants. These estimates for the second stage are based upon cost factors furnished to the U.S. Senate by the University of Hawaii at the appropriation hearing on the 1961 budget, modified so as to extend the development of the Center over a somewhat longer period and to take account of other useful changes recommended by the consultants. A comparison of the estimates for 1961 and 1962 fiscal years follows:

It is expected that the Center will serve not only its own students, but also other students under a variety of sponsors as time goes on, for example, oversea training of Americans under ICA or Peace Corps sponsorship, other Americans en route to posts in Asia, and Asian students en route to mainland universities, as well as specialists or leaders from the same foreign areas.

(a) Administration (student selection and services) ($248,520).-Provides for the administration and operation of the Center. This includes salaries, retirement benefits, travel for officials of the Center, student help, supplies and communications, tutoring, and miscellaneous costs. This estimate also provides for the processing of scholarship applications, selection of students, and scholarship awards as well as funds for all Center student services.

(b) Administration (supplemental programs) ($60,000).-Provides for advisory services for the development of the Center through an Advisory Council and professional consultants that advise the Center on the professional aspects and evaluation of its programs and on the coordination of its programs and activities with related programs and developing needs in the Asian-Pacific area. (c) English Language Institute ($54,500).—The Institute will prepare foreign students in the shortest possible time to listen, understand, and participate in regular college classes. Courses are designed to fit the instruction to the in

dividual needs of each student which will provide the opportunity for detailed instruction in English for those students who need particularly good command of the language for their professions. This includes staff and instructors salaries, retirement benefits, travel to professional meetings, student help and supplies and communications.

(d) Asian studies, including Languages ($60,180).—The present course offerings in Asian and Pacific languages and area studies will be expanded, providing introductory instruction in as many as possible of the following (or where now offered, more advanced instruction): Hindi, Sanskrit, Burmese, Lao, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Thai, Tagalog, Indonesian, Javanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, and Nicronesian. The estimate provides for salary of staff and instructors, retirement benefits, travel to professional meetings, student help and supplies and communications.

(e) American studies ($108,485).—The Institute of American Studies will provide programs to enable the students (1) to have a better understanding of American life, (2) to examine the culture and society of the United States, (3) to provide information about the United States to every student in the international college, (4) to emphasize comparison of American and non-European customs, and (5) to further the academic roles of students in other special fields by helping to better their studies in other American contacts. This estimate includes salaries for instructors, retirement benefits, travel to professional meetings, student help, and supplies and communications.

(f) Advanced projects ($158,160).—The Institute for Advanced Projects will (1) foster cultural and technical interchange at two levels, the first for students and trainees who promise potential leadership and second for those people who already occupy positions of leadership, and (2) provide wide access to institutes

of research. This estimate provides for staff salaries, retirement benefits travel to the mainland and Pacific and Asian countries, student help, supplies and communications, and research, conferences and conference planning.

(g) Publications and reproduction ($44,850).—This estimate provides for salaries of informational specialists and clerical help, retirement benefits, travel to professional meetings, student help, supplies and communications, consulting services, and planning for future publications.

(h) Translation Bureau ($29,000).—The Translation Bureau will (1) supply translators for work connected with research projects undertaken by scholars in the Institute for Advanced Projects, (2) supply translations into English of material required by class instructors, (3) supply interpreters for visiting scholars attending conferences, (4) supply simultaneous interpreters for conferences, (5) train linguists in techniques of interpreting, and (6) upon request, supply translators and interpreters for Government agencies. This estimate provides for salaries for staff, retirement benefits, supplies and communications, specialized equipment, and contract translation services.

(i) Library ($215,800).—The establishment of the Center has created needs for augmentation of the staff as well as additional educational materials and other operating expenses. This will provide special services for foreign participants since much individual assistance will be required with the opening of the Center. A much expanded oriental library both as to space and the procurement of oriental materials will be necessary. This estimate provides for certain salaries for library staff, retirement benefits, travel to professional meetings, student help, books and related materials, stacks and equipment, and supplies and communications.

(j) Training programs ($105,715).-Provides support for training programs in vocational education and tropical agriculture. The latter including training in Japan and Formosa. The estimate provides for staff salaries, retirement benefits, supplies and materials, and training costs for participants.

See comparative figures below.

1 Includes portion of grants to be awarded for the 1962-63 academic year. A number of selected students from Asia and the Pacific will be awarded scholarships to undertake various regular and special programs at the Center and the University of Hawaii. The scholarships will be awarded to students of promise and potential leaders. The courses of study of their choice will bear direct relevance to the problems and lives of Asian peoples. A significant number of scholarships will be awarded to American students to participate in the Asian studies and oversea operation programs of the Center and the university. Both groups will have the opportunity to share living experiences in a situation where barriers to friendship, communications, and understanding are easily removed. In addition to the regular curriculums of the university available to these students, they will have the opportunity to participate in special programs or services specifically developed for their benefit. Each scholarship will be sufficient to cover, for a 2-year period, educational expenses, personal and living expenses, and travel costs including travel to and from Hawaii, interisland travel, as necessary, and supplementary study on the U.S. mainland at appropriate universities in the case of Asian students and supplementary study at similar Asian institutions in the case of American students.

Grants will be made to outstanding Asian and American scholars who would work singly and in teams in one or more conferences on problems of mutual interest, pooling information, knowledge, and experience, and focusing on major, critical issues. Fields and projects for joint study and research would, in general, be directed toward critical cultural, political, and economic problems peculiar to the Asian-Pacific area, such as linguistic studies of little known Asian languages leading to improved communication, or studies in illiteracy, food production, or social welfare.

The facilities to be provided are necessary to carry out the second stage in the construction of the physical facilities planned for the Center. The facilities will provide classrooms and laboratory space for 625 students, and library space to accommodate 2,000 students.

1. Classrooms and laboratories, 625 students at 105 square feet at $29.15 per square foot_--

2. Library, 2,000 students at 22.5 square feet at $29.15 per square foot__

Cost of 2d stage of construction--.

Gross area required per full-time student for East-West Center students:

Instructional_.

Lounge-study.

Research labs.

Physical plant-

General and college administration__

Total___.

Library--

1 Square feet per full-time student.

$1,912, 965

1,311, 750

3, 224, 715

The $29.15 per square foot includes architectual and engineering fees, topographic surveys, subsurface investigation, site preparation, utilities, drainage, construction, contingencies, supervision, inspection and tests during construction, fixed and movable equipment, furniture, furnishings, and landscaping. CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST Comparison of revised 1962 fiscal year budget estimate with original estimate