Letters from-Continued MacKay, Kenneth C., Upton Junior College, Cranford, N.J., to Miles, Clarence R., Chamber of Commerce of the United States, to Senator Morse, dated August 17, 1961, containing prepared state- Moscovitch, Ed, president, Oberlin College Student Council, Oberlin, Ribicoff, Hon. Abraham, Secretary of Department of Health, Educa- tion, and Welfare, to Senator Hill, dated March 29, 1961, contain- ing 5-year estimates of appropriation requirements and expendi- tures, and of personnel requirements. Rose, Dr. Anna L., president, American Association of University Women, to Senator Morse, dated June 26, 1961. Sargent, Theodore C., president, National School Boards Association, Evanston, Ill., to Senator Morse, dated June 19, 1961.. Thackrey, Russell I., executive secretary, American Association of Land Grant Colleges and State Universities, to Senator Morse, Upton, Miller, president, Beloit College, Beloit, Wis., to Senator Morse, dated June 14, 1961, containing statement by the board of Waterman, Alan T., director, National Science Foundation, to Senator Morse, dated August 23, 1961.... Watts, Harold W., assistant professor of economics, Yale University, to Senator Morse, dated June 15, 1961, containing a proposal by Yale's provost-designate appearing in the Yale Alumni magazine__ Williams, Harrison A., Jr., a Senator from New Jersey, to Senator Morse, dated August 23, 1961... Young, Lloyd P., president, Association of State Colleges and Uni- versities, Keene, N.H., to Senator Morse, dated August 8, 1961____ "Comparison of Hovde Task Force Recommendations and Adminis- tration Proposals," by Ralph C. M. Flynt. "Comparison of Principal Provisions of Higher Education Bills, 87th "Distinction Between Uses of Grants and Loans in H.R. 7215”. "Non-Federal Undergraduate Scholarships." prepared by Ralph C. "Physical Facilities Needs of American Higher Education, 1961-70,” inserted by Secretary Ribicoff__ "Rationale for State Scholarship Commissions" "Reasons for Restricting Federal Scholarship Competing to High "Summary of Reasons for Borrowing Rather Than Direct Appropria- tion Under Title I of S. 1241". "Supergrade Provisions of Section 109 of S. 124". "The Prospect for Educational Advancement in the Years Ahead," by Ernest D. Nielsen, president, Grandview College, Des Moines, National defense graduate fellowships approved graduate programs. Report on a mathematicians conference on the support of higher education Report to the Commission on Higher Education, by the Committee on Post-High-School Facilities and Programs, Philadelphia, Pa., June 1961- Conclusions of a report entitled "The Training, Placement, and Utili- zation for Engineers and Technicians in the Soviet Union," from the Engineers Joint Council delegation report, inserted by Senator Page 598 590 67 "Investing in Scientific Progress," from the National Science Founda- "Salaries Paid and Salary Practices in Universities, Colleges, and Junior Colleges, 1959-60," research report No. 1960-R3, from the National Education Association. "Teacher Supply and Demand in Universities, Colleges, and Junior Colleges, 1959-60 and 1960-61," research report No. 1961-R12, Tables and charts: Chart I.-Annual need for physical plant expenditures, higher educa- Chart II-Cumulative need for physical plant, higher education, Table 1.-Estimated number of scholarships and amount of money Table 2.-Summary of budget estimates, National Science Founda- AID FOR HIGHER EDUCATION THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1961 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 9 a.m., in room 4232, New Senate Office Building, Senator Wayne Morse (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Senators Morse (presiding), Hill, Yarborough, Clark, Randolph, Case of New Jersey, and Goldwater. Also present: Senators Smith of Massachusetts and Burdick, of North Dakota, members of the committee; and Senator Miller, of Iowa. Committee staff members present: Stewart E. McClure, chief clerk; John S. Forsythe, general counsel; Charles Lee, professional staff member of the subcommittee; Samuel Halperin, consultant; Raymond D. Hurley and John Stringer, minority associate counsel; George Wray, minority professional staff member. Senator MORSE. The hearing will come to order. The subcommittee is meeting today to open hearings upon the third segment of President Kennedy's education program, which is concerned with the needs and requirements of institutions of higher education and which includes scholarship provisions designed to increase greatly the opportunities for talented young people to attend college. We are meeting under the shadow of a scientific achievement of the first magnitude, the multiple encirclement of the globe by a young military man educated under the Soviet system. This challenge to our society, including our educational system, is one which should not be dismissed lightly. We should not forget that the exploration of space, now initiated under alien auspices, is based upon a strong and thorough educational discipline reaching from the grammar school through the graduate studies. Although we do not like, and will not accept the restrictions inherent in the authoritarian system of the Soviets, we must admit the stubborn, brutal facts with which we are faced. Through emphasis upon training and education, the U.S.S.R. has produce a technology and a theoretical apparatus which ean and does sustain their space flight effort. The achievement is great, yet it is but a symbol of the more important aspect. The testimony we are to hear today, and in the later days of the hearing, I hope will provide the subcommittee with the sound, factual basis we need if we are to draft effective legislation to accomplish our purposes. We need to know, in the field of higher education, where our strengths and our weaknesses lie. We need to know what can be done, in what period of time and at what cost. We need to know the penalties we may suffer if we fail to meet the needs; we need to know the cost, for ourselves and our children if we do not meet our responsibilities. The witnesses who will appear are those men and women who can supply us with the dimensions of the problems we face in the equipping of students and faculty with the tools they need to preserve our future as a free and independent people. To those who will testify, I express the deep and heartfelt thanks of the subcommittee for appearing before us to share with us the fruits of their study and research. The reporter will at this point in the record insert the bills to be heard and the reports which have been received from the departments concerning them. (The bills referred to, S. 585, S. 635, S. 1140, S. 1232, and S. 1241, and departmental reports follow :) [S. 585, 87th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To authorize Federal loans and matching grants as alternative forms of assistance to colleges and universities for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, conversion, or improvement of classroom buildings and other academic facilities Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "College Classroom Assistance Act of 1961." NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ACADEMIC FACILITIES SEC. 2. (a) There is hereby established in the United States Office of Education a National Advisory Council on Academic Facilities, consisting of the Commissioner of Education, who shall be Chairman, the Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, or an official of the agency designated by him, who shall be an ex officio member, and twelve members appointed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare without regard to the civil service laws. Three of the appointed members shall be selected from the general public and nine shall be selected from among serving or retired educational administrators. In selecting persons for appointment to the Council, consideration shall be given to such factors, among others, as (1) familiarity with the nature and extent of the national need for increased educational facilities; (2) experience in the planning, construction, financing and administration of institutions of higher education; and (3) knowledge of the policies and problems of the various types of institutions. (b) The Council shall (1) advise and assist the Commissioner in the preparation of such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, and with respect to matters of policy arising in the administration of this Act; and (2) consider all applications for loans and grants under this Act and make to the Commissioner such recommendations as it deems advisable with respect to (A) the approval of such applications, and (B) the amount which should be loaned or granted to each applicant whose applications should, in its opinion, be approved. (c) Appointed members of the Council, while attending conferences or meetings of the Council or while otherwise serving at the request of the Secretary, shall be entitled to receive compensation at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary but not exceeding $50 per diem, including travel time, and while away from their homes or regular places of business they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. |