National Arts and Humanities Foundations, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1965 - 443 pages |
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89th Congress activities administration agency American appointed appropriate areas artists arts and humanities arts councils arts organizations assistance authorized bill Board Brown University centers Chairman Claiborne Pell colleges Commission committee concerned creative director educational and cultural encourage established executive exhibitions February 23 Federal Government fields fiscal FRANK THOMPSON funds grants hearings House humanistic important interest KEPPEL legislation Library of Congress MCPHERSON ment museums National Arts Foundation National Council National Foundation National Humanities Foundation National Science Foundation Office of Education percent performing arts President problems professional programs proposed purposes Representative FINDLEY Representative THOMPSON scholars schools Senator JAVITS Senator PELL Senator YARBOROUGH Smithsonian Institution society Special Subcommittee statement subsection symphony orchestras teachers teaching television testimony Thank theater tion U.S. Senate United University Washington York
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Page 4 - ... (1) any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed, shall be appointed for the remainder of such term; and (2) the terms of office of the members first taking office after the date of the enactment of this Act...
Page 8 - In the administration of this Act, no department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States shall exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the personnel, curriculum, or program of instruction of any school or school system of any local or State educational agency.
Page 157 - Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
Page 141 - I look forward to an America which will reward achievement in the arts as we reward achievement in business or statecraft. I look forward to an America which will steadily raise the standards of artistic accomplishment and which will steadily enlarge cultural opportunities for all of our citizens. I look forward to an America which commands respect throughout the world not only for its strength but for its civilization as well.
Page 5 - The Board is authorized to appoint from among its members an Executive Committee, and to assign to the Executive Committee such of the powers and functions granted to the Board by this Act as it deems appropriate ; except that the Board may not assign to the Executive Committee the function of establishing policies...
Page 8 - Foundation is authorized and directed — (1) to develop and encourage the pursuit of a national policy for the promotion of basic research and education in the sciences...
Page 108 - States to promote a better understanding of the United States in other countries, and to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.
Page 308 - In the conditions of modern life the rule is absolute, the race which does not value trained intelligence is doomed. Not all your heroism, not all your social charm, not all your wit, not all your victories on land or at sea, can move back the finger of fate.
Page 13 - ... not less than the minimum wages as determined by the Secretary of Labor to be the prevailing minimum wages for persons employed on similar work or in the particular or similar industries or groups of industries currently operating in the locality in which the materials, supplies, articles, or equipment are to be manufactured or furnished under said contract...
Page 7 - Government; (2) that a high civilization must not limit its efforts to science and technology alone but must give full value and support to the other great branches of man's scholarly and cultural activity...