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Institute and finally in 1911 to Hollins New Chapters Receive Charters College. The curriculum is drawn up with the idea that a common body of knowledge be held by all graduates, AT LAKE FOREST, Illinois, on The 166th chapter of Phi Beta Kappa but with sufficient flexibility to allow the February 9, Senator Laurence M. Iota of Virginia was installed at fullest development of the aptitudes and Gould, president of Carleton Col Hollins College on February 20 by proficiencies of the student. In its con lege, installed the Theta Chapter of Il William C. DeVane, president of the cern for widening the horizons of the linois at Lake Forest College. The charter United Chapters. John A. Logan, pres young woman of today, Hollins has de was accepted by the chapter president, ident of the college and of the chapter, veloped a foreign study program Hol Harold R. Hutcheson, professor of Eng accepted the charter for the fourteen lins Abroad, Russian Area Study, and lish, in behalf of the fourteen charter founding members in formal evening strong modern language offerings with members at a morning convocation in the ceremonies in the college Little Theater. emphasis on native-speaking faculty and First Presbyterian Church. The installation was followed by the modern language laboratory equipment. Adlai E. Stevenson, U.S. Ambassador initiation of eight alumnae members and The official installation ceremonies of to the United Nations, and Herbert L. four members in course. the Fordham University chapter of Phi Block, political cartoonist of the Wash Located five miles north of Roanoke, Beta Kappa, Tau of New York, were ington Post and Times-Herald, were Virginia, Hollins is a liberal arts college held on the evening of March 1, in the elected to honorary membership in the for women. The origins of the college ballroom of the University's new Campus chapter. Both Ambassador Stevenson and go back to the 1840's when there was Center. Whitney J. Oates, professor of Mr. Block hold honorary degrees from a ferment of liberal reforms in the coun classics at Princeton University and vice Lake Forest College. The initiation of try's history. Among these was women's president of the United Chapters, was the new members, four senior students and education and Roanoke Female Semin installing officer. He also delivered the "Arete," four alumni members, took place later in ary, later Valley Union Seminary, was principal address, entitled the the afternoon at the home of William an educational endeavor set up in 1842 Greek word for excellence. Five honor Graham Cole, president of the college. to meet this need. ary and six alumni members were ad A reception, to which Phi Beta Kappa Through the years the status of the mitted as foundation members. members in the community were invited, institution was changed from private to More than two hundred guests at was followed a dinner Hixon Hall by in public to private control, and the name tended the installation, including official on the campus to celebrate the installa from Valley Union Seminary to Hollins (Continued on page 4) tion of the chapter. Lake Forest had its beginnings in the early 1850's in the inspiration of several pioneer citizens of Chicago. These lead ing members of the Second Presbyterian Church saw the need for an institution near Chicago in which young men might be trained for the ministry. In 1857, the legislature of the State of Illinois granted a charter to the trustees of Lind Uni versity, as the college was then called. In 1865, the name was changed to Lake Forest University, and it is under this charter that the institution continues its corporate existence. In 1961, 864 men and women were enrolled in the college, and 141 students were awarded the B.A. degree, the only degree that the college confers. A new calendar plan, which went into effect last September, provides for three courses each term rather than the five formerly two- carried student. The by every Officials shown before the installation ceremonies of New York's Tau Chapter at Fordham system has been replaced semester by University. Left to right: Whitney J. Oates, vice president of the United Chapters; Richard student three terms each year so that a D. Mallery, chairman, Middle Atlantic Region; Jean Misrahi, chapter president; Laurence J. now takes nine one-term courses in a McGinley, S. J., Fordham president: Anne Anastasi, chapter vice president; Edward A. college year instead of the previous ten. Robinson, secretary-treasurer; and Edward L. Steiniger, chairman, Board of Lay Trustees.
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HARRISON BROWN
THE GROWTH of science and tech from the tremendous mobilization of these problems, I have been unable to solution that makes nology, like the growth of agri science and technology for military pur conceive of any sense culture before them, has resulted in poses that has taken place in both the from a long-range point of view other dramatic changes in ways of life and in Soviet Union and the United States since than what is now referred to by both rapid increases in human population. World War II. In little more than a Premier Khrushchev and President Ken Today, we who live in highly developed decade and a half we have seen the nedy as General and Complete Disarma long- technological societies have become enor development of atomic bombs, ment, within the framework of adequate mously dependent upon the continued range jet bombers, thermonuclear bombs, inspections and controls. I have con smooth functioning of science and tech intermediate range missiles, polaris sub cluded that this is the goal toward which nology for our survival, just as our an marines capable of carrying many mega we must push rapidly and for which we cestors became dependent upon the tons of explosives, and now interconti must mobilize not only our political gen smooth functioning of agriculture. nental missiles capable of accurately ius, but our scientific and technological As our industrial society becomes in delivering explosives in the megaton genius as well. creasingly complex, as our supplies of range half way around the world. The We cannot achieve such a goal over high-grade reserves decrease, as our nature of the arms race, in which action night. Many difficulties, both political population grows, and as military tech breeds reaction, which in turn breeds and technical, lie in the path. Many nological developments accelerate, our new action, makes it appear inevitable problems must be solved. A series of dependence upon science and technology that unless something new is introduced stages must be devised, designed to will continue to increase. More and into the system, we rapidly will approach stabilize the military situation as dis more we will find scientific and tech the time when both the Soviet Union and armament progresses and as inspections nological considerations entering into the United States will have invulnerable and controls are introduced into the sys government decision-making processes. weapons systems capable of destroying tem. But before disarmament can In view of this rapidly growing de each other as functioning nations. progress, there must be an agreement, pendence, it is important that we ask I do not believe that under the circum and that agreement must be universal. ourselves a number of questions. Is there stances either the Soviet Union or the Before there can be an agreement, there adequate recognition of this problem in United States would initiate a pre must be negotiation, and negotiation will the legislative and executive branches of meditated all-out nuclear attack designed take time. In the meantime, what do we government and in political circles gen to destroy the opponent. I think that the do? I fear that we have no choice. We erally? How can governmental problems leaders of the two countries are guided are trapped in the arms race, and until involving science and technology be more by common sense than by emotion, a reasonable agreement is reached aimed adequately handled within the frame and would not knowingly take action at ending it, we must pursue it attempt work of democratic processes? Is the that could lead only to the destruction of ing to avoid rocking the boat unduly, scientific community at large prepared to both nations. Nevertheless if develop and doing everything we can to introduce accept the increasing governmental re ments continue in the future as they have stabilizing elements into the system. In sponsibilities that will probably be thrust during the last fifteen years, I believe doing this, however, we must recognize upon it? that an all-out nuclear war involving the that at best it is a stopgap measure Before I attempt to explore possible Soviet Union and the United States is, and a distasteful one at that. It is in this answers to these questions, I would like in the long run, inevitable. It will be a area that scientists can play an enor to discuss some of the dangers and war which neither nation intends to pre mously important role. The task of penalties we face if we fail adequately cipitate. It cannot be stated just how it maintaining military strength and at the to inject scientific and technological con will come about or when it will come same time restraining ourselves from siderations into governmental decisions. about, but we do know that the kind of provocative undertakings that might The most immediate danger confront situation toward which we are heading is trigger military action is an extraordi ing mankind is that of all-out nuclear basically unstable that any major rock narily difficult one. In my opinion the war. This danger results in large measure ing of the boat, whether accidental, by political, economic, and technical re the action of a third power, or by escala search and development effort to achieve tion, can trigger it. The most we can a disarmed world should be as great as Dr. Brown is professor of at geochemistry expect by continued vigorous participa the effort now being directed toward the California Institute of Technology. He is tion in the arms race is a postponement solution of problems of a purely military- the author of The Challenge of Man's of the fateful day. technical nature. Our current efforts in Future. This article is a condensed version Something new must be introduced this direction are inadequate. of his Phi Beta Kappa-Sigma Xi address at woefully into the system if we are to avoid de Insofar as we can the efforts of the the December, 1961, meeting of the Ameri tell, struction. In the fifteen years Soviet Union are can Association for the Advancement of during less even than ours. Science. which I have thought seriously about Another potential region of disaster
THE KEY REPORTER www.pbk.org which involves science and technology is accentuated. Will laborers work sub and development. Much of this should the economic development of the vast un stantially fewer hours each day or will be carried out in laboratories and insti der-developed areas of Asia, Africa, and total production be greatly increased? If tutions that are under the jurisdiction of Latin America. The people of these total production is greatly increased, will the individual agencies; much should be areas have strong desires to improve their the surplus production be primarily for farmed out to nongovernmental institu lot to have enough to eat, to have domestic consumption or for consump tions by contract or grant. Some can adequate housing, clothing, and trans tion abroad? To what extent will workers be undertaken by other government portation, and at least some of the gravitate to the services? agencies, better equipped to handle luxuries now prossessed by people in Many other questions can be asked certain types of problems, on an inter the economically developed areas of the about the interrelationships between our agency cooperative basis. The important world. It is clear that if they are to at expanding technology and our economy. point, however, is that individual agencies tain this improvement, they must in How large will our population become? should bear the major responsibility for dustrialize. Equally important, they must It is growing rapidly and our eastern the solution of their own problems. I industrialize at a rate sufficiently rapid seaboard already has reached a popu do not believe that this responsibility that marked economic improvement is lation density equivalent to that which could be allocated effectively to any apparent to the average individual dur exists in Western Europe today. If this centralized scientific authority. This is, ing the course of his lifetime. trend were to continue so that the entire of course, much the way in which we continental area of the United States have been operating. And most of us
reached such a level of population who are familiar with governmental IF DEVELOPMENT does not proceed density, which is quite possible, the total scientific operations recognize that this at a sufficiently rapid rate, there is population would approach one billion diffuse approach is fraught with difficulty. bound to be discontent and upheaval and persons, most of whom would live in the pressures will become great to adopt cities. Although I sincerely hope that our the political techniques that have been SOME of these difficulties are now be population does not actually reach this used by nations with rapid rates of devel ing ameliorated by the appointment level, it is clear that we have only begun opment specifically those used by the of qualified technical persons to newly to be affected by the tremendous prob Soviet Union and the Peoples Re created policy-making or important by lems associated with the growth and de public of China. Most of these areas policy-advisory positions. The creation cay of cities problems of housing and may well negotiate their development within the Department of Defense of the transportation, schools, urban renewal, within the framework of strict totalitarian position of Director of Defense Research sanitation, atmospheric pollution, recrea control and quite possibly within the and has had a considerable tion, and water. There also are the politi Engineering framework of Marxist-Leninist philoso effect in to integrate scientific cal and social problems associated with helping phy. In the future, the free nations of and technological considerations into high population densities in vast, rapidly the West may well find themselves an high-level military decisions. The ap changing urban complexes. island surrounded by a vast sea of Com pointment of a Science Adviser to the munist totalitarianism. Secretary of State has served to empha There are numerous areas of research THUS FAR I have discussed prob size scientific and technical matters in and development, directly related to the lems which confront our govern relation to foreign policy. Still more problems of the underdeveloped coun ment and which involve, in one way or recently, the Secretary of the Interior has tries, in which scientists and engineers another, matters of science and technol appointed a Science Adviser, a position can collaborate usefully with other ogy. In some of the examples that I have which, one might hope, may soon be specialists such as economists and cited, science and technology can be used elevated to the level of Assistant Secre sociologists. Many problems must be constructively to help us arrive at solu tary. The Department of Commerce is solved that are peculiar to the individual tions. In other cases, they are themselves anxious to establish the position of As areas problems of surveying and evalu creating new problems. I believe that the sistant Secretary for Science and Tech ating mineral resources, food production, examples illustrate an important point nology a position which I very much water, transportation, communication, that has marked bearing upon the ways hope Congress will create during its cur education, urban growth, and population in which we might choose to handle rent session. When we couple these con control. questions of science and technology in siderations with the fact that the National On the domestic side, the upward relation to our government: these ques Science Foundation has been headed for spiral of science and technology will tions are inextricably interwoven with some time by a scientist with considera almost certainly give rise to a variety of the military, political, economic, and ble government experience, that the problems of increasing severity. As a social problems that confront us. We Atomic Energy Commission is now result of a multiplicity of technological cannot divorce one from the other. headed by a Noble Laureate, and that advances, both our agricultural and in Under the circumstances, how should scientists are now in positions of con dustrial production per man hour of scientific and technological forces best siderable responsibility in other agencies work have increased steadily during the be channeled for the common good? and departments as well, it becomes past several decades. It would appear In my opinion we do not need, nor clear that considerable progress has been that productivity will continue to rise in should we want, a monolithic structure made during the fifteen years which have the decades ahead and there is no of science within our government. In elapsed since the last war. obvious limit to the output per man hour relation to the problems I have cited, It almost goes without saying that one which eventually can be achieved. In science and technology are tools or of the most important of recent develop deed, with proper application of tech means to help attain ends, and should ments has been the establishment of the nology, the time could well arrive when be utilized in conjunction with other President's Science Adviser and, as all of the essentials of life are produced equally important tools politics, eco sociated with him, first, the President's by machines, with only a small compo nomics, and other social sciences. Scientific Advisory Committee and, sec nent of human labor being involved. Most of us would agree that govern ond, the Federal Council of Science and As we come closer to such a time, ment agencies which have problems of a Technology. I consider the latter of par many of the economic problems that scientific and technological nature should ticular importance, for, made up as it us will become out their own of already confront greatly carry programs research (Continued on back cover)
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known as is of top-level administrators from all programs. I would hope, too, that the munist nations. Formerly the departments and agencies concerned Academy-Research Council might be Pugwash Conferences and now known as with science, it gives us for the first time come the major source of scientific- the Conferences on Science and World been informal and direct means for comparing and coordi technical advice to Congress, which Affairs, they have nating research and development en increasingly finds itself in need of unofficial. The results of the deliberations deavors on a government-wide basis. I counsel in scientific areas. In the past, have been transmitted to our govern believe that the Federal Council can Congressional committees have often ments with the hope that they might be assist in the creation of a more general obtained scientific advice in a rather useful in approaching the problems of areas. I believe awareness of some of the major problems haphazard way and the persons giving negotiation in these that which confront us, and in the establish the advice have not always been as these discussions have already proved ment of coordinated inter-agency pro competent as one might wish. Congress useful and I hope that there will be many grams which, in turn, can help decrease is going to be concerned more and more such gatherings. the provincialism and narrowmindedness more during the years ahead with I believe that most of us would agree that still exist in some quarters. legislation involving scientific and tech that science and technology are creating Although a great deal remains to be nical matters. The establishment of a enormous dangers for our nation and done, the evidence indicates that this strong Academy-Congressional bond for all humanity. Most of us also would diffuse approach to the handling of sci makes a great deal of sense, provided the agree that they present us with wonderful ence and technology within the executive Academy-Research Council strengthens opportunities. Science and technology branch of government can work. itself so that it can handle the increased properly used can help create a world We should not leave the question of load in a systematic way. liberated from the scourge of war a
science in the executive branch of our world in which most people are free and government without discussing the role of in which privation is eliminated. Whether the National Academy of Sciences-Na IN THE area of foreign policy, scientists or not this will happen will depend in tional Research Council, which is a quasi- also are making useful contributions, part upon the way we scientists behave. governmental organization. It has con both within the confines of government If we work diligently with our colleagues tributed substantially during the last few and without. A series of conferences be in the social sciences, if we recognize that years to the formulation of government tween natural and political scientists of the political process is a fact of life programs. I would hope that in the future both East and West has been particularly within a democracy, if we offer freely the Academy-Research Council might be useful. The conferences have been aimed of our help, if we are willing, even, to come the major channel for extra-gov at clarifying some of the major problems take the initiative then there is a fight ernmental advice to individual agencies of international cooperation in science ing chance that the free and abundant about specific aspects of their technical between the Communist and non-Com- world may come into existence.
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