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The Rockefeller Foundation Annual Report, 1956 rni i MOAT/ON JAN 2 o 49 West 49th Street, New York 2003 The Rockefeller Foundation PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2003 The Rockefeller Foundation CONTENTS TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND COMMITTEES, 1956-1957 xii TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND COMMITTEES, 1957-1958 xiv OFFICERS AND STAFF MEMBERS, 1956 xvi LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL xxi ILLUSTRATIONS following xxii The President's Review Introduction 3 An Expanding Program Overseas 4 The Nuclear Age 8 Hungarian Refugees 16 Medical Education and Public Health 18 Biological and Medical Research 22 Agriculture 30 Man in Free Societies 40 Intcrcultural Understanding 53 The Arts 56 Projects and People 63 Other Matters of Foundation Interest 64 "Out of Program" Projects 64 Organizational Information 66 Medical Education and Public Health INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT 73 PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION Christian Medical College, Vcllore, King George's Medical College, Lucknow, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Bom- bay, and Christian Medical College, Ludhiana 75 University of the Andes: School of Premedical Studies 78 University of Recife, Paulista School of Medicine, and University of Rio Grande do Sul: Development of the Medical Schools 80 iii © 2003 The Rockefeller Foundation Keio University: School of Medicine 83 Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Radiation 84 University of Ankara: Department of Child Health 85 Albany Medical College: Postgraduate Medical Education 86 University of Brazil: Institute of Microbiology 87 University of Antioquia: School of Library Science 88 Boston University: Curriculum Review 89 New York University-Bellevue Medical Center: Training of Burmese Rehabilitation Personnel 90 Other Grants 90 MEDICAL CARE Commonwealth of Puerto Rico: Department of Health 100 Other Grants 101 FIELD SERVICE 101 Other Grants 103 GENERAL Harvard University: Study of Population Problems in India 103 Nagoya National University: Medical School 104 Other Grants 105 Biological and Medical Research INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT Io6 THE BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOR Indian Council of Medical Research: Neurology 109 Child Research Council of Denver: Studies of Growth and Development no Roscoe B. Jackson Memorial Laboratory no University of Cambridge: Psychological Laboratory in Harvard University: Research on the Biochemistry of Vision 112 Karolinska Institute: Research in Physiology 113 Other Grants 113 GENERAL BIOLOGY Indiana University: Cytogenetlcs 116 University of Copenhagen: Institutes of Biology and of Experi- mental Medicine and Surgery 117 National University of Mexico: Scientific Research 118 Amherst College: Biology 120 Johns Hopkins University: Biology 120 IV 2003 The Rockefeller Foundation Zoological Station of Naples: Library Building 121 National Center for Scientific Research: Institute of Genetics 122 State Institute for Human Genetics: Research in Human Genetics 123 Ministry of Public Health, Uruguay: Research Institute of Bio- logical Sciences 124 University of Wisconsin: Research in Medical Genetics 124 University of London: London Hospital Medical College 125 University of Sao Paulo: Research in Population Genetics 125 Other Grants 126 BIOCHEMISTRY Carlsberg Foundation: Carlsberg Laboratory 129 University of Cambridge: Chemical Laboratory 130 McGill University: Research in Biochemistry 131 University of Oxford: Dyson Perrins Laboratory 132 University of Ferrara: Research in Biochemistry 133 University of Rome: Institute of Biological Chemistry 133 University of Aix-Marseilles: Research in Biochemistry 134 University of Paris: Laboratory of Biological Chemistry 135 Other Grants 135 BIOPHYSICS University of Colorado: Biophysics 138 Other Grants 139 VIROLOGY Washington University: Research in Virology 140 University of Malaya: Research in Virology 141 Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research: Research in Virology 142 Cornell University Medical College: Research in Virology 143 The Virus Research Program 143 Other Grants 152 SPECIAL PROJECTS National Academy of Sciences: Study of the Effects of Atomic Radiation 153 National Research Council and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine: Studies of Nutrition 154 Cornell University: Statistical Research 156 University of Chicago: Statistics for Practicing Scientists 157 Other Grants 157 2003 The Rockefeller Foundation Agriculture INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT 159 AID TO RESEARCH AND TEACHING University of Chile: College of Agriculture 161 University of the Philippines: College of Agriculture 162 Rural University of the State of Minas Gerais: School of Agriculture 163 California Institute of Technology: Earhart Plant Research Laboratory 164 Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc.: Studies of Fungicide Action 165 National School of Agriculture 166 Balwant Rajput College: Agriculture 166 University of Rio Grande do Sul: Plant Science 167 Catholic University of Chile: Agricultural Program 168 University of Minnesota: Wheat and its Pathogens 168 Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences: Animal Husbandry 169 Kasetsart University: Teaching and Research 170 University of Costa Rica: Teaching and Research 171 Kansas State College: Biochemical Research 171 Iowa State College: Nematology 172 Other Grants 172 OPERATING PROGRAMS Introduction 179 Indian Agricultural Program 181 Mexican Agricultural Program 182 Colombian Agricultural Program 183 Chilean Agricultural Program 184 Collateral Activities 184 International Cooperation 185 Other Grants 186 SPECIAL PROJECTS Harvard University: Graduate School of Public Administration 186 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico: Survey of the Administration of Agricultural Agencies 187 University of Aberdeen: Institute of Statistics 188 Other Grants VI 2003 The Rockefeller Foundation The Social Sciences INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT 189 THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AS SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Computation Center 191 University of Chicago: Studies in the Theory of Consumption 192 Miami University: Scripps Foundation for Research in Popu- lation Problems 193 Yale University: Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics 193 Institute for Economic Research: Business Forecasting Method 194 Other Grants *95 THE QUEST FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Vanderbilt University: Institute of Research and Training in the Social Sciences 196 Tulane University of Louisiana: Latin American Legal and Social Studies 197 National Planning Association: Economics of Competitive Coexistence 198 Stanford University: Food Research Institute 199 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: Economic Development Institute 200 University of Durham: Middle Eastern Geography 200 Center of Latin American Monetary Studies 201 University of Istanbul: History of the Ottoman Empire 202 Dutch Economic Institute: Department of Balanced International Growth 202 Other Grants 203 SOCIAL SCIENCE PROBLEMS OF CONTEMPORARY WESTERN SOCIETY The Royal Institute of International Affairs 205 Harvard University: Graduate School of Business Administration 206 Foreign Policy Association: Service Bureau on World Affairs 207 National Bureau of Economic Research: Soviet Economic Growth 207 Princeton University: Center of International Studies 208 Geneva Graduate Institute of International Studies: International Politics 209 Columbia University: School of International Affairs 209 vn 2003 The Rockefeller Foundation German Society for International Relations: Yearbook of World Politics 210 Other Grants 210 LEGAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY University of California, Columbia University, and Harvard Uni- versity: Political Science 212 The American Law Institute: Model Penal Code 214 Other Grants 215 The Humanities INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT 217 INTERCULTURAL STUDIES American University of Beirut: Arab Studies Program 219 Harvard University: Center for Middle Eastern Studies 220 University of Chicago: Federated Theological Faculty 221 Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute: Studies of Indian Languages 222 The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 223 Toyo Bunko: Seminar on Modern China 224 Modern Language Association of America: Foreign Language Textbooks 225 University of Ankara: American Studies 225 Other Grants 226 HUMANISTIC RESEARCH University of Chicago: Madison Papers 229 American Historical Association: Guide to Historical Literature 230 Institute for Contemporaiy History: Recent German History 230 Other Grants 231 THE ARTS American Symphony Orchestra League, Inc.: Workshops for Conductors and Music Critics 233 American Shakespeare Festival Theatre and Academy, Inc. 234 The Foundation for Cultural Projects, Inc., The Hudson Review, Inc., and the Canada Foundation: Creative Writing Fellowships 235 University of Pennsylvania: School of Fine Arts 236 Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.: Musical Arts Center 237 Pratt Institute: Graphic Arts Center 238 viii © 2003 The Rockefeller Foundation New York Public Library: Dance Collection 238 American Federation of Arts: International Art Film Festival 239 Other Grants 239 SPECIAL PROJECTS American Library Association: Overseas Development 244 Keio University: Japan Library School 245 Stanford University: Seminar on University Administration 245 Korean Language Society: Dictionary of the Korean Language 246 International Youth Library 247 University of Colorado: Honors Program 247 Other Grants 248 Other Appropriations Hungarian Refugee Aid Program 251 The Trustees of Robert College: Robert College and the American College for Girls 252 Institute of International Education: Student Exchange Program 254 New York University: Science