The Rockefeller Foundation Annual Report, 1958 THE ROCKEFELLER JAN 2 6 21J01 49 West 4Qth Street, New York 2003 The Rockefeller Foundation PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2003 The Rockefeller Foundation CONTENTS 1 1 TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND COMMITTEES, 1958-1959 xiv | TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND COMMITTEES, 1959-1960 xvi xviii | OFFICERS AND STAFF MEMBERS, 1958 | LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL xxiii j A Quarter Century in the Natural Sciences •'^ by WARREN WEAVER i ' Introduction by Dean Rusk 3 ! I. Science and Complexity 7 II. The 1933 Decision 16 4 III. The Financial Record 28 | IV. Progress in Biology 35 V. Aspects of Program 91 t : The President's Review Financial Summary for 1958 125 > The Revolution of Rising Expectations 126 Intercultural Understanding 133 <« Grants in the United States 138 1 Organizational Information 147 Summary of Appropriations Account and Principal Fund 151 . ILLUSTRATIONS following 152 Medical Education and Public Health INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT 155 • PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ; New York University-Bellevue Medical Center: ) Radiation Hazards 158 2003 The Rockefeller Foundation University of Chicago: Section of Nuclear Medicine 159 Paulista School of Medicine: General Development 160 Lovanium University: Medical School, University Hospital, and School of Nursing 162 University of North Carolina: Department of Medicine 164 University of Ankara: Faculty of Medicine 165 All-India Institute of Medical Sciences: Preclinical and Clinical Departments 166 Departmental University Hospital: Teaching and Service Facilities 167 American University of Beirut: Medical School 168 American College of Radiology: Educational Program 169 St. Louis University: Radiobiology 170 Indian Council of Medical Research: Fellowships for Postgraduate Medical Training 171 University of Ceylon: Faculty of Medicine 172 Institute of Child Health Trust: Basic Science Departments and Library 173 University of Lucknow: King George's Medical College 174 Cornell University Medical College: Graduate Clinical Orientation Course 174 Royal College of Physicians: Association for the Study of Medical Education 175 National Research Council: Study of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 176 Laval University: Faculty of Medicine 176 Christian Medical College: Medical Record Library Department 177 Other Grants 178 FIELD SERVICE 192 GENERAL Royal Society of Medicine: Library Development 193 World Health Organization: Guide to Procedures and Practices 193 Pennsylvania State University: Research on Insecticides 194 Other Grants 195 Biological and Medical Research INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT 199 EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE Medical Research Council of Great Britain: Fellowships in the Medical Sciences 202 University of Cuyo: Faculty of Medicine 203 VI 2003 The Rockefeller Foundation University of Turku: Basic Science Institutes 204 University of Helsinki: Anatomy, Pathology, and Pharmacology 205 Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts: Institute for Medical Research 205 University of Rio Grande do Sul: Department of Therapeutics 206 Other Grants 207 THE BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOR Welsh Regional Hospital Board: Research in Neuropsychiatry 208 Other Grants 209 GENERAL BIOLOGY Bermuda Biological Station: Marine Biology 211 University of Zurich: Research in Experimental Biology 212 Ministry of Public Health, Uruguay: Research in the Biological Sciences 213 Long Island Biological Association: Symposia on Quantitative Biology 213 Other Grants 214 GENETICS University of Pavia: Research in Genetics 218 National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council: Research in Genetics 219 University of Lund: Research in Genetics 220 University College, University of London: Research in Genetics 220 University of Sao Paulo: Research on Drosophila Genetics 222 Other Grants 222 BIOCHEMISTRY National Research Council: Research on Protein-Rich Foods 224 National Institute of Nutrition: Research in Biochemistry and Nutrition 225 University of Brussels: Chemical Embryology and Biochemistry 226 University of Sao Paulo: Enzyme Chemistry 227 University of the Republic: Research in Biochemistry 228 University of Turku: Research in Biochemistry 229 Other Grants 230 BIOPHYSICS University of Oxford: Research in Crystallography 235 University of Brussels: Electron Microscopy 235 Other Grants 236 vn 2003 The Rockefeller Foundation VIROLOGY National Institute of Health: Research in Virology 237 University of Helsinki: Research in Virology 238 Australian National University: Research in Virology 239 University of Zagreb: Research in Virology 239 The Virus Research Program 240 Other Grants 246 SPECIAL PROJECTS Dartmouth College: Teaching and Research in the Sciences 248 Brown University: Department of Biology 249 Osaka University: Library for Medicine and the Sciences 250 Brazilian Institute of Education, Science, and Culture: Science Development Program 251 Other Grants 252 The Humanities INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT 255 INTERCULTURAL STUDIES Harvard-Yenching Institute: Korean Studies 261 Victoria University of Manchester: American Studies 262 Stanford University: Japanese Studies 263 University of Delhi: Comparative Music Studies 264 Stanford University: Seminar on University Administration 265 University of California: Studies of Indian Languages 266 Doshisha University: American Studies 267 University of Wisconsin: Indian Studies 267 University of Munich: American Studies 268 University of California: History of Russo-Polish Relations 269 University of London: School of Oriental and African Studies 270 Muslim University: History of the Sikhs 271 Other Grants 271 HUMANISTIC RESEARCH University of Geneva: Research in Genetic Epistemology 275 Colegio de Mexico: Contemporary Mexican History 276 The Harry S. Truman Library Institute for National and International Affairs 277 Academia Sinica: Research in Chinese History 278 viii 2003 The Rockefeller Foundation Lehigh University: History of the British Empire 279 American University: History oi Washington, D.C. 279 Other Grants 280 THE ARTS Columbia University: Program in Electronic Music 282 American Shakespeare Festival Theatre and Academy, Inc. 283 American Symphony Orchestra League, Inc.: Training in Orchestral Direction 284 Connecticut College: Summer School and Festival of the Dance 285 International Graphic Arts Society, Inc.: Art Loan Program 285 University of California: Oriental Music Program 286 University of Pennsylvania: School of Fine Arts 287 Catholic University of Chile and the University of Bahia: Theatrical Performance and Training 287 Karamu House: Music Building 289 American International Music Fund, Inc.: Contemporary Music 289 National Ballet Guild of Canada and the San Francisco Ballet Guild: New Productions 290 Other Grants 291 SPECIAL PROJECTS University of Antioquia: School of Library Science 294 American Library Association: International Activities 295 Columbia University: Training Program for Indonesian Librarians 297 Robert College: General Education 297 Cornell University and the University of Michigan: Training in Linguistics 298 Congress for Cultural Freedom: Philharmonia Hungarica 299 University College, Nigeria: University Press 300 Other Grants 301 The Social Sciences INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT 305 THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AS SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES Social Science Research Council: Research Fellowships and Grants in Aid 307 Yale University: Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics 309 ix 2003 The Rockefeller Foundation University of Michigan: Theory of Consumer Behavior 310 Nuffield College, University of Oxford: Research and Training in the Social Sciences 311 University of Michigan: Study of Legislative Representation 312 Stanford University: Applied Mathematics and Statistics Laboratory 313 University of Vienna: Institute of Statistics 314 Princeton University: Econometric Research Program 315 Institute for Advanced Study: Research in the Social Sciences 316 University of Turin: Institute of Political Science 316 IFO-Institute for Economic Research: Long-Term Economic Projection 317 Other Grants 318 THE QUEST FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Vanderbilt University: Graduate Training Program in Economic Development 319 Population Council, Inc.: Fellowships 320 Indian School of International Studies: Training in International Relations 321 Kyoto University: American and Social Studies 322 Institute of Applied Economics: Research in Economics 323 Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Center for International Studies 324 University of the Andes: Institute of Economic Research 325 Other Grants 325 PROBLEMS OF CONTEMPORARY WESTERN SOCIETY Columbia University: School of International Affairs 328 Harvard University: Center for International Affairs 329 Columbia University, the University of London, and the Rand Corporation: Research on the Legal and Political Prob- lems of Outer Space 330 University of Cambridge: History of English Criminal Law 331 Southern Methodist University: Studies in International Law 332 Other Grants 333 LEGAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Permanent Committee for the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise: History of the Supreme Court 336 Other Grants 337 2003 The Rockefeller Foundation Agriculture INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT 343 AID TO RESEARCH AND TEACHING Balwant Rajput College: Agricultural Teaching and Research 345 University of San Marcos: Animal Science 346 Central Rice Research Institute: Research on Rice Production 347 Indian Agricultural Research Institute: Library Development 348 Kasetsart University: Training and Research in Agriculture 349 University of Minnesota: Research on Plant Interaction 350 National Institute of Agricultural