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Show President Pres1dent Presdent Urged UrgedMobilize Urgedto to Mobilize Science Sciencefor tofor for Nation's Nations ' AidAsked Aid AidAsked Asked $3,500,000 3500000 $ , , Fund Fundfor Fundfor for Next Two YeatsV YeatsWASHINGTONA Yeais Yeats YeaisWASHINGTON ASHINGTONA WASHINGTON--A WASHINGTON A \V V \ WASHINGTON ASHINGTON -A A - - - A mobiC mobil mobit.izatfon mobitizatfon ' . izat ization on of the best sCIentIfic sCIentIficmmds scientificminds scientificminds mmds minds of the nation to aid gov gov- government government government - ernment scientific work worl . and an anappropnatlOn anappropriation anappropriation appropnatlOn appropriation of $3,500,000 3500000 $ , , for forsCIentIfic forscientific forscientific sCIentIfic research rescarch by - . - non-gov non gov non.gov- non.gov nongov- nongov non.governmental nongovernmental nongovernmental ernmental institutions lllstltutIons dunng during dunngtllO duringtime duringthe tllO time ne\t ne t ne\.t ne.t .t next \ . two ieirs years C'lrs Clrs ' are proposed by bythe bythe bythe the report of tlie tlle the science advIsory advIsoryb01rd advisoryboard advisoryboird b01rd board to President Hoose\ Hoose Roosevelt Hooseelt Itoosescit \ elt . . The TIle appointment by tlie the President Presidentof of ' a permanent science adlsory adlsoryboard ads advisoryboard , isory isoryboard board of fifteen fiftecn members , , upon uponnomination uponnomination uponnomination nomination of the Council of the theN'ltlonal theN'itlonal theNitlonal N'ltlonal Nltlonal N'itlonal Nitlonal ' ' Acidemv AC'ldemj ACldemj Academy ' of Sciences , , Is IsreC'Ommendcd isrecommended Isrecommended reC'Ommendcd reCOmmendcd recommended ' Authority of the thepresent thepresent thepresent present science sdence advisory nd\Isory nd Isory \ board boardIapced boardlapsed boardlapsed Iapced lapsed : on December 1 . Our national nationat health , prosperityand prosperityand prosperity ' and pleasure Iirgely l'1rgeIy l1rgeIy largely ' depend upon uponSCIence uponscience uponscience SCIence for their tllC1r milntenance m\lntenance m lntenance maintenance ' \ and andtheIr andtheir andtheir theIr future development deveIopment , " the re- re repOI re- re repoit re-poit re poit - - - pOI poit t declares \ National I\atlonaI I atlonaI Rational welfare wefare ] Is Isdependent isdependent Isdependent dependent upon adequate scIentific scIentificInformation scientificInformation scientificInformation Information , the tI1C report states stntes , Inde Independent independent Independent pendent of political polltlc\l polltlc l ! \ t1\eories t1 eories theories t1eoriesScience theoriesScience theoriesScience \ Science Is * ' bisic b1Slc basic to attempts at na- na national national na national - - tional planning plannInf : or Improvement of ofanv ofany ofanv anv any kind hind or degree " Financial Aid to Science . The Tbo National N\tlonnl N tlonnl ' \ Reseirch Rese'lrch Reselrch Research ' C'Ouncll COuncll council ' councilan , , an outgro outgrowth " th of tlie tlle the National Acad AcadI Academy Academy Academy emy of Sciences during durlllg the thc World Worldwar Worldwar Worldwar I war , , would wouId be ch'llgedIth cini'ged ciniged ch'll-ged ch'll chll ged chvtied ' - ' \ with \\Ith Ith admln admin admlnI administering adminIstering I Isterlng istering the t two-yeir two yeir two-year year " o-ye'lr o ye'lr yelr - - ' prognm progr'lm progrlm program ' of ofI oftempor'lry oftemporlry oftemponry I tempor'lry temporlry ' financial aids to sClen semen sClenI sClentll1c sementitle scicntiflc I tll1c title research researcb througliout throughout the coun couni country country i try Colncldentally Coincidentally , the National NationalResearch NationalResearch NationalResearch Research council would conduct conductI conduct"a conduct"a conducta I "a a " comprehensive 1m Investigation estlgatlon of oft'hose ofthose ofthose t'hose those ' problems probIems of " wide "Ide Ide concern , to- to - toward toward to toward - ! ward whose solution science may mayolTer mayotter mayoffer olTer otter hope of valuable contribu contribu- contributions contributions contributions - - tions " and submit n a budget for fur fur- furI further further - I ther appropriations appropriationsThe The new science advisory boar'd board boardwould boardwould ' : wouId would nominate , on request requestt requesttfor , for ap- ap appointment appointment ap appointment - - pointment by members of tlie the cab cab- cabInet cabinet cabinet - - inet advisory adlsory " , committees for scien scien- scientific scientific scientific - tific bureaus In their departments departments'l'hls departmentsThis departmentsThis 'l'hls lhls This ' ' follows a plan pIan that has wort.ed worted worked wort.edsuccessful1y workedsuccessfully workedsuccessfully . successful1y successfully In connection with the thenntlonal thenational thenational nntlonal national bureau of standards and andthe andthe andthe the United States public pubUc bealth health bealthservice healthservice healthservice healthserviceWhat I serviceI service serviceWhat What Government Can DoI DoNo DoNo Do DoNo I No need for the government to toI toembark toembark toembark I embark upon comprehensive pro pro- programs programs programs - grams In pure science sclence : . , Invention or orIndustrial orindustrial orIndustrial Industrial development Is seen by bythe bythe bythe the science advisory boird bO'lrd bOlrd board ' , al although although . though there are numerous sclen scien sclenUfic scientific sclentific Ufic tific services of such wide scope scopeand scopeand scopeand and universal utility utl11ty that no agency agencyexcept agencyexcept agencyexcept except the gO\ gO government gOernment \ ernment Is competent competentadequntelv competentadequately competentadequately adequntelv adequately to handle them The TheI TheSAB TheSAB I SAB considers ! fn in n this category pub pub- public public public - - lic health , weather forecasting forecastlng , topo topo- topographic topo- topo topographic topographic - - graphic mapping mapplng ' , , development deveIopment ot of otI otscientific ofscientific ofscientific scientific and technical standards standardsmineral , I , mineral surveys and statistics , safe safe- safeI safety safety safety - - I ty codes , patents , soil son science . , im- im imI improvement improvement Im Improvement - - I provement of crops and live llve stock stocknational , , I national scientific museums , , and andengineering andengineering engineering work relating to flood floodcontrol floodcontrol floodcontrol control , , water supply suppIy and aids to tonavlgatlon tonavigation tonavigation navlgatlon navigation . . |