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Show ;i JtewPhysics Building Dedicated Dr. Seitz mentioned some of th developing frontiers of science an emphasized those he felt were pai ticularly fruitful. "Perhaps the most remarkabL scientific revolution taking place a the present time lies in the deve opment of computer science, or per haps I should say in the somewha larger area which Norbert Wiene designed 'cybernetics,' as a resul (Continued on Page 2) 'v If i l t.-iMBih. , "sfcssssisasstL J By J. C. BERNHARDT Chronicle Staff Writer "Our national university system is in the advanced stage of a remarkable re-markable transition, for it seems clear that in another generation perhaps half of our population will go from high school into an institution institu-tion of higher learning," said Dr. Frederick Sietz at the dedication of the new Physics building last night. Dr. Sietz is president of the National Na-tional Academy of Sciences. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree. "There is a very grave danger that our universities, in searching for a common acceptable ground between the diverse forces represented repre-sented by the students, the faculty, the administration, and the trustees will end up somewhat in the periphery peri-phery of society," said Dr. Sietz. "The universities face the danger that they will gradually be ex cluded from direct constructive involvement in-volvement in the great decisions of our times." Science Is National Dr. Seitz viewed the present state of science. He pointed out that science is not only national, "but, in fact, completely international." With the increased cost of "big science" he feels that the nation is no longer able to finance all good science that might be proposed. pro-posed. "The time has arrived when at a minimum there must be careful selection. It is fortunate for the individualist in-dividualist that there are still many fields such as chemistry, solid state physics, and biology in which the more old-fashioned approach to funding can be relatively effective, that is, in which the need for access ac-cess to highly expensive machines is not yet essential." ! Dr. Peter Gibbs (L), chairman of the Department of Physics presents ! Dr. Frederick Seitz for Physics Bldg. dedication. Scientist Dedicated Physics Bldg. At Wed. Ceremonies (Continued from Page 1) of the increased speed and capacity of computers and they way in which-such which-such computers are coupled in with complex systems." Ethical Judgments When speaking of the ethical judgments to be made on the advances ad-vances in the biological sciences Dr. Seitz said, "This is not neces sarily one of the greatest problems we face today, but it will come upon us with some intensity in due course of time." "Will we ever succeed in constructing con-structing a machine which in addition addi-tion to having the advantages inherent in-herent in electronic systems will also make use of some of the enormous enor-mous subtleties and efficiencies which biological systems employ?" |