| Show construction olt OK destruction ilear hoar dr arthur 11 compton world famous scientist as he be describe the contradiction la in which the world has caught itself todd today ila y I 1 A few months ago I 1 had the privilege of sharing in the dedication bedle a of a great new telescope here was an instrument ingeniously devised to enlarge human vision those who had bad built the great observatory atory wore were seeking to satisfy tho human hunger for a better understanding der of mans place la in his bla world yet the techniques developed for building such teat great telescopes iva have likewise bm been applied to lb constructing more accurate range finders to control with deadly precision tho the fire of great guns 11 dr compton points out an essential f el I 1 bial choice that im has always confronted couf conf man the choice between using his mind to find ways to destroy other men and their work and using that same wind mind to build a better world here in america we have followed the latter course we have chosen to depend upon our industrial research men to find findus us ways for better living we have led the rest of dt the world in raising the standard stoa dard of living flying of tile the average family and wo ivo have done it by remaining at peace while other nations went to wars and turned all their enterprise to destructive ends it Is a lesson to be remembered at the present time |
