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Finance Boom for Higher Education GhA starts $ 2 million annual scholarship program; Carbide extends its program to include smaller and also larger liberal arts colleges, a dds 11 more schools development in industry's N EWEST aid t o education is General Motors
$ 2 million annual program of four-year scholarships t o students and grants t o 306 colleges a n d universities throughout t h e country . This follows DuPont's authorization of four fifths of a million dollar program for advancing better science teaching (C&EN, Jan. 24, page 332). When the GM program is fully operative in its fourth year, says Harlow H . Curtice, president, t h e total of company's contributions to higher education will amount to $4.5 million annually. T h e first 350 students under the scholarship program will enroll as freshman in trie academic year starting next September. W h e n t h e program is in full operation, 1400 students and 306 colleges and universities will b e receiving benefits. Awards under t h e scholarship phase of t h e G M program will range u p to $2000 annually. In addition, private colleges and universities will receive grants-in-aid equivalent on the average to some $500 to $800 annually per student. T h e GM pioneering program includes t h r e e plans: College Plan. Two hundred and fifty scholarships will b e awarded by 107 private colleges a n d universities a n d 39 public institutions in 38 states. T h e selection of these institutions is based on a formula under which at least one scholarship is made available to each accredited private institution which has 20 o r more graduates employed by G M . Public institutions included are those from which GM draws a substantial number of graduates. A maximum of five scholarships a year, reaching a total of 20 i n t h e fourth year of t h e program, will be available to any one institution. The schools selected are given a free hand in choosing students of high scholastic ability and leadership potential to receive awards. National Plan. One hundred additional scholarships will be awarded annually in a national competition with recipients—at least one from each state —permitted to select any accredited college o r university. Competitive examinations will b e conducted for graduates of public a n d private secondary schools by the Educational Testing Service of Princeton, N. J. At least one award will b e made in each state, 518
the District of Columbia, Alaska, a n d Hawaii, provided a candidate has qualified. f o u n d a t i o n Plan. GM will make unrestricted grants of $10,000 each t o foundations representing colleges in Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New England. Membership in these foundations is held b y 1 3 3 private colleges and universities, of which 102 are in addition to those participating directly in t h e GM college scholarship plan. T h e United Negro College Fund will r e ceive a grant of $35,000 for operating expenses of 31 Negro colleges. Union Carbide Scholarships Exf e n d e d t o 1 Ï M o r e Schools. Union C a r b i d e a n d C a r b o n is g i v i n g 68 more
scholarships beginning i n t h e fall of 1955 at 11 additional colleges. This is t h e first time that t h e Carbide fund includes lil>eral arts colleges a n d universities a b o v e a n d b e l o w t h e original size limitation of 50D to 1500 m e n . T h e decision to include some small colleges and large "universities was made t o give better t>alance to the program. W i t h the n e w additions, 376, of a proposed goal of 4 0 0 , Union Carbide Scholarships, h a v e been assigned t o 4 3 educational institutions. T o give significance to t h e Union Carbide Scholarships offered b y large universities which include California Institute of Technology, a n d Cornell, Duke, Princeton, Stanford, Notre Dame, and Pennsylvania Universities, the Boards of Admission of these universities have been asked t o limit their selection t o students showing a particular interest and exceptional ability in research. The 11 n e w l y selected colleges a n d universities include: Cornell University, Ithaca, N . Y.; Duke University,
Institutions Awarding Scholarships Under t h e G M P r o g r a m P r i v a t e Institutions Albion College Alma College Amherst College Antioch College Baldwin-Wallace Beloit College Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Bradley University Brown University Bucknell University Butler University California Institute of Technology Calvin College Canisius College Carieton College Carnegie Institute of Technology Clarkson College of Technology Case Institute of Technology Colgate University College of Wooster Columbia University Cornell University Dartmouth Denison University DePauw University Dickinson College Drake University Drexel Institute Duquesne University Duke University Emory University Fenn College Fordham Univers ïtv Franklin College Furman University Georgetown University George Washington University Harvard Universitv Hillsdale College Holy Cross College Hope College Illinois Institute of Technology John Carroll University Johns Hopkins University Kalamazoo College Lafayette College Lehigh University Loyola University Marquette University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Millikin University Muskingum College New York University Niagara University Northeastern University Northwestern University Norwich University Oberlin College Ohio Wesley an University Oklahoma City University Otterbein College Pratt Institute Princeton University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rockhurst College Rose Polytechnic Institute Seton Hall College Southern Methodist University St. Johns University St. Louis University Stanford University Stevens Institute of Technology Syracuse University Temple University Texas Christian University Tufts College Tulane University of Buffalo University of Chicago University of D a y t c n University of Denver University of Detroit University of Kansas City University of Miami University of Notre DSTS»«? University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh. University of Rochester University of Southern California Valparaiso University Vanderbilt University Villanova University Wabash College Wake Forest College Washington University Wesleyan University Western Reserve University William Jewell College Williams College Wittenberg College
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EDUCATION Durham, Ν . C ; Earlham College. Richmond, Ind.; Haverford College. Haverford, P a . ; Kenyon College, G a m bier, Ohio; Princeton University. Princeton, N . J.; Randolph-Macon Col
lege, Ashland, Va.; Southwestern at Memphis, Memphis, Term.; Stanford U , Stanford, Calif.; Î J of Notre Dame, N o t r e D a m e , Ind., U of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
Aids to Science Teachers Study on liie w a y to a i d teachers in carrying light emotional l u g g a g e ; grants to keep them up-to-date A
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-** t h e Republic, i s now u n d e r w a y t o determine whether or not American teachers are fearful a n d unable t o d o their best worlc because of their a p p r e hensions. T h e research will be conducted a m o n g teachers in both colleges and h i g h schools. The study will assess d e g r e e of fear among teachers i n t h e handling or controversial subjects i n t h e classroom, their relationship with students, fellowteachers, a n d administrative superiors, their feeling about exnressing unpopular opinions in professional publications, their willingness t o take part i n extracurricular a n d community affairs, and the influence of t e n u r e on academic freedom. Study will b e conducted by Paul Lazarsfeld, chairman of t h e Columbia University sociology department, a s sisted b y Louis H a n i s , partner of E l m o Roper a n d associates. Details of t h e study a m o n g high school teachers still are b e i n g w o r k e d o u t , a n d this project will begin i n the late spring, according to Robert M . Hutchins, president of the F u n d for the Republic. Other aids to teachers in t h e form of stipends are being provided b y National Science Foundation. This summer N S F will p r o v i d e 3 0 stipends of $250 each a n d a limited number of fee exemption certificates amounting t o $36 each to high scbool teachers of chemistry, physics, and general science. The stipends a n d certificates a r e for enrollment in t h e Institute for High School Science Teachers to b e held at the Pennsylvania State University, July 5 to Aug. 1 3 . Westdnghcuse Educational F u n d is making possible a total of 50 fellowships of $250 each for high school teachers of chemistry, physics, a n d biology, t h r o u g h o u t t h e U . S. a n d Canada to a t t e n d a special program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology during t h e summer of 1955. T h e program, J u n e 27 t o Aug. 5 , will provide a review of fundamental subject matter in physics, chemistry, a n d biology, and a survey of recent scientific developments n o t only in these fields b u t also in meteorology, geology, and aero520
nautical engineering. Applications for Westinghouse Fellowships for t h e 1955 Science Teachers* Program m a y b e obtained from the Summer Session Office, Room 7-103, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, C a m b r i d g e 39. All such applications must b e filed bv April 1, 1955. ORSOfcT Plans f o r 1955 t o 1956 Session Oak R i d g e School of Reactor Technology ( O R S O R T ) i s accepting applications for enrollment i n t h e 1955 to 1956 session, Knroîlrnents for t h e 50w e e k course which begins in September will close on March 14, 1 9 5 5 . T h e school is «part of O a k R i d g e National Laboratory, which i s operated for the Atomic Energy Commission by Union Carbide a n d Carbon. Industrial organizations m a y enroll a limited n u m b e r of their technical personnel i n O R S O R T . A E C , aware of the growing need for c o m p e t e n t nuclear reactor engineers, h a s made this participation possible to encourage nu-
clear progress in industry. Tuition i s $25ΌΟ for studen*~ from industrial firms other than A E C aerating contractors. Students w h o a_ * accepted h a v e t h e opportunity of participating i n a cur riculum of an advanced type, including a course covering classified details of re actor technology. Fifty-two members of t h e present class a r e industry-spon sored students w h o will r e t u r n to their own organizations at t h e enu of t h e training period in August 1 9 5 5 . Additional information on O R S O R T may be obtained from t h e Director, Oak Ridge School of Reactor T e c h nology, Post Office Box P , O a k Ridge, Tenn. F O A Creafes Educational G r o u p FOA h a s created a special advisory g r o u p , an Education C o m m i t t e e , w h i c h held its initial meeting recently. T h e committee will consult on FOA's b r o a d education program a n d policy with t h e director of t h e Foreign Operations Ad ministration, Harold E. Stassen, a n d with the F O A educational division w h i c h is under t h e direction of Ken neth C. Ray, former superintendent of p u b l i c instruction for Ohio. T h e com m i t t e e will review the world-wide edu cation programs a n d a d v i s e on the most effective participation in t h e m by edu cational institutions. O n e form of FOA assistance t o foreign countries is the financing of technical cooperation contracts u n d e r w h i c h American colleges a n d universi ties are helping free nations to build stronger educational institutions a n d centers of technical k n o w l e d g e as aids
Chemical C l u b o f N e w England A w a r d s Scholarships Two $300 scholarships are presented to a pair of outstanding Nortbeastern University junior chemical engineering students by the Chemical Club of New England. Receiving the cheeks are Robert A. Wall, ( left ) Greenwood, and Bernard Μ, Goodwin, Brookline. Making t h e presentation are: Thornton C. Jesdale, chairman of t h e Scholar ship Committee, and District Sales Manager for Monsanto Chemical, a n d Howard C . Cooldngham, president of the club and division manager for D. H. Litter, Allston
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