LETTER RAPPROCHEMENT-OPPORTUNITY FOR INDUSTRY Sir: Your February editorial “Rapprochement-Opportunity for Industry” hits upon some basic questions to which both industry and the universities must seek answers. First, we often lose sight of a basic point-namely, that a large number of the “products” of the university are the “raw materials” of industry. We need each other. Second, we should clearly remember that our entire economic system is based upon free enterprise competition and the profit motive. I t is industry that makes our system workable, and it is the graduates of our universities who make industry workable. The two are inseparable. As your editorial clearly stated, the tightening of government funds should be viewed as a n dpportunity for symbiosis, rather than a catastrophe. Although industry sponsorship of research programs is called for, it is only one aspect of the “total” relationship we should strive for. The philosophy that universities train scientists and engineers in the “basics” and let industry train them in the “applications,” no longer makes a great deal of sense. I n today’s world we must view the “training” or “education” process as a life-long continuum, rather than a discrete two-step process from “one” world to the “other.” With this viewpoint taken, we then can propose overlapping both worlds. Through sabbatical leaves in both directions, through guest lectures in both directions, and many more mechanisms, we can develop the required common understanding that it is in fact “one world” rather than two. This then is the opportunity and challenge that we face. I t will require some rethinking on the part of many, which hopefully will lead to some innovations and ultimately a true symbiosis. Herbert M. Schoen General Foods Corp. Tarrytown, N. Y.
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