Wartime College Training Programs of the Armed ServicesAmerican Council on Education, 1948 - 214 páginas |
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Wartime College Training Programs of the Armed Services Henry Curtis Herge Visualização integral - 1948 |
Wartime College Training Programs of the Armed Services Henry Curtis Herge Visualização integral - 1948 |
Wartime College Training Programs of the Armed Services Henry Curtis Herge Visualização integral - 1948 |
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Página vi - The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the author(s) and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense. In conducting the research described in this report, the investigators adhered to the "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals...
Página 187 - Congress, or both, any defense article for the government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States.
Página 187 - An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States"; and serve as the central liaison office for the conduct of such scientific and medical research for such countries. h. Perform such other duties relating to scientific and medical research and development as the President may from time to time assign or delegate to It.
Página 7 - Federal agencies responsible for surveys (a) to determine the immediate needs of man power and woman power for the essential branches of national service — military, industrial, and civilian, (b) to determine the available facilities of colleges and universities to prepare students to meet these needs, and (c) to appraise the ultimate needs in professional personnel for long-term conflict and for the post-war period, in order that a continuous and adequate supply of men and women trained in technical...
Página 139 - The actual board consists of the Under Secretary of War and the Under Secretary of the Navy.
Página 188 - ... of the nation. To this end it shall be the responsibility of the Committee to recommend to the Director the need for and character of contracts to be entered into with universities, hospitals, and other agencies conducting medical research activities for research and development in the field of the medical sciences.
Página 86 - With the long period of special training now required in every profession, there is a universal cry that men are beginning their careers in life too old, and that the period of education is too long. Disease and death are not postponed because a man starts upon the practice of his profession a year or two later than is necessary. His period of active life, his achievements and his usefulness are simply curtailed to that extent...
Página 85 - It is important to retain as far as practicable a degree of uniformity among colleges and universities in such matters as calendar changes and credits, while making adjustments in the interests of acceleration. Recognizing the increasing demand for men and women trained in technical skills and in professions essential to total war and the consequent need for preparing them for such service at the earliest possible time, and further recognizing that basic education should be completed prior to induction...
Página 187 - ... agencies and Institutions to the extent that such facilities are available for such purposes. Within the limits of funds appropriated or allocated for purposes encompassed by this Order, the Director may contract with and transfer funds to existing governmental agencies and institutions, and may enter into contracts and agreements with individuals, educational and scientific institutions (Including the National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council) . industrial organizations,...
Página 86 - Gorman program of general education (5). Agitation for earlier completion of training goes back at least 60 years to President Elliott, of Harvard. Thirty-five years ago President Lowell (3) returned to the issue with a statement of notable vigor and clarity: With the long period of special training now required in every profession, there is a universal cry that men are beginning their careers in life too old, and that the period of education is too long. Disease and death are not postponed because...