Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
EDUCATION AND
RESEARCH

Sixth: In the area Of educa-
ton and research. ! recommend
a balanced program to improve
our resources. involving an in
vestment Of about 81 billion
over a four-year period. Thi,
involves new activities by the
Department Of Health, Educa-
ton and Welfare designed
principally to encourage i'm
proved teaching quality anc
student opportunities in the In
terests Of national security. II
also provides a five-day in.
crease in sums available to tbs
National Science Foundation
for its special activities in slim.
ulating and improving science
education.
Scrupulous attention has beer
paid to maintaining local con-
troll Of educational policy. spur
ring the maximum amount OF
local effort. and TO avoiding un-
due stress on the physical sci
ences at the expense Of other
branches of'iearning.
In the field Of research, / an
asking for substantial increase:
in basic research funds, in.
Guiding a doubling of the funds
available to the National Sci
ence Foundation for this pur-
pose.
But Federal action can d,
only part Of the job. In botf
education and research, re.
doubled exertions viii be neces.
sary on the part Of all Ameri.
cans II We are to rise to the de.
mands Of our times. This mean.
hard work on the part Of Stat
and local governments. privat,
industry. schools and colleges
private organizations and foun,
dations. teacher. parents-anS
perhaps most important Of al
the student himself, with hi
bag Of books and his homework
With this kind Of all-in,
elusive campaign. ! have nj
doubt that we can create tn,
intellectual capital We heed To-
the years ahead. invest it il
the right places-and do az
this. not as regimented pawnS
but as free men and women!
VII
Spending and Saving
Seventh: To provide for thi,
extra effort for security. ",
must apply stern tests of pri.
ority to other expenditures
both military and civilian.
This extra effort involves
most Immediately. the need fol
q supplemental defense appro.
priation Of $l.3 billion for fisca
year 1858.
In the 1859 budget. increased
expenditures for missiles. nu-
clear ships, atomic energy, re-
search and development. SCI
ence and education. a special
contingency fund to deal with
possible new archaeological dis
coveries. and increases in, pay
and incentives to obtain anc
retain competent manpowel
add up to a total increase over
the comparable figures in the
1857 budget of about 81 billion
I believe that, in spite OF
these necessary increases. we
should strive to finance the
1859 security effort out Of ex-
pected revenues. While We now
believe that expected revenus
and expenditures will roughly
balanc, our real purpose will
be to achieve adequate security,
but always with the utmost re-
gard for efficiency and careful
management.
This purpose will require the
cooperation Of Congress in
making careful analysis Of es-
Inmates presented. reducing ex-
penditure on less essential mill
tary programs and inStalla-
tons. postponing some new
civilian programs, transferring
some to the States. and curtail-
ING or eliminating others.
Such related matters as the
national debt ceiling and tax
revenues will be dealt with in
later messages.
VIII.
Works Of Peace
My last call for action is not
primarily addressed to the Con-
gress and people of the United
States. Rather. II is a message
from the people Of the United
States TO all other peoples. es-
pecially those Of the Soviet
Union.
This Is the spirit Of what we
would like to say:
I'm the last analysis. there
is only one solution to the grim
problems that lie ahead. The
world must stop the present
plunge toward more and more
balance our real purpose will
and turn the corner that will
start our steps firmly on the
path toward lasting peace.
Our greatest hope for sue
cess lies In q universal fact.