DR. PEARSON was then introduced tc discuss the food sampling program in
South America.
He spoke of his recent visit to Brazil and told of
the current nutritional program which will be utilized
in obtaining representative samples from different
parts of Brazil.
Samples are to be shipped for the
FOOD SAMPLING
next two or three months to the Health and Safety Labora-
PROGRAM
tory for analysis.
A similar program has been set up
for Argentina and these samples are to be sent to the
Atomic Energy laboratories in Buenos Aires for analysis.
DR. PEARSON also spoke of planus te supply gamma sources
for agricultural research to Central and South American countries.
There appear, however, to be some legal onpstacles to this program.
DR. SHILLING was then introduced to discuss the training program.
He
spoke of the various aspects, including on-the-job training, special
fellowships and high school science teacher training.
The last has been 42 cooperative program with the Division
TRAINING
PROGRAM
of Reactor Development which furnished a training kit
for the teachers to take back to school with them and
with the National Science Foundation which furnished the
stipends and famiiy allowances.
There had also been a
series of radiological lectures in cooperation with the
American Justitute of Biological Sciences.
In this
program, lecturers are furnished to small colleges from the larger
universities and the national laboratories.
DR. SHILLING also spoke
of the isotopes training assistance program in which money was to be
furnished for the purchase of equipment.
He then introduced Mrs. Virginia
Bolton to talk about the composition of the Educational Advisory Committee.
Mrs. Bolton said that the Committee consists of a chairman and five
members, the Chairman being Dr. J. Neweli Stanard, of the University of
Rochester.
Other members are Dr. Robert MacVicar, Dr. John Cooper,
Dr. Lincoln Contance, Dr. Samvel Schenberg and Dr. Elda Anderson.
DR. BURNETT inquired as to the problem of support of personnel in the
educational program and DR. SHILLING replied that this was a subject
which the Committee gave great attention to.
They had the same opinion
that some faculty support would be necessary in order to keep these
programs running, although at present such support was not permitted.
DR. WARREN asked if there had been much response from students during
the last two summers.
DR. SHILLING said that there had been a great
number of applicants to take the courses and also from schools to
obtain additional equipment. He stated that, in general, he believed
that the program was working very well.
COMMISSIONER GRAHAM expressed his pleasure at being able to be at the
meeting and felt that he had gained considerable knowledge through his
attendance.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:0C p.m. to be continued in Executive
Session in the afternoon.