MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS AT SLEEPY HOLLOW CEMETERY BY CAPT. DEAN HOFSTAD CHAPLAIN, USAF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700180016-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 27, 2004
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: June 5, 1962
• Content Type: OPEN

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as we
;."Strengthening American SclegCel," 17goem ,'~ ? "? ,? li ? ? .??? `? ".? " ".?.,?
her 27. 1958. The other in "'Scicntiflo Pto- pay tribute tothlose heroes of e'ur hers-
grew, the Unlversatlea and the Federal GeV- tage that we stop to take inventory of
ernment:' Novernlaer 16, 1960, quoted earlier, what we have, how we have attained it
Needless to say, both are quite Cleat on that and what we MU8t do_to Continue'to hold
need for full payment e71. Government pro- and enjoy it. s
grams, the second going to the point or At the Memorial Day services In Con-
adding "if v e are not e., uttderinlne air cord, MASS., the chaplain at the Laur-
strength of the institut.tonn which perform
the needed research." encc G. Hanscom Air Force Base et Bed-
Agalne.l. tit:, haekgrnund of the current forth, Mass., Capt. Dean Hofstad, had
r?.ctfans in the Ilottse, tl,e present Is a u:o6L !such food for thought tn'his address,
opportune tinge for a forthright toafrtna? The Concord Free Press was so impressed
tlon of the purpose n! C. ocrttnterit ipi ri' li with his remarks that it was carried
ship of scientific reeearch ir, the first In- its all editorial in its May 31 edition.
stance Iiidlsputah!v', &Iti.. must be to anal- Because I. too feel that Captain Hof-
ulate file growth of the Natlon'a science a li,l steal's speech will be of interest to all
tochwology. Clover-7111-ILL fOcds for research
represent alloc;i1.,0.is of national reeourrr to
ene19 desired b% (hurt', tn,atut. Where thus include the editorial,
money 1,. spent It, unlverblties, it l:ac1 th t . The editorial follows:
effect hot oily (it enabling the desired re- At'Il'iI.LLS AT SLEEPY 1TULLOw CEMETERY, ME-
Et'arch t(i be don'. iitl also of promoting ,:ortAL DAY. 1962, ItY CAPT. DEAN HOFSTAD,
education in flir Lnlds supported, Th,. CuAP,.AIN. US. Ate Fnaca
"buuur" is an import:.tit consideration t.
Government. for the dcstred growth ,.
science and ter].,:u:v,;v demands Furl :Here I.,
Ing blu,w .f rcv.? ...ti>.le all n sneers
front the toiicersitiv. The (lovertirverit is
not doing favors for the educrttlonal Inut' 'u
ttons lniv!veri it Ii. servtne the n illaIi'
Interest, III the If-11air-lit a-can which it se-
lecti, by maktn;- a pn,,:i' e fur the tin;hetel-
ties also to net a In th,^.. htal rile In ',.`,osrareas.
FEDERAL FL'r':r.S AND IIIGIILil EDI7CATIU:.
The I. ng-term effect of large (3overiunent
funds on academic .t ruedc,u: Is fre(lttentiv
pn,posr?cl uas It ntatt,er for tt,oughIfui public
concern, as indeed it sr.uuid be. in t.ne ex
teat Lhat. the hazards an, real wte muse c-pc
with thern, for the get .1Si problem In with
us W stay. The d!itculty here timer ill:;-
cusslou, however, ir, r.pecific and preset:;
Unavnld:,bly, and uy :to n1e:11t3 necrescar:iy
gal, fu11y'. the lit I?ern of cuipliasls in the
Government programs has the effect of fit-
tlueiicing Ottl.rra.it; Ctoticulunis tovard Ll:e
:;a me pattern, It'.viu relatively ivis Cznph:i-
cis on ti,o nun-Li(:CI'i1111r1at Lireas. It is
delitubtely ac.,id