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Show 68 Utah Acedemu of Sciences. Arts and Letters of science. It is without doubt one of the great, if not: the great single idea since the dawn: of civilization. est The' spirit and purpose of science is unmatched in any other of human endeavor. For example, it employs the only work ing international language. Its great discoveries are made avail able to all without copyright or royalty. Underlying it all is the freedom of the individual to pursue the truth without let or hind ranee. This formula gave us Galileo, Copernicus, Newton, Dar win, Pasteur, Fleming, and myriads of others. If this spirit were encouraged, we could devote ourselves to the promotion of human welfare, rather than to human destruction. area present The corollary of the dramatic evidence of a unified world is the need for unified government for all people. The goal and the ideal is, of course, accepted without controversy. Our comIIton task is to implement this ideal with the necessary machinery of government, whatever name we: give it. . In an effort to counteract the centrifugal forces at work in the atomic age with a centripetal counterforce, I would call your attention to a concrete illustration of what is needed. For the past three years, in London, the allied ministers of education have been meeting to agree upon a draft constitution for an educational, scientific and cultural organization of the united na tions. At the present moment they have reconvened to consider and adopt a final draft.' It is proposed that membership be open to all the United Nations and .all other peace-loving peoples. To achieve these purposes the Organization shall: 1. 2. Facilitate consultation among leaders in the educational and and cultural life of all peace-loving countries. Assist the free flow of ideas and information among the peoples of the world through schools, universities and other educational and research institutions, libraries, publications and the press, the radio and the motion pictures, representa tives of educational and cultural life, with special attention to the exchange of information on major educational and cul tural developments, including advances in scientific know ledge. 3. Foster the growth, within each country and in its relations with other countries, of educational and cultural programs which give support to international peace and security. 4. Develop and make available educational and cultural plans and materials for such consideration and use as each country may deem appropriate. . 1Now Called U. N. E. S. C. O. and CulturalOrqanlzation}. (United Nations Scientific, Educaional |
