Three faculty members Thursday night gave "wholehearted approval" to a statement made by last term's Morris Loeb Lecturer, Isidor I. Rabi, professor of Physics at Columbia University.

Addressing the American Institute of Physics in New York, Rabi claimed that scientists "are regarded as national assets to be increased and preserved for the value of increasing the military strength of the country."

"As the importance of science in this country increases, its dignity decreases," the Nobel Prize-winning physicist added.

V.F. Weisskopf, Morris Loeb Lecturer for the spring term and one of Rabi's lifelong friends, was in "complete agreement" with Rabi. "The real value of science for our civilization is that it aids man to understand his environment. The public has lost its understanding of science's philosophical importance," Weisskopf said.

"Anti-Intellectualism"

He asserted that this was caused by a spirit of "anti-intellectualism" and by the fact that "high schools neglect to place proper emphasis on science's humanistic side."

Norman F. Ramsey, professor of Physics, labelled Rabi's opinion "an awfully good statement which speaks for itself." Ramsey is in New York attending the Institute's meeting. He was supported by Leonard K. Nash, associate professor of Chemistry.