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number of young men who've suddenly found themselves to be budding scientists. The scientific courses are crowded. We better watch out for that.”

Hershey of course always believed that the propensity to do a little draft dodging was pretty well distributed through the population, and he didn't like them taking shelter in a stiff course at M.I.T., you know. It didn't shock him, oh no. He didn't feel horrified. It was just human nature. He's a great fellow.

Anyhow, that whole Manpower Commission meandered on. Some of its meetings used to be like a comic opera. I mean, I have seen the members spend an entire afternoon practically convulsed with laughter at their own jokes--their own jokes springing entirely from the subject matter that was before us. You know, really absurd propositions.

There used to be a man who came from the Army. He was counselor on one of the subordinate councils, and he was much given to butting in. He once said, “If there'd been a record taken of this meeting this afternoon, it would be worthy of donation to the next great comic opera that's produced after the War.”

No, your minutes of the meeting wouldn't reflect than. They were taken by some stenographer who sat beside Mr. McNutt. You see, we had a director. From the very beginning, almost, we got a director. Then they got another director and another





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