E.R.C.

Ever since he sent his famed memorandum to President Eisenhower urging a Strategy Board for Political Defense against the spread of Communism, Brigadier General David Sarnoff, board chairman of RCA, has stood out as one of the most imaginative strategists of the cold war. Last week, after receiving the National Security Industrial Association's second annual Forrestal award for "outstanding leadership in encouraging vital understanding between industry and government in the interests of national security," General Sarnoff put forth another idea--a plan to ease the shortage of science and mathematics teachers and thus reduce the odds against Soviet superiority. "I propose," said Sarnoff, "the establishment of a 'National Educational Reserve' comprising qualified teachers in mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering and related subjects, to be drawn from the technological ranks of industry."

Each year, according to the Sarnoff plan, U.S. corporations would release at full pay a number of men and women to teach in local schools. The reserve would also mobilize retired employees as well as volunteers for night classes. It should get the same recognition as the various military reserves, should be set up on a national basis, perhaps by act of Congress. "Because of their practical experience," said Sarnoff, "teachers in the Educational Reserve Corps would bring the breath of living reality into the classroom. They would help to restore the sense of adventure to technical careers and inspire many an able and imaginative student."

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