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H.R. 996 is a bill to strengthen the science and technology base of the United States by providing opportunities for talented young people to pursue postsecondary education in science, mathematics, and engineering. The bill establishes a Congressional Scholarship Program at the National Science Foundation to provide undergraduate 2-year and 4-year scholarships. Ultimately, the program seeks to increase participation by talented young people, including women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities, in careers in science and engineering and in teaching careers in science and mathematics in elementary and secondary schools. This report recommends an amended version of H.R. 996. The report reprints the proposed legislation; describes the nature of the scholarship program and funding authorization; provides a sectional analysis of the bill and a cost estimate; notes the bill's legislative history; and explains the views and the amendments of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. (JDD)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert