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both organized and inspired by the same man, Dr. Choi, Hyung Sup, displayed seeds of excellence. Dr. Choi has enlisted able scientists and engineers; he has worked out effective personnel and salary practices; he has established close relations with industry and universities; and he has shown a talent for selecting research and development problems, interesting technically and significant in the Korean economy.

In both instances, a combination of inspired leadership and moderate salary inducements ($150 per month for a scientist with a Ph. D. degree as compared with the normal top salary for scientists in government agencies of $75 per month) sufficed to attract highly trained Korean scientists from abroad, twelve to the Research Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (a private organization) and six to the Atomic Energy Research Institute. Sogang College, in following a similar salary practice, has recently succeeded in bringing back six highly trained Korean scientists from abroad to join its science faculty, although the college still has only temporary laboratory facilities.