NAEB news letter (November 15, 1941)

NEWS NAEB LETTER

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION » EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS

Frank E. Schooley, Editor, Station WILL, Urbana, Illinois

November I5> 19^*1

FIFTH SCHOOL BROADCAST CONFERENCE

President Harold A, Engel has called a meeting of MAEB for Thursday
noon, December 4. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the
Fifth School Broadcast Conference, which will be held December 3-5
in Chicago.

Of the Conference, the Radio Daily says: "Relationship of education¬
al radio to the national defense effort will be one of the prime
considerations of educators and broadcasters at this year's Fifth
Annual School Broadcast Conference to be held here at the Congress
Hotel December 3-5 preliminary program notes released yesterday indi¬
cate. One of the most important of the annual educator-broadcaster

GET-TOGETHERS ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING OF THE YEAR PAST, THE S. B. Co
THIS YEAR AGAIN WILL FIND ALL NETWORKS AND NUMEROUS INDEPENDENT
STATIONS COOPERATING IN WORKING TOWARD BETTER, MORE ENTERTAINING AND
SCIENTIFIC USE OF THE MEDIUM IN AUGMENTING THE WORK OF SCHOOLS AND
UNIVERSITIES."

DEFENSE ON K U S D PROGRAM?

Perhaps because of the isolationist sentiment of South Dakota, KUSD

HAS LAGGED BEHIND OTHER EDUCATIONAL RADIO STATIONS IN THE PRESENTA¬
TION OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS. AT PRESENT, THE RADIO VOICE OF THE

University of South Dakota has only one program which might be

CLASSIFIED AS A DEFENSE BROADCAST. THIS IS "SERVICE WITH A SMILE,
BROADCAST FOR 15 MINUTES EACH FRIDAY. THE PROGRAM FEATURES NEWS
OF THE UNIVERSITY AND SOUTH .DAKOTA BOYS IN THE SERVICE OF OUR NATION,
AND NEW'S OF THE DE'FENSE PROGRAM. The OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

prom Iseo in September to send KUSO 5-minute transcribed summaries

OF THE DEFENSE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, BUT THIS HAS NOT BEEN DONE. A
ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION CONDUCTED BY THE OIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY S

Business Bureau and dealing with the relationship of business to de¬
fense WILL SOON BE STARTED.

DEFENSE PROGRAMS ON W K A R

With National Defense very much in the public consciousness, several
PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN PLANNED BY W K A R, MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE, TO KEEP

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CITIZENS INFORMED OF ACTIVITY 3Y STATE ORGANIZATIONS AND TO DESCRIBE THE

IMPORTANCE OF MATERIALS IN THE DEFENSE EFFORT,

Proper diet to assure health during the emergency will be stressed in a
program by the Michigan Nutrition in Defense Committee, heard each mon-
oay at 3:15. Dean Marie Dye, of the Home Economics Division, is chair¬
man of this committee and in charge of the programs.

Each Tuesoay, at 3:15, the Michigan Defense Council presents information

OF ITS WORK IN STATE AND OF THE COOPERATION GIVEN BY STATE DEPARTMENTS

AND ORGANIZATIONS.

On Wednesday, at 3:15, Professor C. C. DeWitt, of the Department of
Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering, will tell about metals and

CHEMICALS WHICH PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN DEFENSE, WHERE THEY ARE OB¬
TAINED ANO HOW USED. NEWS OF THE ARMY, WITH LATE3T INFORMATION OF THE
MOVEMENTS OF MICHIGAN MEN AT FORT CUSTER AND OF THE ARMY IN GENERAL IS
'HEARD EACH FRIDAY AT 2:15.

Afill Af 11! -gg-A L .Q,T.P. f U °

“Over a two week perioo we gave away over 1700 of the memo pads. The
Youth Court is conducted by the head of the Sociology Department and

EACH WEEK HE HAS A GROUP OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO DISCUSS WITH HIM
PROBLEMS THAT ARE OF INTEREST AND THAT CONFRONTS YOUNG PEOPLE OF TO¬
DAY. SO FAR THIS YEAR, I FEEL THAT WE HAVE MADE VERY NOTABLE PROGRESS
IN OUR RADIO WORK HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY. WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF NEW
BROADCASTS ADDED TO OUR SCHEDULE, AND AT THE PRESENT TIME, ARE BROAD¬
CASTING BETWEEN 20 AND 23 PROGRAMS A WEEK OVER THE LOCAL STATION, KGFF.“

«| LOOK FORWARD EACH MONTH TO RECEIVING THE NAEB NEW3 LETTER. I THINK
THAT SO FAR THIS YEAR, IT HAS OEEN MUCH BETTER THAN THE ONES WE RE¬
CEIVED LAST YEAR,“

“In ABOUT TWO WEEKS WE ARE STARTING a NEW 3ERIES OF BROADCASTS WHICH I
THINK WILL BE OF INTEREST. THE PROGRAM WILL BE CALLED WARS AND THE

World, Each week during this series of broadcasts, different members

OF THE FACULTY WILL DISCUSS HOW WARS HAVE EFFECTED LITERATURE, MUSIC,
ART, RELIGION, ETC. ENCLOSED YOU WILL FIND MY SELECTION FOR THE 1942
NAEB Convention Meeting Place. m

ASKS ALL EDUCATION TO SHOULOER DEFENSE TASK

Federal Security administrator Paul V. McNutt today announced a plan

BY WHICH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS, EDUCATIONAL LEADERS, ANO
CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS CAN PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL DEFENSE. He ISSUED A
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS TO THE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CIVILIAN MORALE SERVICE
TO BE DEVELOPED BY THE U. S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION. IN SHAPING PLANS FOR
RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION IS COOPERATING WITH THE

Office of Civilian Oefense.

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Copies of a manual on a How To Partioipate 11 are being mailed out
TO 1,700 COLLEGE PRESIDENTS, 18,000 SUPER INTEN0CNT8 OF SCHOOLS,
26,000 HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, 9,000 LIBRARIANS, AND NUMEROUS
CIVIC GROUPS*

A REQUEST -- OR A SUGGEST l SSL . .r .SSSLS/hSPBf MT.t m

Why not have the Federal Government set up a central agency to

HANOLE ALL OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE RADIO ~ L7ASES AND SUPPLY
THEM TO THE STATIONS IN ONE PARCEL IN SHAPE FOR RADIO? ONE RE¬
LEASE RECEIVED ONCE A OAY OR ONCE A WEEK ‘ILL GET MORE ATTENTION
THAN A NUMBER OF NONDESCRIPT DRI6BLINGS FROM THE IT NY FEDERAL
AGENCIES. IN KEEPING WITH TMC *UNI TED YfC STAND 1 * I Dt A LET THtfSE
AGENCIES SET AN EXAMPLE IN COOPERATION.

CLIFFORO J. PURR, NEW FCC COMMISS;ONER

Clifford Judkin9 Durr of Alabama became a member of the Federal
Communications Commission, takinq the oath at the Commission^ offices
on November I .

Mr. Ourr was nominated by President Roosevelt on October 13 for a

SEVEN YEAR TERM, AND WAS CONFIRMED SY THE SENATE ON 0CT0BBR 29.

He fills the vacancy caused by the expiration, on June 30 last,
of the term of Frederick I* Thompson, also of Alabama*

Since 1936 Mr. Durr had been assistant general counsel of the Re¬
construction Finance Corpot *.tion, with which he had been associated

IN LEGAL WORK.SINCE 1933. KO FI TWO YEARS HE HAD SERVEO AS A DIREC¬
TOR of the Commodity Credit Corporation, and when the Defense
Plant Corporation was created in august of this year he was named
its general counsel ano later became a director.

Born at Montgomery, Alabama, on March 2, 1898, Mr* Durr received

HIS A.B. DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA |NcI 9I9*. THREE
YEARS LATER, AS A RrtOOES SCHOLAR, HE WAS AWARDED HIS B. A. IN
JURISPRUDENCE 1Y OXFORD UNIVERSITY, ENGLAND.

Returning to the United States, Mr. Durr y/as admitted to the
Alabama bar in 1923 and to the Wisconsin bar two years later.

Until entering Government service, he had, in turn, been connected
with THE Montgomery VAW firm of Rushton, Crenshaw and Rushton;
the Milwaukee law firm of Fawsett, Smart and Shea, and the Bir¬
mingham LAY/ FIRM OF MARTIN, THOMPSON, TURNER ANO faCWHORTER.

AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK ON KFKU

In observance of American Education Week, November 9-15, the
University of Kansas School of Education, in cooperation with

KFKU, PRESENTED DISCUSSION OVER THE AIR OF SOME OF THESE PHASES

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or EDUCATION FOR A 8TR0NG AMERICA* MONDAY EVENING StORGE BAXTER

Smith, dean, presented his impressions of the School of Education
on the reoular serier, “Exploring the Univcrsitv. m On Tuesday
evening, Or, Forrest C* Allen ano the physical coucation staff

MEMBERS 018CUSSE0 THE SCHO r E f tu TRESS*

On wconesoay evening the regular University of Kansas round-table
topio was “Education for a Strong America.* On Thursday afternoon
spoke J. W. Twcnte on “Safeguarding School Support** The series

WA8 COMPLETED ON FRIDAY WITH A ROUND-TABLE DIGCU8SI0N SV ST AFF
MEMBERS FROM UNIVERSITY ACAOCMtC DEPARTMENTS ON “ENRICHING FAMILY

Lite**

SaftKSgS.ARE PN w S A 0

Shakespeare *s works arc coming to life again in a new and enter¬
taining FASHION OVER WNAD THIS YEAR IM A PROGRAM TITLED “TALES

from Shakespeare.*

Adaptations of the baro’s entire group of plays are being presented

ON THE 30-MINUTE PROGRAM GIVEN EACH WEDNE30AV. IN ADDITION, ORIGINAL
MU8IC IS BEING C0MP08E0 FOR USE WITH THE INDIVIDUAL PLAYS AND JOSEPH

H. Marshburn, 0. U. English Professor, is giving technical commen¬
taries FOLLOWING EACH PRODUCTION ON SHAKESPEARE 1 3 SOURCES OF PLOTS
ANO CHARACTERS, AND GENERAL ANALYSES OF THE PLAYS*

Actors in all the dramatizations arc university students. Adapta¬
tions ARE BY NOEL fcANO, HEAD OF THE WNAD SCRIPT DEPARTMENT, AND HO¬
MER Heck, WNAD supervisor, is production director* The original
music is by Mrs. Helen Weiss, Philadelphia, Pennsylvaia, graduate

STUDENT 8TU0YING ST 0. U* ON A FELLOWSHIP.

mmsim. ra * *oTuca &

Lexington, Ky.—(Intercollegiate Press)-The University of Kentucky

HAS THE DISTINCTION AND ADVANTAGE OF BEING THE ONLY UNIVERSITY IN
THE COUNTRY WHICH, AT THE PRESENT TIME, IS PRESENTING FIVE WEEKLY
RAO10 PROGRAMS ON THE COAST—T0-C0A8T NETWORK OF THE MUTUAL BROAD¬
CASTING System. No other University has such a big listener au¬
dience, ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED HERE*

The FIVE PROGRAMS CURRCNTLY PRESENTED ARE “OUR ARMY AT WORK ANO AT
P-,:Y m WH*CH IS a PRESENTATION OF THE EXPERIENCES, EMOTIONS, ANO
EVENTS IN THE LIVES OF MEN IN SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY,
NAVY, MARINE AND FLYING CORPS TRAINING CAMPS, NOW BEING BR0A0CA8T

each Tuesday from 1:30 to 1:45 p.m*. a scries now featuring talks
by President h. L. Donovan of the University in a discussion of
“Backgrounds of Our Constitution," goes out each Tuesday from 1:45
to 2:00 p.m*; ano a broadcast of musical and eventful memories of

DAYS GONE SV, a FEATURE RADIO BROADCAST EACH WCONESOAY FROM THE

University studios at 1:45 to 2:00 p.m*

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"Music of the Americas" is another interesting musical feature which

18 BROAOCAST FROM THE UNI VER8ITY EACH THURSDAY FROM 1:30 TO 1:45 P.M.,

AN D WHICH CONSISTS OF MU8IC BY COMPOSERS OF THIS HEMISPHERE, PRE¬
SENTED by the University stuoio orchestra, a good amount of South
American music is included in this series, in an emphasis of the
"good neighbor" policy.

Dramatized stories from our own hemisphere make up the final program

OF THE FIVE IN THE SERIES, AND 1NCLUOE STORIES TO TEASE THE IMAGINATION,
TO QUICKEN THE 0AY*9 PACE, AND TO AROUSE AN APPRECIATION NOT ONLY OF
OUR OWN FOLKLORE AND LITERATURE, BUT ALSO OF THOSE OF OUR NEIGH80RS
TO THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH. THIS IS A THURSDAY FEATURE AT 1:45 P.U..

WRUF TO JOIN MUTUAL

W R U F, University of Florida, will join the Mutual Broadcasting
System in the very near future, barring unforeseen circumstances.

Major Garland Powell, director of the station, announced on November 5.

Plans for hookup with Mutual have seen progressing steadily for several

MONTHS, AND a CAMPUS POLL TAKEN LAST YEAR SHOWED ALMOST UNANIMOUS STU¬
DENT 'SENT IMENT FAVORING THE MOVE.

Major Powell stated that discussions with Mutual chieftans in New
York have seen completed, and work now is progressing on acquiring
necessary equipment ano arranging wire connections.

Capitalizing on forthcoming national chain affiliation, WRUF is
going aheao with attempts to obtain directional antennas, which will

ENCLUDE FULL TIME OPERATIONS. AT PRESENT WRUF CONFLICTS IN WAVE
LENGTH WITH STATION KOA, DENVER. If PRESENT PLANS MATERIALIZE,

"Voice of Florida" fans will de able to tune in favorite eocal ano
MBS programs from early *til late.

WMYC...STftaT$

WNYC, New York 1 s Municipal Broadcasting Statcon, has gotten its
holiday series of spot announcements concerning Christmas mail

UNDER WAY EXTRA EARLY THIS YEAR IN VIEW OF THE NATION'S DEFENSE
NEEDS.

The announcements urge listeners to mail early, wrap packages securely

ANO ADDRESS PLAINLY, MAKING PART ICULAR’ REFERENCE TO GIFTS GOINQ TO
TROOPS AT DISTANT ARMY CAMPS AND WORKERS AT DEFENSE OUTPOST8.

MEET AT WI SCONS IN NEXT VEAR.I

WHA ANO THE UNIVEhSITV Of WISCON8IN EXTEND A CORDIAL INVITATION TO

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THE NAEB TO MEET I N MAOtSON FOR THE 1642 CONVENTION.

aside from the assurance that McCarty ano Engel will whip up some

GOOD LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS ANO AfcCC CATIONS, C8TRA INDUCEMENTS ARE

SUGQESTCO-A FISH FRY AT THE MCCaRTY-£nGEL RANCH-A TRIP TO THE

FAMOUS WISCONSIN DELLS (a BOAT-RIDE, INDIANS, N* EVERYTHING)— -

ANO A8 MUCH MORE AS TIME WILL PERMIT.

Remember — Mao » son is centrally locateo in the middle west ano
EASY TO GET TO. It 18 THREE HOURS FROM CHICAGO BY RAIL SR ROAO
—ON THE C. M. , ST. P. & P. RY, C. & N. W. Ry., I. C. Ry., NORTH¬
WEST Airlines, and the Greyhound eus lines.

Madison in 19423 You"re invited!

01D YOU LOOK AT NOVEMBERS PACKET?

The NAEB packet, mailed with the News Letter of November I, con¬
tained the following items: University of Kentucky Radio Pro¬
grams, November 3-16; The Education of Free Men in American De¬
mocracy ano What They Say; KOAC programs for Octobcr-Decemser;

WOI PR0GRAM8 FOR OCTO0ER-DECEM8ER; ANO THE YOUTH COURT BOOKLET

or OBU Campos Studios. There are some ioeas here, so if you over¬
looked THE'-PAOKLT, BETTER CHECK BACK.

HAVE YOU CONTRIBUTED TP^£...PAflKEIt

Seems like the life of the Executive Secretary is one solicitation

AFTER ANOTHER, BUT IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT
IT OR JUST COMPLAIN. NAEB IS A MUTUAL ORGANIZATION OF THOSE IN¬
STITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN EDUCATIONS SR0ADCA8TI NG.
WE CAN BE OF HELP TO ONE ANOTHER.

NAEB SCRIPT EXCHANGE

Contributions are coming in too slowly. If some of you promising
naebers don't come through within the next fortnight, I'm going

TO HOLLER «l TOLD YOU 80." WATCH THE OCCCMBER I NEW8 LETTER FOR
A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

ACTIONS BY THE COMMISSION

Pursuant to its Supplemental Report on Chain Broadcasting of October II,
1941, the Commission amended Sections 3.102, 3.103, and 3.104 (per¬
taining THERETO) AND, AT THE SAME TIME, AMENDED SECTION 3.34, EX¬
TENDING THE NORMAL LICENSE PERIOD OF ALL STANDARD BROADCAST STATIONS
TO TWO YEARS, WITH EXPIRATION OATE Of LICENSES ON THE VARIOUS FRE-

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QUENCIES L»8TE0> AMO SECTION 4.3 (RE LICENSE PERIOD TOR BROAD¬
CAST STATIONS OTHER THAN STANDARD. ANO RENEWAL Of LICENSES).

I 1/5/41

WhAO# Univef si tv or Oklahoma » was granteg license to cover

CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR NCR ANTENNA# CN*N©C OF FRCQUEWCV#

CHANGE IN HOURS OF OPERATION# ANO MOVE Of TRANSMITTER.

WNYC# NEW YORK CITY# WAS GRANTED PERMISSION TO OPERATED LATE
HOURS IN ORDER TO ©AWRY ELECTION RETURNS AND TO S ROAOCA8T
OFFICIAL INFORMATION TO SCCCOTI VC SERVICE DRAFT SOARO. (10/20/41)

W2XVP, New York City, was orantco extension of nigh frequency

BROADCAST STATIONS LICENSE ON A TEMPORARY BASIS, T>CNOI N’Q OCTCR-
Ml NATION UPON APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF LICENSE* (10/89/41)

KWLC, Luther College# was orantco license to cover construction

PERMIT FOR CHANGE IN FREQUENCY# INCREASE OF POWER, CHANGE IN
HOURS OF OPERATION ANO INSTALLATION OF NEW TRANSMITTER* (I0/u0/4l)

visa A. Purdue University# was granted license to cover construction

PERMIT WHICH AUTHORIZED INCREASE IN POWER. INCREASE IN HOURS
OF OPERATION# INSTALLATION OF NEW TRANSMITTER ANO CHANGE IN TRANS*
MITTER SITE. ( 10/30/41)

vyruf# University of Florida# was granted special permission to

OPERATE SIMULTANEOUSLY Vi T i KA rOH SH0I T PCRIODS IN ORO£ TO
FINISH BROADCAST OF FOOTBALL GAME. 00/31/41)

WHA| University of Wisconsin# was granted special permission to

OPERATE LATE PERIODS IN ORDER TO FINISH SROAOCAST OF FOOTBALL

GAMES. (I 0/31/41)

WKAR, MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE# WA8 DENIED SPECIAL TEMPORARY
AUTHORITY TO OPERATE LATE PER 100$ IN OROER TO FINISH 0OOTBALL
GAMES. 10/31/41)

Board of Education# Memphis City School# was granted a construc¬
tion PERMIT FOR A NEW STATION ON 42#100 KC»# 250 WATTS POWER#

ON CONDITION MODIFIEO APPLICATION CALLING FOR FM INSTEAD OF
AM TO BE FILLEO. (I 1/4/41)

The Commission en banc on November 12 took the following action
on Rules and Regulations:

amended Section 3.406 or the rules and regulations relating to

8TATI0N 8REAK8 FOR IDENTIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENTS SO AS TO PERMIT
STATIONS TO ANNOUNCE CALL LETTERS EITHER AT THE QUARTER HOUR
BEFORE AND AFTER THE HOUR OR AT THE HALF HOUR AS THEY ELECT.

This places all half-hour programs on a parity as far as station

BREAKS ARE CONCERNED. The RULES PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED A SREAK
AT THE HALF HOUR. WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS COVERING BROADCASTS

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OF OPERATIC PRODUCTIONS, FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL GAMES, CON¬
TINUOUS SPEECHES AND THE LUC, The REQUIREMENT THAT STATION
IDENTIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENTS SC MAOC ON THE HOUR REMAINS IN
ERFECT, SUBJECT TO THE EXCEPTIONS IN THE CASE OF PARTICULAR
BROADCASTS AS INDICATED ABOVE*

SCHOOLEY

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