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8 OUR MONTHLY JOURNAL [j. S. M. P. B.
3. That the size of the journal be the same as that of our present Transactions, namely, 6 inches by 9 inches.
4. That the type of journal be strictly scientific or technical, carrying only articles of the highest scientific, technical, and engineering quality, and that it shall be kept free from semi-popular, commercial, trade, and advertising types of articles.
5. That the contents shall consist in general of the following categories of material:
(a) Papers read and discussed at the semi-annual meetings of the parent society which have received the approval of the Chairman of the Papers Committee.
(b) Papers read at meetings of the local sections which have received the approval of the authorized individual or body.
(c) Other papers offered for publication which have received the approval of the authorized individual or body.
(d) Reprints of papers of special value and interest, these to be selected by the editorial management from both domestic and foreign sources, including probably translations of the outstanding contributions from foreign countries. These papers are to be approved by the authorized individual or body.
(e) Abstracts of current scientific literature of direct interest to the motion picture engineers.
(/) Book reviews of current publications of interest in this field.
(g) Selected patent notes (possibly).
(k) Society business, committee reports, notices of meetings, etc.
6. That editorial services be obtained to take charge of the work involved in the publication of this journal.
7. That a class of Sustaining Memberships be established to provide the required additional income.
The present issue, No. 1, Vol. XIV, January, 1930, of the JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF MOTION PICTURE ENGINEERS is the direct result of the Board of Governors' acceptance of these recommendations and of its subsequent action in setting up the machinery for the publication of this JOURNAL. The recommendations of the committee contain in condensed form fairly complete information as to the style and character of the JOURNAL, of which this is the first issue. However, it may not be out of place at this time to enlarge somewhat upon these rather concise and formal statements in order that the membership as a whole may have a more definite conception of the ideals which exist in the minds of the Board of Governors as to the future quality and character of this publication.
While the Transactions of the Society as they have appeared during the past fifteen years have served admirably as a medium for the publication of papers presented at our semi-annual conven