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"Because the Board of Editors as presently comprised of 18 members is no more than adequate, the Administrative Practices should be brought up to date by changing the present stipulation of 'seven Fellows and Active members,' to: 'The Editorial Vice-President upon taking office shall appoint the chairman of the Board of Editors and the members of the Board. The latter shall consist of not less than 12 members of the Society in good standing and shall be representative of all the
various branches and interests of the motion picture and television industry.' "
Reports of Section Chairmen Heppberger, Shaner and Stifle contained a new element in greater strength: regional organizations established at San Francisco and Dallas and proposed in Atlanta. (A report of the San Francisco Subsection has been given in the October 1952 Journal and a brief report of the Atlantic Coast Section Regional Meeting was published in the September 1952 Journal.)
New Officers
At the close of the October 5 Board Meeting, Secretary Robert M. Corbin reported the results of the Society election for 1952. The following were elected for two-year terms beginning January 1, 1953:
Herbert Barnett, President John G. Frayne, Executive Vice-President Norwood L. Simmons, Editorial VicePresident
John W. Servies, Convention Vice-President
Edward S. Seeley, Secretary Frank E. Carlson, Governor, Central Gordon A. Chambers, Governor, East LeRoy M. Bearing, Governor, Pacific William A. Mueller, Governor, Pacific Charles L. Townsend, Governor, East Malcolm G. Townsley, Governor, Central
By action of the Board of Governors during its previous meeting in July, Henry Hood was appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of Engineering Vice-President that was created by the resignation of F. T. Bowditch. Henry's term extends to December 31, 1953.
The Section elections made the following officers and new members of the Board of Managers :
Atlantic Coast Section
William H. Offenhauser, Jr., Chairman Emerson Yorke, Secretary-Treasurer Russell C. Holslag, Manager, 1953-1954 Milton H. Searle, Manager, 1953-1954 R. T. Van Niman, Manager, 1953-1954
Central Section
C. E. Heppberger, Chairman, reelected James L. Wassell, Secretary-Treasurer,
reelected
Paul Ireland, Manager, 1953-1954 William P. Kusak, Manager, 1953-1954 John S. Powers, Manager, 1953-1954
Pacific Coast Section
Vaughn C. Shaner, Chairman, reelected Philip G. Caldwell, Secretary-Treasurer,
reelected
Ralph Lovell, Manager, 1953-1954 Hollis Moyse, Manager, 1953-1954 Herbert Pangborn, Manager, 1953-1954
K. Kenneth Miura
The Student Chapter at the University of Southern California earlier this year elected K. Kenneth Miura its Chairman, and Richard Pollster its Secretary-Treasurer.
Richard Polister
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