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the immediate thing before the committee, that is something that I propose be taken, up and discussed by the engineers of the N.A.B. They will take some action to accomplish any such results. We did a lot of discussion about that a little while ago. Are we clear on that now?”
“Is that committee proposed by Mr. Cohan to supplant the present Engineering Committee?”
MR. COHAN : “The thought I had was that this would be a committee in the field. It would take the Engineering group of this Association and give each station better representation in the Association in order to carry out the last resolution. I would propose that the National Association of Broadcasters send a ballot to the chief engineers at all the stations who are members of the Association enclosing a list of the chief engineers in that zone and ask the men to vote on whom they want from that zone to represent them in that zone. These five men would bring the matters submitted to them by the chief engineers to the present Engineering Committee and the present Engineering Committee would then review and make whatever comments each might have and submit them to the other men in the four zones. In that way we can eliminate matters that are not terribly important but we can so revise them that we just get the root of the subject and eliminate any possibility off in other directions. The present Engineering Committee could augment the new committee and assist in field work which the present committee is not able to handle. It is possible that certain things would be desirable. If, for example, yon were in the fourth zone and have a par¬
ticular; problem in that zone, the members of the Engineering Committee might be from the first zone and might be more familiar with the problem than the Engineering Committee and, therefore, would be the person you would rest heavily on, on the particular conditions in that zone. The field zone men would not replace the present committee but rather to aug¬ ment it.”
MR. COHAN : “This is not meant to pass the buck, but I move that Mr. McNary, Mr. Chambers and Mr. Loucks, all of whom happen to be in Chicago at the moment, tentatively de¬ cide on a number from each zone and submit that list to the other members and see if there are any objections?”
“A motion has been made and seconded and it is required that it be put to a vote. The subject has been discussed. All in favor — all opposed. Motion carried.
“Are there any further subjects to come before this meet¬ ing?”
MR. CAMPBELL: “I wish to emphasize what I said a while ago that we feel tube organizations to say the least, would bear investigation. It seems to me that the Engineer¬ ing Committee should properly undertake such an investiga¬ tion. This is offered as a suggestion as I think the matter of tube costs deserves serious consideration.”
CHAIRMAN : “Gentlemen, this has been by far the biggest turnout I have seen at any meeting. I think that we have gotten more action started. It is moved that we adjourn.”
Motion seconded and carried. 2:35 P. M.
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