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NAEB News? Letter* • «Sept. 15, 1939 Pag© 9 "That is a kind of subsidiary WPA Radio Counoil which is under our supervision and is a projetst sponsored by the Board of Education under its Adult Education program.* We assist in their planning, in their writing, and in their production* ”1 suspect that I hav® eliminated or have left out many things which you have come here to obtain* However, I have cornered the story as I see it, in Chicago, and 1 sincerely hope that those of you who are now to radio will read between the lines of this talk the story of a new tool* I’m not altogether certain that radio can do anything hotter than anything else® Dr* Goldberger’s recent survey in New York indicated only a better rating for radio classes than for non-radio groups* I’m not familiar with Cleveland’s experiences — their evaluation — but 1 am certain of this; that the presentation of a timely pertinent and colorful radio lesson probably makes for a batter emotional atmosphere; and if the teacher will take her cue from such a program, I have no doubt that in the final analysis a well-presented radio lesson may serve indirectly to be a substantial factor in the improvement of teaching itself* "Thank you, and good morning*" EVANS HAS THE FLOOR In order to give ample time for S* Howard Evans to make a few comments on radio, the program was shifted to give Howard an opportunity to talk at the opening session* He suggested that members should watch closely the development of frequency modulation, expressed hop© for improvement in the position of educational stations as a result of a recent court action and future considerations of the FOG* H@ suggested that educational station directors should give more thought and effort to improvement of the product* AFTERNOON SESSION After a luncheon at various places about Arnes, mostly in the cafeteria, the afternoon session met., with Carl Menzer, presiding* Came first the talk by Miss Waller* "HOW I WOULD RUN AN EDUCATIONAL RADIO STATION" Miss Judith C« Waller, NBC educational director, Chicago, provoked thought and comment with her talk on "How I Would Run an Educational Radio Station*" It would do well for every NAEB member to survey the task of running an education station after reading again what Miss Waller had to say on the subject* The text follows; "The other day when Harold Kent showed m© a prospective program for the MAEB Convention, I stopped when I cam© to the topic "How I Would Run an Educational Radio Station*" There was no name down as the units ialSf 4§plo R i d spok© on at Columbus back in 1935* I feel just the same way now a© I -did then, I wouldn't want to run an educational radio station - in fast I couldn’t and I wouldn’t want to rank© another speech about it.," And a few days later Carl Menzer called and asked me to do it and here