NAEB Newsletter (December 1, 1964)

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y “The Sightless Day,” a half-hour WHYY-TV, Philadel¬ phia, documentary showing the work and activities of the Upsal Day School for Blind Children, was presented recently in cooperation with the Junior League of Philadelphia. The program, narrated in part by Joanne Malatesta, blind princi¬ pal of the school, studies several blind and multiple-handi¬ capped pre-school children in activities designed to acclimate them to home, school, and neighborhood living experiences. ^ “The American Race Crises,” a new radio series produced at the New School of Social Research and originally record¬ ed by Station WINS, New York, is being made available to WICR-FM, Indianapolis, listeners by the Johnson Foundation as part of the Wingspread Lecture Series. ^ “Where do butterflies go when it rains” was asked in “Our America,” an original play written, produced and per¬ formed by Youth in Motion, Waco, Texas, research theater for children, and the Trinity University Ideas in Motion group. Children, ages 6 through 18, acted and pantomimed some of their questions and impressions of life on the KLRN- TV telecast of the play. ^ George Koltanowski, international chess master, explains the game’s history, folklore, and basic operation to viewers of WNED-TV, Buffalo, on the new series, “Koltanowski on Chess.” ^ From the University of Alabama, the Alabama ETV net¬ work is presenting “Pianist at Work,” in which a faculty member from the University’s music department illustrates piano teaching methods and materials, interpretation and prac¬ tice. ^ “Chats on Writing” is a new series from WEDU in Tampa- St. Petersburg, Florida. Taught by a U. of Florida professor, the programs take up readability, restraint, imagery, begin¬ ning, and the like. Publications • TIO has just issued a four-pager, “Balanced Criticism 1964,” a brief illustration of disagreement in critics’ evalu¬ ations of commercial TV offerings. Write to 666 Fifth Ave¬ nue, New York 19, N. Y. • Teacher’s guides to NBC-TV’s “Profiles in Courage” se¬ ries are available from NBC Teacher’s Guide, Room 788J, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10020. • Advice on how teachers may protect their rights in edu¬ cational TV programs, films, teaching machines, and other new instructional' media is contained in Fred S. Siebert’s 62- page study, Copyrights, Clearances, and Rights of Teachers in the New Educational Media, just published by the ACE. Write for copies to the Commission on Academic Affairs, American Council on Education, 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, N. W., Washington 20036. • Teacher-Tested Ideas is a new publication from the New Jersey Department of Education, Trenton, N. J., for $1, 111 pages. • HEW has just published a 532-page catalog, “U. S. Gov¬ ernment Films For Public Educational Use—1963,” a list and background of over 5,000 motion pictures and filmstrips. $3.00 from Supt. of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Of¬ fice, Washington, D. C., 20402—their catalog number FS5.234;34006-63. • Eight Years of TV College: A Fourth Report has been issued by Chicago City Junior College and the Chicago Board of Education. • Mary Ann Cusack’s article, “Ethic for Broadcasting,” which appeared in the May-June NAEB Journal, has been reprinted in the October California Parent-Teacher. • Birns & Sawyer Cine Equipment Co., Incorporated’s free new “Rental Catalog No. 4,” an illustrated, 64-page detailed description of professional motion picture and still photo¬ graphic equipment available for rental, is available from 6424 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, California, 90038. • Microwave Filters, Impedance-Matching Networks, and Coupling Structures by G. L. Matthaei, professor of electri¬ cal engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Leo Young, head of the microwave techniques program of the Electromagnetics Techniques Laboratory at the Stanford Re¬ search Institute, and E. M. T. Jones, director of engineering at TRG-West, contains 1087 pages, plus index, has 539 il¬ lustrations, and costs $22.50 from McGraw-Hill Book Com¬ pany, 330 West 42nd Street, New York, New York, 10036. • The American Universities Field Staff’s new books cata¬ log is available from the AUFS, 366 Madison Ave., New York, New York, 10017. • Three publications by John C. Woodward, Attitude and Achievement Comparisons for Direct and Television Classes in Biological Science, Report 3, The Effect of Immediate Feedback on Learning in the Humanities, Report 7, and The Effect of Immediate Feedback on Learning in Social Science, Report 8, are available from the Office for the Study of Instruction, Merrick 111, University College, Uni¬ versity of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. The project is sup¬ ported by a grant from the Fund for the Advancement of Education. PLACEMENT PERSONNEL AVAILABLE (For information, write Miss Bonnie Decker, Placement Service, at the NAEB office in Washington.) December I Single female, 22, graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Jan. 1965, B.S. degree. Speech major, emphasis in broadcasting. Seeking position in programing or research, etc. December 2 Teacher, male, 26, married, wishes employment in educational broadcasting. Three years teaching experi¬ ence. University degrees A.B. and B.S. with majors in psychology, speech and English. Practical experience in educational radio, but would prefer educational tele¬ vision. Salary range around $5500. Excellent references. Would relocate. December 3 Teaching and/or ETV station management posi¬ tion desired by married, 32 year old father with Radio- TV Ph.D. expected in June, 1965. Currently employed as business manager by major market ETV station (U). Minimum salary: $8500.00. December 4 Experienced ITV producer-director seeks adminis¬ trative, teaching-research, and/or production position. Good academic background (speech-TV-film); wide range of interests in arts and humanities. Ph.D. expected in August, 1965. Married male, 26. Minimum salary: $8000. December 5 Creative man desires to relocate as television director. Spent four years with CBS and has worked in radio. Has very strong musical background. Awarded M.A. degree in television production from New York University. Age 37, single. Minimum salary: $7000. POSITIONS AVAILABLE DEC-1 North Central ETV station seeks young producer-di¬ rector to begin work January I, 1965. Salary is open and will be based on experience. DEC-2 Midwestern community ETV station seeks creative pro¬ ducer-director. Bachelor's degree and one year practical experience mandatory. Salary commensurate with back¬ ground and experience. Position open immediately. 4 NEWSLETTER