NAEB Newsletter (April 1, 1965)

o/;fe NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS VOL. 30, NO. 4 WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL, 1965 r NAEB Supports Arts & Humanities Bill In testimony before special Senate subcommittees on March 4, NAEB-ETS-NER spokesmen endorsed the aims of the bill which would establish a National Humanities Foundation. NAEB—President William G. Harley spoke about the con¬ tributions of educational radio and TV to the purposes and objectives of the proposal. Jerrold Sandler, executive director of NER, spoke about the “seed money” necessary if educational radio broadcast¬ ers are to continue to produce programs of the stature of th - ever-popular Ways of Mankind. He urged that funds for dis¬ tribution and payments to artists and performers not be rigid¬ ly subject to the “matching” provision, saying that in radio’s case it is likely that those costs would considerably exceed actual production costs. He also pointed out that about 20% of the educational radio stations now on the air began broad¬ casting within the last three years, and that 70% of the out¬ put of the NER network during 1964 was in the arts and humanities area. Chalmers H. Marquis, ETS executive director, stated that many ETV programs have been lost forever after broad¬ cast because the money was not available to record them— and added that he hoped funds from a National Humanities Foundation would help. Pointing out that approximately 60% of America’s population is within reach of the 100 ETV sta¬ tions now on the air, he talked about their role in presenting cultural programs throughout the country. He also mentioned that it was desirable that persons being considered for the National Humanities Foundation Board or its committees have some ETV knowledge. IMD Raises Placement Fees The NAEB Individual Member Division Board of Directors has announced an increase in fees for NAEBers registered with the Placement Service. Effective May 1, 1965, the fees will be: $10 for initial registration, $5 for updating credentials, and $40 payable when the individual is placed. Those currently registered will not have to pay additional registration fees, but will be required to pay the $5 and $40 updating and place¬ ment fees when applicable. Denver Named Convention Site The 1967 NAEB national convention will be in Denver, Colo¬ rado. Dates will be announced later. The 1965 convention will be October 31-November 3 at the Sheraton-Park Hotel, Washington, D.C. In 1966 Kansas City will host the convention. Bids are currently being ac¬ cepted from Midwesterners for the 1968 site. Bids Accepted Now for 1968 Convention NAEBers in the Midwest who want to submit bids for the 1968 national NAEB convention should have formal bids in the Washington office by June 1. Details on information to be included are listed on page 1 of the March Newsletter. Copyright Hearings Begin April 28 Congressional hearings on the proposed revised copyright law are slated to begin April 28, probably continuing for at least a week. Members of the ad hoc committee representing edu¬ cation will be invited to testify. Samoan ETV Proceeds as Planned As the NAEB ETV project in American Samoa enters its second phase, new faculty and staff are scheduled to arrive and begin work the first week in July, with three new high- power transmitters slated to be on the air September 15. The new personnel and equipment will extend direct TV instruc¬ tion through the twelfth grade, in addition to the present ele¬ mentary school schedule. The NAEB is supervising the additional planning and en¬ gineering, and members of the NAEB staff will coordinate the recruitment and training of the new TV teachers and techni¬ cal staff, and supervise the development of instructional ma¬ terial. American Samoa’s Governor H. Rex Lee has said that he feels that the experience and knowledge gained in the de¬ velopment of this first al'l-out ETV program will establish guidelines for extending educational opportunities in many other underdeveloped areas of the world. He also says that the measure of success achieved by his ETV staff during the initial phase of the program in the elementary grades fully justifies the confidence of the administration and the Con¬ gress in the plan. NAEB Testifies On Higher Education Bill A number of NAEBers submitted statements to the House Subcommittee on Higher Education, in support of the pur¬ poses of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Jack Summerfield. vice chairman of the NAEB Board of Directors, requested that educational radio and television be specifically included in the proposed legislation, as they have been in the elementary and secondary education bill. Others who testified for the NAEB were: Robert F. Schenkkan, chairman of the ETS Board; E. G. Burrows. Frank W. Norwood, and Mrs. Marjorie Newman, all mem¬ bers of the NER Board; and Frank M. Woolsey, Jr., M.D., chairman of the postgraduate medicine department of Albany Medical College, pioneer in the use of two-way radio com¬ munication for continuing medical education. 1