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Dept. of Audio-Visual Instruction "Guide to Films in Human Relations," synopses and evaluations of nearly 200 films. 1954. 80 pp. $1.00 "Planning Schools for Use of Audio-Visual Materials" No. 1—Classrooms. 1952. Revised Second Edition, 1953. 40pp. $1.00 No. 2—Auditoriums. 1953. 36 pp. $1.00 No. 3—The AV Instructional Materials Center. 1954. 80 pp. $1.00 PERSONNEL: Seven full-time employees are on the staff of the national office, including four professional workers. Executive Secretary: J. J. McPherson Director of Studies: Anne Hyer Administrative Assistant: Mary Catherine Welch Membership Services: Florence Fan MEETINGS: The annual convention of the Department usually lasts four days and includes general sessions, special concurrent sessions, demonstrations, national committee meetings, a business meeting, and meetings of the Board of Directors and the Executive Com- mittee. The Department also has a one-day meeting at the time of the annual NEA convention and participates actively in the entire convention through the organization of various discussion section meetings and the arranging of exhibits of audio-visual materials. FINANCING: The Department receives its financial support from membership fees, publication subscriptions and sales, grants from the NEA gen- eral budget, convention registration and exhibit fees, and special grants-in-aid from a variety of sources, usually for specific projects. HISTORY: The Department of Visual Instruction was established at the Oak- land-San Francisco meeting of the NEA in July 1923. The National Academy of Visual Instruction, with which the Visual Instruction Association of the U.S. had previously merged, joined with the Department in 1932. In 1947, the name was changed to the De- partment of Audio-Visual Instruction. FORECAST: Work on problem areas in the audio-visual field, which is being carried on by national committees working in each area, will be continued as rapidly as possible. In general, two basic things are being done: first, an opportunity is being provided for the pro- fessional workers in the field to work with persons representing all other areas of education in developing standards for the field; second, continuing efforts are being made to secure acceptance of these standards. In the future, it is expected that increased em- 70