The educational screen (c1922-c1956])

January, 1943 Page 19 Department of Visual Instruction of the N. E. A. THE annual D. V. I. meeting at St. Louis next month, held concurrently with the seventy-third Annual Convention of the American Association of School Administrators, February 26-March 2, should command special attention from all interested in the visual field. It comes at a crucial time, when the tide of war is definitely turning toward an Allied Nations victory, a victory which may come sooner than anyone may think or can know. The sudden advent of peace to the war-torn world will bring problems as tremendous as those of war. The edu- cational field must give its best if we are to main- tain our national equilibrium through the world- shaking readjustment that will begin the moment the guns are silenced. Visual methods and materials have played and are playing a mighty role in national training for the war emergency. They should play a still larger role indefinitely after the war. The Department of Visual Instruction of the N.E.A. should become, as never before, the dominant national force for raising visual instruction to hitherto untouched heights in peace-time education. The February meeting is none too soon to begin definite plans to that end. Curtailment of travel will doubtless cut down attendance from distant areas. It is the more essential that all D.V.I, members within reasonable radius of St. Louis do their utmost to be present. The tentative program, printed below, should be richly worthwhile, not only for its own content but as a stimulus to important planning for the months and years ahead. The St. Louis meeting should be a definite step toward a greater future for visual instruction. Say to yourself now, "I'll be there," and mean it! Tentative D.V.I. Program Monday, March 1 9:30 A.M. Business Meeting 2:15 P.M. Dr. Ben Wood, of the U.S. Office of Edu- cation and Columbia University, will speak on the changing map of the world due to the air age. Tuesday, March 2 9:30 A.M. Ivory Room, JeiTerson Hotel 2:15 P.M. Crystal Room, Jefferson Hotel Theme: "The Use of Visual Aids In War Time" A. For Training Purposes 1. In the Army—Captain Charles Hoban, Signal Corps 2. In the Navy-—Lieutenant Don Williams, U.S.N.R. 3. In School and Factories—Mr. Floyde E. Brooker. U.S. Office of Education B. For Information and Urderstanding 1. At Home—Mr. Paul Reed, Director, Bureau of Motion Pictures, Office of War Information 2. And Abroad—(A speaker from the State De- partment has been invited) DVI Zone Officers Several changes have occurred in the list of officers for the DVI zones during the past few months. Follow- ing are the names and addresses of the presidents and secretary-treasurers as they now stand. Zone I (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) President, Edward F. Wheeler, City Schools, Bristol, Conn. Secretary, Chester A. Robinson, J. S. Kendall School, Belmont, Mass. Zone II (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia) President, E. Winifred Crawford, Public Schools, Mont- clair, N.J. Secretary, James S. Kinder, Pennsylvania College for Women, Pittsburgh Zone III (Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia) President, Ford L. Lemler, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Secretary, D. Arthur Bricker, Visual Aids Exchange, Cincinnati Public Schools Zone IV (Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin) President, L. W. Cochran, University of Iowa, Iowa City. Secretary, Donald W. McCavick, 313 College Court, Iowa City, la. Zone V (Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota) President, Ella Callista Clark, Winona State College, Minn. Secretary, Donald K. Lewis, Central High School, Red Wing, Minn. Zone VI (Idaho, Montana, Oregon. Washington) President, Alan Finstad, Fife School, Tacoma, Wash. Secretary, Katherine S. Klise, High School, Sunny- side, Wash. Zone VII (Arizona, California. Nevada, New Mexico) President, Boyd B. Rakestraw, University of Cali- fornia, Berkeley Secretary, George M. Jamieson, Jr., City Schools, Eureka, Cal. Zone VIII (Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, Wyo- ming) President, Lelia Trolinger, University of Colorado, Boulder Secretary, Jeanette Parker, State College of Education, Greeley, Colo. Zone IX (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas) President, B. F. Holland, University of Texas, Austin Secretary, Paul F. McRoy, Visual Education Labora- tory, 1500 Louisiana St., Houston, Tex. Zone X (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee) President, Oscar Sams, Jr., University of Tennessee, Knoxville Secretary, Bernice Mims, Extension Division, Univer- sity of Florida, Gainesville Send in your renewal to the secretary of your xonel {Concluded on page 24)