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roster of officers was desired by those in attendance. Further convocation of the group was provided for by naming Paul C. Reed as temporary chairman of the group with the other persons responsible for initiation of this first meeting delegated to serve as a steering committee. In Indiana DIRECTORS and building coordinators of audiovisual materials in schools of Indiana and instructors and directors of audio-visual programs in the colleges and universities, finding their opportunities for meeting together and working on problems of mutual interest somewhat limited, met on the Indiana University campus on December 12 and 13 for the purpose of forming an association. Plans for such an organization had been discussed for several months. During the Indiana State Teachers' Association meeting in Indianapolis in October, some of the key leaders of the state worked on plans and a tentative constitution. A temporary committee with Vernon McKown, New Albany Public Schools, as chairman, and Catherine Broderick, Fort Wayne Public Schools, as secretary, was appointed to arrange for the first meeting. Purposes Purposes were defined as (1) to provide an opportunity for directors to become acquainted and to work together on mutual problems, (2) to act as a clearing house for ideas and projects of statewide concern, (3) to provide direction and coordination for the audio visual programs in the state, and (4) to develop projects of assistance to directors of audio-visual education. Membership is limited to those in the schools and colleges who are devoting a minimum of 25% of their administrative or teaching time to the direction of an audio-visual program. Also eligible are persons in colleges teaching at least one audio-visual course carrying college credit. Officers Forty-eight men and women eligible to membership attended the meeting and became charter members of the organization to be known as AVID (Audio-Visual Instruction Directors) of Indiana. They adopted the constitution which was drafted into its final form by a committee under the chairmanship of Robert Schreiber, Mishawaka Public Schools. They elected the following officers : President, Vernon McKown, New Albany Public Schools; Vice-President, Robert Schreiber, Mishawaka Public Schools ; Secretary-Treasurer, Carolyn Guss, AudioVisual Center, Indiana University; and Executive Board Members, Catherine Broderick, Fort Wayne Public Schools ; Doris L. Lynn, Indianapolis Public Schools ; Wilford Jarboe, Vanderburgh County Schools, Evansville; Clyde K. Miller, Gary Public Schools; and Henry W. Schulze, LaPorte Public Schools. Committees All working sessions of the two-day conference were devoted to developing a handbook of accepted policies (Continued on page 90) AVID of Indiana TOP ROW: W. Barnes, R. McDougal, L. W. Moon, H. W. Norman, D. G. Williams, K. B. Thurston, E. Carmony, E. Kuykendall, T. White, A. Hyer, B. Sparks, D. E. O'Beirne. THIRD ROW: B. L. Rufe, P. W. Holaday, C. B. Tolbert. W. Smith, O. R. Spurgat, C. Guss, C. Miller, F. G. Neel, L. C. Larson, G. R. Weathers, L. Whaley, K. Barr. SECOND ROW: L. D. Miller, V. L. Tatlock, R. Stollberg, H. Knaus, Mrs. G. M. Allen, G. M. Allen, F. Andrews, D. Simpson, F. Thomas, P. L. Fisher, A. Gibson. FIRST ROW: V. C. Alexander, H. W. Schulze, L. Kenworthy, R. Schreiber, D. L. Lynn, G. Mclntire, V. McKown, C. Broderick, W. Jarboe, M. Day, D. Williams. February, 1948 87