Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

TM^pvi^^ continued University of Chicago's University College, cradle of higher adult education in the United States. Emery T. Filbey, vice president emeritus of tlie University of Chicago and a former dean of University College, spoke at the anniversary luncheon April 26. Prigge New A-V Supervisor For Indiana Schools William E. Wilson, Indiana state superintendent of public instruction, has announced the appointment of William C. Prigge, Bloomington, as audiovisual supervisor for the department. He replaces Mrs. Altha Sullivan in that capacity in the state superintendent's office. Prigge has been an instructor in audiovisual education at Indiana University and taught graduate classes William C. Prigge in the field in Gary and Munster prior to his appointment. He has finished all of his work towards his doctorate of education degree with the exception of his dissertation. He expects to complete that by the end of the summer. Educational Testing Has New Series on Science The completion of a new series of ten educational films. Horizons of Science, designed both to develop a better understanding of science and scientists and to interest high school students in science careers, has been announced by Henry Chauncey, president of Educational Testing Service, Princeton, N. J. The films, in preparation for two years, were produced by Educational Testing Service, aided by grants from the National Science Foundation. Al fred Butterfield is executive producer of the series. Each of the ten films covers a specific subject by showing a top-ranking scientist in that field at work. The scientist explains his work in his own words and shows how he goes about it. The primary method for nationwide distribution of the films to schools will be through corporation and foundation sponsorship under which the films will be bought at a cost of two thousand dollars for the complete set of ten films and then presented as a public service to school systems. Among some 20 corporations that already have signed for the series are Alcoa, Champion Paper, Climax Molybdenum, Thiokol Chemical, Ingersoll Rand, Kennecott Copper, Ohio Edison and Texas Instruments. Schools wishing to purchase films directly may do so, and may obtain matching funds for the purpose under Title III of the National Defense Education Act. DAVI To Raise Its Dues, Effective On July 1 The DAVI board of directors has voted to raise the DAVI dues from §5.00 to $7.00. This increase will be effective July 1 This is the first change since 1950 when dues were raised from S.3.00 to $5.00. Operating expenses have gone up greatly since 1950, it was said, with over half of the dues-paying departments of the NEA having raised dues since that period. Reduction in Title III Funds for States President Eisenhower's 1961 budget provides $57 million for Title III of the National Defense Education Act. This is a reduction of $614 million from the 1960 appropriation of $64 million, but an increase of $2,505,000 over the anticipated actual expenditures for fiscal year I960. The reason for the decrease is the inability of some of the states to absorb the available federal money. A portion of the decrease is in the amount budgeted non-profit private schools; demands for this money are running considerably less than the 12 percent of total Tide III money which is authorized under this section. Total outlay imder the loan program was only $1.1 million last year, and is considerably less than that in the current year, fiscal year 1960. The President is proposing changes in the appropriation language for Calendar June 11-12— "Week-end with Je; Renoir," University of Califomi Berkeley. June 19-24— American and Canadif Library Associations, Montre; Quebec. June 20-24— Institute on College ai University Administration, Unive sity of Michigan, Ann Arbor. June 26-July 1 — Natonal Educati( Association, Los Angeles. June 27-July 9— Audiovisual W o r shop. University of Oklahoma, Nc man. July 5-Aug. 12, August 15-26Syr cuse University Simimer Workshc on A-V Materials in Libraries, Syr cuse, N. Y. July 8-9-New York State Audi Visual Council, Schenectady, N. July 11-23— Vancouver Internatiop Film Festival, Vancouver, B. C. July 14-1.5— Audiovisual Conferenc University of Oklahoma, Norman. July 30-August 4— National Institu for AV Selling, Bloomington, In August 6-9— National Audio Vist Convention, Chicago. August 17-23— International Religio Executive Consultation, Boukli Color. August 31-September II— N o r t American International Phoi graphic Exhibit. September 28-30— Illinois Audiovisi Education Association, Aurora, October 14-17 — National Associati of Public School Adult Educator Adult Education Association, D( 1961. These will make it possible any state which has an active progra and can justify the use of the ent original allocation under the Defei Education Act, to receive the full i propriation despite the reduction the national appropriation. In otl' words, according to USOE sourc^ the new budget simply reflects fact that some states are not in a p( tion to use the full amounts and are fact carrying over substantial amou of unused money from the last fis year. Thus less money is being quested for these. 268 Educational Screen and Audiovisual Guide — June, 1'