Education by Radio (1932)

Education Demands Freedom on the Air r nescapable evidence of dissatisfaction with present efforts to subordinate education to commercial radio interests is found in the resolutions adopted by educational and civic irganizations representing the homes and schools of America, t few of these resolutions are given on this page. Similar esolutions have been adopted in the various states. The Department of Superintendence of the Naional Education Association — The radio broadcasting hannels belong to the public and should never be alienated nto private hands. We believe that there should be assigned >ermanently and exclusively to educational institutions and lepartments a sufficient number of these channels to serve he educational and civic interests of the locality, the state, ind the nation; and that these channels should be safeguarded jy the federal government. The Department of Superintend*nce indorses the work of the National Committee on Educaion by Radio in its efforts to protect the rights of educational iroadcasting. — Adopted February 26, 1931. The National Congress of Parents and Teachers — iVe believe that radio broadcasting is an extension of the iome; that it is a form of education; that the broadcasting :hannels should forever remain in the hands of the public; hat the facilities should be fairly divided between national, ;tate, and county governments; that they should be owned ind operated at public expense and freed from commercial idvertising. — Adopted May 7, 1931. This organization has i membership of more than a million and a half representa;ives of the best homes and schools. The National University Extension Association. — iVHEREAS, It is the opinion of the National University Exension Association that one of the most important questions if the day is the development of education by radio, and WHEREAS, The present situation of radio education is insatisfactory because of the persistent efforts of commercial interests to dominate and control the entire field of radio educational broadcasting; now therefore be it Resolved, That the National University Extension Associa¬ tion believes that it is vitally important that the rights and liberty of action of all educational broadcasting stations should be adequately defended, preserved, and extended; and be it Further Resolved, That this Association thru its Commit¬ tee on Radio Education and its Executive Committee take all necessary action so far as it is able to do so to assist the efforts of its member institutions, to protect their rights in the educational broadcasting field. — Adopted May 15, 1931. The National Catholic Educational Association — We favor legislation reserving to education a reasonable share of radio channels. The Association commends the efforts of the National Committee on Education by Radio in behalf of the freedom of the air. — Adopted June 25, 1931. The Department of Elementary School Principals of the National Education Association — The Depart¬ ment of Elementary School Principals of the National Edu¬ cation Association urges that education by radio be given immediate attention by teachers, school officers, and citizens to the end that a fair share of radio broadcasting channels may be reserved exclusively for educational purposes; that the quality of educational broadcasting be improved; that broadcasting facilities be extended to schools and to pro¬ grams for the education of adults; and that the introduction into the schoolroom of any radio program, however fine its quality, which is announced or titled so as to gain “goodwill” or publicity for its sponsor, or which advertises a sponsor’s wares, be forbidden by statute. Radio is an extension of the home. Let us keep it clean and free. — Adopted July 1, 1931. The National Education Association — The National Education Association believes that legislation should be en¬ acted which will safeguard for the uses of education and gov¬ ernment a reasonable share of the radio broadcasting channels of the United States. — Adopted July 3, 1931. The Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Uni¬ versities — The Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities declares itself in favor of the principle of reser¬ ving, by legislation or regulation, adequate radio channels for our land-grant institutions and state-owned universities, for educational purposes. — Adopted November 16, 1931. The National Association of State Universities — The National Association of State Universities declares itself in favor of the principle of reserving, by legislation or regula¬ tion, adequate radio channels for our land-grant institutions and state-owned universities, for educational purposes. — Adopted November 19, 1931. The Jesuit Educational Association — WHEREAS, The Jesuit Educational Association is an organization repre¬ senting twenty-seven universities and colleges and thirtyseven secondary schools with a total student registration of approximately sixty thousand students, and WHEREAS, The use and development of radio as a me¬ dium for education is one of the important problems con¬ fronting educational agencies and institutions; now there¬ fore be it Resolved, That the Jesuit Educational Association believes that the radio broadcasting channels of the United States should not be subordinated to the interests of particular com¬ mercial groups but that a reasonable share of these channels should be reserved and safeguarded to serve the educational and civic interests of the locality, the state, and the nation; and be it Further Resolved, That this association commends the efforts of the National Committee on Education by Radio to further legislation securing to the people of the United States the use of radio for educational purposes. — Adopted January 15, 1932. Education by Radio is published by the National Committee on Education by Radio at 1201 Sixteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, D. C. [64]