Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1930-1949)

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April, 1930] SOCIETY NOTES 463 apparatus of historical interest and place these in a suitable depository, such as the National Museum at Washington, D. C. The committee is also preparing a report on the accomplishments of Messrs. Lauste and LeRoy in order to assist the Board of Governors in deciding upon a petition recently submitted to the effect that these men be granted honorary membership in the Society. The Color Committee under the chairmanship of Mr. W. V. D. Kelley will undertake the compilation of reports on progress in color motion picture work. The Wide Film Situation. — Professor A. C. Hardy, chairman of the Standards and Nomenclature Committee, has appointed a subcommittee under the chairmanship of Mr. M. C. Batsel of the RCA Photophone, Inc., which has under consideration the recommendation of dimensional standards for wide film. The sub-committee is composed as follows: L. W. Davee, L. DeForest, P. H. Evans, H. Griffin, N. M. LaPorte, J. L. Spence, B. I. Sponable. The committee has met weekly during the past month and the prospects of their being in a position to make definite recommendations in time for the spring meeting are very promising. The Committee Chairmen. — The following notes have been prepared with a view to better acquainting the members with the various committee chairmen whose photographs appear on pages 457 and 458. W. V. D. Kelley (Color). President of the Du Chrome Color Corporation, Hollywood, California, and formerly Vice-President of Prisma, Inc., and KelleyColor, Inc. Mr. Kelley was formerly a member of the Board of Governors and has contributed articles on color photography to the Transactions. W. C. Kunzmann (Convention). Member of Sales Division of the National Carbon Company and a member of the Board of Governors. Mr. Kunzmann has been in charge of the arrangements for the Society's conventions for many years. F. J. Wilstach (Historical). Chief of Publicity Department of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc. Has been connected with theater activities for many years and was formerly press agent for Messrs. Schubert, and general manager for Sothern & Marlowe, and DeWolf Hopper. L. A. Jones (Journal). PastPresident of our Society and has held the chairmanship of the Papers, Publications, and Standards Committees. He is president of the Optical Society of America. Mr. Jones has contributed many scientific papers to our Transactions and those of other scientific societies. H. T. Cowling (Membership and, Subscription). Technical director of the Eastman Teaching Films, Inc., and a member of the Board of Governors. Mr. Cowling was previously engaged in the filming of travelogs. J. W. Coffman (Papers). President of the Audio-Cinema, Inc., and formerly Vice-President of the Carpenter-Goldman Laboratories, Inc., engaged in the production of educational films.