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COMMITTEE REPORTS
REPORT OF THE JOURNAL COMMITTEE
October, 1930
In this report an attempt will be made to set forth the manner in which the JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF MOTION PICTURE ENGINEERS has been conducted since its establishment in January, 1930.
Following the autumn convention of 1929, at which time the publication of a journal was authorized by the Board of Governors, immediate steps were taken to set up the necessary machinery for publishing this journal at regular monthly intervals. The requirements and problems of publishing a technical journal were discussed with several publishing houses and bids on cost of publication were requested from two or three of those which to the committee appeared most capable of handling this work. After careful consideration a contract was signed with the Mack Printing Company of Easton, Pa. The decision of the committee to give the contract to this concern was based not only upon its bid on cost, but also upon its proximity to the cities in which are located the editorial office and the offices of the secretary and treasurer.
The question of general style, typography, etc., was discussed at considerable length with the publisher and a style sheet was compiled to serve as a guide in obtaining uniformity of style throughout the JOURNAL.
An attempt was made to get the machinery of publishing established sufficiently early so that the first issue could appear on January 1. As a matter of fact the January issue was a few days late but was mailed during the first week of the month. Since that time, with perhaps one exception, the JOURNAL has been mailed from the office of publication prior to the first of each month and in most cases has reached the members and subscribers within the first few days of each month.
The committee has endeavored to keep the contents of the JOURNAL in harmony with the wishes of the Board of Governors as expressed specifically in the resolutions passed at the time the decision was 90