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Auditorium Specifically Designed for Technical Meetings
By D. MAX BEARD and A. M. ERICKSON
The Naval Ordnance Laboratory, White Oak, Mel., is not only a research and development center for ordnance material, but it has also become a center for the dissemination of scientific information. Technical meetings and symposia of international fame have been held in the auditorium, specifically designed for such meetings, seating 550, with optimum acoustics. Included are a console for control of 21 microphones, telephone communication with the moderator, and controlled levels to sound recording facilities. The projectionist has direct contact with the speaker, the console, the thyratron-controlled overhead lights, and preset stage lighting. Complete audiovisual aids are available.
JL HE NAVAL ORDNANCE LABORATORY has the primary objective of the development of new and better ordnance for the United States Navy's Bureau of Ordnance, and is destined to become one of the outstanding research centers of the nation. It must be realized not only that it is essential to equip this research activity with the most modern and complete facilities, but also the laboratory must be equally well equipped with a staff of fully informed scientific personnel.
It was recognized late in World War II, while planning for the new laboratory at White Oak, Md., that every effort should be expended to maintain adequately trained technical personnel to
Presented on April 22, 1952, at the Society's Convention at Chicago, 111., by D. Max Beard, Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Silver Spring, Md.
make and keep this laboratory a noteworthy research center — whether at war or in peacetime. As a result of these efforts, this laboratory has, in addition, become an intellectual center for the dissemination of scientific information. It is for this phase of endeavor that its auditorium was planned and is dedicated.
The lot of the scientist speaker is not always an easy one. His subject is usually one that must be closely followed and have a minimum of interruptions. He must have full assurance that he can be heard or that his visual aids are clearly discernible to the entire audience. Of equal importance is the comfort of his audience, who must expend a considerable amount of mental effort to keep up with the subject, and certainly cannot do so if there is an accumulation of distractions such as hard seats, foul
September 1952 Journal of the SMPTE Vol. 59
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