Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (1950-1954)

color's perfection of the inhibition process for 16mm color prints and for the techniques of making separate sound negatives for mass production by the 35mm32mm method for excellence of 16mm sound (citation published, Dec. 1952). The present Chairman of the Samuel L. Warner Memorial Award Committee is Wallace V. Wolfe. David Sarnoff Gold Medal Award . The David Sarnoff Gold Medal Award Committee, appointed by the President, shall consist of five Fellows, Honorary Members or former recipients of some formal Society Award, each of whom shall be qualified to judge the importance or value of current work in some technical phase of the broad field of television engineering, whether in research, development, design, manufacture, operation, or in any similar phase of theater television. The award shall consist of a gold medal, together with a bronze replica and a citation, stating the recipient's qualifications. The David Sarnoff Gold Medal may be awarded each year to any qualified individual, whether or not currently a member of this Society, in recognition of recent technical contributions to the art of television, to encourage the development of new techniques, new methods and new equipment which hold promise for the continued improvement of television, preference to be given for work having reached completion within the preceding five years. Recommendations of the Committee and a report of its deliberations shall be presented to the Board of Governors three months in advance of the time for presentation (at the July meeting of the Board, for presentation at the Fall Con vention). Any member of the Society may recommend persons deemed worthy of the Award. The recommendation in each case shall be in writing and in detail as to the accomplishments which are thought to justify consideration. These regulations, a list of the names of those who have previously received the medal, the year of each Award and a statement of the reason for the Award shall be published annually in the Journal of the Society. The first recipient is : 1951, Otto H. Schade, for his outstanding accomplishments in the fields of television and motion picture science and engineering, in outlining the potentialities of television and film systems as to ' fidelity of photography and reproduction of images (citation published Dec. 1951). 1952, Axel G. Jensen, for his manifold contributions to the promulgating of monochrome and color television engineering standards, and for his work on the improvement of the quality of television pictures obtained from motion picture film (citation published, Dec. 1952). The present Chairman of the David Sarnoff Gold Medal Award Committee is Loren L. Ryder. Tests films are solidly noticed in the Bulletin of the AudioVisual Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind., vol. 12, No. 3, Feb. 1953. The first three pages are chiefly devoted to the Society's 16mm Sound Service Test Film, the values of which have been emphasized for the Bulletin by Robert W. Miller of the De Vry Corp. After a thorough description of the sound service film, there is this note: "We hope that information on a visual test film can be presented in this Bulletin in the near future. If you have had experience in using one, or can suggest points which need to be discussed, we will appreciate hearing from you." 438