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THINGS IN GENERAL
By
THE EDITOR
We have embarked on our journalistic journey. The new larger size seems to have met with general approval. For this we are truly grateful. We might add hastily that no small group of men could possibly create a craft magazine which would be truly representative of the western projectionist. This can only be done by the western projectionist themselves. To the end of making our magazine fill the need for a pacificcoast publication by serving the entire craft we sent messages to each of the western A. P. S. Chapters inviting them to participate in the enterprise by sending in the news and technical matter available in their districts. As you know many responded. To them and to them alone the credit should go for the success of the last issue and upon them rests the responsibility of a western publication. Without the aid of every western chapter we are hopelessly lost.
There are several chapters from which we have not heard. These chapters should communicate with the editor at once so that we can establish relations through which this magazine can better serve the projectionists in his district. We have incurred a serious obligation by presuming to represent the western projectionist. BUT the burden is not ours alone, it rests equally upon every A. P. S. man in the west. Let’s get together and combine our efforts to better the craft in the west.
The interest being taken in this magazine by studio executives is very gratifying indeed. It has been my pleasure and privilege to interview during the last month several of them who are well known. Mr. Douglas Shearer of Metro Goldwyn Mayer
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expressed the opinion that mutual benefits will be accrued by the exchange of ideas made possible by publishing a magazine in the close proximity of the studios and circulating it extensively to the projectionists in the field., Mr. Shearer the technician in charge of sound at the M-G-M studio which places him in direct contact with all of the latest developments in this important branch of the industry. He was kind enough to offer his co-operation in the compilation of technical news for the western projectionists delectation.
We next called on Mr. S. J. Lambert who is in charge of theatre contact for the M.G.M. studio. We were equally well received and were assured by him that we can expect contributions from him for early issues.
Our next call was Mr. William Newberry of the publicity department of the same studio. We requested from Mr. Newberry an article on the relationship of studio practices to the projectionist. He promised to comply with our request in the near future.
We left the M.G.M. lot happy in the knowledge that we had found many new friends for the projectionists and that we were going to be to some extent at least instrumental in bringing the two into closer contact with each other.
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MISSING MEN ON ROLL CALL
In the last issue two names were omitted from the roll call of Chapter 7. They were Frank Erler and B. Platt. Both are very active in A. P. S. affairs and were omitted by an unfortunate error.