Motion Picture Herald (Sep-Oct 1936)

58 MOTION PICTURE HERALD September 26, 1936 SMPE FALL CONVENTION TO DISCUSS PROGRESS Sessions Open October 12th at Sagamore Hotel in Rochester; The Tentative Program The Fall Convention of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers will be held at the Sagamore hotel, Rochester, N. Y., October 12 to 15, and for the first time since 1922 the members of the society will be entertained by Eastman Kodak, Bausch and Lomb Optical companies and others at the home offices and plants of the organizations. On the second day of the four-day meeting the Kodak Park plant of the Eastman Kodak Company will be host to the members with a special invitation luncheon at the park plant. The following day Bausch and Lomb will hold a similar luncheon. Inspection tours of the factories are planned for the visitors by each of the manufacturing organizations. The semi-annual banquet will be held on Wednesday evening, October 14, at the Oak Hill Country Club at which time the presentation of the SMPE Journal Award and the Progress Medal will be made. Recipients of these awards already have been selected by the board of governors but their identity will not be announced prior to the banquet. Announcement of the election of officers will be made at the first meeting, Monday morning, October 12th. This session will be followed by an informal luncheon, when Charles Stanton, mayor of Rochester, will welcome the delegates to the Kodak City. Among the papers to be read at the gathering are three to be delivered by Dr. C. E. Kenneth Mees, vice-president and director of research of the Eastman Kodak Company. Dr. Mees' papers are : "The Development of the Art and Science of Photography in the Twentieth Century" ; "Color Photography" (with demonstrations and motion pictures), and "The Kodak Research Laboratories." C. G. Wever and J. R. Hill will represent the National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C, with two papers. A number of papers will be read by west coast members of the society as well as those from Chicago, Rochester and New York. The tentative program of the convention, in full, follows : MONDAY, OCTOBER 12th 9:00 a.m. Registration, Sagamore Hotel Roof. 10:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sagamore Roof, Business and General Sessions. Opening Remarks by President H. G. Tasker (10 Min.). Report of the Convention Committee, W. C. Kunz mann, Convention Vice-President (5 Min.). Society Business (20 Min.). Election of Officers for 1937. Report of the Secretary, J. H. Kurlander. Report of the Treasurer, T. E. Shea. Report of the Membership Committee, E. R. Geib, Chairman. "Slide Rule Sketches of Hollywood," H. G. Tasker, Universal Pictures Corp., Universal City, Calif. (20 Mins.) "The Development of the Art and Science of Photography in the Twentieth Century" (Illustrated), C. E. Kenneth Mees, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N. Y. (1 Hour). 12:30 p.m. Main Dining Room; Informal Luncheon. For members and guests. Address of Welcome by the Hon. Charles Stanton, Mayor of Rochester; Response by President Tasker. 2:00 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sagamore Hotel Roof; Sound and Apparatus Session. Report of the Sound Committee, P. H. Evans, Chairman (15 Min.). "A Record Word-Spotting Mechanism," R. H. Heacock, RCA Manufacturing Co., Inc., Camden, N. J. (25 Min.). "Modern Loud Speaking Telephones and Their Developments," C. Flannagan, R. Wolf, and W. C. Jones, Electrical Research Products, Inc., New York, N. Y. (25 Min.). "A Review of the Quest for Constant Speed," E. W. Kellogg, RCA Manufacturing Co., Inc., Camden, N. J. (25 Min.). Symposium on Projector-Testing Devices. "A new Type of Peak Reading Volume Indicator," F. L. Hooper, Electrical Research Products, Inc., New York, N. Y. (15 Min.). "A Neon Type Volume Indicator," S. Read, Jr., RCA Manufacturing Co., Inc., Camden, N. J. (15 Min.). "A Neon Tube Oscilloscope as an Utility Instrument for the Projection Room," F. H. Richardson, Motion Picture Herald, New York, N. Y., and T. P. Hover, Ohio Theatre, Lima, Ohio (Demonstration) (15 Min.). "The Schwartzkopf Method of Identifying Criminals," J. Frank, Jr., RCA Manufacturing Co., Inc., Camden, N. J. (Demontration.) (20 Min.). Demonstration Film Showing Several Applications of Photography with Polarized Light (15 Min.). 8:15 p.m. Eastman Theatre; Special Lecture Demonstration. "Color Photography" (with demonstrations and motion pictures), C. E. K. Mees, Vice-President and Director of Research, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N. Y. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 3+h 9:00 a.m. Buses will be at the Sagamore Hotel to transport members and guests to the Kodak Research Laboratories at Kodak Park. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Auditorium, Kodak Research Laboratories; General Technical Session. "The Kodak Research Laboratories," C. E. Kenneth Mees, Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N. Y. (15 Min.). "Manufacture of Modern Film," E. K. Carver, Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N. Y. (25 Min.). "Stability of Motion Picture Film as Determined by Accelerated Aging," J. R. Hill and C. G. Weber, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C. (25 Min.). "The Care of Slide-Films and Motion Picture Film," C. G. Weber and J. R. Hill, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C. (25 Min.) "Fire Protection in the Motion Picture Industry," H. Anderson, Paramount Pictures, Inc., New York, N. Y. (25 Min.). 1:10 p.m. Invitation Luncheon at the Kodak Park Plant of the Eastman Kodak Company. 2:00 p.m. to 5 p.m. Inspection tour of Kodak Park and the Kodak Research Laboratories. Sagamore Hotel Roof. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14th 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Sagamore Hotel Roof; Optics and Lighting Session. "The Art of Lighting," G. Folsey, Hollywood, Calif. (20 Min.). "Effect of Lens Aberrations Upon Image Quality," W. B. Rayton, Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. (25 Min.). "Mercury Arcs of Increased Brightness and Efficiency," L. J. Buttolph, General Electric Vapor Lamp Co., Hoboken, N. J. (Demonstration.) (25 Min.). Report, of the Studio Lighting Committee, R. E. Farnham, Chairman (15 Min.). "Recent Developments of High-Intensity Arc Spotlamps for Motion Picture Production," E. 0. Richardson, Mole-Richardson, Inc., Hollywood, Calif. (15 Min.). "Trick and Process Cinematography," J. A. Norling, Loucks & Norling Studios, New York, N. Y. (Demonstration.) (20 Min.). "A Third-Dimension Effect in Animated Cartoons," J. E. Burks, Fleischer Studios, New York, N. Y. (Demonstration.) (20 Min.). 1:10 p.m. Invitation Luncheon at Bausch & Lomb Optical Company. Transportation to the Bausch & Lomb Plant will be provided. Buses will leave the Sagamore Hotel at 12:30 p.m. sharp. 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. — Inspection Tour of Bausch & Lomb Plant. 7:30 p.m. Oak Hill Country Club; Semi-Annual Banquet. Motorcoach transportation will be provided to and from the Club by the Transportation Committee. Coaches will leave the Sagamore Hotel promptly at 7:00 p.m. Presentation of SMPE Journal Award. Presentation of SMPE Progress Medal. Addresses by eminent members of the industry. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15th 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Sagamore Hotel Roof; Apparatus and Equipment Symposium. "Continuous Projection as Applied to Film-Viewing Machines," J. L. Spence, Akeley Camera, Inc., New York, N. Y. (15 Min.). "New Recording Equipment" and "An Improved Reel-End Alarm," D. Canady, Canady Sound Appliance Co., Cleveland, Ohio (25 Min.). "Three-Wire Direct -Current Supply for Projector Arcs," C. C. Dash, Hertner Electric Co., Cleveland, Ohio (15 Min.). "A Demonstration Triode Tube," F. E. Eldridge and H. F. Dart, Westinghouse Lamp Co., Bloomfield, N. J. (15 Min.). "New Theatre Reproducing Equipment," J. S. Pesce, RCA Manufacturing Co., Inc., Camden, N. J. (15 Min.). Report of the Standards Committee, E. K. Carver, Chairman (15 Min.). "The Use of • Visual Equipment in Elementary and Secondary Schools," C. M. Koon, Office of Education, U. S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C. (20 Min.). 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sagamore Hotel Roof; Laboratory Session. "The ' Performance Record of an Automatic Recording Densitometer," C. Tuttle and M. E. Russell, Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N. Y. (20 Min.). "A Developing Machine for Sensitometric Work," L. A. Jones, M. E. Russell and H. R. Beacham, Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N. Y. "Some Aspects of Reduction Printing," G. Friedl, Jr., Electrical Research Products, Inc., New York, N. Y. (25 Min.). "Influence of Sprocket Hole Perforations upon the Development of Adjacent Sound-Track Areas," J. G. Frayne and V. Pagliarulo, Electrical Research ^ Products, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif. (25 Min.). "Improvements in Lenticulated Film," D. Gretener, Opticolor Co., Glarus, Switzerland. V OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES IN CHARGE Program and Facilities W. C. Kunzmann, Convention Vice-President J. I. Crabtree, Editorial Vice-President G. E. Matthews, Chairman, Papers Committee H. Griffin, Chairman, Projection Committee E. R. Geib, Chairman, Membership Committee W. Whitmore, Chairman, Publicity Committee Local Arrangements E. P. Curtis, Chairman; G. A. Blair, A. A. Cook, J. I. Crabtree, K. M. Cunningham, K. C. D. Hickman, L. A. Jones, G. E. Matthews, I. L. Nixon, W. B. Rayton, E. C. Roland, L. M. Townsend. Registration and Information W. C. Kunzmann, Chairman; E. R. Geib, S. Harris. Transportation C. M. Tuttle, Chairman; F. E. Altman, E. K. Carver. J. G. Jones, J. C. Kurz, H. B. Tuttle. Hotel Accommodations K. M. Cunningham, Chairman; J. G. Capstaff, E. K. Carver, A. A. Cook, O. Sandvik, H. B. Tuttle. Projection H. Griffin, Chairman; A, A. Cook, W. H. Repp, E. C. Roland, E. F. Tetzlaff, L. M. Townsend. Banquet I. L. Nixon, Chairman; G. A. Blair, W. Clark, A. A. Cook, R. M. Evans, W. C. Kunzmann, S. E. Sheppard, H. B. Tuttle, J. S. Watson. Publicity W. Whitmore, Chairman; F. C. Ellis, E. C. Fritts, J. C. Kurz, G. E. Matthews, E. C. Roland. 'Film Daily' Appoints Bahn Managing Editor Chester B. Bahn this week became managing editor of The Film Daily. The former motion picture critic of the Syracuse, N. Y., Herald succeeds Don Carle Gillette, who resigns after seven years to produce stage plays, starting with "In the Bag." John W. Alicoate, Film Daily publisher, gave the departing and the incoming managing editors a luncheon at the Cinema Club on Wednesday. French Prize Picture Opens "La Kermesse Heroique," the French film awarded the gold medal at the Venice International Exposition for 1936, was given its American premiere on Tuesday evening when it was offered as the opening attraction of the new Filmarte theatre on 58th Street, New York. A review of the production will appear in next week's issue of Motion Picture Herald.