Motion Picture Herald (May-Jun 1946)

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The perennial Impresario of SMPE conventions is W.W. Kunzmann. increasing interest in the contribution of the electronic technologices. It is appropriate and important, also somewhat precedent in time, to make note of that other great contribution of science and skills in communication and leadership, made to the Society by Dr. John Ickeringill Crabbree, Kodak chemist extraordinary, and distinguished author. He is in fact the author of that masterwork entitled : "Herstellung photographisher Losungen and Behandlung photographisher Chemikalien." He did that one in 1929, and one must agree with the Goldsmithian contention that the literary monkejrs would break their necks trying to write a similar one. As readers of the Society's Journal know, the attentions of Dr. Crabtree — ^his behandlung, as it were — has through most of its history conferred upon it a special quality of editorial and scientific competency and coherence, this in addition to many distinguished papers on photochemistry of cinema reference from his own hand. A notable extension of the functioning and influences of the Society is also to be noted in the activities of the Film Preservation Committee under the attentions of John G. Bradley, long with the National Archives and now in charge of the Motion Picture Project of the Library of Congress, in sympatic© association with Dr. Luther Evans, librarian. This, a tie with the Society, in the opinion of this writer, represents the substantially first enduring and functionally correct relation between motion pictures and the national Government. It has in it no politics, also no politicians. It has also, in terms of the Goldsmith chance-quantum formula, better than 1 cq., of survival and success, this in part because the Society has enough objectivity, a rare earth, to give encouragement. There is now and will continue to be for a while, a simmering of contemplation and discussion of research activities by and through the Society. Part of that no doubt grows out of the remarks of Eric Johnston, president of the Motion Picture Association, nee Hays Office, about a Motion Picture Institute. It is also now said, in that casual way of saying, that there has been indication that through the Motion Picture Association, the Society may be getting between twenty and thirty thousand dollars for research. That is pleasantly indicative of the {Continued on page 27) CENTURY PROJECTOR CORPORATION 729 SEVENTH AVENUE. NEW Y0RK19. N. Y. MASTER PORTABLE New Improved Models for constant uninterrupted, trouble-free service — uniform changeovers — noiseless operation. yNr'iie for fu/f information. THE KNEISLEY ELECTRIC CO. 500 So. St. Clair St. TOLEDO, OHIO CoNC^ LiFB AMO HiOHEJi E^nciBNcy BEHER THEATRES, MAY 4, 1946 23