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-2- I forget whether the Commission is to publish its findings on or before June 30 or complete its study on or before June 30 and publish its findings as quickly as possible thereafter. If the report is to be published on or before June 30 then it won't be long before the first draft of the report will be submitted to the members of the Commission. Somehow, some way, we should make a special effort to get the facts about the Commission's plans and today--Saturday--I called Bill Harley v at home in view of his meeting with Dr. McMurrin on Sunday, February 9„ I hope that he will be able to have a confidential visit with McMurrin alone in order to find out more about the Commission's plans concerning their report. I have just finished talking to Bill Harley at his home and we agreed that this whole subject matter area should receive the attention of all members of the Executive Staff after we have met during the week of February 16. It is also my hope that the first meeting on the subject can be done during the week of February 9. It is my great hope that the Commission will stress the need for more evidence through responsible research before specific recommendations can be made about the future use of television and radio for teaching pur¬ poses. If the Commission's report is unfavorable I am sure that a high percentage of superintendents of public schools which are at present using the broadcast services of ETV stations for instruction by television, and also superintendents of public schools which are considering 2500 MHz operations and/or cable operations, will think twice before they go further with their plans. I also am sure that many superintendents of public schools which are using the services of ETV stations will be inclined to consider plans for reducing these services. Nearly two years ago I became an active director of Channel 2 and since I attended the first meeting I have heard nothing but discussions by the school board concerning either eliminating educational television or turning Channel 2 over to the foundation as a community channel. As you know Harold Wigren and several people from NAEB have met with the school board and the members of the foundation board about the programming for Dade County Schools by Channel 2. Because several school board members, mostly businessmen, became disenchanted with teaching by television, it is possible that Channel 2 will become purely a community station, and may or may not broadcast instructional programming for the Dade County Public Schools when it does become a community station. You also know that the Dade County School Board owns Channel 17 and is now in the process of erecting the first of four 2500 MHz. operations which they will rely on heavily in the future. Because of this experience in the past two years, I am more conscious than many people about the increasing number of disappointments which are being expressed by educators concerning the use of television for instructional purposes. I would emphasize that I am as well versed as many people about the arguments in favor of using educational television for instructional pur¬ poses. You have heard me express myself about the proper programming of computers and programming of television for instructional purposes. I am