NAEB Newsletter (Mar 1935)

page 2 - Bulletin - March 27 was to make available to the entire state up-to-date materials direct from child development centers and to aid communities ih organizing study groups* Each suc¬ cessive year has seen an expansion of the original program, which presented a course for parents of elementary school children on topics of interest in the study of the school age child* This year, three courses have been offered; namely, the Preschool course, the Elementary school course, and the Adolescent course* Each course con¬ sisted of two series with ten talks in the first series and twelve in the second* Broadcasts were given three times a week beginning October 2, from Station WSUI (University of Iowa) and from WOI (Ames) on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for the preschool, elementary school, and adolescent courses respectively• The length of broadcast was approximately thirty minutes—twenty for the talk and ten for announce¬ ments and discussion of the replies received from groups and individual members to the problem sent out in time for the broadcast. Parents could enrol under the group plan or the individual plan* Gro up Plan ; Ten or more parents organized as a study group chose a leader who reported the names and addresses of the members and leader to the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station, State University of Iowa, Iowa City or to radio station WOI, Ames. At the time of enrolment, each group signified in which course and in which series it was interested* There was no charge for group enrolment* Each leader was supplied in advance with a copy of the lecture, suggested reading references and a problem to be discussed in connection with the broadcast* The group worked out a suggested solution to the problem and sent its answer to the Sta¬ tion at Iowa City on a report form provided for this purpose. These reports were assembled and discussed over the radio two weeks later* Libraries cooperated to make available the references used in the assignments* P. T. A. study groups enroled in the Radio Child Study Club received credit toward standard or superior rating* Individual Plan; To meet the needs of parents who find it difficult to join a group, the individual plan was developed. A person may enrol as an.individual member by paying a regis¬ tration fee of fifty cents for each series in which he or she wishes to enrol* Each individual member received a copy of the lecture and the assignwrafc for each lesson and reported solution to the problem* At the close of the enrolment on February 7, for the year 1934-1935 there were 2,305 members in the Radio Child Study Club. One hundred and fifty groups took ad¬ vantage of membership and forty-one individuals enroled* The growth of the Club from its inception may be compared with the report of 1932- 1933 which shows thirty-one groups representing 425 members* Copies of the addresses may be secured with the privilege of broadcasting over your station by addressing Dr* R* H* Ojemann, Iowa City, Iowa* THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Mr. Aiming S. Prall, who was appointed to fill the vacancy on the Federal Communica¬ tions Commission, received senate confirmation shortly after his appointment* Mr* Prall was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Commissioner Hampson Gary* The following commissioners were confirmed by the United States Senate February 7, 1935; Chairman, Aiming S* Prall; Judge Eugene 0. Sykes, Jackson, Mississippi; Col. Thad* H. Brown, Columbus, Ohio; Dr. Irvin Stewart, Fort Worth,