NAEB Newsletter (March 20, 1937)

- 5 - WESG . Cornell - University . Charloo A. Taylor comes through with this informa¬ tion about the radio activities of Now York State College of Agriculture, at Cornell. "During the past year and a half one of the regular features on the farm program of WESG has been a topic entitled "As Farmers See It". This is a regular Saturday noon feature and about seventy-five different farmers have spoken in the series. We have been delighted with the response which these people have had, and we propose to con¬ tinue the series indefinitely. Each one of these farmers has carte blanche to come to the studio and paint the thing as he sees it. They seem to like the experience and I think it is a good thing for our program. In choosing farmers to invite, we consult with the extension specialists in the various departments of the college and they have been careful to pick farmers who have been successful in their own communities and are respected there. Such farmer u are not hard to find, of course, in this state." "The Cornell Radio Guild is nearing the completion of its second year on the air. This is a weekly program presented by the Cornell Radio Guild which is a reg¬ ularly organized student activity at Cornell University. It has the unusual feature of having been organized and operated by the students, especially those interested in dramatics, public speaking, and various musical organizations on the campus. It is, of course, aided by faculty advice when that advice is sought. The participants in the Radio Guild are chosen competitively, and it is noted that about one and a half times as many students try out for the Guild as try out for football. Western State Touchers College . Kalamazoo. In a brief letter W. G. Marburger says: "We are putting on two fifteen minute broadcasts a week over WKZO, a local commercial station. The programs are varied in nature, drawn from the fields of art, music, history, economics, science, liter*ture, etc. Approximately one-third of our programs are put on by students generally under faculty direction. The others are put on by different faculty members. We are experimenting with the use of recordings on these programs. Our first transcription programs were given on Feb. 11 and March 9. Another will occur on March 50. If we are as successful with these as we hope, it will be possible for us to present on our radio programs some of the outstanding personalities who come to our campus from time to time. Because of the inconvenience of our broadcasting period, we cannot do this at present." W1XAL , Boston . Massachusetts (International, short-wave, educational, non¬ commercial station). The microphones of W1XAL have entered the class-rooms of Harvard University. Short wave listeners may now hear regular University classes. A literature and history lecture is being used in the experiment. An early .issue of this News-Letter will report the results of the venture. With this News Letter is included a copy of President McCarty*s talk "The University Station Director Faces His Problems". Let’s have your comments. How does it fit your case? McCarty needs your guidance in planning his Ohio Institute state¬ ment on "Why The Educational Station?" Write him*. S.O.S . - Send On Some NEWS! Many station activities are not being reported. Send the news-notes and Exchange Packet material to H*A. Eng@l, Radio Hall, Madison, Wisconsin. Don't keep your accomplishments a secret — share them!