NAEB Newsletter (August 1, 1938)

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Office of Executive Secretary- University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois August 1, 1938 THE CONVENTION Because of complication regarding dates and place of annual meeting, it has not been possible to state either in this issue. A special publication will be sent you by first class mail when the call is issued. ARMSTRONG PERRY DIES Long a friend of educational radio and service manager of the National Committee on Education by Radio, Armstrong Perry, 6l died July 5 at his home in Westport, Conn. Educator and editor, Mr. Perry made a survey of educational broadcasting in Europe in 1933 for the Payne Fund and afterward became a specialist in radio in the U.S. Office of Education. The following year he became service manager of the National Committee. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Montanye Perry, also a writer, and a brother. Mr. Perry was injured more than a year ago in Venezuela. For months he refrained for over-work, on orders of his doctors. EQUIPMENT FOR MICHIGAN Regents of the University of Michigan In their last meeting of the year acknowledged receipt of radio equipment valued at $7,500 from WJR, Detroit. At the same time Prof. Waldo Abbot, director of broadcasting at the University, placed a value of $39,000 on gratis time for more than 200 programs broadcast direct from the campus through WJR. The equipment in the Ann Arbor campus studios makes the plant one of the best in the country. The studios are used for classes in radio technique as well as for broadcasting. (BROADCASTING, July 15) NO TROUBLE FROM A. F. OF M . Now comes word from Mr. Joseph N. Weber, president of the American Federation of Musicians, which clears a question raised some months ago when AFM started negotia¬ tions with the networks, stations, and recorders regarding use of union musicians. During certain stages of the negotiations it appeared that AFM would insist that record and transcription manufacturers sell only to approved radio stations. How¬ ever, recent events show this boycott feature will not be in the agreement between AFM and record and transcription manufacturers. So far as NAEB is concerned, here is Mr. Weber’s letter: "In answer to your favor I beg to advise you that the policy of the American Federa¬ tion of Musicians at the present time is not to prohibit its members from taking part in the manufacture of educational and musical recordings as long as no commer¬ cial use is made of such recordings."