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// £■ w S L FI TFV? Office of Executive Secretary Urhana, Illinois January 15, 1939 WHAT ARE YOUR STANDARDS? 3. Howard Evans, Secretary of t;he National Committee on Education by Radio, 1 Madison Avenue, New York City, is collecting dj ta on the standards whic control selection of proprams to be broadoast by member stations of NAEB. Will you please send direct to Mr. Evans any statement you mgty have on jour station policy In the selection of broaddast programs And also send a copy to your Executive Secretary. Pronto, PleaseS PCC REPORTS TO CONGRESS The Federal Communications Oomnisslon has made "substantial progress* 3 in increasing its effectiveness as a regulatory agency through chargee in practices, procedure and organization, Chairman Frank R. MpNlnch has told the Congress In a letter of transmittal, accompanying the Commission 11 s annual report to the Congress, Mr. McNlnch said that reforms already effected 'promise decidedly improved administration of the Communications Aot;«" His letter added: "These reforms have two broad purposes: First, greater efficiency, and second, the utmost protection attainable again?* possible improper influence by those having business with the commission." *pe accumulation of broadcasting oases and other work "has been nandled and made practicably current" through a speeding up of activity and a great deal of overtime work, the Chairman said. He noted also the abandonment of the divisional method or organ¬ ization, the abolishment of the Examining Division and other steps to reorganize the Comnisnlon*s administrative set-up. Reorganization steps alone, however, "cannot be a complete cure" for the Commission*s overload of work, Chairman McNinch said, pointing out that the administrative tasc throughout the range of the Commis¬ sion 8 s functions is large, varied and difficult. He continued: '♦Experience has demonstrated that the Commission is gravely under¬ staffed for its task and that this condition is largely responsible for the accumulation of work and the Inability to keep a great part of this work current. Overtime work by the staff Is unavoidable, and excessive.