NAEB Newsletter (Sept 1940)

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NAEB OFFICERS FOR 1940 -41 Professor H, G e Ingham, KFKU, University of Kansas, was re-elected president of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters at the closing session of the annual convention held September 6 and 7 in the Morrison Hotel, Chicago, C, Jensen, WCaL, St, Olaf College, was elected vice-president to succeed M. Yield YJhite, formerly of SWSC, W. I, Griffith, WOI, Iowa State College was re-elected treasurers Executive committee members named were: Carl Menzer, WSUI, University of Iowa; M. S. Novik, YINY0, Municipal Broadcasting System, New York; Harold Engel, YIHA,. University of Wisconsin; Luke Roberts, KOAC, Oregon State College; Garland Powell, YJRUF, University of Florida; and, Homer Heck, YIN AD, University of Oklahoma, Election of officers brought to a close another annual convention which kept attending NASB members on the go and jbut them on the alert. It was the concensus of speakers and members that the educational broadcasting stations have a real service to render with a dynamic program for democracy and national defense. So Howard Evans, Executive Secretary of the National Committee on Education by Radio, pointed out that educational stations should take positive action. Educational stations can profitably work cooperatively with civic organisations, Evans pointed to obvious advantages which ms,y be gained by courageous corraling of strength through the se groups„ Franklin L, Burdette, Executive Secretary of the National Foundation for Education in American Citizenship, explained the proposed program of his organization. He said it proposes; 1, To encourage and promote more effective education in citizen¬ ship and in administration of government, 2, To encourage universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools, arid other educational institutions, to make compre¬ hensive instruction in the American form of government available to all students, 3 0 To aid and encourage the collaboration of ecucators and citi¬ zens in developing basic instruction in American principles. 4, To cooperate with educational associations, non-political organizations, national and regional movements interested