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NaEB NEWS LETTER_.DeCo 1, 1940 ..... Page 3 A greater emphasis upon program production. Establishment of radio libraries. Establishment of courses in radio broadcasting and its use. Inc 'eased use of recordings . Organization of councils for cooperative production of broadcasts. Better cooperation between schools and commercial stations. An increasing recognition of university obligation in broadcasting field. Establishment of adequate broadcasting staffs and radio budgets. Improved publicizing of programs. Establishment of local studios for radio work shops, both as training centers and producing centers. «Tfce renorte this year from member institutions show continuation of orogrese in all the features listed above. Instead of attempting to amplify and support each item in the above list, it will be more satisfactory to the reader to examine the appended statements for each school." Listed as "high spots" in the report are the following paragraphs: "ILLINOIS - Station WILL, owned and operate! by the University of Illinois, reports the most successful year in its history. During the year more than 2,000 persons v:rote the station commending pro- grams. Complaints during the same period numbered five. WILL averaged 10 hours of operation during week-days. Thirty-seven courses were broadcast direct from the classroom. One of the five eyries of education dramas was produced at the request of the »i„ u Office of Education. Musical programs use only classical and semi-o’lassi cAl music. Programs of panel-discussion or roun^- table-type were continued. Special series of programs were arranred in many fields of education. The noon-day farm program ?aa presented by the College of Agriculture every week day, supplemental by special broadcasts. Special events and sports event* were broadcast with noticeable appreciation of alumni. The professional colleges presented a series of health programs. There was a weekly Parent-Teacher Forum, and editorials :vere read during the year on "The Illinois Editorial Review,* an original feature of WILL, which has since been ocpl«- by commercial broadcasting. "Additional personnel is needed as well as office and studio space. ProfessorR. B. Browne is chairman of the Radio Advisory Committee and Mr. Josef F. Wright is Director ol the Station WILL staff. "INDIANA - During the past year three weekly programs have been carried over WIRE, Indianapolis, entitled 'The Editorial of the Air 11 a round-table discussion*, a half-hour variety program con¬ sisting of drama, music, and interview; the Indiana University Ensemble, consisting of classical and semi-classical music, has just been accepted by the Mutual Broadcasting System as a regular weekly chain program. "The North Central Radio Conference was held on the campus in June. The conference was primarily to get constructive criticism of educational pro rams and to determine how mutual cooperation could