NAEB Newsletter (Nov 1941)

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NAEB NEWS LETTER November 15, 1941 Page 2 CITIZENS INFORMED OF ACTIVITY 3Y STATE ORGANIZATIONS AND TO DESCRIBE THE IMPORTANCE OF MATERIALS IN THE DEFENSE EFFORT, Proper diet to assure health during the emergency will be stressed in a program by the Michigan Nutrition in Defense Committee, heard each mon- oay at 3:15. Dean Marie Dye, of the Home Economics Division, is chair¬ man of this committee and in charge of the programs. Each Tuesoay, at 3:15, the Michigan Defense Council presents information OF ITS WORK IN STATE AND OF THE COOPERATION GIVEN BY STATE DEPARTMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS. On Wednesday, at 3:15, Professor C. C. DeWitt, of the Department of Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering, will tell about metals and CHEMICALS WHICH PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN DEFENSE, WHERE THEY ARE OB¬ TAINED ANO HOW USED. NEWS OF THE ARMY, WITH LATE3T INFORMATION OF THE MOVEMENTS OF MICHIGAN MEN AT FORT CUSTER AND OF THE ARMY IN GENERAL IS 'HEARD EACH FRIDAY AT 2:15. Afill Af 11! -gg-A L .Q,T.P. f U ° “Over a two week perioo we gave away over 1700 of the memo pads. The Youth Court is conducted by the head of the Sociology Department and EACH WEEK HE HAS A GROUP OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO DISCUSS WITH HIM PROBLEMS THAT ARE OF INTEREST AND THAT CONFRONTS YOUNG PEOPLE OF TO¬ DAY. SO FAR THIS YEAR, I FEEL THAT WE HAVE MADE VERY NOTABLE PROGRESS IN OUR RADIO WORK HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY. WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF NEW BROADCASTS ADDED TO OUR SCHEDULE, AND AT THE PRESENT TIME, ARE BROAD¬ CASTING BETWEEN 20 AND 23 PROGRAMS A WEEK OVER THE LOCAL STATION, KGFF.“ «| LOOK FORWARD EACH MONTH TO RECEIVING THE NAEB NEW3 LETTER. I THINK THAT SO FAR THIS YEAR, IT HAS OEEN MUCH BETTER THAN THE ONES WE RE¬ CEIVED LAST YEAR,“ “In ABOUT TWO WEEKS WE ARE STARTING a NEW 3ERIES OF BROADCASTS WHICH I THINK WILL BE OF INTEREST. THE PROGRAM WILL BE CALLED WARS AND THE World, Each week during this series of broadcasts, different members OF THE FACULTY WILL DISCUSS HOW WARS HAVE EFFECTED LITERATURE, MUSIC, ART, RELIGION, ETC. ENCLOSED YOU WILL FIND MY SELECTION FOR THE 1942 NAEB Convention Meeting Place. m ASKS ALL EDUCATION TO SHOULOER DEFENSE TASK Federal Security administrator Paul V. McNutt today announced a plan BY WHICH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS, EDUCATIONAL LEADERS, ANO CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS CAN PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL DEFENSE. He ISSUED A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS TO THE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CIVILIAN MORALE SERVICE TO BE DEVELOPED BY THE U. S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION. IN SHAPING PLANS FOR RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION IS COOPERATING WITH THE Office of Civilian Oefense.