NAEB Newsletter (Dec 1943)

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NAE8 NEWS LETTER. Page 5. "SCIENCE FIGHTS THE WAR* REVIEWED IN WNYC SERIES DECEMBER I, 1943 PRONT8 ON WHICH " SC 1 ENCE FIGHTS THE WAR” SERVE AS SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION on WNYC 1 s 8:15 p.m. Friday series in collaboration with the New York Branch of the American Association of Scientific Workers, Since scientific RESEARCH, ACCELERATED BY WoRLO WaR II, PURSUES MANY LINES, THE BROADCASTS; PRESIDED OVER BY Or. SaMUEL KaISER, EDUCATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW YORK BRANCH OF THE ASSOCIATION, COVER A WIDE RANGE OF INTEREST, The December topics for the "SCIENCE FIGHTS THE WAR" Series are typical OF THE BREADTH OF THE DISCUSSIONS. On Oecember 3, "HUMAN FACTORS IN WAR FLYING" WILL BE REVIEWED BY Or. Arthur Shapiro, a New York physician who has done research in human PHYSIOLOGY AS IT RELATE8 TO THE SUBJECT OF THE BROADCAST, "THE CHINESE INDUSTRIAL COOPERATIVES" is the topic of the December 10 broadcast, with David Leacock, engineer and specialist on Chinese problems for Industrial Cooperatives, Inc. Scientific sidelights on war-time problems, including famine, will be discussco on the December 17, "INDIA AND THE WAR", program, by G. 8. Lal, science editor of International News Service. On the last December "SCIENCE FIGHTS THE WAR" BROADCAST, "POWDER METALLURGY IN INDUSTRY AND AT THE FRONTS" will be discussed by Dr, Charles J„ Bier, research chemist and metallurgical engineer, Philip T„ Blackwooq, young American bass baritone, is scheduled to do a series of four recitals in December over WNYC, Saturday evenings at 8:30 p.m, "SONGS OF MANY LANDS" WILL PROVIDE THE MUSIC FOR THE BROADCASTS, AND THE FIRST PROGRAM ON DECEMBER 4 WILL BE A GROUP OF AMERICAN SONGS, THE SECOND a British group, the third a group of French and Russian works ano the FINAL BROADCAST IN THE SERIES, ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT WlLL BE A REQUEST PROGRAM OF FAVORITE NATIVITY MUSIC. Mr. BLACKWOOD, A GRAOUATE OF WESTMINSTER CHOIR College, has sung in church choirs throughout New York for several years, AND IS PRESENTLY IN THE CHOIR AT THE CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY. F(>R THE PAST SEVEN YEARS HE HAS SUNG WITH THE DESSOFF CHOIRS. Begun last year, WNYC’s "HISTORICAL CYCLE OF MUSIC" for the piano will CONTINUE THIS YEAR, SATURDAYS AT 9 P.M. AS A HALF-HOUR MUNICIPAL CONCERT Hall feature. As in last year’s Volume I of the series, the "HISTORICAL CYCLE" WILL HAVE THE SERVICE OF THE TALENTED PIANIST, DAVID StlMER, WHO TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF KEYBOARD MUSIC FROM ITS BEGINNING WITH ByRO ANO Rameau in the 16th century, through present day composers. Mr 0 Stimer, FORMER HOLDER OF THE PHILHARMONIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDY WITH JOSEPH LhEVINE ANO OF JUILLIARO GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS, HAS BEEN FACULTY ACCOMPANIST IN THE *CELLO DEPARTMENT AT JUILLARD AND IS CURRENTLY ON THE STAFF OF WNYC. Volume II begins on December 4th, with a broadcast by Mr. Stimer of works BY THE 17th CENTURY COMPOSER OF PIANO WORKS, DaNDRIEU. On THE TWO SUBSEQUENT SATUROAY NIGHT RECITALS, DECEMBER ItTH ANO S8TH, WORKS OF HANDEL WILL BE PLAYED, AND THE FOLLOWING THREE SATURDAY MUSI CALCS (DEC, 25, Jan. I and 8) will be devoted to music of Bach. Scarlatti will be the FEATURED COMPOSER ON THE "HISTORICAL CYCLE OF MUSIC" BROADCASTS FOR JAN. 15 AND 22.