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NAEB NEWS LETTER... ....Page 3....,.. .November I, 1944 FOR BOTH GROUPS SHOULD BE DOUBLED* UN ORDER TO G8VE THE ASSOCIATION A LARGER WORKING FUND NEEOED TO CARRY ON THE FIGHT FOR EDUCATIONAL BROAD¬ CASTING* NO FORMAL ACTION WAS TAKEN# BUT THE PRESIDENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO POLL ALL NAEB MEMBERS ON THE PROPOSITION. The EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WAS EMPOWERED TO ACT, IF, IN ITS JUDGMENT, ACTION WAS DESIRABLE. CONVENTION PROCEDURE AND COMMENT S In accordance with the wishes expressed by the NAEB members, THE CONVENTION WAS GIVEN TO DISCUSSION OF EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING PROBLEMS AND THE BUS¬ INESS OF THE ASSOCIATION. No FORMAL TALKS WERE PRESENTED AT THE MEETINGS, ALTHOUGH Mr. F 0 A t MaPES OF THE PROCUREMENT Of VI SION, TREASURY DEPARTMENT, DID TALK INFORMALLY WITH THE GROUP A80UT THE DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES BY THE GOVERNMENT. The RFC REGIONAL OFFICES WILL HAVE RADIO EQUIPMENT FOR DISPOSAL, IF ANY, AND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN EQUIPMENT, YOU SHOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE RFC REGIONAL OFFICES NEAREST YOU. As A MATTER OF RECORD, THERE WAS SO MUCH INTEREST IN THE PROBLEMS OF NAEB AND ITS MEMBERS THAT THE CHAIR FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO BREAK UP SCHEDULED MEETINGS. IN ADDITION TO THE PLANNED SESSIONS, THE MEMBERS VOTED AN EXTRA session for Monday morning. The Sunday night meeting, scheduled to last TWO HOURS, WAS FINALLY ADJOURNED AFTER H p.M. SOME OF THOSE PRESENT EXPRESSED THEMSELVES AS BELIEVING IT TO BE THE BEST NAEB CONVENTION OF RECENT YEARS. PRESIDENTS MESSAGE /N ASSUMING THE JOB AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, AND EDITOR OF THE NAEB NEWS LETTER, j«m Ebel announceo to the newly-elected NAEB president that the News-letter w^ould carry a presidential message each month. No sooner, SAID THAN DONE. ScHOOLEY SAYS• l e M GRATEFUL FOR THE HONOR OF HEADING NAEB, Now, THAT*S A BIT FORMAL FOR ME AND SOME OF THE NAEBers, WaLDQ AbBOT SAYS I W'R I TE BETTER WHEN I START ShOOTIN 8 FROM THE HIPS. WELL, ANYWAY, I APPRECIATE THE HONOR ANO ' LL DO MY BEST TO SERVE NAEB, AND THAT TO ME MEANS SERVING THE ASSOC** I AT I ON—ITS MEMBERS AND ITS AIMS. NOW, THE AIMS ARE IMPORTANT, And, ACTION IS IMPORTANT TOO. If I GO TO SLEEP ON THE JOB, JUST GIVE ME A KICK IN THE PANTS. And, DON 6 T WORRY IF \ FEEL LIKE IT i°M GOING TO DO A BIT OF KICKING MYSELF. I EXPRESSED MYSELF RATHER CRUDELY AT THE CONVENT I ON—FOR WHICH I APOLOG1ZE—BUT I SAY THAT IT IS HIGH TIME NAEB DO SOMETHING. W‘E 9 VE MADE A START AT THE RECENT FCC hearing. There is more to be done. NAEB CAN HELP NOT ONLY EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING IN GENERAL, BUT YOU IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTION. And, WHENEVER \ CAN HELP, JUST LET ME KNOW. More later. GIVE JIM A HAND, AND SOME HELP 9 ll Presenting, Jim Ebel, your new Executive Secretary. Jim has no soft job. He’ll have to have the help of every NAEB member. Give it to him.