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-u- Statement of Program Acceptance Standards The following statement is intended as a guide in the selection of programs for use by the Tape Network,, Obviously few programs can meet all the standards listed below;; some programs excellently suited for the Tape Network may meet only a few of theme The Network as now constituted is to a large extent an outgrowth of the first Allerton House Radio Seminar of 19k9 $ therefore it is fitting that the committees should accept the basic educational programming principles determined at that meetingo As phrased by Robert Bo Hudson,, "The Allerton Seminar asserted that the aims of educational broad casting are the broad aims of educations "oo©education in a democracy has the responsibility of lifting the level of understanding and appreciation of the people^ of giving the individual a knowledge of himself and his society^ and of the tensions and perplexities in each$ "oooin a free society it is essential that the individual have a continuing sense of belonging and participating^ of keeping up with a coirplex and fast” moving world| "oooit is the responsibility of education to foster and further of belonging and counting„ w i/ that feeling The committees further agree that programs chosen for the Tape Network should meet cer tain minimum standards as tog (1) network suitability § (2) engineering standards ° 3 (3) audience appeal^ (M subject mattery and (5) presentation,, lo Network Suitability„ The programs distributed should be of widespread interest and should be selected to supplement the program resources of individual stations,, 2o Engineering Standards e The engineering standards of the programs dis¬ tributed shall conform to the standards drawn up by the NAEB Tape Net- work Engineering Advisory Committee„ 3o Audience Appeal 0 The programs should attract and hold their intended audiences„ i|o Subject Matter,, The programs— again in Hudson«s words —should be "distinguished by„oohigh concern for integrity in the selection,,o„of materials^, and by„ 0 „consistent dedication to social purpose,," Subject matter chosen should have the effect ofg "(1) informing^ "(2) stimulating the individual to organize and give meaning to information^ "(3) contributing to the understandings that make for better human rela¬ tions and adjustment, "(U) broadening participation in the culture of our society^ "(5>) acting as an outlet for the varied expressions of the community which the station serves^ and acting as a force within the com¬ munity to help it solve its problems^, and "(6) leading the way. by experiment^ towards new forms and activities of broadcastingo" 1/ Robert BolhHionT "Allerton House 19h9, 19^0% Hollywood Quarterly , Vole V, No„ 3* Po 239o