NAEB Newsletter (Apr 1952)

HULL - TAYLOR - HUDSON TO PARIS FOR UNESCO Three American television experts attended the first international meeting on televi¬ sion to be organized by UNESCO — the United Nations Educational* Scientific and Cultural Organization, They were Robert B. Hudson of Urbana* Illinois* TV consult¬ ant to the Ford Foundation's Fund for Adult Education; Richard B. Hull* director of WOI-TV* Ames, Iowa; and Davidson Taylor* general production executive for the NBC Television network* New York City, As members of the UNESCO Advisory Committee on Television* they will meet in Paris from April 7 to 12 with men and women from nine other countries where television has become an important means of communication, Luther H. Evans* Librarian of Congress and chairman of the U, S, National Commission for UNESCO* in making the announcement said that UNESCO had chosen three American representatives on its advisory committee of thirteen in recognition of the advanced development of television in this country. The three U, S, experts were chosen by UNESCO as representatives of a major television network* a college which has experi¬ mented in educational television and a member of a research institution which has carried out studies on the influence of television in society. Other members of the Committee were Mrs. Mary Adams of BBC-TV and Maurice Corhan* formerly director of BBC-TV* Great Britain; Mr, Porche* Director-General of French radio and television; Mr. Zaffrani* Secretary-General of radio in Italy; Professor Kors* President of the Netherlands association for TV; Mr. Besencon* Director-General of Swiss radioj and Mr. Seguin, Director of Television for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, The primary object of UNESCO in organizing the conference was to discover any poss¬ ible ways in which it can itself assist the development of television on the inter¬ national plane, and promote its use for the purposes of education* science and culture, EDUCATIONAL FM GRANT TO KNOXVILLE* TENNESSEE, SCHOOL On January 8 the FCC granted the application of Fulton High School of Knoxville* Tennessee* for a non-commercial educational FM broadcasting station. PROFESSOR GORDON RIDES THE CIRCUIT University of Wisconsin Professor E. B. Gordon* known to thousands of Wisconsin boys and girls as their invisible singing teacher* has begun his yearly "circuit ride" to Wisconsin towns to conduct his regional music festivals. These festivals climax the year's "Journeys in Music Land" broadcasts presented by Professor Gordon over State Radio Stations WHA* WLBL* and the State FM network each weex during the school year. Approximately 90*000 children are now enrolled in the course. This year Mr. Gordon has arranged 13 regional festivals in addition to the one at Edison on May 10* which is expected to bring together more than 3*000 Badger children. This year at the regional festivals the children will not only see Mr. Gordon and sing with him; they'll also be able to meet the man who tells them how to have fun in art by radio—James Schwalbach of "Let's Draw." Schwalbach is extension specialist in art and design who broadcasts every Tuesday at 1*30 p.m.* using stories and songs based on Wisconsin's rich heritage to teach students the fundamentals of art, Schwalbach's part of the program will include a demonstration of the ains of the course and a showing of some of the work accomplished by his radio pupils.