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- u - JCET ANNOUNCES $11+5,000 GRANT FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION The Fund for Adult Education, established by the Ford Foundation. has granted SlW^cra to the Joint Committee on Educational Television, now in its second year fp_ The announcement was made by Arthur S. Adams, President of the A* t trustee —' Education, one of the seven constituent organizations of the Committee, and tr of its funds# 11 The amount of the grant is somewhat larger than that of last year S ke6P ~ ing with the expanded program planned by the JCET for 193>2-£3* Ad xp The Chairman of the Joint Committee on Educational Television, Edg^F^r^elcomed the new grant as an expression of confidence in the work of the Committee. ™ M emphasis^of the JCET Sring the past year has been to finalize the rcserved televi- sion channels for educational use, according to Fuller, who went on to say. -On April 11*, 1952, the Committee publicly hailed the new television plan of the FCC, with 21*2 of the 2053 channel assignments reserved for education, as a victory fbr education. Much of the credit for that victory goes to ^ 888 g ’ universities, public school systems, state departments of education, ^ Public service agencies, which, with the assistance of the JCET, P res ®^* d a ^^ r ®^s supporting the reservation principle. These university and schocladministrators must now make specific plans to use their reserved channels, and they look to the JCET to provide them with information and assistance#” Field Consultation Service Planned To meet this urgent need for help, the Joint Committee onEducationalTelevision has completed plans for a field consultation service to educators. Consultants with ex perience and know-how in the legal, engineering and programing areas of broadcast ing will be available to advise educators at local and regional meetings# Fuller cited four points of enphasis in the new program: 1. Establishment of organizational patterns appropriate for varied educational interests planning to participate in the use of a television channel. 2. Explanation of legal procedures required by the FCC for the application of a construction permit# 3* Discussion of technical facilities needed# Lu Encouragement of program exchange on a regional and national basis. The Committee expects to continue its legal activities in Washington, acting as liaison between various educational institutions and the Federal Communications Commission# Ralph Steetle, Executive Director, summarized the over-all objectives of the Commit tee*s program: ”The Joint Committee on Educational Television seeks to represent the of education in the newest and most powerful of the mass media. It will pro d the necessary information to university aid school administrators to help them make informed decisions in regard to television# It will levisioiTtta'ough ~ the expression of public and educational support for educational television through all possible channels#” MINNEAPOLIS IS THE PLACE FOR THE NAEB CONVENTION THIS YEAR