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highway safety problems in Massachusetts. This is the first time since the awards were established in 1934 that a university radio station has been honored. The program was cited as “the best public service series by a radio station in the United' States, out¬ ranking a large field of commercial station entries.” The META-Board of Education series, the “Living Blackboard,” has been awarded a special citation from the Manufacturing Chemists’ Assn, in recognition of an outstanding contribution toward advancing an un¬ derstanding of and interest in science. The series programs particularly named were “Science Corner,” the “Science Club,” and “Career in Focus.” On the basis of fine symphonic broadcasts and a high intellectual level of programming, WDET, Wayne State University’s radio station, was awarded a certificate by the Detroit Advisory Council for Ed¬ ucation by Radio and Television. Another honor awarded the university came to its television depart¬ ment as a citation for outstanding programs on WTVS. The American Council for Better Broadcasts has planned an outstanding program for its national con¬ vention in Columbus, Ohio, May 14 and 15. The line-up of speakers includes Mrs. Dorothy Culbertson, NBC’s coordinator of ETV; Dr. Tracy F. Tyler, editor of the NAEB Journal and education professor, Uni¬ versity of Minnesota; Barrie Thorne, representative of BBC; George C. McConnaughey, Esq., former chairman of the FCC; and Dr. Leslie Spence, execu¬ tive director of ACBB. NEW YORK ETV APPROVED The New York Board of Regents recently gained ap¬ proval for the state’s first major venture in educa¬ tional television. The final step was accomplished with Gov. Averell Harriman’s signature on a bill ap¬ propriating $600,000 for telecasts over WOR-TV, a privately owned New York City station which of¬ fered' use of its daytime hours to ETV. The appropriation was previously approved by the state legislature to defray operating expenses of the project. State-financed educational TV previously has been limited to closed-circuit experiments in some schools. The new program calls for continuation of those projects and includes a fledgling plan for state aid to school districts for ETV. According to an announcement received from the National Assn, of Broadcasters, members of the NAEB are invited to participate in the observance of May as National Radio Month. HAGERSTOWN PLAN REPORTED BY NEWSCASTER When ABC newscaster Edward P. Morgan recently spent a few days in Hagerstown, Md., he expressed an interest in the instructional TV experiment cur¬ rently in progress there. He visited Pangborn Ele¬ mentary School, one of 23 schools in Washington (Md.) County that are teaching by television, and re¬ lated his impressions to his newscast listeners. Started just fifteen months ago, the five-year program has been helped by contributions and sup¬ port from the Fund for the Advancement of Educa¬ tion, the television manufacturing industry and the NEWSLETTER