NAEB Newsletter (Dec 1957)

sheets mention this camera as belonging to the ATK or ATJ series although the heading is Television Camera CRV-59. ***** A new list of available FM, and FM-AM combina¬ tion receivers on the market has been compiled by Ray Cheydleur of WFSU-FM at Florida State Uni¬ versity. They are including the list in their fall pro¬ gram bulletin recently released. With the thought that other FM stations may want to include the list in their program bulletin or offer it to listeners, Ray has supplied us with a number of copies of the list. We’ll be glad to send it to you upon request. ***** “Fundamentals of Light and Lighting,” Bulletin LD-2 of the General Electric Company, is an 86 page text covering lighting terms, measurements, color systems and design fundamentals. Dick Lawson of the WILL-TV staff recommends it highly and uses it as a reference in his course work in TV pro¬ duction. If you’d like a copy, write to the Inquiry Bureau General Electric Co., Nela Park, Cleveland 12, Ohio. They also have available a multilithed list of lamps for studio and theatre spotlights and flood¬ lights. It covers lamps for virtually all of the units in use in television studios. It might be helpful to our readers in selection of proper lamp types for studio use. ***** “Operation Shoestring” a television project of the Schenectady Public Schools received considerable notice in the trade press last summer. A letter from Mr. Bernard F. Haake, Administrative Assistant, ex¬ plaining the project, arrived too late to be included in the October Newsletter. Perhaps the point most emphasized last summer was that the system cost only $3000.00. Mr. Haake states that they did not intend to imply that a Complex closed circuit television installa¬ tion could be obtained at this price. The purpose of the project was to place minimal equipment in the hands of teachers so that they could become ac¬ customed to working with it. The teachers did use the equipment, and now regard television in the same light that they regard a tape recorder or movie pro¬ jector. ***** The equipment used a GPL vidicon camera and monitor, which fed used television receivers purchased for the project and installed in three rooms adjacent to the transmitting classroom. Speakers were bor¬ rowed from film projectors to supply audio and room lighting was supplemented by photo floods in the “studio.” Mr. Haake believes that many school systems would be willing to spend $3000, as they did, to be¬ come familiar with this new medium and to see for themselves that it has application and value to edu¬ cation. Then they might be willing to consider more elaborate systems involving perhaps $40,000 to equip a high school of 2000 students. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year —NAEB— NETWORK NEWS — Bob Underwood All contributors of programs to the NAEB Radio Network will receive certificates of recognition suit¬ able for framing. The first certificates will be issued to contributors of series for the first quarter, 1958, offering and the 1957 and 1958 in-school offering. Additional certificates will be distributed at the be¬ ginning of each future quarter. The nine by eleven-inch certificates will be worded: “ (Title of Series) produced by (Station or Organ¬ ization) has been selected for distribution to the stations of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters Radio Network. Recognition is hereby given to this contribution to the educational broad¬ casting movement.” The certificates will be signed' by the executive di¬ rector of the NAEB and by the network manager. The idea of this procedure originated with the Radio Network School Committee, whose plan had such merit that it was decided to distribute certifi¬ cates to all network contributors. ***** Radio Station WUOM, University of Michigan, is working on a very original and interesting series for the network. This series is attempting to bring the outstanding musical activities of our colleges and universities to the radio audience of NAEB by means of 13-hour programs, each of which will be devoted to musical organizations from one or more education¬ al institutions. If you would like to contribute to this series please contact Mr. E. G. Burrows, Assistant Director of Broadcasting, Station WUOM, University of Michi¬ gan, Ann Arbor. You are urged to contact Mr. Bur¬ rows as soon as possible since actual pfoduction of the series will begin in the near future. ***** The NAEB Radio Network announces that it needs submissions particularly in the 30-minute segment area, although submissions for any time segment are always welcome. Outside of the grant-in-aid series few submissions of 30-minute program series are re¬ ceived. Write to the network manager for details on how to submit series. 10 NEWSLETTER