NAEB Newsletter (January 1, 1964)

NEWSLETTER NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS VOL. 29, NO. 1 JANUARY, 1964 1966 NAEB Convention Bids Wanted Bids are being accepted for the 1966 NAEB national conven¬ tion, which will be in the Midwest. The deadline for bids to be received in the NAEB Washington office is February 5, 1964. Kansas City and Cincinnati have already issued invi¬ tations. This is a new procedure, approved by the Board of Direc¬ tors at the Milwaukee convention, to allow selection of con¬ vention sites three years in advance. This should result in less difficulty arranging hotel space at the time desired. Members of the NAEB National Convention Committee will choose two finalists from among the bids and, after Board approval of the two, the NAEB staff wi)ll select the final site—based on respective facilities, prices, and help. Announcement of the site will be made April 1. Bidders are asked to include the following information: 1. Invitations from hotels, with information about space for meetings, space for exhibits, and rates. 2. Invitation from the Chamber of Commerce or convention bureau, with an indication of the help this group is willing to provide. 3. Specific information from the NAEBers extending the invitation as to what help they can provide. 4. An indication as to whether or not arrangements can be made locally to underwrite the expenses of a visit by an NAEB staff member if the city is one of the two finalists. More Go to Samoa During the last two months several persons have gone to Samoa to work on the NAEB ETV project there. They are: Gary Bergland, producer-director from Auburn University, Alabama; Jim Hodgins, film specialist and photographer, WEDU-TV, Tampa; Marjorie Igguldden, artist, WJCT, Jacksonville, Florida; H. Eugene Larson, engineer, KVIE, Sacramento; and Lorin Swazey, WEDU-TV, Tampa. Vernon Bronson, NAEB director of research and develop¬ ment, recently said that three others are to go in February, to join the above and the engineering team which went to Samoa last summer. Scheduled to leave next month are: Robert Costello, technician, KTPS-TV, Tacoma, Washington; Lyn¬ don Fisher, a recent graduate of Ohio University, Athens; and Norman Tyler, ETV teacher, KTPS-TV, Tacoma. Bronson said he is currently negotiating with teachers from six cities across the nation, to obtain persons with TV teach¬ ing experience to work with the new Samoan ETV system. In making the announcements, Bronson stressed that personnel going to Samoa must have not only the professional capabili¬ ties required, but also families who are psychologically ad¬ justed to living in an island community away from home. NAEBers May Obtain Group Insurance NAEB Individual members may obtain accident insurance at considerable savings under a new plan sponsored by the NAEB. Detailed announcements were mailed to all Individ¬ ual members during December. Upcoming NAEB Meetings January 29-31. Educational radio conference, University of Chicago Center for Continuing Education. February 26-29. Region VI meeting in conjunction with 17th Annual Western Radio and Television Conference, Jack Tar Hotel, San Francisco. March 1-4. Conference on improvement of television teaching, . University of Missouri. March 22-24. Region III meeting, Indiana University. April 9-11. Region II meeting, Columbia, South Carolina. October 6-7. Music directors conference, University of Wis¬ consin. October 25-28. National convention, Austin, Texas. Correction of IERT Dates Dates for the 1964 IERT were listed incorrectly in the De¬ cember Newsletter. Correct dates are May 26-28. Ohio State Awards Entry Deadline Deadline for entry in the 1964 Ohio State Awards is January 15, 1964. For entry forms and further information, write: IERT, 2470 North Star Road, Columbus, Ohio 43221. Instructional Division Sponsors Conference The NAEB Instructional Division will sponsor a national conference March 1-4, 1964, at the University of Missouri, Columbia. The division will also have its organizational meet¬ ing at this time. Topics to be considered are: Teaching and Utilization, Ad¬ ministrator’s Viewpoint, Current Research and Experimenta¬ tion, Graphics and Instructional Aids, Sharing Instructional Resources Through Television, and Role of the Director. The conference planners are developing the program to interest in¬ structional broadcasting personnel, school administrators, teachers, and audiovisual people responsible for TV planning and utilization. “Improvement of Teaching by Television and Radio” is the conference theme. Members of the planning committee are: Barton Griffith, chairman, University of Missouri; Robert Boston, St. Louis schools; Leslie Greenhill, Pennsylvania State University; Charles McIntyre, University of Illinois; Rhea Sikes, Pitts¬ burgh schools; and ex-officio members Ed Lambert, Univer¬ sity of Missouri, and Harold Hill, NAEB. Four Receive Citations One institution and three individuals were awarded citations at the NAEB national convention in Milwaukee for their ef¬ forts in educational broadcasting. Albert P. Fredette, station manager of WAMC (FM), accepted the citation for his sta¬ tion and the Albany Medical College. The three honored in¬ dividuals were Mrs. Gertrude G. Broderick, U. S. Office of Education; Marguerite Fleming, station manager, KSLH (FM), St. Louis; and Mrs. Kathleen N. Lardie, station man¬ ager, WDTR (FM), Detroit. 1