NAEB Newsletter (Oct 1965)

in-school schedule for 1965-66 by using in¬ structional courses produced outside of New York. Each of the new courses has been screened by local teachers, curriculum ad¬ visors, and administrators. This is the first time since WNED began instructional broadcasting six years ago that out-of- state programs have been used for school viewing. PROGRAMS ^ WQED, Pittsburgh, has scheduled a 15- minute weekly program of news from Con¬ gress. Neil MacNeil, chief Congressional correspondent for Time magazine, will re¬ port on Sunday afternoons. y Religious Perspectives premiered over WHA, University of Wisconsin, last month. The series, produced by Del Smith and di¬ rected by Bob Leu, examines religion on the campus. y WFSU-TV, Tallahassee, recently re¬ ceived an award for a program on alcohol¬ ism, “The Fourth Problem.” The four- part production came about when the Flori¬ da Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center request¬ ed “spot” time from WFSU. Program Manager Duane Franceschi suggested the series, which was written and directed by Ron Whittaker and produced by Dick Heuer. y Two University of Chicago law profes¬ sors comment on 10 U. S. Supreme Court opinions on Conscience of a Nation, a TV series being broadcast over several NBC stations. y Eastern Educational Network stations will soon broadcast the World, Theatre se¬ ries. Prints of the films for the seven one- hour programs plus funds for promotion were granted to EEN by Standard Oil of New Jersey. y KWSC-TV, Washington State Univer¬ sity, presented during registration week a series of three freshman orientation films, dealing with study habits, improving read¬ ing skills, and motivation for study. The presentation was part of an effort to smooth out the student’s transition from high school to college. y WHA, University of Wisconsin, is fea¬ turing Wisconsin history in a series of ra¬ dio programs this fall. The hostess inter¬ views curators and presidents of the histori¬ cal societies and museums that are spring¬ ing up all over the state. y After a three-year absence, The Story¬ teller will return to WTTW, Chicago, through a grant from Marshall Field and Company. Val Bettin appears in the title role, A1 Binford is executive producer, and Larry Unes is producer-director. ^ “Child of the Future” was broadcast last month by CBC-TV; the program re¬ viewed the use of teaching machines in the U. S. and Canada, and included some pro¬ found observations by Marshall McLuhan. y WTTW, Chicago, is presenting prize¬ winning films from the 1965 American Film Festival. Subjects range from the isolated Hutterite sect to the origins of World War II. Needs Info on Radio Production Courses Miss Julia James, 72 Warwick Square, London S.W. 1, England, is looking for information about running courses for teachers on educational radio production and techniques. Any NAEBer who is will¬ ing to share his experience in organizing educational radio production courses can write her at the above address. Here and There • In Iowa, modern math experts are lec¬ turing by telephone to more than 2,000 par¬ ents and elementary school teachers from bases at Cedar Falls and Chicago and Ur- bana, Ill. A phone hookup permits ques¬ tions. • The SMPTE will meet in Montreal October 31 through November 5 this year, simultaneously with the NAEB convention in Washington, D.C. • During a year-long survey, the Ameri¬ can Library Association found that most of the nations’ libraries are ill housed, ill equipped, poorly staffed. The association said 4.3 billion dollars is needed to bring libraries up to and to maintain minimum national standards. Recordings and Films • “Know Your Heart” is the second radio series of ten two-minute spot announce¬ ments released by the National Heart In¬ stitute. The series is written in nontechnical language and covers such subjects as strokes, rheumatic fever, emphysema, and varicose veins. The first series of programs was requested by almost 1200 radio stations throughout the U. S. The spots are free from the National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20014. • The Heart Institute has also produced a 28-minute film, cleared for television, called “Heartbeat.” Information on this is available from the Public Health Service Audiovisual Facility, Communicable Disease Center, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. • A 50-minute dramatic reading of the play “Dr. Faustus” has been recorded by the Academic Album Company, P. O. Box 1091, Denver, Colorado 80201. A release from the company says that many FM sta¬ tions have reported enthusiastic listener re¬ sponse. Publications • The University of Illinois Press has published a second edition of Dan Lacy’s book, Freedom and Communications. There is a 15-page epilogue dealing with the pe¬ riod since 1959 when the lectures which make up the book were delivered. This edi¬ tion is paperback, sells for 95 cents. • Educators and librarians may obtain free reprints of two articles from Educators Progress Service, Randolph, Wisconsin 53956: “Listening—How Much and to What,” by Walter A. Wittich, and “To¬ wards More Effective Learning and Teach¬ ing,” by John Guy Fowlkes. These reprints are from the 1965 editions of Educators Guide to Free Tapes, Scripts, and Tran¬ scriptions and Elementary Teachers Guide to Free Curriculum Materials respectively. • Subject Collections in European Li¬ braries covers some 6,000 libraries through- ^ out Europe. Compiled by Richard C. Lew- anski, the information is classified accord¬ ing to the Dewey Decimal system. $25 from R. R. Bowker Company. • A 28-page report, “Microwave Com¬ ponents for Communications Systems,” is available from Airtron division, Litton In¬ dustries, 200 East Hanover Avenue, Morris Plains, New Jersey. • “Educational Communications System: A Perspective” is the edited transcript of the ECS advisory committee meeting of June 4, 1965. PLACEMENT POSITIONS AVAILABLE (For information, write Miss Yasmine Mirza, Placement Service, at the NAEB in Washington. In order to be considered through these channels, the reader must be an Individual Member of the NAEB, with credentials on file with the NAEB Placement Service. Non-mem¬ bers can save time by sending the $10 annual dues and $10 Place¬ ment registration fee at the time of inquiry.) ETV station in the northeast needs chief engineer, assistant station manager, program manager. Western university has immediate opening for station manager for 10-watt FM station. Position currently classified as technical; future plans for title change from station manager to director of radio-television. Candidate with some experience in ETV preferred. Salary range: $6l32-$7404. Television transmitter operator needed at southwestern TV station. Full power, VHF (RCA TT - 50 - AH). Salary $5200. Immediate opening for continuity writer and assistant in programing. Salary commensurate with experience and ability. ETV in major Midwest city. Large northeastern ETV station seeks a creative experienced producer-director. Excellent opportunity for right man. Must be capable of handling major proj¬ ect work. Right experience will be a factor. Only experienced applicants con¬ sidered. Station is an equal opportunity employer. Salary $8000. 4 NEWSLETTER