NAEB Newsletter (March 1, 1966)

R. L. Smith, and Msgr. Francis Quinn. Ex- officio members are Skelly and Frymire and Ken Winslow 1 , Robert Morrill, and Gardner Hart. Sign Samoa Contract On March 24, the NAEB and the gov¬ ernment of American Samoa signed an agreement extending the contract for the Samoan ETV project until November, 1966. Kaltenborn Scholarship April 1 is the application deadline for the 1966-1967 H. V. Kaltenborn Radio-TV Scholarship at the University of Wiscon¬ sin. Students of junior standing or above may apply for the $1200 scholarship. Write: Prof. H. B. McCarty, Division of Radio- TV Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706. • Hofstra University also offers a Kal¬ tenborn scholarship this year—of $1350. Write: Dr. Frank Iezzi, Hofstra Univer¬ sity, Hempstead, New York 11550. Some NDEA Institutes in Educational Media The deadline for applications is March 21. 1966. Boston U., June 20-July 29. Dr. Gaylen Kel¬ ley, Director, Media Institute, Boston U., 765 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. 02215. Colorado, U. of, June 20-July 29. Dr. Robert de Kieffer, Stadium Bldg., Room 340, U. of Colorado, Boulder, Col. 80302. Miami U., June 20-August 10. Dr. James W. Taylor, School of Education, Mi¬ ami U., Oxford, Ohio 45056. Michigan State U., June 26-July 29. Dr. James L. Page, Director, NDEA Insti¬ tute, College of Education, Michigan State U., East Lansing, Mich. 48823. Purdue U., June 20-August 12. Prof. Car¬ olyn I. Whitenack, Education Bldg., Purdue U., Lafayette, Ind. 47907. Southern California, U. of, June 27-August 19. Robert Heinrich, Annex 101, U. of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. 90007. Dotty Templeton Leaves NAEB Mrs. Dorothy Templeton, whose face is familiar to NAEB convention attendees of the last few years, left the NAEB March 1 to head up the office force for the direc¬ tor of the Ulini Union at the University of Illinois. During her five and a half years with the NAEB she handled various du¬ ties, including membership records, billings, mailing of publications, and much corres¬ pondence—with members, prospective mem¬ bers, and others. She also served as office manager for the Urbana NAEB office and, at different times, as secretary and assistant manager of the network and as secretary and editorial assistant for publications. Her resignation was brought about by the NAEB’s current plan to close out some of the functions of the Urbana office and move them to the Washington headquar¬ ters. ETV Facilities Program Actions In the two latest ETV Facilities notices, HEW announced the approval of grants to establish eight new ETV stations, to ex¬ pand facilities for eight others, and to im¬ prove production facilities at one univer¬ sity. The latter was a $141,126 grant to the University of Alabama. The grants for new stations are: Ch. 13, Alliance, Nebr., $187,851; Ch. 35, Colum¬ bia, S.C., $296,220; Ch. 11, Honolulu, $178,- 881; Ch. 44, Boston, $725,190; Ch. 34, Vin¬ cennes, Ind., $93,484; Ch. 64, Scranton, Pa., $200,000; Ch. 21, Pensacola, Fla., $177,- 768; and Ch. 45, Olney, Ill., $400,381. The grants for expansion are: KPEC- TV, Tacoma, Wash., $85,677; WHRO-TV, Norfolk, Va., $26,306; WTVS, Detroit, $369,604; WMFE-TV, Orlando, Fla., $25,- 000; KWCS-TV, Ogden, Utah, $113,392; WEDU-TV, Tampa, Fla., $110,000; WGBH-TV, Boston, $78,042; and WHYY- TV, Wilmington, Del., $652,390. The notices also announced acceptance for filing of applications for two new sta¬ tions and three expansions. The new sta¬ tions are Ch. 21, Rochester, N.Y., and Ch. 14, Mt. Pleasant, Mich., at respective es¬ timated project costs of $698,034 and $263,- 189. The expansions and estimated total costs are: KRMA-TV, Denver, $250,442; KTCA-TV, St. Paul, $606,282; and KTXT-TV, Lubbock, Tex., $270,660. Publications • Members of the NAEB may obtain copies of a booklet published by the New England Theatre Conference, at the special price of $.85 per copy, including postage. (Regular price: $1.25). The 42-page book¬ let, Repertory Theatre in America: The Problem and the Promise, is a report based on a theatre conference at Tufts Univer¬ sity in October, 1964. • Copies of a special Kansas City Star supplement on UNESCO are available free from the Secretariat of the National Com¬ mission, Room 2425, Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20520. • The European Broadcasting Union has issued a 52-page booklet describing and picturing EBU activities. • The 1966 Audio-Visual Equipment Di¬ rectory is now available at $6, $5.50 if payment accompanies order, from: NAVA, 3150 Spring Street, Fairfax, Virginia 22030. SREB Plans Seminars Plans for the first two of the six seminars for southern journalists (Febru¬ ary Newsletter, p. 1) are complete, and the deadline for applications is March 15. The University of Virginia will host the April 8-22 seminar on legislative reappor¬ tionment, and Duke University’s Quail Roost Conference Center will be the meet¬ ing site May 4-7 of the group discussiinjg the impact of computers on society. International Study Tours • Mrs. Lillian Brown is accepting reser¬ vations for a five-week radio-TV study tour of Europe, June 22-July 27, 1966. The price per person is $1475. Countries to be visited: England, Holland, France, Ger¬ many, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Po¬ land, Czechoslovakia, Russia, Sweden, Den¬ mark. Information from Mrs. Brown, 2120 Eye Street North West, Washington, D.C. 20006. • William J. Ballard plans a three-week trip for 30 to 40 people, visiting England, Holland, West Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and France. Price: $875. Write him at Delta College, University Center, Mich¬ igan. "Meeting Europe" Courses March 31 is the deadline for applications for this summer’s courses to acquaint for¬ eigners with seven European countries. The week-long courses cost $30 each, including tuition, simple accommodation, board, and excursions. Participation is mainly open to adults age 20 to 40. The dates and coun¬ tries included are July 9-16, Austria; July 16-23, Great Britain; July 23-30, France; August 6-13, Netherlands; August 6-13, Finland; August 13-20, Germany; and Au¬ gust 13-20, Belgium. Obtain applications from the European Bureau of Adult Edu¬ cation, Huize ‘Kranenburgh,’ Hoflaan 22, Bergen Nh., the Netherlands. Funt Gives Money for Negro Radio-TV Study Allen Funt, originator and star of TV’s Candid Camera, has given $16,000 to Syra¬ cuse University to establish four graduate fellowships in TV and radio, for Negro students. In his presentation, Funt said that the broadcast industry is ready and anxious to hire a greater number of qualified Ne- NAEB Newsletter, a monthly publication issued by the Na¬ tional Association of Educational Broadcasters, 119 Gregory Hall, Urbana, III. 61803. $5.00 a year. Editor: Betty McKenzie. Editorial assistant: Dotty Templeton. Phone 333-0580. Area Code 217. NAEB Headquarters: 1346 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Wash¬ ington, D.C., 20036. Phone 667-6000. Area Code 202. TWX 202- 965-0299. 2 NEWSLETTER