NAEB Newsletter (January 1, 1967)

Dates & Deadlines Following is a list of happenings and dates of especial interest to NAEB members: January 17- 18: ETS/PS Program Committee Meet¬ ing, Bloomington, Ind. 18- 19: ETS/PS Board Committee Meeting, Bloomington, Ind. 25: Ad Hoc Committee of Education Organizations on Copyright Law Revision, Washington, D. C. February 13: Final day for filing reply comments on a proposed rule making by the FCC to create a table of assign¬ ments for educational FM channels 201 through 220. 21-23: Western Radio-TV Assn., Disney¬ land, Hotel Anaheim. American Assn, of School Admini¬ strators Convention, Atlantic City. 28: Final day for filing reply comment with the FCC on whether private organizations are legally authorized to operate communication satellite systems. March 2-4: NAEB Region 11 Meeting, Jackson¬ ville, Fla. 12 16: Assn, for School Curriculum De¬ velopment, Dallas, Tex. April 2-5: NAB Annual Convention, Conrad Hilton, Chicago. 2-6: DAVI Convention, Atlantic City. 16-18: NET Meeting, Statler Hilton, New York City. 18-20: Fifth annual Instructional Radio- Television Conference, New York City. 19: ETS Meeting, Gov. Clinton, New York City. May 6: Sigma Delta Chi Distinguished Ser¬ vice Award Banquet, San Francisco. June 25-29: NCTA Convention, Palmer House, Chicago. November 5-8; NAEB Annual Convention, Denver Hilton, Denver. Mrs. Newman Injured Mrs. Marjorie Newman, program di¬ rector of WFSU, Florida State Uni¬ versity, Tallahassee, Fla., was hospital¬ ized in early December with multiple fractures suffered in an automobile collision. She is recovering from the accident at Tallahassee Memorial Hos¬ pital. Mrs. Newman is the Region II representative on the NER Roard of Directors. Bell Resigns As ITV Director Dr. Richard H. Bell, executive di¬ rector of the NAEB’s Instructional Di¬ vision and associate director for the National Project for the Improvement of Televised Education, has resigned that post to join Ampex Gorp. as co¬ ordinator of educational services. Un¬ til mid-year he will work in the Wash¬ ington office of Ampex. In June, Dr. Bell will transfer to tlhle corporation’s national headquarters in Redwood City, Calif. Dr. Bell has served as director of radio and television at the University of Colorado, Sian Francisco State Col¬ lege, and Arizona State University. He is a former research associate at Ohio State University where he produced the first ETV series at WOSU. He has written, produced and directed over 700 ETV programs since 1950. Dr. Bell holds a BA degree from Miami University; an MA from Teach¬ ers College, Columbia University, and a PhD from Ohio State. Program Sources .... From NET Film Service, Indiana Univ., Audio-Visual Cen¬ ter, Bloomington, Ind., 47401 .... The Culture Explosion, 16mm, one hour, B&W. Lease, $60 per year; Rent $9.15. Examines the type of art that has increased in popularity in Canada, England and the U.S. Produced by the CBC. Birth of a Union, 16mm, half hour, B&W, Sale, $125; Rent $5.40. The story of the National Farm Workers Associa¬ tion and how it came into existence. Produced by KQED, San Francison. Venezuela.Last Chance for Democracy, 16mm, one hour, B&W. Sale, $200; Rental $9.15. Produced by NET. A look at the Venezuelan gov¬ ernment’s troubles. Dance: Four Pioneers, 16mm, half hour, B&W. Sale, $125; Rental $5.40. Produced by NET. A study of the dance techniques of Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman and Hanya Holm. .... From ETS Program Service, Bloomington, Ind., 47401 .... The Standwells, ten Videotapes, 7% ips, half hour. Produced by WNDT New York. A puppet show. “An en¬ chanting wonderful exquisite perfor¬ mance,” according to Sir John Gielgud. Living For The Sixties, twenty Video¬ tapes, 7% ips, half hour. Produced by State University of New York. Kitty Carlisle and Betty Furness hostess ten shows respectively on this series de¬ signed to meet the needs of older Americans. Music For The Cello: Beethoven, five Videotapes, 7% ips, half hour. Pro¬ duced by WMSB East Lansing, Mich. Beethoven’s five Sonatas for cello and piano are the subject matter of this series. Nine To Get Ready, twelve Video¬ tapes, 7% ips, half hour. Produced by KUON-TV Lincoln, Neb. A program designed to give viewers information on advances made in maternal and child care and to encourage patients to seek out such services from reputable physicians. Columbus Symphony in Concert, one Videotape, 7% ips, one hour and a half. Produced by WOSU Columbus. A pre¬ sentation of “Te Deum,” by Anton Bruchner and Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9.” The American Dream: Profile in Blue, one color film and B&W Video¬ tape, half hour. Produced by WCET Cincinnati, in association with the United States Citizens Committee. One of a proposed series of six films dealing with the responsibilities of the citizen and the policeman in law enforcement. Antiques IV, twenty-six programs, Videotape, 714 ips, approximately one half hour. Outstanding antique col¬ lections from galleries, museums and private homes are shown and discussed. .... From NCST, Box A, Bloom¬ ington, Ind., 47401 .... Accent on Music, eight half hour Videotapes. Produced by WGBH-TV Boston and the 21-Inch Classroom. Per¬ formance and commentary for the seventh through the tenth grade. Pathways to Discovering Music, four half-hour Videotapes. Produced by the Georgia Educational Television Center. The films demonstrate how pupils can be motivated to participate in music learning. The World of Change, twenty 20- ininute lessons in science for the sixth grade. Produced by WGBH-TV Boston and the 21-Inch Classroom. Atomic Age Physics, 160-lesson course originally broadcast by NBC-TV. The series is designed for in-service teach¬ er education, advanced secondary stu¬ dents and undergraduate students. NAEB Newsletter, a monthly publica¬ tion issued by the National Association of Educational Broadcasters, $5.00 a year. NAEB Headquarters: 1346 Connecti¬ cut Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C., 20036. Phone 667-6000. Area Code 202. Patricia K. Moran, Editor TWO NEWSLETTER