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IDEA EXCHANGE Ed Note : Efforts to start a regular “Idea Exchange” column in the Newsletter have, up to this point, failed to yield the desired response. In the hope that interest in such column will eventuaXly increase, and in the firm belief that such a column could be of great value to many members, we once again ask for your participation. The proposed column, however, can only be as regular as your contributions. —N A E B— NETWORK NEWS —Bob Underwood As an additional service to network members, we are considering serving as an ordering agent for any sta¬ tions wishing to obtain either mailing cases, tape boxes or tapes. Anyone interested in purchasing such materials through the network is invited to contact us for fur¬ ther details. There is no obligation to buy simply be¬ cause you inquire. The mailing cases, which we have made to order, may be obtained for approximately $2 each. The tape boxes run about 10c each, and the tapes about $2 each. Of course, we would not be able to quote final prices until we had some indication of the quan¬ tity needed for each item. If you are interested in this idea, please contact me stating your interest in either mailing cases, tape boxes, tapes or all or any combination of the three. We will be pleased to take it from there. I look for¬ ward to hearing from you. Please do not forget the tape returns. WQED GETS $250,000 WESTINGHOUSE GIFT A gift of a 500-foot transmitter tower, adjoining land and buildings was made by Westinghouse Electric Co. to WQED, Pittsburgh’s educational TV station. The property, valued at $250,000, has been used by WQED since the station went on the air April 1, 1954. Gwilym Price, president of Westinghouse Electric Co., presented the deed to John Rayan, president of WQED, during a luncheon. Donald McGannon, president of Westinghouse Broadcasting Co., predicted at the luncheon that ed¬ ucational TV stations will become an indispensable part of the United States educational system. More than three years of WQED operation in Pittsburgh, McGannon said, is proof that educational TV need not be dull. He said educational TV “sup¬ plies pure research for commercial television in de¬ velopment of varied forms and techniques before they are brought into commercial television.” Commissioner Robert Lee of the FCC told the group that his own original concern about the feasi¬ bility of educational TV has been erased by the suc¬ cess of many stations and that he is now its ardent supporter. WQED, now broadcasts 90 hours of programs per week and reaches directly a total of 350 classrooms in Pittsburgh area schools. 1958 NAEB CONVENTION The NAEB’s national convention will be held at the Sheraton-Fontenelle Hotel in Omaha, Neb., from Tuesday, Oct. 14 through noon Friday, Oct. 17. ENGINEERING NEWSLETTER