We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.
Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.
THE FILM COVSCIL IDEA /A COMMUNITY ACTION: Midvale Organizes a Community Film Council LKADKRS OF A COMMIM IV FILM COUNCIL late nioblcms ol oinani/alioii lioiii llic \ei'N I)l- * ginning. Usual I \ iliey gel sucli problems set- tled in two or three nicetings—at least officers are elected lor a definiie ])eriod. All too often, howe\er, the lulls ol ihe organi/alion lake an undue amount ol time. \'alual)lc- weeks an' lost until some sort of a working agreemeiii is rcadud. The council "marks time" while- ihc- loi ui of the organization is considered and (annoi proccck' with ils \erv mgent fimction of slinuilaliiig anil assisiiuj; llu' elK-(ii\e use ol audio \isual uiau-rials. It is important, iherelore, that a majorily of the grou]) \)c spi-edih satisfied with the answers to such fundauicnial (iiiestions as. \\'hal officers shall we have? W'liiii shall we meet? .Shall -we lia\e lines? What coui- miliees shall we have? W'hal shall be oiu membershi]) recpiirements? What shoidd be a (luonuii? I'radiii-s on these things \ar\ wideh among the established him cotmcils. Most ha\e a written con- siitiuion or aiticles of agreement, but some ilo not. Some have a "|)resident": others have a "chairman". .\ lew iiuei (|uanerl\: sexeial have weeklv luncheons. *Midi<(il(' isii I (UliKilly on the miij) (niiniiiniilirs it'lii'ie the film inuniil One council has a membcrshij) fee of three dollars: another, a constitutional piohibition against an\ fee. It is encouraging, however, to luAv that recent experiences of the staff of the Film Council of .\merica indicate a growing tendency for uniloiniitv in many ol these things. Such a tendency is a sign of maturity ill the iiiovenient. Leaders of both old and new coun- cils li.ive been \ei\ ctnions about I he wa\s that organi- /alioual pioblciiis have been solved by others. ll has been stronglv and fietjuently suggested b\ members of the Community Ccjuncil Committee that A sam])le constitution and organi/ation chart shoidd be dial led lo help them and to speed tip the trenil. Lhev kc'l that the jniblication of such samples will be iisefid to some ol the older councils and gitailv facilitate the establishment of new councils. A sample constiuition and oigani/aliou chart has, iherelore, been constructed for the typical Midvale Film Cioimcil. Thev contain some of the most popular leatures lo be found in the iialion's niosi successful COUlll ils. Midvale. as .i lev\' people know, is .i coiiimuniiv ol hill i.\ typKiil of thiiiisdiich of Aini-iKini idea (iiii and should he miidr to work. 14 SEE AND HEAR