Evening star., 1933-10-05
TELEVS|0N STATUS
TO Be APPRAISED
Views on Its Future Will Be
Heard at Session of
Pr0adCasters.

N appraisal OF the status OF tele-
n vision and what place 1t Is des-
"A tined to hold in radio Of the
4 \ future will be undertaken by
the broadcasterS Of the Nation
at their annual convention next week.
Meeting at White Sulphur Springs,
w. Va, October 8, 10 and II, the
broadcasters will hear several views on
this important by-product OF radio
one that gives indications even OF sur
passing the accomplishments Of sound
radio as a medium of public entertain
ment. AS 1t Is now restricted to the
experimental stage by the Federal Radio
Commission, no one In the industry has
been willing to predict the day when
the visual art will arrive.
The convention of the National Asso-
citation of Broadsters will be addressed
by John v L. Hogan, eminent radio
engineer of New York, who for the last
three years has been experimenting
and novel developments in visual broad
casting, emphasizing the possible COM
mercial application to the art Of broad
casting" the program states.
Mr.. Hogan Is inventor Of the single
dial control for radio sets. He is presi-
dent Of Radio Pictures, Inc, of New
York, his own experimental television
organization. For the last 18 months
he has refrained from any public an
nouncement regarding his experiments.
DR.. c. B. Jolliffe, the Radio Com
missions chief engineer, says the COM
mission still construes television to be
in the experimental realm. Even If it
were possible to market receivers ca
pable Of producing pictures which would
win public approval, he declares that
no provision has been made for pro-
grams Of visual radio, which would be
infinitely more expensive than sound
radio.
THE commission" he said, "is not
disposed to Lift the present experimental
restriction on television until 1t Is
satisfied that television has reached a
higher state Of practicability, both
technical and economic. Both are vital
factors. When that time will arrive I
am not prepared to say"
n X X
THE educational program presented
l. Sunday on N. B. c., under the
general subject, Our American
Schools" will open its third season this
week end. The program is under the
direction Of Florence Hale. George F.
Zook, Federal commissioner of educa-
ton, the first speaker in the new series,
will discuss education and the N. r. A.
During the season various educators
and other leaders will join In the pro-
gram.
I'D WYNN, having completed his
IL Hollywood contract, is scheduled to
return to the N. B. G. Fire Chief
program October 81. Wynn also is
president of the new Amalgamated
Broadcasting System chain.
X X X
CRAHAM McNAMEE, ace of the
" N. B. c. sports staff, who has been
kept out Of the first two world
series broadcasts by illness, arrived in
Washington last night and will be at
the microphone in Griffith Stadium this
afternoon, when Washington and the
Giants play the third game. Hal Totten
will continue to give the play-by- play
accounts, and McNamee will add the
colorful description between innings.
X X X
D UDY VALLEE has corraled as his
N guests on the Sunshine Hour to-
night on N. B. C. such stars as
Gladys Swarthout Moran and Mack
and Anthony and Rogers. The dramat
ic piece de resistance Of the hour will
be a condensed version Of Guy de
Maupassant's "A Coward"
THE General Federation Of Women's
Clubs will resume its weekly radio
programs over WRC tomorrow at II
am Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley. president
of the District Federation Of Women's
Clubs, will open the new series.