The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-30
COLUMBIA PLANS
 AN ACTIVE 1898
Many Programs Outlined By President of Broad.
 casting System
By WILLIAM s. PALEx President Columbia Broadcasting

UZSk1OuW 1UDYOAhDAVO " e1tU AStbte- cratic ideal becomes more and more important
 Broadly speaking, the Cclumbia Network is concerned with five major phases Of our democratic ilas tional life with Afnerica's spirit. ual weli-being, It's cultural and edu. caticnal advancement, its economic stability, It's political integrity and its relationship with . world of other nations.
 But in viewing these responsibil- ities of c more sober nature, there is an equally important factor that must not be overlooked or even overshadowed. ! refer to entertain. ment. Entertainment of the highest standard and widest variety must be presented to American listeners # vast and alert audiences are to
 be won and held. It is the ccn- stant and widespread American
 listening, stimulated primarily by the continuous fare of popular on.
 tertainment, that hes given AmeF-
 ican broadcasting It's right and itS ability to render service Of Q more serious sort to millions of radio listeners.
 Along with these several series of specially prepared programs, t b estimated that throughout the year Columbia will present some 5000 broadcasts, spontaneously keyed and timed to the ebb and How of life on the American scene, dealing with politics, labor, news, national and public affairs. s.4 lH
 Tn the broad field of adult educa. ton, Columbia will present such regularly established series as: New HoriSo,isD tho vivid story Of exploration told by well.known ex: piorers and scientists end arranged in cooperation with the American Museum of Natural History; "Brave New World" :, dramat!sati development in Latin American countries, arranged in cooperation with the U. g. 0ffice of Education; ''The Story Of fildustry" talkB and draimatisation on the activities and relationship of American iiis dustries to our present.day life, planned in cooperation with the United States Department of Com. merce; the Academy os Medicine" .fA series Of discussions ny prominent doctors on current i1ied' lcai science in collaboration with the New York Academy Of Medicine; "ecioncO Service" iiiterpFetas tisns Nv. r,ststa anAine aalankleta on tha pl,enomena Of tho whole world Of science; the "columhia Wcrk. shop" {. Ail experimental peEloa. Of great literary classics In new forms and original dramas written especially for tho medium os Fadioi as well as many sponsored programs Of educational or informative m. ture, such as "The Cayalcade os AmericAO draEAatiEAtiong 0s American historic events; Prcsessor ouis and otheyS.
 Elaborate program plans nave been made in the interest os tnat most ilnpgessionAble, senSltive. Anu rosponsivo member Of our AudieElce --the American child. These ins clude such features as tho American School of The Afr, broadcast to an audienco of 60 million children 'fa tho ciaSsroofns Of the nation nyo days c week. These proadcasw present history dranatixAtions aila dIsoussions of current events, mo human relation forum, drailiatlo presentations Of the great MteTary classics, folk tales os the western world, music for junior and senior high schools, geography travoloyueS! elementary science, and vocAtionel guidance. Tn lighter vein, we snall present such programs aS Dorothy dordon's "ohiidFen,s CoFnor' "LetH Pretend" O dFAtiatised series oi chiidren,s fairy tales; Sunday Morning at Aunt susaiis."; , M ! !.... "DsaF .'saE Teacher" !. infeffnauvo queI. tions and answers game iof cliil- dron, m oil, more than SbO pros grams of this educational iiattfe VIII iikoly Do presented for children by Columbia during the soFthcoiii' lf,g year. While over 200 more pro. grams, purely efitertaininent iL ehAracter, but primarily directed a' chIldren, will complete tho oiyerinl for this juvenile audience. All oi Coiuinbia's bFoadcasts sof chlldEem are prepared after careful eonSultA. tlon with c child psychoioylst oi Columbia University and c comniit- tse of acknowledged leaders iii the chiidren's field, end this policy VIII ba continued In io33.
 Al outstanding iiitistration of the dAfnocretic form of American pEuaas eaaiinR is found ir ooluinbiAv ptus RfalnS Of c religious nature. Thlr. teen separate denoilinations el tns three fiajor and establishod faitns are presented In regular weekly pe. rlods throughout the year. These broa deaSts will again bring tp !ne niicr0nhoie not only tho most am- tinRuiehed religlous leaders M thM country, but these resident lii many fofaikri capitals. Besides tnege or. RasiiSed devotional periodS, we VII arrafiGe and present pEoBfainy as. signed to coiniheinofate occnsions M special religious signlficAtlee. M M less than 200 religious pronaeass.s, as well As approximately eev ue' voted to civic welfare, VIII pe pFe' setsted by columbia next year. .
 in thC field os serious niu1lcl LvE which American rAdio hes puiit ug, in \ few slioFt years, q Startlinglx lsonuiar AppFeoIation, Columbia Will nfiar IA iiationwid0 audience stlI' ring music hy the New xerk knil. haFinonic eyiaphony, the New York phiiharinof,ic ChiidFen's Concert, l,sgays in Music, under the aIfes- tIon cl Victor Day; tho Curtis xnstl. tute of Music, tho Columbia gonoeE. NaIl Of chalnber Music, MoMaIu narloW and the c0iumhlA ConeeFt 0Fohestfa Asid ConceEt @iigeygl tne 0lnolnnatl CoaseEvatoEy os Mvelc and tho Cincinnati eymphony gE. CkestFa, and the Coolidge NaeFsst in e0operatloEs with the Mli3:apsln l8prague CoeIidge youndatigil N sns Z .n--