Evening star., 1941-09-17
5choI. Plans Shaped
For hunior High
Broadcasts
Efforts To Be Made to
Increase Audience for
The Americas Program

District school officials added new
impetus yesterday to the fast grow
ing interest in the new series of radio
programs titled The Americas" to
Be sponsored during the coming
school year by the junior high
schools with the cooperation Of
The Star and the National Broad
casting Co.
l.. J. Cantrell, assistant superin-
tendent in charge of Junior high
schools, announced that every effort
would be made to set aside a period
during school hours for listening to
The programs.
DR.. Garnet C. Wilkinson, assistant
superintendent in charge of Divi-
mons 1913, expressed approval and
suggested the title for the series
which will interpret the countries of
the Western Hemisphere to the Dis
trict schools
Plans for the programs were ex-
planned to the school officials at a
meeting at the Franklin School yes
terday afternoon by the Junior High
School Executive Radio Committee
headed by Hugh Stewart Smith,
principal Of jefferson. Other men,
bers present included Robert Botkin,
Langley; J. G. Logan, principal of
Shaw. and Bill Coyle, radio director
Of The Star.
Greater Emphasis Urged.
Mr.. Cantrell agreed with the re-
port submitted by the city-wide
Junior High Radio Committee that
efforts should be made this year to
put greater emphasis on the annual
Junior high radio project. He stated
that wherever feasible the recon-
mendations of the committee should
be carried out These included sug-
eestions for a more flexible inter-
probation of the school schedule
where broadcasts are concerned; a
more complete integration of the
program with the school curriculum;
an expanded student listening audi
ence, and the establishment of a
radio workshop for the discussion
by teachers of approved radio tech
nioues.
DR.. Wilkinson expressed the hope
that principals and teachers would
take advantage of this opportunity
to serve in the promotion of the
Presidents good neighbor policy"
Both officials agreed that the pro-
grams would be the Junior highs
contribution toward the national de-
fense.
To Prepare Lessons.
n was also pointed out that
comprehensive set of lesson plans
will be prepared for school use on
the subject of each broadcast, thus
giving teachers background and
source material for follow-up study
The lesson plans will be prepared
for all junior highs by commit
tee from each of the schools pre-
senting a program.
Announcement was made that
four authorities In the radio and
Latin American fields would be
present at the special meeting of
junior high radio chairmen sched-
uled at Jefferson Friday at l 80 pm
The guests, who will be greeted by
the assistant superintendent, will
include DR.. William Manger, coun-
selor Of the Pan-American Union;
John M. Begg, acting assistant chief
OF the Division Of Cultural Relations
At the State Department.; Capt.
Harold Kent, War Department, on
leave from his duties as director
Of the Chicago Radio Council, and
Fred Shawn, program director for
the National Broadcasting Co.
At the meeting photography on
Latin American material compiled
bv the Executive Committee and
Public Library officials. as we'll as
handbook on radio, will be distrib-
nted.