Evening star., 1944-10-13
Homework by Radio
Planned in % States,
Sfudebaker Tells FEC
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Foreseeing q day when educa-
tional radio programs may supplant
present homework methods, Dr.
John w. Studebaker, United States
commissioner of education, said to-
day 2s States are planning compre-
hensive - frequency modulation -
broadcasts along these lines, de-
signed to reach into every school
and home within their borders.
These States, DR.. Studebaker told
the Federal Communications Com
mission, represent 81 per cent OF the
Nations area and rs per cent Of its
population.
In addition, he said, educational
FIN stations are being planned To-
cally in six other States by city
school systems, colleges and univer-
sites.
Asking that Is FM channels be
set aside after the war for educa-
tional purposes, three times the
present number, DR.. Studebaker
said broadcasts were being planned
to assist In adult education and to
supplement ordinary school work.
Would Supplement Class Work.
II have reason to believe that
school-owned FIN stations will come,
more and more, to broadcast pro-
grams for student listeners during
out-of-school hours. designed to
supplement the regularly scheduled
work of the school day. Perhaps
in the not-too-distant future we
may hope that broadcasts of this
type will take the place of the more
conventional kinds of homework" !"
he said.
He added that the programs also
may be used ITO bring to young
adults just out of school types Of
educational programs designed to
expedite their transitional ADJUST
ments to adult social. occupational
and civic responsibilities Of COM
munity living"
He asked that at least two tele-
vision channels also be reserved
for similar educational purposes.
The FEC was asked yesterday to
set aside three channels for q pro-
posed advertising-free. audience
financed radio service.
Subscription Radio.
Joseph l.. Weiner of New York,
former director Of civilian supply
for the War Production Board. said
the service, to be called "subscrip-
ton RADIO would provide three
types of continuous programs at
charge Of S cents day.
These would include classical mu-
sic, popular music and q feature
program which would include shop
ping news, motion picture reviews.
reminders of choice commercial
radio programs, children's and edu-
cational features, and rebroadcasts
OF noteworthy features originate
ing on other stations.
He said William Benton, chairman
of the board of Encyclopedia Britain
MICA, Inc, lis the person principally
interested" in the new service, and
that Beardsley Ruml of New York,
widely publicized for his pay-as-you-
go tax proposal. has consented to
serve on the board" He added it is
anticipated also that Price Admin
istrator Chester Bowles will likewise
be on the board at such time as his
public duties will permit"
Mr.. Weiner explained that persons
subscribing to the service would re-
ceive device to be attached to
their FIN receivers which would
eliminate pig squeal" from the
company's broadcasts.
This patented device would be
rented to the subscriber for 5 cents
q day and would be the only charge
for the service, he said.
Mr.. Weiner said the company was
not asking for exclusive use Of the
three channels, only that they be
made available for the use of
audience-sponsored radio. He said
his company would make available
its patented device to others "at q
practically nominal rental"
Mr.. Weiner said his company
hoped to obtain permission to con-
duct the service "in limited num-
ber Of localities The first two,
he told . reporter, would be New
York and Chicago.
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