Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-05-18
On the Air
The Senator Learns About TV
At School for Presidents
BY Harry Macarthur

Listening rather than talking is a and unfamiliar
accepting embracing eagerly. are members
what must be the exclusive student body enroedthe
by eGt c a and senate being taught
Glasses most Of them private conducted at the wToP
ns0n director of and for The fac
Producer Charles Won Friend equipment famarza-
! tom and Alma Walker (makeup)
probably explained by Senator Robert Kerr the
cuon of his the other he remarked
behind any "s0 N"e you S'"' 0u " race 4'0 miles
everybody seems behind except
Eisenhower, away.
thing by the people
of aid.
He'll Foee Many Tv comeros
probably needs his help anyone
through the full concentrated course Of instruction He
the studio at the appointed hour suit white
vantage of what he and heard He uhered to table
facing brace of TV cameras and school was in session.
Mr.. Wood eased Senator Kerr
line of what he would be taught He warned that lot of
would be pokng into his life during the campaign and
the Senator had best be prepared to face them.
Mr.. Won Friend took to explain cameras and other
Mr.. Won said which (by the red
tally Light and which lens is in use the top one on RcA
cameras).
Gets Good Report Card
Next lesson examination and evaluaion of Senator
Kers Tv department knescope recording of recent
faculty watched closely for minutes
Mr.. Wood ordered it cut off. with apology.
the Senator he braced himself for criticism Not much
forthcoming however Apart from tendency to slump Mr.
handles himself exceleny panel shows
look at the and he divides his attention
between other panel members not staring too long in any one
direction.
Good report card" the faculty
step brought Senator Kerr behind the
to watch demonstration by Mr. Cronkite whose eevon
considered mpeccabe Posture first To avoid
the slump pupil we'll forward the edge
Then he said can't slump without falling off,
The Some Genuine Effect
st on the edge chair" advised with elbows
thu euTth
haeS aren't most attractive features and Wen
YOU drop emphasizes shadow beneath
directly into the lens. It's the looking into
talking to him. 1t has the same genuine
personal effect"
The Senator Joined Cronkite behind the desk for further
word clothing Look at the inter-
viewer drive point home
look squary into the lens again. About
handkchefs Blue pastel shade Mr. Cronke
said and the student nodded
cards. since recognized he does
script teacher said the trick to hold 1t
will permit Then when refer to It,
drop your eyes but don't lower your head
Gloss Has Pertinent Question
lone of the hardest things teevsion Mr.. Cronke
way it, he said is to look interviewer
the The class had
q question for the teacher.
asked when doing all right do you want 10
Dull one those switches him?"
explained visual variety lest the audi
then turned briefly
& to makeup department. and school was out
thanked all hands and Mr. Wood ADVISED MIN
people questions that to mind In
would cooperative Senator Kerr said
he'd always found it so and was sure he always would
either selling the time giving you the time
out land they don't want to lose any more audience
than they have to-"