Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Educational ~
Decision by
Board Delayed
Time Runs Out as
Faulkner Opens
Attack on Plan
By jones 6. Deone

by jones y. Deone
Board of Education plans for
educational televiSion will be
thraShed out at a special board
meeting Tuesday.
The board got back onto the
subject, after two months delay,
at its regular monthly meeting
yesterday. But time ran out as
Robert r. Faulkner, board men,
Der, was launching INTO a full
scale attack on the boards plan
to operate a video station.
Members decided to recess
until 2:3O pm. Tuesday to con-
slider this and other unfinished
matters.
Supt. Hobart M. Corning is
seeking board approval of a
statement of principles on pro-
posed board control of the city's
educational TV channel. But
Mr.. Faulkner made a point-by-
point criticism of the principles.
He also questioned whether the
board actually had the legal au-
thority to file an application for
the channel with the Federal
Communications Commission, as
it did several months ago. He
asserted that Congress would
have to establish the principles
of operation, as well as providing
funds.
Rival Group Busy.
A rival group of educators
representing other area institu-
tons and school systems is
working out its own plan for
the proposed educational sta
ton. This group is forming a
corporation and expects to file
its own application with the
FEC, unless it persuades the
Board of Education to change
its plan.
The school board has been in
vited to join the other group,
but DR.. Corning and most board
members indicated yesterday
they are not willing to do this.
Mr.. Faulkner said the Dis
trict's corporation counsel should
be consulted on the boards legal
powers. He also questioned
whether other educational in
situations would cooperate I'M
der DR.. Corning's plan.
Questions Cost.
The board member also said
DR.. Corning's proposals for in
viting some organizations to adj
wise the board on station opera
ton were not specific enough.
He also raised questions about
the cost of construction and OPP
Grafton.
Under the superintendent
proposals, the school board would
have full control of the station.
The corporation plan calls for
the various participating organi-
cations colleges, public and pri-
vate and parochial schools and
cultural institutions-to elect a
19-member board of trustees.
DR.. Corning repeated yesterday
that he feels the rival group
should "go ahead and file their
application" But he strongly
defended the school boards ap-
plication, declaring:
THE Board of Education is
close to the people. A corpora
ton set-up would be removed
from the people and certainly
would have no roots down in
the structure of our society,"
FEC Defers Consideration.
The FEC recently told the
board it was postponing consid-
Grafton Of the application for
eight weeks and raised a queS-
ton about financing plans.
Following is the text of the
principles proposed by DR.. Corn
ing which the board will con-
slider Tuesday:
l. AS licensee, the Board OF
Education will have full respon-
sibility for the management and
operation of the station.
2. The objective of each pro-
gram presented shall be educa-
tional in nature. ..
3. The station will serve for
educational purposes all the
properly constituted educational
institutions in the area.
Would Seek Advice.
4. The Board of Education will
seek the counsel and advice of
the heads of these institutions
in developing the educational
program and in allocating and
sharing of broadcast time.
S. To facilitate these opera
tions. the board authorizes the
superintendent to invite the
heads of such properly consti-
tuted educational institutions
or their representatives to serve
as an advisory committee in the
development of policies to gov
ern the operation Of the station.
6. Recognizing the UNUSUAL
possibilities and resources OF the
metropolitan area which will be
served by such "a station, the
cultural and civic institutions
within the area shall be invited
to participate. -