Page Two
Summer Nebraskan
Tuesday, June 26, 1962
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Educational television has
been and is being studied in
Nebraska and in the nation.
The possibility of state
wide ETV for Nebraska has
been studied and endorsed by
the Nebraska Legislature. A
request for state-wide ETV is
currently being studied by the
Federal Communications Com
mission. The U.S. Congress
and President Kennedy have
okayed a bill to provide $32
million of federal funds for
ETV to the states.
Row far has educational
television ia Nebraska pro
gressed and what are its pos
sibilities for the future?
Non-commercial education
al television began in Nebras
ka on Nov. 1, 1954, when
KUQN-TV, the University of
Nebraska s television station,
had its first broadcast as the
eighth such station in the
U.S. Morning educational pro
grams were telecast 18 hours
per week from the studios of
a local commercial station,
KOLN-TV,
In the summer of 1956 an
agreement was made be
tween the Fund for Adult Ed
ucation and the University's
Board of Regents to grant
$100,000 from the Fund to the
University for the purchase of
television equipment.
Own Studios
In 1957 KUON-TV began
programming from its own
studios in Temple Building on
the University campus with
equipment provided by the
Fund gift and equipment do
nated by the John Fetzer
Foundation.
A schedule of evening pro-
cramming was begun, and
daytime TV correspond
ence study classes were intro
duced as an experiment, as
well as classes with the Lin
coln Public Schools.
The beginning of instruc
tional television led to the
formation of the Nebraska
Council for Educational Tele
vision, Inc., under which S5
Nebraska school systems now
participate in the instruction
al TV project
Seven Years
During its seven years on
the air, KUON-TV has in
creased its telecasting to
include daytime direct teach
ing classes and in-service
programs for teachers, as
well as late-afternoon and
evening telecasts of cultural
and informational programs
for adults.
With translators in the
Grand Island, York and
Kearney areas and kine
scoped programs supplied to
Channel 10 in Seottsbluff,
KUOX - TV's signals now
reach areas in the southern
and western parts of the
state, as well as the Lincoln
area. In cooperation with
KETV, Channel 7 in Omaha,
some of KUON-TVs pro-;
grams can also be seen by
viewers iit the Omaha area.
Federal Fonds
This spring Congress passed
a bill, signed by President
Kennedy, allotting $32 million
of federal funds for ETV to
the states on a matching bas
is.
"The funds won't automat
ically come to the states
the states must "qualify for
rogress and Possibilities in Nebraska
A Tradition Begins
Agate Rings Awarded
To Journalism Students
Traditions of universities,
like folklore, have strange be
ginnings and it's a rare op
portunity to recognize them
in their infancy.
It appears that a new tra
dition has started at the Uni
versity of Nebraska School of
journalism with the award
ing of rings set with agate
a semi-preci -s stone found
in the nortl tera part of
the state.
It all came about when R.
Neale Copple, associate pro
fessor of journalism, began
searching for a way to re
ward several students who
helped win the school first
place honors In the National
Hearst Foundation Awards.
Professor Copple, originator
of the nationally acclaimed
depth reporting program,
wanted the tokens to be some
thing ' typically v Nebraskan,
something the students would
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He hit on the idea of mak
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what is known as fortification
agate, in the school's colors,
scarlet and cream. Its name
comes from the shape the
agate take wben cut in cross
section. When properlv cut
and polished, the agate look
like the walls of an old mili
tary fort.
Professor Copple said he
hopes to continue awarding
the rings to every student
who takes and successfully
completes the depth reporting
work, a tough and rigorous
course students are not likelv
to forget anyway.
Rockhounds, who also know
the type of agate as Fair
burn, prize it as if the rare
stamp or coin. It is hard to
find, at best, and before it is
cut it looks, to the average
person, just like any other old
stone. The composition of
agate is silicon dioxide that
is deposited in rock cavities.
It is very hard and can be
carried by rivers and
streams great distances with
out decomposition. Much of
the world's agate comes from
South America.
The fir6t wearers of the
honor Tings are: Hal Brown,
senior, of Waterbury; Judy
Harrington, junior, of Lincoln;
Steve Lough, senior, of Albi
on; Jerry Lamberson, senior,
of Palmer; Joyce urd, se
nior, of Amherst; and Sarah
Alden, senior, of Kimball.
A desk weight of the for
tification agate was presented
by the school to Don Carter,
managing editor of National
Observer, for his work with
the University in starting the
depth reporting program. '
them," said Jack McBride,
general manager of KUON
TV and director of Univer
sity Television. "Stipulations
are being drawn now."
Homework Done
"Nebraska will have done
its homework for the qualify
ing judgment,'' he said.
"All documents, technical da
ta, and data on costs, admin
istration and programming
have been gathered and will
be put together in the form
of a document."
How would federal funds
affect KUON-TV?
Fractional Power
"Our station is currently
operating at a fraction of its
full power," McBride said. It
is currently operating with
26.300 watts of power, but is
authorized by the FCC to
broadcast at a maximum
power of 316,000 watts. It now
reaches a radius of SS miles
in any direction from Lin
coln, but has the power to
reach 65 miles, h continued.
"It is envious, even thengn
final reports have not been
completed, that a first phase
fer KUON-TV expansion
would be t Increase to fall
power and t move the trans
mitter location to a point
nearer umim, jucttnae
said. "This mould alltw
KUON-TV to provide its pres
ent service to 50 per cent of
the population in Nebraska."
State-wide ETV
"Federal funds would also
play a major part in state
wide development for Nebras
ka," McBride said.
A petition filed in January;
by the Nebraska Council for;
ETV, requesting five addi-:
tional non-commercial ETVj
channels is currently before;
the Federal Communications:
Commission. I
The presently unassigned.
channels requested for educa
tional reservation are at Al-
bion. Alliance, Bassett, Kear
ney and North Platte. T-
gether with full powered cov-j
erage by KUON-TV, educa
tional television could be-
made available to about SO
per cent of the population of (
the state, according to NCET;
reports. i
"Nebraska has presented
the best possible case before
the FCC weH-docamented
and inorongV McBride
said. "The decision is com
pletely in their bands now.
We anticipate a decision in
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the near future and hope it
will be favorable to ednca
Uoa ta Nebraska."
"The passage of a federal
fund allortaent for ETV ex
pansion in Nebraska is vital
to the state," McBride said.
"But it's obvious that for
any real state-wide develop
ment, the Nebraska Legisla
ture will have to take action,
and this development is tied;
to the next session of the
Legislature-," be said.
Nebr. Survey
In May, 1961, the Nebras
ka Legislature passed Legis
lative Resolution 26 endors
ing the study of extension of
ETV throughout tne state.
The resolution called for a
state-wide survey to explore
the feasibility and necessity
of such an educational televi
sion svstem, and authorized
the Nebraska Governor's
Committee on Educational
Television to solicit "the nec
essary non-tax funds and
provide coordination to in
sore a meaningful study roost
beneficial to the various edu
cational interests of the State
of Nebraska."
The advisory committee of
17 Nebraskans, headed by!
Summer Bookshelf
For those who wish to
broaden their knowledge of
the world around them, the
Love Memorial Library staff
has prepared a summer read
ing list. All books on this list
can be found in their respec
tive reading rooms in the li
brary.
Sciences Heading Room
Science and the New Na
tions. Gruber, Ruth, editor.
Casting a new light on coun
tries and problems much in
the news today, this book
would interest anyone con
cerned with world economics,
and especially students and
teachers in the applied sci
ences and social studies.
The History of Roads: from
Amber Route to Motorway.
Schreiber, Hermann. A fas
cinating collection of road
lore from ancient trade
routes to modern super-high
ways. Very readable and in
formative for the layman as
well as the bistorian or ar-cheologist.
Social Studies Reading Room
Sketches from Life of Men
I Have Known. Acheson,
Dean. A former Secretary of
State '6 random reminiscences
of such men as Churchill,
Bevin, Schuman, Adenauer
and various American states
men. Steps leading to suc
cessful (NATO) and unsuc
cessful (European Defense
Community) conclusions are
discussed.
Builders of Emerging Na
tions. Dean, Vera Micheles.
The author is interested in
leaders who have made a
particularly significant contri
bution to the development of
their countries since World
War II. The men discussed
include Khrushchev, Ataturk,
Ben-Gurion, 3)ehru, XJnu, Cas
tro, and Mooya.
Revolt a the Campus.!
Evans, M. Stanton, Informa-'
tion is given on leaders, pub
lications, such as the "Na
tional Review1 and ""Human
Events," activities on the po
litical scene, student groups
like the Youth For Freedom,
and the intellectual qualities
and philosophies of student
particpants.
Education Reading Room
Educational Television, the
next ten years. Stanford Uni
versity. A report and sum
man' of major studies on the
problems and potential of ed
ucational television, conduct
ed under the auspices of the
U.S. Office of Education.
Understanding Educational
Researcn, an introduction.
Van Dalen, Deobold. A new
textbook that should be very
helpful to the beginner. '
Humanities Reading Room ;
Observations, Photos by
Richard Avedon. commentary
by Truman Capote. Revealing
portraits of Hollywood per
sonalities, literary figures,
and others of international
fame complemented by the
incisive prose of Truman Ca
pote. The World's Last Night and
other essays. Lewis, C S.
The author of Screwtape Let
ters here presents a collection
of essays an a somewnat
more serious vein. Some es
says present Lewis'' views on
the Christian solution to
man's predicament in the
space age.
co-chairmen Byron J. Dunn
of Lincoln and McBride, has
obtained $2S,400 in non-tax
dollars for the study, accord
ing to McBride.
Daring the last eight
months, the committee has
been in the process f con
ducting a complete survey of
possible state-wide expansion
f ETV, McBride said.
Complete Report
By August a report should
be completed which will pro
vide all the necessary tech
nical, legal, administrative
and programming data from
which judgment for the fu
ture can be made, McBride
said. "This complete survey
will become the blueprint for
ETV expansion in Nebraska publication of the Nebraska
and we hope it will lead to
action of the Legislature for
the future development of
ETV in Nebraska," he said.
"Television has many ad
vantages, but is nfii an edu
cational cnre-alL" Bnt "what
has already been learned in
dicates that television can
become a bask educational
tool for every pnpfl and serious-minded
adult ia the na
tion. Wisely used, it can be
as important in promoting
learning as is the printed
word."
The above statements are
the product of a North Cen
tral Subcommittee on Tele
vision, reprinted by permis
sion in Educationally Yours,
Department of Education.
The Future?
Will this educational tool
for Nebraska continue to be
offered to a population of
228.221 by just one non-commercial
educational television
station? Or will the station
expand to full power and
serve a potential population
of 896,737? Or will ETV be
expanded by five additional
channels across the state?
The future of educational
television in Nebraska is de
pendent upon decisions of the
federal government, the Fed
eral Communications Com
mission and the Nebraska
Legislature. Only time will
telL
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STATE-WIDE ETV This snap shews the fhe additional chjurmd areas proposed to
provide educational television to $0 per cent of Nebraska's popslatioa.
To Improve Program Quality
KUON-TV Receives Eauinment Gift
From Omaha Commercial Station
Nebraska's educational tele
vision station, KUON-TV, at
the University of Nebras
ka has receiwd equipment
valued at approximately $30,
000 from KMTV, an Omaha
commercial station.
The equipment, including
two zoom lenses, will enable
KUON-TV to improve tie
quality of its programming by
increasing the flexibility f
studio operations.
At an informa luncheon
Chancellor Clifford M.
Hardin, who was recently
named to a new national
committee on liaison between
educational and commercial
broadcasters, thanked Owen
Saddler, KMTV general man
ager, and Arden Swisher, gen
eral sales manager, for t h e
equipment grant.
Nebraska s efforts in edu
cational television,'" be said,1
'are succeeding and much of
the credit belongs to the as
sistance we have received
from the commercial televi
sion people.
"'Without help from com
mercial television our station
would not be on the air," be
added, '"and tins equipment
grant from KMTV is another
demonstration of the under
standing that Nebraska's
commercial television people
have of the importance of ed
ucational telecasting and of
the operational problems in
volved. We are deeply grate
ful to KMTV, not only for ibis
gram, but for its continuing
cooperation."
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