Primary Production

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 21, 6 December 1929, Page 7

Primary Production

4YA> Committee "THE executive of this committee met at 4YA studio on November 21. There were present :-Mr. R. B. Tennent (Department of Agriculture) in the chair, Messrs. James Begg, S. P. Cameron, McCaskill, Mrs. Robin Allan (Department of Home Weonomies, University of Otago), Mr. John Ball (Broadcasting Company’s headquatrters staff), and Mr. J.. McKenzie (station director). ; The chairman stated that at the pre: vious meeting of the committee he had been asked to convene this meeting in order to set out a series of lecturettes for the benefit of the men and women on the land. He mentioned that strong committees, rendering good service, were set up in other centres operated by the Broadcasting Company, and that it was the desire to establish a similaz service here. , Mr. Tennent was unanimously elected chairman of the executive. It was resolved that the lecturettes commence over the air from next Wednesday, November 27, at 7.40 p.m., and weekly thereafter, and that they should be approximately of fifteen minutes’ duration. A ‘representative of the Department of Agriculture would give the initial talk. The matter of drafting 2 syllabus of lecturettes was left in the hands of the chairman and Mr. McGaskill, to be submitted to the next meeting of the executive, which it was decided to hold on Thursday, Noveimber 28, at 3 p.m. ~ Mrs. R. Allan, representing the Home Science Department. University of Otago, outlined tentatively a list of talks especially designed to interest women on the farms. The meeting de cided that the most appropriate time to put these on would be in the after noon, that the initial talk be given by Mrs. Allan through the microphone 01. Wednesday, November 27, at 3.15 p.m.. and that the talks be weekly thereafter.