Children's Session Committee

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 11, 26 September 1930, Page 5

Children's Session Committee

T the last meeting of the 4YA Children’s Sessions Advisory Committee there were present Captain Chandler (representing the Salvation Army), presiding, Mr. A. H. Williamson (Headmasters’ Association), Rev. J. S. Cooper (Anglican Boys’ Home). Miss Hindle (Y.W.C.A.), Miss Feich-

ley (Girl Guides’ Association), Miss Telfer (Presbyterian Social Service Association), Miss Sheila Neilson (children’s "Aunt Sheila"), Pastor W. D. More (Children’s Organiser), and Mr. J. Mackenzie (Station Director). The Rev. More reported that since last meeting they had had a special night at Larnach’s Castle, where Mr. Jackson Purdie was hospitality itself. and at the Early Settlers’ Museum, of which Mr. Paterson is the secretary. Both gentlemen contributed greatly to the success of the special programmes. Mr. More, the organiser, then discussed coming programmes at length. Speaking with reference to elocutionary items, he said they exercised a very strict supervision of everything that is put over the air during the children’s hour, ‘They were very careful not to allow anything that would be calculated to leave an impression of fear in a child’s mind-anything with ghosts or other mysterious beings of that nature in it-those are cut right out. Of course sometimes there were stories or items put over where the moral pointed to there being no sucb things as "ghosts." The visitors to the station during the month were the Rev. Cooper, Miss Feichley, Brother O’Sullivan, and Miss Hare, and impressions of their visits were given. Visitors for the ensuing month will be: Miss Hindle, Miss Williamson, Miss Telfer and the Rev. Cooper. A new radio uncle, Mr. Will Lambert, known as "Uncle Sambo," was announced.