Advisory Committees Meet

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 11, 25 September 1931, Page 9

Advisory Committees Meet

Me. A. B. CHAPPELL, representing the Dickens Fellowship, presided at the meeting of the 1YA Musical and Dramatic Committee held on Fviday, September 4. There were pres: ent Messrs. ‘V. Trask (Athenian Club), H. D. Robbins (University Students’ Association), J. F. Montague (Auckland Comedy Players), F. M. Price ((Aeolian Orchestra), W. Coltman

L. C. Barnes, Misses G. Bertram (New Zealand League of Penwomen), Joyce Parker (Auckland Piano Students’ As: sociation). Apologies for absence were received from Messrs. Blair, Plummer, Ellerm, Jensen, ‘Tucker, Lambert, and Graham, The committee recommended the holding of another spelling bee and geographical competition. The station manager outlined programme arrangements, these including: September 17, Orphans’ Club Orchestra; 23rd, New Zealand League of Penwomen; 24th, Bohemian Orchestra: 30th, "Sea" programme; October 1. Aeolian Orchestra; 7th, "The Areadfans," relayed from Hamilton. On September 21 the Faraday centenary celebrations in London would be rebroadcast. The station manager also reported that a number of new artists had been engaged. 2YA Musie and Dramatic. At a meeting of the 2YA Musical and Dramatic Committee held on Monday, September 7, there were present Messrs. Anson, Retallick, Bennett, Carr, Jameson, Robb, Dawson, Dr.

Sutherland, Captain Galloway, Messrs." Pritchard, J, Ball and Mrs. Bashan. In the absence of Mr. Palliser, Mr. Bennett was voted to the chair. Dr. Sutherland, representing the W.H.A., reported that’as a result of consideration given by the annual conference of the association to the quextion of a further extension of broad: casting on the education side a committee had been set up to formulate proposals to the Broadcasting Company, covering a series of lecturettes and financial consideration. The company had given the proposals its fayourable consideration. ; The programme organisers reported on programme arrangements, During the discussion on programmes some criticism was levelled at the standard of some of the items included in the Sunday evening band concerts which are relayed by 2YA. Reports were made on the recent deputation to the Hon. J. B. Donald with reference to broadcasting control and on the success of the weekly community singing. 2YA Church Service Committee. THE Church Service Committee met on Tuesday, September 8, the Rev. C. V. Rooke presiding. Present: Revs. T. R. Richards (Methodist). R. J. Howie (Presbyterian), J. BoultonSmith (Baptist Church), Pastor W. G. Carpenter (Church of Christ), Mrs. D Basham, Mr. J. Ball. An application from the Salvation Army for inclusion on the rota was received and will be considered when the rota for next year is under review. The suggestion of a listener that a harvest festival service should be broadcast during a children’s session was received. The question of broadcasting control. so far as- the position of the churches under the proposed board is concerned. was discussed, and it was decided that the Rev. Rooke and Pastor Carpenter should see Mr. R, A. Wright, M.P., with the view to arranging for a deputation to interview the Hon. J. PB Donald. 2YA Children’s Sessions. ASTOR CARPENTER ("Uacle George") presided over a meeting of the Children’s Sessions Advisory Committee held on Tuesday, September 8, there being also present Messrs. G. W. Morgan (Radio Children), J. Crewes (Big Brother Jack), J. Ball, Mesdames Green (Federation of University Women). D. Basham, D. Evans, Dr. Elizabeth Bryson (League of Mothers). Ap apology for absence was received from Mr. Greenberg. Reports of official visitors to the sessions were received, and the programme organisers presented their reports. Dr. Bryson and Mr. Greenberg were appointed official visitors for the month. 4YA Musieal and Dramatic. At a meeting of the 4YA Musica! and Dramatic Committee held on Friday, September 4, Mr. H. P. Desmoulins (Dunedin Choral Society) presiding, there were also present Messrs. Max Sherek (Society of Professional Musicians), Lloyd Ross (Workers’ Educational Association), A. Cook (Dunedin Burns Club), H. O. McFarlane (Dunedin Orchestral Society), P.

S. Anderson (Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association Choir), H. Renfree (Anderson’s Bay Glee Club), J. Crossley Clitheroe (Training College Choir), J. G. Butler (Royal Dunedin Male (Choir), A. I, O’Donoghue. An apology for absence was received ‘rom Mr. Himburg. The Shakespeare Club advised that Mr. D. E, Dall had been appointed their representative in place of Mr. Osborne, resigned. The station manager submitted his report on programmes in hand. These were discussed and approved by the committee. Some criticism was level‘ed at the unrehearsed nature of severul items during a recent concert. Some suggestions as to additional artists who night be engaged were made. The resolution prepared by the subvommittee and forwarded to the Post-master-General with reference to the control of broadcasting was read and confirmed. The 3YA and 4YA Musical and Dramatic Advisory Committees have considered the question of eontrol of broadcasting and passed resolutions. The 4YA resolution reads: "That this committee, composed of delegates and representatives of all the main musical and elocutionary societies in Dunedin, onerating at 4YA, Dunedin. as an honorary advisory committee to the Radio Broadcasting Company of New Zealand Limited, after two years’ experience in endeavouring to assist the station in the improvement of its broadcasting programmes, is of opinion that a radical change or reconstruction of the company along different lines is not warranted at the present time. The committee feels, after many years’ experience of successful concert management, that they can speak with confidence of the quality and variety of rhe programmes submitted to listeners. The ‘committee also feels that the pioneering work accomplished by the Broadcasting Company, with the experience thereby gained and the willingness of the company at all times to adopt any suggestions put forward by vur committee for the improvement of programmes and the extension of the fleld of broadcasting within the limits of existing regulations, have now placed the company in a position in which it is not unreasonable to expect that the YA stations will achieve even better results in the future than in the past. We believe that in a service such as broadcasting, in which it must practically be impossible to vater for all tastes, the YA stations at the present time are giving the majority satisfaction, as is evidenced by the lack of serious complaints from any appreciable number of listeners." A further resolution by the 3YA Committee recorded appreciation of the efficient service built up by the company, which had proved elastic and had catered for the tastes of all seclions of the community. The 3YA Musical and Dramatie Committee resolved: "That this committee, which is representative of the majority of musical and dramatic societies in Christchureh, is of. the opinion that it is not desirable that the present control of broadcasting should he changed.