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MICHIGAN UNESCO COUNCIL
IS FORMALLY ESTABLISHED

A Michigan State Council for UNESCO was established at a meeting held November 12 at Michigan State College in Ann Arbor. The formal organization and adoption of bylaws was the culmination of approximately two years of active interest in UNESCO throughout the State, where activity had previously been coordinated by a Preliminary Committee for UNESCO.

William Clark Trow, professor of educational psychology at the University of Michigan, who served as chairman of the Preliminary Committee, was elected president of the State Council. Under his guidance, a brochure containing factual information on UNESCO, its relation to the United Nations and other specialized agencies, and its history and accomplishments was prepared for distribution to interested groups and individuals.

In collaboration with Warren R. Good, of the University of Michigan, Mr. Trow also prepared a manual on UNESCO, describing the main points of program emphasis and suggesting means by which groups can support the program. A socio-drama, "The Voice of UNESCO," prepared by Mr. Trow, was presented for the first time at the Twentieth Annual Summer Education Conference at the University of Michigan last year.

In a radio broadcast, Mr. Trow described as some of the objectives of the Michigan Council for UNESCO: (1) furthering knowledge of the United Nations and its specialized agencies; (2) promoting international understanding; and (3) breaking down barriers that separate groups within the State, thus laying the foundations for better understanding and cooperation for the common good.

Other officers of the newly formed Council are Miss Ella A. Hawkinson, of Hope College, vice president; Miss Loraine Shepard, of Michigan State College, secretary; and Miss Edith Gonne, of the Detroit public schools, treasurer.

The following members-at-large were named to the executive board: Stanley Cain, of the Cranbrook Institute of Science; B. Hopkins, of the Michigan CIO Council; and Osmund Kelly, postmaster and former mayor of Flint.

Other members of the Board, who will serve as chairmen of the various standing committees, were appointed at a subsequent meeting of the executive board. They are: Mrs. Kathleen N. Lardie, De

California Students Hold
Second UNESCO Conference

The "High School and the World" was the theme of the second annual Northern California Conference on UNESCo held at Stanford University, December 2-4. Sponsored by the Institute of International Relations of the Associated Students of Stanford University, the conference was attended by 120 students from 60 high schools. David Chan, a Burmese student, vice president of the Institute of International Relations, directed the sessions, assisted by a "conference staff."

The conference adopted a constitution for a A UNESCO Council of High School Students. scholarship to Stanford University will be awarded by the Associated Students of Stanford in recognition of work in promoting international relations.

The first day was devoted to organizing the conference and assigning the students to the various section meetings. A survey dealing with the following section topics was given at the opening plenary session: (1) means of international cooperation; (2) human rights; (3) work of the United Nations; (4) UNESCO-its relations to U.S. leadership and its implications in high-school education; (5) crisis in Europe; (6) crisis in Asia; and (7) problems of solidifying the world community.

Miss Constance Roach, of the UNESCO Relations Staff, addressed the second plenary session. Other speakers included James Quillen, professor of education; Robert A. Walker, professor of public administration; and Paul C. Johnston, chaplain, all of the Stanford University staff.

troit radio expert, communications; Manfred Vernon, University of Michigan, sciences; Lawrence Prakken, Ann Arbor publisher, editorial; and Eugene Elliott, president of Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti, nominations. Other committees for which chairmen have not yet been named include education, arts, intercultural relations, field services, and membership.

Executive Committee To Meet

The Executive Committee of the U. S. National Commission for UNESCO will meet in Washington on January 30-31.

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in conspicuous spots of every corridor. These were followed by placards asking in the frankly facetious humor of the teen-ager, "Is it a heavenly constellation... ?" "A brand of cigarettes. . . ?" "A new dance step?" "Take steps to find out."

The next step was the assembly. In a classwritten script, the boys and girls enacted the experiences of their own quest. The scenes in the school's cafeteria and in a classmate's home were as familiar to the audience as the wisecracks and the problem of little sister the evening the gang dropped in to work on the class project. In the final scene they talked directly to their audience... "What is UNESCO?"

"We didn't find out until we started to write our pamphlet. Now we can see that everybody has to know about it to make it succeed."

"Our class will send speakers to your room to tell you about UNESCO and answer your questions."

The Alice Deal pupils began their inquiry with reports from a previously alerted working committee of five youngsters who had attended a meeting of the National Commission in Washington the week before school started. They had listened to the deliberations of the Commission, and their first-hand accounts, constantly supplemented by "homework" from materials which another committee had gathered, formed the basis of class discussions.

The students frankly became puzzled by such precepts as "how to achieve peace through understanding," which they had been told was a UNESCO idea. They found many other ideas of their elders elusive. They sought to concentrate on various projects that seemed "most practical." First one group and then another brought in reports about the Book Coupon Scheme, the field-science offices, educational missions, the exchange of teachers and students, the "UNESCO World Review," and the recent exhibit on human rights.

These projects in themselves represent worthwhile ends, the class reasoned. Although UNESCO has no power to force peace, it can go a long way through such projects toward bringing about the conditions under which peace is possible. After several spirited arguments which went to the heart of some of the problems the National Commission has faced, the students-11 to 14 years old-came to the conclusion that UNESCO deserves the support of all peace-loving people everywhere, including the pupils of Alice Deal Junior High School.

Macteld van Forest, Dutch student, places UNESCO posters in conspicuous places in the school corridors.

FINNISH SINGER PRESENTED IN U.S.

Tii Niemela, a Finnish mezzo-soprano, gave her first United States performance in Times Hall, New York City, on December 4. Her appearance was sponsored by the American-European Artistic Exchange, founded by the late Hans Kindler, who for 18 years conducted the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington.

Although the organization of the Artistic Exchange had not been completed at the time of Dr. Kindler's death last summer, Mrs. Kindler presented Mme. Niemela in fulfilment of a wish expressed in a codicil of her husband's will. Provision was also made in the will for the singer to appear in several private concerts in this country, including one at the Library of Congress in January.

A believer in music as a basis for building international understanding, Dr. Kindler formulated his plan for the exchange of musicians between the United States and European countries while on a concert tour in Europe last spring. He discussed the proposal with officials at UNESCO House in Paris and received from Jean Thomas, Assistant Director General of UNESCO, a letter commending the project as one whose "purposes are in conformity with one of the most important parts of UNESCO's programme, aiming at the exchange of persons and of artistic works."

UN ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT PRAISES UNESCO MUSIC, CARE BOOK PLANS

In a recent broadcast over CBS, Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo, of the Philippines, President of the United Nations General Assembly, was interviewed by James Fassett, CBS producer-director, on the importance of music in promoting better international understanding. The interview was held during one of the weekly New York Philharmonic Orchestra broadcasts. The following excerpts are taken from the script of the broadcast: MR. FASSETT: There is a growing awareness of the activities being conducted by one of the specialized agencies of the United

Nations called UNESCO.... Can you tell us, President Romulo, some of the aims and accomplishments of UNESCO in the field of music?

General Romulo.

PRESIDENT ROMULO: UNESCO'S activities embrace the entire field of culture in relation to the peace and security of the world, but because of its limited means, personnel, and facilities it has given more attention to urgent, practical problems like wiping out illiteracy and giving greater impetus to popular education. Music, however, . . . has not by any means been neglected. UNESCO has helped to establish an international music council which will formulate a program for international cooperation through music in close cooperation with UNESCO. UNESCO is also planning to compile a world catalog of recorded music in which every regional culture will be represented.

MR. FASSETT: In what ways, President Romulo, do you feel the music-loving people of America can contribute to the more specific activities of UNESCO, in its efforts to increase understanding among nations through music?

PRESIDENT ROMULO: It's a good question. There are many ways in which the people of America can help advance the work of UNESCO in the field of music. They can create fellowships for students or teachers of music from other countries to take advance courses in the United States. Corresponding scholarships can be given to Americans to enable them to study abroad. More of the best new books on music should be taught, bought, and distributed under the CARE plan... which is a joint project of CARE and UNESCO. Wealthy American

DENVER UNIVERSITY SENDS
RADIO COMMENTATOR ON
TRIP AROUND WORLD

The Social Science Foundation of the University of Denver has sent Alfred Crofts, radio commentator, on a five-month trip around the world to get program material on political and economic developments, as well as on the ways of life of people in other lands. Mr. Crofts, of the University's history department, conducts the weekly radio program, "Journeys Behind the News." "Ben M. Cherrington, director of the Foundation, is a member of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.

Leaving this country the latter part of November, Mr. Crofts' first stop was in Yokohama, Japan. His itinerary will include visits to Hong Kong, Singapore, Rangoon, Calcutta, Bombay, Cairo, Athens, Rome, Vienna, Paris, Amsterdam, and London.

In cities where tape-recording equipment is available, Mr. Crofts will tape programs, which will be air-expressed to the University of Denver for immediate use. When tape recording is not available, he will supply scripts which will be presented by Russell Porter, director of the school's radio office.

"Journeys Behind the News" is carried by radio stations in several Midwestern and Western states, including Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wyoming, and reaches thousands of leaders in educational fields.

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citizens and institutions can also... donate music, musical instruments, and records to help rehabilitate music in war-devastated countries. As in many other activities of the United Nations, voluntary help in this important project can spell the difference between success and failure.

Canada Signs UNESCO Agreement

On December 17 Canada signed the UNESCO Agreement for Facilitating the International Movement of Visual and Auditory Materials of an Educational, Scientific and Cultural Character. Other signatories are the United States, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Norway, and Haiti. There must be 10 acceptances to the agreement before it comes into effect.

Masaccio Prints, Art Catalog Issued by UNESCO Secretariat

The Visual Arts Division of the UNESCO Secretariat in Paris has recently completed two projects: (1) a portfolio of 30 large color plates of Masaccio's frescoes in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence; and (2) a "Catalog of Color Reproductions of Painting from 1860 to 1949." Both projects are designed primarily for educational purposes.

The Masaccio portfolio, produced by an Italian publisher in cooperation with UNESCO, is the first of a series of sets of high-quality color reproductions planned by UNESCO as a means of filling in the most important gaps existing in art reproduction. Masaccio was the first artist chosen because not more than 12 small works by him exist outside of Italy. The future schedule includes frescoes in the Vatican; prehistoric cave painting in France; Persian art; and aboriginal Australian rock painting.

Included in the portfolio is the above painting by Masaccio, which depicts the distribution of goods by St. Peter to the community of the faithful, and the death of Ananias.

UNESCO has no budget appropriation for this project. It contributes only staff services, collaborating with the publisher in the choice of material, format, and other technical questions. The portfolios will be as cheap as is consistent with a high standard of reproduction, ranging from $7.50 to $10.00 for the general public, with a 40-percent discount for educational and cultural institutions.

The Panel on Visual Arts of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, meeting in New York in December, agreed that the Masaccio portfolio was "one of the finest jobs ever done in this field" and recommended that it be displayed at all art conventions. A committee was appointed to explore methods for its distribution in this country.

The Catalog of Color Reproductions, 1860-1949, contains 423 small black and white cuts representing the best color reproductions of the work of artists of this period. It contains information as to where the reproductions may be obtained, the type of reproductions available, and the cost of each. Copies of the catalog may be obtained from the Columbia University Press, 2960 Broadway, New York 27, N.Y., for $1.50 each, with discounts for orders of 100 or more.

SWEDISH JOURNAL FEATURES UNESCO

The Swedish School Newspaper (educational publication for the public-school system) devoted one of its fall issues to UNESCO. With an opening editorial, "Sweden and UNESCO," the publication contains the following leading articles: (1) UNESCO's Fourth General Conference; (2) UNESCO and the Natural Sciences; (3) UNESCO and the Social Sciences; (4) National UNESCO Council (which contains suggestions for a Swedish UNESCO commission as a means of bridging the gap between UNESCO and the country's local organizations; (5) UNESCO's Summer Seminar; (6) Experimental Project in Haiti; and (7) Problem of International Education.

Asserting that the Riksdag had adopted, with overwhelming majorities, a resolution providing membership in UNESCO in 1950, the editorial adds that Sweden is now firmly convinced that UNESCO has great possibilities for the performance of fruitful work, particularly in the field of education. It advocates educational experimentation on a large scale by UNESCo, asserting that children are fundamentally the same in all lands; it is the environment that is different.

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UNESCO FILM STRIP

A UNESCO film strip has been prepared on the basis of an illustrated talk given by Mrs. Louise Wright, member of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, at the National Conference on UNESCO in Cleveland last spring. It is composed of 52 photographs and charts, and, with an explanatory script, will provide a program of about 40 minutes. It fits any 35-mm. film-strip projector and may be ordered from Ideas Interpreted, 908 20th Street N.W., Washington, D.C. ($3).

"UNESCO TODAY" PRESENTS PROGRAM AND OBJECTIVES

A concise description of UNESCO's broad program and its objectives, and how those aims are supported in this country by groups working with the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, is contained in "UNESCO Today," a pamphlet produced by the Department of State for the Commission.

The first section, "UNESCO and Its Goals," summarizes UNESCO goals as (1) efforts to wipe out illiteracy as a first step in raising standards of living; (2) using schools and other public institutions, as well as mass media, to promote international understanding; (3) encouraging worldwide interchange of ideas and cultural achievements; (4) stimulating cooperation among scientists; and (5) removing tensions and combating prejudices which hinder friendly relations.

The second part, "UNESCO in the United States", explains the work of the National Commission, its affiliated organizations, panels, and committees.

A limited distribution of the pamphlet is being made by the UNESCO Relations Staff of the Department of State. It may be bought through the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C., for 10 cents a copy.

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