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University: Daily Kansan Wednesday, May 5, 1965
'Mythmatics' Coined To Define Lecture
Mythmatics of public service broadcasting, the title said.
Under this title, featuring the word mythmatics, a mixture of mathematics, denoting something exact, and myth, denoting something vague and of uncertain origin, a lecturer tried to define public service broadcasting.
Darrell Holt, assistant professor of speech and drama, who conjured up the word, spoke at the last session of the 1964-65 Speech and Drama Colloquium yesterday.
What is public service broadcasting?
Prof. Heads Seminars
Ross E. McKinney, chairman of the civil engineering department, conducted two seminars this week for the engineering faculty of Manhattan College in New York City.
He explained new methods of biological wastewater purification systems that have been developed in KU's Enviromental Health Research Laboratory. In his second seminar he explained the new civil engineering surriculum at KU. Manhattan College is considering changes in its civil engineering courses.
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PROF. HOLT said a good definition for the term could be not found. "We needed a nice euphemism and so they came up with this one. Its generic meaning is, of course, service for the public, but broadcasters have tossed it around so often that it has come to have a separate meaning."
In his attempt to pin the term public service broadcasting down, Prof. Holt went back into broadcasting history. Broadcasting, by the 1920's had become such a chaos that it was necessary for the federal government to regulate the use of the air. The Federal Radio Act was passed which required licensing for broadcasters.
The Act said the public owns the airways, so everybody is free to use them. However, this cannot be done for selfish interest, but only for the public interest. Holt said this meant the radio was to be used as a "mouthpiece of the community."
A NUMBER OF COURT cases arose over the act, questioning the right of the government to limit broadcasting.
In 1934 the Federal Communications Act was passed, superceding, but incorporating the 1927 Act. It also set up the Federal Communications Commission. Prof. Holt pointed out today we still operate under this law. Services such as the telephone and telegraph companies, were also included under the act.
Prof. Holt said part of the trouble about defining public service broadcasting lies in the fact that broadcasters and Federal Commissions have different views as to what their audience wants. "The broadcaster sees an audience wanting entertainment, while the Federal Commission sees an audience made up out of responsible individuals wanting education so they can perform their civic duties better." Prof. Holt said.
RESEARCH SHOWS stations providing quality programs have a minor audience. This strengthens the opinion of the broadcasters.
Six Chicago broadcasters all gave different answers to the question of what public service broadcasting constitutes. Prof. Holt believes it to be a program giving the audience satisfaction and helping maintain a peaceful society.
Kicks Band Sets Concert For Sunday
Jazz will swing outdoors as the 18 members of the KU Kicks Band play in an open-air concert at 2 p.m. Saturday on the lawn in front of Flint Hall.
The Kicks Band, winner of the Large Bands division at the March 27 Oread Jazz Festival, is presenting the concert free to all students, faculty, and guests.
Two new members have been added to the former 16, for a total of five trombones, five trumpets, two alto saxes, two tenor saxes, drums, a bass fiddle, and a piano.
A TRIEP to the Kansas City Jazz Festival, held in late March, was one of the highlights of the year for the Band. The trip, given as a prize to the band at the Oread Jazz Festival, enabled them to play with some of the outstanding groups in the country.
Kevin Condon, Kansas City, Mo,
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The band, led by Jim Bowman, Raytown, Mo, junior, will be playing several new arrangements, including "I Got Plenty of Nothing," from Porgy and Bess, and "Theme from Hennessey," taken from the movie and television show. "Street," a composition by Dave Friend, Topeka composer, and Bill Holman's "T'll Remember You," a number played at the Oread festival, will also be included in the program.
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