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information Regarding Filming of Genetica Courses

The Fund for the Advancement of Education has awarded funds
to educational television station KETC in 36. Louis in cocpers=
ticn with Saint Louis University to cover the academic costs for
the production of apvroximately 45 half-hour filme in color to
be used as part of the instruction in a college course in elem
entary genetics. The production costs of this vroject will be
borne by McGraweHill Book Comnany of New York and The Calvin CGom--
pany of Kansas City, Missourl.

Arrangements have been completed to pive this course both
over KETC television and in the classroom at Saint Louis Uni-
versity beginning February 1960. Television and classroom stu-
dente enrolling for this course with Saint Louis University wil!
be required to have completed one year of college biolopy, botany,
or zoolory, and three official college credits will be awarded for
its successful completion. In addition to the 45 filmed lectures
(it is planned that each be shown twice on television and also in
the classroom), there will be a study guide-workbook (covering the
material in the films) as well as a textbook (which at Saint Louis
University is Sinnott, Dunn, and Dobzhansky's text). Homework
and examinations will cover material in the text and films. There
aleo will be live supplementary review, help or exnlanatory ses-
Sions in the classroom, Although the exact nature of these has
not been determined, television students shall be required to at=
tend such sessions approximately once every two weeks at Saint
Louis University.

The content of the filmed lectures is to be determined by

I. H. Herskowltz in consultation with the Director of the Depart-
ment of Biology at Saint Louis University, John D. Dwyer, and
foremost geneticists. The aim is to have the most outstanding
researchers deliver ti.e lectures, Whenever possible the leo
turers should discuss the relation of their own work to the es-
tablishment of basic principles of heredity. Content should be
aimed at the level of the "B" college atudent.

Special effort has been made to arrange the lectures go
that approximately two-thirds of them could be used aa the basis
for a 2 credit college course in genetice by other institutions
desiring to do so, and it is hoped certain lectures will be in-
dependent enough units of information so that they could be used
Andivicually or in small groupe for the purpose of television
viewing by the informed public or for use by agricultural, medi-
cal, or dental schools, Comprehension or use of the films will
not require the employment of a particular textbook,

All parties involved have agreed to encourage the use of
the films for the purposes mentioned not only in this country
but in others throughout the world.

Each speaker will have apvroximately 28-1/2 minutes to lec-
ture in all lectures after nis first. The first lecture for each
worker should be about 26-1/2 minutes long, leaving about 2 mine
utes for Herskowitz to introduce the new speaker and/or the area
to be discussed, in order to bring unity and continuity to the
whole series, Herskowitz is not planning to give any of the lec-
tures and will only do a few if this is considered necessary on
the advice of other participants.

In order that lecturers deal as effectively as possible
with their material $200 is vrovided for visual aids for each
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lecture. Each lecturer is asked to submit a list of the visual
aida which he would like to use, or that he suggests might be
used by other lecturers, At The Calvin Company studios where
the filming will take place, there will be a desk, chalkboards,
and giant pade with crayons. Equipment will Se available there
to project lantern or microscope slides or printed material on
a ecreen, Film clips also may be used.

Whenever an already existing film clip is considered the
best method of presenting a particular point, every effort wiil
be made to obtain ite use. McGraw-Hill has agreed to try to ob-
tain such film and to clear all righte to its use, although the
costs involved would come from the lecturer's $200/lecture for
visual aids.

In view of the fact that one minute of animation costs ap=
proximately $1,000 its use is limited by the visual aid funds
provided. Once it haa been definitely established that some
lecturers will use less than their allotted funds, the surplus
will be made available to others for visual aids.

After consultation with Herskowitz, lecturers should, when-
ever possible, arrange for the production of their own visual
aid material. They should make out a simple statement of costs
and send this to Herskowitz who will have KETC pay the bill.

The Calvin Company has expressed its willingness to assist in
the preparation of visual material if requested. Lecturers agree
to permit the inclusion of their visual aids or of portions of
their lectures in the study guide to be prepared by Herskowitz.

Lectures should be as informal or formal as those given by
the lecturers before a class. Lecture notes may be used and

promting devices will be provided as desired.
In order to complete the series for use by February 1960
most of the filming will have to be done during June, July, and
August 1959, at The Calvin Company studios in Kaneas City, Mo.
Each film will normally require 1/3<1 day to shoot. Filming can
be done any day of the week, including Saturday and Sunday.

Expenses incurred by going to Kanses City for filming will
be repaid equivalent to the amount of non~Local transportation
plus $25 for each day or part thereof in Kansas City. Each lec-
turer has the opportunity later to revisit Kansas City to view
his contribution when it is being edited, his expensee being paid
just as in the case of the initial visit. Cdadados “ent bas |}

In order to meet this production schedule, first drafts of
the lectures should be raceived by April 1, 1959 and final drafts
and visual aid material must be received 3 weeks prior to date of
filming. The first and final drafts of each lecture will be
duplicated and sent te all other lecturers.

An honorarium of $500 is to be paid for each filmed lecture,
30% to be paid upon agreement to participate, 20% paid after sub-
mission of the first written draft, and 50% when the film is
completed. Participation requires that the lecturer sign a
separate agreement with McGraw-Hill Book Company. This agreement
4s being prepared and will be sent separately and contains ap=-
proximately the following: it will provide ae royalty payment to
each lecturer for each of the lecturer's films 2% of the actual
dncome from sales lees returns; except that payment for foreign
sales (outside the United States and its territories, shall be
computed at one-half the foregoing royalty or one percent (1%)
of the actual income from salea less returns. MoGraw-Hilil of=

fere the same royalty on any remakee of the films in future
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years in which the lecturer agrees to participate. There is,
however, no obligation on the part of the lecturer to make more
films. When future filme are made McGraw-Hill will vay all ex=
penses plus %50 for each day in Kansas City. If MeGraweHill de-
sires, and if all lecturers agree to the publication of the leo
tures in book form edited by Herskowitz, a standard royalty will
be paid to the editor and to each lecturer in an amount propor

tional to the number of lectures contributed.