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CATHOLIC SCHOOL
DISPUTE.
MINISTER'S DEFENCE:
APPLYING THE LAW IMPARTIALLY,
ADVERTISING BY WIRELESS.
THE B.B.C. CHARGED WITH HUMBUG.
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SONG PLUGGING."
A meeting of Associated Britis Authors and Composers was held for the discussion of methade of "song - plugging" stamping out practices in rondensis by danes bands from hotels and danes Balls outside the B.B.C, studios.
London-In view of the dispute which has arisen in regard to the proposed building of Bonlan Catholic school at Colwyn Bay--the Denbighshire Education Committee have rejected the plan-Mr. Mor- kan Jours (Under Secretary for Education) has, made a statement Mr. J. Lewis, who presided, explaining the position of the said that there was a practice, well Board of Education, "who, after known to publishers, of subsidising holding a public, inquiry, sanction-artists in order to advertise now rd the proposed school, · Mr. Mer-songs, En Jones said:
HOW
new
When, broadcasting came along,
There is a school at Colwyn Bay said Mr. Lewin," the payments for enfled St. Joseph's School.ordinary concerts beenné restricted. which has been organised during Concerts were not of much rent the last few years by the local value, owing to the big drap in Catholic priest. He left that the sheet-music enlex, but wireless per- ting had come to build a
formances were n, different matter. Catholic school, and in order to realise his ambition he proceeded 1 secure money for the purpose. He was able to announce at the inquiry that he had a certain Bu already promised. The Local Education Authority took objection | rreords, which, at 61 per cent. per te this proposed new school, and in duble-sided record, made wireless accordance with our usual proce
"The advertisement, in this case, went further field, and brought much bigger sales--if not of sheet nunsie, at any rate of gramophone
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dure the Board decided to hold anplugging a more or leza paying inquiry and send down an experi-proposition, enced person to conduct it. This
4 The B.B.C. deals with far too was done. The point of the inquiry was as to whether such a school was many professional people not to ba necessary and under the Act of aware of this anatter, so that there Parliament that must be decided
enn be no question of their being Laving regard to three issues-- namely, (1) whether or not there unaware that wireless is already be-- would be an economy to the rates, ing used, and need very widely, for (9) what were the wishes of the advertising-in spite of Sir John parents in the matter, and (3) whe-Roith's statement that he is definite-! ther or not such a school would be conducive to the better provision of ly opposed to the use of wireless scentar, education. The Inspector for advertising. reported definitely that in regard to number one it could not be main- tained that there would be na econumy to the rates.
"Parents."
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"Every subsidised perforamnes that comes over
the ether is an advertisement for a music, pubs - lisher, and is on an entirely differ
its merits alone. We in the music trade know that this is the ease, and I deliberately charge the B.B.C with knowing it also, and condoning it, while at the time hypocritically denying that any advertising goes on."
In regard to the second pointent plane from, work performed on namely, the wishes of the parents,- a inost unusual claim was advanced on behalf of the Local Education Authority that in to any, that the word "parents" mentioned in section 19 of the Act "means the parents of the whole aren and not simply the parents of the children concerned directly with this par ticular school. That, of course, is a legal point, but I understand that in the whole thirty years of the operation of the 1002 Act that contention has never before bren seriously advanced. The In- apector took the view that the word parents" had the more limited application. Clearly if, the other view prevailed then it would be practically impossible to provide a non-provided school wihin the terms of the 1992 Aet, for the overwhelm ing majority of the parents in the Calwyn Bay area would undoubted ly be non-Catholic.. They would simply swamp the meagre Catholic community in the area. Whether
Interests of Education,
**Winked At " by Oficials. "The attitude taken up by the B.B.C. officials is this: It is not our business what music is played by the outside bands, or what taring publishers make with them.' The conclusions one is compelled to arrive at are that the officials of the B.B.C. are fully aware that ad- vortising is going on, and that they not merely wink at it, but, by their apathy, encourage it,
B.B.C. Reply.
"One would have thought it en- tirely their business, to ascertain the 3002 Act was wise in making | how much of the £45,000 a year they the provision it did concerning the pay for the right use music ar- recognition and establishment of tually goes to subsidisers. But no, new non-provided schools is beside that question is apparently the point. The Act is there on the nobody's business at the B.B.C." Statute-book and it is the business.
The meeting passed a resolution of the Board to implement the Act.
pressing strong disapprova: of the present use of wireless for In regard to the third condition-advertising purposes by a small Bamely, the interests of secular section only of the music trade," education, the position is equally and urging the B.B.C. to widen clear. The evidence adduced by the the sphere of its usefulness as an Catholic authoritice at the inquiry advertising medium, or, alter- was quite explicit that they would natively, to bring the practice of prefer to retain their pupils at the advertising by wireless to an end." old inefficient school to sending them to the local nos-Catholic school. That may be wise or unwise according to one's point of view The question, therefore, remains whether it is better that a new school should be allowed to be built in accordance with some modern standard and staffed in such a way that the children could have the last possible educational guidance and hors instruction. The Board took the view, therefore, in regard to the Hecond and third conditions na to the wishes of the parents and the interests of sccular education, that the case was made out and so gave its decision in favour of the application.
The following reply to the criti- cise was made by a representative of the B.B.C.The criticism of the B.B.C. would be much more constructive and therefore much more practical if Mr. Lewis would acquaint the Corporation with de- finite cases of subsidising by puù- of dance orchestras for broadcast performances..
"It will be remembered that as a protest against alleged song plug- ging the B.B.C. two years ago de- clined to allow the titles of dance numbers or the singing of choruses tu be included during the broad- enst. For several months the name of the orchestra and the place where it was, played were an- at. the opening of nounced the broadcast, and at intervals of twenty minutes during the per- formance from the studio at Savoy- hill.
But having regard to the neces tity for reorganisation in this area we allowed a school for 110 children up to the age of 11 or 12. The older children, we hope, will be able to attend the provided schools and so participate in the education.
"Meetings between the publishers al benefits which reorganisation must inevitably bring. There is one and the B.B.C. were held at Savoy- thing I want to make quite clear hill during this period, and con There seems to be an idea abroad siderable negotiation took place, that the Board is allowing a new the attitude of the B.B.C. being school to be provided out of the that it would not be a party to any rates, That cannot be done under advertising during the brandessta the law at present. This school of particular numbers by individual will be treated like every other non-publishers. That has been tas at- provided - school-which has been titude of the B.B.C. ever since approved by the Board of Educa- dance music was first broadcast.
"If music publishers are sub- tion as such. I cannot help feeling that much of the opposition to this sidising any person for the purpose decision arises from opposition to of getting dance numbers played, the principles embodied in the Mr. Lewis, or whoever else brings famous 1902 Act of Parliament such a charge, should substantiate
•People may still entertain their his statement and the B.B.C, will objections to that principle. But then know what course to take The the Board of Education as a Board R.B.C. controls as far as possible must operate the law as it is.. That the proportion of any one publish- is what we have, been trying to door's material in a single broadcast as impartially as possible in the and keeps a check on the bimbers
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