TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES

VOL. 3, No.6. 9038 MELROSE AVENUE . HOLLYWOOD 46, CALIF. FALL, 1948

Origina' Print ~Birth of N atio,. ~ to Acade,ny IMPORTANT ADDITION F OR FILM ARCHIVES An original print of D. W. Griffith's history mak­ ing production "The Birth of a Nation" has been giv­ en to the Academy film library by Iwan Serrurier, president of the Moviola Company. Print, which is at least thirty-three years old, car­ ries the original tinting A llen Wilson (left), vice president in charge of studio production at Republic Pictures, witnesses the presentation of a print of "Bill and which featured many of Coo" to Jean Hersholt. Academ,- president. Mrs. Margaret Herrick Griffith's works, with the executive secretary of the Academ y, and Ken Murray, the films pro­ ducer, also participated in the presentation of the film to the backgroullds shaded in Academ y's archives. blues and yellows. Film was originally titled "The Address given by Mr. Jean Hersholt, Academy President, at a Clansman," but the title meeting of the British Film Producers Association on the occasion of the presentation of Academy Award Statuettes to British win­ frames were removed aft­ ners for achievements during 1947-Dorchester Hotel, July 8,1948. er the picture was given its final name by Griffith Thank you very much for your overly kind introduction at the suggestion of Thom­ of me. But allow me to say this-I am not here tonight as as Dixon, author of the fa­ the individual, Jean Hersholt. Rather, I am here as the repre­ mous Civil War novel. sentative of more than 2,000 men and women who make up the artistic and the scientific sides of the motion picture in­ Scrrurier also has given dustry in Hollywood. As President of the Academy of Motion to the Academy 100 reels Picture Arts and Sciences, my pleasant task here tonight is to bring you their message of goodwill. The men and women of uncatalogued footage in Hollywood who make motion pictures respect the men and which will be indexed by women in England who make motion pictures. Those of us G. Carleton Hunt of the in the field of production know no boundaries or nationalis­ Academy Board before be­ tic feelings when it comes to appreciation of the arts or sciences of film making. ing turned over to the ( Continued on Page 3) Academy film library. LARGE COLLECTION OF STILLS DONATED HAVE YOlJ IlEA»? TO ACADEMY LIBRARY ~ ~ More than 2000 stills comprising a special LINDGREN, ERNEST. film collection gathered by Frank La Fake The Art of the Film; an Introduction from 1921 to 1933, have been donated by the to Film Appreciation. well known Washington theater executive to the Academy Library archives. London, George Allen and Unwin Included are production and portrait stills Limited, 1948. from 385 films spanning that period, and art " .. . a survey of the established canons of Vilma Banky, Theda Bara, Ruth Chatter­ of film criticism and general outline of ton, Lew Cody, Chester Conklin, Lillian Gish, the development of film technique ..." Tom Mix, Colleen Moore, Mabel Norman, Pola Negri, Mary Pickford, Mme. E. Schu­ ~ ~ mann-Heink, Alison Skipworth, Gloria Swan­ GOODMAN, EZRA. son, Norma Talmadge, Eric von Stroheim, " ARE THE MOVIES A MENACE?" Ben Turpin, and 243 additional stars. Produc­ tions include "Alibi," "The Bat Whispers," Coronet-July, 1948. "Moby Dick," "The Lost World," and other ". . . An analysis of twelve charges notable films. against the motion picture industry ..." This gift is the second personal offering from La Fake, who recently sent a complete ~ ~ set of photographs to the Academy archives "WHAT'S PLAYING AT THE covering highlights in the cinema career of GROVE?" Jean Hersholt, Academy president. Additional Gift Received Fortune . Magazine-August, 1948. In addition to the stills, a large collection of " ... The problems of the independent rare theater programmes, early day opera and theater owner. ..." theater publications, plus a collection of news­ paper clippings and books, have also been given to the library archives by Murray Weiss, prominent Eastern theater operator. ACADEMY CELEBRATES The gift contains bound programmes of the TWENTY-FIRST BIRTHDAY Grand Opera House at Boston, Massachu­ The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and setts, covering the period from 1897 through Sciences observed its twenty-first anniversary 1902. Also included are programmes dated on May 4. Founded in May, 1927, with thirty­ 1891 through 1893 from the Hollister Street six charter members, the Academy member­ and Columbia Theaters of Boston. ship now totals almost two thousand individ­ Among the publications included in the uals from twelve branches of the motion pic­ donation is "John B. Jeffrey's Guide and Di­ ture industry and owns its own headquarters rectory to the Opera Houses, Theatres, Public at Melrose and Doheny Streets. Hall and Bill Posters of Cities and Towns of In the years since its inception, the Acad­ America," published in 1899. emy has grown to serve the industry in many fields through the annual Achievement Awards; the motion picture library, a ma.in­ FIVE INDUSTRY stay in studio activities; the Academy Award SHORTS COMPLETED Theater for press showings, old film screen­ Five films in the industry series of docu­ ings and regular screenings of current enter­ mentary short subjects produced under the tainment for studio employees. Additionally sponsorship of the Academy have been com­ the Players Directory and bulletins of screen pleted. achievement records are regularly issued to Grant Leenhouts, producer-coordinator, lists aid actors, writers, directors, producers and "This Theater and You," "Movies Are Ad­ technical craftsmen in keeping an up-to-date venture," "The Art Director," as being ready published account of their work. for general distribution. In the very near The Industry series of documentary short future "Screen Actors" and "Let's Go to the subjects is another project under the sponsor­ Movies" will be set for release. ship of the Academy and within the past Shorts, running one reel each, are the first month completed three of the first five sched­ in a group to be made over a three year period. uled for production. VOICE RECORDINGS OF 20TII CENTl RY-FOX DONATES FIT ,M PIONEERS BEGUN 1 -+ FIL IS TO ACADEMY ARCHIVES Voice recordings of industry Prints of fourteen feature pictures have been turned pioneers to be used as reference over to the Academy by Twentieth Century-Fox Studios in material in the library archives line with the Academy's recently announced policy to secure are now being prepared under films which have been nominated for or have won an Acad­ the direction of Howard Walls, emy Award in past years. Academy film curator. Through They are "Wilson," "The Black Swan," "The Fighting the use of "Sound Mirror" tape Lady," "State Fair," "The Rains Came," "The Razor's Edge," recording, interviews have been "The House on 92nd Street," "Laura," "How Green Was My recorded with Carl Louis yreg­ Valley," "Leave Her To Heaven," "A Tree Grows In Brook­ ory, one of the earliest camera­ lyn," "Crash Dive," "In Old Chicago," and "Song of Berna­ men in the motion picture in­ dette." dustry, and J. Searle Dawley, Prints will be added to the film archives and will be sup­ among the first motion picture plemented by other features from the studio when they are directors and who gave the late available, according to Col. Jason Joy who presented the D. W. Griffith his first motion reels to President Jean Hersholt. picture employment. Others MR. HERSHOLT'S SPEE~ who will be interviewed include ( Continued from Page t) Maurice Costello, Lionel Bel­ I have read in the newspapers, as has everyone else, re­ more, "Broncho Billy" Ander­ ports of problems which have arisen in the motion picture son, Donald Crisp, Albert industries. But I shall not in any way go into these problems Smith, Blanche Sweet, Mae tonight. Marsh, Lionel Barrymore and There are two reasons. First, I have been away and there­ Mack Sennett, with recordings fore do not know any of the facts surrounding these various to be made within the next reports I have heard. But, second and much more important, few weeks. we of the Academy are concerned only with the production This program will make phase of the industry. Weare pledged to the betterment of available to students of motion the motion picture-from the creative and the scientific aspect. pictures a collection of original I will say this, however. There is nothing wrong with the source material about the be­ motion picture industry, in any country, that a good film ginning of the industry. will not cure. Through this method of voice We have been in this business for many years, more than reproduction, the articulate rec­ I like to recall. I have seen many controversies arise and die. ord of the early days will be But I have always found that the real danger is the moment supplemented with colorful when people in our industry, whether in Britain or in the anecdotes and factual accounts, United States, forget the real heart of what it is all about. by personalities who contributed Films Our Greatest Entertainment to our early history. That is picture making. There can be no legislation against great films. You have great picture makers here in England, as we have in Hollywood. If all of them, both yours ACADEMY TO AID and ours, put their minds back to concentrating on making ARMY LANGUAGE SCHOO~ the finest pictures in the world, there is the best answer to any controversy anywhere. The Army Language School The world is changing and has changed. It is very evident at the Presidio of Monterey has to me as I travel abroad here, far from my own America. asked the Academy for cooper­ But, wherever I have gone, people have told me that motion ation in securing books on phil­ pictures are still their best entertainment-when they are ology, modern history, geogra­ good pictures. People are hungry everywhere for entertain­ phy and scientific works, in Al­ ment. People are not nationalistic in their desire for enter­ banian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Dan­ tainment. They go to the motion picture theaters to seek ish, Czech, Modern Greek, Hun­ relaxation and happiness and surcease from day to day life. garian, Korean, Norwegian, This is a great responsibility to those men who have the Polish, Rumanian, Serbo-Croa­ talent for · making films, for acting in them, for directing tian and Swedish. These books them, for writing them, and for creating the technical and are to be used in connection scientific elements that go to make a picture. with the teaching courses of There is not a man or woman in the Academy who does twenty-one foreign languages to not strive for better and better pictures. Here, also, I have select Army, Air Force and Ma­ found that among your finer creators and artisans there is the rine Corps personnel. ( Continued on Page 7) CALIFORNIA'S GOLDEN favorable that the production of better teach­ ing films by Hollywood studios may soon be­ BEGINNING SCREENED AUG. 27 come a reality. Mr. George Heinz, executive secretary of the California Centennials Com­ "California's Golden Beginning," the first mission, represented the State of California motion picture to be produced by a major during the production. The script, written by studio utilizing a script integrated with the Jack Roberts in consultation with Dr. Herbert curriculum of the state school system, was E. Bolton, Dean of Historians at the Univer­ premiered August 27 in San Francisco and sity of California, and his assistants, was de­ Los Angeles. It will be introduced into school­ veloped with additional assistance by Francis rooms beginning with the fall semester. Noel, chief of the Division of Audio-Visual The two reel documentary, regarded as a Aids for the State of California, and Mrs. Mar­ landmark in the field of visual education, was garet Divizia of the Los Angeles County produced in Cinecolor at the Paramount Stu­ School Systems. dios by Grant Leenhouts. The picture demon­ Following the release of this film, two ad­ strates clearly the type of educational film that ditional teaching motion pictures touching on can be made in Hollywood and disproves crit­ the same subject will be prepared. icism by film producers in the non-theatrical field as well as in educational circl~s, indicat­ -- ing that the studios are incapable of produc­ DISTINGUISHED VISITORS ing an accurate teaching picture. Top acting INSPECT ACADEMY FACILITIES talent as well as the finest technicians work­ ing in major studios were employed in this pro­ The Academy in the role of a cultural or­ duction, which is direct and factual presenta­ ganization has played host to many distin­ tion of the discovery of gold and its subse­ guished visitors from all parts of the world quent impact upon the west. The cast in­ during the past months. Among the visitors cludes John Eldredge, Louis Jean Heydt, Har­ who were guests at the Academy offices were: old Vermilyea, 'Lane Chandler, Will Wright Vijay Bhatt, S. N. Kotwal, M. C. Kapadia­ and Irving Bacon. Prakash Film Studio, Bombay; Rudolph Myzt, Industry Goodwill Project Producer, Prague, Czechoslovakia; George Freedly, Theatre Library Association, New The project was started by Y. Frank Free­ York City Library; Miss Britton and Miss man, chairman of the Motion Picture Pro­ Merriam, Library of Congress Copyright Of­ ducers Association, as a public service film and as a gesture of good will on behalf of the fice; George Baymiller, Architect from Ire­ B. motion pict~re industry. Grant Leenhouts, co­ land; J. Arthur Rank; Lamar Johnson, ordinator-producer of the Academy sponsored Dean of Instruction and Librarian, Stephens motion picture industry film project, took over College, Columbia, Missouri; Leo Mittler, Di­ the reins as producer. Locations were estab­ rector, Drama Department, New School for lished at Coloma, the site of Sutter's Mill, Sac­ Social Research, New York City; Israel Chas. ramento, Berkeley, San Francisco, Death Val­ De Cruz, Argentine Academy of Motion Pic­ ley, the High Sierras, Long Beach, and other ture Arts and Sciences, Movie critic and col­ points in the state. Three Hollywood stages umnist; Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Box, Gains­ were utilized and exact reproductions of Sut­ borough, Films, London; Dr. Guillermo Kraft, ter's Mill, where gold was first discovered, Sutter's Fort, the saloon and trading post, Argentina, Producer; M. A. DeWolfe Howe, where the discovery was revealed, and other former editor, Atlantic Monthly; Jean Benoit­ sets, were faithfully reconstructed. Levy, Director Films and Visual Information, United Nations; Cecil Maiden, British docu­ Governor Warren appears in the opening sequences, directed by Cecil B. de Mille. De mentary film producer and writer; Francis Mille contributed his service and James Pe­ Rico, French journalist; Ezra Mir, India, Film trillo authorized the use of recorded music Producer; Howard Vickery, UNESCO Rela­ enabling Paramount to utilize compositions tions Staff of U.S. State Department; Holger from previously recorded feature pictures. Jensen, sculptor; Lester Asheim, University of Chicago-Writing Ph.D. thesis on adaptation Film Well Received of classic novels to the screen; Frederick The title, "California's Golden Beginning," Porges, Secretary, Foreign Correspondents As­ might well be prophetic as the reception of sociation of Hollywood; Mr. A. H. Newman, the film to date in educational circles is so Canadian Government Liason Agent. Newly elected Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences photographed at their first meeting where officers of the Academy were chosen. (Left to right): Mrs. Margaret Her­ rick, executive secretary; N. Peter Rathvon, representing the Executives classification and also elected Treasurer of the Board; Gabe Yorke, public relations branch; Gordon Sawyer, Sound division; Emmet Lavery, Writers branch; G. Carleton Hunt, Film Editors classification; William Hornbeck, Film Edi­ tors group; Perry Lieber, Public Relations branch; Charles Brackett, Writers division and also re-elect­ ed vice president of the Board; Jack L. Warner, Executives classification and also elected second vice president of the Board; Urie M cCleary, Art Directors branch; John Boyle, cinematographers branch; Walter Wanger, Producers division; Walter Lantz, short subjects division; Frederick Quimby, Short Subjects group; Robert Montgomery, Actors branch and also elected Secretary of the Board; Thomas Moulton, Sound division and also elected Assistant Secretary of the Board; Charles Clarke, Cinematog­ raphers branch and also elected Assistant Treasurer of the Board and George Stevens, Directors branch. Other Board members not present in the picture are Jean HCI'sholt, Actors branch and also re-elected President of the Board; Robert Haas, Art Directors branch; Morris Stoloff, Music branch; Dore Schary, Producers branch; William Wyler, Directors group and Harry Warren, Music division.

BRITISH STILLS ACADEMY A \YARD MUSIC DISPLAYED BY ACADEMY IN STANDARD OIL BROADCAST The Academy Library has loaned to the A program of music based on Academy Los Angeles City School System a group of Award winning compositions will be featured stills received by the Academy from London, by the Standard Oil Company of California covering the British productions "Hamlet" on its radio program dedicated to school .chil­ and "Oliver Twist." These 11x14 prints, some dren, on March 24, 1949. This is part of a of which are now on display in the lobby of musical appreciation program covering music the Academy Award Theater, will be rotated in drama, in circuses, and in motion pictures, through classes in history, literature, drama and is to be broadcast via the NBC Pacific and costume design. This marks a continua­ Coast network, to radio stations in seven Westo tion of the long established practice of the ern states with an estimated audience of school Academy to work in close relationship with children running into the thousands. Program, student and cultural groups for the advance­ which emanates from KNBC in San Francisco, ment of motion pictures. will be heard locally through facilities of KFI. ACADEMY WELCOMES NEW SERIES OF SCREEN OVER 100 NEW MEMBERS MASTERPIECES BEING SHO\VN Membership enrollment in the Academy In view of the large attendance and genuine has been increased by one hundred and eigh­ interest displayed by the Academy member­ teen new additions since April, when newad­ ship in the screenings of motion picture mile­ missions became eligible following last Acade­ stones, a new series of Academy Award win­ rr.y Awards. The groups and their classifica­ ning films has been scheduled through eight tions are: Sunday evenings beginning September 19 Actors branch: Anne Baxter, Karin Booth, through November 7. Jeanne Crain, Robert Cummings, Douglas Dick, James Flavin, Lena Horne, Marc Law­ Sept. 19-8:30 p.m. "DARK ANGEL", GOLDWYN U-A 1935, winner of the Art rence, Mary Livingston, Jimmy Lydon, Lois Direction Award (Richard Maxwell, Ann Miller, Dan Seymour, Alexis Day). Film stars Fredric Smith, Joanee M. VVayne, Jacqueline White, March, Merle Oberon and Shelley Winters, Donald O'Connor, Farley Herbert Marshall. Granger, Roland Culver, Danny Thomas, Ted "THREE ORPHAN KIT­ Donaldson and Gene Reynolds. TENS", DISNEY U-A, 1935 Cinematographers branch: Clarence Bull, winner of a Short Subjects (Cartoon) Award. Frederick Gately and Nick Musaraca; Direc­ tors branch: Laslo Benedek, Lew Landers, H. Sept. 26-8:30 p.m. "BROADWAY MELODY OF C. Potter, Compton Bennett, Michael Gordon; 1936", MGM 1935, winner of the Dance Direction Award Art Directors: George Sherman, Chester Gore, (Dave Gould), Film stars Jack Benjamin S. Hayne, George Jenkins, Kay Nel­ Benny and Eleanor Powell. son and Arthur Krams; Executives branch: Richard Boris Morros, Robert S. Benjamin, Oct. 3-8:30 p.m. "MUTINY ON THE BOUN­ TY", MGM 1935, winner of Judge Lester RQth, Marvin L. Faris, W. H. a Production Award. Film Maybery, Marcella Napp, William T. Orr, stars Clark Gable and Charles Lucille Ryman, Andrew W. Smith, Jr., Collier Laughton. H. Young, Ben Wallerstein, Estelle Newburg; Oct. 10-8:30 p.m. "NAUGHTY MARIETTA" Film Editors branch: Marvin J. Coil, Jodie MGM 1935, winner of Sound Caplan and Frederick Y. Smith; Music branch: Recording Award (Douglas Lionel Newman, :Morton Scott, Nathan Lang Shearer). Film stars Jeanette Van Cleave, Edgar (Cookie) Fairchild, Jack MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. Lavin, Andre Previn, David Tamkin, Harry "HOW TO SLEEP", MGM Tobais; Production branch: Maxwell Shane, 1935, winner of a Short Sub­ Sol C. Siegel, Coles Trapnell, Albert J. Cohen, ject (Comedy) Awa~d. Alvin Ganzer, Stanley Kramer, Edward Lask­ Oct. 17-8:30 p.m. "THE INFORMER" RKO er, Gerald H. Mayer, Barbara Best, Robert 1935, winner of Best p'erform­ Newman, James A. Parker, Lewis J. Rachmil, ance by an Actor Award (Victor McLaglen), Best Di­ Monroe Shaff, David W. Siegel; Public Rela­ rection (John Ford), Best tions branch: Jerry Dale, Harold Heffernan, Screenplay (Dudley Nichols) Nat W. James, Conrad Krebs, William Living­ Best Music, scoring, (Ma~ ston, Arthur L. V\Tilde, Ted Loeff, Herb Sterne, Steiner). Film stars Victor McLaglen. Henry C. Rogers, Glenn Rose; Short Subjects branch: Theodore William Sebern; Sound Oct. 24-8:30 p.m. "FOLIES BERGERE", 20TH branch: Dr. Louis Francis Brown; Writers CENTURY U-A 1935, winner of a Dance Direction A ward branch: Richard Brooks, Whitfield Cook, Rich­ (Dave Gould). Film stars ard English, Jean Holloway, Charles Kauf­ Maurice Chevalier. man, John Larkin, Elick Moll, Harry Ruby, Malvin Wald, DeWitt Bodeen, Herbert F. Oct. 31-8:30 p.m. " DANGEROUS", WARNER BROTHERS 1935, winner of Margolis, Louis Morheim; Members-at-large: Best Performance by an Ac­ Robert M. Alterman, Alfred Johnson Bolton, tress Award (Bette Davis). 'William Thomas Crespinel, Dr. Francis Abdo, Film stars Bette Davis. Martin F. Eisenberg, Dr. Ferenz Fodor, Her­ Nov. 7-8:30 p.m. "GOLD DIGGERS OF 1935", bert Freston, Karl Herzog, 1. H. Prinzmetal, FIRST NATIONAL 1935, winner Harold Rose, Robert J. Rubin, Frank Swann, of a Best Song Award ("Lulla­ H. N. Swanson, Robert B. Weiss, Edward Sim­ bye of Broadway", Harry mel, Helen Ferguson, William Holm, Otis Warren, music; Al Dubin, lyrics) . Film stars Dick Willard Murray and Aaron S. Rosenthal. Powell. MR. flERSHOLT'S SPEECH ( Continued frolT' Page 3) same desire for a constant ele­ vation of the screen and its en­ tertainment. They are wise people. They know that great pictures will keep people going to films and casual, careless or bad pictures will drive them away. Motion picture going has be­ come an international habit. Just as habits are made, how­ ever, they can be broken. The public is motion picture wise. No one can legislate to make the public go to see a film. The only ones who can make the public go to the movie theaters are those who make the films. I say all this for only one reason-remember that, what­ Academy President, Jean Hersholt addresses a meeting of the British Film Producers Association held at the Dorchester Hotel in London, ever controversies or problems England and presents the Academy Award statuettes to British win­ arise, the real focus of atten­ ners for achievements during 1947. ( Left to Right) Mrs. J. Arthur tion must be turned to what Rank, Jean Hersholt, J. Arthur Rank and Mrs. Hersholt. this businesss is all about-the film itself, the people who make these films. strive for better things on the screen. The Too often, this is forgotten. minute that is lost sight of-the entire business I want to take back a message from you will suffer. here in England to the members of our Acad­ There, in as few words as I could put it, is emy. I would like this message to come from the creed behind the Academy of Motion Pic­ those of you concerned with the creation of ture Arts and Sciences. We are a non-profit the motion picture. I would like to say to organization, with ties to no one, composed of them, for you-'We are pledging ourselves to those of us who really make the pictures-the give the world better and better screen enter­ producers, the writers, the directors, the actors, tainment.' This does not necessarily mean the publicity men, the cameramen, the art di­ more and more expensive screen entertain­ rectors, the set decorators, the musicians­ ment. That is a great fallacy. Money alone every aspect that goes into true picture making. has never made a fine motion picture. Great Good film entertainment will always be sup­ motion pictures are made by the concept and ported by the audienc~s. It makes no difference the purpose of the producer; the depth of sin­ where they are made. Every country, I hope cerity and the desire for public entertainment and trust, will always welcome the good pic­ in the writers; the understanding of audiences tures from Hollywood. My country, I know, by the directors; the thrill of the actor in has shown that it welcomes your good pic­ recognizing a role that will give happiness tures. I have not yet seen 'Hamlet', which is throughout the world; the skill and progress a bad admission coming from a melancholy of the technicians; the enthusiasm of the stu­ Dane, but from what I have heard of it from dio workmen. Yes, tonight I plead the causes America, I think that is the best proof of the of the audiences throughout- the world. pudding. Finer Films Are Demanded Special Academy Mission Remember this always-the audiences are Tonight, I have a special mission regarding far-seeing and wise, in the long run. British the making of good pictures. Most highly pub­ films have risen amazingly in the last few licised of our annual Academy awards, na­ years. But, this rise has been due to finer and turally, are those 'Oscars' as we call them af­ finer films coming from here. Everyone of fectionately, which are won by the widely your finer works is hailed by your fellow known personalities, the actors, writers, and workers in Hollywood because it contributes directors. But, the fact that the press of the to the cause of the better entertainment. world and the public are most keenly interest­ But-it is necessary that picture makers, no ed in these personality awards does not mean matter what their job might be, must always ( Continued on Page 8) PRODUCERS MAKE $5000 MR. HERSHOLT'S SPEECH GIFT TO ACADEMY FOUNDATION ( Conlinupd from Pagp 7) Y. Frank Freeman, president of the Acad­ that we, of the Academy, rate them any dif­ emy Foundation, announces that the Founda­ ferently than the importance of all of the tion has received a grant of $5,000 from the 'Oscars' which we award each year. Association of lVlotion Picture Producers, Inc. Last year, your own associates, Mr. and The Academy Foundation was organized to Mrs. Sydney Box, won the 'Oscar' for the sponsor the cultural work of the Academy. best screen play of the year, for their splendid Among the current projects undertaken by film, 'The Seventh Veil.' We in Hollywood, the Foundation is the restoration to film of who are the workers in motion pictures, were historic motion pictures now available only in proud to pay this tribute to Mr. and Mrs. the archives of the Library of Congress as 35 Sydney Box. Last year also, your own Sir mm paper photographic records. The paper Lawrence Olivier was awarded a special 'Os­ positives covering the period from 1894 to car' for his great contribution to motion pic­ 1912 have been loaned to the Academy by tures in 'Henry The Fifth.' the Library of Congress. Other recent contributions to the work in­ Explains Nomination clude $1,000 from Charles Edison, son of the famed inventor, and a gift of a one year sup­ Let me tell you v"hat happened this year ply of raw stock from the Eastman Kodak (and every other year for that matter) . Here Company. is how the Academy makes these awards. In To date, two pictures have been transferred choosing the outstanding cinematographer, from paper rolls to film. These are Melies' the cameramen themselves make the nomi­ "Fairlyland" made in 1903 and a newsreel, nations. They are the experts- they choose the "Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt," made nominees on sheer merit and appreciation­ in 1905. Remainder of the collection must and from their nominations, the entire mem­ await further financing before the work can bership of 2000 votes. continue. This is the same for the Art Direction Award. The Art Directors Branch of the ACADEMY ACTIVE PARTICIPAN:r IN Academy chooses the nominees, and then the entire membership votes. And the same for CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL GROUP Set Decoration. We do not rely on the mem­ Margaret Herrick, executive secretary of ories of our membership. In our own private the Academy, recently travelled to San Fran­ Academy theater, we re-run, after nomina­ cisco as one of the Academy's representatives tion, each selected film twice, so that every in the UNESCO (United Nations Scientific member has a chance to see it-to judge it­ and Cultural Organizations) conference held entirely on his own. at the St. Francis Hotel. . Six of the very highest awards on the tech­ Other recent trips Mrs. Herrick has made nical side were won by British picture makers on behalf of the Academy include a visit to this year. To those of us who make motion Sacramento, to address the California State pictures, this was a great tribute from our convention of the Parent-Teachers Association membership. at their annual banquet held at the Senator Hotel and a trip to Stephens College at Colum­ You will see, as I list these awards later, bia, Missouri, to attend a special meeting of that they might be well called 'the awards the school's Visual Education Advisory Board for good taste.' Today, at noon, I took the which also included Walt Disney and Donald privilege of going to Pinewood and to Den­ Nelson. ham studios to talk briefly to the studio work­ people. Because, as one who works in motion pictures myself, I know how much they con­ DORE SCHARY APPOINTED tributed in their enthusiasm to the winning TO BOARD OF GOVERNORS of these awards. I am very proud that I have been able, as Dore Schary has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the Academy to repre­ President of the Academy, to come here to sent the executives branch. England myself, on behalf of my fellow mem­ Schary replaces Donald Nelson, who IS no bers, to make these presentations in person. longer in the film industry, and will serve If it means anything, it is a demonstration to with N. Peter Rathvon, who also represents you, of how much these awards mean to us­ the executive classification. and I hope to you all.