Deolers Told How to Slice Themselves o Piece of the School Building Progrom Pie

Upcoming school constrttctiotl pr)g-l-al11s carr.-providc .a major -utk"t for lumber, Normzrn I-{' ll-eece, building code consultant of the National Lumlter N{arrttfacturcrs Assc-rciittion. said in a recent address in Nerv York.

"The lumber industrv at the present time is in a relatively good position to- releive-a fair portion of school buildin? coirstruction," Reece told- the Intercoastal Lumbei Distributors at their annual meeting.

Individuals in the ir-rdttstry have an irnrnediate opportunitv to help their o\\'n comn-rllnities build "economical, ['ell dejiqned, iafe and durable" schools of rvood construction, Reeie cleclarecl. "The t'ood school of todav can in no t'ay be placecl in the same category as the temporary.frame.school Lf yesteryear," he said.-"Today's frame schools, which dot tl're countryside over the tvidth and breath of our country are, for tiie most part, tvell-designed, durallle and saf e structures rvhich ad^d to the beauty of the communities they serve.

"To this day, when discussing school bulidings. with school boards and building commiftees, the very mention of the r,r,ords 'rvood frame school' ltrings to mind the vision of a frame bungalow of temporary and shoddl' construction. tused rvhen a" permanent schoo[ lvas overcrorvded. Part of our job is to dlspel these wrongly created visions."

Reece outiined the following \\rays in u'hicl-r lumbermen can assist as individual citizens in their communities in gaining recognition for the modern u'ood school:

"1. Acquaint yourselves with your school board mernbers. Attend one or more meetings, if possible.

"2. Learn the existing school needs of your communityThe greatest entry thaiwe have for promoting the.r'ood .cl-rc,oi is to do s<, .uith the school board u'hile their activities :rre ir.r the planning and cliscussion stages.

"3. Through your local association or through.the National Lumb& Nlanufacturers Association, obtain information on frame schools and see to it that your local school lroarrl is supplied u'ith this information, or advise us to <1o so.

"4. Appoint committees in local and regional associations foi tl-re pu.pose of studying school prolllems in -you-r immediate areas. Compile fitcts for use on tl.re local level. This can easily be done by requesting inforrnation on school construction from the S[ate B,,arri-of Education, the National Lumber Manufactttrers Association, and others.

"5. Acquaint yourselves u'ith your local b-qilding ordinance. Does it perrnit rvood frame schools? What are the restrictions, if any, thereon? If you find a provision prohibiting rvood for any reason,.or fo.r any occup.ancy, report it to yo-ur local association o_r directly to us. It then becomes our ibb to make recommendations for amenclment'"

Ccrliforniq Foresl Products Lob Nqmes Three New Men to Council

Thrce nerv appointments to the Technical Advisory. Council for thc Univcriiiy of California's Forest Products l-aboratory are :rnllouncecl by Fred E. Dickinson, director of the Laboratorv. New mernbers of the l2-n-ran Council, appointed to threeverir terrns bv University President Robert G. Sproul, are Ben ilcnioff, partirer and structural engineer with King, Benioff and Associatcs, Sherman Oaks ; A. B. Hood, vice-president and gencral manager of the Ralph L. Smith T umbcr Company, {1derson. and p"resident of the Western Pine Association, and Russell'Johnion, president of the Union Lumber Company, San I.'raricisco and Fort Bragg. In adclition to the new appointments, Dickinson also announcicl the reappointment of Eddy S. Feld-

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