International Union for the Education of Country People by Scientific Films and Slides

International Union for the Education of Country People by Scientific Films and Slides, Union Internationale pour l'Enseignement des Populations Rurales par des Projections Lumineuses Scientifiques ("UNIENPOR")
Founded: 1927
Sources: HB 1929, HB 1936

Officers

The Union is managed by a General Committee.

• Dr. Keynon L. Butterfield Vice Chairman (Vice President) 1929-1938
• Count Pereira Carneiro Vice Chairman (Vice President) 1929
• Paul de Vuyst Delegate 1929-1938 : Delegate of the Union to the International Institute of Agriculture (Rome)
• Jacques Giele General Secretary (Secretary General) 1929-1938
• Firmin Graftiau Chairman (President) 1929-1938
• Dr. Herbert Rettig Vice Chairman (Vice President) 1929-1938
• Clément Segers Secretary 1929-1938

Seats

• 40, rue des Joyeuses-Entrées: Louvain: Belgium

Relationships with other Organisations

• this organisation (International Union for the Education of Country People by Scientific Films and Slides) has institutional relationships with International Institute of Agriculture
• this organisation (International Union for the Education of Country People by Scientific Films and Slides) founded by International Committee for the Improvement of the Amenties of Country Life

Object

The instruction and education of country people in all countries by the exchange of material for educational and scientific screen exhibitions (films, slides, cards, pictures, etc.) dealing with agriculture in general, natural science, landscapes, ethnography, folklore, and historical monuments in the country, etc. (HB 1929) Enseignement et éducation des populations rurales de tous les pays par : l'échange de documents pour projections lumineuses instructives et scientifiques (films, plaques, cartes, images, etc.) sur l'agriculture en général, les sciences naturelles, les sites ruraux, l'ethnographie, les monuments historiques à la campagne (HB 1936)

Finances

The Union's resources comprise: (a) the interest on a fund formed out of the national contributions (minimum 10 gold francs); (b) grants from public authorities, private donationas, etc. (HB 1929) Les ressources de l´Union consistent dans: 1° les intérêts d´un fonds constitué par les contributions nationales (minimum 10 francs-or); 2° les subventions des pouvoir publics, des particuliers, etc. (HB 1936)

Activities

The sub-sections and sections are in process of formation. Fourteen European countries have already joined and formed their subsections. (HB 1929) Les sous-sections et sections sont en voie de constitution, déjà quatorze pays européens ont adhéré et ont constitué leur sous-section. (HB 1936)

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