Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-23
GENIUS SHOWN
IN EARLY YOUTH
NORWOOD SCHOOL EXHIBITS
MARVELLOUS WORK
NOVEL WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
INVENTED BY LADS
Remarkable Product of Three Boys
Only Part of Collection Bearing
Testimony to Abundant
Native Talent

Wireless telegraphy, WIN many nc"
and novel, as we'll as superior features
invented by three Norwood school
pupils aged IS, IA and 10 years, re-
spectiyely. will be one of the remark
able exhibits at the parents day"
disnlay in the Norwood school today.
The three students have installed
two thoroughly practical sets OF WIRE
less Geographic apparatus, every de-
tail of which not only has been worked
out by themselves along De Forest
lines. but likewise has been manufac-
tured by their own inventive fingers
Tuners, condensers, detecters, lighting
circuits, spark coils, interrupters etc"
all have been made and put together
by these young geniuses with a me-
chanical skill and precociouS knowledge
of the twentieth century message mar
vel which is truly unprecedented.
The boys who have equipped the
Norwood street school at Norwood and
TWenty-first streets with this Won
derful duplex wireless station are
Winthrop Fish, aged 10, who personally
is to be accredited with many Oh the
new inventions of the apparatus, Whicn
he worked out at his home, 2120 Union
avenue; Edwin Loyejoy, aged IA. who
assisted materially in the creation OF
designs and general construction OF
the two outfits In the little workshop
at his home, 1918 Magnolia street. anu
George Richardson, aged 10, VINO nves
at 2718 Hoover street. The latter also
has distinguished himself in the crea-
ton of many other remarkable me-
cnanical devices which have attracted
great deal of attention wherever seen.
The two wireless stations are located
on the second floor of the school,
which, on account of the height OF the
basement, is practically as high as an
ordinary third floor.
There is one apparatus at each eno
of the building, on the east and west
sides. AS yet there is no pole. but the
wires are strung up and held almost
against the second-story ceiling, which
places them at an altitude about equal
to the roof of the average three-story
building. This, the boys declare. is
not quite high enough. and later pole
is to be established on the roof or
bell-tower of the school.
The position of the apparatus on the
interior of the building, the boys say,
makes no difference, as messages nave
been received already from several
near points, principally from the
Chutes and San Pedro, showing that
brick walls and plaster are no obstruc-
ton to the currents.
The boxes containing the new model
coils and the other various parts OF the
devices are well finished and represent
two months of hard work. Inc detec-
ter corborundum is a special design In
vented by the boys, besides which they
have improved the De Forest style OF
condenser and have worked out d
clever new system of tuners for send
ing and receiving.
The principal, Miss Leta A. Lodge,
who has been in charge of the school
nio months is DrOld OIL
her pupils, and has encouraged them
in their enterprise to every extent.
They have developed remarkable abil-
ity in sloyd and other mechanical work.
The Norwood school ranks among
the best grammar schools in Los An
geles. The program today. which is
for the benefit of parents, reveals many
novel features besides the wireless
stations. For instance, there Is boys
orchestra, known as the Norwood or
chestra, composed entirely of youthful
students of this school, who render
choice music, and today will furnish
all the interludes during the exercises.
Miss Emily Lietzau has organized this
orchestra and personally instructed IT,
1t is due to her hard work and patience
that it now is ranked as about the best
of It's kind in the city.
Miss Lietzau is in charge OF grade
B5. She is q charming young woman,
beloved by all her pupils, and the ex-
hibit of maps, drawings. sloyd. sew
ing, etc, in this department which
was arranged yesterday, is truly one
of the most interesting in the school.
Among other features in B5 is model
of the battleship Connecticut. worked
out of wood by Howard Griffith and
Owen Churchill, and equipped with =
practical searchlight, anchors, swing
ing guns, turrets, etc, in most real
istic manner. This will be exhibited
in a. dark room with the searchlights
on and the ship in operation.
The program today Will be interest
ing. The school rooms have been
daintily decorated with flowers and
ferns for the occasion The exercises
include the following:
Flag drill by third and fourth grade
students.
March of flower queen, Miss Esther
Davis, aged years, attended by six
daintily clad ladies in waiting" Hover
girl and escort of boy pupils.
May pole dance. Thirty-two first
and second grade children will dance
with the queen in the hall Six girl
ribbon bearers will first march to the
hall and prepare the ribbons for the
dance and two will carry the United
States flag and the Norwood pennant.
Upper grade students greeting to