The Washington times., 1922-05-07
SCIENCE HOLDS
INTEREST OF
STUDENTS
Young America Is Taking Ac-
tice Part in the Spread and
Development Of Air Wave
Communication. Which Is
Yet in Its Infancy.
BY EDWARD J. DUFFY.
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adult population. but it is also
an important part of the con-
versation of Young America.
especially those high school stu
dents Of the Capital today.
With the formation, growth,
encouragement and development
Of radio and wireless clubs in
several schools. the new game
Is taking big strides among To-
cal bows and girls.
MANY OUTFITS MADE.
Hundreds OF radio outfits have
been made by high school students
during the past few months. and
each week finds many converts to
the interesting science. Physics
classes have been spending much
time in the study OF sound waves,
which will gradually lead up to
the fundamental principles OF radio
communication.
In several schools the groups OF
boys and girls interested in radio
have Increased greatly since the
Improvements which have made
radio possible as a home" game
have been made. These groups are
organized into clubs OF science
study. and each new step in radio
finds them following II with vim.
The chcapness OF materials and
the comparative case with which
an outfit can be assembled have re.
suited in the establishment OF
many receiving stations and not
few brosdcasting stations. The
new evening entertainment is in
listening to the radio machines.
with musical concerts, baseball
scores. scientific lectures and many
other interesting things in the air.
Last Sunday several students
went to church" at home. hearing
sermon brosdcssted. One OF
them remarked humorously: The
only thing We missed was the col
lection"
Meetings Of students interested
In radio are held frequently. Sew
eraI times experts from the Bu-
reau OF Standards have visited va
rious schools and lectured on the
principles upon which the success
Of the air transmission of sounds is
dependent.
Enthusiastic supporters OF the
new fad in the high chools are
constantly urging the interests OF
radio upon their classmates. In
bulletins, entertainments, lectures
and papers the greatness OF radio
has been broadca sted to every class.
room. One club has organized and
II financing it's own monthly paper
devoted to science on a whole and
radio in particular.
The following stirring appeal is
made in this paper on behalf Of
the new game:
"The art Of radio Is now less
than thirty years old. View the
enormous strides wireless has
made in this short time.
Think what Il will be ten or
twenty years hence. Are you
asleep to this wonderful science?
DO you intend to let the pleasures
radio can give you slip by: The
Radio Club is waiting for you to
Join their number!
The elaborate receiving sets he
longing TO different pupils has
been the cause OF much pleasure
recently. One boy goes to his
fathers office every evening to
hear the concerts and to test the
efficiency Of the different wave
lengths.
GLORIOUS MAY.
with the passing Of the first
week of May, good feeling runs
high in the schools Friendly
rivalry caused by the baseball
series Is intense. and the game so
far has not failed to bring out
crowds roofing for their particular
teams.
II Is hard for tho student to
realize how close by are the final
DAYS Of the most eventful year
in scholastic history. The spring
play. given so far were all sue.
cessful, Athletics are on the boom.
with the excitement OF the Ameri
can Legion track meet held yes
terday still fresh in minds OF high
school pupils, the annual com.
petitive drill Is not far Off. and
the closing day is steadily nearing
All those activities mentioned,
and radio too, are interesting At
present, but the big thing, the
really important part OF the spring
program, the part which counts
1ost, is the ever.present necessity
Of consistent study.