Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-26
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
To TEACH BY WIRELESS
To Broadcast lecture Courses
on Practically All Sub
jccls Taught.
MA, III: RECEIVED II, ANY ONE
Ill the World TIM 10 to ScIiuol by
"I.l>tcnfnE In to Mysterious Ether
WnNrs-t inaSrs In Foreign Ian
SuaErS.

NEW YORK. March 25-All the
world can attend New York UuIvcr-
sity by "lis;ca!nr in" ,o tho mys-
;erious ethcr waves. Plans are near
completion for tho establishment Of
wireless broadcasting station at
the university from which lecture
courses on practically all the sub
jcc;s offered At the university Will
he b"oadcasted. and may he received
by any one who has receiving sta
ton
After the supper dishes are done
and the las, dish towel hung up.
every one IN the family nowadays
makes Il cc-line for the wireless re-
ether waves arc saying. Jazz tunes
and even broadway shows are car
.i.d from the crowded tcncIncnts 10
the loneliest farms Rut soon the
air VIII he filed with entirely dif-
fcrcnt Kind OF voices. Classes in
spanish, French. Latin or any foreign
language. lectures on economies,
law. mathematics. psychology. etc.
WEI soon be running a competition
with the other attractions that the
air has "a offer.
To Extend scope of Work.
'Hy means OF this new scheme for
extending the scope OF university
work many persons who heretofore
have been unable to attend college
VIII be able to do so without leav-
ing home" said DIR. James T.. l.ough.
dean OF the cNtramural divisions c:
New York University. II feel that
futur. possibilities OF wireless a-a
unlimited and New York University
Is anxious To open its windows as
we'll as It's doors To any one who
Wishes TO enter"
According 10 T.. b. Kraft. chief en-
ginecr OF tho Western Electric Com
/ rany. II is perfectly possibl. and en-
ti'cly practical to deliver lectures by
wireless. As soon as the government
I nliots wave length To- the un!vcr-
! sity the Installation OF apparatus Will
! hc begun. New York University IL
! the hrst 10 enter this field. and /
! predict a hearty subscription TO the
various courses" said Mr.. Kraft
AN equally interesting announ &C.
mcnt WAS made by Dean Lough OF
the installation OF Western Electric
loud speakers Ia III" university class
| rooms. Within Il few weeks lectures
! VIII be conducted simultaneously in
! different ClassroDms by professor.
/ ny means Of high-qual!ty transmitler
! and vacuum tube ampl!fcr the lee
! ;Urer's voice can be heard equally
| we'll throughout large room and
( also In other rooms Mt any distance
/ from the speaker. The cduipmcn, is
| the same as was used In transmit
! ting President IiorGlnss speech on
| .\rm!st!cc Day.
! al 'I'ru
Many colleges have limited their
/ freshmen 'nrolimcnts because Of
| their inability To handle the incrcas-
! ing number OF Students" continued
| Dean Tough. Recently one of tn"
/ colleges announced To it's freshman
! class which numbered 500. that at
tho nidyear examinations j; would
reduce the class 10 400 because they
were unable to handl. adequately su
! large u number. Sew York Cniv"r-
/ s!iy did not want TO adopt such dras-
! tic measures. So we have adopted
! this method Of taking care OF all
students. Actual demonstrations
| have proved that the voice OF the
speaker is transmitted perfectly.
we expect TO conduct classes al
! ON" division and have the voice trans
/ miticd 10 all the other devis!ons o!
III" university. We will use actual
| wires for transmission at present
which Will! In turn. hc connected
with the ampl!aers. by means @!
the loud speakers we will have
classes conducted by Il head profess
sor with instructors in charge of the
/ other Clossrooms. These instructors
VIII act as qu!. masters. The adj
vantaG" ri hfNinS the very best pro-
lessor obtainr>'lc in each subject ac-
tually conduct ~! the classes himself
speaks FOR itself"