Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES f. TRACEWELL.

From Takoma Park. Md. commu.
nifty of home lovers we have received
the following communications:
My dear Mr.. Tracewell: Your daily
articles are a source of so much pleas
ure to me that am reluctant to make
my first communication to YOU pro
test. This restrained me when. seV
eral weeks-perhaps it WAS months
ago. YOU first advocated combining the
use of the radio to music.
But as YOU expressed the same
opinion two or three days ago in The
star. | am driven by apprehension lest
repetition on your part should have
the practical effect of cutting off on.
OF the greatest reCrea lions Of my life
radio talks. readings and plays---tc
write to YOU
You mention having heard from
one OF the two out OF hundred who
like the music programs varied with
talks. You are now hearing from the
other one. Only, In fact. | am writing
for my whole family. who deplore ms
| do the fact that you are trying Ia
get the talks cut out OF the broad
casting.
We are a ia milv OF music lovers
but we also enjoy the use Of our other
faculties of apprecia ton.
We are unable to comprehend why
anybody should prefer unbroken hours
OF music every evening to a progra m
which in addition to music includes
speakers who are specialists in their
subjects, such as the President and
Vice President of the United states,
Leading astronomers and other scien
tists-Mr. F. w. VILE Miss Julia Mar.
lowe. Donald Macmillan, Byrd. WIN
Rogers and many another expert and
specialist. We find the ma jority Of
our guests share our preference for q
diversified program.
i seriously beg Of YOU not to use
your great gifts and wide influence
to the end Of depriving the rest of us
or this valued interest in our lives
Some OF US even like barn owls
and Republicans and Democrat s
proving each others unworthiness to
run the country Though I'll own up
TO enjoying hearty laugh when |
reached that remark in your articIe).
At least your sense of Justice will
let us keep 2 per cent of talks, and
on some evenings we don't get even
that much.
with thanks for the enjoyment we
have in your daily feature.
Sincerely yours, (Mrs,) A. F.. M"
In the first place, let us assure our
valued correspondent that we have
neither the power nor the intention of
taking the speeches out of broa dca st
ing.
Although we have made many sue.
gestions looking toward what we have
fondly believed would be to the bet
terment of that art and science, we
have never received so much as a
single acknowledgment from a broad
caster
1t is true that several of the suc.
gestions made in this column have
been carried into effect, and we have a
pleasing suspicion that what we have
said might have had something to do
with it..
The truth is mighty, and will pre-.
vail, some one has said: and this
applies to broadcasting, too. II any
one, anywhere. makes a really good
suggestion, and 1t can be accommo.
dated to Grass material factors and TO
the pleasing of several million per-
sons, no doubt in the end It will come
about
In so far, then. that anything this
column may have suggested was good
II has been put into effect, Just as,
10 the contrary, anything advocated