Evening star., 1928-04-08

means OF push buttons or levers, rather
than by turning a dial Several manu-
facturers are planning TO have receivers
using this type OF tuning ready for
next seasons market.
New -phonograph combinations
are a certainty for the coming season.
These will include an AC. radio receiv-
ing set and the latest type Of electric
phonograph pickup using the same
speaker and audio amplifler. and with
the phOnograph turntable also operated
by electricity. Thus the best product
In the phonograph industry together
with the best in the radio industry will
be combined in one cabinet.
Radio Course Success.
The first vocational trainings course
for radio service men OF a national en-
terprise undertaken by the Radio
Manufacturers Association has been
launched successfully at Newark N. j.
The new vocational training school,
established by the Essex County. NJ. j.,
Board Of Education In cooperation
with the association. has opened It's
doors with an initial class OF high
grade youths embarkinR upon full
| three-year training course. The Essex
| County course Is we'll financed and or
| ganized under the direction OF Robert
| o. Beebc. director OF the Essex County,
| N. j.. schools. and James r. Johnson,
assistant supervisor of vocational train
ing A night radio school also Is con-
/ templated
Success OF the initial radio servicing
school has interested many other insti-
tutions Of technical training, including
| the Baltimore Board OF Education. n
| Pittsburgh radio school, Y M. C. A.,
| private trade schools and even CORE
| spondence institutes and technical en-
| pioyment concerns. Public interest In
| radio as vocation also has been wide
1 ly evinced. And the endcavor 10 de-
/ Velop trained radio service men, 10 aid
| not only the radio industry but the
/ public IN its purchase and satisfactory
| use OF radio sets, is regarded as OF such
| importance that the board Of directors
| OF the association is establishing spe-
ciai committee TO develop and execute
program for national development OF
radio service schools.
Radio manufacturers. jobbers and
retail dealers Of Newark and the adj
jacent New Jersey vicinity aided IN
planning the Newark vocational course
and are making contributions OF man
power and material toward It's success.
| Contest winners 10 Broadcast.
Winners OF the contest conducted
last year by the National Federation OF
Music Clubs. will be brought TO New
York by the National BrOadcasting Co
20 take part In special program to
be broadcast Tuesday, April "a. AR
rangements also have been made for
delegates 10 the New York convention
OF the federation. In session At that
time, 10 hear the program.
Miss Kathryn Witwer Of Chicago
lyric soprano, winner In the female
voice class. Miss Hilda Burke OF Balti-
more, dramatic soprano. co~Winner with
Miss Witwer Of the 81 900 prize offered
by the National Opera Club Of New
York for the best operate voice, James
r. Hought0n 0f Somerviile. Mass, bass
baritone, winner In the male voice
class and Miss Helen Hallett Of Bos.
ton. winner IN the pianoforte class
will be brought 10 New York from their
home cities at the expense Of the Ma
ti0nal hf0adeasting Go
The New York State convention ol
the National Federation of Music Clubs
viii be held IN the St, George Hotel
Brooklyn, from April 70 10 April rs, and
the date OF The broadcast was chosen
10 enable the convention delegates Il
hear H. Special equipment viii be
Installed In the h0tet