Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07
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nations for the seven wonders
i Of New York" Certain citizens
insisted In offering instead the
seven plumbers" and among them was
the believing loud speaker in front Of
cigar stores and other public places.
Once before in this column I wrote
about the thoughtlessness Of radio users
the radio full blast late ct night when
others are trying to sleep. This last
hot spell brought this up again, and
have had several letters. some of them
rather incorporate In their denuncia-
ton Of this practice.
On the whole. am inclined to believe
that racio users are becoming more
considerate in this regard, but there Il
still lots Of room for improvement. To
begin with, it Is rank foolishness to use
loud speaker like a steamboat siren
whether the window Is open or closed
The modern receiving set is an instru-
ment capable of reprodC cling genuinely
beautiful music, and all this "blastin-,
whether it comes from home or q
cigar store, Is an inexcusable misuse OF
q great invention.
Reforms Noted In Many Lines.
However. give the public time and 1t
always gets In step with the scientists
and the artists. 1t is learning to use
the automobile intelligently. and there
are far fewer road hogs than there used
to be. Furniture makers report that
the hrst selections of modernistic fur
niture ran to wild extremes, but that
nov the BUYERS are showing discrinina-
ton. Extremes in dress are passing
Radio will become an incomparably
more valuable public asset as not only
taste but regard for others becomes
more general In its Use. And this, ! am
convinced. Is just what is happening.
My correspondents persist in the be-
lief that big doings in television are al
hand and the completed process is Just
about to burst full-blown on the world
have previously stated my opinion
that four or five years will pass before
anything like perfection in the art OF
broadcasting the moving picture. ! am
confirmed In this by one Of the best
technicians now engaged in this work
being led to him for information in be-
half of the many inquirers who have
written me about television.
Scientist Discusses Television.
1.-The fundamentals Of television have
been pretty thoroughly explored" said
this scientist. "One of the greatest ad-
vances during the last few months has
been the discovery of a means Of tax.
ing pictures for teievision by sunlight
rather than by artificial light. This
means, Of course, that even at this
public event, such as horse race or q
foot ball game. Great progress has beer
made in the perfection Of the photo
electric cell, and the synthesis of light
and sound in television is entirely prac.
ticable.
Future experiment and research
must be concentrated on solving prob.
lens which have to do with economic
factors and with finding room for thu
television waves. These refnement'
and economies appear to offer no dim
culties which cannot be overcome
Science has got pretty we'll down K
bedrock on the mechanics Of the bust.
ness. The question now Is how to gel
it re. - for the market. In my opinion
several more years will be required FOL
this"
Radio Foreseen in Rural Schools.
judging from the national interes'
aroused and the inquiries received about
Walter Danlrosch's radio concerts. there
will be big rush toward radio in rura
schools throughout America when the
schools open next Fall. have JUS
had a letter from an old schooimate
now physician In Q small town II
Nebraska.
"You radio people ought to be pleased
country a musical education" he writes
IT have acted as q sort OF school physi.
clan to little cattle town near here, and
have observed the fact that even pupils
in the lower we les have more familiar.
ity with good music than had when
was grown. They have good receiv-
ing set at the schoolhouse, and fortu'
nately a teacher with fine apprecta-
ton of good music. She catches the
good stuff and gives the children little
talks about the composers, about differ.
music. She Is actually building up rea
critical Judgment among these farmers
sons and daughters. If you knew how
desolate these prairies can be you
would begin to understand what II
meas to all OF us, not only scf1oo
children but adults in our homes, tc
have frst.class music brought right
into our homes.
farmers Wife Reaps renefit.
"I had been treating a farmers wife
on a lonely ranch for nervous disorders
About two months ago found she wal
getting Strengthened out. ] discovered
the family had got radio and wa
using it great deal. She did not know
why she was so much healthier ant
happier, but when I questioned
her about the radio her face lit up ane
she exclaimed, That's i'll"
have observed several other possible
instances of the radio curing nervous
troubles due to loneliness. Is there any
nerve specialist in this audience whit
can throw any light on the subject
IT'S an interesting theme.