The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-27
Gates Thrown Open
 for Great Fair
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were gay with flags and banners.
 Crowds gathered early along Michigan boulevard to watch the procession of high officials. foreign groups in native costume and army and navy units marshalled to par ticipate in the opening ceremonial at Soldier Field.
 Postmaster-General James A. Farley, representing President Roosevelt. .<headed the list of digni- taries.
 Fair, warm weather was pre- dicted by the U. s. weather bureau for the crowd of 600.000 expected to file past the exposition gates for the first glimpse of the modernisttc, multi colored city of 400 buildings built on the Lake Michigan shore.
 workmen hammered and paint CTS daubed through the night to complete the exposition which Chi cago hopes will attract an attend ance of 5O,O00,000 in five months, and turn the tide of business to- ward prosperity.
 Not all the exhibits were ready for the first visitor through the turnstile at S:30 a. m. But few vestiges of last minute construction were apparent as spectators started down the spectacular avenue of flags, a blaze of red and yellow banners.
 In the Hall of Science, the Travel and Transport building and the electrical group-ultimate in angu- lar. modernistic architecture and primitive colors some displays still were being uncrated. Because the fairs opening was set ahead four days in the hope that Presi- dent Roosevelt might attend, about five per cent of the exhibitors were unable to rush their materials through on time.
 In color, design of buildings and type of exhibits, the Century of Progress Exposition set a new pace, and one which its designers believe may change habits of life and in- dustry in America.
 Many of the raw blocks and stripes of color verge on the garish by day. But at night under food lights combined with Neon tubing illumination, 1t was promised the exposition would glow with rare beauty. Modernism of the build ings was carried over from archi- lecture into material and structure,
 The static exhibit was discarded by the exposition. Each display told it's story in movement-the story of a century's ppogress in science and industry.
 Most visitors today planned to watch the procession down Michi- gan boulevard to Soldier Field where 10000 seats were prepared
 After . swift survey of the 424- acre grounds, thousands were ex- pected to gather in the great hall of the Hall of Science. Here the ceremonial opening of the fair was to end.
 Tonight at 9:15 D. m. astronom CTS at Harvard, Yerkes, Allegheny and Urbana Observatories will lei a tiny beam from their telescopes fall upon a photo-electric cell These beams started from the orange star, Arcturus. 40 years ago during the Columbian Exposition The tiny electric current from the starylight will be stepped up and directed over telegraph wire to an apparatus in the Hall of Science When the fourth beam clicks over the wires, the current will Hash . switch turning on the great search light on the tower of the hall.
 As this finger of light circles slowly. it's ray will fall on photo electric cells placed at each major electrical display. These cells in turn win flash on more lights. un- tiI the entire exposition flames with color.