Radio Digest (Oct 1923-July 1924)

RADIO DIGEST — Illustrated February 9, 19 2h KANSAS OPENS FARM STUDY TO ALL FANS STATE U COURSE BEGINS ON FEBRUARY 11 First School of Kind Offers Written Quiz — President Sees Radio as Necessity MANHATTAN, KAS.— Kansas State Agricultural college of this city will join the the universities communicating jre courses to a widely separated student body by Radio, when on February 11. mplete course in agriculture will be opened to everyone in the United States, it een announced by President J. M. Jardine. In order that the farm course may bring material results. President Jardine has i Radiophans throughout the country to apply for enrollment in any or all of the courses on the extension Radio schedule. The most important agricultural subjects will be included, it was said. At the completion of the course a written examination will be given all students. A passing grade will entitle the Radio student to a certificate of graduation from the first school of its kind. School Will Influence Farm Life The entire course will be broadcast on meters from the university station, WTG. "Radio's greatest contribution to the advancement of civilization may lie in the influence it will have upon the life and action of the farm population," President Jardine said in announcing his school's unique plan. "The great new science is to become an imperative necessity of the economic, spiritual and intellectual life of the farm. It will mean the delivery of the farmer from the sense of isolation by keeping boys and girls on the farm and by making possible a system of agricultural education." President Jardine has asked all Radiophans interested in the course to communicate with him before the "school of the air" is opened. RADIO TELLS HER OF PERIL TO SON Mother of Sailor on Ill-fated Ta coma Learns of Danger by Airwave CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. — To be "listening in" on a set and suddenly hear that the ship on which your son was a sailor had been wrecked, was the experience of Mrs. John Patterson, 313 Twelfth avenue west, on a recent evening about 10:30 o'clock. Mrs. Patterson had tuned in on Station WPFA, Dallas, Texas, when she heard the announcer tell that the old cruiser Tacoma, which had gone aground near Vera Cruz. Mexico, was battered to pieces and would soon go down. Mrs. Patterson screamed when she heard the news, attracting the attention of her husband. She told him of the announcement when he rushed into the room and they worried and wondered what had been the fate of their son, Robert, 24 years old, who had been a water tender on the vessel. Neither had read of the mishap to the ship as announced in the newspapers until they heard of it through the Radio receiving set in their home. Mr. Patterson was relieved next morning when at the office of a local newspaper, he learned that there were only four of the crew dead and his son was not among these. The rest of the crew had been saved in the face of a heavy storm by Mexican rebel boats. WLAG Reception Good, Is MacMillan Message Twin City Radio Central Wins Explorer's Praise MINNEAPOLIS, MINX.WLAG, Twin City Radio Central, Minneapolis and St. Paul, announces that it has recently joined the list of stations to receive the applause of Capt. Donald MacMillan's North Pole expedition. Through Jack Barnsley, Prince Rupert, E. C, the station has received the following message from Capt. MacMillan: "WLAG very good here occasionally. Please extend New Year's greetings to D. D. Davis of Washburn Crosby Flour Co." The message was communicated to Mr. Barnsley by the Schooner Bowdoin at Refuge Harbor, Greenland, at 2:28 a. m. WLAG is about 2,800 miles from the position of the Bowdoin at latitude 78.30 N., long. 72.30. LISTENING IN FROM WAY UP NORTH By Vera Brady Shipman SLEIGHBELLS coming over the hills; prancing horses frisking with the cold; a long drive from town; the lookout light shows afar; it gets dark early in winter. Wonder how it would feel to get lost? Come inside while they put up the team. The log fire welcomes. It's far below zero tonight. Wish KYW would put on the setting up exercises now instead of 7 in the morning. It's too cold then to enjoy it. Wish we could telegraph some of those Radio stations we hear so well, but central in our little town closes at 9 o'clock. That's what comes of preferring to live in the country. Serves me right, you say? It's time to tune in. Sit down in the sleepy hollow chair, with your feet just comfortably up; get out your Radio Digest time-table and we're off. WMAQ broadcasting the Chicago Theater revue from atop the theater. The announcer parodies the famous Rollo travel books of childhood. He is showing his little nephew, Rollo, around the broad casting studio. He insists if he says a word out loud he will throw him off the Municipal Pier! The music is lovely, Jesse Crawford at the organ, the symphony directed by Finston and Roy Dietrich's perfect enunciation. Just tuned in on WSAI, Cincinnati, hearing Israel Zangwill in a witty discourse on Judaism from the Gibson hotel banquet. He spoke of his "friend Galsworthy saying: 'You Americans are all right. You have so much thunder.' " Guess he's right after all! The orchestra from WFAA, Dallas, is playing, "I'm Here — You're There." Now, doesn't he know we know that? WOS of Jefferson City has a new magnetic attachment on its piano which clarifies its music. A new fox trot, "Norma," dedicated to Norma Talmadge, is played by their Novelty Six, and the announcer is sure that Norma is listening in from Hollywood tonight. A 300-piece orchestra from WOAW playing "My Sweetie Went Away;" but never mind, don't feel so bad, according to Vincent Lopez' orchestra from WEAF, New York City, "The Girl I Love Belongs to Somebody Else." The Bellevue Stratford orchestra of WFI. Philadelphia, is playing, "Last Night on the Back Porch," and a police report from Station WBAA, Harrisburg, Pa., state police department gives a weather and roads report for the Quaker state. WOI, Iowa State college at Ames, is putting on its own orchestra, and the Shrine band comes from WLW, Cincinnati. WMC, Memphis, has a midnight revue. Did you hear Joyce White of Al Jolson's show, dance on the table at KYW, midnight Wednesday? WGY players are playing "The Truth;" KDKA sends out an urge to own your own home. WHAZ of Troy gives us a tenor "Goodbye," of Tosti. Kansas City Athletic association at WDAF, and then, too, on close meter 'on the tuner, Minneapolis Athletic association orchestra at WLAG. My how athletics do take to Radio. "Sunshine of Mine" and "Marcheta" hand in hand. WDAR's Dream Daddy, with a toottoot of the train going to Dreamland, taking his regular load of youthful passengers. The Harirony club of Fort Worth giving its monthly program from WBAP, and a tenor there sings Massenet's "Elegy." WHAS, Louisville, is sending the Rigoletto quartette clear to Springfield, Massachusetts. Here's hoping, WHAS. WSB triangle bells, signing off, ring cold across the snow. Winter is King. A high power wireless station is about to be erected at Ruysselede, near Bruges, ium. and a workshop has already been Wished on the site. This station will be in operation within two years. FADA "ONE SIXTY" NEUTRODYNE RADIO RECEIVER c)Oistance The real thrill of radio is in listening to voice or music on the loud speaker from broadcasting stations located in cities a hundred or a thousand miles away. To tune them in almost at will is a feature that has made hosts of enthusiastic friends for the FADA "One Sixty" radio receiver. 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