Bourne High School - Canal Currents Yearbook (Bourne, MA)

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18 CANAL CURRENTS THE BOK SINGING TOWER Like a great symphony in stone the Bok Singing Tower rises out of the soil of Central Florida on Mountain Lake. Tradition claims that Iron Mountain, on whose summit the Singing Tower stands, was once a sanctuary for the Indians of Central Florida. After the winter vigil of Dark Moon with its ceremonial wailing at Lake Wailes, the tribes worshiped here the rising sun of each new spring. As we look at the Tower from a distance we perceive an awe-inspiring shaft of pink Etowah and grey Creole marble that seems the soul of majestic tranquility and strength. In the pool of the Glade the tower is reflected in ever- changing shades of color. The soft blue of the sky, the scur- rying clouds, the rose and green of the trees and flowers, and the myriad of light and dark shadows blend to form a glimpse of paradise. The mirror-like surface of the pool is broken only by an occasional bird landing in the water or taking its daily bath. The sanctuary is located three hundred and twenty-four feet above sea level, and is on the highest point of land in Florida. Fourteen lakes are visible from the sunset plateau and thirty-six can be seen from the top of the tower. A sun- rise service to which all visitors are invited is held each Easter morning in the Sanctuary. The great North Door depicts in yellow brass the six days of creation. The sundial carved on the southern side of the tower indicates the latitude and longitude of Iron Mountain. The table at the base of the dial gives the difference between sun and clock time in this latitude for each day. All the interior designs and carvings in tile and bronze depict an allegory of sanctuary life and planting. Besides the bell-chamber the tower contains two copper-steel tanks with a capacity of th irty thousand gallons of water used for watering the sanctuary. The Tower rises from its square base fifty-one feet wide to the majestic height of two hun- dred and five feet. The stained glass window of the upper chambers is a model of color and splendor; the uppermost section is the largest and most beautiful; the next is smaller, but more in- tricate; and the smallest is a fancy grill-work design over a small balcony. The sanctuary bells compose one of the largest carillons yet cast. There are seventy-one bells which cover a range of four and one-half octaves. The best effects of the carillon are obtained at a position about two hundred yards from the

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CANAL CURRENTS 17 est type of input, and corresponds to a microphone in sound. The scanning disk merely separates the picture into strips, one being transmitted after the other. Behind the scanning disk is a large bulb, either a photo-electric cell or a cathode- ray tube whose duty it is to turn the light pulsations seen through the scanning disk upon the image into electro-mag- netic current. This current in turn passes through an audio- frequency amplifier, usually stepping it up about fifty times. Then this low frequency current passes into the third and last stage, a radio frequency amplifier, an exciter, and then into an oscillator, and out to the antenna. The first stage composed of the scanning disk which is continually rotating and the photo-electric cell must be built with utmost precision or else the image will be received dis- torted due to the deflection of light rays. Of course there is also another transmitter on a slightly different wave length which accompanies the television with sound or voice trans- mission. As for the television receiver, first and mainly there is a two-channel short-wave receiver, — one channel receiving voice and connected to the loudspeaker while the other chan- nel is connected to a cathode ray bulb and a lens to magnify the image. There is nothing really complicated in the oper- ation of the receiver; in fact, it operates precisely the same as your home broadcast set except there are two tuning con- trols instead of one. Within ten years’ time television receivers will be as com- mon as broadcast receivers are now, if not more so. It’s a big field of science and here there is opportunity for thous- ands of research workers and experimenters. Lloyd Hendrick, ’37. IF Just think how much the small word ‘flf” Can mean to us each day — We use it — oh! so many times In things we think and say. It’s “If I could,” and “If I might,” We sometimes even boast! If all your “ifs” could come quite true Which one would you like most? Priscilla Davis, ’38.

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CANAL CURRENTS 19 Tower — the side depending, of course, on the direction of the wind. Anton Bree, Bellmaster, is recognized as the master Carilloneur of the world. The limited description that I have attempted to give does not begin to show truly this marvel created by man and nature. To appreciate the true significance of this wonderful sanctuary, one must visit it. Loring Huntley, ’36. PAPER Paper is one of the most important necessities of our daily life. We use it for newspapers, books, as a covering for all kinds of articles, and for writing material. If it were not for paper there would be little knowledge of science or history for the ordinary person, no ready means of getting an edu- cation or keeping up with world events. These are only a few of the many ways in which paper affects us and the world we live in. Paper was first used by the Egyptians. True, the paper they used was only river weeds flattened and glued together. This early paper was very crude and was called papyrus, from which the name paper was derived. The Chinese are also known to have used it at an early date, although their paper was of a much better grade. Much later the Arabs learned how to make it, and it was introduced into Europe in the twelfth century. The first paper mill was erected in Germany in 1336. Soon after, the Netherlands began producing paper, which was the best for many years. In 1588 a German, Spielman, obtained a special permit from Queen Elizabeth to manufac- ture England’s paper. An English mill, erected in 1675, still makes paper today. Paper mills were also established in the United States in the early part of the eighteenth century. All paper was hand made prior to 1800, when a Frenchman, named Francois Didot, invented the first machine for the manufacture of it. Paper making is a major industry in the United States and Canada. The materials used are usually wood pulp, rags, waste paper, and sulphur. The sulphur is in the form of a solution and is used to separate the cellulose from the wood in order to form wood pulp. The two main methods of mak- ing paper are the rag and wood pulp methods. They are very complicated and require a lot of machinery. One could read much more about the history behind the making of paper. It is interesting to And out how much romance there is behind every ordinary article, even such a one as paper. John Bourne, ’37.