Brattleboro Union High School - Colonel Yearbook (Brattleboro, VT)

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I8 THE DIAL Television KC0nzin1zedfr0m page 101 One of our large corporations is said to have ready for release a highly satisfactory television receiver for the home. However, for two main reasons, this company is withholding its product from the market. The first rea- son is that the set will be high in price, under the present state of business, its sale would be severely limited. The other main reason is the dearth of television broadcasting stations in this country. Obviously, people are not going to spend several hundred of dollars for a set which can be of little use to them. It is interesting to note that the public is eager to buy, but the producers are loath to sell, or are unable to sell. The scarcity of sending stations in America is due to several reasons. The most important of these is the lack of standardization of sets. Some sets are made to re- ceive the 240-lines-to-an-inch television, while others ac- cept only 410 lines to an inch on their screens. A broad- cast which can be received by only one type of machine is of little advantage. One writer states that the blame for the dearth of sat- isfactory television transmitters may be laid directly at the door of the Federal Radio Commission. That body has ruled that advertising shall not be a part of any tele- vision program, and that the programs shall be for ex- perimental purposes only. This precaution may have a good effect in preventing a recurrence of the tremendous overdose of advertising which has so degraded present radio programs. But, on the other hand, this restriction prevents the operation of self-supporting television trans- mitters, and without them, television receivers become only curiosities, depending for programs on a few scat- tered stations operating but sparsely. Another problem which brought about difficulty was the question of wave bands. Had television been de- veloped ten years ago, all would have been well, for radio did not then occupy practically all the ether space, as it now does. However, television sets can operate on wave bands of seven meters. Since radio cannot easily work on such a low wave band, the problem seems to have been solved. There are unlimited possibilities for the practical usage of television, once it really is perfected. Thinking of television in its broadest sense, that is, including the transmission of pictures by wire, there are many oppor- tunities for television to improve present methods. For instance, when advertisements are to be duplicated in various cities, a telegraph message is not sufficient, but a televised picture can clearly show the exact form. When one wishes to send a message in some language which is not familiar to the telegraph operator, the advantage of being able to send a picture of the handwriting is appar- ent. As soon as the successful laboratory operations can be put into commercial practice, the tedious ticking off of individual letters for each word will appear as anti- quated as an oxcart alongside a powerful electric loco- motive. Then, too, a number of forms of entertainment are barred, or hindered by lack of television. This was demonstrated when one broadcasting station tried to send over the air a series of Broadway musical shows, direct from the stage. This attempt turned out a failure, for without the stage setting and the display of color and dancing, the show was lifeless. Television seems definitely on the road to become an educational instrument of practical value. The television station at the University of Iowa was the first sight sound broadcasting station for educational purposes in the en- tire country. The electrical engineering department con- ducted a series of teaching experiments whose results indicate that soon students who cannot go to schools or colleges for instruction can get it in their own homes. One news report stated that: The students will not only be able to hear the teacheris voice, but they will be able to see her chalking figures on the blackboard. They will even hear the squeak of the chalk. Experimental broad- casts have been made in language courses, music, art, journalism, science, rugmaking, basket weaving, short- hand, and mechanical drawing. There have also been lectures in astronomy, architecture, physics, and agricul- ture. Courses which involve much use of statistical charts and graphs lend themselves well to television methods. By radio alone a teacher would have to use 10,- 000 words to describe data which, registered in black and white for the eye to scan, could be grasped in a few sec- onds. The visual educators say that 83 per cent of learn- ing comes through the eye. Instruction by television will, therefore, combine both sight and sound methods. David Sarnoff, president of Radio Corporation of America, has announced that 31,000,000 will be spent in building a transmitting station in the New York metropolitan district, in constructing receivers, and in program service. In the beginning, transmission will be limited to a radius of about twenty-five miles, but the images are expected to show ten times the detail of the crude experimental pictures of a few years ago. One pessimistic Writer proclaims that television is still, like prosperity, just around the cornerf' He also points out that television will have the opposition of sports pro- moters, for who will pay to go to athletic events if he can stay at home and distinctly see the events? This may be true, but, obviously, the assets will out- weigh the liabilities, and television just cannot be denied. -john Heald

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CLASS WILL WE, the class of nineteen hundred and thirty-six A.D., of the Brattleboro High School, of the borough of Brattleboro, of the county of Windham, of the State of Vermont, tributary to the United States of North America, do solemnly swear that two and two make five and that black and white are redg that whosoever may dispute us is outside our good graces, and shall be hanged by his left hind third toe nail until he states that he has a fairy godmother. We do bequeath the following to the following fand may you follow, alsoj. To Clarence Tarzan Barber we leave three sprightly hairs from the massive chest of Primo Grgzel-Grcz- fyou pronounce itlj to be grafted onto Tarzan's chest by Miss Ruth Tiddledewiddle Helyar, on the twenty- sixth of June, nineteen thirty-six, in the vain hope that Clarence may become a man. To Beverly Jennings we donate one streamlined boy friend, with the hope that she may gain a little speed. To the class of nineteen thirty-nine we give one cradle and three diamond-studded rattles. To the Solid Geometry class we leave the theme song, Prisms Is Our Business. To the class of nineteen thirty-seven we leave one R. C. A. Brain so that they may all have something in common. To Cora Terreri we deed Durward Chamberlain's gunboats so that she may sail at midnight. To Clyde Howard we donate Diogenes' lamp so that he may find his way among the hidden recesses of the basement. To Stanley Wilson we leave our senorial dignity and loftinessg may he wear this mantle forever. To Timothy Man Mountain Crane we give one com- plete set of Charles Atlas so that Timmy may see how he came by those bulging muscles which just ripple into every girl's heart. To Izzy Tupper we leave a few Francs with which she may buy a Taylor Shoppe in Paris. We dub Chocolate Soldier DeLottinville Generalis- simo Supremo P. D. Q. in the Vermont junior National Guard, as a result of his excellent direction of many town big shots during the flood era. To Evelyn She Who Slapsi' Tyler, we give Frankie Taylor's strong right arm to ward off all offending ad- mirers. Yes, fellows-Durward! George Lovey Dovey Hawkins and june COO-Coo Johnson are given complete possession of the left hand corner main room seats to be used by said couple as a love seat. To Merle Coombs we bequeath two permanent seats in the afternoon session room. One is to be used for his head and the other for his books. To Boogey Boogeyn Dutton we give the right to say kitchey-kitchey-koo to all the girls on the second floor. These words from Frankie's native tongue mean Want a ride on the handlebars ? May Primpy Primrose enjoy one leather bound vol- ume of Louise French's classic The Ways and Means of Men. l'Primpy says all men weigh little and mean nothing! For Eleanor Wren Weaver we build one cosy, in- destructible nest, where she may chirp and twitter to her heart's content tweet, tweet, Wrenny! To Merrill Barber, locally known as Little Lord Fauntleroyf' we leave the exclusive privilege of playing Matey More's immortal game tweek. To Leslie Warren we bequeath a foundation, so that he may thoroughly investigate the belief that Burton Gregg is the original missing link. To just call me Eddy Burton, we bequeath one home for penniless pigeons and homeless hounds, and also a mystery story entitled A Young Girl and a Brief Case. To Primo we give one big letter I. To Frank Wilson we leave three yards of surgical thread so that he may sew up his split infinitives. To Eddie Colt we leave the privilege of receiving one yellow pansy before the school play next year, said flower to be presented by Edouard Robert. To Beverly Filion we bequeath a fireman's ladder, not in the hope that she might fall off, but so that she may find out how tall Groucho', Stebbins really is. To ScuHle Carlson we leave one automatic head scratcher so that he may enliven his wits at all times. To Ben Cox we deed one acetylene torch so that he may weld up his dangling participles. To Night Hawk DeAngelis we leave one copy of that famous piece Three O'clock in the Morning, which she has again made famous. To Unfaithful Crawford we give one airplane, so that she may reach her devoted followers in Saxtons River each Friday night. We leave to George Hawkins the doubtful honor of executing this will. We feel that his indomitable courage and integrity will bent him in this capacity. We also feel that he will spend a long time within these haunted walls so that he will have plenty of time in which to complete our wishes. In witness whereof we hereby afflx our names and seals in the year of nineteen hundred and thirty-six A.D. BETSEY WHITE JACK EMERY Witnessed by: ELLEN RowLEY VERA PROUTY

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CLASS PROPI-IECY N T is june 23, 1961. The members of the class of 1936 are holding their 25th alumni banquet on the roof garden atop the Bank Building. Durward and I are the proprietors. We don't like to brag, but we own the swanki- est night club in Brattleboro. The guests are beginning to come in, and, from bits of conversation which are dropped, we learn that the oil King, Carter jones, came all the way from his new oil fields outside of Moscow to attend the reunion. Inside of two years, he has gained three oil fields, several million dollars and fifty pounds. Edward Zarr, who recently returned from Hollywood on his motorcycle, has just entered, accompanied by three other Hollywood stars. It is rumored that he fell in love with Greta Garbo, but she loved someone named Harley Davidson-or something like that. The others are Howard and Bernard Tudor, actors who have made good playing in Tarzan pictures-I can't seem to remem- ber now what parts they did take. With them is Hippy', Tasker-the Blond Betty Boop. By the way, scientist Helen Berry won the Noble Prize for inventing heat- resisting film so that Betty could be photographed. They're not on speaking terms now, as Betty has received more and more publicity and Helen has received less and less. Lillian Bennett is a tap dancer at the club. Itis a well- known fact that she walks on her hands when she isn't dancing so that the corns on her feet won't hurt so much. Camilla Gould-rather Mrs. Edward Dunklee-and her husband, have just come in. She thought she had him cornered when she married him, but both his smile and his motorcycle have a habit of straying. Another one- time motorcyclist is here, Eric Delling. He is a G-man, and for some reason or other he likes to keep an eye on this place. Oh-oh, Here is a real celebrity! Grace Weaver, con- sidered to be the Edna St. Vincent Millay of today, and, following humbly at her heels, with the adoring expres- sion of a St. Bernard on his face, is Henry Merrill. He has made his fortune by smiling for Pebeco advertisements. Burton Gregg-remember Burtie ?-was planning to come tonight, but a month ago, while this noted anthro- pologist was looking for the missing link in evolution, he happened to glance in the mirror. There-there in front of him was what he had been searching for for years. The shock was too much. How happy, how very happy he would have been if he could have known that the great evangelist, Carolyn Gage, had presided over his funeral. In fact, she was so deeply affected by the tragedy that she went out and got married-for the fifth time. Aimee had nothing on this girl. Dot Swan-you know, Dot-the girl with the chorus girl build-went theatrical. She has appeared in the last six editions of Earl Carrol's Vanities and is being hailed as a second Fanny Brice. Bill Holden became the first human to run the hundred- yard dash in 9,2 seconds. We knew he'd do it someday, because he always did travel in fast company. Here comes Bob Moore and Harriette Wilbur-the two Olympic winners of last year. Swimming, track, basketball and other sports became too mild for Harriette, so she took up prize fighting. She has never won a fight though, because she always leads with her chin. Bob has fared better. He has just returned after warming every college athletic bench in the country. Julian Barber is at the bar mixing drinks. He is the world's best-known soda-jerker. One day, quite by acci- dent, he mixed together an alka-seltzer and a Mint julep- thus creating the Burp-proof drink. Muriel Taggart is now giving a piano recital. Occasion- ally, it sounds as if she were searching for the lost chord. Dana Chase, also, is in our orchestra. We keep the cur- tains pleated here because they curl up in agony when Dana plays. Entering the door is Fred Nims, wearing top hat, white tie and tails. He is editor-in-chief of New York's leading scandal sheet. We always suspected that his shy manner was assumed. With him is johnny Davis, who works on the same paper. Life in New York is so tame for johnny that when he can't find any scandal, he goes out and makes some. Paul Burnham is not here. He was so deeply affected by reading Shakespearean nature lyrics that he took to the woods and is new keeping bachelor's hall atop Mine Mountain. I believe that the Coy Shaw-Dot johnson duo will never be permanently settled. They are celebrating their third marriage-to each other. They can't seem to keep their minds made up. Dorothy Frizzell found her heart's wish fulfilled fif- teen years ago when she gave birth to six girls. Only a few weeks after their birth, she made a trip to Canada for the soul purpose of snapping her fingers in Mrs. Dionne's face. Last year, Eddie Robert jumped from the top of the Eiffel Tower because someone heartlessly proved that some of his French pronunciation was incorrect. Edythe Graves and Rachel Fisher, the original flap- pers, are wearing glasses. They nearly lost their eyesight from rolling their eyes too strenuously. Too bad that all the hard work was in vain. Two more old mai-well, single women are here. They are june johnson and Doris Longueil. It seems that they never did find those perfect husbands for which they started looking while in high school. Those ultra-efiicient private secretaries, Ines Lausi and Mary Gembarowski, who have resigned or been thrown out of about every company in the United States, have just entered with their new bosses, john Heald and Robert Goodwin. john is a successful financier, but he goes