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HOCKEY TEAM, STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL
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THE STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHENTIC mg (Sin ' ' Jfraittcs JH. be Oirucljg, eccmb Mmunr Adjusting a set of earphones, the radio fan seats himself in his favorite armchair, turns a little black knob on a neat looking cabinet filled with tubes and coils and listens in. Tuning in is little less complicated than running an automobile and not much more so than lifting a telephone receiver off the hook. At various central points in the coun- try there are broadcasting stations which send out programs of news, mu- sic, entertainment, and instruction, either daily or two or three times a week. The Eastern territory has more stations than the rest of the country, but there is probably no home in the United States so remote, that with a really good receiving set it cannot hear one or more broadcasting stations. Such a home gains a liberal education, a higher appreciation of good music, a cultivation of the dramatic senses, and a clearer knowledge of the current events. Even the traveller, who has hitherto been obliged to admit that the world was getting along without him, at least between stations, listens in and re- ceives entertainment and up-to-the- minute news, as well as reading maga- zines and looking at the rapidly pass- ing landscape. He it is who will profit by the freak radios in the forms of finger-ring phones, radio-equipped um- brellas, and sets confined within the dimensions of an ordinary safety- match box. But the whole duty of the radio is not to give pleasure. Besides bringing happiness to the farmer, it is also of great practical value in giving him weather reports and talks by agricul- tural experts. The business man re- ceives market quotations daily, as mer- chants have found it possible to broad- cast them at no increased cost. Bul- letin reports are also received from the leading newspaper establishments which hope to excite interest, thereby increasing their circulation. The speeches of candidates for political of- fices are heard by a vast unseen au- dience as it tunes in from all sections of the land. Churches and colleges are using radio as a means or broadcasting messages to a larger audience than could ever gather under one roof. Ra- dio also serves to help preserve lives and protect property. Bands of wave lengths have been re- served by the Government for receiv- ing messages from ships at sea, and for police purposes. A criminal will have little chance to escape when a com- plete description can be carried in- stantly by the human voice into every police station in the country. Fire boats in Boston Harbor will be able, with the aid of radio sets soon to be installed, to fight fires along the water front more efficiently, since messages may be transmitted to and from land with such great rapidity. Picture a large Government hospital in which are hundreds of tubercular, gassed, and wounded veterans of the World War. In one large, sunny room lies an emaciated young man with deep set blue eyes and hollow cheeks. Fitted over his black hair is a set of ear- phones, while on the table beside the bed stands a receiving set. Gradually a smile creeps over the boy’s face as he recognizes the voice of a popular comedian giving one of his vaudeville sketches. Then follow baseball scores, police news, and the latest popular mu- sic. Think what radio does for that boy to make his last days brighter! Doctors state that it is invaluable in distracting the minds of the patients from themselves, and in hastening re- covery. Since no effort is required on the part of the patient to enjoy the program, the radiophone greatly re- lieves the monotony of hospital rou- tine, bringing joy in place of loneli- ness, and peace instead of pain. That radio is here to stay is best proved by the letters that come pour- into the broadcasting stations from lonely men and women in remote cor- ners of the land. Radio clearly illus- trates the folly of ever saying, in this world of infinite ingenuity and brains, “It can’t be done.” Every step in its progress has been delayed by the wise old prophets of gloom who stood on the sidelines and shook their heads. Yet the steps have been taken, and men who are in a position to look farthest ahead know that only a beginning has been made. Who can tell what addi- tional pleasures and benefits the fu- ture holds in store? The facts of to- day were but the fantasies of yester- day. 8
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