Union College - Garnet Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

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The Amateur Radio Club has as its aim the en- couragement of interest and activity in the ham radio field. The club maintains and operates its own short-wave radio station under the call sign WZGSB. Actual operation of this equipment re- quires the possession of a license which is issued by the F.C.C. after the applicant has passed an examination. However, having a license is not a pre-requisite to becoming a member of the club. we ' p gli 'ii I WRUC has zz wealth of technical equipment. All that is required is a genuine interest in amateur radio. Many members obtain their license after joining the club. The main transmitter operates on all the pop- ular amateur frequencies with a power input of about 350 watts. Both radio-telephone and radio- telegraph facilities are available. Contacts with amateurs all over the world have been made. Wzc B ,.. l v I Unionfs ham, radio fans. i303

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The news comes in 24- hours a day over WRUUS new UP ticker tape. Next in the executive department are the pro- gram, technical and business managersg Saul Bab- lnn, Lloyd Fallowes, and ,lohn Davidson, respect- 1VelY- AS per usual, sound advice was given to the Station by its faculty advisor, Donald Jones. Other Officers are Bob Mesard, chief announcer, Eliot Schechter, chief controlman, and Dick Duane, chief maintenance engineer. Besides the news show, there were several other highlights in the program department. Walt Stark continued with his line work as moderator on the popular, U20 Questionsn show. Through the efforts of Lin Swearingen, WRUC signed a con- tract with the Hi Hat Club to do a weekly jazz Show every week from the Club. Due to popular demand the air time of the concert hall was in- Creased. As has been the case in the past, WRUC also ran the public address at Freshman Camp, athletic events, and several other college functions, Under the direction of John Alderman. After another year of successful broadcasting. WRUC looks forward to increasing its staff and Services to the student body. tw X tire

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These are the men who work behind the scenes to present top notch productions at Union. The Mountebanks presented The Philadelphia Sf0ry,,' by Phillip Barry, during the first semester Of the 1953-541 school year. Mr. Barry's play proved I0 be a highly entertaining satire on high society. Mountebanks The Mountehanks, production although not out- standing was good enough to bring out the high- lights of the play. After '6The Philadelphia Story, the Mounte- banks turned to the second episode in their presen- tation of the evolution of modern dramatic form. Presuming that one cannot fully appreciate the present without knowledge of the past, the Mounte- banks have selected the foremost plays from the different representative theatrical periods, and are Mozintebanks Officers are: PHIL DU BOIS, Sec- f retaryg BRUCE McKAY, Presidentg CALVIN 'N KNICKERBOCKER, Treasurer. QQQ -'vw f l 'Xa 1 , :I ,1 .E , R lil 3 ' l X f i77HQ+- -nr' ff Xu N ix f