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PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK BY THE STUDENTS OF UNION COLLEGE .. . VOLUME XLIV SCHENECTADY, N. Y., OCTOBER 16, 1920. No.2 ======================~ UNION A~GAIN PIONEER OF AMERICAN COLLEGE WORLD ; MUSIC BY WIRELESS TELEPHONE LATEST RADIO FEAT Operators Hurl Jazz 50 Miles Through Space A erial Concert is First in Collegiate History 1 ENGINEERlNG DEPARTMENT GARNET AND CRIMSON CLASH 0'N ITHACA :GRIDIRON TODAY MAKES TESTS ClASSICAL CLUB . . I Ethereal Recitals Will Be Given ~eekly in Futurej Transmitting the music from a phonograph into the receiver of a i wireless telephone and then to amatuer radio opera ton; within a iSh d C L d k d . i 5 · b f h · · 1 . 1 attere ampus an mar ra ms o . 0 mtles, mem ers o t e Umon Col ege Radw club Thurs- F\ . Th h E 'd d · 1 1 · b 1· 1 b 1 r· · 1 • l trst oug t v1 ence ay mg 1.t gave w 1at 1s e tevec to e t 1e · 1rst wtre ess must cal con-i Of T .. d · cert of an Anierican college organization. For two, 15 minute\ rage Y periods the standard phonograph sent them music hurtling throngh the ether. At the end of that time replies indicated that the con- CONJECTURES RIFE cert had been heard and enjoyed in distant cities. Science Enriched By Experiment Performed Under Faculty · HONORS MEMORY OF PROF I BEN NEl T Tuesday Night Meeting Devot~ ed to Appreciation of Alumnus LIFE REVIEWED Sons of Nott, Meet Fighting Cornell Offspring In Hardest Game of Year-Squad Fit And Eager For Battle This afternoon, the varsity foot- ball team will play Cornell at Ithaca, in what is without doubt the most im- portant and the hardest game on the Garnet sched)lle. During the past week, the team has been put through I a vigorous practice. A concerted ef- fort has been made to correct ~he Later the apparatus was tuned for a greater radius and wireless telephonic messages w_ere sent to and received from Cornell univers- ity. So successful was the attempt that efforts will be made today to obtain a play by play report oi the Cornell-Union game, and the concerts will be a weekly feature. ;----------·------- Supervision .·Faculty Members Recount Stoty ''veak points noted in game. There will be the Williams in all probabi1- from Union at PYRAMID CLUB AGAIN HOLDS BERG TROPHY Underneath the leafty arches of of Association With College ity a large delegation South College lane and directly in the game. front of the Psi Upsilon house ap- T d · th 1 - 1 1 b 1 · ues ay evenmg e c asslca c u · Ability to tackle appears to be the I pears a mute and nathetic remindet- held a 1 eet\ 1g 1'n S1\ll1'ma1 hall th t \ n 11 1 a team's greatest weakness and it is in of a recent tradgey-a concrete ex- was devoted to the appreciation of ,, 1 ample of what m.ust inevitably occur this department that the most strenu· The concert went off in good shape Nearby stations reported that both the speech, -which acompanied the recital and the music were unusually . clear. Throughout the transmission an antenna current of three ampres was maintained and it is believed that an extensive radius was covered. the late Professor John Ira Bennett, ous work has been done. Punting : \vhen an irresistable Ford comes in Union '90. After the meet1.11g had ' seems also to have been under the FOR HIGH STA -NDING: contact with an immovable body. been opened by President Cassedy, tutelage of Wosocki, Leigh's star full · . · . There the passerby may see a shatter- several members of the facult\ gave -' back of last year, Murrary has been Kenneth F. Coyle of Alplaus re- ported shortly after the concert end- ed that he had heard and enjoyed the music during: the entire playing period. North. College Scholars Wrest Cup From Beta Theta P1 In Close Contest ed, twisted, leaning fragment of what addresses in which the'' !lave reminis- J - rapidly improving his punts and may was once a stalwart, upright, sturdy' cences of Professor Bennett's college be expected to give a good account guardian of the campus. For many days and of his later life. Each of himself today. years it stood in sunshine and rain,, speaker paid a wonderful tribute to Captain Gregory's knee has been in moonshine and in the chilly gales Professor Bennett's scholarsip, r.har- improving slowly and so far has re- which sweep down the valley, mark- ader and charming personality. d sponded but little to medical ai From· 8 to 8:15 and from 8:18 to 8;30 o'dock the phonograph played vocal and instrumental records loaned ing the spot where South College Dean Rpton was the first speaker. Grave doubts are entertained as tu Acocrding to an announ~ement lane no longer continues straight and He gave a. brief account of Professor h b b 'I\ f narow, hut makes a devious turn to- (Continued on Page 3) t e pro a I Ity o his playing this; by the H. S. Barney company into made recently by the facttliy, the the receiver of the wireless telephone)' Pyramid club ~as been awa.rded the Although the apparatus was set for Berg cup for h1gh scholarship stand- a 100 mile radius, adverse static con-i ing. The Beta Theta Pi fraternity ditions prevented delivery beyond 50 j. . 1 d d L bd· Ch' ·1 Th 1 b · 1 . . was a c ose secon , an am a 1 m1 es. · e c tt 1s now p annmg 1:0 ward Washbttm hall. But <me morn- game. It is hoped that he will be in condition to play, as his presence will ing this week when the rays of the 5 · 3 ·MEN TRY OU-T have a materially straigtherJ:jng in- rising sun filtered down through the. ..... 1 f f h 1 . 1 f Fo· R FA\ LL p· LAY' s·· fluence on the team. Sm:immo has ea y canopy o t e ane, m p ace o · (Continued on Page 3 .) a sprained ankle and will tmcroubtedly OF MOUNTEBANKS be unable to play. Bourst, it is ex- . give concerts every Thursday night; Alpha was third. and expects to extend the sending I This is the Pyramid Club's third PRE MEDICS HEAR radius to 1000 miles after inprove- 'year· in possession of a Berg trophy, . • · · Tentative Selections Coach Holland In Hall Wednesday Made By Silliman Night pected will play in his place at left tackle. It is also uncertain if Jones will be at his usual position be.::ause of a sprained at1kle, sustained in Sat- urday's game. In event of his inabil- ity to Piay, either Manion or Ma1loryl will take his place. The rest of the team is in an excellent physical con- dition. I . ments are made to the apparatus. as the club won two legs ou the f'irst M·EDI.CAL COLlEGE Amateur radio operators with the. cup. It was then won three succes- · . simplest receiving apparatus can hear ,sive years by the Delta Phi fraternity the music plainly. now its permanent owner. Upon FACU.LTY 'MEMBER Thirty-five men turned out before At 10:30 o'clock, the club attempted awarding the first cup, Dr. Berg of- ·. . . · . . Coach John Holland in Silliman hall to ·establish communication with 8-XU fered a second one and the first leg Vvednesday night, for places in the at Cornell University but met with of this trophy was won last year by D Ott A F t n· two nlays to be nresented this fall r. o . aus 1scusses ,__. ... little success. Cornell was no.t hea~;d Beta Theta Pi. by the Mountebanks. No definite se- Future of American Doctors at all, but because of the strength of The leading fraternities in the con- · Iections were made of men for the the 8-XU signals in the past, the local test this year averaged 25 to 30 mem- And Gives Advice To Em- five parts. operators believed the Ithica stations bers .and in the results there is a dif- bryo Physicians · One of the plays is a comedy skit, was not functionary. ferenoe of on1y .735 in the standings. \Suppressed Desires.\ The second About 1:45 o'clock, however Cor- . There is but a slight margin of dif- Dr. Faust, secretary to the faculty ·play has not yet been entirely secur- nell signals were picked up and de.- ference between the first three, while of the Albany Medical college, gave trouble ., in obtaining presentation finite co·mmttt1ication established. the remainder of the field is almost an informal talk to the Pre-medical. rights. In the first play tentative The players realize that today's contest is one of the biggest on the schedule and they are full of pep and fight. They may be depended upon to more than give a good acotint of themeselves. Union will play the same fundamental football as was played against ·williams, and with the (Continued on page 3) finite ocmmunication established by· as closely matched. The standings club at their first m~eting of the assignations have been made as fol- buzzer key and wireless phone. fololw: year in Silliman hall. Dr. J. W, lows: Gibson or Moore, '<Stephen * * * * * * * * * * * * '* * * * ' . Arrangements were made with the Pyramid club, 7.748; Beta Theta Pi Mavor opened the meeting with a. Brewster\ 'Mabel,' Charles Davis and * Weather conditions permit- * Ithaca operator to report the game ?.665; Lambda Chi Alpha, 7.608; Chi brief history of the club. Henrietta Devine. * ting, the Radio ·club will re- * Saturday froll;l the gridiron there. Psi, 7.564; Delta Upsilon, 7.554; Phi The club was founded four yeats A French play is being produced * ceive and publish play-by-play * Reports wilt 'be received here and pamma Delta 7.480; Sigma Phi 7.230; a.go by a group of students who wel.'e rs an experiment by Mr. Tilly under * reports of the Union-orn.ell * Posted by the Radio club press in the Alpha Delta Phi 7.326; . Phi Delta taking the pre-medical eourse whicb. the auspices of the Mountebanks, and * game in the College Union * College Union. Theta 7.230; Kappa Alpha 7.<l03 and was. then only a year long. They . this will probably be staged at the * · this afternoon. * (Continued on page 4.) · Psi Upsilon 7.013. (Continued on Page 4.) same time as the others. * • • • * • • • • • • • •· *' • •
