Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1925, Page 35

IDEAL ANNOUNCING STANDARDS FIXED Committee Decides Speaker at Microphone Must Have Seven Qualifications. eal radio announcer has d and classi hnique committee, | rge group of radio | d radio edit at whose fc bers of the announcer and awe. The necessary cha 00 profe sit wi : \' | the fol- distin declsions of on each test establishes the nat the ideal announcer. tness, the memoers e of com 175 Words Per Minute. The ideal announcer should speak at an average rate of approximately 176 words per minute. The ideal radio announc introduce into his marked changes in should have a voic range; should introduce nouncements marked pit: (avoidance of monotone); shou trodu marked stres variations should speak in a formal, but friendly manner, adapting his style to the general content of the progrs should speak wll)\ a moderate dis- tinctness The committ decision relative importan of the characteristics contains some unex- pected features. Rats of delivery i most important; stress variations ar second; distinctness is third: average/ pitch is fourth: pitch variations are fifth; changes in rate pace are sixth, and degree of formality is least im- portant of all It would seem from the comments made by various members of the com- mittee that perfect co-ordination -be- tween mind and pcal muscles is greatly to he desired in any radio an- and absolutely cssential to impressario. -2 Provincialismx Not Irksome. “Vowel elongation is very bad," is one terse comment. Provincialisms are not objectionable in certain cases but the majority seem to feel thal provincialisms from only one part: of the country—the South—are desir- able. “Foreign dialects are entirely out of place,” is another brief state- ment. “Nasal tone quality and harsh tone quality are unsuitable, because the effect is unpleasantly amplifie in the majority of loud speakers, would indicate that the loud speaker has supplanted the ear phone in the American home and is a considerable factor in any judgment on radio an- nouncing technique. “Neurotic man- nerisms and lapses are particularly distressing,” is the unanimous opin- ion of the entire committee. The committee explains further that this ideal announcer lacks one most vital factor, which they are unable to give him, namely, personal- i The committee presents the ideal announcer to the entire an- nouncing profession as a technically correct and perface being; but to the individual announcers it must remain to imbue him with the spark of per- sonality. It is the earnest hope of the committee that radio announcers throughout the country will be able ‘o utilize findings to advantage, elimi- nating those technical faults which are at present detracting from their “radio personalities.” as to the various GIRL LOSES LEGAL FIGHT. $22,500 Verdict for Injuries in Factory Is Set Aside. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, February 13.—A ver- dict of $22,500 damages awarded Miss Catherine Francks, 19 years old, of Elk- ton, by a Caroline County jury, for per- sonal injuries sustained by her in the plant of the Victory H. Barker Speclalty Co. of Cecil County has been set aside by the court of appeal The appellate court, in opinion by Judge Parké, said Francks should apply to the Industrial Ac dent Commission for damages under the workmen's % Miss Francks in her suit alleged she was polsoned by phosphorus used at the Specialty Co.’s plant. Sur- geons oved part of ner jawbone. The case was removed from Cecil to |used and ending i {not worth while to bother about eir Caroline for trial and Miss Francks won. The company appealed. T S 1t you need work, read the want columns of The § HORDARS TRANSFORMERS oty dont you? Thordarsons run abeolutely aliks, ‘uniform: always ' ‘match up” gorfectly: alwass amplily evenly over entire musical scale. Satisfaction mnndlunnuflvramnum by the ‘world's oldest an 3! 50. Power Amnh‘lflnl = 8. Dealers & " agufnr::-' set 1d. Ince with Thor- N palr BY JOSEPH CALCATERRA Noted Authority on Radio. All Rights Reserved. - Reproducti Reflexing More Than One Stage. Part V. Four and five tube reflex stes can be made up of a great many varie- ties of reflex circujts. We will fimst take up the various types of four-tube reflex, all of the s , beginning with which one’ reflex stage up with those i which three tubes are eflexed. It plifier stages one s Lamplin is | | quency | stage cuits using four reflex stage are not practical The practical circuits which can be rined from four tubes in various :flex combinations when only one tube is reflexed are two s es of | radio frequency and three stages of udio frequency, three s of radio frequency and two wudio frequency, and four radio frequency and one stage of audio| frequency amplification. | | | { quency ob In the first a stage of straight radio, a reflex stage and two stages of straight audio are used; in the second, two stages of straight radio, a reflex stage and one stage of straight radio frequency and a reflex used. | inable when two reflex | The first traight radio two reflex frequency amplifi s of one stage of frequency amplification, stages and one stage of straight udio frequency amplification, while the second arrangement consists of two stages of straight radio fre- quency amplification and two reflex es. he last of the reflex combinations are the five-tube reflex circuits. cancer grow i sues. Combination for Five Tubes. How logicall When only one reflex stage is used explain. in a five-tube circuit it is possible o have combinations of three stages of radio frequency amplification and idio frequency am- sting of two stages io frequency ampli- reflex stage and two straight audio frequency on: a circuit having four stages of radio frequency amplifica- tion and two stages of audio fre- quency amplification, consisting of three stages of straight radio fre- quency amplification, a reflex stage and one stage of straight audio fre- Quency amplification; and, lastly, a cfrcuit having five stages of radic frequency amplification and ol stage of audio frequency amplifica- tion, consisting of four stages of straight radio frequency amplifica- tion and one reflex stage. When two stages are reflexed it is possible to have two circuits—one a for clear pure tone quality, Musette has no superior fronted sights, plification, con, of straight ra P 3 it was of more s City, club, w: The on the being E ‘veryone who has sette has admired ite clear, oF s RADIO amplification, | three stages of straight possible stomachs the functioning of the gastric juices, resist- ance, and thus rendering the person capacity \\/E\"/"\"I"\\\\ iou Prohibited. four-stage radio and three-stage audio amplifier cirouit and the other a five- stage radio and two-stage audio am- uses two circuit. The first of straight radio frequen two reflex stages a ge of straight audio frequen ition, while the amplification and two refl When three reflex stages are used our radio fre- audio fre- to get stages and three stages, using two stages | straight radio and three reflex stages. \CANCER IS DECLARED ' SCOURGE OF PRESENT Dr. Hunter Tells Kiwanians He Does Not Believe Disease Is Increasing. by Geor speaking vesterday Before the weekly Juncheon meeting of Kiwanig Club at the Washington Hotel In spite of discussion to the contrary Dr. Hunter declared, “I do not belie is on the increase.” nward, destroying an individual may be “ps subjected to infection by the speaker. x ed with repulsive or revoltt are so affected that are upset. This explained, weakening usceptible. Claude H. Woodward of New York formerly a member of the local as a visitor. Claude Owe chairman of the program commi introduced the speaker, and Maj. Gen Anton Stephan presided English Pacific Cable Tt Pacific cable, operated at which the limits of T I Y lusette's tone 1s due to the special Musette Unit, and the combination of aluminum throat and moulded BAKELITE bell HEAR MUSETTE AT YOUR DEALER'S HERBERT H. FROST, INC. 154 West Lake Street, Chicago, {IL. New York Distributed By Cleveland Kansas City Los Angeles THE SOUTHERN AUTOMOBILE SUPPLY CO., INC. 1519-21 L St. N.W. Washington, D. ‘Wholesale Exclusively C. Phone Main 3564 Look for this little Dutch girl on your grocer’s shelves second uses radio fre- —— b Dr. of bac- Sctentists do not know, he added, whether cancer is an infection, or what it is which causes one kind of tissue to turn and other tis- While cancer is to be found in both animals and human beings, It is more prevalent among humans, he said. cho- was Certain sensitive persons, he said, when con- their disturbs Board has decided to call for bids for dupli- cate cables to be put in service within [ the next 18 months. that this will relieve the congestion is now believed OF GOLD STANDARD Comrfiittee Urges Restora- tion as Most Helpful Agency in World Recovery. cy nd cy ex By the Associtted Pres GENEVA, February 13.—In view of England’s announced determination to return to the gold standard, espe- clal importance was attached to a communique issued tonight by the league permanent committee on finan. cial matters. The committee voiced satisfaction with the statement of M. Pospisil, in behalf of the Czechoslo- vak government, that Czechoslovakia will create an independent bank of issue and stabilize its currency at the present level, with the idea of deter- mining later on the exact gold con- tent of its monetary unit. The communique continued: “The committee takes this occasion to ex- press its opinion that nothing fs like- 1¥ to be more helpful to the economic of to the gold or gold exchange standard (as recommended. in the resolutions of the Genoa conference), at least in those countries which have succeeded in stabilizing their currency. The committee designated three of its members as members of the league special committee to study the eco- nomle crisls with particular reference to financial and monetary questions. They are M. Dubois of Switzerland, Janssen of Belgium and Sir Otto emeyer of England. re ve Prize for Paris-to-Tokio Flyer. PARIS, February 13.—Capt. Pelle- tier Doisy, the Paris-to-Tokio flyer, vesterday was awarded the Grand Prix of 10,000 francs by the French “Academy of Sports” for the “sport- ing exploit accomplished in France or by a Frenchman abroad likely to result in material, scientific or moral progress for humanity.” The cost of transmitting a picture from London to New York by radlo is between $30 and $40. The computation is based on the number of words that could be sent to goll rates during the s | 30 minutes required for the transmission ee,|of the picture. ng requirement. recovery of the world than a return | NAVAL INSTITUTE PRIZES FOR ESSAYS AWARDED Lieut. R. E. Krause Wins First Honors of $200, Gold Medal “and Life Membership. By the Associated Press. ANNAPOLIS, Md., February 13.—The board of control of the United States Naval Institute, composed of Ameri- can naval officers all over the world, announced yesterday the 1934 awards for prize essuys on naval topics, the competition being o to all mem- bers. . 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