1930–31 Volume 55 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAreached semi-finals in 1926; 4th place,Olympian Frolics, Chicago, 1928;Father and Son championship, Chicago,in 1928, against 976 golfing competitors.A glance at these records certainlyproves, without argument, thatMarch, 1931Brother Cooley is a golfer of no meanability, and deserving of a few wordsof approbation. Incidentally, BrotherCooley claims the same mother chapteras does "Chick" Evans, a fact ofwhich Illinois Alpha is no doubt dulyproud.Wabash Phi Demonstrates TelevisionByPAUL G. BARONWabash, '32IN A trio of important engagementsas a representative of the WabashCollege Speaker's Bureau, Clement L.Stanford, Wabash, '31, has presentedCLEMENT L. STANFORDWabask, '31an illustrated survey of the televisionphenomena. He has spoken to the RotaryClubs of Marion and Huntingtonand the Kiwanis Club of Indianapolis,and has been received mostappreciably by his listeners.The speech is most interesting andunique because it explains both thetransmission of pictures by televisionand the resultant reception on his ownset which he uses as illustrative data.Brother Stanford uses no technicalterms in explaining his workings, subsequentlymaking each part intelligibleto the layman. References aremade throughout the speech to findingswith which we are all familiar.The history of electrical developmentis built up with each phase of his sub­[386]ject. He demonstrates the potentialitiesof television by comparing the advancementsof thirty-five years ofwork on- radio and wireless with thefour-year experiment on television.Brother Stanford explains the essentialparts of the apparatus, showinghow each part works and what placeit holds in the composite of the set.Stanford is one of few students whohave attained a close enough knowledgeof television to be able to talkon it in a way understandable toeveryone. Much credit is due him forinspiring attention in televisionamong people of the state. At present,he is continuing trials with his set andis working toward perfecting phasesin its mechanics.