Indianapolis Times, Volume 48, Number 32, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 April 1936 — Page 23

APRIL 17,1936.

PURDUE HAS STATE'S OLDEST STATION

Students Taught to Announce, Form Programs and Operate Station by Actual Experience WBAA Designs Schedules to Aid Adult Education and Public School Classwork; Lum and Abner to Get No Vacation While in City. BY RALPH NORMAN CAN you name the oldest licensed radio station now operating in Indiana? Prcbaly not, if you think of radio only in terms of commercial broadcasting. The state’s oldest station is WBAA, West Lalayette, owned and operated by Purdue University. WBAA’s first license was granted in 1921, although radio experimental activities at Purdue date back to 1910.

Since 1933 WBAA has operated with a daytime power of 1000 watts, on a frequency of 890 kilocycles. Satisfactory reception is reported from most Indiana counties and several other states. Most programs emanating from WBAA are planned for either general adult education or for use in public school classes. Many programs originate in Purdue classrooms, enabling listeners to hear student-teacher discussions. About 200 persons each week take part in 50 different WBAA broadcasts. Seventeen student announcers and 15 student operators, including C. A. Richards of Indianapolis, this semester are being trained in announcing, program organization and station operation. n n tt public schools, including Arsenal Techanical High School, co-operate with WBBA to receive special features timed and integrated with the subject matter of high school courses. Each Tuesday morning the entire Tech student body hears the Digest of the News broadcast. Adult education programs now aired regularly are: Agricultural

BY JAMES THRASHER AS a salute to Arturo Toscanini, who takes his departure from the country's musical life this month, Dr. Arthur Rodzinski is to dedicate tonight’s performance of Lazare Saminsky’s “Ausonia” to the Italian maestro. The orchestra also is to play the “Seventh Symphony” of Beethoven in a concert broadcast on the NBC-WJZ network at 9. WIRE carries only the first 15 minutes. “There is no greater honor,” was Dr. Rodzinski's comment when he accepted a recent invitation to conduct the last eight weeks of next season’s New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra con-

certs. He is one of five directors selected to fill Mr. Toscanini's place. The others are John Barbirolli of London, who has a 10-week appointment; the distinguished Igor Stravinsky; George Enesco, eminent composer, conductor and violinist, and Carlos Chavez, Mexico's chief composer, each for a twoweeks period. n a u Dr. Rodzin.ski came to America 11 years ago, served an apprenticeship under Stokowski in rhiladclphia, directed the Los Angeles Philharmonic and came to Cleveland three years ago. He has increased attendance at the regular symphony concerts there, and has instituted an opera season as well. The dedicatory work on tonight’s program is by a Russianborn composer who, like many of his musical fellow-country-men, turned to music from another line of endeavor. Mathematics and philosophy claimed Mr. Saminsky's attention until he was 24, when he enrolled in Rimsky - Korsakoff's compositions class. He is now an American citizen, director of the League of Composers and musical director at Temple EmanuEI in New York City.

DETENTION HOME GROUP TO NOTE ANNIVERSARY Juvenile Detention Auxiliary Arranges Card Party. The auxiliary of the Marion County Juvenile Detention Home was to celebrate its first anniversary with a luncheon-bridge today at the home of Mrs. Everett L. Hays, 2406 Manker-av. Assisting liostossess were to be Mrs. Walter Geisel, Mrs. Chauncey Buck, Mrs. Edward Niles, Mrs. J. Lee McDermed, Mrs. L. B. Sackett, Mrs. M. O. Robbins, Mrs. Wolf Sussman and Mrs. W. P. Holmes. Honor guests were to include Mrs. Anna Pickard, home superintendent, and Mrs. J. C. Pinch, president of the Seventh District auxiliary. Mrs. W. H. Hodson, president, is to preside.

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Forum, American Institutions, The Apothecary, Better Homes, Business and Professional Speaking, Everyday Sociology, Home Economics, Persuasive Speaking and Principles of Sociology. Planned for public school reception are broadcasts in Better Expression, Chemistry Today, The Electric Shop, English Literature, Home Economics, The Mechanical Shop, Newscaster, Physics Today, Radio Playshop and Vocational Guidance. a a a LUM and Abner are to have no vacation from the microphone while in Indianapolis tomorrow and Sunday for personal appearances at the Circle. At 11:30 tomorrow morning, and again at 11:45 Sunday the boys are to relate stories of Pine Ridge personalities over WFBM. They also may be heard tonight on NBC-WJZ (WLW) at 6:30. St tt tt Bill Parker, Columbia Pictures represenative, is to give Hollywood anecdotes and movie news when he is a guest on Kirk’s Gossip, Glamour and Greasepaint program over WIRE at 6 this evening.

Music

TO those of us who know Goethe’s poem, “The Erl King” through the music of Franz Schubert, tomorrow’s talk by Samuel Thewman should be of interest. Mr. Thewman, former private secretary to Johannes Brahms, is to discuss five of the many musical settings of the poem, of those settings other than Schubert’s, only Carl Loewe’s is heard occasionally. Much preferred by Goethe to the Schubert music, it was included on Lawrence Tibbett’s programs two years ago. When Helen Traubel, young St. Louis soprano recently discovered by Walter Damrosch, as soloist with a concert orchestra, the broadcast is to be heard at 11:30 on the NBC-WEAF network. n u tt Music by an orchestra of Russian accordion players is to feature a special broadcast from Moscow at 9:30 tomorrow morning, to be rebroadcast by NBCWEAF. The ensemble is to play Tschaikowsky’s “Lake of Swans,” the “Shepherd's Aria” from Rimsky-Korsakoff’s “The Snow Maiden,” the same composer s "Fantasy on Russian Themes,” for violin, and two excerpts from Moussorgsky’s “Fair of Sorotchinsk.”

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Abbreviation*: N—National Broadeastinr Co.l C— Colombia Broadcasting System; M—Mutual Broadcasting Cos.; Or — Orchestra. Member stations and klllocycles of the network are: NBC-WEAF—WEAF (760), WIRE 1400), WLW (700), WTAM (1070). WMAQ (670) and WSM (630). NBC-WJZ—WJZ (660), WIRE (1400), WLW (700), WEXR (870), WLS (870), WMAQ (670), and WSM (650). CBS-WABC—WABC (860), WFBM (1230), WOWO (1160), and WBBM (770). When there Is no listing for a station at quarter and half-hours, its preceding listed program is on the air. The Times Is not responsible for Inaccuracies caused by last-minute program chances by stations. FRIDAY P. M. a —Buddy Clerk (C). ** Congress Speaks (N) WEAP, WIRE. Air Breaks Or. (N) WJZ. Ohio Clubs WLW. Tea Time Tunes WFBM. 4:15 —Wilderness Road (C) WFBM. Jack Armstrong WLW. 4:30 —Jack Armstrong (C). Rose Room Melody WIRE. Dorothy Dreslin (N) WEAF. Singing Lady (N) WJZ, WLW. Bohemians WFBM. 4:3s— Willard Singers WIRE. 4:45 —Goldbergs (Cl WFBM. Colgate Glee Club (Ni WEAF. WLW. Orphan Annie (N) WJZ, WLW. r —Chicagoans (C) WFBM. O News WIRE. Flying Time (N) WEAF. News (N) WJZ. Johnsons WLW. s:os—Animal News Club (N )WJZ. s:ls—Bobby Benson (C). Manuel Contrera’s Or. (N) WEAF, WIRE. Jimmy Mattern WLW. Three X Sisters iN) WJZ. Bohemians WFBM. s:3o—Butler Forum WFBM. News (C). Pioneers WIRE. News (N) WEAF, WJZ. Old Fashioned Girl WLW. 5:35—81ue Flames (C). Dorothy Page (N) WEAF. Have You Heard? (N) WJZ. Willard Singers WIRE. s:4s—Renfrew (C) WFBM. Andre Carlon WIRE. Billy and Betty (N) WEAF. Lowell Thomas (N) WJZ. WLW. —Bohemians WFBM. Myrt and Marge (C). Lois Ravel (N) WJZ. Amos ’n’ Andy (N) WEAF, WLW. Glamour, Gossip and Greasepaint WIRE. 6:ls—Lazy Dan (C) WFBM. Uncle Ezra (N) WEAF, WIRE. Southern Rubes <NI WJZ. Lilac Time (M) WLW. 6:3o—Connie Gates (N) WEAF. Lum and Abner (N) WJZ, WLW. Ford Revue WIRE. 6:4s—News WFBM. Boake Carter (C). Diary of Jimmy Mattern WIRE. Trinidad Singers (N) WEAF. Rep. Wright Patman (N) WJZ. Dates in History WLW. H —Red—Horse Tavern (C) WFBM. * Cities Service concert (N) WEAF. Irene Rich (N) WJZ. WIRE. Jack Randolph WLW. 7:ls—Wendell Hall (N) WJZ. WIRE. Singing Sam WLW. 7:3o—Broadway Varieties ( C) WFBM. College Prom (N) WJZ, WLW. Indiana Sportsman WIRE. 7:4s—Tune Detective WIRE. 8— Hollywood Hotel (C) WFBM. Music Guild <N) WJZ. WIRE. Waltz Time (N) WEAF, WLW. 8:30 —Waring s Pennsylvanias (N) WJZ, WIRE. Court of Human Relations (N) WEAF. Music Box (M) WLW.

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Best Short Waves FRIDAY ROME —5 t>. m. News bulletins. From the Royal Opera House In Rome, opera "Pelleas and Melisande.’* 2RO. 31.1 m. LONDON —6 p. m. Two short plays: "Un Desespere.” and "Le Billet de Faveur.” GSD. 25.5 m. CARACAS—6:3O and. m. Medley of popular selections. YV2RC. 51.7 m.

n —Champions (C) WFBM. First Nighter (N) WEAF, WLW. Cleveland Symphony (N) WJZ, WIRE. 9:ls—Musical Moments WIRE. B:3o—March of Time (C) WFBM. Clyde Trask's Or. WLW. Marion Talley (N) WEAF. WIRE. ,9:45 —Musical Moments WFBM. Strange As It Seems WIRE. Forum (C). Museum of Science (N) WEAF. -I A —Bruna Castagna (C) WFBM. - LU George Holmes (N) WEAF. News (N) WJZ. WLW. Basonology WIRE. 10:05—Benny Goodman’s Or. (N) WJZ. News WIRE. 10:15—News WFBM. Don Redman’s Or. (C). Henry Busse’s Or. WEAF, WIRE. Ink Spots (Ni WJZ. Pratt and McNeill WLW. 10:30 —Louie Lowe’s Or. WFBM. Bob Crosby’s Or. (Cl. Billy Shaw’s Or. V/LW. Ted Lewis’ Or. (Nl WEAF. WIRE. Emil Coleman’s Or. (N) WJZ. 10:45—Mrs. Jesse Crafword (N) WEAF. Jack Hylton’s Or. (M) WLW. —lndiana Roof WFBM. Bernie Cummins’ Or. (C). Earl Hines’ Or. (N) WEAF. WIRE. Shandor (N) WJZ. Johnny Johnson’s Or. (M) WLW. 11:08—Harold Stern’s Or. (N) WJZ. 11:15—Coconut Grove Or. (N) WEAF, WIRE. 11:30—Guy Lombardo’s Or. (O) WFBM. Emerson Gill’s Or. (N) WEAF, WIRE. Phil Levant's Or. (N) WJZ. Moon River (M) WLW. —Mid. —Ted Weem’s Or. WLW. 12:30 —Gray Gordon’s Or. (M) WLW. SATURDAY A. M. 0 Family Prayer Period (M) WLW. 6:ls—Morning Devotions WLW. 6:3o—Chuck Wagon WFBM. Organ Reveille (Cl. Pollock and Lawnhurst (N) WEAF. • Jolly Bill and Jane (N) WJZ. Rise and Shine WLW. 6:4s—Morning Devotions WIRE. Marc Williams (Nl WEAF. Yoichi Hiroaka (Nl W TZ. News Flashes WLW. 7 Barly Birds WFBM. On the Air Today (C). News WIRE. Spa reribs (N) WEAF. Morning Devotions (N) WJZ. Organ Moods WLW. 7:os—Lyric Serenade ,(C). 7:ls—News (N) WEAF. Walter Cassel (N) WJZ. Medical Program WLW. Reveille WIRE. 7:2o—Good Morning Melodies (N) WEAF. 7:3o—Richard Maxwell (C). Cheerio (N) WEAF. WLW. Musical Clock WIRE. 7:4s—Waltz Time (C). Landt Trio (Nl WJZ. Bradley Kincaid (N) WBAF. 8— As You Like It (C) WFBM. Tuneful Tick Tocks WIRE. Breakfast Club (Nl WJZ. American Family Robinson WLW. B:ls—Streamliners (N) WEAF. Child Training WLW. B:3o—Magic Harmony WLW. Woman’s Place (C) WFBM. B:4s—News WFBM. Fred Feibel iC). Virginians WLW. Around the Globe WIRE.

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q —Bob and Rennlq (C) WFBM. J Bradley Kincaid (N) WEAF. Riccordi’s Or. WLW. Wife Saver (N) WJZ. Glob* (continued) WIRE. 9:os—Martha and Hal <IJ) WEAF. 9:ls—Clyde Barrie (C) WFBM. Edward Mac Hugh (Ni WJZ. Rosario Bourdon WLW. Vass Family ( N| WEAF, WIRE. 9:3o—Let’s Pretend (C) WFBM. Marie DeVille (N) WJZ. Moscow program (N> WEAF WIRE. Music Clubs WLW. 9:45 —Originalities iN) WJZ. Livestock Reports WLW. 9:ss—News Flashes WLW. 1 A —Block’s Juniors WFBM. Cincinnati Conservatory (C). American Schools (N) WEAF, WIRE. Honeymooners (N) WJZ. Paths of Memory (N) WLW. 10:15—Norsemen (N) WEAF. WIRE. Wendell Hall (N) WJZ. Mail Bag WLW. 10:30 —Cuban Or. (N) WEAF, WIRE. Junior Radio ,N> WJZ. WLW. 10:45—Cadets (N) WJZ. WLW. —Concert Miniatures (N) WEAF. Quartet (Ni WJZ. Ho-Po-Ne Club, WIRE. Rexall Program WLW. Swarthmore College Singer* (C) WFBM. 11:15—Musical Reveries (C) WFBM. News and Financial Notes WLW. Genia Fonariova (N) WJZ. 11:30—George Hall’s Or. (C). Faim and Home Hour WIRE. National Farm Hour (N) WJZ, WLW. Samuel Thewman (N) WEAF. Lum and Abner WFBM. 1 O —Noon —Mary Baker’s Album WFBM. 4 Jack Shannon (C). Farm and Home Hour (Continued) WIRE. National Farm Hour (Continued) (Ni .WJZ, WLW. Emerson Gill’s Or. (N) WEAF. Jack and Jill (C). 12:30 —Buffalo Present (C). Old Skipper (Nl WJZ, WLW. Great Lakes Day Program (N) WEAF, WIRE. 12:45—Downtown Chatter WFBM. 1— Hotre Dame Choir (C) WFBM. Merry Madcaps (N) WEAF, WIRH. Debate (N) WJZ, WLW. Magic Hour WFBM. I:ls—Johnny Maitland Or. WLW. Tony Russell (N) WJZ. News WFBM. 1:30—’Three Stars (C) WFBM. Carnegie Symphony (N) WEAF. Ballet Russe (Nl WJZ, WLW. Harry Bason WIRE. I:4s—Concert Miniature (C) WFBM. Chick Webb’s Or. WLW. 2— Down by Herman’s (C) WFBM. Let’s Have Rhythm (N) WEAF, WIRE. Walter Blaufuss’ Or. (N) WJZ. Calling Hal Carr WLW. 2:3o—William Jewell College Debate (C) WFBM. Week-End Revue (N) WEAF. WIRE. Y. M. C. A. Quartet (N) WJZ. WLW. 2:4s—Gale Page (N) WJZ, WLW. Tours in Tone (C) WFBM. 3— Motor City Melodies (C) WFBM. Revue (Continued) (N) WEAF, WIRE. Ruby Newman’s Or. (N) WJZ. WLW. 3:ls—Fitzgerald’s Or. WLW. 3:3o—lsle of Dreams (C). Ruby Newman’s Or. (N) WEAF, WIRE. Men of the West (N) WJZ. WLW. Louie Lowe’s Or. WFBM. 3:4s—Tea Time Tunes WFBM. Lehigh University Quartet (N) WEAF, WIRE. Johnstone Ensemble (N) WJZ, WLW. —Tunes (Continued) WFBM. City College Glee Club (C). Blue Room Echoes (N) WBAF, WIRE. Helen Jane Behleke (N) WJZ, WLW. 4:ls—Tommy Broadhurst (C) WFBM. Concordia College Singers (N) WJZ. WLW. 4:3o—Vincent Lopez’ Or. (C) WFBM. Treasure Trails IN) WJZ, WIRE. Kaltenmeyer’s Kindergarten (N) WEAF, WLW. 4:4s—Ruth and Ross (N) WJZ, WIRE.

CARRIER LAWS ARE DEFECTIVE, TRUCKERS TOLD Operators Urged to Join in Concerted Move by R. P. Kehoe. Only when all motor truck operators organize and acquaint legislators with their problems will the defects of the 1935 Motor Carrier Acts be corrected, Russell P. Kehoe, former public service commissioner, told Indiana Motor Traffic Association members yesterday. Mr. Kehoe pointed out what he called several defects in the recent acts. He said the clause that taxexempts operators who haul freight for the United States government or state should be changed to prohibit unlicensed operators from competing with those that are licensed. “Only operators hauling for the government exclusively should be exempt,” he said. Mr. Kehoe contended no vehicle should be given license plates until the owner has a certificate or permit. The law does not cover this fully, he said. There are ample funds to employ a separate enforcement branch, apart from the state police, which has not been provided for, he said. “There should be at least 20 arresting officers and six inspection men,” he added. “All these corrections can be handled effectively by you when, and only when, operators are organized to such an extent as to put forward a solid front. I blame the operators for not acquainting the law-making body with these problems.” INDIANA SCHOOL HEADS FORM ORGANIZATION Northern District Group Selects Kokomo Man President. By United Press KOKOMO, Ind., April 17.—Dr. H. M. Rhorer of this city today headed the Northern Indiana City School Administrators’ Association following an election at the organization meeting yesterday. Frank O. Medgker, Alexandria, was elected secretary-treasurer, and M. C. Darnall, Crawfordsville, vice president. Ira C. Tilton, Valparaiso, was elected a member of the executive board.

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of the United Brethren Church here. The chimes are made from the brake drums of dismantled automobiles. More than 100 drums were tested before 17 with the required tonal pitch were obtained.