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. SOUTH BEND, Ind, May 21 (UP)—The Rey. Fr, ‘Archibald McDowell, moderator of Notre; Dame University's radio club, foresees the time when university i extension courses will be conducted by television. Fr. McDowell has been in icharge of televising Notre Dame's ‘home football games this fall. He {felt they had proven successful. i “Two major types of education-'e al television programs present themselves,” Fr. McDowell said. o

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Quarter Billion Dollars Invested In Industry Employing 200,000

The television industry is moving so fast that even in-| siders are amazed. In 10 years they predict it will be one of the 10 top industries in the United States. | Its growth is expected to move into the billion-dollar! class based on its phenomenal expansion since World War, 11. Industry spokesmen predict that nearly 750,000 persons, will earn their living in the rancaster, Altoona, Johnstown

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business of see-and-hear com- and York are to be in a Betwork, ; j [Times Photos by Johs soaks lcast shows under the direct * munication. ne vision hye i If the test pattern on your television set looks like this, clear, If the test pattern looks like this, showing “ghosts,” you need [sponsorship of the educational o, i 1 J i . = i i . Already there are early 200,000 entertainment. And it may bring| sharp and well-centered, your set is properly tuned, but— {o re-orient your antenna institution; the other is use of

commercial educational facilities:s during the periods the station is ¢ ‘not normally on the air.” : The expert said television could prove particularly effective in conveying visual information of a not easily repeated nature to nu merous classes at once. It could’ ibe used for expensive laboratory! demonstrations and explanations, | lor where the demonstration equip‘ment was delicate, he said. ! i

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earning their living in television, rade-out for hundreds of radio and the investment represents artists who will not fit into the more.than a quarter billion dol-|geeing side of communication. lars. The Big Ten in the na-| Whenever a new television stational advertising field today are tion is added, the Television spending $4 million a year. {Broadcasters Association has es-| There are 63 video stationsi{imated that 5000 jobs are creatoperating in about 50 cities, Jed directly and indirectly. R. Poppele, president of the Tele-| wy, (gjgvision studio requires vision Broadcasters Association, |, more technicians and engi-| estimates these stations alone ors than does radio. In addi-| Tonpeacnt an investment of $3L-|,, " " qirectors and script writhi {ers with special training, tele-| Have Spent ¥25 Million vision tog announcers and, The key to the success of the g.iors already are in demand. | television business lies in the mojeyision news has created an measurement of the audience, To entirely new type of news broaddate it 1s estimated that approxi-iuogter’ And stations . equipped mately 750,000 receiving sets arel. i, faim upits must have men in use in the United States at an|y produce such films. average cost of $300 a set, which

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“Television as a regular tool of {the classroom: could assure greater uniformity in teaching and a {testing students and prove partic-' Motorola's magnificent {ularly valuable in ‘guiding stu-) “BROAD-VIEW® screen in a ldents in laboratory work,” he, Strikingly beautiful Furniture. added. | Styled console! It's the 10VK9 | with’ 61 square inches of

- | 3 : J : » | Te also described the use of . means that Americans have dug Jobs for Technicians . Roi a ies er) photo-sharp pictures minus . At the very outset the business : | | all distortion—and 8 new cir down into thelr pockets fof &D-| T \.\ing television sets cre- 3 iment in reaching isolated audi-| cuit that assures steadier pic other investment of $225 million. N87 CE Looe ror techs > ' 'ences such as students confined, tures at greater distances from Most radio stations are elamor- 1 ner es pS t to hospitals, adult education cen-} station. Thrill to $ 05% jng for television licenses. With . i : ; ot : \ pp ' : : : «+ [ters and university extension! it today .. . its 199 them it is a race for survival. = | In Indiana in most instances Fuzzy, eh? Well if you get a picture like this, it means simply : Whoa this won't de. If you get a picture like this, the split Nahi Ew: when a television set is sold, In| 44 you're out of focus. Clear it up with the focus control. image, adjust your vertical control, and all should be well again. |

Station operators look back oni i. 1.400 and a year's guaran- — FIRST TV PLAY IN 1928 | It is not inconceivable,” he said, |

erience ~of - the silent n | ta} | 0 | “that the extensi u f to-] movies whieh dropped out of ex- a aw the Ses} " Rece tion De RIS Tee vision Fare I Flashing Bulbs The first play grer to be ie morrow may a SO-LITE co0., ING. istence quickly once voice was Toda : { i ‘mn as Du { y cast was a melodrama. “The vision ,,. Television as an edu-! y. receiver manufacturers 9 rs Mes " televi t ; : | 5906-08 College 0. 248 added. In television the process dre turning them ouf at better] he fest television programs Banned From i Queen’s Messenger,” televised at cational and, hence, social force,!

18 reversed. Sight is being added), \ 100,000 sets a month. And remit scheduled in this coun- \/ ie Studi Schenectady, N. Y., in 1928. _ icannot be overestimated.” Peessscserssncncesanva® n I Te in Indiana with RCA producing n I enna ype try were a bit on the dry’ side—| iaeo fu 10S SS a aE a 9 ete sets within the state, de—| | instead of one, their risk cannot Somplet AS seict y educational, that it NBC ST TRS ng be too great. ing parts here,'ils actually a cen- Several Efficient York, and since the station 0! grapher may not flash a bulb More than 90 television stations ier for television set production. F n Market Heertot tr chars 2 . wasn is in a studio when the television are being built and the Federal, Arthur A. Brandt, electronics orms on are fees aL re 1afge 3 hind cameras are working. Communication; Commission hasiga1es manager for General Elec-| How well will you receive tele- 0 FF p = : ee 2 he When a flash bulb goes off too on fle some 300 applications for tric Corp, predicted recently that ision? ‘th a cou e ha ree DY close to a television camera—or television outlets. by the end of 10052 there would |” : e station. to a surface that can reflect into

Big Boom Since War Ibe 13,570,000 TV sets in use in| Much of its clarity and defin- aie fim took up most of the camera—it burns a permanent The big boom in television has this country. Sticking to the $300 tion depends upon your antenna, the roadeast time. or | ‘bright spot” into the camera's come since the war, Before World|PeT set average, television set| Usually the antenna on the “ : {image orthicon tube—the tube War II there were only 28 TV Owners by that time would have ,, 505 are mounted at right an- Marconi s Prediction jal Takes the picture. stations in the country, most of made a $4 billion investment, all g)o0 45 the line of direction from! “Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of] AN¢ at ©0818 B77. them experimental. Last Decem-/in & four-year period. ‘the sending station's transmitter. wireless, said in 1933: “I

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