WIRELESS IN SCHOOLS

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 21, 9 December 1927, Page 4

WIRELESS IN SCHOOLS

INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT EXPERIMENT FROM 2VYA. On Tuesday, December 13, between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., the Department of Education will conduct an important experiment test-a test of the reception at a large number of State schools, from Auckland to Invercargill, of instructional lecturettes broadcast from 2YA by officers of the Department. As announced Jast week, the tentative programme arranged for this interesting test will include items by a children’s choir, short talks by the Director of Education (Mr. T. B. Strong) and Mr. Longworth; ° literature lesson by Mr. Bird; and an instructional talk on melody-forming by Mr. Douglas Tayler, using piano or violin, or an interpretation of the gramophone record. The Director of Education has conveyed to the Radio Broadcasting Com pany the thanks of the Department fo1 having so readily agreed to broadcast this test educational programme fo: schools, in which, doubtless, keen interest will be manifested throughout the Dominion. A most interesting programme is being presented by the Philharmonic Quartet on Sunday, December 18. The quartet numbers include "First Nowell," "Annie Laurie," ‘O Happy Eyes," and "Hail, Heavenly Song," of Wagner’s "Iyncia." "Ave Maria" will be sung by Mrs. Ellison Porter, while Miss Madge Freeman vill present "Still as the Night." Together they will sing that delightful duet, Calm, Silent Night.’ Mr, W. W. Marshall is singing "A Song of the Morn." "A Little Coon’s Prayer" and "Gloriana’"’ will be sung by Edwin Duncan in_his inimitable manner. He, with Mr, Marshall, will sing the duet "Watchman! What of the Night 2’