Show and University Make Television First By KARLYNN HINMAN Chronicle Feature Editor With the opening of the new television station at the University and the area broadcasting over we University qualifies as a pioneering school in the field of educational But the University can claim even in the development of telethon inasmuch as President A. was a significant m this h President was the second man ever to appear on a Revision broadcast television Program on April began a introduction by E. L. a member of the Bell laboratories research staff Who had th television's de giving explanation of the new electing system- The program con- With a picture of an Wn fi a recitation of a ditto Air and a f the sonS by the three and scientists at- tended the history making demonstration which occurred in New The program was carried over station and was received by the scientists in a New York Transmission of the original program was carried over a 50 kilowatt picture transmitter with Voice I transmission carried by a five kilowatt and other members of the producers worked all night before the broadcast to conduct final tests and ready the He had worked with the Bell Laboratories and was credited with the development of a special photoelectric cell which made TV transmission He also developed a photo cell which was used in the first experiments with color television THE SUCCESSFUL television experiment was greeted by numerous and varied Comic strips of the time carried features about transmission of wireless the coming and television brought optimistic comment from Herbert who at that of Secretary time was Walter S. president of AT T at the cautioned that the development of the television industry would hinge upon economic HE PROVED to be since full development of the television methods did not occur until the close of World War The first standard inter-city television broadcast was made December 1 and at the end of 1946 broadcasting tele-vision there were seven if kL it GEORGE MABEY and Croft add their contribution to Union suggestion box now set up across from the Huddle |