Word: instrumentality
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...Elmer A. Sperry to so master the riddle of the spinning top that he could harness the earth till it should compell his gyroscope to swing into the meridian no matter in what direction it may have been initially, and thus make possible a non-magnetic compass. Such an instrument removes all uncertainly about the location of the north magnetic pole of the earth since it indicates always true north and depends upon the rotation of the earth as an astronomical body for its directive force. This is perhaps the latest vindication of the fact that "the earth does move...
Although the instrumentation of the orchestra is complete, more players can be used if they report to the manager on rehearsal nights in the Pierian Room in the Music Building. There is a good opportunity for cellists, bass, viola, and wind instrument players. The Pierian wishes to have an instrumentation of 60 pieces to play the heavier pieces and to be used in some of the local concerts. An orchestra of 20 or 30 or 40 pieces will be taken on the trips according to individual requirements of concerts. Positions in the orchestra are maintained on competition only...
...order that the noise of telegraph instruments which otherwise would annoy the speaker and audience may be avoided a silencer will be used at the Union. The sending key makes very little noise but the "sounder" a good deal. The latter is primarily for the receiving operators who listen to it and the sounders in New York will not disturb anyone in the Union. However, the sending operator must have a sounder in order to know what he is sending and whether all points are getting it. Accordingly, the usual sounder, which is an instrument about 5x3 inches in size...
...courses in literature in translation, to one who knows something of the original, are continually suggestive of the original, and constantly send one back to the original, just as an orchestral theme played on a single instrument recalls the full strains of the orchestra to one who is familiar with the symphony. For one who has not this background it has no such suggestion; yet if he is possessed of a fairly quick ear he may be able later to whistle enough of the tune to pass; and passing is the "sine quanon" of undergraduate existence. It is surprising that...
...Fields made one experiment which might be developed in future productions. Instead of the usual one-sided telephone conversations, the speaker at the other end of the line stood off-stage behind the instrument and spoke in a muffled voice which was a very creditable imitation of what one hears at a receiver. And when some stage hand dropped a piece of scenery outside the effect was even more realistic. But we might suggest that a little time be given to training the actors not to continue speaking after the receiver has been hung...