RADIO TALKS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21709, 17 February 1936, Page 9

RADIO TALKS

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DRESS. Sir,—ln "The Press' 1 of Saturday I T*ad some pertinent remarks by ‘Ariel” on “Talks” over the radio. When I spoke to some friends and Icquaintances on this subject, we unanimously arrived at the conclusion that talks are necessary. They would he more and belter listened to if they were given by more popular persons •-unen and women of intuition and initiative, of strong individuality, who can hold the listener in rapt attention from the beginning to the end, making us feel their presence and indivi--dual influence, so that we can fully appreciate the object of their talks, and realise their purport. , We had quite a number of interestmg talks, but the spirit of eagerness Was not sufficiently aroused In us to lock forward to them. Then it often happens when a talk is being given, one of the household, being apathetic, shuts it off even if it is interesting. So often the talks are just "talks” without any interest to a great number of listeners. We fripenkim; for a great number of listeners) would greatly appreciate talks on great writers, such as Scott, fnckens, Shakespeare, Thackeray, Lytton, Byron, More, Zola, great musicians J ike Bach - Handel, Chopin, Glinka, rield, Elgar, Grieg, great astronomers, hke Herschel, Newton, Flammarion, Weat inventors like Stevenson, Watt, raraday, Galvani, etc., great explorers and navigators like Ross, Cook, Tasrnan, Vasco da Gama, Columbus, and but not least, great religious hunkers and reformers like Luther, wawxnan, Zwingli, Knox, and Wesley. I mentioned are but a handful compared with the vast number there is to draw upon. The choice is greet, •ifflost inexhaustible. _ Talks must be short, say, about 20 minutes, given by popular and welt* <nown persons of strong individuality, who can say more in 30 minutes than others in a whole day. We can learn mere from a 20-minutes’ talk twice a week than from three in one day. Then * am sure, once the interest is aroused, Z eners will look forward to these talks just as we look forward to some “gems great musicians and compos-

ers, and to some favourite items of celebrated and world-renowned vocalists. —Yours, etc., E. D. BERNSTEIN. February 15, 1936.

NORTH BEACH BUS ROUTE TO" THE 3PITOB OF THE PRESS. gi r _The letter signed "Trolley Bus User" appearing in this morning's issue of "The Press" is true. I can fully endorse every part of it. I have been a constant user of the tram and trolley bus service for the last 16 years, and can confidently say that the discontinuance of the original route and the substitution of the route via Wainom would be a disaster to many North Beach residents.—Yours, etc., D. N. ADAMS. February 15, 1036.