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lecture room is thrown open to older boys and girls who wish to 

 examine pieces of apparatus used in the talks, to construct their 

 own simple appliances or to perform experiments. The talks were 

 given in response to repeated requests from children and teachers in 

 the upper grammer grades where little illustrative apparatus is 

 available for physics work. The conferences, which have proved a 



The wireless telegraphy apparatus set up and operated by boys interested in 



the museum. 



fruitful source of enjoyment and incidental instruction, have opened 

 the way for some boys to place a wireless telegraph apparatus. The 

 boys have done all the work of installing, adjusting and operating 

 the system, are now able to send messages to various parts of the 

 city and to receive from Philadelphia, Boston, and ships 300 miles 

 at sea. 



As the success of any venture may fairly be judged by results, the 

 reader may naturally inquire as to the fruits of this unique Children's 



