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ber of published articles by radio education experts have praised the 

 program; for example, an authority of the Ohio State University 

 writes : 



"The World is Yours" * ♦ * has demonstrated beyond question that interest 

 in the arts and sciences can be increased on a nationwide scale by means of 

 radio. "The "World is Yours" is probably the finest example that American radio 

 has to offer of the use of ingenious techniques, sound effects, and musical back- 

 ground to produce a deep and lasting educational effect on the listener. 



The number of stations carrying the program every Sunday has 

 steadily increased, until at the close of the year the number stood at 

 78, almost the maximum possible on the N. B. C. red network. It is 

 also carried on a short-wave station at Schenectady for foreign 

 listeners, and is rebroadcast at a different hour by at least one in- 

 dependent station. The scripts are available to schools, clubs, and 

 others interested through the Office of Education script exchange. 



The subjects of the broadcasts, selected by the Institution, are 

 widely diversified, as will be seen by examining the list given below, 

 but they are also carefully arranged — though this may not be so 

 apparent on a casual inspection of the list — so that the broad sub- 

 jects covered by Smithsonian activities come around in fairly regular 

 rotation. These broad classifications include physical science, astron- 

 omy, biology, geology, anthropology, engineering and industries, his- 

 tory, art, and exploration. The subjects covered during the past 

 year were as follows : ^g^g 



Independence Hall July 3 



History of the Earth July 10 



Invention of the Steamboat July 17 



Great Astronomers July 24 



The Potter's Art July 31 



Inland Waterways Aug. 7 



Crustaceans Aug. 1 4 



Communications Aug. 21 



Seven Ages of Geology Aug. 28 



Battle against Disease Sept. 4 



Lead Sept. 1 1 



Army and Navy Uniforms Sept. 18 



Balboa and the Discovery of the Pacific Sept. 25 



Fur-bearing Animals Oct. 2 



Eskimo Oct. 9 



Insects vs. Forests Oct. 16 



Heros and Heroines Oct. 23 



Great Engineering Feats Oct. 30 



LaSalle on the Mississippi Nov. 6 



Progress in Science Nov. 13 



Aircraft in the World War Nov. 20 



Romance of Rivers Nov. 27 



Microscopic Animals Dec. 4 



