JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION
RADIO MUSIC IN THE LABORATORY TKE playing of radio music may be used to advantage in the laboratory under proper control. This conclusion has been reached after a five-year period of experimentation in a college laboratory. This was first tried during the afternoon laboratory periods at World Series time a few years ago. The results were gratifying-sttondance hit 100 per cent and work seemed to carry forvmrd with no loss in efficiency. Later when laboratories were remodeled, a master radio was placed in the offioeof an instructor with s~es?xeroutlets in each of the laboratories. The speaker system in each lab is controlled individudly far volume by the instructor in charge. The ehiof benefit of this innovation is the lessening of the tediousness that results from the long three-hour laboratory session. This far outweighs the disadvantages. It is not true that teaching in the labomtory is mare difficult. The instructor merely turns down the volume when he wishes to give instruction or comments to the entire class. The use of music and radio in industry has been long recognized; we believe that it is serving the same purpose in the laboratory. Student approval has been almost unanimous. Staff members agree that its use has increased laboratory efficiency. THEODORE W. COOK CENTRA~. MICHIOAN COLLEOE MT. P L B A S ~ NMICXIOAN T.
