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Newspaper
Iowa Quest
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1948
Page
4
Earl D. Schubert conducts experiments on musical tone blends beyond the even tempered scale. He tests natural scale ratios in a sound controlled setup with 800 students, suggesting the natural scale could lead to instruments tunable to one melodic structure across keys. If results support preferences for natural tones, instrument makers may shift to natural scale tuning.
A feature notes William Lasansky, Lucille Lasansky, George Ojemann, and Mike and Timmie Curtis choose arts, nursing, science, and athletics over parental careers in education and psychology. It highlights children at University Elementary and University High School exploring identity through playful departures from their fathers' fields.
University registrar reports no enrollment surge next year with 9,888 students this term. Housing can house 2,238 single men and 1,177 single women, while married students may apply up to a year before occupancy. cancellations will be canvassed in May. Also notes chances of becoming a millionaire at 1 in 17,000 and Harvard sociologist Sorokin's marital and life data.
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