. Scientific American Volume 86 Number 05 (February 1902) . e story of its size. The redwoodforests of the California Coast Range are itschief glory, but they are being devastated witha ruthless hand. In the Sierras the giant se-quoias, cousins of the redwood,are preserved, and here are manypines, among the most beautifulof California forest trees. Typi-cal trees are the madrona andsuazatteta. In Northern Califor-nia the latter are found near thesea, low down, but in the souththey affect the higher levels. THE MAECONI SCHOOL OF WIBE-LESS TELEGEAPHY. BY H. J. SHEPSTONE. The Marconi Wireless Tel
. Scientific American Volume 86 Number 05 (February 1902) . e story of its size. The redwoodforests of the California Coast Range are itschief glory, but they are being devastated witha ruthless hand. In the Sierras the giant se-quoias, cousins of the redwood,are preserved, and here are manypines, among the most beautifulof California forest trees. Typi-cal trees are the madrona andsuazatteta. In Northern Califor-nia the latter are found near thesea, low down, but in the souththey affect the higher levels. THE MAECONI SCHOOL OF WIBE-LESS TELEGEAPHY. BY H. J. SHEPSTONE. The Marconi Wireless Tele-graph Company, of London, Eng-land, have opened, at Frinton-on-Sea, in Essex, a school for theteaching of wireless telegraphy,the only institution of its kindin Great Britain, if not in theworld. Hitherto the companyhave trained their men at their works in Chelmsford, Essex, but the demand for ooiq-petent operators has been so great that the companydecided some three or four months ago to open a col-lege for tuition in the Marconi system of TEE CHEEPING OAK NEAB MONTEBEY, CAL., COVEBING 12,500 FEET OF GBOUND The Institution is unique in that pupils are paida small premium to attend, although, as MajorFlood Page, managing director to the company,explained to the writer, this system will not en-dure. Only those who have passed through techni-cal schools or show an aptitude for such work are ad-mitted. The school really consists of two villa residences, the only exterior indication that it is a telegraph college being its tall pole. It is a very conspicuous feature on the landscape, being no less than 165 feet Near in height. It is erected in the center of the garden,
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