18 JANUARY FRIDAY Salt Lake City, Utah, Wednesday Morning, July 17, 1935. Now Living in the Speed Age AGES in history and literature mean historical periods marked off by special characteristics. Ancient astrologers divided these epochs according to the peculiar influence planets were believed to exercise over the destinies of mortals. The Golden Age was under the domination of Saturn and was supposed to have been a time of spring eternal, when nature yielded an abundance of fruits spontaneously. The Silver Age was the reign of Jupiter, which was a time of unrest and lawless interference of men in the affairs of each other. The Brazen Age was that of Neptune, when lawlessness became organized and wars were waged for gain and conquest. The Iron Age was a period of inquiry, impiety and injustice. Lucretius listed three divisions of time: The age of stone, the age of bronze, the age of iron. But famous historians, looking back over recorded events, divide the story of mankind into the Dark Ages, the Middle Ages, the Feudal Ages and Modern Times. In these latter days the most marvelous achievements of man have related to transportation, transmission of energy and facility of communication. These have exerted enormous influence on his life and outlook. Transportation has remodeled the map of the world, given added opportunities to greed, established international commerce and relations, diffused the light of learning and made the whole world kin. It began with the sailing ship and the oxcart, to be followed by the stage and the saddle. Then came the covered wagon and the horse and buggy, the steamship and railway train, the automobile and the airplane. Ruphos in the second century A.D. wrote on the buboes of plague. Vanderbilt University Founded in 1874. Medical instruction began with the university's founding, but for nearly 40 years no funds of the university were available for medical instruction, students fees supporting it. In 1913 complete medical education was made possible, as projected in 1921. MONDAY JANUARY 21 Travel has passed through the ages of necessity, of convenience of adventure, of business, and is now entering upon an Age of Speed. The most difficult method to establish in the most hazardous element has easily taken the lead in fast traveling. Aviators unquestionably lead the procession when it comes to annihilating distance. But inventors and opperators of other lines of locomotion are keeping close and offering inducements in both safety and speed to this nervous, restless, reckless generation. Ten years ago the railway record for fast travel across the continent was 72 hours, or three days; last fall a streamlined train of the Union Pacific covered the 3259 miles between Los Angeles and New York in 56 hours and 55 minutes. Ten years ago the steamship that crossed the Atlantic in five days was regarded as a marvel. The other day the Normandie made the trip in 4 days and 3 hours. Ten years ago Russell Maughan spanned the United States from coast to coast in 21 hours, a remarkable performance for that time. Roscoe Turner recently made the flight in 10 hours and four minutes, while Eddie Rickenbacker carried a shipload of passengers over the same route between the oceans in 12 hours and four minutes. Sir Malcolm Campbell has driven his racing car over the Daytona sands at the rate of 281 miles an hour and he expects to make 300 miles an hour on the salt bed course west of Salt Lake City, where John Cobb has just shattered a number of records. According to predictions, people will be flying at the rate of 600 miles an hour and traveling on the ground at 200 miles an hour, with motor racing possibilities of 400 miles an hour. To look back over what has been done in the last 10 years, one would have to be a mossback skeptic to dispute any of these figures or predictions. Truly this is the Speed Age, but whither? The manner of doing a thing may be more important than the thing done LOCKE Hope for the Hapless THE FEATHERY creatures that flutter and flurry Regard the depression without futile worry; The gardens as gay with snapdragon and spring As though loss of money meant never a thing. The papers relate Mr. So and so died, Mrs. Someone had twins, what was worn by the bride. The sunset and moonrise go on as before, Lady bridge players gossip as much, if not more! If the national pocketbook looks a bit wan Life manages still to go merrily on! Virginia Brasier.