EDITORS
NOTEBOOK
Upon
reading this issue of the newsletter, you are probably going to be
disappointed at the lack of juggling information within. However, due
to the importance of the roster for correspondence purposes, this
issue is vital. AND, we promise that the November issue will contain
only juggling articles, comments, and information.
Magazine
Article sent in by Bobby May
ELECTRONIC BRAIN TAKES UP JUGGLING
Even
a juggler can be replaced by a machine. While its more serious cousins
grind out answers to the ponderous problems of physicists and
mathematicians, an electronic "brain," made in the
U.S.A.
added some vaudeville color at the recent German Industries Fair. The
"electronic juggler" quivers, jiggles and jumps until the
attached servomechanism gives the cue that the three foot steel rod
the "juggler" holds is in perfect balance. He is then ready
to begin his "act." The juggler stands holding the rod in
perfect balance without support or connective device of any kind. It
can keep this up indefinitely. Engineers point out that this
demonstration of continuous juggling symbolizes the ability of the
computer to perform other automatic control feats for industry. Such
devices may free human workers of the future from many tedious and
repetitive tasks in the "pushbutton" factories of the
future. The electronic juggler was designed by Reeves Instrument
Corp., and was part of the U.S. Department of Commerce.' s exhibit.
QUESTION
FROM ROGER MONTANDON
Club
juggling developed from Indian Club swinging but have never seen
anything on the the Indian Club or how it got its name. Can you help?
IJA
Stickers
They
are still on sale...0.25 apiece, 3 for 0.50, or 6 for $1.00. For
stickers, send to Judy Burgess.