He also enthused, "It is a greater saver of time and of mutual effort . . . a tool for the busy man who can safely do with it calculations that he would not have time to do in the ordinary way."
Too many engineers
Editors discussed the "alarm" in Berlin about the overproduction of trained engineers. The December 22 issue described how the competition for work was driving down wages. "This is advantageous to the country at large, as it enables individuals to compete more easily against foreigners who have to pay their skilled engineers much higher salaries." Engineers, however, were concerned about the "minimum living wage" they were earning and were considering organizing to fix the matter.
"Pennies for photos save dollars in delay"
"Basically the difference between this camera and all other cameras is: one minute after you have taken the picture, you have the finished print in your hand," commented the author of the piece.
He was all agog at the thought of having the photo in hand so quickly — as well as the idea of being able to take another photo if the first one didn't turn out right.
