,the ,,deeds ,,carillon and ,carillon ,park ,illustration3 ,throughout her life1 ,mrs4 ,edward ,a4 ,deeds was a lover of music4 ,by the time she had reached her early teens she was an accomplished musician4 ,from then until her passing in #aidi1 music remained one of the dominant interests of her life4 ,her desire to share the beauty of good music with others found expression in many ways and culminated in her decision to erect a ,carillon which for generations to come would be a source of enjoyment and relaxation for the people of this community4 ,she saw this dream fulfilled when on ,easter ,sunday in ,april1 #aidb1 the ,deeds ,carillon bells rang out in a program of ,easter music4 ,the beautiful shaft with its thirty-two bells became a striking symbol of the interest of ,mrs4 ,deeds in music and in the community of which she was so long a part4 ,illustration3 ,deeds ,carillon ,the ,deeds ,carillon ,carillon ,park owes its existence to the generosity of two public-spirited ,dayton citizens1 ,colonel and ,mrs4 ,edward ,a4 ,deeds4 ,it is an expression of the interests of two people expanded for the pleasure and advancement of the entire community4 ,the ,park had its inception with the ,carillon1 the gift of ,mrs4 ,deeds4 ,devoted to music from her girlhood1 and herself an accomplished musician1 she had the inspiration for it while listening to the chimes in one of the famous old belfries of ,bruges4 ,as the melodious notes fell on her ears she said to herself1 8,in no other way can simple and inspiring music be spread among the entire populace40 ,in that hour was born the idea of the ,deeds ,carillon which rears its majestic height in the midst of ,carillon ,park4 ,the idea of combining a group of bells to form a carillon dates back to the ,middle ,ages4 ,since bells provided the world's oldest and most simple form of musical expression there came the evolution from a call to prayer to a musical program4 ,some of ,europe's most famed and beautiful towers have carillons4 ,the carillon was developed to a greater and more artistic extent in ,belgium than in any other continental country1 not only in ,bruges but also in ,antwerp1 ,ghent1 and ,mechlin4 ,around the carillon bells has been woven a tradition of beauty and inspirational service4 ,illustration3 ,mrs4 ,edward ,a4 ,deeds and ,colonel ,deeds at the first regularly scheduled carillon program ,august #bc1 #aidb4 ,before embarking on her enterprise ,mrs4 ,deeds viewed many carillons at home and abroad and made a careful study of bells4 ,the initial requirement was to find a site which would provide the best ultimate results from carillon music without echo and the jumbling of tone4 ,early in her planning ,mrs4 ,deeds considered ,deeds ,park at the junction of the ,miami ,river and ,mad ,river4 ,this park--a gift of ,colonel ,deeds to the city of ,dayton--would have made an appropriate setting4 ,the idea was reluctantly abandoned because of interfering noises and sound deflection which would occur in the area4 ,finally ,mrs4 ,deeds decided upon a site in the triangular area located between ,patterson ,boulevard and ,carillon ,boulevard almost adjacent to ,old ,river1 ,the ,national ,cash ,register ,company recreational park4 ,illustration3 ,the beautiful bronze door at the ,carillon is more than an entranceway4 ,in the cherished words of ,longfellow's 8,christmas ,bells0 it expresses the spirit in which the ,carillon was conceived and dedicated to the service of the people 444 8,with ,peace on ,earth1 good will to men40 ,,it ,,was ,,as ,,if ,,an ,,earthquake ,,rent ,,the ,,hearthstones ,,of ,a ,,continent ,,and ,,made ,,forlorn ,,the ,,households ,,born ,,of ,,peace ,,on ,,earth ,,good ,,will ,,to ,,men ,,and ,,in ,,despair ,i ,,bowed ,,my ,,head ,,there ,,is ,,no ,,peace ,,on ,,earth ,i ,,said ,,for ,,hate ,,is ,,strong ,,and ,,mocks ,,the ,,song ,,of ,,peace ,,on ,,earth ,,good ,,will ,,to ,,men ,,then ,,pealed ,,the ,,bells ,,more ,,loud ,,and ,,deep ,,god ,,is ,,not ,,dead ,,nor ,,does ,,he ,,sleep ,,the ,,wrong ,,shall ,,fail ,,the ,,right ,,prevail ,,with ,,peace ,,on ,,earth ,,good ,,will ,,to ,,men ,,longfellow ,the sixty-one acres comprised in ,carillon ,park represent a notable piece of reclamation4 ,for many years it was periodically flooded and became a bushy swamp breeding mosquitoes and germs4 ,it was one of ,dayton's eyesores in addition to being a menace to health4 ,the decision to build the ,deeds ,carillon led to its transformation4 ,within a year the one-time 8dismal swamp0 emerged as an ideal pleasure ground equipped with a parking space for hundreds of motor cars4 ,in this lovely1 wooded1 and verdant environment the citizens of ,dayton and all others who come1 relax and enjoy the music of the carillon bells4 ,including both large and small examples1 there were only six true carillon towers in the ,united ,states prior to the construction of the ,deeds ,carillon4 ,of these1 two were on college grounds1 two on private estates1 one in a cemetery1 while the sixth was the one built by the late ,edward ,k4 ,bok on his ,florida estate4 ,a true carillon must have a minimum of twenty-three bells providing the tones and semitones to encompass the full octaves4 ,except in rare instances when they were hung in the gabled arches of the old ,spanish missions and outside oriental temples1 carillon bells are seldom seen4 ,for hundreds of years architects have struggled with the problem of providing structures to support carillons which will elevate them to a height at which they can be adequately heard over the surrounding countryside4 ,the solution had invariably been to erect an enclosed tower in which the bells are hidden from view and covered with grilles which screen the bells from sight and tend to muffle the sound4 ,illustration3 ,the casting of carillon bells is an art handed down from father to son4 ,the ,meneely ,company which cast the ,deeds ,carillon bells practiced the art for six generations4 ,once a bell is cast1 no alterations can be made in it4 ,if a true tone is not achieved the work must be done over4 ,illustration3 ,the largest bell in the chandelier of #cb bells in the ,deeds ,carillon weighs #g1jjj pounds1 and the smallest #bej pounds4 ,they are cast in bronze and the total weight of all the bells and the chandelier is #cb tons4 ,illustration3 ,hours of planning and consultation with architects and the bell casters went into the building of the ,deeds ,carillon4 ,starting with the instruction from ,mrs4 ,deeds that the thirty-two bells in the ,deeds ,carillon must all be exposed to view1 the architects1 after long study and investigation1 were able to carry out her wishes4 ,the ,deeds ,carillon is the first tower to have all the bells mounted entirely in the open1 thus insuring greater carrying power and purest1 unrestricted beauty of tone4 ,such a departure from the old method of construction required a complete rechecking of the science of carillon tower design and bell placement4 ,like ,colonel ,deeds1 ,mrs4 ,deeds was a perfectionist4 ,she visioned the ideal structure1 and the architects1 ,reinhard1 ,hofmeister ,walquist of ,new ,york1 designers of ,rockefeller ,center1 met every requirement4 ,the landscaping surrounding the tower was in the hands of ,olmstead ,brothers of ,boston1 foremost in their field4 ,an unusual feature of the design is the so-called entasis of the sides of the tower in which they were reduced toward the top as much as eighteen inches1 not in a straight line but by means of a curve which bows three inches from top to bottom4 ,the purpose of this is not to make the sides bulge but to correct the optical illusion of pinching in and actually making the sides look straight4 ,this was the device employed by the ancient ,greeks for the same purpose in the design of their classic columns4 ,illustration3 ,the stone shafts of the ,carillon are built around a steel core4 ,illustration3 ,a mass of scaffolding was a requisite in building the ,carillon4 ,illustration3 ,moving the bells from the freight cars which brought them to ,dayton and hanging them in position were operations which called for great skill4 ,illustration3 ,the impressive array of the #cb bells in the ,carillon arranged at its base just previous to being placed in position4 ,the ,carillon tower1 built of granite1 steel1 and limestone1 soars skyward #aea feet from the base planted on a green and friendly hill4 ,it is a shaft of precise beauty1 dramatic in its simplicity1 and terminating in noble arches4 ,suspended from the cross-shaped intersections of the arches1 in full sight from all directions and visible for miles around1 is the chandelier of bells4 ,at the base of the ,carillon is the ,console ,room4 ,from here an elaborate electrical system plays the bells through the touch of the operator's fingers at the console4 ,the actual ringing of the bells requires an unusual mechanism consisting of an electrical solenoid1 delivering a blow of proper force for each size of bell4 ,suitable screens1 designed so as not to interfere with the sound1 are placed at the bottom of the mechanism so that each bell1 when viewed from the ground1 presents a uniform appearance1 only the clapper being visible4 ,this was the first time that such a type of construction in all its details had been followed1 making possible a full1 rich beauty of tone4 ,illustration3 ,the console which controls the playing of the ,carillon is located in a special room within the structure4 ,in kinship with the spiritual fervor and idealism built into the ,carillon is the impressive bronze door bearing these inspirational words by ,longfellow3 ,it was as if an earthquake rent ,the hearthstones of a continent1 ,and made forlorn the households born ,of peace on earth good will to men4 ,and in despair ,i bowed my head ,there is no peace on earth ,i said ,for hate is strong and mocks the song ,of peace on earth good will to men4 ,then pealed the bells more loud and deep ,god is not dead nor does ,he sleep1 ,the wrong shall fail1 the right prevail ,with peace on earth good will to men4 ,the bells range in size from six feet in diameter with a weight of #g1jjj pounds to the smallest one which is eighteen inches in diameter weighing #bej pounds4 ,of the thirty-two bells in the ,carillon1 twenty-three are speaking bells covering a range of two full octaves from ,b flat below middle ,c4 ,on the speaking bells were inscribed the names of the ,deeds family then living1 while on the silent bells appear the names of six deceased members4 ,illustration3 ,the ,celestron was added several years after the ,carillon was built4 ,this is an amplifying system incorporating a number of advanced features and making it possible to play recorded music so that it can be heard over a wide area4 ,the ,celestron has no connection with the ,carillon bells4 ,since the addition of the ,celestron1 most programs are divided between carillon music and recorded music4 ,illustration3 ,this scene in the ,carillon parking area has been duplicated many times1 as ,sunday afternoon programs and others have been presented4 ,illustration3 ,easter ,dawn ,services at the ,carillon4 ,the same loving care that was lavished on the planning of the ,carillon has found expression in the arrangement of the programs4 ,mrs4 ,deeds personally supervised the selection and arrangement of more than #djj musical selections so they could be played on the bells4 ,the music has been transferred to sheets of white ,bristol paper bearing the ,carillon crest which are filed systematically for reference4 ,thirty-five feet above the base of the ,carillon tower is a balcony-like structure in bronze which contains a room twelve feet in diameter and six feet high4 ,in this room are installed thirty-two powerful high-fidelity speakers of the most advanced design4 ,on ,easter morning1 ,christmas ,eve1 and other occasions1 programs are broadcast directly to the countryside4 ,recorded music1 performed by the world's finest bands1 choruses1 orchestras and soloists1 is to be heard with all its beauty for nearly a mile in every direction throughout the wide-open spaces about the ,carillon tower4 ,this ,celestron is not connected in any way with the chandelier of bells of the ,carillon4 ,it is an additional instrument for the pleasure of those who love good music4 ,the science of bell-making is an old one4 ,sometimes it is necessary to cast twenty or thirty bells to fill an order for a ten-bell chime4 ,the ,deeds ,carillon bells were made by ,the ,meneely ,bell ,company of ,troy1 ,new ,york4 ,typical ,sunday ,afternoon ,carillon ,park ,program ,,carillon #a4 ,america #b4 ,song of ,faith #c4 ,rock of ,ages #d4 ,the ,holy ,city #e4 ,in the ,garden #f4 ,when ,they ,ring the ,golden ,bells #g4 ,goin' ,home #h4 ,great ,god of ,nations #i4 ,in a ,monastery ,garden #aj4 ,the ,bells of ,london #aa4 ,the ,bells of ,st4 ,mary's #ab4 ,ah6 ,sweet ,mystery of ,life #ac4 ,pilgrim's ,chorus #ad4 ,land of ,hope and ,glory #ae4 ,jesu1 ,joy of ,man's ,desiring #af4 ,rhapsody for ,bells ,,celestron #a4 ,glorious ,things of ,thee ,are ,spoken 7,haydn7 ,world ,choristers #b4 ,spanish ,caprice 7,rimsky-,korsakoff7 ,cincinnati ,summer ,opera ,orchestra #c4 ,come ,where ,my ,love ,lies ,dreaming 7,foster7 ,jesse ,crawford1 ,organist #d4 ,fight ,on 7,sweet and ,grant7 ,frank ,westerfield ,band #e4 ,the ,hills of ,home 7,fox7 ,nelson ,eddy1 ,baritone #f4 ,king ,cotton ,march 7,sousa7 ,frank ,westerfield ,band #g4 ,i'm ,falling in ,love ,with ,someone 7,herbert7 ,jane ,marcy and ,roland ,smythe #h4 ,flapperette 7,greer7 ,wilson ,ames1 ,organist #i4 ,just ,a-,wearyin' for ,you 7,bond7 ,walter ,preston1 ,baritone #aj4 ,waltzing ,doll 7,poldini7 ,daniel ,lieberfeld ,orchestra #aa4 ,the ,star-,spangled ,banner ,,celestron ,an especially designed amplifying installation for the playing of recorded music4 #cb high-fidelity speakers4 ,uniform frequency range from #ej to #ae1jjj cycles4 ,total operating power--#e1ejj watts4 ,bronze ,galeria #ab ft4 in width2 located #ce ft4 above terrace4 ,record player in ,console ,room4 ,control panels in ,power ,room4 ,illustration3 ,the sectional diagram at the left shows the construction and arrangement of the ,carillon both above and below ground4 ,the map shows location and parking area4 ,number of bells #cb ,total weight of bell chandelier #cb tons ,diameter smallest bell #a ft4 #f in4 ,diameter largest bell #f ft4 ,height of tower above terrace #aea ft4 #f in4 ,height of tower from bottom of #ahc ft4 #g in4 foundation ,construction3 ,indiana ,limestone with ,granite ,base4 #a ,chandelier of bells #b ,galeria for ,celestron #c ,carillon ,console ,room and ,celestron ,record ,player #d ,power ,room #e ,basement ,a most spectacular step in bell-making comes when the copper and tin are melted and mixed in the oil furnace1 brought to just the proper temperature1 and then carried in a huge ladle from which the molten alloy is poured into the mold4 ,larger bells are kept buried in dirt for days after the casting to retard their cooling4 ,sometimes weeks go by before the bell can be 8shaken out0 and the founder gets the final check on the accuracy of his calculations4 ,the ,meneely ,bell ,company foundry represented a curious mixture of the old and the new4 ,there was the main foundry with its large modern oil melting furnaces in which was blended the age-old mixture of copper and tin which is known in the textbooks as 8bell metal04444 ,out in the next shop were the blacksmith and his helper1 skillfully working iron into the special bell mountings4 ,immediately behind this was the finishing room where large and small bells were cleaned and buffed1 while finished ones were being set into their mountings for final tests before shipment4 ,upstairs1 patterns and cabinets were fashioned from wood2 while on a nearby drafting board a chime would take form as it would fit into its final position in the tower4 ,in making bells1 there must be a complete understanding of the technical elements that make a bell ring true4 ,meneely's men knew that a pure tone was a definite number of vibrations per second as sensed by the human ear4 ,the sound of a single tone is pleasant but colorless4 ,the usual tone is made up of a number of different pure tones1 blending together1 with the dominant one giving the tone its pitch4 ,practically everything that will vibrate will produce a tone1 but only certain combinations will have the musical qualities which distinguish them from unpleasant 8noise40 ,in this country1 the commonest form of chime is that found in clock towers4 ,principally used to strike the quarters and hours1 these bells are usually stationary and seldom number more than four or five2 hence no complete airs can be played with them4 ,illustration3 ,from an acoustical standpoint the ,deeds ,carillon is ideally located4 ,the hills to the south provide a natural sounding board and enhance the tone of the music4 ,chimes usually contain a minimum of ten bells1 which give enough tones in the diatonic scale to permit the rendering of hundreds of complete hymns1 folk songs1 etc41 in simple harmonies4 ,chimes are typically an ,american form of art and are found in our churches in every part of the country4 ,the bells do not move1 but the clappers are operated from manual claviers1 or by modern electrical methods employing small piano-like keyboards4 ,illustration3 ,this picture shows how the bells are mounted on the chandelier and hang suspended from the top of the ,carillon4 ,the larger bells are at the top of the chandelier4 ,illustration3 ,the regular ,sunday afternoon concerts at ,carillon ,park have drawn music lovers in ever-increasing numbers4 ,in the informal atmosphere of a beautiful park on a sunny summer afternoon1 there is pleasure and relaxation for all the family4 ,the hour-long program is now divided between numbers played on the bells and recorded music amplified through the ,celestron4 ,illustration3 ,people in ,carillon ,park ,illustration3 ,people in ,carillon ,park ,the first regularly scheduled ,deeds ,carillon program was presented on ,sunday1 ,august #bc1 #aidb1 in the presence of a capacity crowd4 ,the first two programs were played by ,mrs4 ,deeds4 ,since that inaugural day1 programs are given every ,sunday afternoon1 ,june through ,october1 and at ,easter ,sunrise4 ,once ,carillon ,park had been created1 ,colonel ,deeds stepped into the picture for his contribution to the project4 ,his wise counsel and sense of perfection had contributed much to the success of the tower construction4 ,he now set about to gratify his love for the historic with the larger conception of providing a group of exhibits that would be a visual lesson in history4 ,the striking parade of transportation in the ,park dating from the picturesque days of the ,conestoga wagon and the ,concord coach to the ,wright airplane is the result4 ,every exhibit meant painstaking research and discriminating choice4 ,the ,deeds ,carillon stands on a three-acre tract purchased by ,mrs4 ,deeds from ,,ncr4 ,the property was1 in turn deeded to ,educational and ,musical ,arts1 ,incorporated4 ,this is an administrative subsidiary of the ,dayton ,foundation1 especially created to carry out the construction and perpetuation plans through a group of ,dayton's civic leaders who were proud and glad to assume the responsibility4 ,the financial requirements for maintenance and operation are met through an endowment fund created by ,mrs4 ,deeds and contributions of ,colonel ,deeds4 ,carillon ,park is unique among the gifts for public enjoyment in that it serves a threefold purpose4 ,the ,carillon itself1 with its eloquent and deep-toned bells1 is a spiritual stimulant for ,dayton1 a source of beauty and inspiration4 ,the ,park1 a natural beauty spot1 is a sanctuary for all people1 while the historical exhibits are highly educational4 ,illustration3 ,people in ,carillon ,park ,illustration3 ,people in ,carillon ,park ,the ,historical ,exhibits at ,carillon ,park ,in a desire to perpetuate some of those links with the past which are rapidly passing from the scene1 an historical exhibit has been set up in ,carillon ,park4 ,the caretaker's house has been built as a replica of an old grist mill and includes a water wheel which turns a millstone1 just as in the mills of yesterday4 ,most of the other exhibits are concerned with transportation and tell the story of man's progress from the days of the ,conestoga wagon1 the ,concord coach and the canal1 to the airplane4 ,they also include a covered bridge which long served the people of this valley and a grasshopper locomotive1 the oldest in existence4 ,illustration3 ,the ,concord ,coach ,illustration3 ,the ,steam ,fire ,engine ,illustration3 ,the ,old ,covered ,bridge ,illustration3 ,original ,canal ,lock ,illustration3 ,the ,old ,grist ,mill ,illustration3 ,the ,conestoga ,wagon ,illustration3 ,the restored #aije ,wright airplane ,illustration3 ,the ,grasshopper ,locomotive ,illustration3 ,the ,pioneer ,home ,illustration3 ,deeds ,barn ,illustration3 ,the ,deeds ,carillon is no less impressive by night than by day4 ,softly lighted1 it reaches skyward1 symbolic in its strength and simplicity of the spirit of the people to whom it is dedicated4 ,,carillon ,,park ,,dayton1 ,,ohio ,one of a series of ,carillon ,park booklets4 ,price ten cents4 ,,printed ,,in ,u4,s4,a4 ,transcriber's ,notes --,silently corrected a few typos4 --,retained publication information from the printed edition3 this e,book is public-domain in the country of publication4 --,in the text versions only1 text in italics is delimited by underscores4