From the March 16, 1935, issue

LENINGRAD INSTITUTE CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY

The cover illustration of the Science News Letter this week shows a test discharge of the great copper gaps in the high-voltage laboratory of the Electrotechnical Institute, Leningrad, U.S.S.R., which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary.

In the test, 1.2 million volt sparks are jumping.

Research at this institution is primarily directed toward the practical aspects of electricity.