Arizona republican., 1920-06-12
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

e. For how long a term IS gov ernor elected and may he be re-elect- ed? l. NJ. c.
 4. The terms of the governors of the states vary. Tn some states the term is two years. in some four and in some six years. Some states allow re- election, while others do not. Thirty five states will elect governors next fall.
 0. We have had an argument about the effect of motion pictures on the eyes. Do the movies strain the eyes? 4. M. P.
 A. It is safe to say that a person may witness a picture play lasting about one and one-half hours without straining the eyes or experiencing any discomfort, provided the eyes are nor nal. Indeed it is likely that a picture show might be the means Of advising one of faulty vision
 Q. Why do buzzards hang around a peanut field? T. F.
 A. Buzzards gather near a place where hogs are kept. and they will seldom be found over peanut field unless swine have been turned into it. e. What does q. V. mean? P. H.
 4. This stands for quod vide, a Latin phrase translated which see" c. Who was known as the "kin- derhook Wizard?v c. p. G.
 A. Martin Van Buren. who was born ] in Kinderhool1. N. K.. was given this Little Magician
 O. Are there more heathen in the world than Christians7 D. V. L. 1 A. About two thirds of the world l is non Christian, but there is a very small percentage of the worlds popu- lation that does not profess religion of some kind.
 Q. When was Oxford University 1 founded? L. w. X.
 A. There are legendary stories of it's 1 formation by King Alfred. As early as TIT there are notices of conti- mental scholars, featuring at Oxford and it was certainly center of learn ing in 11S5. Cambridge is probably almost as old, although it's origin is also obscure.
 1 c. What is the origin of the word Shibboleth2 E. E. z.
 A. Shibboleth has the meaning ot test" or s'watchword7 or distinguish ing cry or phrase of a party. It was the word by which the Gileadites dis tinguished the fugitive Ephramites at the lords of the Jordan. The Ephram ties were not able to pronounce "sh' and called the word "sibboleth" (Judges 12: :5-6), whereupon they were slain.
 o. What is dry farming? c. X.
 4. Dry farming is a scientific farm ing of land where there is a limited or unfavorable distribution of rainfall Irrigation is not practiced, the fertility and moisture of the soil being managed by a system of deep cultivation, rota- ton of crops and the blowing in'' oi green crops.
 c. Where is the famous Monte Carlo? S. H. w.
 A. Monte Carlo is about a mile northeast of Monaco, the capital O the principality of Monaco. This cits is situated on a promontory in the Mediterranean about half way be- tween Nice and Mentone, France.
 0. What is the use of the tern thirty? B. M. H.
 A. The number f'30' has been used by newspaper reporters and telegraph operators almost as long as the tele- graph wires have been in use. Wher a newspaper man turns in his copy the last page ends with "sOe. This denotes that there is no more, o good night"
 o. Where is the largest aviation field in the world? w. NJ. s.
 A. The largest field of this kind 1T tho world is at Issoudun, France.
 @. What kind of a fraternity is Tat Beta P? Q. E. R.
 A. This is an honorary technica fraternity. It derives it's name from the initials of three Greek words whicf formed it's secret motto. Tau Beta F bears the same relation to engineering and related studies that Phi Bets Kappa does to literary scholarship, ana that Sigma Xxi does to original re search on science.
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