The New York herald., 1922-08-20

| Sums, and in the real gymnasium, the
semi-classical schools, only as a non
obligatory study. 1t now has been de-
cided by the Czecho-Slovak Ministry
OF Education that English shall be q
compulsory study in all the high
schools of the co6ntry.
Immigration from Czecho-S -Slovakia
has greatly decreased and has beer
Further restricted by a new law which
recently was passed by the Parlia-
ment. According to the latest Ameri-
can reports 2,913 Bohemians and
Moravians, and $3.50 Slovak i'm
migrants entered the United States
in the last eight months, and $40:
| Bohemians ana Moravians. and 6,47s
] Slovaks emigrAa e<i from America
An epoch making discovery in the
glass industry was made this year by
a Czech engineer: species Of glass
which while not absolutely indestructi.
BILE is of such consistency that 1t is ex-
tremely difficult to break whether by
| main force or by subjecting it to ex-
treme heat. At an exhibition given in
Prague, the inventor, DIR. Vaclay
Horak demonstrated how a hollow
stick of the glass could drive nails into
a piece of wood, how tumblers could
be dropped with impunity on to the
floor from a height, and how a vessel
made of the glass could be plsced in
an open fire, filled with water and the
water boiled without injury to the
| glass.
The Czecho-Slovak Red Cross under
the leadership of Miss Alice Masaryk
daughter of the President of Czecho-
Slovakia. in the last year distributed
to the hospitals and public institutions
OF the country clothing and footwear
to the value OF 100000 crowns, medi-
cines and other requisites TO. the value
of more than 00,000--in all some
100000 crowns. 1t provided food and
clothing for 439 Russian children who
were brought TO Czecho- -Slovakia from
Russia at Christmas.
A sanitary institute Is now in the
course of erection In Prague which has
been made possible through the inter-
national health board section OF the
American Rockefeller Institute. which
has given 27,000.000 Czecho- -Slovak
crowns for this purpose A sum o.
100000 900 crowns will be needed &c
complete the building, and the Czecho-
Slovak Government has appropriated
a sum OF 2S.000,0 900 crowns TO meet the
American gift.
Latest figures show that the popu-
lation Of Czecho- -Slovakia Is over
whemingly Catholic. Roman Catholic.
number 12,000.000. Greek Catholics
100000 and Protestants about I. 900, ,0oc
Up 10 the collapse OF the Austrian
monarchy in 1918, cremation was pro-
hioited In Czecho- Slovakia as in the
Whole Empire. Since then II has made
rapid progress on public favor and re-
Gently the Prague municipal authori-
Ties decided to devote some 100000
crowns TO the enlargement and i'm
provement of the city crematorium.
The fruit crop in Czecho- Slovakia IL
reported 70 be excellent and the pros.
poets OF fine yield this year are very
good, despite the long. periods of drS
weather which has prevailed. The ap.
pie crop is eaid to be about 30 pei
cent better than last year.
A valuable portrait of Hedwig Fran.
ciska Wussin by the greatest Czeci
portraitist of the eighteenth century
Jan kupecky, which was in privat,
possession in Berlin. was purchased
by group Of the leading Prague
banks and presented to the Czecho
slovak state gallery.
Medical experts OF the whole worlc
have been greatly interested in tn,
discovery Of DR.. Fisher Of the germas