Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-02
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

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q. What II m accredited secondary
SCHOOL, w. II. ~.
A. An accredited secondary school
II a school which II equipped 70 pre-
pare students for colleges requiring at
least IL units for unconditional ah-
mission and which has been invesu-
gated or approved FOR this purpose by
ono OF tho following agencies: A state
officer OF education, n university OF
college inspector or COMMITTEES on ad-
missions. an officer or committees OF
an accredIting association. Except IN
| the case Of certain OF the southern
stntes, whose high school courses are
based upon years OF elementary
| training, II Is understood that these ~
| units represent secondary work above
the standard ight-grsdc elementary
echool course. 1t II assumed that the
curriculum OF an accredited school rep
rcsents four years Of 30 or more weeks
each: that at least three teachers give
their whole time 10 high school work
and that tho school keeps up an ade;
quate library and laboratory equip
ment
! q. Is the New Guinea bean edible
RI so, how should II be cookedY j. A.
! A. The Department OF Agriculture
says that tho New Guinen beam be-
longs 20 the squash or gourd family
Among tho common names used q
designate this plant are sweet gourd
cucutza and Hercules club. The New
Guinea bean IS prepared the game WAY
as summer squash.
Q. How much docs II cost tho rail
road TO stop q train7 H. u. II
A. The Bureau Of Railway Eco
Monies says that IL costs approxima te
ly 800 TO stop and start train.
Q. What wns the first law regulat
ing the hours OF labor7 G. l.. p
A. Massachusetts, wus the frs
state to undertake to limit the hour
OF labor. passing a law in 1879 tina
made 10 hours working day in fac
tories for children under IL years o
age. In 1s47 tho law was extended q
women.
@. Where docs tho Mohawk Ira
begin and end7 +. NJ. I
A. 1t extends from Boston {
Rochester.
q. How long thread would IN
gold in a fivc-dollnr gold piece make
r r. y. !
A. Gold In 40 ductlle that ono grail
> can be made into a wire 500 feet I
. length. As there are 1851 grains {
fine gold In a five-dollar gold-piece.
{ would mako n wire Sc $50 feet long.
e Q. Have the boundary question
between Peru and Chile been settled
/ P.sB. {
. A. The Pan-American Union say
. that all boundary questions betwee
] Peru and Chile have been settled ez
o cept the Tsona-Arica question.
.. In giving luncheon for
! deelect, where should she and h,
. mother DO seated? Please sugges.
. toast Tor the occasion. IT. I
e A. The bride should be seated 8
= the right OF the hosteas; tho bride
4 mother at her LEFT. A toast to 4 brio
. may be given either at tho bes1nnin
II luncheon or at the conclusior
such a toast a. We drink 10 II
: bride-May her love story be that OF
fairy tale--they married and live
happily ever Afterwards"
| .. What he's IL cost the govern
ment to reclaim the arid land OF Il
WesH v. ].
: A Tho Reclamation Service ga,
that S1so,ooo.ooo has been invested
r irrigation and 100000 acres of lar
reclaimed. The maintenance of oper,
y ton costs average below IS per acre.