Evening star., 1926-10-24
Capital Sidelights

1t forth''-this motto on the walls OF
the Library of Congress is quoted by
Representative Henry T. Rainey OF
Illinois, one of the real leaders on the
ways and means committee, In calling
attention to a series of extraordinary
Aims from all parts Of the world pre-
sented over a period Of % weeks TO
leaders from all over the world by the
Bureau of Commercial Economics.
The eyes of the world are now on
the United States, and the people OF
America are eagerly seeking more IN
forma ton about all nations, Represent
ative Rainey emphasizes. He Is con-
vinced that nothing has been so heip'
| full in stimulating and developing tnls
interest OF all people than the work OF
presenting a different nation. with It's
films, orators and music, at eacn OF
these weekly gatherings attended by
members Of the cabinet. Congress and
the diplomatic corps, official and social
Washington.
This distinguished audience. leaders
in world affairs, have been given the
opportunity to travel to the remotes,
village Of Tibet. or to unexplored
F;llsmere Island. or 70 the populous
cities Of the Orient, or the national
parks of America. on these "1nterna-
tional Sunday Evenings max
ing true the motto above quoted. The
program included such appealing sub
iects as THE Epic of Mount Everest.
in honor of the British Amba ssad dor;
''Life's Steeplechase," in honor Of the
German Amba ssador; The Land OF
Athletes, Forests, Lakes and Music, y
by the Minister from Finland: We.
the Indians" by Chief Buffalo Child
Long Lance, and Our Naval Flight
Toward the North Pole" by Lieut..
Comdr. Richard f. Byrd.
The purpose of these lectures, Mr..
Rainey points out, Is to introduce ma
tions to one another and promote inter
national amity. 1t has neither politi-
cal nor commercial aims nor tenden-
cies. The bureau is incorporated not
for profit, but for educational pur-
poses. 1t is without capital stock and
is supported entirely by memberships
and voluntary contributions.
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Not only does the old pioneer Bay
state hold first place in administra-
tive leadership of governmental AZ
fairs, but it's great university, Har-
ward, which was the first institution
of higher education established on
this continent, has come recently very
close to running foreign affairs or
the Government through DISTINGUISHED
alumni holding executive positions.
This seems to he Harvard year in the
State Depa rtment.
Undersecretary Grew, Harvard, 1902,
was secretary general Of the American
commission to negotiate peace. later
Minister to Denmark and Switzerland.
and in 1923 was appointed by the
President to negotiate two treaties
with Turkey. He has been right hand
man to Secretaries Hughes and kei-
logg.
OF the four assistan mt secretaries j.
Butler Wright is a Princeton gradu-
ate. and Wilbur J. Carr is George
town University alumnus. The other
two are Harvard products, Leland
Harrison and Robert E. Olds. Har-
rison has general supervision over for
eign commercial policies, commercial
treaties, transportation and communl-
cation. He is next to Secretary kel-
logg and ITndersecretary Grew In line
of succession as Acting Secretary In
their absence. Olds is in charge of
legal matters for the department. He
has charge of international arbitra
tions and treaties and advises upon
special matters of a legal nature re-
ferred to him directly by Secretary
Kellogg.
In the geographical subdivisions of
the department William r. Castle
| Harvard graduate in 1900, later IN
structor there and for FIVE years as
sistant dean and for three years editor
of the Graduates Magazine. Is in
charge of western Europe; @. How
land Shaw, Harvard, 1915, with serv.
ice in Constan ntinople and other points
in the Near East is in charge Of the
division of Near Eastern affairs, which
includes our relations with the Balkans
and Turkey: Franklin Mott Gunther
Harvard. 1907, and in the diplomatic
service since 1909. has the difficult
Job of supervising. under Mr.. Kellogg
our involved relations with Mexico
Robert F. Kelley, Harvard. 1918, who
while in the Army was detailed as as
sistant military attache at Copen'
hagen and as military observer in the
Balkan provinces. Is in charge Of the
division OF eastern European affairs
which includes Russia. Esthonia. Fin
land. Latvia. Lithuania and Poland.
The economic adviser OF the De
partment of state, Arthur y. Younger
is graduate of Occidental College
and obtained the degrees of A. NJ. and
Ph. D. at Princeton. where he also
taught for several years. Xhe division
Of Latin American affairs is in charge
of q Johns Hopkins man. Jordan Her
bert Stabler. T. Nelson Johnson, who
studied in George Washington Uni
versity. is head of the division Of Far
Eastern affairs. and @. r. Wilson. A
Yale graduate. is in charge Of the
division of current information. A
Williams graduate. Tyler bennett. is
In charge of the division Of publica
tions.
Our system for education of all
the people has done more than
anything else to make our Nation
different from all others. How uni
versal is this school-going practice IL
shown by the fact that approximately
one personin every Ave living in con
tinental United States In cities Of 10.
900 or more population attends pub
lie school. The exact percentage fig
ured by the Bureau Of Education OF
the Interior Department is 1914 pei
cent of population, based on the 1926
census.
Altogether. during the school yeai
1924. for the instruction Of 1888,
495 pupils. 2,SS1 city school systems
maintained day schools. night schools
Summer and continuation schools, un
der a teaching force Of 373s49 per
sons. at a grand total expenditure fol
the school year OF $1.11s,s2s.543
And our educational systems arr
broadening out, DIR. John J. Tigert
the United States commissioner o
education. discloses, pointing to MANY
concrete illustrations. There are more
students of engineering than of thu
tvo old eta pda yd r1rofoSciopc Iau. a -.
medicine. combined. Engineering stu
:, dents to the number Of 1892 matricu
lated during the first term of 1925.2t
in 143 institutions.
More than S1.500.0O0 was deposited
In school savings ha nks hN ni1nilS ix