Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04

A. Economics was taught at first
in the United states. as in England. by
incumbents of the chair Of philosophy.
but no special attention was paid 10
! the study and no differentiation of the
| subject matter was made. The first
ITofe ssorship in the title OF which
! the subject Is distinctively mentioned
was that instituted at Columbia Col
! lcce. New York. where John Me
| Nickar. who had previously lectured
/ on the subject under the head OF
! philosophy. WAS made professor "1
moral philosophy and political econ
omy in 1919.
The second professorship in the
United States was instituted at South
/ Carolina College. Columbia. :. G..
( where Thomas Cooper. professor of
4 chemistry had the subject Of political
economy added to the title Of his chair
in 1876. \ professorship of similar
| sectional Influence was that in poiIti-
cal economy. history and metaphysics
| filed in the College Of William and
Mary in 1927 by Thomas l.. Dew. The
separate professors ship of political
. economy however. did not come until
after the Civil War. Harvard estab-
liShed professorship Of politica
economy in 1871, Yale in 1872, Johns
Hopkins in 1876.
Q. Please give a short sketch about
fans.-L. Il.
\. Customs Of Mankind" SAYS that
I fans have an interesting history. Inc
first fan was probably palm leaf or
some other natural device aprropri-
ated by man to keep away flies or
cnats. perhaps even to cool the fever
ed brow in tropical climates. We
know that in Egypt. 2.o0a wears ago.
fashionsble hosts had special servants
10 stand behind dinner guests and fan
them with huge papyrns fans
In France the fan reached the height
of its development under Louis NV.
We read that Fans are inVariah bly, &C
GONNA niments of feminine costume,
and that they are of rare beauty, eN-
auisiteiy painted and -. mounted on
sticks of carved or painted wood,
mot her of pearl. carved ivory or gold.
There are over 500 makers of fans ir.
Paris and they enjoy special priv
leces accorded to them by the King
Q. Where was Chief Justice Tahev
buried =. o NJ.
n His grave is in ST. John
Catholic Cemetery. Frederick. Md. II
was Roger Brooke TaneY who was
Chief Justice of the supreme Court
at the time of the Dred Scott deci-
sion and who administered the oath
of office 70 Abraham Lincoln when
. be bett me ! ltSI'lfii'-
@ Which were the first two base
ball teams from opposing cities 10
meet in Il championship contest p.
+. +.
A. The Athletics Of Philadelphia
and AtlanticS Of Brooklyn were the
first two teams from opposing cities
, 10 meet in championship contest.
| The Philadelphia team won by u score
of 81 to T. Tho game WAS played
October T. 1866. and it was estimated
that $4,000 persons saw this game
from inside and outside the incl"Sed
. grounds.
@ What is the difference between
toxic and poison Gas?-W. w. u.
A They are the same.
@. How do the canals on Mars look
when viewed through the loo-inch
telescope ut Mount Wilson ObserNa-
, ltory?-G. d. McC.
A. 1t tends to resolve the markings
+ on Mars. known as canals. into lrrecu-
. lar markings. There is no indication
that these markings are in any sense
! straight lines or definite features
@. What language is Pennsylvania
Dutch?-A. :. c.
"A. This is correctly termed Penn
syIvaT,ia German The language is
a legitimate dialect of south. GERMANY.
which. saws William Beidelman has
suffered and become corrupted by the
introduction of English words ana
idiomS.
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