Evening star., 1926-10-10
Capital Sidelights

these matriculating days there are
many thousands OF inhabitants all
| over this country who appreciate
that already We have in effect such a
university. to which they turn. The
mission of the Interior Department
is largely educational many OF its
activities being devoted to the dis
covery and dissemination of knowl-
edge Its curriculum covers many
fields of learning It's faculty in
cludes hundreds of scientists. profess
sional men and specialists in many
branches of education. Its student
body is the people of the United
States.
Similar to American colleges or in
stitutions Of higher learning, the In
terror Department has many schools
of Observation-Disclosures botany. en-
gineering, geology. geography, an
thropology. zoology. psychiatry, chem.
istry and research. Propagation OF
knowledge on these subjects by a
dozen or more bureaus comprises
their major duty.
The Bureau of Education Is a ma
tional clearing house for general edu-
cation and information. 1t surveys
all fields Of education. conducts con-
| ferences on problem OF education.
| publishes booklets and leaflets. issues
a monthly educational periodical and
biennially a statistical and textural
J survey. administers A system OF S5
! schools for the natives OF Alaska.
| r,aintains the largest exclusively edu-
cational library in the world and pro-
week. which empha sizes the needs Of
the schools
The Indian Bureau administers a
| system OF 226 schools for the India MS
! Howard University is the leading in
stitution Of higher learning for
| negroes in the United States. with
$500 students. Freedmen's and St.
Elizabeth's Hospitals maintain train
ing schools for nurses.
| school of zoology is maintained
in the national parks. which contain
| Western Hemisphere. There are also
sanctuaries OF bird life for the use
of ornithologists.
| The natives Of Alaska have been
taught to raise reindeer for food,
clothing and transportation - the
Rureau OF Education having originally
introduced the reindeer In that region.
where there are now $4,000.
In the field Of anthropology the
Bureau Of Indian Affairs. with guard
ianship over 100 tribes Of American
IiiuidHo. oiieiS Unusual opportunity
for study Of the customs, language.
religion and history Of these aboriginal
people. The Bureau of Education,
with protectorate over Eskimos
Indiana and Aleuts. presents similar
opportunities for study Of these primi
tive races of the Arctic regions. The
National Park Service affords pre-
serves for study and observation Of
ancient cliff dwellings. habitat tions,
| relics of prehistoric people. monu-
| ments containing hieroglyphics. mo-
saics, implements and other handi.
work of hygone ages for students Of
anthropology. history and ethnology.
A school of engineering is provided
by the Bureau OF Reclamation with
| land irrigation. location and construc.
tion OF dams, principles of hydraulics,
condition of soil and other land eco
nomics. Some Of it's publications are
pioneer engineering textbooks. while
others are textbooks for teachers and
children in graded schools. The Geo
logical Survey also gives instruction
in engineering. contributing to solu-
| ton OF problems of irrigation, power
and food control.
A school Of psychiatry ia found in
st. Elizabeth's Hospital, with faciI-
|, tiles unexcelled elsewhere in this
country. This hospital gives instruc-
| tion to students of the Army Medical
School. the Navy School, the Veterans
Bureau. George Washington, George
| town, Catholic and Howard Univer-
stiles. 1t offers opportunities for train.
| ing social workers, maintains a men
| tai hygiene clinic. trains nurses and
| keeps the medical profession in touch
with advances in psychiatry.
Three bureaus make up the school
of geography-the Geological Survey.
General Land Office and Reclamation
Service The Geological Survey
makes a master map Of the United
States. and thousands of copies of
sections Of this map are furnished an.
nually to schools for textual use. The
| General Land Office surveys the pub.
lie domain and thus secures geo
graphical information available in no
other way and distributes maps with
varied geographical and historical
data. The Reclamation Service sup.
plies photographic data on the develop.
ment of the West.
A school OF geology is maintained
through the Geological Survey. which
conducts field Investigations. Natural
Eeophysical laboratories where scien-
fists may study geyser formations and
processes of erosion are preserved in
the national parks. The Hawaiia n
National Park is one of the worlds
greatest geophysical laboratories.
The Interior Departments school of
research includes official records of
the Pension Bureau on the Revolution
AIRY War. the War Of 1872 Mexican
War and Civil War A library is
maintained for use OF students of
genealogical nd historical research.
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Under the Oaks" at jackson. Mich.
- years ago July s.. Representative
John c. Ketcham of Michigan points
out in commenting upon the fact that
1,71o 1000 young people of this country
are coming into voting age during
the four.year period OF the present
administration and that the parties
must present history. standing
program and leadership that matches
the high ideals Of this forward looking
army Of young people.
While our city fathers were in
Philadelphia during the week. attend.
ing District day at the Sesduicen-
incident to the time when Philadel.
phia was the Capital Of the Nation
ma jority Of which showed Thomas
Jefferson's keen sense Of humor.
The Declaration Of Independence
is indissolubly connected with Thomas
Jefferson, it's author He wrote that
famous document when he was COM
parativeiy young man of 80 years
"A redheaded son Of a Virginia
planter. He strongly believed in the
doctrine Of equal rights politically,
socially and religiously. He had been
the author Of the Statute Of Virkinis
fnr alt
pa ssage by the Virginia Assembly"
One Of the annecdotes was Jeffer.
| sons reply to an inquiry how the
Declaration Of independence came to
be signed so quickly as follows:
While the question Of independence
was before Congress it had it's meet
ings near livery stable. The mem