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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
Dix street northeast DOT As. square
5266), to cost So 900.

Dix street northeast DOT As. square
5000, to cost $1,000.
David Franks, owner and builder;
to erect one 2-story frame dwelling,
1927 Browning place northeast DOT A.,
square $3.50. to cost $4,000.
j.. II. Otto, owner and builder; Muir
ply & Olmstead, architectc; to erect
one 2-story brick shop, 20l4 Fifth
street northeast dots % and "a, square
3616), to cost $4,000.
Calvin LYMAN. owner; Sears. Roe
buck & Co., designers; to erect one
l-story concrete block and frame dwell
ing. 1903 Twenty-eighth street south
east 0ots Is to IS. square $3.50. to cost
$500.
Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss. owner
John w. Davis, builder; to erect two
brick and glass greenhouses. Thirty
second and streets tparcel 1915
square 2155), to cost $4,000.
Nigder Shereshevsky. owner: tt
make repairs. 1923 Lincoln road north
east dots 142, square 1892, to cost
$500.
Apartment TO Re Built.
r. and V. Cahill owners and build
eFS, IeoIRe j. Sdntn1VeTS, dTcnltect
to erect one 2-story brick apartment
81 o street DOTS so, so and sos, square
616). to cost $35, 900.
A. Donnelly, owner; to make repairs
1901 Rhode Island avenues northea st
dot Z. square 413D. to cost $1,000.
Joseph Shelton. owner and builder
l.. w. Giles. architect: to erect one
2story frame dwelling, 1914 Donald
son street dot %, square 1S46). to cost
$4,000.
Washington Security Corpora ton
owners; J. B. Herbert, architect; w
NJ. Ward, builder; to erect brick add
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ton story, r23 Lamont street Qot 80,
square 2S92), to cost 5000.
n MeZZanotte. owner and builder
Speiden 4 Speiden, architects; to erect
three 2.story brick dwellings, 1901 to
1903 I4'Enfant square southeast dots
and 5, square $3.50, to cost $4,000.
Joseph Freeman. owner and builder;
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l.. w. Giles. architect; to erect two
2-story brick dwellings,. 2306 and 230S
Minnesota avenue southeast 0ots Sc
and 81, square 5561), to cost $4,000.
B. s. LAWNS, owner; to inclose rear
porch, 1850 Otis street northeast Qot
115. square 2S35), to cost 81 900.
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CHURCH CONSTRUCTION LEADS
ALL CLASSES DURING WEEK
Permits Issued Show $150,000 Gain Over
Figures Reported for Previous
Seven Days.

Construction of church buildings or
improvements Of church school prop
critics led all other building projects
approved during the past week by Col.
John w. Oehmann. District building
inspector. and amounted in total es'
tmated value to more than Sb0o,o00.
The total value of all construction
work. exclusive of Federal operations.
amounted TO 81 .093,575 or an increase
Of nearly $500 over the report for
the preceding week.
The largest of the church property
developments calls for the erection
Of a three-story brick refectory and
dormitory for the listers OF Notre
Dame at 1900 Lincoln road northeast,
nearby other Catholic developments
in Rrookland. This new operation will
cost approximately 100000. The re-
fectory and dormitOry building was
designed by Haginnss & Walsh and
will be constructed by the Charles j.
Cassidy Co.
Church Plans Opposed.
Plans also We're approved for the
building Of a two-story brick and
stone church at 2701 Thirteenth street
for the Fourth Presbyterian Church.
The building. designed by A. +. Clark.
ir., will be built by the Charles H.
Tompkns Co. and will cost S20o.00o
The foundation for the building al
ready is under way.
A one-story temporary frame chapei
Is to he erected at 3547 Massachusetts
avenue at a cost of $500 for the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church, which is plan
ming the building of a new church, and
a two-story frame addition is to be
built for the Carmelite Fathers on
their property at Bunker Hill and
Queens Chapel roads northeast, at
cost of $4,000.
Construction of 81 dwellings OF all
types and one small apartment build
ing and a halle business buildings
also were approved during the week.
The largest home building plans call
for the erection of Is two-story brick
and tile dwellings, by the Wardman
Construction Co. in the 700 block OF
Tuckerman street and the $500 block
of Eighth street at a total cost of
100000.
Permits Are Listed.
Permits were issued as follows:
Sisters of Notre Dame, owners: Ma
Einniss & Walsh, Boston. Mass, archi-
tects: the Charles j. Cassidy CO., build
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Truly delightful The grounds have frontage of
Quincy depth of 25 feet adorned by variety OF
The designed
having and three
library
adds the utility and deraby
included
located Connecticut Avenue Section priced
considerably under $4,000 and is worth seeing.
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ers: to erect one 3-storv brick refec-
| tory and dormitory. 2900 Lincoln ROAD
northeast tparcel 1901, square E-3ooo>,
to cost 100000.
Fourth Presbyterian Church. own
| ers a. T. Clark. jr., architect; Charles
! II. Tompkins Co. builders; to erect one
| 2-story brick and stone church, 2i0l
| Thirteenth street dots sos TO SoS,
square 2S59), to cost 100000.
| George A. Martin. owner and build
or; William G.. Allard, designer; to
| erect two 2-story brick dwellings, $40
| and 612 X street southwest dots sc and
81, square 47n. to cost $1l 800.
Raleigh Sherman. owner; w. F..
Dickinson, architect; Murphy Con
struction Co, Inc. builders: to erect
brick addition, 11O7 Fourteenth street
DOT sos, square 247), to cost $4,000.
First PRESBYTERIAN Church. owner;
Conrad NJ. CLANCY, architect and build
er: to erect one 1-story frame tempo
rary chapel, 3547 MaSsa Chusetts ave
, nue. dot IL. square 1922. to cost y 800.
Wardman Construction Co., owners
and builders: NJ. Mesroban, architect;
to erect eighteen 2-story brick and tile
dwellings,, 10 to 732 Tuckerman street
and 6313 to 1929 Eighth street dots
Il 10 oil anu % 10 hu, SQudlS OIoEJS W
cost 500 900.
Two Homes Planned.
Wardman Construction Co, owners
and builders; NJ. Mesrobian, architect:
to erect two 2-story brick dwellings,
1920 and 3016 Cortland place part lots
33 and 81, square 21051, to cost $34, 900.
Trustees Of the Carmelite Fathers Of
New Jersey, owners; Louis T. Rouleau.
architect and builder; to erect one
2-story frame addition. Bunker Hill
and Queens Chapel roads northeast
parcel 1873, square 1850, to cost
$40, 900.
DIR. Colhoun Stirling, owner: Hor-
ace w. Peaslee. architect: Metropoli-
tan Construction Co., Inc, builders;
to erect one 2-story tile dwelling, 261S
Thirty-first street dot %. square 2124),
to cost $4,000.
Washington American League Ball
Club. owners; II. j. HOrner, designer
and builder; TO erect one 1-story tile
and concrete cleaning plant. 204143
Georgia avenue dots 2 and 3, square
3075), to cost $4,000.
Mary V. Joseph. owner: J. D. Trent,
designer; John =. F. White. builder;
70 erect one 1-story brick store. 6O21
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Permits Are Listed.

Permits were issued as follows:
Sisters of Notre Dame, owners; Ma
Einniss & Walsh. Boston, Mass, arChi-
tects: the Charles J. Cassidy Co., build
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tied to the flight OF Capt. Charles
Lindberg.
Charles K. knight, one of the ii.
nanciers, arrived in Washington to-
day on other business and an.
nounced that although he had do
mated" a sum Of money to make
the flight possible, he had no more
interest in the achievement than
any other American as far as the
speculative value Of the flight was
concerned.
His son, he said, was familiar
with all the details of the historic
accomplishment, but indicated that
his interest in the matter was also
a sporting one.
It would seem from the CONVEX.
sation Of the hacker that Lindbergh
il free to either accept or reject
any proposals from those who would
seek to exploit his flight. This also
is the opinion Of close personal
friends OF the hackers.
knight, who registered at the
hotel as from New Jersey, left for
New York later, and will assist
Mayor Walker in making plans for
Lindberg's reception there. His son
10 a broker in st. Louis, NO., and
will also be on hand to welcome the
flyer when he lands on American
soil.
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''L|NDY'' TO SAIL HONE.
ONU. s. DESTROYER

since the war, but to no other non.
Britishers.
Captain Lindbergh left Bucking.
ham Palace at 1870 o'clock, &C.
companied by Lieut.. Col. Joyce,
notcred to st. James Palace. where
the Prince Of Wales greeted him
and welcomed him to York House.
Lindbergh had luncheon at Clar-
idge's at 1870 and at 4:30 was to
go to the House of Commons as
the guest Of Lady. Aston.
The premier received Lindbergh
privately and formally congratu-
lated him on behalf Of the British
people. and then in company with
Mrs. Baldwin took the young flier
to the famous gardens of Downing
Street where they chatted for some
time.
Upon leaving the premier, Lind
bergh witnessed the changing OF
the guards in the Horse Guards
parade and also saw a rehearsal
of the trooping Of the colors, a
ceremony that is always carried
out on the Kings birthday.
Arriving at Buckingham palace,
Lindbergh saw another military
display for the household guards
were on parade there, the guard
being changed.
During his visit to st. James
palace. Lindbergh chatted with the
Prince Of Wales for q quarter Of an
hour.
Tonight the Royal Aeronautical
Society, the Royal Aero Club, and
the Society Of British Aircraft Con-
structors will entertain the Ameri.
can youth at a banquet at Savoy.
Five hundred guests have been
invited and Lord Thompson, for
mer air minister, will present Lind
bergh with a gold cup on behalf
of the Daily Mail.
Apparently there are no strings
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NOVELIST ASKS.
PARIS DECREE

PARIS. May s1.-Mrs. Gardner
Hale. Of New York and Paris.
prominent writer, has filed a pet,.
ton for divorce here from Gardner
Hale. artist. of Chicago and Paris.
The Hales were married In New
York September 30. 1915.
Mrs. Hale writes under thu rnu
name, Marice Rutledge. Hala A.
her third husband. She was for
merly married to Morgan Goetehius
OF New York, and Edmond Van
Saanen Algi, OF Rumania.
Among the books Mrs. Hale ha.
written are 'The Blind who SAa' ''
Wild Grapes" and "Tha Thir~
they Loved" Her maiden narnS
was Marie Louise Gibson.
Mrs. Robert Milbank has ffled
petition for divorce. The Milbanlx@
We're married in New York Ian.
uary 81, 1888. The New York
social register gives their address
as Westhampton Beach, l.. I.
Henry Mayer has petitioned for
q divorce here from his wife.
Dorothy Brown Mayer, on srouuds
OF desertion. They were married in
New York September %, 1925.
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had to be rushed to the scene from
Scotland Yard.
When Captain Lindbergh drove
up a mighty cheer went up. The
youthful airman smiled and waved
his hand from side to side in
acknowledgement.
The airman was accompanied by
Frederick A. Sterling, counselor of
the embassy, and Lieut.. Col. Ken.
yon A. Joyce, military attache. dur
Ing the palace visit and other
ceremonies.
/, Ambassador Houghton IL leaving
for the United States. He sailed
from Southampton on the liner
Leviathan Just about the same
time that Captain Lindbergh was
going to the palace.
Quizxed By King
When Captain Lindbergh entered
the palace King George met him
and warmly shook him by the
hand.
Immediately the King asked his
visitor to be seated and started a
friendly conversation.
The King asked a number of
questions about the transatlantic
flight which Captain Lindbergh
answered freely, explaining prob
lens Of aerial navigation which he
encountered after leaving the
Roosevelt flying field just outside
OF New York City.
The King listened attentively
while Captain Lindbergh discussed
the future Of aviation, especially
the possibilities of regular trans.
atlantic commercial service.
The conversation lasted 40 min.
tlteb at the end Of which time the
King pinned the Air Force Cross
and a ribbon in the lapel of Cap
tain Lindbergh's coat.
The Air Force Cross has been
granted to nine other Americans
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-31

AKRON, Ohio, May 31.-Officials
OF the National Balloon Race which
started from here late Monday, to-
day had received reports from two
Of the Is entries, all Of which were
believed to still be aloft. The two
reporting were Navy No. /, over
Rochester, N. Y, at a. M, and the
Detroiter No. /, reported going
strong over tGratz, Pa, about the
same time. Each point mentioned is
about S75 miles from Akron, accord.
ing to officials.
Lieut.. T. w. Settle is listed as
pilot of Navy No. 1, with Chief Boat
SWANS Mate Steelman as aide, and
Charles D. Williams, jr., is listed
as pilot of the Detroiter No. /, carry
ing g. W. Legallen as aide.
When last sighted from here yes.
,tsrday the United States Navy Ne.
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Photo ticnal
PRISONERS AT West Side Prison, New York, who
planned to break jail prepared to tie and gag the
entire prison staff Shown here Charles H. Garrison
assistant district attorney Gusave Hicks Jail keeper
and Warden Widney w. Brewster examining gag mate
rial found in of the cells Baltimore Wie Unkle
back, member of Candy Kid Whttemore gang, was
said to be implicated.
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Blue Bag Over Syracuse

SYRACUSE, n. Y, May silly
ing low and fast before a strong
wind, its blue bag shining in 4
clear sun, q balloon believed to be
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HELD
GUILTY NOW
CONTINUED from First Pags.)

Continued from First Pags.)
when actually only rs had been re-
ceivedl was for the largest amount
ever expended by the Traffic Di-
rector for material during his ad.
ministration, and that he knew when
he approved the voucher that not
only the number OF signals specified
on the voucher was incorrect but
also the description of the voucher
of the type Of signals was different
from the type actually received.
That he knew then that onIv
70 signals were installed and that
he must have known the voucher
to be false Is evident from his ad.
missions and the testimony.
He must have known the vouch-
er to be false upon reading 1t
even casually
Substitution IL Charged
Lack Of experience with govern
ment procedure or inexperience in
approving vouchers might excuse
certain commissions or mistakes, but
Mr.. Eldridge testified that in his
Is years OF experience with the
Bubreau Of Public Roads he had
certified to vouchers for millions
OF dollars worth Of supplies"
In another place today's report
declares that, 1--WE believe that the
evidence shows that Mr., Eldridge
was aware that the Grouse Kinds
Company wrote the first and second
sets Of specifications for traffic
lights: that he knew the type Of sig.
rial ordered; that he directed Colonel
Moller to negotiate for material not
under contract. and that ne knew
it was through substitution that
such material was obtained
Among the other charges elabo-
rated upon in the voluminous u.s.
page typewriter report today were:
Colonel Moller issued unauthor-
lied instructions TO the Grouse
Kinds Company to substitute ma
terialE other than those called for
in the contract
Colonel Moller certified to q
voucher covering receipts of ma
terials which he knew to be false
Colonel Moller abstracted from
the office files official papers deal
ing with these transactions.
Both Mr.. Eldridge and Col. Mol
Ter gave to the Crouse.Hinds Com
pany information not to furnish to
other prospective bidders for the
traffic light contract, and did not
show the proper interest and intent
to secure as full and complete com.
petition as possible for the awards"
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DetrOiter. No. / at Wilkeabarro

All Stin IN Air. Says Report
CLEVELAND, Ohio. May al
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II any of the Is balloons compel
ing in the national balloon race
We're flying over the southern Lake
Erie region today. they were being
Favored with clear blue skies and
comparatively calm winds, accord
ing to the local Weather Bureau.
A light mist which has been fall
Ing from dark clouds early today
cleared away and a bright sun was
shining at . a. m.
Reports at this time from Akron,
the starting point of the greatest
national balloon race in the coun.
try's history. stated that all of the
hugh gas bags were still in the air.
80 far as could be learned, and the
seven Of them were believed to be
heading into Canada. The other
eight were believed to be floating
somewhere over Lake Erie.
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one Of the Is which took off from
Akron, Ohio. yesterday in the an
nual balloon race classic, passed
over here at $40 this morning.
The balloon was seen also IN
Skaneateles and Minoa. Although
flying low as it passed over the city
toward the East, the numbers on
the bag were not distinguishable
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BALLOONS HEAD
FOR BORDER

ny International News Service
HARRISBURG. Pa. May 81
A balloon marked Detroit No.
l." participating In the Akron
air races, descended to within
80 feet Of the ground ut Gratz,
Near here. early today, and one
Of the occupants shouted to a
group Of miners asking the name
Of the locality.
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FRANK ]. GOULD

8. piloted by Lieut. Charles e.
Bausch, was reported in the lead.
Lieutenant Bausch's balloon was
the second to take off.
Approximately 10000 spectators
were on hand when the first bal.
loon ''weighed-off'' at S .. m.
Army No. was the first bag to
cut loose in the Akron Beacon
Journal entry was last.
Detroiter, No. l at Wilkesbarre
WILKESBARRE, Pa, May 81.
A huge balloon, bearing the mark.
ing Detroit No. L." passed over
Wilkesbarre at $40 this morning.
at an altitude Of / 200 feet, speeding
in a northeasterly direction.
A message, signed Williams and
Leagallee" was found later by Peter
Boiler in the yard of his home re-
questing the finder to inform Detroit
Of their whereabouts.
All StiIl IN Air. Says Report
CLEVELAND. Ohio. May al
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Today's Rental Columns offer \ vide
selection Of desirable furnished or M
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Pocahontas star herald., 1927-02-10
Brownie

Dorothy Clayton, Viola Young and
Clara Naples visited Berneta Davis
Sunday
Oran and William Davis left last
Tuesday for Niles Mich, where they
will work.
Mrs. John Young and son, Lester.
made a business trip to Peach Orchard
Saturday.
Milton Albright is here from Little
Rock to spend few days with home
folks.
Our Sunday school and B. Y. p. U.
were well attended. We are on the
road to higher standard. Our young
folks are taking special interest in
both services.
Harold Pierce and Ernest Kerley
were Sunday guests of Lehman Archer
4. NJ. Summers and Charlie Brit
ton attended the sale of the j. j. Stacy
estate near Skaggs Saturday.
William Smith visied job Clayton
and family Sunday.
Lester Kerley happened to a very
painful accident while playing basket
ball Friday by getting two teeth al
most knocked out.
The men of on rcOmmunity are try
ing to help the road Overseer drag the
roads, which have been almost impassi-
ble-even with team.
Wayland Harper was seen at Mr..
Vester's Sunday.
Cutting wood and making ties Is the
order of the day around here.
Bro. Miller filled his regular appoint
ment here Saturday night and Sunday.
He delivered two very interesting ser
mons.
! Our 7th and Sth grade pupils took
examinations last week and all report
good grades. We think we have one
of the finest schools in this part OF
Arkansas. Miss Pearl Elan, Mrs. Yer
M yandover and Orvil Pyle are teach
ers. The children are very much in
terested. They dig at school and at
night they work until late hour.
Mrs. j. d. Kerley visited Mrs. VIII
Mustain one day last week.
Little Helen Welch visited Retha
Hubble Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Abanathy are
the proud parents of an 11-pOund BOY,
born Feb. 5.
Mrs. ]. II. Browdy and daughter
| visited her brother, Elbert Triplett,
and family Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Vester We're Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Mus
| tain.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Bennett had for
Sunday dinner ]. S. Davis and wife,
Mrs. Joe Clayton, Grace Ponder and
Jewel Mustain.
| Herman Reason spent the week end
with homefolks at Lorine.
Sunday evening about @ o'clock q
crowd gathered at the home Of Mr.;
and Mrs. Gene Bass with well FLIED
baskets Of every thing good TO eat ana
surprised Mr.. Bass, it being his ynn
birthday. They stayed until Iu'e
hour and all left wishing him many
more birthdays of the kind.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-02-10
Warm Springs School

School started here last Monday,
Jan. 81, with Miss Zelma Merry as
teacher. School is doing fine.
Our little society Friday was well
rendered Visitors were Mrs. Anna
Moore and little son, =. j., Mrs. Edith
Moore and little daughter, Geraldean,
Mrs. Daisy Jarrett, Mrs. Gertrude 'ar-
rett, Mrs. Fanny Merry, Mrs. Sarah
Whittenburg, Miss Bessie Moore, Oda
johnson, Dee, Tommie and Arlie Flan-
igan. We are glad to have visitors
and invite them back again.
The past week of school was just
fine and we want to make every week
still better.
Miss Opal Alexander visited school
Monday. We invite her again.
There is only the small amount of 20
in our school but, nevertheless, our
school is little but loud.
A few had to miss one day Of school
last week on account of the rainy
weather.
Miss Ielma says that If some of her
pupils keep making the progress that
they have been showing for the past
week there will be several promotions
before a month of school is over and
we hope she knows.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-02-10
Peru School Notes

We are glad to see six new pupl,s
enter school, also to see seVeral pdcs
that have been absent os accoun' VI
high water. .,i.,,.
The fourth grade is doing exeelien'
work in arithmetic. They TOOK eAa,n, ,nn
inatlon last week and all maue wv
per cent. ,,.,o Dondor
level Snodgrass and Myrtle Pehde,'
grass made 100 per cent in seventh
grade arithmetic exams.
Leland Shaver, Lizzie Pierce auo
Noto Anderson made highest in eighth
grade arithmetic.
Elsie Reed and Raymond Mock made
O, ner cent i'm Algebra.
The fifth grade are fine readers but
ot present we think Roy Shaver is
given the honor of being the best read
er
Nota Anderson has the honor of the
highest grade in English, 90 per cent.
We have entered the Health Cru
SADIE and have just two perfect weight
students. Several more are nearly per
feet. The two perfect weight are Les
lie Manning and Lewis Mock.
Friday afternoon we render our Lit
erary program. We cordially invite
the patrons to visit us on these after
moons, also through the week and see
just what we are doing.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-02-10
Davis School

School is progressing nicely with In
creased attendance.
Some of the patrons and ex-pupils
of our school have offered to assist us
in our program for the last of school.
We appreciate their kindness and spicit
of cooperation.
Ola May DonOhoO, Ralph and Der
thea Black were absent from school
Monday on account of sickness
l.. r. Johnston and daughters, Misses
Opal and Eva, visited at Ray john
ston's, near Poynor, Mo-, Saturday
night and Sunday.
Charley Ryan of St Louis is visit
ing homefolks here this week.
Uncle Jno. Hall visited at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. A. c. Black, sun
day.
J. G. Davis took dinner with his
brother J. T., and wife Sunday.
The pupils of our school are obey
ing some of the good health rules that
Mrs. Davis has suggested that we fol-
low and we find that we are grea ly
benefited We get credit on our daily
work for this and also for lesson pre-
paration at home.