Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Q. When was the Playground and
Recreation Society of America formed?
a e. r.
A. 1t was organized in 1906 by
Jacob Ris. Luther Halsey Gulick
and others Theodore Roosevelt was
honorary president.
Q. What is the birthstone for Jan.
uary?-H. F..
A. The garnet is so designated.
@. How does the daughter of the
Duke and Duchess or York stand in
regard TO the succession to the British
thrOne?-R. c.
A. Princess Elizabeth is at present
third in direct succession to the
throne. According to the Act of Set
tiement an elder brothers daughter Is
preferred in the succession to a
younger brother.
.. How can a paper map he treated
To make 1t more durable &C. A. w.
A. The Bureau of Standards sug-
gests dipping the map in weak so
luton of high grade animal glue and
hanging the map over line until
thoroughly dry This can he done, Of
course. only If the printing ink Is
fairly resistant to water.
q. From what foreign country do
most students come to study in Amer
lea? In what States do the most of
them study?-O. r.. r.
A. The greatest number comes
from China. One thousand. six hun
dred and FIVE out of a total of 6.6S5
migrate from China The largest per
cent choose schools in New York,
Ma ssa chusetts. Illinois and California.
In the year 1929. when the latest
information was compiled on the resi-
dence and migration of students, none
of the Chinese students attended
schools in Delaware. New Mexico.
North Dakota, Texas. Utah or West
Virginia.
@. How many miles Of naviga bile
water are there in the Congo River
and it's tributaries?-H. l.. NJ.
A. In all, there are over 5000 miles
Of navigable water in the Congo River
basin.
@. What is the height of Msuna
I.oa ?-E. NJ. G.
A. The United States Coast and
GeOdetic Survey Of the Commerce De-
partment Is cooperating with the Geo
logical Survey to determine, by the
most accurate survey methods, the
exact elevation of Mauna Loa in
Hawaii reputed to be the highest
active volcano in the world. The
height has been given as 1855 feet
but this figure may have to be revised
somewhat, since the original survey
was not made with a high degree of
accuracy. The most important point
in the survey, from a scientific stand
point. is the question of whether the
whole volcanic cone is rising or sink
additional accurate surveys at inter-
walls of 10 10 years and will even.
tually furnish scientists with additional
Information as TO the why" of vol
canos.
@. How many banks and other
businesses are run by negroes?-
j. McC.
A. The Negro Year Book says that
there are now "A negro banks oper-
ated entirely by negroes and $4,000
negroes engaged in the conduct of
their own businesses with a volume of
81 500 600 900. There are also 400
negro periodicals, so secret and fra
ternal organizations. and 144 negro
hospitals and training schools.
.. When will Easter come this
year? How is it calculated?-J. s.
A. 1t will fall on April II. Easter
Sunday is calculated by the moon: not
the real moon OF the heavens. nor the
mean moon of the astronomers. but an
altogether lima ginary moon, the pas
chal moon. that is, the full moon
which happens upon or next after the
21st of March (the ecclesiastical YEAR,.
If the full moon occurs on Sunday.
Easter is the Sunday after. Easter
cannot be earlier than March %
nor later than April 25.
@. What part of the British do
minions has the highest and which the
lowest birth rate?-C. f. B.
A. Statistics for the dominions re-
Gently published show a birth rate of
I'll per ] 900 in the Province of New