Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

is manipulated by anything outside his
interior.
@. How many military schools are
there in the United States?-J. H. c.
A. There are 1913 military schools In
the United States distributed among
81 States.
@. What Is the motto Of the State
of Texas?-H. c. B.
A. Texas has no ofhcial State motto.
Neither has Indiana nor New Hamp-
shire.
@. What kind OF paint viii reflect
the. most light in q dark room9-
r. L.. A.
A. The Bureau of Standards says to
reflect the most light, paint the walls
and ceilings with a fiat white.
Q. How old is the New York Hos
pital?-H W.
A. 1t received its charter on June
Is, I'LL. during the reign Of King
George III. so Is 1853 years old.
q. What will it cost to put in first
class condition the roads and trails Of
our national parks?-A. S. S.
A The road system Is composed of
1908 miles OF forest highways and
So,EUO titles Oh AOIeSI t0eVelOpIuciiI
roads. OF the former IS per cent of
the mileage is located within the forest
boundaries; 5,054 miles of the forest
highways are now In satisfactory con-
dition, 1857 miles are passable, but
unsatisfactory, and ,297 miles are nom
existing. To reconstruct and complete
the unsatisfactory and build the pro-
posed forest highways there will be
required total of s123,9l6,067 or an
A<yAA ~
Forest Trail system is at present COM
posed Of 73,43l miles Of trails con-
structed to satisfactory standard,
l2,46l miles of unsatisfactory trails, and
"a, 493 miles o. proposed. A further
expenditure of S5,679, 991. representing
an average OF s154 per mile, Will be
required to complete the construction
OF the entire trail system as now plan
ned The total amount required for the
construction work as proposed upon
both roads and trails is si77,i24.e1e.
@. What is meant by the teaching
| load?-B. 3.
A. The teaching load refers to four
factors conditioning the efficiency Of
instruction and are: I'd The pupil
teacher ratio, as shown by the average
daily attendance; t2) the number of
classes taught by the teachers; CD the
number Of student hours per teacher;
! a. the number Of students in a class.
| The North Central Association OF Col
leges and Secondary Schools recon-
nends the following as normal: ID
Pupil-teacher ratio, IS; CD the num-
Der of classes taught by the teacher.
daily: go the number of student hours
per teacher, $50 per day: (4D the num-
Der Of students in class, rs.
s. 6 :. G. g. what is the moon naas'-
A. The measured cooling rate OF the
moon suggests that its surface Is largely
punice, or a material with similar ra-
diational properties. Petit and Nicnoi-
sons measurements of the moons tenn
perature show that it reaches 265 de-
rrees Fahrenheit over 800 miles square
In sunlight and A19S degrees on the
dark sides.
@. What are the colored glowing adj
vertising signs now seen 50 frequently?
H. T.
A. The use of neon tubes in sign
writing is a recent DEVELOPMENT: The
signs are made In the form of long
tubes twisted into the shapes of let
tiers and figures. They may be given
various colors by the Admixture of other
gases.
@. What were the names Of the NOV
ing pictures starring Geraldine Farrar?
"A. B.
Rose go Joan drd the women ns .yt, ne s wo
"The Turn Of the Wheel" "The Hell
Cat" Shadows" 1.-THE Stronger Vow"
1.-THE World and It's Woman" Flame
of the Desert 1.-The Woman and the
! Puppet" and 1.-THE Riddle Woman"