Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

School was established as compile
mentary to the Latin School. During
the period OF Horace Mann's secretary
ship Of the Massachusetts, Board of
Education Q837-48) a system Of high
schools was instituted. This example
was followed by other educational lead
ers. From the middle of the nineteenth
century the movement in the establish
ment Of high schools became general
@. W1sa sitting Gown at dining
table, should one seat ones self from
the right or left side of the chair?-
j. r.
A. 1t Is customary to seat ones self
from the left side of the chair.
@. In writing the Declaration of IN
dependence did Thomas jefferson use
the expression "all men are born free
and equal?"-W. C.
A. The exact expression embodied In
the second sentence of the Declaration
of Independence is that all men are
created equal, that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain unalien-
able rights, that among these are life,
liberty and the pursuit Of happiness"
@. Is scientific training useful to one
who intends to enter industry?-S. G.
A. Figures compiled by the chemistry
department of the University of Wis
consin show that industry is daily
showing greater appreciation of men
who have been educated in the higher
branches of science. Since the World
War Sc out of 109 persons who received
the degree of doctor of philosophy in
that department at Wisconsin have
gone into industrial work. Previously.
since 1899 when the first degree of the
kind was given by the department. only
eight persons had entered the ranks Of
industry.
@. Who were the original "FIora-
dora" sextette girls?-S. N. M.
A. The girls who sang Tell Me.
Pretty Maiden" in "Floradora" and
took the town by storm at the Casino
Theater in New York in 1900 were
Vaughn TeX-Smith. Margaret Walker
Marie L. Wilson. Majorie Relyea, Agnes
Wayburn and Daisy Green.
Q. Are womens voices more nearly
alike over the radio than mems voices?
IS. 3. C.
A. Women's voices are harder TO dis
tinguish from each other. WENR sug-
gests that Il will be necessary for vom-
en- to develop more voice personality.
There is a wider difference in the in
Election and tone quality Of mems
voices.
@. How do you read the small marks
on fever thermometer from 100 up?
*. B.
A. The small divisions of the clinical
thermometer represent tenths of de-
gree. thus If the scale registers two small
divisions above 100. the temperature is
100 and 2-10, or 1902.
@. Who was the first woman on the
regular pay roll Of the United States
Government?-M. d. r.
A. In the Spring Of 1862 Mr.. F. E.
Spinner, Treasurer of the United States.
prevailed upon Secretary Chase to per-
NIT him to appoint woman to cut and
trim United States currency. This work
was then being done with shears in the
hands Of men. He appointed Miss
Jennie Douglas, and. as he afterwards
expressed it, her first days work settled
the matter in her and in woman's
favor" On october 9. 1862, the follow
ing woman employees were appointed
Miss Fannie L. Halstead, Miss Annie
York, Miss Belle S. Tracy, Miss Eliza
beth Stoner. Miss Mary Burke. They
were the first women for whom Con-
gress regularly made an appropriation