Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-20

Y E MATIN. Paris THE Metropoli-
tan. that electrified catacomb,
does it not make one inclined to
IL sleep? Have you never noticed
the multitude of people sweetly
slumbering in the subway? If their re-
pose ever was enjoyed at the proper
time-that is to say, at night-lt Is
hard to believe that Morpheus (the god
of Sleep would so descend upon the
subterranean carriages, and suspend
his wand over so many docile subjects
of his kingdom. He seems from all
these passengers to exact the same
obedience to his will as he does upon
the rest of us, usually awake in the
DAYTIME when he hoverS over our
touches in the nocturnal hours. But
these afternoon perhaps
this siesta is all the sleep they get.
Often these unfortunateS are carried
past, in their unconscious state. the
depot at which they wished TO descend;
compensating fortune, by the way, IN
the little promenade and pedestrian
exercise thus imposed, which. we hope,
aids in reducing corpulence acquired in
these locomoting dormitories OF the
Metropolitan.
Not Members of Union
When Obligations Were Forfeited.
North China Herald, Shanghai (Let-
ter to Editor Referring to the ar
ticle in a recent issue with regard to
the default by some American States
of certain of their obligations, might
it not be fair to state in that con-
nection that the obligations by default
bv these American States were in
ci,rred nv them when they as mem
hers of the Confederacy were attempt
ing to break away from the Union?
In other words, these States were not
members of the United States whet
the default took place. Furthermore,
the purchasers of these bonds, prlnci-
pally British, knew full well that they
were backing a rebellion and financially
supporting an attempt to break up the
American Union. In other words,
Great Britain. during the civil war,
did her best to advance the interests
of the Southern Confederacy, but they
backed the wrong horsel You might
lust as we'll ask the Marking govern
ment to assume responsibility Tor op-
legation incurred by the Northern army
in its revolt against Marking. l am,
etc, FA1R FAlAA'
Music Held Least
Disagreeable Noise.
The Weekly Scotsman, Edinburgh
DR.. Samuel johnson, the famous leXl-
cographer, once epigrammatically re-
marked, "Of all noises consider music
the least disagreeable." True; and
fortunate it is, with the simultaneous
but seldom identical radio concerts. TO
be heard from open windows on every
hand with the coming OF Summer, thaG
rhapsodies and nocturnes are not as
strident as riveting.
\ X
Teachers, Not
Children, IndispOSed.
FL Mercurio, Santiago.-It is a re-
markable paradox OF ScholaSuc phe-
nomena in Santiago that While the
children and older pupils attending our
public educational institutions are rare
" Ill or absent from their classes pe-
cause of the weather or other disturbing
Conditions. the teachers and masters
are frequently indlspoSeo' ana IA many
Instances kept away by this Identical
inclemency of the weather and by
other circumstances Particularly Is
this true of the Winter season Just COM
mencinR Instructors are absent from
their classes, and upon their return to
their duties plead q cold, headache or
some other trivial malady which does
not seem to justify their dereliction.
Hereafter when teacher Is absent
he or Sne Will nave W SUNNI SV1VS-
ment from a medical practitioner STAT
ing in definite and scientific terms Just
what was the matter. The ministry
of education proposes to keep a COM
plete file of all these reports, with a
view of determining what are the ill
nesses to which teachers are most
susceptible. Then, later on, when new
teachers are to be employed none will
be considered for the posts whom
physical examination shows to be dis
posed to ailments likely TO interfere
with their tasks.
The teachers IN the primary grades