Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-22
E SOIR, Brussells.-With M. Car
ton de Wharf presiding, there
was made at the city hall re-

WAS HlhuG dJ IiIS City Alull ~
IL Gently the presentation OF the
Rewards for the Best Families"
M. Wharf, honorary president of the
Royal Charitable Commission, in
speech, much applauded, told how these
prizes were first established by M.
jacques Basin in 1912, to be paid to
the heads Of families who have done
most to promote the welfare of their
children in every way, despite all the
difficulties and deprivations that handl-
capped them. M. Wharf distributed 80
prizes. amounting to 26,500 francs. Two
were of 5000 francs each. These were
granted to poor families with the largest
number of small children, one going to
Jules Vanderlinden and his wife, who
have raised nine fine children, only two
of whom are now old enough to be en-
ployed, on very slender means. The
father is a cart-driver. The mother an
economical housewife. The next family
of restricted resources has eight chill
dren, the eldest IS. whom they have
carefully trained and cherished for use
full citizenship.
A number of speeches were made in
awarding the prizes, eulogizing the win
ners, in the Flemish language, and eX-
horting others, better equipped with
this worlds goods, to do as well.
Soviet officials
Change School Program.
Soviet Economic Review, Leningrad.-
Originally the unified school in the Rus
sian Republic was nine-year school,
admitting children eight years of age
and carrying them through high school,
Previous to entering this school children
could attend state kindergartens. The
nine-year period, however, Is ordinarily
split into two parts known as the first
and second grades, one to four, and the
other of five years duration. The nine
year school originally provided a general
education, leaving the question Of trade
or professional education to special
schools. Later on, however, the Soviet
educational authorities decided to give
the last years of school more of prac-
tical character. At the present time,
about one-third of the instruction in
the last two years is devoted to voca-
tional studies, such as teaching, library
work, bookkeeping, etc. According to
report of the Soviet commissariats for
education, the number of students who
attended the four-year first grade
schools during the past school session
was 8,6l3,657, an increase Of about AGO.
900 over the previous session. Three
million more were studying in the sec
ond-grade" schools, including the ninth
year of instruction.
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World Unity
Central Figure Of Pageant.
China Weekly Review, Shanghai
The International Pageant was opened
by the Joint committee Of Shanghai
Women's Associations recently in the
Town Hall. The whole show has proved
great success, with World Unity as the
central figure. The cast consists of al
most 600 people of the nationalities. In
the last rehearsal, however, the Rus
slams withdrew because the Soviet flag
is being used in the pageant. AS White
Russians they demanded the old Russian
nag. Their demand was not accepted
by the committee.
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Sedate Germans
Frown on Bodied Hair.
Cologne Gazette, Cologne
less of the anxiety OF women for all that
is new and fashionable, it must be ad-
n1itted that the short-hair for women
has not been universally accepted in
Germany despite the otherwise univer-
sal trend of this erstwhile masculine
prerogative. Sedate and settled Ger
many prefers the old traditions in re-
gard to many things, and long hair for
women Is one Of them. In Bavaria and