Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04
Higghligghts on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

worn -out cars. Even after all the disable
or salvageable parts are removed from
the vehicles, the greater portions thereof
must still be disposed Of, and this u
accomplished in many coast cities by
taking large RATS loaded with these USE
less cars out to sea and sinking them.
In the inland cities of North America
vast heaps of these cars, made with
the aid of derricks, are sprayed with
oil and burned. Such are some OF the
consequences OF excessive producttonl
\
Plan to Arouse
Interest in English Language.
impartial, Montevideo.--The Clerical
Union of Trades and Commerce viii
shortly hold what they denominate their
English week" The preliminary meet
ing to arrange a program will be pre-
sided over by DR.. Emilio Frugoni. The
purpose of this week Is to arouse inter-
est in the English language, tongue so
necessary, especially for those who come
constantly in contact with the English
speaking visitors to Montevideo. One
Of the present requirements for railway
and steamship ticket sellers is a knowl-
edge of English and 1t is proposed to
extend this qualification to collectors
and mechanics on the tramways. Dur
ing English week" drill in compre-
bending and answering short English
sentences regarding locations and direc-
tons will be emphasized chiefly.
NJ
Games Of Chess
Dates 5000 Years Before Christ.
Kuo Min (Transocean), Yokohama
A Chessboard 1000 years old was found
in the tomb of the Egyptian high priest,
Jarso Ankh. Besides the mummy and
the chessboard the tomb contained
statues of the priest and his wife.
From this find it would appear that
the game dates from period OF az
least 5000 years before Christ and that
it is OF Egyptian and not Persian or
Chinese origin, as considered before.
The ancient story of the man who
agreed to pay debt by placing grain
of wheat upon the first square OF q
chessboard, two grains on the second.
four grains on the third, eight grains on
the fourth, ETC., seems also to have been
of Egyptian origin. The calculation,
thus carried out, will be discovered to
require, long before the sixty-fourth
square Is reached, more wheat possibly
than has ever been produced IN all the
world.
Has Its Advantages.
The Evening Times, Glasgow.-It Ii
dificult to generalize about tagging at
public schools, for the systems dther so
radically. Roughly speaking, there are
the personal and corporate" system2
Under the personal system, each new
boy, on his arrival, Is attached to one
particular prefect-i e., some student
officef or higher -claSs man-at whose
beck and call he remains for all pur-
poses, owing no allegiance to any other.
The connection persists until the senior
boy leaves. The flag then passes to an
other master, but on the average will
not serve more than two during his
whole period of mental employment. II
any objection is taken to tagging as o
source of harsh treatment of small boys,
this Is the form most open to criti-
cism. But at its best the relation of the
master to his flag is that of a protective
elder brother, and in many cases it has
developed into intimate and lasting
friendship in later life.
Where the corporate" system pre-
walls. all juniors are ut the disposal Of
all prefects. but there Is no separate and
personal allegiance. There are. however.
certain special routine tasks allotted for
the term, some Of which may be In as
ISOLATION with, q particular project.
Thus, while all Tags. in theory, are ex-
pected to respond when the bell of the
projects sitting room rings, in prac-
tice only those in hearing obey the
summons