New Britain herald., 1930-07-31

me FdtGeT LellCdte AuSStIOu GpOht the stranded desert party followed, and after that these questions:
 In the year 1900, how would you have gotten the first cable of a sus- pension bridge across an impossible gorge one-half a mile wide?'
 If you could prescribe and en- force d system of education for the whole population of the world. on what essentials would you place the greatest amphasis?'
 If you had a brother who wanted 10 1a ID artist or a poet. would you encourage him or attempt to dis suade him? Why?'
 Assuming .r were an engineering and financial possibility. and you were given the opportunity Of devot- ing 20 years of your life 10 the sole charge of digging a hole 30 miles in 10 the earth interior, would you ac cen- it or turn it down. Give your reasons"
 Suppose your best friend came to you and admitted regretfuly that he had deliberately wrecked your chances of winning the Edison scholarship by writing a letter de- signed 10 hurt your standing with rhe judges What would you d0?"
 Asked AbOpt Communists
 The final questions of part II ask -d the boys to state briefly how you think communistic propaganda should be dealt with"
 Part three consisted Of one prob lem only, A Hypothetical dean of a hypothetical university writes 10 his Hypothetical students letter asking their advice. One of his professors offers to give q series Of lectures on Manchurian cooking. If enough of rhe students are interested, the lee lures will he given. And the boys are required to write 10 the dean and tell him why they want-or do not want-to listen to talks on the diet ot the Manchurians.
 Part four, the concluding section Of the quiz. dealt with history and current events. It asked for ap- proximate dates on the battle of Get 1ysburg and the reign Of Solomon. not to mention the probable birthday Of one or two of the dawn-of- history men like Pithecanthropus and Eoan- thropUs.
 This part also contained aIlusions 10 noted characters of tctonal his tory, such as Nicholas Nickelby.
 Edison also sought to gain some knowledge of the boys ideas of yalues-and ethlcs-in the follow ing question:
 If you owned the following items, set down the approximate price in dollars ard cents for which you would sell them. and the sort of pur- chaser you would select:
 a)-Ford coupe which has run 5000 miles.
 tb)-Basic patent which will re- duce the cost of manufacturing shoes 2o cents q pair.
 c)-Secret process Of manufactur- ing a drug which will definitely cure cancer.
 (d)-Ten acres of land in a good farming section of Iowa,
 (e)-Trade information which will enable one competitive firm 10 take sl000010 worth of net profits away from another.
 f)-The secret of new poison gas which will make any nation su- preme in war.
 (g)-Defnlte proof that the dis honesty of any employe IS costing d multi millionaire S20o.0Qo year.
 Asked About Famous Men
 The boys were asked to identify the following: Jane Adams, Leo- nardo Da Tinci Charlemagne. John Ericsson, John Hay, Col. T. F. Law renee. Pasteur, Marco Polo, Phldias and Tamerlane.
 And the examiners finally wanted 10 know what causes the seasons of the year and what are chromosomes, as well as the names of the planets in our solar system.
 The examination, scheduled for s 3. m., was half an hofr late getting under way. After completion of the first part, the boys were given light luncheon, and then continued.
 Five hours were allowed for com pletion of the entire test and an- nouncement of the winner, chosen by Edison's advisory board, will be made tomorrow. The boys will for get their problems at Coney Island as soon as the examination is over.
 James H. Compton. Jr. Of Wichita, Kans,, Was the first 10 com- plete the examination
 Tt was much harder than I : h had a hard time with the part that dealt with physics because it has been a long time since 1 studied that subject
 In regard 10 the question Of the party stranded in the desert, Comp ton said he would save tho younger of the two guides, his sweetheart and best friend.
 Why save your sweetheart he was asked.
 "Aw, I don't know" the boy re- piled.
 Would Count Friends
 Compton declared the way he would decide whether his life had been a success would be to see how many friends he had and whether he had been 9 comfort 10 his family.
 Nathaniel Kurtzman of Whitefiah. Mont, said he recommended saving the six-year-old boy, his sweetheart and his best friend in the desert problem. His rules for determining whether his life had been q Succcsa were: Have I attained my goal have I improved the world; have l amassed all the cultural and scienti- fic knowledge within my power.
 William c. Loy Of Michigan City, Ind, said he would save the six year-old boy, his sweetheart and his best friend.
 "Gee but MT Edison is innuisi-