Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
ALLcAMERICAN HALL OF FAME
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

The All-American Hall of Fame has
been increased by 1891 members, ac-
cording to the last biennial edition of
who's Who IN America" OF the new
recipients of this honor, 1874 are men
and 1877 are women. In all, the new
volume contains the life sketches OF
80 04 outstanding men and women Of
the country, bringing the grand total OF
Americans who have been included In
this hall of fame during the past so
years to 56,463.
of the new members, s64 have
achieved distinction In business as pub
fishers, bankers, manufacturers, and
general commercial lines; TOT are edu-
Gators, 49S clergymen, 800 lawyers, 254
editors, 229 public officials, ais en-
gineers, 205 writers, 157 physicians and
surgeons, 131 artists, 90 scientists, 81
architects. 48 Army and Navy ofncers
and 158 miscellaneous
The average age of these new mem
bers is SLIT years and they have had
active careers averaging 1891 years
83.05 per cent of them have had coll
lege training, S3.5 per cent are married
their average age at marriage was 2o.44
years, and they have an average OF 81
children.
In an effort to get at the educational
background of these distinguished men
End women it was found that 90 Of
them would furnish no data on that
subject, 348 were educated in the COM
mon schools, 103 were non-graduates OF
high schools and 106 were graduates, "a
attended academies but did not COM
plete the course while % were grad
yates, $50 had partial college courses
1885 have A. B. or similar college de-
gress, els received masters degrees, and
T05 were made doctors OF philosophy
science. or medicine.
Physicians show the highest percent
age of college training-l00 per cent
Educators come next with 98.S per cent;
clergymen are a fraction lower, 9S.4 pei
cent, while artists are credited with but
that specialized art training Is usually
equivalent to course in college.
Value Of College Training.
A further analysis and comparison
makes q strong argument for the value
of a college education to those whose
achievements entitle them to mention
in Who's Who. Census figures show
that only ASS per cent Of the popula.
age Of 81 Is college trained. This means
that at the present time ASS per cent
Of the total population Of the country
provides the S3.05 per cent Of the out
standing personages listed, while the
remaining 95.45 per cent Of the popu-
lation OF the country contributes only
1895 per cent OF Who's Who notables
Figures bearing upon age at the time
of admission to Who's Who are not 81
widely apart as might be expected
There are only few. says the editor
who awake, as Byron did, to ind them.
selves famous. General recognition u
IN nearly all instances gradually ct
d med. The average period between
Ele termination Of scholastic education
and inclusion in Who's Who Is, for edu.
Gators, 1854 years; for scientists, i9.01
years; writer's, 20 years; editors, al
physicians, 25.o4; artists, 1888: lawyers
29.67; business men, Sl.29 and ofnceri
of the Army and Navy, $50 years.
OF the 1891 new names the youngest
|, person, an artist, was % at the time OF
admission, while q writer and clergy
man, each 90 years Of age, stood at the
other extreme. The average age OF the