Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

ERLINER .TAGEBLATT.-It is
an indisputable though little
IN acknowledged fact that most OF
the difficulties experienced in
telephoning are not so mtlcn
the fault Of malicious telephone girls
as of our own ignorance. Wnen We
do not know how to give the right
number or to find it in the book. nor
how to express ourselves lntellgentIy
to those with whom we wouid con- CON,
nunicate. unsatisfactory results from
the use of the telephone are our own
fault and nobodys else.
To obyiate such defects in a FACTOR
of human service potentially SO neIp-
full and so advantageous is the opJect
of a new course in the public SCHOOLS
of Switzerland, This is a course which
it would profit our country to lnaugu-
rate, too, in the interests OF social po-
litical and economic welfare: Two
telephone" classes have already been
Established in the Swiss Republic for
the smaller children, one at Lucerne
and the other at Aarau. The children
in these cities are instructed flrst re-
garding the general plan OF the tele-
phone system, in so far as their ages
will permit. Then they are Iaugnt
how to use the telephone DOCK, the
correct statement of the NUMBER oe-
sired and the clarity OF speech result.
ing from careful pronunciation, Gnu
right proximity of the lips 10 Lne
transmitter. Each child mas HUE
telephone set to practice Wltn' anu ~
is certain that this generation VIII not
grow up in the ignorance of telephonlc
Communication and courtesy which mas
handicapped it's predecessors, ior all
children will learn how to use the APP
naratus. though 10 per cent OF the
children in Aarau and As per cent OF
the children in Lucerne have no OPP
nortunity to learn telephon1ng In their
own homes. .. ..
This departure in education Is a
laudable one and most eHectlVe IN
teaching the children 10 pronouilce
their words correctly; not to converse
in vulgar whispers nor in facetious
shrieks. and to be sure they nave not
made a mistake in the number them
selves before they blame the operator.
II, is quite certain many OF us older
neonle would get better service over
the wires had we attended telephone
class"
'Ts Glasgow
Deteriorating?" Asks Citizen.
The Evening Times, Glasgow.-tA
letter to the EDITOR: Sir-As a keen
Sabbatarian may I inquire, while the
Sunday cinema controversy is fresh in
our memory. whether it Is legal Tor
large restaurants to be open on sun
davsp NV attention was drawn to the
fact that such a one had been open
for years in Glasgow.
Out of curiosity I visited 1t recently
and. to add to my CONSERVATION, L
found an orchestra playing what Is
termed popular music"
Is Glasgow deteriorating? am
etc. SHONNSD'
Graf Barred
As Name in Germany.
Neues Wiener Tagblatt. Vienna.-A
little incident showing how greatly
republican, institutions and atmosphere
are gaining ground even In lmperlahstlc
Germany is reported from Munich.
proud father appeared at the clVl
registration office TO record tLe MANI the
of his newborn child. according 10 the
legal requirement He stated that tne
name of the infant was Karl QUO
Graf Obermaier." but this name was
not acceptable to the official on duty.
The denomination Graf was par
ticularly Objectionable. Having Ger
tain titular and aristocratic s1gnln-
canoe. there was no telling, SAID the
functionary. that little Karl might not
in later years be associated somehow
with the old nobility and taken for
count.
The official desired three days to con-
slider the matter before passing hnai
Judgment. He then gave as his verdict
TO the diSgruntled father that inaSmuch
as Germany, now q republic, no longer
granted any patents to the peerage. with
the possible exception of the rank OF
President, 1t would be improper to rec
ognize any such baptismal appellation
as Karl Otto Graf Obermaier," lest at
some time the bearer of the name might
abbreviate it to Graf Obermaier, or even
"pon," which would be