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Evening star., 1931-05-31
Norwegians Know How to Enjoy Leisure;
Plenty of Fresh Air Brings Health

exhibits at Lillehamer. an easy four
and one-half hours train ride from
OSLO Lillehamer, clean little town on
the side of a pine-covered mountain,
snow-capped peaks above and q broad
lake below, is an ideal spot to loaf,
swim and tramp, eat and drink, even
without sightseeing in archaeology. Not
far away Is the home of Sigrid UndSet,
best known of modern Scandinavian
writer's.
The Sandvig collection is In q big
park, a girl in costume at each group
of houses and each one furnished in the
style of its time. The tour through tie
ages starts with two "koikoiene," sod
huts with crude fireplace of stones,
trench in the center and the higher
sides covered with pine and moss for
sitting or sleeping. The first. type of
300 A.D., is tent shaped and the other
square, an advance in architecture.
After that comes real house of jointed
beams, preserved from the thirteenth
century its only furniture cloven tree
trunk for bench. From it the groups
develop to pretentious estates with
barns, store houses, churches and guest
hotels.
(Copyright, 1931)
Evening star., 1931-05-31

began to work out his principles of
inter-Emerican cooperation and 10
test the confidence of The Colombian
people in them.
Sought Aid OF Experts.
One of the first acts of his admin
istration was to contract the services of
American experts in economic and in
dustrial fields to ADVISE the Colombian
government. Paramount among these
contracts was that made with the
financial mission of Prof Edwin Kem-
merer CT Princeton University. to re-
organize the fiscal budget, reform the
tax and revenue systems, recommend
new banking legislation and study gen.
eral economic conditions in Colombia.
After several months of laborious work,
the Kemmerer mission submitted GER
tain recommendations which are now
being carried out by the government of
Bogota.
Another American expert, George
Rubles, was called upon to assist the
government in the solution of what
President Olaya considered the chief
problem of Colombia-the oil differences
existing between foreign exploiting
companies on the one hand and the
laws and interests of the country on
ton was the major obstacle standing
in the way of Observation-Disclosures re-
lations. President Olaya set himself to
eliminate it.
After careful study new oil legisla-
ton has been submitted by his govern
ment to the Colombian Congress and is
now on the verge Of becoming enacted
into law, having already been approved
by the Senate. This legislation, as I
had occasion to comment upon extern
sively several weeks ago In these columns.
Is favorable to the investment of Amer
Evening star., 1931-05-31
Does College Pay?

was repeated with such monotony that
the temptatiogi became strong when one
factor was known to accept 1t rs q GER
tain indication Of the other. Expert
ence with hundreds Of others made 1t
sure he would be classed with 90 per
cent of certainty in the group with low
marks. On the other hand, II q man
had grade in college Of SO or better, 1t
seemed superduous to consult records
and write letters to learn that he held q
position Of importance or eminence."
As an example of this. in one class OF
fifty-four graduates nine were judged
by this jury to have achieved true
success. Six had grades about 81 and
two had 80. Only the remaining one
had a grade as low as IS. In another
class of seventy-five members eleven
were nominated for high worldly rank.
Ten Of the eleven had been the first
ten in scholarship in college. The
eleventh had a mark of only IS, being
one Of the few exceptions to the rule.
And 1t is discouraging for Americas
future to find that this man and most
Of the other low-grade men who did
attain eIninence were politicians! As
Prof. Smith remarks: "It does not
seem certain that high college record
is an asset In getting votes"
But the most striking thing was that
a separate list was made up of the
ninety-seven who were considered "the
most worthy, successful or eminent"
Another list was made UP of the ninety
three who had the highest grades. The
astonishing thing is that these two lists
contained eighty-seven names in COM
mon!
Prof Smith made another compari-
son between college grades and election
to Who's Who in America" He took
three of the earlier classes, numbering
ninety-three members, both men anC
women, and selected the twelve with
the highest college records Nine OF
these twelve were in Who's Who,
while only one out of the eighty-one
remaining members with lower records
were in Who's Who" Since few
women are elected to who's Who" he
took list of two hundred men from
the five classes about midway in age
and found, among the twenty -eight
nightmare men, eighteen who were ir
Who's Who" Only two of the re-
manning one hundred and seventy-twc
low-mark men were in Who's Who.
Combining the two groups just men,
toned, we see that out of the forty
high-mark students twenty-seven are
listed In Who's Who" while amonc
the two hundred and flfty-three low
mark students only three are found in
Who's Who"
This study makes 1t obvious that
when some twenty or thirty college
professors and several deans mark a
man with high grades for intellectual
achievement, industry and genera
soundness OF character it gives a pretty
clear indication of what the world NAV
expect OF that young man. College pro.
fessors are not very different in their
judgments of human nature from busi.
ness men. AS one philosopher said
college does not make fools, it de-
Velops them" Neither does it make
wise men; but it gives the fool his
chance, and it gives the studious in.
dustrious, sound-hearted boy and rirI
their chance to show what they are
Continued on Fourth PageJ
Evening star., 1931-05-31

BY ALBERT EDWARD wIGGAM.

u@ ONT go to college II you
SS would succeed in busineSs!"
This is the advice which
~ many big business men, rely
ing mainly upon their own
experience, occasionally pass along to
/ the youth of America.
Such advice is merely another illus
tration Of the tendency of fairly large
group of industrial leaders both to be-
little higher education as q pathway to
business success, and to show an ama2-
ing ignorance of the broad and Impair
tial investigations that have been made
both as to the effect Of higher scholar
ship and of higher education. both high
school and college, upon success in
business.
During the next few weeks some
10000 students will be graduated by the
colleges of the country and many of
them will begin business careers. So
this is a. particularly appropriate time
to study this type Of advice and to de-
termine how valuable 1t Is and how
much truth 1t holds.
Since I feel strongly that such re-
marks as the one I have quoted do
grave injustice to American education
and may do irreparable damage to the
life careers Of many young men, who
believe that all utterances coming from
| SuCII oOuLCCo IIIuSb NC 1OO pei CGAO VI uCB
I shall endeavor to show that they are
at least rs per cent untrue.
! In order to do this I shall set forth
| Investigations in three fields of educa-
! ton and business. First, the effect of
! high scholarship on business success
Second, the comparative effects of
! eighth-grade, high school and college
graduation upon business success. Third
I the effect of both high scholarship and
other college successes upon business
! success.
| think I can best introduce the first
investigation by simple story.
One day a college professor and a
committee of "Old Grads" were going
over the records of 1900 of the gradu-
ateS of one of our great universities
| in order to find how the "old boys"
we're succeeding. They wished to learn
whether the high-mark men in college
| were making the high marks in life,
or whether the low-mark men we're the
ones who had achieved worldly fame
and fortune. BY and by they came to
one man who gave as his occupation
selling chicken wire fence in a small
town" This is certainly a respectable
occupation, but not one usually contem-
plated as the chief objective of COL
lege curriculum. At this point one
member of the Old Grad Committee,
who evidently had not lost his sporting
blood, offered to bet 100 to l that if
they would look up this mans college
grades they would find them to average
below 81. Neither the professor nor any
member of the committee would take
the bet. Yet am certain that ninety
nine business men out of a hundred
throughout the United States would
have taken the bet, not only at 100 to
l, but at to l. If they had they would
have lost at any odds, because this
mans grades averaged below 80.
Now the reason why I say business
men generally would have taken this
bet without hesitation is because there
is an almost universal belief among the
Evening star., 1931-05-31
Fear of i. S. Banished
New Colombian Envoy Represents Changed Era of Frendness

can relations continue to be guided by
misunderstanding, resentments and de-
structive antagonismS, nobody car
really visualize what a horrible fate
awaits us on this side Of the Atlantic.
Foresees Great Future.
'Now, believe that the next 10 GEN.
turies belong to America-that is, to the
American continent. Some regions oi
the world are already worn out and or
the threshold of decadence. Other;
have not as yet reached a stage of ma
turity in their cultural development
with the American continent. There
fore, eny problem which affects the fu-
ture of the American continent, like
Pan -AmericaniSm, must concern the hu.
man race as a whole. This Is why
call Pan-Americanism the most impor-
tant problem of the world"
Minister Lozano sees in real mutual
knowledge the best means to stimulate
friendship and trade between his coun-
try and the United States. knowledge
usually spreads understanding" he says
quite often it spreads love-" And then
he adds:
I'm the United States there is a great
number Of people who do not know
what Colombia is; what part Colombis
plays in the international concert; what
kind of buyer and seller she is; which
is her democratic organization; which
Is her civic advancement; how peace
has been maintained there and how in
ternal order has existed in the country
without a single disturbance for more
than % years. But when a North
American goes to Colombia he sees ano
experiences all this: he finds cordial ano
sincere hospitality; he finds business
and industry. He then understands
what before he did not even suspect
that If his countrymen are led by JUS
tice and good will they can find in Co.
lombia vast field Of action"
Words Find Response.
The Colombian Minister stresses the
phrase eff they are led by justice anc
good WILL" for he has always held thest
two the fundamental elements in the
solution of Pan-American problems. II
his official speech at the White House
likewise, he emphasized that in tht
course of his long public career he hat
faithfully served "a Pan-American doc.
trine of justice. mutual respect, goot
will and cooperation"
The words with which President Hoo.
yer answered his reference to a Pan
might be recorded by Minister Lozant
as happy augury of the success of hi!
diplomatic mission here. The Chic
Executive said: "Your timely allusior
to Pan-American ideals and your con.
viction that the practice of the doctrin,
of justice and respect, of good will ant
cooperation between the nations of thi
hemisphere will prove of valuable ans
lasting benefit to the welfare of tn.
world will strike a responsive chord II
the hearts and opinions of the Ameri
can people,"
vocated by Senor LoZano gives fur
ther impression Of the conciliatory ant
understanding spirit which has beer
lately characterizing the Latin-Ameri
can policy of the Hoover administra
ton.
(Copyright, 1917
Evening star., 1931-05-31
PREPARATIONS DISCUSSION
AT CHEQUERS is FORECAST
German Officials Expected to Sound Out
Macdonald and Henderson, Despite
Lack of Set Plan.

ure, for q period Of two or preferably.
three years. The condition Of the Ger
man budget, despite drastic cuts in ap-
preparations in the various departments
and raising tax levels. is such as to
make 1t dubious whether or not Ger
many can continue the payments at
the present annual reparations figure
beyond this year. Cash loans from
abroad, such as have been mentioned
recently, or other proposals to stimu-
late German trade and industry are
not regarded here az q solution Of
the problem.
It may safely be presumed that the
French government Is aware Of Ger
many's needs and plans in this mat
ter, and that it has its own plans
wherewith to meet Bruening. ANY in
clination on the part Of France to
listen to the German proposals win be
Of great Importance. With Germany
disposed to make concessions in order
to gain a point, all that will be needed
will be friendly mediator submitting
Germany's cause to France. It has
been hoped that England would be this
mediator, and so far as the present
discussion is concerned, England means
Macdonald and Henderson.
French Want Arms Concession.
One thing which Bruening and Cur
titus may be logically considered as will
ing to concede to France is the re-
nunciation of the Austro- German Gus
toms agreement. Such a concession
would not be so great sacrifice as it
might seem, for the customs union with
Austria found comparatively few sup
porters in Germany. Clinging to the
plan becomes today as much a ques-
ton of expediency and prestige as any,
thing else.
France, however as 1t is known here,
would not be satisfied with Germany
simply giving the customs union a
decent burial. France makes the point
that Germany submit to French inter-
probation of disarmament and that 1t
renounce all claims to armaments on
an equal footing. On this issue Eng
land is presumed to take the same stand
as France, and here arises an almost
insurmountable difficulty for Bruening.-
Yielding on disarmament may mean
for Bruening the overthrow of his cab
met, especially since he has little
prospect of driving a profitable bargain
at Chequers on the reparations issue.
Even in Berlin political circles there Is
held out small hope for obtaining from
the British government an agreement
for suspension Of Young plan payments,
but that Bruening probably will have
determined try at this cannot be ooupt-
ed. The financial and economic straits
Of the Reich leave him little choice.
So far, he has succeeded as much as
the problems of unemployment, busi-
ness depression and reparations. The
final solution will not come automatic
ally. 1t must be the result Of definite
negotiations with other powers, and IN
these negotiations Chequers looms prom
inently, whatever may be said to deny it.
(Copyright, 1917
Evening star., 1931-05-31
Fiye.BOb Shares Place
AS Jinx With 81 Bill

LONDON Superstition may have
given the 50 bill a bad name IN the
United States, but it has also got the
"five-bob" piece in bad in England
ONLY a limited number Of these silver
"cartwheels," somewhat larger than .
silver dollar, are now minted. They
have become numismatic curiosities.
There are few hardy souls, individuals
who are not afraid of walking under
ladder, or using one match to light three
cigarettes, who carry them about as
good-luck pieces.
The English barmaid Is, however, the
most timorous person about receiving
one of them, for 1t has come to be as
ISOLATED with the imminent loss OF q
lob. The keeper of a small shop If prof.
fered q "cartwheel' will look over 1t
carefully and chuckle bit incredulously.
Evening star., 1931-05-31

~ ERLN.-Oncial intimations here
- are that next weeks visit of
Chancellor Bruening and For
IL eign Minister Curtius with Ram
say Macdonald and Arthur
Henderson at Chequers in England will
be purely informal-merely to have q
pleasant cup of tea. One can imagine
no possible momentous topic Of discus
sion between the four ministers when
they meet at Chequers, Mr. MacDon-
AIDS estate, according to these official
hints.
This correspondent was assured by
a responsible spokesman that neither
Bruening nor Curtius had any prepared
plan, any proposal, any bargain to set
forth. At the same time, nothing Is
more obvious than the fact that neither
Of the Germans is making the trip for
the sea voyage. After all, international
affairs may be discussed as pointedly
over the tea table as at formal con-
ference. II Bruening and Curtius are
going to England to see what q pretty
place the prime minister has, they're
going to mix their compliments to his
gardens with a few Illuminating re-
marks about reparations. No two Ger
mans can sit down together nowadays
without talking about international
debts.
1t is not Bruening's style to hammer
his desk and make blatant demands.
But even over the rim of tea cup, or
between bites of pastry, Bruening might
announce that Germany had neared
the end of her rope and needed relief
from the Young plan. And his remarks
would carry the weight of an impas-
stoned polen1ic by any orator. Be-
cause Bruening is the type of man he
Is, 1t Is clearly to the advantage of
both England and France to deal with
him, rather than with some more vio-
lent successor.
Expected to Sound Opinion.
The German cabinet ministers, de-
spite the Berlin representations cover
ing their real intention, are expected
to get their bearings on English opin-
ion relative to modification of the
Young plan payments in advance and
the advisability of making an official
appeal for revision. The recent Wash
ington meeting of the International
Chamber of Commerce revealed a dis
tinct lack Of sympathy in America for
any project for revising war debts, but.
regardless of this attitude on the part
of Germany's creditors, Bruening seems
forced by necessity to take a chance.
Emergency DEGREES combating ad-
verse conditions in Germany (another
of which dcerees is expected during or
shortly after the Chequers meeting) may
be effective temporary remedies, but
they are purely palliatives, in the face
of prevailing conditions 1t Is ques-
tionable whether Germany can stand
many more such adjustments without
grave consequences.
What Germany appears to want now
is a suspension of payments under the
Young plan, in whole or in large meas
Evening star., 1931-05-31
Shanghai Chinese
To Build Hospital

SHANGHAI.-A campaign for Sun
Yat-sen memorial hospital for Chinese,
situated outside the foreign-controlled
area Of Shanghai, has been inaugurated.
Ministers, vice ministers, bank direc-
tors, all Chinese, are assisting In the
drive for funds, pointing out that hos
pital facilities Of Shanghai, consisting
of only 1000 beds, are inadequate to
care for the more than 5000, 900 resi-
dents of this area Special facilities
for research medical work are to be af-
forded for foreign and Chinese doctors,
If the plans r1aterialize. The cost OF
the projece has not definitely been an
uounced.
Evening star., 1931-05-31
Ultra Modern Ideas Mark
New School In Germany

BERLIN.-The public school "Am
Klosterholf," just completed, marks .
new departure in school construction in
Germany. Glass cabinets for books,
the usual walls separating the class
rooms from the corridor. The outer
walls of the rooms are entirely OF
glass. A room at the end of the corridor
on the ground floor is arranged as
washbasin and milk room.
There is a washbasin in every class
room, while every desk in the physics
room has its own gas, water and elec-
trical connections. The geography room
has a projection apparatus with which
can be shown on the ceiling. There Is
also q greenhouse, in which the pupils
can raise plants throughout the e-year.
Evening star., 1931-05-31
BY GASTON NERVAL.

RESIDENT HOOVER received a
- few days ago the new Minister
from Colombia. At the White
Il House Senor Don Fabio Lozano
Evening star., 1931-05-31

Continued on Fourth Page J
Evening star., 1931-05-31

ONT go to college II you
would succeed in business!"
This is the advice which
many big business men, rely
Evening star., 1931-05-31
BY FREDERICK OECHsNER.

~ ERLN-Oficial intimations here
- are that next weeks visit Of
Chancellor Bruening and For
IL eign Minister Curtius with RAM
saw MapD0nald and Arthur
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-18
MANY PRAISE
CHINESE STAR
Anna Chang Soon May Get
Place in Big Part.

1t is an interesting coincidence
that two Of the featured players in
the Indianas Fourth Anniversary
Revue which opens tomorrow, start
ed their stage careers at the same
theater.
The two performers are Tommy
Wonder, youthful dancer who fully
lives up to his surname, and Anna
Chang, diminutive Chinese singer
whose oriental countenance and
nannerisns add zest to her inter
pretations of occidental jazz num-
bers. Both made their debutS at
about the same time at the Grana-
Ga theater in San Francisco and
both owe their discovery" to Paul
Ash, famous orchestra conductor.
Miss Chang was born Of Chinese
parents in San Francisco where she
quickly learned the language of
| Americans and became well versed
in the American songs of the period.
Some time after her first appear
ance at the Granada, she again
worked with Ash at the Oriental in
Chicago and still later had the OPP
portunity of singing under his
direction at the Brooklyn Para
mount.
Being very fond Of literature, Miss
Chang spends hours of her off stage
time in reading and between per-
forn1ances can be found in her
dressing room with the latest
volume of travel or fiction. It al
ways has been her ambition to be-
come musical comedy star and her
many admirers predict that it won't
be long before she will find her
place in the front ranks of some big
! musical production.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-18
DANCERS MAKE
UP OWN TRICKS
Indiana Attractions List
Star ACrobatS.

Bernice & Emily, the little dane
ing partners in the Indiana's Fourth
Anniversary Revue which opens to-
morrow, are not sisters, although
they often are mistaken for such
because Of striking facial resem-
blance. This in spite of the fact
that Bernice is of the brunette-olive
complexioned type, and Emily is
fair.
Bernice Kurtz was born in Scran-
ton, Pa, and Emily Adreon was
born in Baltimore. A love for dane
ing and a desire to go on the stage
found them both studying at the
same ballet dancing school in New
York City. They became fast
friends and discovered they shared
a desire to study acrobatic dancing.
The girls created most of the
acrobatic triks and dance steps in
the routine they will offer at the
Indiana. They enjoy thinking up
and practicing new kinds of somer-
saults and contortion work.
They have appeared in several
editions of George Whites Scan
dals" and in Lew Leslie's "Interna-
tional Revue" and recently toured
the r. K. o. circuit with their act.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-18
JOE BROWN IN NEW ONE
Local Boy Makes Good Soon win
BE Completed.

Mervyn Leroy has been given
the directorial authority over the
production of Local Boy Makes
Good" the Joe E. Brown starring
picture which will be next on Joe
Els program. The story is that of
an incompetent lad who aspires TO
pugilistic success.
He gets knocked out in his ring
debut, but, little daunted, because
he loves the squared circle, he finds
a job as sparring partner to mid
dleweight champion in a vaudeville
act. The champ is abusive and
makes the palooka's life an I'M
happy one. But the local boy makes
good, and how he does is the climax
Of the story. The picture will not
be produced for couple Of weeks,
it still being in the casting phase.
It was Leroy who directed Little
Caesar"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-18
ONA BACK TO COAST
New Star Finishes Work in Brilliant
Five Star Final

That was short visit indeed that
Ona MunSon paid New York. She
departed last week for the western
nttoral, having been in town four
days, fresh, metaphorically speak
ing, from her excellent work in
Five Star FINAL that newspaper
play which Edward G. Robinson is
starring in and which Mervin Le-
Roy is directing.
Miss MunSon returns to the coast
to resume her activities for First
National at the Burbank studios.
She looks well and happy and is
enthusiastic about picture work
She does not know what her next
picture will be, but it probably will
be dramatic role similar to that
abe played in Five Star Film"