Evening star., 1933-06-21

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Q. Are bicycles used much in Hol-
lands. L.
A. There are 1000, 900 bicycles to the
100000 inhabitants.
@. When was the Amos Tuck Grad
uate School Of Business established
D. W.
A. The Amos Tuck School of Admin
istration and Finance of Dartmouth
College was established in 1900 by Ed
ward Tuck.
Q. Why is a stupid person called a
dunce?-J. M. C.
A. Duns or dunsman was name ap-
piled by their opponents to the Scottists
or followers of Duns Scotus, the great
schoolman. When, In the sixteenth
century, the Scottists obstinately op-
posed the new learning, the term duns
or Ounce became, in the mouths of the
humanists and reformers, a term Of
abuse, synonym for one incapable Of
| scholarship.
@. BY his marriage to Dorothea Won
Salviati did Prince Wilhelm renounce
his claim to the throne?-T. OD.
A. Prince Wilhelm with his mar
riage automatically renounced all claim
to the German imperial throne that the
monarchists hope eventually to restore.
The day of the wedding a representa-
tive Of the former Kaiser in Berlin is
sued this formal statement: Prince
Wilhelm Of Prussia, on attaining his
majority .renounced all rights derived
| from his status as the flrst-born In the
event of his entering upon a marriage
contrary to the constitution of the royal
house. His marriage to Fraulein Doro-
thea Won Salviati constitutes such a
case"
@. Is there anything that can be
done to custard that has curdled?-
E. w.
A. A vigorous beating with the egg
beater often corrects this condition.
O. How long is the new Wawona
road In Yosemite National Park?-W. s.
A. 1t is approximately twenty-eight
miles in length and extends from near
the foot of Bridalveil Falls to the Mari
posa Grove of Big Trees. Built jointly
by the National Park Service and the
Bureau of Public Roads, this road IS
one of the country's outstanding pieces
Of highway construction.
@. How many boys and girls belong
to the All Clubs?-A. D.
A. Enrolment In All Clubs through
out the country for 1882 totaled s25,612
boys and girls
@. When was the education Of the
deaf first attempted in the United
States?-F. K.
A. The first attempt to teach a
deaf-mute recorded in Z the United
States was Philip Nelson's in Rowley,
Mass, 1879. From 1773 to 1776 there
was a deaf boy in John Harrower's
School, Fredericksburg, Va, but not
until the early nineteenth century was
concerted action taken to educate deaf
children. Francis Green Of Boston,
whose deaf son was sent to Edinburgh
to be educated at Thomas Braidwood's
institution, became much interested in
the problem. With some ministers, he
attempted census of Massachusetts,
1903, when rs deaf were found. They