Evening star., 1933-09-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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ment Address your inquiry to The
Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. HaSkin, Director, Washing
ton, u. c.. and you will receive a per-
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@. Are the tennis courts at Forest
Hills. Long Island. clay or grass?-
E. E. o.
A. The courts at Forest Hills used
in the mems and women's national
championship tournaments are grass
courts.
O. What is the work of the National
kindergarten Association?-L. c. G.
A. This organization was founded and
incorporated in New York City in 1909,
with the object of helping to secure the
advantage of kindergarten education
for all of the children of the United
States. The association is supported
entirely by private subscriptions and by
the end of 1880 had been instrumental
in securing the establishment of 1886
kindergartens.
@. What is strawberry penny
G. K. C.
A. 1t is probably one of the straw
berry Sprig pennies minted in 1893 with
a wreath Of strawberry sprig over the
date.
@. How does the number of motor
boats licensed this year compare with
that of last year?-M. B. L.
A. The Department of Commerce
licensed 2S1, ,443 motor boats during the
fiscal year 1888, compared with 263 ,599
for the year 1892.
O. How is the distance of star from
the earth measured?-L. S.
A. The distance of a star from the
earth is obtained mathematically by
measuring its parallaX. The method is
in reality a triangulation in which the
base line Is the radius of the earth'S
orbit. All modern observations are
made with improved instruments, but
even SO there may be small degree of
error.
@. Please tell the story of Grace Darl-
ing-W S. M
A. Grace Darlings father, William
Darling. was the keeper of the Long
stone (Farne Islands, Lighthouse. On
the morning of September 7, 1888, the
Forfashire, bound from Hull to Dundee,
with SO persons on board, struck on the
Farne Islands, 43 being drowned. OBJ
serving the wreck from the lighthouse
Darling and his daughter, by a COM
bination CT daring and skill, reached
the wreck in their coble and brought
back four men and a woman to the
lighthouse. Darling and two Of the
rescued men then returned to the wreck
and brought back the remaining sur
vivors. Grace Darling and her father
received the gold medal of the Humane
Society, the Treasury made a grant, and
public subscription was organized.
@. Where is the largest airport in the
United States?-A. S.
A. Barksdale Field. Shreveport. La.
is the largest airport in the United
States.
@. Is it true that none of Emily
Dickinson's poems was published during
her lifetime?-H. H
A Only four of the poems now IA
nous were published during her life
time 1t was not until forty years
after her death that she was recognized
as one of the most original Of Amer
ican poets.
@. Was the Pennsylvania Hospital the
first one to be established in the United
StateS?-V. E. H
A The first hospital in the United
States was established few years after
the settlement Of New York was made
about 1910. The Pennsylvania Hos
pital was founded and incorporated in
Philadelphia in 1751 through the ef-