Evening star., 1935-10-24
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@. What is the average weight Of q
foot ball players clothes?-L. s.
A. A foot ball player carries on his
person underwear, shoes, stockings, foot
ball pants. shoulder and hip pads, jersey
sweater and helmet, weight Of about
1871 pounds.
@. Why Is October n selected as Navy
day?-P. D.
A. Each year since 1922 the birthday
Of the late President Theodore Roosevelt,
october 27, has been the occasion for a
general "at-home" on ships and stations
Of the United States Navy. 1t has been
most fitting for the day to be so used,
since he was so largely responsible for
building up the Navy to new strength and
efficiency. 1t Is the wish of the Navy
Department and of the various national
and patriotic organizations which are
sponsors for the day that Theodore
Roosevelt be remembered on this occa-
sion.
@. How old was Robert Emmett when
he met his death?-H. H.
A. He was Is years old when he was
hanged for treason.
@. What is the oldest business firm in
the United States which has continu-
ously carried the family name?-T. s.
A. j. E. Rhoades e. Sons of Wilmington,
Del, Is said to be the oldest. It was
established in 1902 and manufactures
leather products.
@. Who was Grace Dodge, for whom
the hotel in Washington is named?-
A. H. E.
A. She was social worker and philan-
thropist. AS chairman of the Finance
Committee of the board of trustees she
raised funds for the New York College
for the Training of Teachers, now Teach
ers' College. Columbia University. She
founded club for working girls, which
grew into the Association of Working
Girls Societies; organized the Travellers
Aid Society and served on the executive
board of the Y. w. c. A.
@. What is the nationality Of the d.
rectors of the Suez Canal? How often
do they meet?-E. r. L.
A. The directorate of La Compagnie
Universelle du Canal de Suez consists
OF 81 Frenchmen, 10 Englishmen and /
Hollander. They meet on the first Mon
day of every month.
@. What is absolute music?-H L. r.
A. 1t is pure, abstract musical compost
ton which is, or endeavors TO be, wholly
self-sufhcient, not being associated with
ideas or objects. 1t is considered by many
musicians the highest type of music. The
term is used in contrast to program music.
@. When was the word communism
first used?-L. w.
A. The term was coined in the secret
revolutionary societies of Paris between
1884 and 1889.
@. Who developed the idea Of be.
haviorism in psychological r.
A. DR.. John Broadus Watson is known
chiefly as the originator of the school of
objective psychology, called behaviorism,
by which human behavior is described in
terms of physiological activity or of re-
sponse to stimuli and the existence OF
conscious or unconscious mental activity
is denied.
@. Who was the first woman to hold a
commission in the United States Army?
H. G.
A. In 1861 Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
was commissioned assistant surgeon,
U. S. A. She was the first woman to hold
such commission.
@. Where is the Belly River?-L. NJ.
A. 1t rises in the north part of Glacier
Park, Montana, flows into Canada and
joins the Bow River to form the South
Saskatchewan.
@. What does sartor resartus mean?
w. P.
A. 1t means the tailor retailored. Car
lyle's philosophical satire purports to be
the authors review of a German work
on the philosophy of clothes.
@. What is the origin of the word
club?-L. F. G.
A. The word is said to be derived from
the Saxon cleofan, to divide-a club being
an association, the expenses of which are
shared among the members.
Q. What was the former name of
Goucher College, in Baltimore?-L. F. C.
A. 1t was called the Woman's College
of Baltimore until 1910, when it was
renamed for John Goucher, who had
been president Of the college.
@. Where is Nero Deep?-M B.
A. 1t is depression in the floor Of the
Pacific Ocean near Guam, 31,614 feet
deep.
@. What is the length of the measure
known as an ell?-T. P.
A. The term has been used to denote
various lengths. The English ell, as
measure of cloth, is IL yards, Flemish is
q yard and French, IL yards.
O. For what was DR.. Mason Fitch
Cogswell noted?-E. M.
A. He practiced as physician at Hart
ford, where he founded the first asylum
for the deaf and dumb in America and
an institution for the insane. In 1903
he introduced into this country methods
of removing cateract from the eye and
OF tying the carotid artery.
@. How many London churches were
built or rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren?
s. r. T.