, 1935-11-01

q. What Il the oldest business
firm In the United States which has
continuously carried the family
name? 4. S.
A. J. +. Rhoads and Sons, OF VIII
mington, Delaware. Is said TO be the
oldest. nc was established ln l702,
and manufactures leather prodTrtA.
q. Who was Grace DOdgcE Cor
whom the hotel I'm washington tB
named? A. III. II.
A. She was a social worker and
philanthropist. 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 Teachers College,
Columbia University. She founded
a club for working girls which grew
into the Association or Working
Girls Societies, organized the Travel
ers Aid Society. and served on the
executive board OF the X. wv. g. "A.
q. What Il the nationality or the
directors OF the Suez Canal? How
often do they meet? E. r. l.
A. The directorate Of La Compag-
ME Universelle du Canal de 6uez
consists Of twenty-one Frenchmen,
ten Englishmen, and one Hollander.
They meet on the first Monday OF
every month.
q. What In absolute music? H.
T. ".
A. re Is pure. abstract musical
composition which Is, OF endeavors TO
be. wholly self-Sufficient, not being
associated with ideas or objects. It
is considered by many musicians the
highest type Of music. The term Ia
used In contrast 70 program music.
q. When was the word communism
first used? H. w.
"A. The term was coined I'm the
secret revolutionary societies OK
Paris between 1884 and 1899.
q. Who developed the idea OF be-
haviOrism In psychologist A. n.
A. DR.. John Broadus Watson IL
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 response
to stimuli, and the existence OF con-
Scious or unconscious mental activity
Is denied.
q. How large m company Im khe
POpe'S Swiss Guards II. B
A. 1t numbers exactly one hun 1fd.
The company Is recruited Rom
Switzerland. Each soldier must be
at least 5 feet 8 inches, less than
Is years old, unmarried, free from
all bodily Disagreement, and a Ro-
man Catholic.
q. Where In the Belly RIverR ~. M.
a. IL rises FRI the north part CIR
Glacier Park, Montana, flows into
Canada and joins the Bow River To
form the South Saskatchewan.
q What does sartor ResartuS
mean? W.. p.
A. II mean The Tailor Retailored.
Carlyle's philosophical satire pur-
ports TO be the authors review OF a
German work on the philosophy OF
clothes.
@. Where In Audubon, the natur-
alist, buried? WI. C..
"A. He Is buried In Trinity Gene
terry, New York.
q. Was John Cough, the temper
ance lecturer, once addicted to ale
cOhol? H. c.
A. Poverty and tragic personal be-
reavement drove him to the extremes
OF alcoholism from which he was
diverted by the temperance pledge.
From 1912 until his death he lectur-
ed on the temperance cause III Am
erica and England winning pledge
signers by the hundreds OF thous-
ands.
q. How old 4 city IL Cape Town,
South Africa? w. F.
A. II vas founded in 1852 by the
Dutch. In whose possession 1t re-
manned until the British took 1t In
1906. Cape Town now has N popu-
lation OF more than 100000.
@. Who comprise the JUsy on award
for the 1885 Carnegie international?
G. "A. nv.
A. Alexander Brook OF New York;
John Curry Of Westport. Conn; Co
lin Gil OF London; Jonas Lie OF New
York; Hendrick Lund OF Oslo. Nor
way; and Isidore Opsmer Of Ant
werp.
q. What IN the average weight oR
q football players clothes? L. q.
"A. "A football player carries on his
person underwear. shoes. stockings,
football pants. shoulder and hip
pads. jersey sweater. and a helmet, n
weight Of about 1914 pounds.
q. Why Is October q selected m
Navy Day? p. ID.
A. Each year since 1922, the birth
day Of the late President Theodore
Roosevelt, October "a. has been the
occasion for a general "at horNe"
on ships and stations OF the Unified
States Navy. 1T has been most Nll-
ting for the day To be 80 used. Since
he was 30 largely responsible for
building up the Navy to new
strength and efficiency. It La the
wish Of the Navy Department and
Of the various national and patriot
ic organizations which are sponsors
for the day, that Theodore Roosevelt
be remembered on this occasion.
@. How old was Robert Emmett
when he met his death? H. H.
"A. He was twenty-five years old
when he was hanged for treason.
"a. Did Nathaniel Hawthorne hmvw
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