, 1935-11-08

@. Is the proportion Of Jews IN the
medical profession 90 that profess
sion as great MS the Jewish pOpula-
ton 20 the entire population 0f tina
United States? j. N. H.
A. The proportion Of Jews TO the
medical profession il much greater
than that Of Jews TO the genenRl
population. In the United StatAB
there are about five million Jews CT
between 5 and 0 per cent Of the gen
eral population. In the medical
profession, including medical stu
dents. there are IS or 20 per cent.
O. How long has. MOntagu. Nor
man been governor of the Bank Of
England? w. IL.
A. He has held that position since
1920. a tenure Of that office which
has broken all tradition
O. Did josef Holman compose un-
der another name? ILL., H.
A. The pianist published q number
Of compositions under the pseudo
nym Of Dvorsky.
q. IL Bryn MaWr n Friends Col
Iege? ". WI.
"A. Originally associated with the
Society Of Friends, Bryn Mawr Col
lege is now privately controlled and
ncn-Sectarian.
Q. Why d n derby hat 10 caIIedP
WI. I'd.
A. This style Of hat was first worn
at the Earl of Derby's race track.
q. How much did the new build
ing OF the Forest Products Laborn-
tory nj Madison Wisconsin, cost?
wi. w.
A. The thoroughly modern build
ing which vas erected in 1888 cost
5000 900. New special equipment in
stalled cost 100000. 1t is the larR-
est institution Of It's kind In the
world, and enjoys an international
reputation.
q. Where was the race In Steam
boat Round the Bend filmed? G. I'D.
A. IL was photographed In the
Sacramento River.
@. Who first used intelligence
tests: c. p.
A. Binet's introduction Of his first
scale GROUP Of tests in 1905 mark
ed the beginning OF the testing
movement.
q. Where are steel jacketed buIIetu
made in this country? X. c.
A. There are no steel-jacketed 60
lets made In the United States. I'm
Europe there are some cartridges
made which have steel (really soft
from jackets, with a thin wash u4
cupro nickel. Most bullets called
steel-jacketed in the United States
are made with a cupro nickel alloy
jacket.
@. What became Of the diamond
studded championship belt which
John L. Sullivan won? c. X.
A. z. c.. Menke says: The dia-
mond studded championship belt
was donated by Richard *. Fox,
then publisher OF the Police Gazette,
for the Jake Rilrain fight, which
Sullivan won Many stories Of In
wanderings have since been cir
culated. IL was found. In part, IN
2 pawnshop. but its present where.
aboutS Is not known. The belt waa
for the London Prize Ring title,
Fox having had n quarrel with
Sullivan, and putting up the belt
TO influence John l. TO meet Fox's
new idol, Kilrain. That was the
last London Prize Ring fight in
this country for any title. The
1 Queensbury Rules fight between
Sullivan and Corbett, in 1892. was
won by Corbett. Sullivan carried
the London ize Ring champion
ship into the grave with him"
@. In what Juvenile magazine did
Little Lord FauntIeroy appear as
a serial? vi. b.
A. This story of Frances Hodg-
son Burnett's first appeared as q
serial in St. Nicholas.
@. What Il guerrilla warfare? H.
ks.
A. The term defines warfare car
ried on by small independent bands
against larger bodies of troops, the
fighting being done from ambush or
by sudden raids. Much OF the fight
ing or the Americans in the Revolu-
ton, especially In the south, might
be termed guerrilla warfare. The
word is the Spanish diminutive OF
guerra. which NEAR war.
q. who was III: first American
singer TO play the role or Carmen?
G. r.
A. Minnie Hauk ds52-le2s). op-
cratic soprano, was the first Ameri-
can in this role.
q. Please give some information
about the George Junior Republic.
III. r.
A. This community at FreeviIle,
N. r., was founded In 1895 BY VIII
liam Reuben George for the purpose
OF giving "a home 10 neglected and
unadapted children. both boys and
girls. The community Is IN the ma
ture Of q miniature republic where
children make their own laws. elect
their officers. and have their nBFn
administrative system. TherEJlhre
workshops, restaurants, N store,
bank. library, laundry and school
buildings. on a farm OF over 300
acres. All must work and are paid
in local currency. Vocational, as well
as grammar school training, Is re-
ceived TO the age OF l6. The age on
admission is from twelve 10 eighteen
years.
q. How long have raisins been
noted ms m product OF California?
IL. I'D. III.
a. Raisin culture was introduced
into California by missionaries about
It'll.