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Evening star., 1935-06-01
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.

when 1t was pressed 1t rang in .
familiar way.
The newer drama Is built on the
supposition that one cannot be sure
what the reaction is going to be.
The button may be pressed the
same as ever. but the bell fnay not
ring. or instead Of ringing the old
tune It. may start singing.
Really. there is no way Of knowing
any more There Is no settled plan, as
the peoples of few decades ago
thought they had.
How happy they were. In their
thoughts!
Just as science must have its theory,
even when it knows it may be super
seeded tomorrow, so the world OF
yesterday had a living theory.
Viewed in retrospect. 1t was not
bad theory of living, after all.
1t had much to commend it, much
to vitiate it, SO that the grand pushes
of science, of invention. especially Of
machines. had no trouble at all in
pushing 1t of its base.
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So We founder around now. whether
We often realize it or not. without a
real theory Of living and meeting life
as We go along.
It Is in the going along, We must
insist. that the theory Is needed.
It Is In holding it too tightly, that
the mistake may be made.
With many people life is mostly 4
looking backward or q looking for
ward.
1t is not only as the poet said,
Man never Is, but always to be,
blessed; it is more that he fails to
see the need for thinking about the
actual moment.
1t Is the actual moment, any mo-
ment, of which mankind Is afraid.
The actual moment, the situation,
whatever 1t is. claims the best one has.
While there is something to be said
for living in the future. there Is not
as much to be said for living in the
past. The best living perhaps is in the
present, with a due regard for both
past and future Hope calls for time
! to be; some amount of future living Is
essential
Yet II we concentrate too much on
what has not come. but for which we
hope we may forget the necessity for
meeting the present as a real thing.
The present is very real.
1t slips away all the time, into the
past, and some have even gone to
the extent Of saying that it Is the
only time there is, since the past Is
| gone and the future Is not yet here
Yet the echoes of the past are all
around us. the murmurs of the future
in our ears; We live in the present
which Is fleetins. out of o past which
is gone into a future We know not.
1t Is all very confusing, so much
so that one honest way to solve 1t Is
to live as solidly as possible in the
present.
This means that We must hold on
to such standards as we have. 1t
does not mean that even standards
must be applied inflexibly, to all We
meet, in determined effort to wrest
every other character alive into our
own ways Of thought. To attempt
to do that is to deal out small in
justices every day. to make our stand
ards iron bands instead of velvet lines
leading us on through the mazes of
inexplicable life to the radiance OF
suns and stars.
Evening star., 1935-06-01

and chaotic. according TO DR.. Learn
eos observations. There Is no longer
much excuse for going to college,"
unless the student has quite precise
objectives.
The college students of today, he
points out, fall naturally into types.
First Is the PROFESSIONAL aspirans-the
| future physician. lawyer or engineer.
To him. as rule, the general courses
required are merely so many obstacles
to be gotten out of the way. He tries
to select courses as close to his own
speciality as possible and the college
accommodates him by putting more
and more of them in the undergrad
Late years. As a result he may grad
rate a real master of his profession,
but rather profoundly ignorant Of
anything else.
The second is the general student"
whom DR.. Learned characterizes as
that darling Of the American edu-
cational philosopher. the boy or girl
who goes to college for what are called
the intangibles." But In the present
set-up. he says, very few stick to this
objective. They are in an atmosphere
of professionalism and almost uncon-
| sciously are diverted into some spe-
cialized field after wandering from
course to course which seem to have
little relationship to one another.
The third class to whom the col
leges must stop catering, DR.. Learned
says, is that of the parasite, too nu-
| fNe
vocal as an alumnus to be ignored.
This is the parasitic accretion of
the past IS years. whose presence finds
its sole defense in the 'socializine pur-
pose of the university.
Innocent of any place in the true
intellectual life of the place or respect
for 1t, this individual has acquired the
knack of getting by his minimum
PROFESSIONAL obstacles. He performs
such admittedly useless gestures for
the sake Of free and sociable exist
ence, for making friends. for capitaliz-
ing athletic prowess, or merely as q
result Of social aspiration. He dis
avows the power of the college to
educate him, and any sort of general
examination would undo him COM
pletely. But in return for indulgent
conditions of attendance he will per-
NIT himself to be 'socialized, providing
he may leave to the institution the
responsibility for this mystic process
"The unsatisfactory feature of this
practice is, of course. not that the
trivial purposes of these individuals
are wrong. but that the whole relation
is insincere. The only form of educa-
ton not altogether lost on such a
student would be his retirement from
college. The game of golf has been
not inaptly compared to love. If you
don't take 1t seriously it is no fun and
II you do 1t breaks your heart. A true
education. whether general or profess
sional, demands q somewhat analogous
point of view. II not q broken heart
it should at least insure that only 4
disciplined and chastened spirit attain
its honors."
The devil pig"-a swinelike ami
NAL with cloven hoofs, which feeds on
vegetation-will be one Of the objec-
tives of British expedition under
g. M. Dyott and Z. w. P. Chimney
which Is about to explore q hitherto
unknown area of British New Guinea.
A British magistrate in New Guinea
claims to have seen tracks of the
creature and it is greatly feared BY
the natives.
Evening star., 1935-06-01
Prefers Street Cars to
Busses for Transport
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
I am writing on the questions OF the
transportation problem in the city of
Washington and your good editorial
on the kind of cars that are in the
service of the Capital Transit Co.
As it is now We have one-man cars,
side-entrance cars. cars that were in
the service for Is years or even
which is not very helpful to
adding to the revenue when the time
comes to find out if any profits were
made at the end of the year.
When 1t comes to my advocation OF
the street car" over the bus I have
so many reasons that the street car
is q more natural mcde of carrying
passengers that I do not see for the
life of me why there is clamor for
more busses in the District. unless it
is to give the ones that travel the
streets more room for themselves. It
will be always hard to travel on a
stuffy, crowded bus. Even now a
group is asking the Public Utilities
Commission to stop the over-crowd-
ing and fast driving on the new ex-
press service to the Takoma Park
area, and in the same breath they
want an all-day service, which to the
writer is very inconsistent, to say the
least. They want an all-day service
when they have q line on Georgia
avenue. one on Fourteenth street and
Kennedy street that are able to
take care Of all the passengers that
want to ride to and from Takoma
Park. Their reason for a bus Is that
1t is faster. Still, they are now pro-
testing that it Is too fast. OF course,
they mean that the street car Is too
SLOW II they will take the money be-
ing made by the street cars and pur-
chase enough new and modern cars,
then you will see lots less agitation
for the bus.
I wonder who is making all this
noise for the bus, anyway. Here is my
thought: That mostly all who are
agitating for the bus are owners of
automobiles and do not ride the bus
or the street car. Why must the Pub
lie Utilities Commission or the Capt.
tai Transit Co. listen to their sug-
gestions? After all. they will not help
pay much OF the upkeep Of running
the business Of the transit company.
Plenty of traffic hazards will be en-
countered by adding hundreds and
hundreds of buses. 1t was just proven
by an election in Los Angeles that
the people are not ready to give up
the street cars, because they are the
only means of carrying thousands of
patrons. For that reason money Is
made on the investment. Too many
busses cause traffic jams and are .
menace to all the people, and they are
not as safe and reliable as the street
car. I know that there are thousands
Of people in the city who like the
street car much better than the bus.
Just give the street car patrons their
just dues and you will see them ride
the safe and reliable cars for many,
many years to come.
FELIX A. URY.
Evening star., 1935-06-01

third, one-half. or in some cases one
fourth vote. When the vote is counted
these are added to make the required
number Of votes to which the district
is entitled.
@. Does asparagus contain vita
mins?-T. NJ
A. Fresh green asparagus is high
in vitamin A and a good source OF
vitanin 3 If properly cooked. 1t is
also good source Of iron and cal
cium. 1t Is low in carbohydrates. so
lends itself to a reducing diet II
served without butter or cream sauce.
@. Where was the first post OF the
G. A. r. organized?-A. r.
A. The first post of the Grand
Army of the Republic was organized
April 6, 1866, at the first Illinois home
of Abraham Lincoln at Decatur. The
first national encampment was held
in indianapolis on November 20, 1866.
@. Please give the history of class
ivy planting at Princeton University?
E. K.
| A. The first Glass Ivy at Princeton
was planted by the Glass of 1877 on
its class day at its graduation In
June. 1877, and the ceremony was
| accompanied by an oration, called
then and since the Ivy Grafton. The
orator in 1877 stated that ivy had
been chosen as a symbol Of the per-
petual remembrance the class would
have of Princeton. striking deep.
clinging close and always green. The
Glass OF 1877 turned out to be one
OF the most remarkable classes in
after years that Princeton has grad
uated. The first ivy was planted at
the new library. Since then it has
been planted at Nassau Hall with a
tablet naming the class Some of the
ivy has been historic, being brought
specifically for the planting, one spray
having been sent from the castle in
Germany of William of Nassau,
Prince Of Orange. after whom Nassau
Hall was named in 1856.
@. With what weapons was the
duel between Aaron Burr and Alex
ander Hamilton fought?-I. M.
A. The duel was fought with pis-
tolls.
@. What was Barney Barnatos real
nsme?-G. H.
A. His name was Barney ISaacs.
He was born IN the London ghetto.
Q. Has a bill been passed over
President Roosevelt's veto before the
Patman bill was made an issue?-
P.O.R.
A. In March, 1894, the Congress
passed the so-cailed billion dollar in
dependent Offices bull, giving s2SS, ,000.-
600 in larger allowances TO World War
veterans and Government employees
President Roosevelt vetoted the bill.
but it was passed over his veto by
vote Of 3l0 to u in tine House and So
TO ~ In the Senate.
@. What kind of material Is used
for circus tents?-M. r.
( A. The big circus tents are USUALLY
made from twill weave cotton cloth.
weighing about ount es per square
/ yard.
/ @. When was the Willard Hotel in
Washington, D. c.. given this name?-
K. M. K.
/ A. In l847 Henry x. Willard pur-
chased City Hotel at Fourteenth street
/ and Pennsylvania avenue and named
it Willard,s. 1t became known as
the Willard Hotel and in 1901, after
/ extensive Improvements, took its pres
ent name, the New Willard Hotel.
Q. How MANY stamped envelopes
are used in a wear in this country
T. J. ON.
A. The Post Office Department says
that for the fiscal year ending June,
1884. there were 1.5s0,819713 Govern
ment stamped (emhossed) envelopes
used
Evening star., 1935-06-01
Congestion of
Public Buildings
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
The present public building pro-
gram of the Government has given US
number of magnificent new build
ings, which are an ornament to the
city. They are larger than the older
Government buildings. While this
Is an advantage In various ways, the
size Of the individual buildings makes
1t desirable that there should be con-
siderable space between and around
them. While of course there were
importan reasons for placing the re-
cent buildings as they are, 1t would
be an error to 60 far with the practice
Of setting structures Of large size In
close neighborhood to each other. It
is to be hoped that all buildings here.
after to be erected will be widely
spaced.
1t is often a great convenience to
individual persons, both ofiicials and
private citizens, to be able to 60 from
Office to Office without travelling much
distance; and doubtless much ex-
pense for land has been saved by
economy OF sites. Both these con-
siderations, however, are more or less
temporary in their nature: that is,
they must necessarily be overruled by
future developments. Present economy
Of either time or expense should not
be allowed TO bring on policies which
1t Is plain will be injurious In the fu-
ture.
Excessive crowding Of public build
ines leads unavoidably to crowding Of
private business in areas adjacent.
On account Of the crowding 1t is in
creasingly difYicult to do business
down town, with the Government or
otherwise, and we are threatened with
the calamity of having to put q sub
way under the city. Congestion of
personnel increases housing difficulty
and expense. The esthetic beauty of
the National Capital Is seriously
threatened; in fact, 1t is already i'm
paired. Yet, when once built, these
substantial buildings may be expected
to stand for centuries.
Therefore. as residents of the city
and as citizens of the Nation, we
ought to urge upon Congress, the
Treasury Department, and every au-
thority which has to do with this
subject, that the long time values OF
the Capital City ought not to be
sacrificed for temporary considera-
ton, or otherwise lost sight Of.
1t is reasonable to ask that Congress
take this attitude with regard to fur
ther plans and appropriations, and
not continue on line of action which,
however good it may have been in
limited scope. yet II continued is
bound to lead to disaster.
The citizens associations in every
part Of the city should take this up.
In particular. the proposed new
buildings to the west of the White
House should oe widely spaced: and
every building, the nature of whose
use is such that 1t can be placed at q
distance, should be so placed. and not
| in the downtown section at all.
Other parts of the city should be
utilized, for public buildings and for
! residential use
WILLIAM C. LEE.
Evening star., 1935-06-01
Sometimes one may question stand

sometimes one may question stano-
ards.
While they are necessary, especially
in regard to other human beings. when
they become an obsession they tend
toward injustice.
Lowering of certain standards prob
ably accounts for q good deal of what
Is the matter with this age. but often
the individual will do more harm than
not by judging solely by his own
standards.
This may be discovered by anybody,
through the exercise of little fair
ness. Especially by watching how
others treat people, then deciding
whether or not they do 1t fairly.
Fairness Is an old concept. 1t is 4
part of justice, which is even older.
Justice has been the dream of fair
minded human beings for thousands
Of years.
Plato wrote some of the finest ab-
stractions in regard to 1t one can find
anywhere in the vast world OF print.
He said much of what can be said
along that line.
Great religious leaders Of all peoples
have said the same things.
The individual mind of man, given
a certain standard of education and
time enough In which to think, says
the same thing.
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What happens. however. when a
Judgment is delivered. solely on pre-
conceived standards, without waiting
to discover whether there are miti-
eating circumstances?
Every one knows what often hap
pens-an injustice, in the ordinary
use Of the word
For We are fearfully made, as the
Psalmist said so long ago. No one, by
taking thought. can look into the
mind and heart of another, and thor
oughly con every motive there.
Wherefore 1t comes about. in the
everyday life, far from special occa-
sions, that one who sticks too closely
to standards. however fine they may
be. often is grossly unfair to a fellow
mortal.
We have seen this so often, and Sc
has every one else, that there can be
no doubt of it,
1t Is an attitude based on too theo-
retical an approach to life.
There are so many situations in
which the rules must be made all
over again.
Not every one, Of course, is able to
do this.
Hence the standards.
The trouble comes in trying to use
standards properly. without injustice
to any, with justice to all.
Clearly drawn up, the rules and
regulations. derived from q thousand
sources and from the prior ages, serve
their purpose with all who are afraid
to make new rules as they 60 along.
Perhaps it is not so much new rules
one makes. as new applications.
Those of US who are incapable OF
doing this continue to react theo-
retically to situa tions
Many person does this a life long
never once approaching life realisti-
cally.
Old melodramas are built almost
entirely on situations so derived.
? There was satisfaction to them
too, in way.
Life was just pressing of a button;
Evening star., 1935-06-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

4 reader can get the dnstDer to
sny question of tact by tOriting The
Washington EDenino Star Intor-
nation Bureau. Frederic J. Hdsktn,
Director, Washington. d. C. Please
iaclose stamp for reply.
Q. In commercial flying. are more
accidents due to the human equation
or TO other reasons?-A. A.
A. In q recent six months survey,
personnel errors caused s3.6 per cent
of the accidents.
@. How much stronger are the
ultra violet rays Of the sun in Sum-
iner than In Winter? At noon than
in the afternoon?-H. @. 8.
A. The intensity of the ultra violet
rays Is about eight times as great IN
August as In January. 1t increases
rapidly from sunrise until noon. when
1t again decreases rapidly until SUM-
set. The intensity is almost twice as
the afternoon.
Q. What nag noated over France
when Napoleon was Emperor?-F. w.
A. The flag OF France during the
first and second empires was the tri-
color divided vertically into three
parts of equal width-blue. white and
red, the red forming the fly. the white
the middle, and the blue the hoist Of
the fiag) having in the center of the
white stripe an eagle: and all three
stripes were powdered with the golden
bees of Napoleon.
@. What per cent of the children in
this country attend school?-B. H.
A. At the last census, in the group
Z to 13 years, 95.3 per cent attended:
in the IA to Is year group, 929 per
cent; in the 16 to II year group, 59.6
per cent attended.
Q. Where Is the largest open-cut
iron mine in the world?-C. r.
A. Hibbing, Mimi, has the largest.
@. Can a son of a naturalized citizen
get papers to show that he, too, is a
citizen although not born in this
country?-E. D. Y.
A. He may secure a certificate Of
derivative citizenship. This sometimes
is convenience. especially when deal
ing with individuals unfamiliar with
the naturalization laws.
@. When was the first Gold Dig
GERS motion picture?-A. M. S.
A. 1t was released in 1929.
@. How much has cotton production
been cut down this years.. c.
A. A reduction of Is per cent from
the base acreage l928-32), as COM
pared with a 40 per cent reduction in
1894, was announced officially last
November.
gium when he had the accident that
caused his death?-D. w. c.
A. Fifty-eight.
Q. When was THE Little Brown
jug" written?-I. S. H.
A. 1t appeared in 1868. 1t was the
work Of w. r. Wellmsn. jr.
@. How large is Afghanistan?-P. L.
A. Afghanistan has an estimated
area of 24S.000 square miles and an
estimated population of 6.330,000.
@. How could a candidate for NOM
ination for President of the United
States receive 8492s votes? 1t is the
70 that is puzzling.-W. C.
A. Many times q certain district de-
sires to send to a convention more
delegates than 1t is entitled to have
votes in the convention, in this way
showing special honor to individuals.
or providing for greater number
to take counsel together outside of
the convention and to decide in which
way the votes OF the delegation shall
be cast Therefore. 1t has been the
practice to divide the vote. That is.
to give to each individual sent a one
Evening star., 1935-06-01
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Violet Arrives i'm Town

Violet Arrives i'm Town
She's sweet as her name, with eyes
the same hue,
A cross between azure and gentian
blue;
Her hair is brown moss where the sun
trails through.
Her mouth is a crescent moon touched
by dew.
In these Summer mornings she may
be seen
In vast art gallery, smock fresh and
clean,
Doing her sketching and seeking to
CLEAN
knowledge Of sculpture mid marbles
serene.
She's lodged in a club with . rusty
gate,
Where she washes her lavender socks
at eight.
She may never reach prestige among
the great
God keep her, whatever her tow
made fatel
Evening star., 1935-06-01
More Field for Him.

From the Detroit News.
Alabama Pitts. Sing Sings famed
backfield star, is in line for parole
He has been a model prisoner and
the board feels he needs more space
for the longer runs.
Evening star., 1935-06-01
Italian Expansion.

From the Muskeson Chronicle.
An Italian reports the discovery
OF four planets beyond Neptune, and
Immediately named two for Mussolini
and KiB&, Emmanuel. That assures
Italy s&lae surplus territory for It's
fast growing population.
Evening star., 1935-06-01
Infantile Importance.

From the Los Angeles Times.
Attention Is called to the fact that
the papers recently carried a picture
of a baby that wasn't one of the
Dionne quints. 1t was Jack Dempsey's
newborn.
Evening star., 1935-06-01

Horse and buggy days" should not
be disparaged. They afforded more
time for reflection. 1t may be doubted
whether nearly as good United
States Constitution could be written
in these automobile and airplane days.
Evening star., 1935-06-01

The Dionne quints are strictly mod
ern products and appear to manage
very well by paying as little attention
as possible to old-fashioned parental
authority.
Evening star., 1935-06-01

Mussolini's announced desire for
the ancient glories of Rome will
hardly be realized by the subsection
of small and remote piece of terri
tory like Abyssinia.
Evening star., 1935-06-01

N. r. A. was not successful in
regulating competition to the extent
Of suppressing feuds within It's own
ofiicial circles.
Evening star., 1935-06-01
Business cation.

Every argument that's offered,
Calls professions out.
Some may ask when they are preferred
What they're all about.
As the Nations shoes keep moving
In a grand parade
Business surely keeps improving
In the leather trade.
Evening star., 1935-06-01

The Chinese have had the reputa-
ton of being a peace-lovine people
1t renamed for Japan to discover
them as persistently unruly.
Evening star., 1935-06-01
Settled or Sittled?

From the Cleveland News.
A great academic question has now
been settled. Indiana educators have
decreed that Q hen may either "sit'
or set"
Evening star., 1935-06-01

France organizes new governments
but still has the same old tempera-
mental public to deal with.
Evening star., 1935-06-01

Even in q cruelty unfair transs ction
parents are eager to keep faith. Kid.
napers prefer torture and suspense