Evening star., 1935-11-25

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O. Where Is the University in Exile7
J.H.
A. The University in Exile, COMPOSED
OF German scholars who we're ousted or
resigned from academic posts in Ger.
many after the advent Of Hitlerisn. ia
housed in the New School for Social
Research in New York City.
@. Who is called the father Of Amer
lean foot ball?-F. T.
A. The late Walter Camp is 50 called
for his leading part in the development
OF the game and in evolving the rules
which govern it.
Q. Whose death occasioned the writing
OF Fitz-Greene Hallecks elegy beginning,
Green be the turf above thee"?-A. r,
A. This was written on the death Of
his friend, Joseph Rodman Drake, poet
and satirist.
@. Was Louisa NJ Alcott at one time
a nurSe?-L. B.
A. During the Civil War she was a
nurse in the Union Hospital in George
town, D. c.
@. How often is the Aurora Borealis
Seen?-A. p B.
A. Its frequency varies with the lati-'
tude OF the place. The Aurora is COM
paratively rare within As degrees of the
Equator, but more frequent toward the
north, up to the latitude of about so
degrees where it sometimes becomes
almost nightly occurrence. The Aurora
Is less frequent near the poles.
@. How long has David Sarnof been
president of the Radio Corp. of Amer.
ica?-J. j.
A. He became president of R. C. A.
In 1880, at the age of 80.
@. Does the steel business show i'm.
provement?-L. T.
A. The net income of the steel indus
try for the first half of 1885 was % per
cent above year ago.
@. When was the Valley Forge CEN
tennial celebrated?-H. z.
A. The -hundredth anniversary Of
the evacuation of Valley Forge was cele.
brated June l9, 1878.
@. When did Harry, the Blind Poet,
live?-A. H.
A. He lived in the fifteenth century,
dying in 1892 or 1893. He was probably
blind from birth, and in all likelihood
dedicated to the Office OF minstrel from
boyhood.
O. Who was known as the apostle Of
GTeenland?-K. j.
A. Hans Egede Q686-1758), a Nor
wegian Lutheran missionary. He went
to Greenland in l72l and, with the SUD.
port of the Danish government, founded
a mission at Godthaab, devoting himself
to Christianizing the Eskimos until Ill
health forced his resignation. His son,
Paul, also a missionary, translated the
New Testament for the use of Eskimos.
@. Are any insects Cor animals) known
to commit Suicide?-R. I.
A. The question of animal suicide has
been much debated. 1t seems more or
leSeS clear, however, that the actual in
tention of self-destruction is absent and
that it is merely circumstances beyond
the animals control which cause the
apparent deliberate death. One example
is the lemming. the small Norwegian 70.
dent, which appears in countless mum.
bers every few years and marches stead.
lily westward, eating everything in its way
and finally plunges into the Atlantic to
perish. The cause of this is evidently
some primeval instinct which is con-
nected with the well-known natural law
of overproduction in order to perpetuats
the species.
@. What is the usual day and hour for
executions at Sing Sing?-L. H.
A. Thursday night at about II o'clock.
O. How DO Nordics differ from celtsf
L. H
A. The Nordic has a long head q
long face, narrow aquiline nose, blue
eyes, very light hair and great stature.
The Celt has a round head, a broad
face, a nose often rather broad and
heavy hazel-gray eyes, light chestnut
hair. thick-set stature and medium
height.
@. Which radio studio is pioneer in
the field of cultural programs?-D. AC.
A. The Washington studio of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. has a unioue
record in the field of cultural programs.
Since October, 1924, WRC has regularly
broadcast a radio talk on some subject
pertaining to the fine arts. In July.
1923, program on Famous Paintings Of
Many Lands" were first offered. They
have been broadcast each week since
that date. WRC is said to have in this
program alone the greatest wordage on
cultural themes of any of the broadcast
ing studios. One radio lecturer has writ.
ten and has broadcast each of the dis
cuSsions. They are primarily for the
art-loving layman.
@. What is the tinamou?-J. T.
A. 1t is a Mexican. Central Ameri-
can and Northern South American game
bird, somewhat resembling the partridge.
but having a longer bill, smaller head
and more slender neck. The wings are
short and the tail rudimentary. The
flesh is of delicious flavor.
Q. Is Elizabeth Arden the beauty
specialists real name? Is she an Amer.
ican?-F. B. w.
A. The real name Of Elizabeth Arden
is Florence Nightingale Graham. She
came to this country in 1908 from Cam
ada and became naturalized through
her marriage to an American citizen.
Q. Is the Moabite stone in existence7
e. L.
A. A large part of it was discovered
at Dibon in 1858 by a German minister.