Evening star., 1936-04-06
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic J. Haskin.

reader can get the dnswer to dns
question Of fact by Drtttng The Epentns
Star Information Bureau, Frederic j.
Haskin, director. Washington, D. C. Please
inclose stamp for reply.
Q. How many Sunday schools are there
In the United States?-P. r.
A. The figures are gathered quadren-
nially. In 1882 there were 173,714 Sunday
schools, with 2,oS4,698 officers and
teachers and 19523, ,064 students.
Q. How Is the personnel Of the Mount
Vernon Ladies Association cnosen2-
j. l..
A. Vice regents are elected by the
Council Of the Mount Vernon Ladies'
Association. Their names are presented
to council by the regent, whose re-
sponsibllity it is to select nominee from
the State in which a vacancy is to be
filled. The regent follows no fixed pro-
ceoure in selecting a nominee nor is
there any categorical list of qualifica-
tions. In each instance the nominee is
a lady whose character and record for
patriotic service have attracted atten-
ton.
@. What is meant by an l. o. in the
Bureau of Investigation?-M. P.
A. The initials stand for Identification
order. 1t is card which bears all facts
known about the criminal, together With
pictures and fngerprints.
@. Which will wear longer when sub
1ected to constant rubbing, scraping and
preSSure-hard or soft rubber?-E. A, j,
A. The National Bureau of Standards
says that soft rubber will wear very
much longer than the true hard rubber
or ebonite which is used to make battery
cases, combs, artificial dentures, etc.
Among soft rubber compounds the long
est wear is shown by those which con-
tain a considerable percentage of car
bon black, as, for example, the treads
Of tires.
@. Is it correct to assist a man with
his coat?-E r.
A. A woman never assists a man in
putting on his coat, no matter what his
rank or position.
Q. How long is the public school term
~
A. United States Office of Education
records show that the common term in
both elementary and secondary schools
In most foreign countries is 200 days or
more, approximately 10 months.
Q. What are Tanagra fgurines?-
z. L.
A. They are small terra Gotta figures
N1QHa in nlaSciooI
beautiful specimens having been found
at Tanagra in Boeotia. Figurines from
this place. either painted or gilded, are
highly priced by collectors for delicacy
. Of execution. They represent divinities,
ladies Of fashion and animals.
Q. How high is Yellowstone Lake,
A. 1t is 7,74o feet above sea level.
@. What Government agency builds
the bridges over navigable streams?-
J. H.
A. The Engineer Corps of the Army
has jurisdiction over the planning and
building of bridges and dams on navi-
gable waters.
@. Is there memorial to the war
correspondents of the Civil War;
w. T. P.
A. The War Correspondents Arch was
erected by Mr.. George Alfred Townsend
on his mountain estate, Gapland Mary
land, in 1896. The inscriptio reads:
To the Army Correspondents and
Artists, 1876 whose tolls cheered the
camps, thrilled the hreside, educated the
provinces of TllStiCS into a bright Nation
Of readers, and gave incentive to mar
rate distant wars and explore dark lands.
Erected by subscription 1896"
@. For what is Roger Bacon noted?
e. M
A. Roger Bacon, English scientist and
publicist, was born about 1914. The
most learned man of his day, he is re-
puted to have advocated the change
since made in the calendar. to have
invented gunpowder, and to have manu-
factured magnifying glasses. His great
work. Opus Majus,' which urges phil
osophical reform, is noted for its learn
ing and prophecy.
@. Did Catherine Parr, the last wife
of King Henry VIII, marry again?-
". W. Z
A. She had been married twice before
her marriage to Henry VIII and married
again after his death.
Q. What cause was assigned for the
loss of the airShip Akron?-F. l..
A. The airShip Akron was wrecked
on April 4. 1888. with a loss of 70 lives.
The naval court found that the finsl
destruction of the Akron was caused BY
a down current of wind of such magni-
tude that the lower fin struck the water
before the descent could be checked.
The weather was very unfavorable for
the flight. The Akron was a victim of
the elements.
@. How many of the children of Maj.
Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, Gen. Grants
eldest son, are living?-A. P. P.
A. He had but two children. both Of
whom are living. They are Col. U. s.
Grant, Sd. and Nine. Cantacuzene. Col.
Grant, Sd, has three daughters; Nine.
Cantacuzene has a son and two daugh-
ters.
@. Who said, MY country right or
wrong"?-C. Med.
A. It is paraphrase of the toast, Our
Country Right or Wrong" offered by
Stephen Decatur in April, 1916, at Nor
folk, Va.
@. For what are soybeans used except