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could telephone the desk and say
was an executive and please admit Mr..
So-and-So. Then, as Mr.. So-and-So,
I'd walk to the front door. introduce
myself-and maybe get away with it.
But doubt it."
ITO THE query-"What most unusual
tricks have been resorted to bv
gate crashers?"-Came the following
replies:
Donnelley: "One fan bought him.
self some grease paint and made him.
self up. He dressed in evening clothes
and walked through the gates with 4
bunch Of extras. He got as far as
stage two"
Carey: "At various times they've
waded the Los Angeles River in back
OF Universal; they've climbed q high
hill on one side Of the studio: they've
been inspectors from the tele.
phone company and have climbed tho
wire fence. Two actors brought q
bookmaker onto the lot for three
days in row by hiding him beneath
blanket in their car"
Keating: Bob Taylor had stopped
at the gas station across from M.-G..
M. one day when a lad came up to
him, introduced himself as an elec.
trlcian and wanted Bob to drive him
into the studio. Bob did. The boy
was stopped after he had got out OF
Taylor's car
Mcdowell: Several have tried to
forge passes, but they can't do that
any more because We pick up used
pasteboards. A couple Of years ago
girl came to the desk. demanded
admittance and when I told her No
she threw beautiful fit in the lobby,
She was taken inside the studio.
where she was promptly revived.
Seeing Marlene Dietrich going into
the commissary she broke away and
dashed after her, demanding an
autograph"
Leduc: well, sir, I had q chap
get out OF an expensive limousine,
chauneur-drlven, at the gate the
other day and tell me he was an
official from the home Office In New
York. I got him into a conversation
and found he didn't even know what
stars worked at Warmers. I noticed
he took bus back to town"
Each Of the police has his favorite
star or personality on the lot, the
player who seems to appreciate what
the gateman is doing-the regular"
person Of Hollywood.
Here's how the gatemen rate the
players:
Leduc Of Warner-Pau NUM- and
Kay Francis.
Duncan Of Columbia-Barbars stan
wyck. Fay Wray, Jack Holt, Richard
Dix and Charles Starrett.
Mcdowell Of Paramount-FredN Mac.
Murray, Bing Crosby, Randy seott,
Charlie Ruggles. Marlene Dietrich,
Carole Lombard and Gail Patrick.
Keating Of fM-G.-M.-Norma Shear.
er and Clark Gable.
Carey Of Universal-Sally HIers.
Jean Rogers and Walter Brennan.
Donnelly OF r. K. O.-Irene Dunno
and Joel McCrea.
All agree on two points: That diplo-
macy gets one farther than the strony ?
ARMAND that woman gate crasher,
are far more difficult to handle tha,
men.
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stream serving utilitarian, as we'll as
esthetic purpose, for 1t aids in main
tanning the proper humidity for the
preservation Of the books.
There are about $4,000 volumes in
the library, exclusive OF pamphlets,
and they cover such subjects as
astronomy. mathematics and allied
physics. It Is recognized, even in
ternationally. as one OF the finest
sources Of information upon those
subjects. About 400 of its books were
printed before 1900, and about 200
belong to the incunabula. or cradle
days" OF printing. in the early part Of
the fifteenth century.
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Make EN- Guess.
OVER the loud speaker system on

OVER the loud speaker system on
the Samuel Goldwyn Dead End"
set came this strange request:
please do not answer questions
put to you by the children working
in this picture"
The children referred to are the
six young New York actors-Bernard
Punsley, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Ga
briel Dell, Billy Halop and Bobby
Jordan-brought to Hollywood to play
the roles they created in the stage
production.
1t was examination day for the
youngsters. who must go to school
three hours day at the studio Miss
Birdina Anderson. their teacher, sud-
denly noticed that one after another
the boys were asking to leave the
room. They would return in q few
moments and continue with their test
papers.
The boys, she discovered, were
approaching studio employees and
visitors and getting the answers to
the questions she had prepared.
Evening star., 1937-06-20

CllC AApA oly VI So1l6lCoo VIC IS passing,
but who cares about 100000 books?
After a brisk foray around a traffic
light, We find ourselves smack up
against the Capitol, maneuvering back
and forth like turtle on a mud
bank. AS the gear slips into second,
the guide tells you to notice the white
paint peeling OF the center part Of the
building; he shows you the place
where the President stands when he's
inaugurated, and he enlarges on the
fact that the dome is made out Of
overlapping steel plates, like the scales
on q fish. Everybody's seen the
Capitol in the movies at one time or
another, so they're not particularly
Interested No one wants to go inside.
Back on Pennsylvania avenue by
way of the Botanic Gardens and the
Garfield statue. we get an eyeful Of
the Standard Oil Building. It's in the
muAon-dollar class. All buildings have
to cost at least million dollars before
the guide bothers to point them out.
This one managed to break into the
big show by mere eyelash. Next Is
the Archives Building, inside Of which
they keep an even temperature all
year around Of II degrees-or maybe
its 81. The guide isn't sure, but he
says he thinks 81 sounds a little too
hot. Beyond that are the Department
Of Justice and j. Edgar Hoover. A
lot Of necks get busy on this item.
AT this point, ladies and gentle
men, we retrace ourselves, but only
for few minutes" You're positively
declasse If you see the same thing
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who has given one angle Of being sue
cessful particularly study
Lana Turner is the only "Unmasker"
who hasn't as yet had a picture pre-
viewed, but all the girls are waiting
to see her in the Mervyn lie Roy pro-
duction, THE Deep South"
Evening star., 1937-06-20
Tact, Firmness Needed
By Holly lywood Gatemen
Many Are the Means Employed by Movie
Mad Fans in Attempt to Crash Through
the Studio Barriers.
By Harold Hefernan.

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| The a maniacal Mcdowell
uniformed policeman at the reception Holwoods
studios
Mcdowell gasped the
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That was the last straw. He snapped,
snarled and bit. The shadow drew
back, muttering something that
sounded new to the puppys ears. Then
it darted down quickly and grabbed
him where his mouth wasn't! The air
quivered with yips and yowls.
Five minutes elapsed before the
small furry ball could be convinced
that he was where he belonged. Then
he relaxed his trembling little body.
It was days before normal composure
rested upon his soul. A bit longer and
a normal puppy Of sweet disposition
would have soured on the world for
keeps.
There's not much sense in picking
the best possible specimen OF ca
ninity and then letting his early en-
vironment ruin him. A good pup Is
the result of much time and effort
on the part Of every one concerned
From little puppies big dogs grow. An
infant dog must have gentle intro
duction to a tall world that's all feet
at the bottom. Putting him in soli-
tary confinement for hours at time
is bad idea, especially if the place
itself is unpleasant. 1t doesn't make
his courage or his manners any bet
ter. BY the time he's brought back
into the light his small imagination
has worked wonders. If the act is re-
peated day after day, his future con-
duct is on his boss head. He'll be-
come suspicious, introspective adult
darting underneath objects whenever
anything reminds him Of his darker
moments.
Evening star., 1937-04-24

Work of
Children
Don't Be Harsh in
Your Criticism of
Their Products.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

EVERY now and then we have a
movie in school These are always
good movies; that is, they are selected
by people trained in the field of enter
tainment and recreation for children
and youth. They are in good taste.
artistically performed by the best
actors of the day. There Is nothing
better on the screen. The children
take them as q matter OF course,
rather bored than otherwise. unless
there Is high point of rnelodramatic
interest or Of sharpened tragedy
Then they usually laugh or cheer
at the wrong time much TO our dis
tresS.
One day the dramatic class de-
cided to write and produce their own
movie, and they did The story was
drab enough, not much color in it.
little dramatic quality. There was
lazy indifferent boy who neglected
his lessons and there was a fine boy
who did his well. The lazy boy did
good work in sports and the good
boy did very poorly. They formed a
| combination, the boy who was good
in lessons helping the one that was
not so good, and the latter taught
the good pupil sports. They ended
happily, both graduating with honors.
| Not much TO thrill moviewise children
| there.
l watched the picture as It was
shown TO the audience Of older Junior
high school pupils, I watched the
audience particularly They glued
| their eyes to the screen. Their heads
went forward, their bodies tensed,
not sound, not a wiggle through
out the great hall until the picture
ended. Then a great outburst Of
| applause. Such enthusiasm hadn't
been shown a Pickford, a Garbo,
| Gable or even a Chaplin in all the
| years Of their showing. This picture
was their very own. Written and
| produced by their own. And in their
own field. 1t was, therefore. perfect.
We don't do enough of that. We
| keep thinking that children must
have perfection We keep Offering
them adult conceptions, adult products
without ever saying, Now see what
| you can 90.
The perfect model is essential. It
creates desire to go and do likewise,
or at least feel like doing it. But the
next step is even more essential in
the education and training of chill
dren. See what you can do about
this"
Children grow when they 90 creative
work. Don't hope for the perfected.
artful work. What you get will be
crude to the point of rawness, but
take it gladly and encourage the
creators. Don't be harsh in your
criticism of the children's product.
Deal with it gently lest you crush
tender and hopeful growth Re-
member that in the eyes of its creator
the work is about perfect, and behave
| accordingly.
Yes, he will need criticism, but hold
| it for while. Let the first fine flush
| of creative success pass before you
| begin TO say, Yes, but" When
| the mind cools of it is ready to re-
ceive help. Wait until then and offer
| it as needed. Then it will be recog-
nized for what it is-help, not fault
| finding.
Evening star., 1937-04-24
BY MARY ALLEN HOOD.

r e WAS dog, alone! Being of
II a companionable disposition
the situation seemed displeas-
4 L ing Pointing his muzzle at
the ceiling he expressed his disap-
proval. The noise thundered back!
Bouncing puppy biscuits! He
couldn't have said all that. There was
something else besides himself in
that room. 1t wasn't nice something,
either. AS a matter of fact, he wished
himself somewhere else!
Shadows glared down from the wall.
The puppy whimpered. He called
softly to his mother. 1t was as he'd
expected. She wasn't there. That set
tied it! He was sadly mislaid The
place was full of strange noises, awful
black shapes and most unusual smells.
The little fellow ouivered with fright.
Again he howled Then he spied a
broken-doWn table. AS quickly as
possible he darted behind it and set
tied down to work himself up into a
lather.
Five hours later a figure loomed
large in the doorway. 1t called The
puppy gulped. 1t was coming! One
of those awful black shadows had
found out where he was. The suspi-
cious object approached, making soft
noises. Trying to fool him. That's
what it was. He knew! Those long
hours had taught him. He hadn't a
friend in the world. The old order
had changed. Showing his teeth, he
growled with all the ferocity of six
weeks. The figure reached down!
Evening star., 1937-04-24

be hidden in some spot far away
from the gun, and the weapon itself
should of course, never be left loaded.
From babyhood children should be
taught never to point any object at
any one-no matter If it is only
a harmless little tWig The unex-
pected can always happen-and then
it is too later The "never-point-
anything" rule makes for greater
margin of safety in any event. Even
fingers pointed at close range can put
out an eyei
THE passion for playing gangsters'
should be firmly and summarily
dealt with. The stick em up" cry
that echoes through too many decent
houses these days should be forbid
demand obedience to the law en-
forced. Even playing "G-men" should
be watched, to see that the game does
not become too full of "shootings,"
etc-it is a good idea to explain to
the youngster in detail just what in
tensive training the G-men go through
before they can attain their authorita-
tive position. Soldiers and wars find
their way into almost every boys
repertoire of games-but 1t Is wise
to tell him that one Of the very first
things learned by raw recruits is the
danger of firearms-they are taught
caution III the matter before they are
taught craftsmanship!
Parents are far too casual about the
games their children play. Many
tragedies of later life could be avoided
if only some adult had noticed the
trend of the youngsters recreation
sports, and nipped unpleasant actions
in the bud We don't want the children
to grow up into namby-pamby, Caspar
Milquetoasts-but there is a lot Of
difference between gangSter and a
good -goody, and a little direction in
play can do plenty toward establish
ing a happy medium for the child to
follow
1 am inclined to agree with the in
dividual who said recently that There
should be school for parents" We
certainly need one. We're letting our
children express themselves" in ways
which will ultimately do them irrepar-
able harm.
What we need is to take course in
! the old-fashioned way of bringing up
! boys and girls. We need a return of
authority in the home, of just discip-
| line. and of law enforcement. And we
need to learn to spend time enough on
our children so that we may explain
to them the bitterness of consequences,
and the infallible rule of cause and
effect" We need to develop backbone
to keep from spelling them-to resist
their desires for things that may do
them harm.
We need to be Parents-and not dis
interested parties!
Evening star., 1937-04-24

| W1DE-EYED child knelt before
| " a fireplace in sleepy village in
| ~ Illinois. Page by page she fed
a an old notebook into the flames,
reveling in the brilliant colors it pro-
| duced. The joy was short-lived, how
ever A paternal hand fell on her
shoulder and a lecture folloWed-the
little girl had destroyed invaluable
family records But, unWittingly, small
Alice had laid the foundation for a
new art, Maportran, which her own
daughter was destined to discover
many years later
The daughter, Mrs. Edith Tunnel
OF Yonkers, N. Y, may justly feel
proud of her Maportran exhibit at the
D. A. R. Congress this past week, for
these unique combinations of map,
portrait and family tree are the result
Of many years work. True, the first
Maportran was made less than two
years ago, but its creator has been en-
gagged in genealogical research since
1915.
| The great parchment scrolls, which
have found their way into many mu-
seums as well as private homes, meas
ure II by % inches unframed. They
are done on art paper, which is an
| tlqued to mellow tone and beautifully
hand-colored. They show the country
and county in which the particular
family originated and are embellished
by the family coat of arms.
Some people might be content to
evolve one such work of art as the
| Maportran, but not Edith Tunnel!
A natural outgrowth of Old World
origin, she felt, was the region of New
World settlement, and so we have
Mapsetan, which shows our ancestors
neatly placed by settlements on the
map.
1t is the Mapsetan which especially
| interests the Assembly of TideWater
Virginia Women, for they are spon-
soring study of the period from 1907
to 1919, prior to the Mayflower's ar
rival. Mrs. Tunnel, who has been
assisting with their project for several
months, will address the organization
tonight at the Cavalier Hotel in Vir-
ginia Beach.
There has been much discussion
says Mrs. Tunnel, of what and whom
to include in this portrayal of the
earliest settlements in America.
L scarcely know where to begin in
telling you Of the Mapsetan for Cape
Henry and Jamestown" she con-
tinued. ut will extend as far back
as the Crusades, which opened the
wealth Of the East to Western ELL
rope. and will give a sweeping story
In pictures from that time to the EN-.
barking of the Sarah Constant. thu
Godspeed and the Discovery from
Blackwell Wharf, London. 1t will
show the birth OF America and the
opening Of the royal box at Capt
Henry"
80 MUCH for the what" angie O.
the picture. Next came the tick.
llsh question of whom" The origi.
nator OF Mapsetan enlisted the serv.
Ices OF DR.. H. j. Eckenrode, directo,
OF historical archaeological research TO,
the State OF Virginia, for she wanted
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A REAL mother is a woman who is
filled with tenderness and de-
votion to her children. She gives
herself without stint to them. She
watches over them night and day
during their infancy, but she realizes
that they must grow up and become
men and women and fulfill the des-
TIMES of men and women. When the
time comes for them to go into the
world she does not seek to hamper or
hinder them. Instead she sends them
forth gladly and proudly with her
godspeed ringing in their ears.
The real mother does not try to
stunt her children and keep them
perpetual babies, dependent upon her
Instead. she teaches them to stand
upon their own feet. She develops
them into intelligent men and women
capable Of using their own brains
and Judgment. Her love does not
cause her to make morons of them
Nor does the real mother make her
self an "old woman of the sea" around
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as little Of burden to them as pos
sible and to leave them free to do
their own lifework.
But, unfortunately, there are
large number of mothers who do not
take this big, broad view Of mother
hood. They make Of it a graft. They
enslave their children to them. They
bind their sons and daughters SO
tightly to them with the bonds Of
fllial duty that the poor bewildered
youngsters are afraid to break them
lest they commit mortal sin. These
mothers use any weapon, however
unfair, with which to beat their chill
dren into submission.
With tears, with reproaches, with
Ill health, with rage, with threats
OF dying, they bow the poor wretched
son or daughter, who asserts some
right to his or her own life, into sub
mission. have known families who
have waited for 40 years for mother
to die so that they could do what
they warted to do and have = little
liberty. DOROTHY DIX.
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Manners
of the
Moment
WHEN our dinner hostess comes VI

WHEN our dinner hostess comes up
to us and asks if We want to
wash before we eat, we always Won
der confusedly if our face is terribly
dirty.
We Just can't see this business of
washing, unless we've been hanging
around all day. After ALL she might
ct least have enough confidence in us
to believe that we washed before we
came to her party. And if We had, by
chance, come straight from the Office
we'd have asked for the washbowl
when We took off our coat. The more
we think about it, the more We think
its an insult to suggest that we wash
when we've just come for dinner
Well admit that it isn't usually
done at formal parties. But we have
run into it now and again at informal
ones. And We hope that We shan't run
into it any more. JEAN.
tCopyright, 1879
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group Of characters typical of the
period.
MRS. TUNNEL considers the May
flower Mapsetan one of her best
productions and is especially proud
of the fact that the original has
been Endorsed by the committee at
Plymouth, Mass, and hangs in Pill
grim Hall there. Copies are found
in the Rhode Island Historical Society
at Providence and the Public Library
at Norfolk, Va. Varied examples Of
both Maportran and Mapsetan are
on permanent display with the New
York Genealogical and Biographical
Society and the YonkeB Museum of
Arts and Science. They have hung
also in the Maryland Historical So
ciety in Baltimore.
1t is significant that the Library
Of Congress is displaying a Mapor-
tran and that the National Genealog-
ical Society Of this city is staging a
show Of Mrs. Tunnell's work on Sat-
III udy, Way ~ MIS-. SulNeI ol IIle
society says that only lack of space
prevents its permanent exhibit.
This is the second year that the Map
ortrans have made their appearance
at the D. A. R. Congress and they are
evoking the same enthusiastic COM
ment as before. Some admire one
thing about them, some another-but
all look with approval at the printed
sheet which accompanies each one
and which lists the pertinent historical
facts and the sources of the informa-
ton
Those plain, unassuming pages are
| interesting in more ways than one. Not
the least Of these certainly is the illu-
minating glimpses they give us Of their
author.
1t is characteristic of Edith Tunnel
that she should wish to show the foun-
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in her success. You can't imagine
how much inspiration I get from my
husband and children she said
They are always interested in my
beloved hobby" There are two chill
dren, son and a daughter, both of
whom are college graduates.
Ancestral portrayal is not Mrs Tun-
nells sole penchant, however. Others
are found in art, drama and still
more reading" she affrms laughingly.
She is much in demand by womens
clubs and speaks as often on the
origin and romance of maps as on
genealogical matters.
Mrs. Tunnels speaking engage
ments will take her this Fall to Cali
fornia. There she will visit her
mother, who, long ago, lighted a fire
little dreaming that talented daugh-
ter was to find inspiration in the
ashes.
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without the shackles of discipline and
the acceptance of law and order, has
certainly gone to an incredible ex-
treme when self-expression with lethal
weapons is condoned. Very definitely
here is one place where old-fashioned
methods of strict upbringing should be
put into full force.
In the first place, if guns have to
be kept in the household, the child
should be ignorant of their hiding
place. The weapons should be shown
him, perhaps, in the beginning, and
he should be given such q severe
lecture on the extreme dangers Of
firearms that he would no more think
of picking up revolver than he would
Of embracing an annoyed wildcat.
Cartridge clips and all bullets should
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dations Of her theses. No hit-and-mtss
researcher is she, but a careful, thor
ough workman Because she believes
so firmly in First Things First" she
feels that others should have similar
chance.
Hers is an analytical nature, not
satisfied with simple statements that
conditions are thus and So" but desir-
GUS OF knowing why" And here lies
the real story back of the creation of
Maportran-a fair for analysis and
an artistic temperament.
MRS. TUNNELS mother had al
ways felt so contrite over the
| records lost by her childish misdemea-
nor that she vowed somehow, sometime,
to make amends for it. In 1915 she
| conceived the idea of a genealogical
chart Of her own and her husband s
| families. Mrs. Tunnel was an inter-
| eSted assistant from the very first. But
the way was long and devious. And
the work must be done thoroughly.
She found that it helped clarity the
wearisome details if they were written
and sketched on the old maps AS time
went on, this chance habit became a
set rule of procedure.
The Tunnels left Denver for New
| York State, and Mrs. Tunnel con-
tinued to send back genealogical data
to her mother. Then, as the months
and years rolled by, she began to see
vast possibilities in the pictorial
method of presenting family history
The rest of the story We know.
Those possibilities are still revealing
themselves and other sectional Map
ortrans and Mapsetans will follow
that Of Tidewater Virginia. These
will illustrate the founding of Mary.
land and the establishment of the
township of Ruxbury in Massachusetts
Mrs. Tunnel says that her family.
| announcement has heen croot f,o+o,