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RE you familiar with the outstanding figures In the history of the human race? How large Is your knowledge of the <&tstanding facts of present-day dviliza- - Here’s an opportunity to test yourself on these questions. Following Is a questionnaire presented to one hundred students representing four college years in a

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large American university. About one-third of the number were third or fourth year students. There were seven foreigners In the group. The test was given toward the end of the college year, with; the work of the secund semester nearing completion. . I*™ might well have been assumed that the college study In English, history, mathematics, the a languages and the sciences, should have refreshed the memory in regard to many of the lending points In the questionnaire.” says the originator of the test writing In a special feducatlotmi number of the New Republic. discflused neither the identity of the writer nor fur' reasons which can only be guessed at, the • name of the university.

& . THE QUESTIONNAIRE r » PART I Tell why the following men and women were great. Give their nationality-and. if possible, give the century tn which they lived. Mention at least whether they are living or dead

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"A distorted sense of values prompted the reply that the marcelle wave la one of the most Important inventions. ” the writer coo Inued. 'The girl who made this assertion explained that the marcelle wave is a great aid to a woman'* seauty, and that without beauty a woman cannot retain her power over man. Another young woman Mooclated Luxor only with a beautify Ing cream. “Napoleon thought nothing of sacrificing tOOOuOOO lirn to advance his own interests, yet the question concerning him brought a record jf JOO per cent as against only two correct answers with regard to Jenner. In s group of 100 , students, the story of Jenner’s noble devo»d adtaaertfles in one of the greatest

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"There were sixty questions in the list originally given." he continues. “The highest grade. 98 per cent, was made by a student rs Slavic descent, twenty-two years old. The second rank. 97 per cent, was made by a more mature Russian. The highest grade made by a native American was SB per cent; the lowest 10 per cent. . “It may be asked what Is the purpose of such a. questionnaire. Do the answers indicate with any degree of certainty the trend of thought of the modern college student, or Justify our drawing any definite conclusions? First, the results seem to emphasize the current belief that a

Examples of Incorrect Answers A Greek mathematician; a philosopher In she ISth ceptury ((me etu<!<mt only mentioned having read Plato’s Republic.) To the majority Pericles was a Greek philosopher. a law maker, or an American scientist. An English writer (IS answers); "A Greek.” <n. Two named him as an “Italian painter." living In the Hth or ISth century. Several named him as an American writer* He was usually called a “great fighter." a “great general.” and "the French Emperor who died for France." Named a number of tlmee as a great writer, an American scientist,' a doctor. A painter, a musician, a writer, and the “inventor of the law of gravitation.” A "German commander.” a “religious mgn." a general A Greek eculptor (1); one etudent ventured the information that he "died a few yoara ago.” “The one who pasteurised milk” (several); a ehemlst. a physicist, a pastor in a ehurch. A Roman; the Queen of Italy; the Queen of Sheba; the Queen of India; a princess; an Egyptian princess; Anthony’s friend; elster of Julius Caesar; a famous vamp; a bad woman. Lived variously in the 15th. l«th. ITth. and following centuries. To some he Is still alive. He was “the inventor of the Nobel prise.” He was also placed as an American orator, an American poet, and a famous American philosopher. A French painter IS had heard the name but could not remember. To some he was an author; to another the one who made the first steamboat. He ■was also named as an American lnv«ptor. A French doctor; a novelist. An “ancient scientist”; a French general: a Jewish king; the Inventor of the airplane. One wrote that he must have invented the wireless but she was not sure whether he lived tn the l<th or ITth century. Os the #! giving incorrect answers, all believed him dead. A German musician (many); a Greek philosopher. 4S called him an American writer; 15 called him dead and one wrote "he has just died.” One knows him as the author of “Candida." He was of four nationalities. Italian, Roman, Greek. Persian. He was a navigator, an astronomer. a writer, a philosopher, and lived before Christ To many he was an American “noted for his theories.” Ono student wrote that he was an "Impious man who told us that we descended from monkeys.” He was named frequently as a philosopher, a soologist and a botanist An English author; an American statesman; the inventor of the steamboat An American historian (10). A churchman; a dead politician: a preacher: the founder of the English Church; a botanist (Luther Burbank). A German musician; a German philosopher; a composer; a rich German Industrial man. All those who gave incorrect answers believed him still alive. Many had heard th* name but could not remember who he was. One answered "a Hebrew dancer” (probably had in mind Salome). A "religious man”; aa artist; a cynic; an atheist

tragedies of modem civilization was entirely unknown to all but two. Temporal power, personal ambition, and a domineering intellect seem to make an appeal a hundred fold more emphatic than that of the most devoted ministry. "There are. of course, many students who have a keen Insight Into the value of their college years, and perhaps a realization of their responsibility. But it would seem that very many look upon the campus as a great playground with an annex reaching into the surrounding towns. To have a good time* is the ambition of this group, and the ’good* may often be written with a question mark. Perhaps ... we are caught in a post-war whirl, from which we shall presently

PART II j t Pe- C*nt Correct Various Answers . Answers

29. Name several Russian writers 0 50. Who wrote the Inferno? . S 51. Who wrote Paradise Lost? 97 3S. Who were the French writers who largely contributed to the French Revolution?... 5 SS. Name five Italian painters < 54. Give the names of several famous sculptors < 55. Name a book written by Thomae Carlyle... 10 SO. What can you tell about Cervantes? 18 St. Who was Bismarck? Is he dead or living?.... IS 58. Name the five great men who you think contributed most to our civilisation 59. Which great man do you admire most? Tell why 40. Locate accurately the following famous architectures: (a) The Parthenon... 85 (b) The Pantheon.... 80 (c) The Eiffel Tower. 50 (d) The Alhambra.... SO (e) The Vatican 80 41. Locate the Yosemite.. 54 4S. Locate Madagascar... 81 48.’ Locate the Luxor..... St 44. Have you ever £eard of the Barbison School? What can you say of It? 1 45. Which human race is the most populous?... 81 48- What state has the largest population to the square mile? 1 4T. What recent Inventions do you consider the most useful to mankind? 48. What is a mausoleum? Can you locate a famous marble mausoleum in India? ? 49. Who applied the elements of Plane Geometry the first time JOO B. C >7 50. How much money doos France owe America? Should she pay her debt?

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majority of young people go ,to- college today foi a diploma. ... The memorizing of facti seems* important insofar as it brings abont thli end. They are as quickly forgotten, and leave n< lasting impressiort. In the modern college lift there is no time for meditation; no time foi assimilation or digestion. Students hurry to theii classes aad hurry away; the car facilitates theii departure. An hour of Jaz. a movie, or a whirl to the next town assists in eradicating any im pression which may have been received in th*, classroom.” How many of these questions can you answer* Any good dictionary ought to provide most the answers against which you can check you, replies.

40 were unable to name any Russian writ** The only Russian writer named was Tolstoj (28 times), False answers were Nietzsche Conrad. Balzac, Maupassant. 90 "did not know." False answers were Bernard Shaw, Bossuet. 82 had never “had any French literature.* Others thought that Dumas (Pere et Fils), Victor Hugo, Kipling. Montaigne, had contributed. All others gave groups of various nationalities One of the groupings given Included Titian Rembrandt, Corot. Angelo, Millet. 81 did not know any. 5 Lorado Taft 4. Rodin; 1, Pascal; 1. Pericles; 1, Praxiteles Most of the students had heard of T, C.. bui could not name a book. 1 gave him as as American novelist. 7 called him "still allvg* 1 had heard him lecture a year ago “at th« Woman’s Club.” <2 knew that he was a Spaniard. 1 called hin the "Father'of Don Quixote." 1 named bin aa the discoverer of America. IS had never heard of him. 1 answered "a aor of doughnut.” « 100 per cent named Lincoln; 99, /Shakespeare 84. Washington; 58 Napoleon; J 2, Roosevelt 15. Edison: 8, Bell; 8. Marconi; 22. Foch; 18 Pershing; 22, Franklin. Other answers wert Cons, Columbus. Wilson. Caesar, Alexander Jefferson, King Tut. 48 gavs Lincoln because he was so devotes to hie country. Washington, because he saves America from England. Edison, not because he Invented ths electric light, but because h« can "do without sleep." Placed variously in France, In Faria, in Jem salem. On Sheridan Road and Wilson Avenue, Chicago (a movie theatre); in Italy, in Athens, ta Washington. In Versailles, la Italy, in Eiffel (Germany). The. majority placed It in Greece; some Ir Park. Florence. Italy. Versailles. Colorado, North Carolina, and In vtrloni other states. One (an American) had never heard of the Yosemite. In Spain, in Persia, in Asia Minor. <5 “did not know." In Greece, tn Constantinople: one young woman answered "Luxor Is a cosmetic powder cream, and rouge.” 94 had not heard of this school. The others thought It must be a school for boys in England. 15 gave the “American racs." The remalndet (18) gave “Anglo-Saxon.” ”5 thought it was New York. Others named Texas and Washington. The automobile, the caterpillar, radio, radium. Insulin, and the "Marcelle Waves.” Moot of the students did not know the meaning of the word. The majority named Pythagoras. Many "«d not know.” 99 did not know the amount. One thought “a million or so." All except 1 agreed that France should pay her debt. 1 thought (very generously) that America should cancel it.

emerge to more normal standards.” Incidentally, there are those who believe that the man who gave the test, and examined the replies, failed, when he wrote his conclusions, to take into account the possibility that many of the students took the questionnaire not in the jseriouu spirit in which it was submitted to them, but rather with a certain degree of levity and with their tongues in their cheeks. Furthermore, it was probably a volunteer test, and students, knowing that their academic life or death would be unaffected by what they wrote, were dented the benefit of that psychological pressure which often serves to Inspire them to their best effort in • rgkjgqfoiar nation

ENJOY MANY COMFORTS ON CAMPING TRIP Bz? illl z 4 & '^Hl, ~: _ ___ si - "••• '- -■ ' \ K ,' : The Morning Toilet in “Tin Can Camp.”

The question, •'What shall we eat. and what shall we wear, on our camping trip?” is answered in a bulletin Issued by the touring bureau of lhe Chicago Motor club. “The motor camper who subsists on a diet of canned, powdered and dehydrated foods, is not aware of the latest developments in camping.” says this bulletin. “The camper has cereal, grape fruit, toast and coffee for breakfast at home, why not have the same breakfast while hitting the gypsy trail? The cream for breakfast comes out of the refrigerator basket, the butter comes from this same basket, or from the tonneau or runningboard ice box. As for toast, nothing is easier to prepare when the camper is equipped with a . collapsible camp stove. “Campers now go equipped not only with ice chests, but with kitchen cabinets as well. The portable kitchen cabinets contain a score of compartments where salt, pepper, mustard.

STRAIGHT SHIELD IS ALWAYS BEST Allows Light to Travel in Straight Line and Gives True Vision. The strictly vertical windshield is best and safest. That is the opinion expressed by Dr. Edwin H. Silver, president of the Columbia Optical company, and member of the motor vision commission of the American Optometric association. “The laws of refraction and the laws of reflection should govern the construction of a windshield,” Doctor Silver says. “Good vision, the ability to translate what is seen and the ability to act quickly are the three most vital factors in automobile driving. Optics of Windshield. “The optics of the windshield play an important pan In the vision of the motorist. The surfaces of the glass must be parallel to each other and the thickness the same throughout, as otherwise you will get multiple Images of an approaching object, especially a light. "For this reason the windshield should be in a strictly vertical position. or at the utmost the slant should not be greater than 10 degrees. A greater giant than this causes the driver to see through an increased thickness of glass which, while small, serves to increase the internal reflections and to emphasise every defect or variation from parallelism of the surfaces of the glass. “The prismatic effect binds the light rays, making the gauging of distance uncertain. Light travels in a straight line, which is broken by the slanting windshield and causes an approaching object to appear several feet distant from its actual course. The speed of the automobile makes the split second necessary to correct the effects of the false message to the eye of the most vital importance Ideal Windshield. “The ideal windshield is vertical in position, of the finest and most flawless plate glass and located so as to be about 20 inches from the eyes of the driver. "The adoption of the narrow post on each side of the windshield is also one of the most forward steps taken by the manufacturers in recent years. You can obscure the sun with a penc‘l and see a baseball game through a knot hole. That explains, I think, why the wide post, with its grea'jy increased ’blind spot* Is so n>*7ch more of a menace than the namwer post” Avoid Left Side of Car When Stopping on Road When stopping along the road don’t rit on the left aide of the car to rest. One is likely to lean out of the car to stretch and get struck by objects protruding from trucks and other ears. Most drivers will pass closer to* a car that is stopped. If camping and using the battery for lighting, park the car on a slight downgrade and block the wheels. When you are ready to go crank by allowing the car to coast in gear, thus saving the battery and starter.

AUTOMOBILE FACTS Sound horn three times before backing. • • • There’s now a ear to every five people. which should limit each driver to four pedestrians. • • • Every effort should be made to have nonglaring headlights, if yours are not of this type dim them when approaching another car or a pedestrian H the -.rk.

coffee, tea, spices, and various condiments may be carried. Pots, pans, and kettles may also be ’carried in the portable cabinet. “The matter of proper clothing is as important as proper food. Those who can should wear wool next to the skin at all seasons, for wool is the surest protection from every whim of the elements, and it is not uncomfortable in warm weather. In fact the contrary is true. Silk stockings and cotton underwear have spoiled as many camping trips as uncomfortable beds. A’6o per cent wool garment is the sensible thing to wear in summer. for the wool insulates the skin against intense heat and also against the sudden chill that comes on after the sun has gone down in high altitude camping. .Women should wear knickers Or riding breeches, with oxfords and middies. Men will find khaki breeches, wool shirts, and puttees ideal for the camp and for longdistance driving.”

Tampered Motor Numbers Detected by New Device Ttie police of Philadelphia the other day tested a device which makes it possible to detect whether the manufacturer’s fiumber of a motor has been W-^*—, >■■ Testing for Tampered Number. tampered with —after a chemical has been placed over the number, it I’ heated with an actelyne lamp, another chemical is then placed on It and in a photographic plate the original number can be seen. Oil Hinges and Latches to Prevent Impairment Automobile door hinges and latches are pieces of mechanism that, liks anything else of the kind, require a certain amount of lubrication to prevent rust and the collection of dust and dirt in them. Squeaks are the re suit of nonattention to this detail al intervals. But due to these fitting! being where clothing sometimes rubi against them, It is not desirable tc squirt cylinder oil on them after ths manner of lubricating other parts This would soon ran off, anyway. A good lubricant for these parts is linseed oil with which a small amount ol powdered graphite is mixed. Linseec oil seems to have less of a tendencj to run and spread than cylinder oil and when It collects dust aad dirt, t gummy mixture results which has 81m effect of holding the graphite whert ft is put. Os course, a very small quantity of the gmphited linseed oil >« all that is needed at eseh point | Traffic Is Overcoming the Smaller Cities Now The National Automobile Chambei of Commerce reports that America’! larger cities are handling the traffic problem with ease while traffic congestion is resulting la confusion and accidents on the streets of the smaller cities. The small cities are just beginning to get the traffic problem and are unprepared to handle the situation which is causing an unproportional number of automobile accidents In cities of less than 100,000 population. The National Automobile chambei Is urging civic bodies In smaller citie* to conduct an intensive safety campaign to solve traffic difficulties and to prepare ths citizens for the time when a larger number of automobiles will be In use.

Tt takes two accidents to make a good automobile driver,” according to Chief of Police Miller of San An too to, Texas. • • • It is estimated that only .006 per cent of all sales of standard works on etiquette are made to habitual drivers of five-ton trucks. Speaking of auto death toils, we had always thought the highway to the Styx was the one entirely toll-free route, minus a ferry cfaanra.

A Bit I nr Humorous |« REVENGE "Anything else, sir?” asked the barber of the customer who had been in a great rush. “No. Wait a minute. Is that my wife waiting over there to have her bob trimmed?”.“Yes, sir.” “Give me all you got"—Amerlcao Legion Weekly. Breakage “Why can’t this important law be enforced?" “Because.” answered Senator Glum* “it is broke.” “You mean broken?” “No I don’t. There isn’t any appropriation for its enforcement"— Washington Star. IN A CHOPPY SEA f The boy stood on the swaying deck,. Whence all but him had fled; “This yachting stuff is mighty fine, But home for me!” he said. Interrupted Optimism Investigation will not rest. Strange stories are rehearsed, And while we’re hoping for the heat*. We still must learn the worst. Double Order “If you kiss me just once Hl Bcream,” she said. “You really must be nice.” * I didn’t want to raise a fuss. And so I up and kissed her twice. —Brown Owl. Sooner or Later Mrs. Newlywed (to husband with spade and box of cigars)—Where are you going, dear?” Mr. Newlywed—Oh—er—just going: to get rid of a few weeds, darling! A PEACHBLOW “Must be a •peach* tree from what*» up in it”= “On the same principle, it would bw> • *ool’ tree if you were here," The Caller The sun puta on his shiny coat. Across the skies to roam; Be hopes to call upon the moon. But never finds her home! Heavy Diet “You’re much heavier, aren’t you?” “Yes, the doctor ordered me to take iron.” Taking Them Out “I sent a dollar to a firm that said they would tell you how to take out wrinkles in the face.” “Did they reply?” “Yes; they said to walk right out la the open air every day and the wrln-* kies would go out with me.” Pale, Too Mrs. Gander—The bride is don’t you think? Gander —Yes; and I happen to know that the groom isn’t very flush, either. Striking an Average “Is this a musical comedy?” “Yes,” answered Miss Cayenne. “The music is rather tame.” “t>on’t you care. You’ll be glad the music is tame when you see how wild the comedy is.” —Washington Star. Poor Advice “Great Scott! z What’s the matter? Been in an automobile accident?” “Naw! A fool told me to laugh at my trouble, and I took his advice and went home and laughed at her.” Forgetful Wise — Do you know what day it is? B is 25 years ago today since we became engaged! Absent-Minded Professor — tVhy didn’t you remind me before? It’s high time we got married. —Pathfinder. The Investors “Who invests your money for you?” asked the bond salesman. “The grocer, the garage man, the doctor and the various department stores,” growled the married man.