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of Monaco’s Yacht Regains Educational Herit
age—Being Refitted in Massachusetts
ondelle” Now a
Floating University
Mew York, N. Y„ The 340-foot
twin-screw yacht Hirondelle, built
by the late Prince Albert of Mon
aco as a floating home and ocean
ographic laboratory, now regains Its
edudcational heritage by becoming
• floating university. Dr. James
Edwin Lough stated In announcing
the Itinerary and list of courses of
the sixth University World Voyage,
acbedudled to start from New York
.on February 6 under the auspices of
the University Travel Association.
Dr. Lough, for eighteen years a
dean In New York University, was
director of the five previous round
the-world educational trips, now re
turned after four years.
"Our lecture rooms cover the
Whole globs,” Dr. Lough said.
^They’re the most original and
Stimulating in the whole world.” He
then explained that the purpose of
this “floating semester,” which is
to last 140 days, Is to give American
students more Intelligent ideas of
the culture, history and current
events in their own country by
helping them learn a great deal
about the rest of the world. Dr.
Lough also emphasized that the
Slrondelle had been chartered
solely to give students a safe, com
fortable voyage without those dis
tractions experienced on regular
tourist steamers. “The Hirondelle is
no./ an American yacht, manned by
American seamen and flying the
American yacht ensign. This last
will give us the courtesy of every
port.”
The luxurious and seaworthy
yacht is now being refitted at Fall
River, Mass., at a cost of over a
quarter million dollars In order to
accommodate the one hundred
men and women students who will
make the round-the-world educa
tional voyage. Among other costly
alterations, especially designed beds
are being installed which can be
converted in the daytime Into com
fortable lounging chairs. To insure
absolute safety, two motorized life
boats have been added to the ten
already In place.
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The Floating University will go
first to Cuba, then to California by
way of the Panama Canal and
across the Pacific to the Far East,
returning through the Near East
and the Mediterranean. In the
event of widespread war abroad, the
United States Department of State
will be consulted so as to avoid all
danger zones. If such change In the
Itinerary Is necessary, student voy
agers will sail around Africa, stop
ing at Zanzibar, Cape Town and
other ports and back by way of
South America to the United States.
The students will get their educa
tion both on board and during the
various trips inland and at ports
of call. Courses given on the yacht
count toward a degree in most
American colleges and universities.
A required course in Modern Civil
ization, to be given by members of
the faculty and guest speakers in
foreign lands, will be of paramount
importance in linking together
lectures and sightseeing. The 26
elective courses Include in their
broad range such diverse subjects
as International and Economic Pol
icies, Foreign Trade, Navigation
and Journalism.
Dr. Rufus B. von Klelnsmld,
president of the University of
Southern California, is honorary
chancellor of this sixth University
World Voyage. Among the faculty
are Dr. Jesse P. Rowe, head of the
geology department at the Univer
sity of Montana; Dr. Herbert E.
Harris, Professor of English and
Vice-President of Whittier College;
Dr. J. Harold Tarbell, assistant
Professor of Economics at Syracuse
University; and Dr. Oran M. Ra
ber, formerly Professer of Bothany
at the University of Arizona. Each
will give a course in his respective
field.
VIPERS AT SITE
FOR LARGE LENS
Mountain to Enable Sci
ence to Glimpse Into
Far-off Worlds
San Diego, Cal. (UP).—Palomar
Mountain, a rugged, rattlesnake
infested peak more than a mile
high, soon "Will provide science its
most intimate glimpse into the
mysteries of far-off worlds.
The mountain, long considered
by scientists as a nideal spot for
an observators, will house the
world’s largest telescope and will
be equipped with latest type as
tronomical Instruments in all de
partments.
The 200-inch “eye” for the
main telescope now Is being
cooled carefully In a glass factory
at Corning, N. Y., and will be
shipped to the west coast as soon
as finished.
As an Innovation In observato
ries, tl\! Palomar plant is to be
provided with an airfield within
easy reach of the peak and will
be only an hour’s flight from Los
Angeles.
Dr. W. W. Adams, director of
the Mt. Wilson observatory, home
Britain’s “John Bull” In Limelight
■' ■ —,"-1
The flesh and blood embodiment of John Ball is expected to open the
historical debate on Great Britain’s policy toward Italy when the Brit
ish parliament reassembles Oct 22. The speaker will be Prime Minister
Stanley Baldwin, whose calni manner of revealing matters of extreme
gravity has often startled Europe, and whose sturdy figure, smooth
shaven face and bottle-nose are the delight of cartoonists. Premier
Baldwin, shown here in two poses, will defend Britain’s policy, which
may bring war if collective sanctions are imposed on Italy.
1935 Suicides Bid
For New Low Mark
Five Other Important Diseases Making Better Show
ings, This Year Insurance Survey Reveals
New York, N. Y.—With the favor
able mortality experienced during
the year by insured wage-earners of
the country continuing throughout
August, in which the extremely low
death rate of 7.4 f)er 1,000 was estab
lished, many signs indicate that 1935
will close with the lowest death rate
evpr recorded for this class of the
general population. By the end of
the year suicides bid fair to have
the lowest death rate since 1930.
Chronic nephritis has made a spec
tacular mortality record, while five
other Important diseases, all with
new low mortality records attained
in 1934, are making even better
showings so far this year. Mortality
from heart disease and cerebral
hemorrhage has dropped sharply, a
slight decline is shown in cancer fa
talities, while mortality figures for
accidents and automobile deaths
also show a drop.
In giving this resume of health
conditions existing among the wage
earning public, statisticians of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany base their conclusions upon
the mortality experience Of the com
pany’s 17,000,000 industrial policy
holders.
“During the period January to
August,” the statisticians say, “six
of the present world’s latest tel
escopic lens, a 100-inch reflector,
said Palomar Mountain was se
lected as site for the new observ
atory after a careful study of
mountains in all sections of the
country.
The Palomar peak, Adams said,
is the only available mountain
which does not border on either
the ocean or the desert, both of
which offeifr handicaps to astro
nomical study.
of the eight months have registered
lower death rates than for the
same months of 1934, the year which
has the best health record to date.
Furthermore, at the end of August
the cumulative death rate among
the many millions of Industrial
policyholders was lower by nearly 2
per cent, than for the like period of
last year.”
A slightly different condition,
however, prevailed in Canada, where
the insured group, the statisticians
say, while registering a lower actual
death rate than in the United
States, have experienced the con
siderable rise of 7.1 per cent, as
compared with the figure for the
January-August period last yafer.
"The 1935 record for the impor
tant causes of death is of particu
lar interest," the statisticians state.
“Six diseases (typhoid fever, diph
theria, tuberculosis, diarrheal com
plaints, chronic nephritis and puer
peral conditions) which established
new low mortality records in 1934,
are responsible for even fewer
deaths this year to date. The most
impressive record is that for chronic
nephritis whose death rate has de
clined 8.6 per cent this year follow
ing a sizable reduction in 1934. For
some reason, not yet explained, a
decided downward trend in the
chronic nephritis death rate appears
to have set in.
“There are other Instances where
the record is very encouraging, more
particularly, a slight decline in
deaths from cancer, drops of 5.0 per
cent and 4.3 per cent, respectively,
in the rates for cerebral hemorrhage
and heart disease, a good prospect
and the 1935 suicide rate will be the
lowest since 1930, and reduced mor
tality figures for accidents ahd au-'
tomoblle fatalities.”
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New Haven Newspaper
man, Brother of Local
Man, Died at Hospital
Funeral services were held this af
temon In New Haven for William
Parker Weaver, 7S, an old time tele
graph operator far the Associated
Press and a brother of Franklin E.
Weaver, vice-president of the Am
erican Brass Company. Mr. Weaver
died Friday evening at the Grace
Hospital In New Haven of a heart
ailment.
Bom In New Bedford, Mass., Mr.
Weaver became a telegraph operator
when he was 18 years of age. He
worked for the Western Union in
New Bedford and In the early
eighties came to New Haven and
became telegraph operator and cor
respondent for the Associated Press.
He was the one man staff for the
organization In those days, for the
AP had fewer newspapers as clients
in Connecticut than now.
Weaver had a small space in the
Western Union office In Chapel
street for his office. There he re
ceived the news from the wire and
transcribed It on sheets of ‘‘flimsy’’
with a stylus penclal.
He would work all night taking a
President’s message from Washing
ton by the slow hand writing
method.
During the blizzard of 1888, he
made his way through the huge snow
drifts from his home In Howard
avenue to the office In order to take
the "press” for the newspapers.
When he retired from the AP ser
vice about 25 years ago, Weaver
went Into business as a bicycle
dealer but gave that up and at var
ious times up to about 10 years ago,
took assignments as telegraph oper
ator for the Associated Press.
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Daily Statistics'
On Auto Accidents
As of Saturday, October 19th.
1934 1935
Accidents .12,491 11,932
Fatalities . 347 350
Injuries .10,639 10,157
KILLED
Pedestrians. 181 172
Occupants . 161 173
Bicyclists . 5 5
Children . 36 42
Adults . 311 308
INJURED
Pedestrians . 2,481 2,327
Occupants . 7,978 7,651
Bicyclists . 180 179
Children . 1,840 1,627
Adults . 8,496 8,135
Age not stated .. 303 395
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It’s our family’s whiskey, neighbor—and neighbor, it’s your price!
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HERE’S ME AND
HARRY JR. AGAIN
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Here'* • pretty good like,
nest of me and Harry Jr.
together jutt a few yard*
from our front gate.
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That’s Harry Jr. leaning
over me. I’ve been in the
40 odd yean, and /never
laid eye* on a finer distil*
ler than Harry—even if
ho Is my own boy.
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Harry E. Wilken, Sr.
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City folk—Country folk—
Rich folk—all are going
for our family’s whiskey!
Look here, I said to Harry Jr.—folks aye pretty much the same
when' it comes to liking good things. For instance, take us
Wilkens that have been spending our whole lives making whis
key. Our own Family’s Whiskey tastes grander to us than any
other whiskey we ever took a taste of. Well then, it’s more than
likely it’ll taste that much better to other folks, tool And tak
ing it all in all, it appears to have turned out pretty much that
way—considering how excited everybody’s got over the tasti
ness of our Wilken Family Whiskey! jybrtjjUfcjfallun §rt>
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