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Huan Tung, boy Emperor of China- took to precedent-busting, favorite sport of democratically inclined monarchs. Huan Tung, aged 18, loves to be called plain " Henry" and his beautiful consort is named Elizabeth. Apparently these names were chosen because of Henry's fondness for Henry VIII of England and Elizabeth's admiration for the English Queen of that name. He is supposed to stay inside the Forbidden City and no outsider is supposed to enter therein to disturb the peace of the "Son of Heaven...
...that in which he pointed out the emphasis placed on character development in American education, as compared with that which the training of intelligence receives abroad. The high pay of athletic coaches, upon which Professor Morize commented unfavorably, is probably another manifestation of the same ideal through participation in sport...
Ballooning is an ancient sport which dates back to 1784, when the hot air bag invented by the Montgolfier brothers made its first man-carrying flight from the gardens of the Tuileries in the presence of Louis XVI of France and of Benjamin Franklin. When Franklin, foremost scientist of the day, was asked what use the balloon was, he cautiously countered: "Of what use is a newborn infant?" And the balloon has indeed been the precursor of many mighty dirigibles. Per se its utility is small. Kite balloons, a variant ol the spherical balloons used for sporting purposes, are useful...
Ballooning is perhaps the one outdoor sport where brains count for everything. The pilots study meteorological conditions round their particular starting point for months. True the wind is the sole driving, force, but its direction and intensity vary from height to height. The: thing is to keep the craft at that altitude where the wind effects are most: favorable. Suppose a balloon im equilibrium at a certain height. The: sun may come out, heat the hydrogen, contained within the gas, cause it to rise too high. The unskilled pilot: may let out gas in too much of a hurry, drop...
Ballooning-a thrilling sport! (P. 28.) George F. Baker-"as usual, .more shares than anyone else." (P. 23.) George V in a setting of scarlet, gold and steel...