Show Jo I Seattle Boy Named Winner of Edison Sc Successor C Cutest Con test Wilbur B. B Huston 1 s Selected Select Select- i t. t e ed From Group 49 of 1 49 Y Youths Youth Contestants Work r Five Hours Over Questions io I B By JU JULIUS s. s F FRANDSEN A United Pr Press Pre i Staff Sta Correspondent WEST OR ORANGE N. N N J. Jj Aug Aug 2 Wi Wilbur bur B. B Huston HUlton 16 16 son on of f a a Seattle tte Wash Wh E Episcopal i c p bishop b p won von today Thomas Thom A A. A Edison's Edion brain r race e which carries curi with it ita ita ita a cl and an expenses n for 0 Jour four years year at the famous M. M T T T. 1 I.- I. M. M Massachusetts i chu- chu etta noted ot d. d te technology in in in- He had achieved ed a a- amark mark of 92 2 Inthe Inthe in inthe the Edison lre a s set t of ques questions lonS' lonS on subjects s of f f ethical and scientific nature many a mature mature mature ma ma- ture and ed educated c ted man man would flunk I Though he he headed a- a a group of ot I nine forty lads lad selected a as' as the brightest boys U throughout th the country and d went ent through th the brain test est with colors flying c young Huston took his honors modestly and disappeared Into th the I seclusion chislon p ho home spon ori r the theaward e er award ar r. r FOUR to Fo Four r other th r lads iad un were y gln gl n iu runn n of scholarships The These e boys boyc were Cli Charles Chants rles H H West Redding Red ding ding Conn Ivan A. Pitts- Pitts bu burs burg rg Pa Jam James s Seth Sr ta Fe e. e N N. M M. and E Bernard rna d SturgIs Butler Ind md Forty nine Forty nine boys worked for five h hours urs uy over r the th questions Y They found the examination not only w was was' s a test of or k knowledge but but also tiso of ideals and the ability to reason Th The candidates t s were were ere unanimous in ad admitting the examination was was' was was' cult rind anti Jn r ith fhi ti tIIt it f wis over ocr v r tl they ey were o oar r arguing ul i with th one rii another over the the answers to some ome ot of the queries One of the questions ns which came in for tor considerable discussion die dis w was ws' s' s When d do Y you U consider d r a 3 lie permissible Most of ot the thebo's boys bos said they answered lt p per per- r- r to He lie wh when n the truth would do o more more harm arm th than n good QUESTIONS o s V VARIED RIED Other questions of ot a a. turo ture were q Who Invented the cotton gin What did James James' w Watt tt do dp Who ri t Treasure IsI Island Who Vho was w s J Lind What Is a a. meteor What Is Is' the underlying principle II t Internal combustion io e engine gl e What la Is the tho junction function of the antenna antenna an an- tenna tenn In iii radio Which Ine one me of the following would would- you be willing t to sacrifice t for r the C Continued d fon on p page 4 I Seattle Boy Named Winner of Edison Successor C Contest Continued from page 1 sake of or bel being g. g successful successful- happiness comfort reputation pride honor bonor he health mon money y It If you yott had been given I an experiment expert expert- ment to perform and hod be beth been n informed in- in In Informed informed formed it had been dono done su successfully successfully success success- cess fully but you had filed failed ten times time what would ouId yo you do J If lf you OU vero to Inherit In Sn Inthe Inthe the next year what would you oU do with it If It BOmo some somo acquaintance of yo yours run run- un unfairly fairly ac acc accused you of cheating what would yo you do l' l Is the he pr present sent sent- relation of ot capital to labor reasonably fair tair The Judges who worked with Thomas Thomas' A. A Edison Colonel Charles A. A Lindbergh And Henry Ford ord are George Dr Lewis Lewis' Perry and md Dr Dl S. S W V Stratton Practically all this the bo boys had bad difficulty cult culty in answering ring the tollo following question It If there Is Ss a aboy boy at nt your school whom t y you consider to be superior up to you ou in intelligence and ond character please ilease write his name and address down here That was a cat catch h question questIons said Frank r Richmond Jr of Virginia If YO you I put ut yourself fIrst r you ou were wee hon honest but con conceited If you you named mimed another nother boy bOd you ou w were re generous generouS' but probably a li liar r. r rt |