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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 20 Jun 1924, p. 24

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1924 TOWN fiLANN)NG fOR 11JE - NORTH SHeRE To baiter a ~ is oft the work of years of patieat acri6c~ and ~udy; to build a ~ful bUSJncss IS the w«k of a life-time,-yes of many Jives wboK thoughts. dreams a.acl hopes are tied up in its crowth;. to build a village, a town. city, bow few there are who baTC an actuJ * . 0111' duldren may iu sa~ty CDJOY a dip iD old }lichiga.n. ~ ~oe <?f pu:b from the standpota~ of tbeU" increase in property r.alaes IS too well 1mo1m to need colDJDCIIt here. Have yon ever seen the old town ~mmons in ),(assachosetts aboat which ~ I Mally Will Take Caane At N. U. ·························: £ NOW IS THE -. . 'nME . · · · · · · · Gnduate · . i . G part in wbo the physical yet~ how grouped the as a c:omaallluty the many have a plan, part.and wh<? town hall, cente~ their ~ea 1IP01l 1ts palsatma life Have r·- ~*.scatter~ . as tlley pas . ; s bJ. It is you and I widaf~IIDew'ha1tkM.~ bUi1clilllgs of like nature our 1umes a.ac1 ~~opes th.itt give to oar this sect1011 of~~! AochrcoJIIIII1Ulities tbeir atmosphere. cbitecturally buiJdiltcs poaped m s -..;-..._ Danicld Barn- a manner ~ strength ~ grandeur, um, aathOr 9f the far-fame4 CJaica in then· pr~ ~mg ~ :re cago Plu. bas aptly said to his desigMd in reJati<?n to eac ot er. workers,-"'Make no little Would a community ccpter be too have no ~- to stir men's much of a dream for ~towns? The Ah! that is ,-a dream plan witt.o.d day of the civic center may not Y~ public be f and support. can HYCr ~ here but its heart throb and tJu:dl ruch completion, hence the YitaJ nee- IS p~esent what ooce yoa enter lts essity of so far as within as lies, to precmcts. plan for the future generation today, Zoning is also a problem to ban aboot as the risible sign ¥'f in city platmine wbicb in most north oar own belief in and support of doc shore communities hu beat ~orously .GWD tOWII, 110 matter what bdab. attacked and wMI!!Iia m some to y_.-y;;._ An cases. The writer w gratulate 1M approacbct to your town attrat- those who haYe had matter at tin~ Ia there anything wbicb JOII heart in their care ~.fore-thought c:oald do as a citizea to make of the welfare of all, must ever the first impression a happy oie to be displayed wh~n ~with th!s those wfto came to your door. We '!iJost trying subJect.. In all of this baTe maDJ'- · entrances to our noiih cry about apartJDents. )r_bat arc we shore towns, by steam r.ulway, by striring for. We are trymg, perhaps electric "TOad, by our highwaf( and in the wrong way, to provi~e hous~ last but by no means least, the water facilities for those who WISh to live approach, which as the years paq -t.y in this north shore section at a price will bee~ of increasing iiDpon:aace. within their means. May we not ~ Is there aot .gpe impl'onment which sacrificing the mal horne spirit. when ...... ~ ~en,-a bit of plant- a new subdirisKm mighf provide such aa architectural feature. ~ps facilities, possibly in tlie recent addi' piece. of seulpture, an impressin tions to our c:emmaniries. Here the vista, a welcome sign. On one of lots might be smaner. and the houses our New England highw-ays is this modest, yet individal ~o~ attractive, terse sien,-'\\'elcome to ......... .... and every family ~-given the opporDril'C dOw and enjoy our Town; tunity of a real home. We must have Drive fast and enjoy our Jail'. labor and employees must be properly W~ el ~···Po Tbe width of housed, if we are to have happy workpaving 011 our through traffic ways, ing conditions. Long distances inon wbtcb in this section there is an crease the discomfort Qf the laborer, unusual and iiicreasing amount, is al- and increase the WilgCS which be must so a subject woitby of most careful expect. study. There is no question in the Pulic Utilitiii. Public utilities, writer's mind, bat that all of our sewer and water street lighting, gas through traffic sfreets should be wid- and surface are too often ened, as is the · cburc~ ~ools. ~ all of _ the class at Northwestern untverstty, has been disconred by the pc~el department, either han obtunetl 0 itioos, are looking ior t_ bcm, have ITob virtually lined np. or. tf t~cy are not planning for a long Yacauoa, are king arrangements to do graduate :~lt.. \Vbilc a majority of t_he c~ made DO reply tO the questtODnaU'C. ~early mem~rs .se~ aDd ......, Bout F. MUELLER · : · · : , FLOaiST c.tn.w_. ... pea ....... s-et .............. HUBIIA&D WOODS z..... -:n. q-,--pe experts in personae departmt;nt of the university regard this .as an ~~~dicatioo that tbef han obta.tned posations and are no1 worrying. Of those who made mplia. some of the results were as foUows: Planning to do graduate work. 1~; have received 4K6nite offers, .J>; suU looking for an opportunity, 60; have decided upoa what they want to do, 36· have deeMed to enter business. 52. Thirty-tiro students hadn't decided as to what they want to do. . The questionnaire was d1stributed only to liberal arts and commerce students aud of 198 blanks distributed, the largest ntimber of definite answers was to the query as t~ whether the students still we~ Jookmg for an opportunity. ·~ r~!!~·i·i·i·i·i aEAUTIFY YOUR HOllE .,.... ......... ., .. iii·i·i"ii.. ii... iiiiiiii~iiii~~ii~iiiiii~iiii~~' Pbooe EVERGREENS PERENNIALS SHRUBS-TREES M. J. Sulfi... Wmnetb 1549 Winnetka Landscape Co.· =::::.::::::.:..----------':"":": .-SaD ··········· . ············· ·························· ·························· ···········:,!············· FERTILIZER iJLAC:X DIRT. SEEDING LAWNS MANURE -- TRIIOIING GRADING I I :1 Let me lhe ,-.. aa ... tiaate aa ,..... FLOWER BOX PLANTING. It i. aiiO time to ..t c.t JOUI' amauaia. MC.....St. ...... WINN&iltA · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Can you picture the dect of a beautiful bird ~th placed in an appt~e spot iD JOUl" ~l 'l"'le1 are guaraateed apiDd fnat and sun crack. Stop iD at ODC of tJae followiac 4eaJen and see them on clilplay· i : : : i . Gordm BMI~ ~ WJLMETrE ...... NorthS~ ...... 0 I ..,.. NURSERIES SHRuBs :·············..··················..········...····H · : Stl{lfltslioru OJMl octwtll· uliiMiu , - . ....., cltarg1 CHI gonlft~ fisla Iii' ~· Plwu ft~r GH...._, Wil. 2810 * · FRANKEN BROTHERS Specialists in BLACK DIRT FERTiliZER LIME T.. :Bea-.&:L.. . ....... 7 oarl.aWDa Fine Holland Bulbs CRUSHED STONE To Dr.. Up Your O.i¥ewaya Edjnger & Sons E1t"' . . . . The Iris season is at its height now and we cordi&lly invite you to come and see them. Catalogue on request-Phone 241

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