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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 24 Oct 1924, p. 9

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Wh.METTE LIFE, FRIDAl:_pc_TOBER 24, 1924 fuERT SPEAKS OF CHILD WORK Kindergarten Ia Important Phaae of Education Binford o£ Hull House, ,ecn:ta ry of the Juvenile Protective assoc iation. ga,-e the students of the :\at io n a I Kindergarten and Elemen~arv l·ollege a very intimate picture of the. t·>unding of Hull House and of the .,ar t which work with little children pl o~ ye d in this enterprise. The fact rhat ~I iss Binford had the opportunity of att ending the first kind.,rgarten dircrted by Elizabeth Harrison, the iound"r and president emeritus of the , 0 Jk :.: l'. made her talk especially inren·- t 111g to the students. ~I i ~ - Binford spoke of the influence ~l i" Harrison has had on the lives oi hun dred s and th9usa.nds of little <hil<h· n. and pointed out that she was a pioll l'l:r in the "back to the child" moH·ment which today is the greatrst fact or not only in education but in .til moYements for social betterment. ··TIIn\' has neYer been a time when pec·pk realized as they do todav that in <til ~ line of social betterment if 1"0\1 are to get results you must begin ll"ith the little child." said Miss Binford. Seaae of Brotherhood "Th l· child comes to kindergarten at th ~ mo ~ t tender and receptive age,' -he continues, "and finds that he is a member of a larger groqp than just the iamily. His adjustment and attitude toward this group determine laq~ely hi s adjustment and attitude toward other groups of which he will later fo rm a part-his community, city, countn· and the world . Tf the child oi tomorrow is to be a bettet· world citizt· n than most of us arc today he rmh t he made to realize that the things th at rna kt- tt s a like are grea tcr than tho'e that make us different, and I k r1011 ni no place where the cltild can hl: more quickly and easily given th" , t· tJ ~ e of brotherhood and a fcel:ng oi ~ympathy and understanding than in the kindergarten." .\!iss Binford spoke of the the early day> in Hull House. stressing the fact that to Miss Addann it was not a matter oi charity-she chose to live do" n on Halstead street just as others choo~ e to live on Sheridan road. She ~ li" J cs~ ic to .k!tow thcr lt\'es and thetr needs. and m order to do this she found that she m~st start with the little child. The kmdcrgarten became the joyous ce!'ter of the Housr, and with the children came the tn?th.ers and gradually the fat~ers , brmgmg their difficulttes for Mtss Addams to straighten out. The older boys and girls followed, Hull House became a great neighborhood center and today it exemplifie~ ·. as does no other placr, the great ~plrlt of brotherhood and understandmg and sympathy. And through Hull House Miss Addams has clearly demonstrated the iact that the answer to t_he question "who i, my neighbor?" ltes not in mattt· r ~ of color, class or cr~>erl, but in the hl·art of the ltttlc child . prcf_errc~ to kno~,. thr laboring people, portrayal of Eskimo lifr, will be shown at the Children's Free Movies in St. Augustine's Parish House Thursday, October 30. The picture is provided through the interest of Dr. and Mrs. B . .M. Conley. 1113 Central avenue: who deliberately destroy or damage property ltelonging to others, it was stated at the police headquarters, even though such action i ~ in celebration of Hallowe'en. Pint Aid for Doc8l Hallowe'en Prankatera Get Warning from Police Children in the village ha \"C started their Hallowe'en activities a bit early this year, according to complaint~ received at police hradquartcrs this week. "Parents should set:; to it that their children do not destroy propcrtr helonging to others and should warn them that if they arc aJ>prehended in the act they will be arrested and the parents made liable to fines," warns Acting Chief Brautigam. "The children can have their fun," he added, "but they should not cause property damage such as occurred in the · instance of an automobile which had to be repainted after some youngsters had applied wax and soap to the body." Police officers will arrest persons Gasoline anci Oils Tires, Tubes, Acceaaoriea Hood, General, Goodyear Three Stores Motor Club Summons I b Membera to Dinner-Dance Si Mayer, president of the North Shore Motor club and his fellow officers have denloped, during the past few years. a spirit of fellowship that is being reflected b~· the members of the club in the zeal with which they are boosting the organization. At the stag party held last month at Mann's Million Dollar Rainbo room, O\'t'r 600 north side business men foregathered. It was the largest and most enjoyable stag party ever held on thr north side. At the last dinner-danec o1·rr four hundred couples dined , daneed and enjoyed the full musical and ,-aurle\'illc show provided by Fred ).fann. On Friday, NO\·embcr 7, another dinncr-dancC' and C'ntertainment will be held In· the :\or th Shore Motor cluh for its memher, and their friends . The club extC'nds a cordial im·itation to all motorists. whether members of the club or not, to he its guests. Tickets may he procured by application to members of t·lle club or to the club itself, 5000 Sheridan road. Frank Harsh. manager oi the dnh, has completed arrangements to entertain more than 500 couples. One of the results of these activities is the unusual intnest the members are taking in the enforcement of motor vehicle laws and other matters concerning public safety. The steady growth of the club is attributed to the untiring efforts of its president, Si ~1ayn, and the other officers and directors, who have served without anY remuneration since its birth four years ago. BRAUN BROTHERS 7Z3 O.k St., Winaetl·· ISIS IZl Mala St., Wilmette 3Z43 Rids- aacl Wilmette A~a., Wilmette Zit a·-"-.-- by full name only/ And be sure your dealer understands. Coke is a general term just as lumber is. There are cokr s that are by-products of gas manufacture. 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