22 WILMETTE LIFE No,·cmber 13, 1925 ~ WILMETTE LIFE I~SUED j FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK by LI.o·yn HOL"i...ISTER, INC. 1222 Central Ave., 'Wilmette, Ill. 1920 'l'("lt·Jthonc.- ......... : . .......··....·. Wilmette ~llii~( ' IUP'I'IO~ Dy Cnrrf("r l"RICE . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.00 A YEAR ...............·........· . 25c n mont Ia All communications must ')c accompanied by the nanH' an1l addrc·ss of the writer. Articles for publication Rhou ld r 0n<.' h the eclitor hy Wednesda}' noon to in!"ure ap )warance in current issue. Resolutions of contlol!'n<.'e, car1ls of thanl<s, poetn·, notices of cntcrtainm'6:fl~s; or otJH~l' affairs Wh<·r(' an acltnittnnce charg-e Will be mad<' nr n collf'ction taken, will be charged at reg-ul:1r adv-ertising- rate"'. ohituat·~·. Ent<' rNl at the JWSt ofllce at \ Vllmettc, Illinots, ns mail rnnttC'r of tlH' second class, uncl<'r the act of ::\! :1 rc-h 3, 1 ~7!1. - l r:-t fil a a through ~traigh.ta\\·ay ront c from Y.\·anstnn northward through ~lrncoe. ;, rom in g into c xi s ten c <:>. Yon · may 1·1 o t sec the " ·o rk of cxcayating and paYing actually going on, hn t plan~ fm· at lc;t st part (,f the road h aYc been completl·d and ar<:> no\\· rea(h· for <::.uhmittal to the rountv h n a r d . w h. ich i t o pay f n r ~~ 1a r g e p a ,: t of the \YOrk. l<1ndcmn ;ttirnJ of 't 1:-trg-e portion of the prnp<:rt _,. in\'(> h·ed 1s in T ll F thn~ugh h igh\Yay. giving- Truck High-zo.ay 1>I'O.~TC'S~. 1'hi" ne\\' high\,·a_\·. " llich may ll(' call d Gre n nay road. " ·ill l>c ()i i\\o - fuld ad' ·a 11 t a ~- e . It \\' i 11 t 't k C' t h v 1 ruck s o If passenger traffic str('d'-. Tt "·ill ptoYiOt' for trucks a direct and adt quat ely pa\·('(t road . t h u s ~ p c < ·d i 11 .!...:· · 1111 ~-l · 11 \ T: t 1 d c 1i '·(T ~ · '-t'l'Yll't'. Th<: rct'l'llt "g-et 1r~~·l·thcr" tli l\!1rth ~hnrf' n·pn':--l'n tati,·e. t(, hear rep()rt-. of progress 1111 thi~ important l'l'tlit·ct " ·ill h:t-.trn it t'< >lllplction. their . children are s uhnlitted the uttnost in · open n11'nd to,vards n1atters efficiencY. Tl11s . educational distingui s he s the progresstve fron1 the unprog~e sive village. \\'h e re there i the conviction that '"h~t w~s . good enough for the older gene r atton 1 · g?od enough for the children, there can hr. no 1tn proYen1ent in schools, no . advance to,vards a 1nore eHcctive spending of the 12 yea~s required for the completion of the publtc sell< >Ol cottr!"e. The ronr . c of 1 · rtnrc~ spon. orccl hy. a north shore board of eclnca t ion in " . h lr h nH.'I1 pr01nincnt 111 the educ~ti?nal \Yorld " ·i 11 speak of matter . pert a 111.111g t n t hr ~chooling of children i:-. a . plenchd mvan~. qf hrino·ino· to tlw Y<>ttth of the communlt_\· t i1 < ,..,~ ~~h·an tag·,~· that are to hl' -.ern red thr()ttg-h acn·1~ting the resn~L of ~ar<:>f~1l .., t t 1< h · a 11 d t b r, r () tt g h l' x pen me 11 tat 1(, n 111 tt.:achin~r method~. Tt i-; a \vay ()f ~ifting the <>,l'nli~l from the non-c~-;cntial. of eli , cu\·l'rint,. the rl'1atiYc yaltw of the tll'\Ycr and t hl' ~ldcr "'" · tl'lll!--, and of pr<:>venting· the ap1' 1i cation o.f unt ri c<l and m L on n d prin d p lc s in the 1nana(Y'emcnt of the school-;. ;:-. n f gT c a t L' r i 111 p < , r t a t H T to t 1 t h i n rr i s 1e p a r L' n t :-today · than t h c · r d 11 c a t i n ~ 1 o i t h c chil dren who \\'ill he the parl'nt ol tolllorl'<l\\ . . Thc character not on1.'· ui the hom~·~ !Jut ,,f -t he communitics of the future \Vlll 1H.' dC'tl'rmincd hY _the qualit_,. uf the men and the \\·on1c11 (;f the cla:·. Tn g·i,·t..· to thl' iuturr a citi;:enn· 11i cdttcat('d lll('tl and \\'(IIJH. n. :t pe()pk ( ·,i culture a11<~ re!'illl' ~:H~nt. a -.. ·, \T 11 a o f 11 c cc -.. -.. a r y t c c h 111 ca 1 t r a 111 111 !...:. i 1 1 r t h <: \\ n r k t h a t t h e Y \\' i 11 lin (1 t n cl o i a ll·"-: tc,· than " ·hich no~H· l>cttcr can he de,- i ·:l·d~ Thl' comnHtnitic-. (>f LlH' ~~·rth Shill"\' r.i T.al-::l' :\fichigan aH' nnu · ualJ_,. :lli\ ,. tt, thi' 1 ruth. 1\ . a consequence the chi1rln·n " ·l1o :tn· -..tal'ted in their C'<ltH,ttinnal carver in 111lr public ·· rltonls an: particular]: fortunate. \' < , THIS AND THAT Until We Find a Title CAPRI (A Song) I . In ot11l !i,·s uj' nn tli r l'a.i'. .lf y hoo t is !trl:t .. r7"ll'a_\' .' m\.'t l _\' .' . Inti '·!.a {, ·,·f., ( ·1, 11 ,· I 1 r·~· .w~ ·~.· ·' lt tr ,,.a;·iii,(J fllulll ,'. tlr,· s!.·y ant! t'rtst'tllf mto n l' . ;,,~ ·, ·. II!\' ,,·itlr rlancin(J f,·ti (11/d I rt '//, 1·,· i.'l. ~.·li· tl" 7·'(/f,··· 1' J/;. ·,', 'f'ft l , 1r. ·:.'· · ·,. i,fu~· !/,·r~'·'· ;/i,· {I' ··if ;.. i i1 '." · 1 . , l/Zt '!I_' .' ·/·, ·.t .' 1 Fi I ,·,'t i n iu ·~ .1'/i ll'· /1 ar,· ·n:i'in.'; 1 'f' ft ,· b,tr //i,l/ lfrt' ,· !1· Crlf"' i'.· ..-!1 ~'1'. f ·. · Jii['j'i111: ,·r,~: , · '(,I /J;fl{j"/ i/! \' :it "j' it'.,· . ' I r.~th n ; 1ri1,: 1 ~~~1'/! ,, 1'/·' / ' (J Of Course, W e M en A re to Blame. as U sua!! T l' l l.t· t lilt. \ 11 \ I I); . II: ( "II . . I '.t ·I <:I ' ·.· I.' It: I ' .. ' ri~l11 itk:t :tnd. tilt· r11 1h· i.J1 ;, .t· 01 ·llt 1 1'" ·1.11 '.\ ... 1J1 t I k i 11 ~ . I Ill . d I . t :I i l i ~ I: (!' I. : " 11 1 l1 · '1 . . · w I · I : 1 H.·1't \ . I :1 \\! ·I IJ:tl \ ' j ] lO 'l,]l>,\~ ' I l d ' ( " l l ] j O' - I' (' ,It· 1 · 111; ! 1· , , i i 11 i 11 ~ i 1· ' 1· r ~ 11: 1 · : · ~. I r ' ' ., ,. \ \ ] 1 1 :·t·-l~tt ', ~·irl . . ~·r \\l·ll'l!l :1 1 :11. · . . 1 .. · ' ! · , IHII,] ·1 ,. t, 1 · 111 ~ , 1.., · . . T II, . t :· ~ ·u 1· 1 ~ 1: ':- · 11 i 11t . : , ·, t IJ; lf IJ \ · \ t l·t·IJI l,' t ·l llj lj · 1 1 1 1 I · - · '. · I · 1 I )I I · \ ·: I\ ' 1 1 " 1I · ~TTE young c tn kl·cp Yt>1111g·. and tl1c ..l nlder can kl·t·p ns young- a.;; possih1r. h y t a k i 11 g s u i t a h 1 1d 1\ · ..., i c a 1 ex e r r i . l' . -:\f odrrn 1iYint:·. l>~·itig most h· indt)Or :t nd :--cdcntary. ncglt ·ct-. h<,dil.'· lwalth. Children. 111o~t of them. arc carried to anrl from · :'chool. 1\fen and ,,·nn1l'll no lnng<:>r \\·alk. except from rll(llll t11 room. Cluh life for hoth m<:>n and \\·n nwn demand s little mnscle. n1ovement . Sen·ant<; do the \vork. Tll fares the· land where fat accun1nlates. Ho\\· can thi ~ gr<:>at and growing need, for exerci:--e of .the trunk muscle s e<;pecia11 y. he supplied? Out of door p1ay and \vork :u·c impracticable in our thickly populated north shore . uhurh s. Cotnparatively fe\v can engagr in golf and tenni .. There are r<.:'latiYch· few ti·ees to he cut OO\vn, and . till f<:\\:cr human heing . who arc able to s\\'mg an axe. 0trr physical culture mu st he artificial. lt mn:--t he administrred inside sotne gymna~ittnl. :\To. t of it tnust he remedial. f:ro\\'11 up : and children if they are to have e ,·e n moderate h · so und bodies. nntst take ad\'antage of t11C' opportunity offered them in sufficient quantity to usc their n1uscle . in carefully and -;kilfu11y planned gytnnastic work and play . \\'hy not join ()ne or more of the tnany classt ~ no\\' doing- work in (I Ur church. cluh. and comt.nunity g-yms? <· K eep l"ounfif! - - - --------- : " k n 1 1· ·; : · . \ I 1!11 111.! l1 L: i r : , : 1r 1 1 1 1-- · 1 11 : 11 1 ~ 1· d · w · \··r- 1 · I] 11 , \\l·t·ld . . 1l1J I ' ll l<·L 1 ·· ii ;" tit· · : :·~~::1.' i1·t l:,·p1 .1111·\\ :h.tt :Itt' ~:id :.1.t :q·i ·r ... l . \!11 ':.: , .. i 11 tl1i ... illt ·. r. tit,· k 1: ~1 ~~i ··). I, ·Jl i~~·· ( ~ )'I ; l ! (' ' \' ( l ~~ \\ < ' ' r! 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"'l'Jll<:r j.._ not ()l a na t u r c t o a 1a r m p :t,n·n t ~ n i y < , tfn g c11 i 1d r c n . hut it is a ,,·arning tn 1nnt her~ to ta~-::l' nnt' 1 ,j e\·ery departure frotn nnrmal health on the part nf their mall -..on · and daughter-;. \ sore' throat, a flu . hcd fare. a failure of appetite ~huulcl 11\)t hr di,mi~--cd "ith the a~snrancc that "it i~ n()thing- hut a L'( dd." l~:n,:rv evidence of ailn1ent ~honld he reg·a rdcd as po sibly serious and so t rca ted. There are two obligations that con...,cicnt ions parents of yo ung c hildr en 1nust ~l.s :-- nm<:>. They nut. t take e\·cry prerant10n to protect the h ealth and w<:>ll-b ing of their <nYn children, and they n1u t exerci. e cYery ca re to prevent the infection of o t he,· s. It is not o nl Y an offense against th( individual child to se nd hin1 to school \\·h<:>n he cotnp1ain of tC'eling ill, I) Ut is an inju s tice to all the other children in the cla ss roon1. It should he regarded a s a serious failure of consideration for the public good if a child tnu t be sent hotne frotn school bY the teacher \vho discovers ~ymptotn~ of ruine ss \\·hich· the tnother has failed to note. Epidetnics are terrible things. even of tho~e di. eases "·hich \Ye have been wont to distniss lightly as "children's diseases." That n1any children have died of these affections is e.vidence of the falsity of the estitnatc that has been placed upon them. The only safe course is to consider that every case of departure from the normal tnay be the beginning of a serious disorder and to take such steps as will protect both the child and the con1munity. :tr·· -.u· "~l't·d 1 -~~rt .t 1 · ·:· ~~ : (' lo1 !t-._: t· -111!.:'. It \\'(' \\t ' ft' 1lo ;t\,;( j"l:· ,,: ( 1· " 1 · 'd :11, t · t· t· , ·1 11 i c 11 1 1 1 ' ·' t 1 11 r c 1 :, i 1 1 ..: · 1 \ \llll l.tll \\ 11() ~11ltJ) t "- ]lt'('jtllit '· t iJ t· ·!'.. ( h ;o \l.tl' ',it "'. '"' · " 1 I I' jll'l'i t ·tlt\' \\.I' t\l ' t'j!J..r]1~ I'IH]J;';ll '.' !10 111.1 \\ ' 1t I jd:J_\·l'd .·ant.t Clau . tn a r_c· rt.tt11 cn-erl QtH'C'!l-:;J illl ,'1)1 ' ... 1J1tlkt·d (·; trh :tn d col it!. \\d .... ]. . j 'ht .,,, \\l' . 'ot otl 11\11' lilt · ,]! t· did1·1 .1 t' ·1·1' lw h:td (llJt· ·r .t l d o~; · w · :·~· ... IJl(lkv cht :q· 1.:,-!itr ··l ... .1" 11 WHY BE SO MODEST , SARAH? l)v :tr T 1~. l· . One<" up011 a timv. T -.vnt ~~·lt .- -; \arit·tiv- nt titk-. ior your ,·,.Jul\111. \'cot! did 11tol :11 t't'jtl '1.tl·\ · ;1 otw. an·d 111\' it..T1inl(s \\l't'l· ... hurt. T'\l' 11\'t'l. :-. ul k j ll,l! l' \ n c; j 11 rt.·. f t t hI· d \1 p 1 II I " n j L:T t' \ 111:1 t · ll'r fc,n! Howe\ cr --u1kin~ ; tl.ltl\' j .... t hnt·-.nm·· joJ,. '" l' dvrid1·d tn :q·prtl:tch "Thi-. :tnrl TI_J;tt_" i r 11111 , ~ t h v r rl i r v c t : 1 111 .. ~ \\ ·; 1t 1 · h i or 111 ' 't nl t . 1· j) r, ~ . \H \I£ :-:.II \TIC IT SERVED HIM RIGHT! \\' e read rt·C"l'll th· of a conductor fli : ~ 11 h11tJ11>r ro htnll l \\·!10 in at~ effort to kid hi-. n·adn-. anII Ottn rcd that he ,,·a :-. a candidate for -. h~·ritt . H v meant it for a joke hut· th e puhli r to11k him "t· · riou-.h· and up and elected him . .\n<i it ~e n-ed him right. 1 fl' -.\wuld kl\ c kno\\·n hettn than t o try to put joke,..; in hi.., hum or tn lumn. lt i-. a dan ge rous hu-;ine-. . ; ! 'TENSION JOE BIGELOW! "Death fo r Hohher..,! Demand of ~ln cha nt s' ' hl'adline..; our paper. ( p and at'cm. Joe . :\nd if ,-o u can't s top this crmw wa\l' unaided · rail on · king Bigelo\\', that big :-.teel-n tuscled Irish . woli hound that lh· s OYer at -your house and rlain1-- to he the only clog in town that can lick you. Thi:-. crime " ' tH' must STOP! Come on Joe! WHAT'S WRONG IN THIS PICTURE? ~I. (champions of C. S.) ALMOST-2. X orthwestern (l' ndcrdog of the Big Ten )-3. No. Clementine, your all wrong, it rained too hard to play cn~n a \Vorld's Scrie" baseball game last ~aturday . -T. R. C. l·. of