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18 WILMETTE LIPS ~ ;,.;..... November 27, 1925 ~( :::: _·~...:--~-.... - = WI· L METTE LIFE 188tJED JI'BIDA.Y OP EACH WEEK Community Dances by 1222 Central Ave., Wllmette, Ill. Telt"p···e .......................... Wilmette By Carrier SUDS<.~ BIPTION LLOYD DOLLISTBR. INC. E 1920 ..............··......... 2Ge a moat· PRICE ..···.·.·...·2.00 A YEAR All communications must ')e accompanied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for publication must reach ,the editor by Wednesday noon to insure appearance tn current issue. Resolutions of condolence, cards oC thanks, obituary, notices of entertainments or other affairs where an admittance charge is published, will be charged at regular advertising rates. Enter·ed at the post office at Wilmette, Illinois, as mail matter of the second class, und e r the act ot March 3, 1879. A Real Danger I N a recent issue of the Saturday Evening Post is a cartoon headed, "Design for a University." It sho s in the foreground a colossal football stadiun1. an equally large baseball dian1ond, the latest in tennis courts, and in the background a splendid gymnasium. O.ff to one side are stuck two insignificant shacks labeled .~'library" and "tnath., lit., medic." Apparently the tretnendous popular interest in college football, as evidenced by the big crowds at the games and the big sums spent on stadiutns, has been noticed not only by the cartoonist but also by many others. It looks to thetn as if the seats of learning 'vere soon to become athletic fields and gyn1s. Certainly the tnoney is flo,ving in rivers into the sports treasury. The president of Dartmouth is alanned. The colleges are in danger of neglecting the cultivation of n1ind for the cultivation of n1uscles. What's happening and \vhat's to be done about it? The public, financially powerful, is undoubtedly rlcmanding- exciting football gatnes. The public. in general, is not so genuinely interested in college education as in grid battles. College authorities n1ust be on their guard against the effects. of this terrifically po,verful interest. They should see that the dream of the cartoonist is being realized. in Illinois to outlaw the pubhc da~ce hall, an effort that is bound .t~ ~eet wtt.h but indifferent s'u ccess. Prohibt~ton of thts fonn of recreation is sure to sbmulate the determination to indulge in it and in far too tnanv cases the public dance hall offers the only. opportunity for dancing to roung people who seek the amusement \Vtth. e~actly the same purpose that _others e~k tt tn the exclusive circles in whtch the pnvate dance is quite the natural thing. . It is the natural and to-be-expected thtng that young .people gath:r t?geth.er for social intercourse. The tnsttnct ts no .less strong- in those whose homes are enttrely unsuited to entertainment, whose 'vhole social life tnust be found in place . cond~c~ed for profit un~es s there is some provtston made by the community to .mee~ the need . Comn1unity dances are provtded tn some of our n1ore advanced to\vns and villages and they are a most important part of the civic life of the people who frequent them. Recognition of the desire of youth for wholesotne pleasure and a detern1i!lation to satisfy it in a decent wa.y .constitute the surest preventive for the evtl t~at. follo~s the necessity to circunlvent restncttons latd upon normal and hannles s forms of re~r~a tion. And in this, as in matters pertatntng to physical health, prevention is infinitely better than cure. FFORT is being made in many towns _-:--~- -- ~-4 ~ Sttore LllleS GIVING THANKS Tltanl~fu l, am 1Tizankful for joy. Thmtkful for giving, For loving, and living. Thmtkful for friends. Whom God ever sends; ,·l11d than.kful for ~~ou, ·cond friends and true. IV/zc·n ~:ou're ttcarb}' 0 thankful am I. Tlumkful am !-For tire blue sky; For !iWIJhi11c and railf, IIi!/, 7·alle}', a11d plaiu. Tlzmtk[ul for II omc, lf' hrrc-;·cr I rnam. Thankful all dn~'. In 7t·ork or play. Aud wltr11 uiqltt is ni,qlz , Still thankful am I. AMY-ARYI.IT ( \Vant me for a sister, Pollyanna?) \\'an t us for a ltttlc brother. Amy? \\~e In· thought o urself a pessimist, ht.tt upon counttng ::, our blessings at this appropnate season we . fit. · that we, also, are thankful for a tlltmher of th111 1!~ \Ve are thankful to he aliYe: thankful that th 1 column i n't as long a . Dirk Littlr's LitH' T~· p<· · thankful that we're sti ll a hachclor an.rl hkrl\' tn remain so; oh, we\:e many, many thtn~s to 111 thankful for. No Christmas Delivery O d.elivery .of n:ail on Christmas Day thts year. Tht s fact should be taken into account by all Chri. tmas givers. It means that cards and packages rnust he mailed earlier than usual in order to arrive on Decetnber 24 or before. lVIany have already begun their . hop They \vill not he caught in last ping. tnotnent jams. They ""ill he able t? participate happily in the ~f crry Chnstmas celebration. The\' witl not hirr a taxidriver to deliver their gifts on Christma . Eve. \Vise people! We're sure that if nobodY hurried up the average man and woman. ~f there \Vere no one to urge folks to "shop now and early!" most Christtnas gifts would he n1ailcd on the 24th. But let's all make our list s this \veekend, start our Christtnas shopping at our neighborhood stores no later than next week, and \vrapping our parcels securely and addressing them plainly, sleep soundly the night before Christmas. If anyone thinks that these \vho serve on our various village boards enjoy whatever fan1e they get and \vhatever influence they \vield, such a person should rub the dust o.ff his specs and make another· and keener inspection. Our office-holders get nothing but work and knocks. Appreciation of their efforts is rare. If virtue is its own reward, that's all our office-holders get. If you don't believe it, get yoursci f elected to a position on some public board. · Who advertises most frequently, most loudy, and most successfully? The baby! More ·than any other human being, whether it's Wrigley, Ivory Soap, or the Prince of Wales, the ordinary, everyday baby calls attention to himself and his wants. He never gives up advertising, never despairs of attracting notice to himself. While awake, he's constantly advertising. N 0' Vol. T THE WILMETTE KNIFE (I Air Laws I T had to con1e. It was only a question of how soon air traffic would have to be regulated. Several north shore to\vns have laid restrictions upon the activities of aviators in the interest of te~ra finna people and property. Hereafter birdtnen will be careful not to indulge in dangerous stunts over suburban houses and residents. They tnust see to it that no articles are dropped. Monkey '\·renches, and the like, tnust not be atlo,ved to fall · out of the plane or dirigible. The air vehicle itself must be kept UP IN THE AIR 2,000 feet or tnore. What especially engages our curiosity is the means that \vill be used to enforce these air laws. If an aviator violates one of these regulations, how will he be apprehended? How 'vill the police catch him? Will the air cops be provided with ~peedy little motor planes \Vith which to overtake the offender? But even then arrest will be highly impracticable. Perhaps ali aircraft '"ill hear easily read license numbers easily read from a distance. Why worry? We're going to buy a nice little dirigible 'vhen the price gets down to the $5 a week level. Then we'll learn. At:ain our attt·ntion h called tn a -..tr()l.l;..!' a" putrid odor emanating irom the local ~)~bee 1:,' partment. One(' a~a111 \Y<' \:·<_Lnt _to du t~;e : '· <'ntire a!!rernwnt wtth the cnta· ot th_c \\ tlnH \ force . It i-..n't a lllOll"l' we ~mel! tt mu -.. t 11 nothing le<:.:-- than a verY pung<'nt chee~c! Some week:-. ago \\"l' not iced an art tclr ~n tocaltH.'\\"-..paper statim!' that Patrolman Joe ~tge ~' bad hC'<:n suspended hy the chid of n_olt~·e to· cowardice in the f arc of duty. 1t was mt 111.1 at~_·{ that Patrolman Big-elow was to fare tlw Vtlla gt hoard. and \vould probahly he dropped from tht department. The charg-es wt're that he. had fl<' 1 when another officer engag-ed in a shootmg- a ffra ' with thieve s. Nothing seems to ha\'e happened. Officer lligelo' sti ll struts about sporting hi . . shiny star. ~ 0 long ago our esteemed contemporary, the \\ ~r . :-.tETTE LrFJ<:, puhli sh~d a pic~ure which sh?wed - ~1;n in the act of arrcstmg a fatr speeder. \ es. \\ ~t 1 out a, douht he's very brave about that sor t of thm g \\' e imag inc he terrorizes more women than any othc member of the force; but we pay him to. protec our home s from burglars- not to pray on m~wc~r: speeders. \V c demand action by the board 1~1 t 11 disgraceful matter. And if we don't get tt witl he reluctantly forced to conclude that Offiet Bigelow "has something" on some memhcr of tlt administration. Now let's have action! t' :',l' But, Lord Jim, We Were Spoofing, Don't You Know! omes a letter from Lord Jim claiming th cigar which we so rashly offered last wc~k a~ ;1 reward to the person who guessed our tdcnttt . To this claim we can only make reply that, t\ ' our way of thinking, the words of Tom :Marshal uttered many years ago, still hold true toda~ Oh yes! We welcome you as a contrib, and an) otl;ers who may feel similarly afflicted. . But Wt wish to state right here that the assertiOn that we are married JS, to say the least, a gross exaggeration. As King Oscar said to the kippered herring. "So ar din gamla man." -THE SLAVE.