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26 WILMET T E L I.F .E J\lne 4, 1926 WILMETTE LIFE ISSUED FRIDAY OP BA.CB WEEK A · By-Product Rtfo-;l' is a11 editorial articlr written bv .1. ~r ..HcCiintrm. director of tile Better School~ lca.gue, on the subject. ·'A Ry-Ptoduct of a }.[ odcrn School." .Hr. JfcClinton is a north shorr riti:::tn. residi11g at ;- 31 f:ltTt'ntlz strrrt, TVi/mcftc. ~ by . LI.OYD HOLLISTER, INC. 1222 Central Ave .· Wllmette. 1IJ r.tucago office: 6 : N. Michigan Ave. Tel. State SUI Telepbelle ..··.····.·.·.··· . ···...·· Wilmette 182C' SUBSCR.IPTION PRICE ·.···.·.··.. · 2.00 A. YEA.R By Carrier ....·..··.·.·.····.......·. ~e a ·oath . All communications must '..>e accompanied by the name and address ot the wrlter. Articles tor publlcatlen must reach the edltor by W~neaday noon tv insure appearance ln current issue. "FE\i\' people realiz<' lH>\\. importaqt a factor are our public schools in . the prosperity and gro\\'th . of a communitypurely a commercial Yie\\'point. We mea~ ure the products of our schools in terms of cultural and educational value. their spiritual influence. their part in developing better citizenship. their \YOrk · in eqnippingour "out h to meet the pro hle 111 s of 1if c . Thes.e primary products arc of first im portance and it i:-; a \-'.:holcsome condition that theY are ~o stressed . . Tlowever. \\'t' Clften u\·~rlook the fact that a commtmity without an effectiYe school system maY i>t· not on1y lacking in th'e se e~scntial el<.. :ments hut likely to he equally a . far behind in material prosperity. " \Vhcn the time comes for a famih· t() change its residence. a 1oca t ion accessible to an efficient ~chool is of first concern. This is true in intra- as \\'ell as inter-citY mo,·ement :·. HealtY Yalues are a ff ret ed h~ proximity to the class room . .:\ good ~cho;,l " ·ill surround itself \\·ith a solid population <·f industrious families, families whose \\'ants must he supplied. wh o bni1d up church membership~. patronize shops and ~tore~. gi1-e their patronage to the professions. and thus till the anerie:-- (J( trade \\'ith the blood <,f lmsincs ~. Sore lffieS Th<.:re ought to ],(' a Ia w against letting columt t conductcrs go away for " ·eck-cnd trips , especiall~· when they ar<.: foolish enough to take 165 milt jaunts in a luxuriou s enclosed motor vehicle like our · Hell-buggy. Well, anyway, v;e c<;tn alway!-declare a contrihntci-s' \\'c('k. Consider it <lt>clar('d! . ~r Resolutions ot condolence, cards of thanks, obituary, notices ot entertainments or other affairs where an admittance charge Is publlahed, will be charged at regular advert~slng rates. Entered at the post omce at Wilmette, :nlnots, mail matter of the second clus, under the act or March 3. 1879. 1.1:1 DISCONTENT Th.- s u11 has In for[IO fftu. In shi11r. . ~ HILLS I llt"i'tr la<·L·d your plai11s! }'our .IJCIItft· <·al/c_\'S, } ·(lltr drV'il'S\' C01t11ir\' .lanrs . I nd f'lt'arilrd a!Try.~. lh r lJirrls rare Hr t siH.O, 'f'lrt· ,,·i11d is chill. gra).' is the s~·y, I sit and slli<'L'r a11d must sigh Cruel ;1/ay )'()'/1 ha7'C brokrn · }'011r tr)·st ·u.:itlt sprinf'. -" SAMP~ON . ' ' hills !-the trail Tlrat scorns the hollO'i.C'. r up tlzr ragged ,~;hale ll'hrrr /t~(' will foTlMC'. 'i('l111f 111\' ·r. ;,MR. MAN" {'fl. M'CI' 'U.Y>Oded O'eSf .·/ 11d 111f>SS\' h01ddrr ll'1'tlz stroH.t/ thigh. lrrw;·inu t'htst. .·l11d S'il'ill{l ing s lz n u !der. .\'o Itt mr hold 111\' 7C'Q'\' fly Hnthin!7 halted, ·' ('uti/. at rlvsc of da"· I stand. exalted. · You ca 11 mr a sturdy Oak Becau se I've liven these year~. nut, sir, J'm a darn sick hloke And tH·cd the pruning shear s. l',·c man\· hranchc. that arc dead Rut you sre only live ones. \Vith ;~11 tiH' whisk " rs on my head T "'i"'h that you " ·c, uld ~; hare -;o mr . ~._·;t\'lltl·~ ., ,. ... I . . n I 1i.tlh hills of dream ncar hilfs that kiiO'Z.l' 111ef AJtd thm, how fa.ir t~·ifl sum The la11ds l·rlow 11tr. n11 rt11 m,· 1,o(h· 111.\' Hut \\'In- 1 ll.a \'en't. di ed I" h<' ra us ~ qp, my todd~·. :\ri:-c~ up my "irlr. You think Nature will cure m e. T know that ,. ou'r c all wrong. l i it ,,Tren't fnr sur g'ry 1 ·uuld \~en· k< ·cp right ~don~? .. Ho7.(' pure . at -;·csprr-timc, The .far bells rhil!lillrl! (;nd. nh·t· Hie' hills to 'climb .·/1ui strfii[Jth for dilllhi11 . ;1 .' --:\ wn rt· n Gn n .R::-. t :t Fr(·ll· \ 'n"l' c·f ()ur lb. n. Appkt Pil & C(l. ) Skokie Va lle.v Line J l -~E .~._next ~atu,rda_,._. ,,·i.ll ~<.·t..· t.hl' ()1),('1: lllf...:' ol the 11<.'\\' :---k(Jktc \ a]]e,- lmc. 'I h1~ 1 ,,·ill llll'an raJ id increa:-.<.' in the.: pr·pnlation (,fall the tran:r~cd t('rriton· and in nn n'l',. l (Ill g t i1l1l' of a II t h c t c r r it (., n · h l't 'n T n t h·l' :--:.. 1\: . L . a rH I t he 1 a k c·. 'I' hi~ I~ 111 g :-; t rip o f land Sl'n:ral milC'~ wide and extending fr(Jm Chicagu almu~t tl· \\'aukcgan " ·ill. in . a gcnt'ra t i()n ur t \\'(!, he a t remcnclou~ metrol'(.ditan area. " ·ith n()t onh· north ancl ~<>nth tran:--p()rtation linl'~ hut aL;o ea~t and " ·es t. :\"(Jrth :-;hurl' ritizl'll~ ha\T their part in gre;.tt. de,·elopment. '!'he iuturc ,,·iH largely 1><: what \H' <·i the pre~('nt make it. 1t mu~t h<: a health,· gnl\\'th, nut a rapid ~pindling gro\\'th ,,·it-h 111:tn.' impurtant clcllH'nt:-:. IH.'glt·t'tl'cJ . For cxanlJ>le. it mu~t tH1t l>e ftlr<,.ottcn :-that thi~ nn,· lin<: ,,·ill llltild up a :-:.eric~ uf towns along its ruutl' that \\'ill prevent the pre sent north ~hure coJnmunities {rom extending their houndrie:-- \\'est \\·a rd. :\11 the lin1it s ha \'C 1i nally he en determincd- sc>nt h. north. ea~t. 1\· c~t. Therefore it i~ necc~ sary that n·ery piece of property that ran now he acquired f()r park purpose~ ~ho:1ld be acquired at once. l\Iean\\'hile the yalky routl· ,,·ill prohahlY c t1 t do \\ ·n t h c r nn n i n g t i me he t 1\' l' e n (' h [cago and }.Iih,·;tukee matl.'·rially. perhap~ bringing it nt'arcr to one hunr than ha~ hitherto seemed po~~il>le. 'l'lll.' ro~t of the trip \\'ill also he rc<~nced. \Ye predict that one uf the most popular . ummer excursion tour ~ \\'ill he Chicago to l\1 ilwa ukee via the Skokie \·aile,· Runte. thi~ "The l~<.'ttcr ~dH>ul ~ kagnc lalb attl'nt iun to thi~ ph~~e of school infltH. ' lH. ·c. an int1ucnre that aids in lntilcling up tlw hu~i ~ ne~~ \\Tliarc of a cli:-.trict a~ \Yell a~ lc~tding in the mC'ntal and ethical dcvelop11H'11t of its y<·ttth. .\ ~ uhstantial. . ., jghtly ;tnd ,n·llcqnipped :--rhuol pla11t. mannl'd l>y a tc;tching iurrc <·f pvr:--()nalit~· and pu\\'lT. "ith ;ukq'nat(' i:triliti<:~ i"r ...;t\1(1: ;tn d pia.'. i-. a ~Olll'lT ltj J'r<.·:- tige. :1 \\(trthy :t-.-.<.'t l(t t.·it.\. di~tril·t (H. countn t<J\\'11. ~nrh a -.chor'~ atlllll~pllcrc mal...:(' -.· i1,r -..taJ ,il it.'· atrd -.()lidit~' in thl' pr()pert_:. ~lliTIHllldi11g· --. itH'rl·a~ in g land ,.;tlu(· :-; tllruugh ib intlu<'nrc u11 th(' charact('r ()i the m·ig·hl)(Jrhl·od and o11 th\.' \'<)lumc <·i trade . - H. C S Add Problems of the Precocious Adolescent " h·td fl c,crlH·r ,.,;1-. 0111 ~ ~~ ... clwol fr·r :\\·o rl:t\·, hn·au -. t· tlH· Tlllf "l' thrttt~h1 he lt :td tm.';t .. l( .. . ·\1 1 hv did \\':t:- -.h:t \' (· 1t ·l · c I( I ' t' ~ .. ~ .. ., In Commemoration of the Unlcnown Hero ll'hl 11 .i j' riii . ' J t't·IJJ, ' .i f> ud· 'tl'ifll tri/'l'illt/ sttf. .·i utf dttis, ·.\ /'cllllt til,· .f/, ·/d .r: in _r~o{rl. "\\·c haYc the tl'--tillHJll\. <·i ;t llll'llHT ral linet llll:mher ,,. ]\l) ha...,· ~aiel that aml)itiott~ citizl'll~ \\·ill g'(· \\'hl'rl' ('durat iun lll:t\· lw had f(tr their children. 'l'hl' :--a mc p<·int i:-. <:lllpha:-;izcd in thl· st(Jry ()f an()tlwr p r o 111 i n c n t .\ tlll' r i r a n " ·h <> t c l b ( ' f h i :-father·~ ka,·ing tht· ],a~-k~\ · oud~ oi thL· ( )zark ~l()nntain~ heran~c there were :l\·ailahlc hut thn·t· · month~ ui ~rhool. ·~ly father packed PUr belonging·~ in a ron·rcd wagon.· he relate~. 'and ,,. l'lll l<· a 11<.' \\. ~tate - and 1\T tlW\Td out uf a three month< school intu a nine lll(·lJth:-.' <'Ill'. \\·itl! a free hig·h school.' "Thi~ ka<l~ n:-- t(J \\·o1Hkr ho\\' cle~irallle are nc.·\\· resident:-- to a comnnmit y who are not ~ u fii c ien t 1y in t c r c ~ t c d in t h c ch iId r c n to inquire reg-arding ~chou! ach· antage~ i>ciorc e~tahlishing- a lH'\\' hom<.'. lt has lltl'tl said. '\\'c can judge oi a civilizati()ll a~ \H·ll a~ an indiYidual 1>_:.· thl' \\'ay childlw()d l'1 rea t eel.' "Thi~ i~ a Yie,,· (>i a 1>; -pr<Hlurt ui our :-.chools. a i()rm ()f public sen·ice to the cum llltlllity that ~hould imprl'~ s re~icknb \\'h<J haYc Jl , J occasion to ntiliz<.' thC' sc hools a~ \\·ell as non-rc~iclent property o\\·ncrs, both <·f " ·hum sometimes feel that the,· ha,·e taxation without proportion at c ben;f1 ts. . furl i,'// ,' 11 !lie' ·' "'.\' i.r sllrul!'rl l·fu,· fl'ith doudf,·.,·s fi. 11hfs of rninl > o~,· hu,·: ·; ht'r,· sh<rll 1·,· ,,·rotf·(d in thut 1/ltl,·t ntrfi,Jut 'f'ht' 5lfl ·c , , , { 1 · (,· r il l (If I'll· ' ~~·Ito sfumhNiJI!t Sill,lfS. lt"hi/, · his t" ullll sf'irit. still ttlllllt · ~·rd and f'i'tnu:' .\hcrll l· c . /tnrlli' lt/'<·'~trd 011 1./lf>St' 1111.\c'r'll 7i'iii[JS (I i I hI' J: I t'l' 11 o l .\ ' iy fJI . .\lt·ntill!l shall fau . l/lt. n111l oft th, · l'ltrth !·, · .nlrrrl. . lud !>fossoJ IS r,·d fi/,,, · sf'riny lill lc ' [>ln(,' : S1·11 .r1 folio<,' SOIJ.fl into thr· dt'rf>. ( )i'1 ' r rr sunJ III tT's < ~·u rnl!IJ and ,,,inft·r's SJ/1'7·': /1ut ht' shall r!'st in f'a{,· and quiet slt'l'/' Fill tt·arlt'SS du<~·n l·J'I'al>s nn that starlit shnrr . lnrl ~.-r· shall mat him tl1t'rt . rr TOE--In thr 'i. l'Cfl of Ill_\' h~ ·(rrt !herr's n f'nof so drcf'. lr'itltin it my hidden hope firs, '!'lit rl7't'S of siftncr thrir 1uatrh rormd 1 't krl't . .·/nd .1/lturd it from mortal r_ws. Hut you. illY bt·lo:·t'd. shafl m,·al<t'll SOI!lr!imc. .lnd .oa::;e 'tl'lierc ntlrcr C.\'CS srarch i11 <'alii, To find in its dt·f'tlis a. ··isioll suf>limc. }'o ursdf tht tr,·usltrr 1 /'ra.\' In [JOin. - - I.HTU: \\ .\':\. \\' ell. that \\·ill bav c to he that for thi!' wc..:k. \\'e promise not tn go week-ending again-not l>dort the Fourth of luh· anvwav. . . · . - T II B SLAY E.