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WILM. ETTE LIFE June 25, 1926 IIAJBD II'IUDA.T OJt IUCR 'WBIDK by LLOYD ROLLJITBR. IKC· . 1111 Central AYe., WUmette. Ill naueago omce: t N. Klcblnn AYe. TeL State tilt ~····e ·...····.·..···.· WILMETTE LIFE Natio.n al Kindergarten YEAR ago ground was broken on Sheridan road. near the b.oundary between Evanston and Wilmette. for the erec- . tion of a building that was to house that remarkable organization of human activities known as the National Kindergarten and Elementary college. Last February the building was occupied. During the week beginning Friday, June 4, 1926, a notable series of events marked the graduation of the class first to graduate in the new north shore home. In the personalities of its teachers and pupils, in the character of its puhl ications and its exercises~ in the formal pedagogy practised within its walls, this college exemplifies that spirit which John Dewey regards as the ideal mental att.itudc- namely the combination of the playful and the serious. It is an attitude not found normally anyvvhere except in the lower grades oi the grammar schools, public and private . It is seldom found in our colleges and graduate schools. The serious element. however, is in evidence in practically all schools. Students show it hy their antagonism to it. Teachers show it by prematurely aging, hv their artificial attitude when in the class r~>Om or with their students out of th~ class ro.om . Hut seriousness and playfulness mingle on friendly terms. A single glance at the happy and serious face of the president of the college reveals this combination. The seeing of the carnival presented not long ago by the student body and directed by members of the faculty proved not only the existence of this highly desirable spirit hut also its transcendent value. Volumes might he written. in praise of this all-important · combination, this ideal mental attittide: but a realizing sense of its fund~mental worth can best he gained by visiting the college itself, by seeing it in action. As an answer to the uroblem of living it seems to u s most satisfying. · 1 SHORE . LINES . BACK YARD BALLADS The Old Tree Vve got a tree in our back yard, An' Pa he says it is his pard: 'Most every day it talks to him, An' helps him work and figh~ and win ! An' He An' He Pa he says when stars all shine sets out there on a stool of mine lookin' up through all the leave s gets a respite-that's it, I b'lieve I . ····..·. lV~ette 1"' ·trBSCRIPTION PRICE ................ A YBAR B:y Carrier ·····.···.··· , ···.····..·. 2ISe a ···t· All communications must 'Je accompAnied by the name and address ot the writer. Articles tor pubncatlen must reaeb the editor by Wedneaday noon tu Insure appearance 1n current Issue. , Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks nbftuary, notices of entertainments or other at~ fairs where an admittance charge Ia published wHl be charged at regu.lar advertising rates. ' Entered at the poat office at Wilmette, :mnols, man matter of the aecond elaaa, under the act or March a. 187t. u An se ttin' out there in the shade He tells me how the bark is made; How leave s all grow, . an' lots of things, An' tells it s age-jest by its rings, Same as cows docs, by their hornEr horses' teeth, sine~ they wa s born! ~[ v Pa he knows a lot of things Fr.om l~orses teeth to old tree rings! He says that if I st udy hard He'll let the old tree be my pard An' show me how to f1nd my way Out in the woods, hy night or day! Bv looking- at the hark alone l · kin tell whiC'h way is home! Hope I'll grow up soon-Gee \VhizAn' he as smart as my Pa is! - H. A . MILLS. JUNE WEDDINGS Ti ss ue paper, and white ribbon s ~attghty Rower girls and Cross tittle ring-hearers . Dressed in· white satin and plastered hatr. Ten lemonade sets, ten salad sets Five clocks, and one rug. Solemn ministers and weak-voiced brides ..... . ~olemn grooms with stiff-gloved hand s. "There's nothing like a wedding," Savs one. wiping a for'mal tear. . . -F. I.FRI(DA . ' . RILEY'S FAVORITE POEM Poslmilsfrr G('naal Harry Ne-z(· says the fm·oritc rorm of fatiii."S ~flhitroml> Rilry ·was composed bv an unkiWH'II author, mrd read.~: · He'd nothing hut his violin I'd nothing but my song,' But we ,.,.ere wed when skies were blne .And summer days were long-. And when we rested by the hedge The robin s came and told How they had dared to woo and win \\' hen early spring ·w as cold. \\·e sometimes supped on dewb~rrie s Or slept among the hay, .' But oft the farmers wives at eve Catne out to hear us play The rare old tunes-the 'dear old tunes.W.e could not starve for long \Vhde my man had his violin And I my sweet love song-. TI01ellworld ha s aye g-one well with us. c man, since we were oneOur homeless wandering down the Janes· It long ago was done. · ' But those who wait for gold and gear, For houses and for kine Till youth's sweet spring 'grows brown and sere, .~nd love and beauty pit~e. \V1ll never know the jov of heart~ That met without a fear. \Vhen you had hut vour Yiolin And T a song, my dear. Rut Elfrieda. at mo st of the weddings we have attended-in fact at all. with one exception-it was the groom who wa s weak-voiced, and we suspected, weak-kneed . WARMER, "MOSTLY" FAIR, MAYBE, SUNDAY The above inspired headline appeared in the esteemed Chiamerican last Saturday. We arc moved to comment but can find no adequate words with ·which t'o express our feeling s. J do people do on the north shore m the summer months? \:Ve11, for one thing we enjoy the abundance of pure air, radiant sunshine and n~tura] beauty. After the smokv, dusty atr of the city the atmosphere of otir north~rn suburbs is a genuine blessing. There ts aJs.o !no.re rea] .sunl~gl:t north of Chicago than wtthm the ctty ltmtts. .A s for natural beauty. we fortuJiate suburbanites need se~k no farther. Incidentally, it might be satd that the quietness ab.out our North S~ore homes is appreciated on hot summer ntghts. '"~ TH:A- T A North Shore Sumnu?r l' l' Ravinia IGHTEEN dollars for twenty admissions to Ravinia Park. And what can you '1ear and see at Havinia Park? Operatic performances by the brightest grand opera stars in the big metropolitan galaxies. Practically all of the great .o peras by the famous composers of France, r Germany, Italy. Also ·symphony concerts by the unsurpas. ed Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 'l'he Ravinia performances arc given almost at our very doors . ..r\ short ride in clean, \veil-ventilated, and frequently running electric and steam cars brings us quickly · to the very doors .o f Ravinia. Those who care to motor find good roads leading up to spacious parking places. .'\ most pleasant afternoon and evening can be spent at Ravinia. One may go up to the afternoon concert and pass a delightful two or three hours listening to great music from thoroughly competent musicians. Then follow· up the concert with a sat isfying supper, and after it an eveningof grand opera, presented by those who are \\'ithout peers in their fields. North shore residents .are indeed fortunate in the opportunities for pleasure and profit offered to them at Ravinia Park. E TO YOU .4 ~m11bcam clianrc'd 1113' way: It danced and twinklrd 'lt'itlrin :your smile. Dispelled the, shadows a littfr v!hifc, A11d warmed me for a day. A melody reached mv . ear; Tile h-ric wm·cn of ·tcndrr words Rmr.q ·out far swrctrr thmr so11g of birds, And drird a bttn£i1rq tear. ' /he su11 a11d so11g Tzm·c flown: llf \' !ifr is empty tlrat o11cc ~·o u fillrd- Jlopl" cam1ot dir, my lzcart, be stilled! 'lmit. and walk alo11r. -SA~IPSO~. J.n St~mm.er we play golf and tennis, go S\\'tmmmg- m good old Lake l\fichiCYan ride out into the neighboring conntrv ~ve~ the man~· m.o re or less good roads. Sometimes ~-.·e stt .on the screened porch \\'ith our visitt~g fnends and sip iced dr·inks of various kmd s. .-\nd there arc times \\'hen we pick dandelion s out of the lawn. . At fairly regular intervals we spend an afternoon (~r evening at H.avinia listening to .an~ lookmg at .the operatic songbirds or enJoymg a sem1-pop .orchestra concert. Once a week or two we picnic with kindred spirits in the forest preserve-frying a nice thick round steak and boiling a pot of delicious coffee. When at ~ Jo ss for something to do of an evening we take · in a good movie. .\ sum mer on the north shore passes 'luickly and very pleasantly. Thus P'roving that Glencoe 1s Still a Sporty Community On Mav 8, Shore Lines printed excerpts from the Evan"s ton ·Press for the Year 1890, one of which was regarding a Tiddle-de-\Vinks party in Glencoe. The following notice of another such party should therefore appear in this issue of Shore· Lines, for the benefit of posterity. The caption to the 1890 excerpt, "Thus Proving That Glencor \Vas Always a Sporty Community," wouid no douht do very well for this notice, which follows the form of the first: · Paul W. Pretzel (Glencoe) gave a nrogressive Tiddlc-dc- \Xlin ks party and Saturday, June 12. whiC'h was novel and Yerv successful. Guilford \Vindes of Winnrtka was the guest of honor. Mr. Windes was the proud reC'ipient of a lovely bouquet of lollipops. ~ow that we're "knee deep in June" we wonder if it would he too much to expect a day or two of summer? " ' ·, · 'l'HE SLAVE.