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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 23 Jul 1926, p. 11

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July 23, 1920 WILMETTE LIFE ll 'NORMAN RJCHARDS.ON 'Tells About Many Problems Brought Up by the Creation of Leisure in America GIVES RADJO ADDRESS the"Inentire span of h~man industry. the hours of letsure, we are free a~ttv!ttes, Ig~eater p~oductivit~. All these crea~e letsure at a rate httherto unknown m to follow any inclination that is awakened hy the opportunities for rec rcation. Recreation is what we do in <?tt~ .leisure. It sh <;mld consis! of free ·rom the Economy Shop comes the following appeal. "Our customers are asking for bathing suits, suitcases, baby carts, sewing machines, t.y pcwriters, rugs and furniture of atCkinds. ' Don't you want to look in yo'u r attic F ECONOMY SHOP WANTS .--------------------·-----------L Teleplao·e Wilmette SS4'1 , DR FRANK 8 ERWIN · ~peelaltslac Ia tlae treatmeat of your be·t friend· the "DG&' aad Cat" All ealt. reeelve m7 per·o·al atteatloa VETERINARIAN · entered pleasure. tnto hearttly, yteldmg a present Th ere and arc "Tt hegins to look as though in the at last two outstanding reasons why future th e social standin g of the rccreatibn should not be left to chance. typical Amet:ican is to be determined Human labor dehumanized by the innot by his profession or hi s family traduction of scie ntific and mechani cal ron ne rt ion s, hut the manner and the processes creates a rlemand for · place of his summer and winter vaca- specializecl forms of relaxation and rections. Five hundred thousand Ameri- rcat ion. Leisure nerds to he se lected cans go abroad this year. Polite con- with no les s tntelligence than labor. if \·c rsation for the comi ng · social season '"lH.' be st self is to he conserved. But 1 \\·ill have to he interspersed with casu- :, is the cultural po. sjhi litir s of lei sure at references to European expcrirnccs. tl1at are narticularly in need of realizaAnd for the most part, these refer- tion. Vvhile making a living through cnces will contain an unnrccedcntcd tlH· me of forty per ce nt of one's avail wea lth of cultural content." Professor ab le time, energy, anrt talents, a man Xorman E .. Richarcl . on. professor of I if wisrlr guided, ma~· make a sign ifi Teligious education in the Northwest- 1 rant contribution to the cultural values ern university summer school, made of our ch·ilization. ·thi'> statC'me nt rlurinQ' the course of hi s I "The creation of leisure has brought rad:o addr<.'!'<; frnm The Cl1icago Daily the ed ucator face to face "·ith a new Xt'\\'S station \\'~IAQ last week. out- ! responsibility. He cannot escape it. 1inin~ the progress the American peo- I Education for leisure lies inevitably in pk han· made in industrial work and ! the field of recreation. To determine the consequent increase of leisure. Dr. i the aims, materials. methods and orRi ·harrt ~'on said that this new found !!anization of educational recreation is 'leisure must he put to such usc that one of the challenging problems which it \\·ill he of cclurational as well as ' ..;chools of education now face." recreational \'alue ancl ennmeratcrt a few of the methods which are now La\\'renrc Knohrl of 204 \Yoocl heing followed to make leisure hours 1 rnurt lrft r<J. rh· this month to <lri\·e to more cnjo\'abk and at the same time '\'e\Y rim. ~finn ... where he will spend mMr producti,·c. the remainrlcr of the season. ·'CiYilization i.; turning a corner," -o. aid Professor Richardson. "A pro~Irs. Geor!.!ia Fowler Brinkerhoff of j 11 utHI chan~e has taken place. \Ve Pasadena. Cal.. spent a fe\\' clays la st 1 },;1 ,·c \\'Orkccl ~ 0 ktrd a nd to such good w~ek at the lw..me.of her brother. Pau ach·a nt ap·e that the ncccs..;ity of toil is I\\ . Fowler, 92, Ltn<len aYentte. !.!·;a<lually di;apprar.ing. Frochel. with : ~f . \f . cfiff0 n l Older 102o !11.; g-o..;ptl ot play. ts our nc\\' prophet. r . .t<1 · r..... · The ~wod old d;l\·.; when Ptiritan .;enti- I Llmwoo<l awnue. ldt Tl,ntr <;_da~· of last · · ·· ·. ,,·ee k for a t\,·o " ·ee ks tnp through ment reqtnred ;1n anolog\' for letsure 1 · ' ;trl' gone fnn·Y t·r. Tn a ·,fn~·k genera- I the "\ cll owstone. t ion the indu-.trial \\·ork. 'among the !,-==============:.::::::::.:.: mo.;t pro;..?:rcssi,·r nations ha.; dropped · from ten to eiQ'ht hnun. The perrrnUt!..!·r of indu st rial w:tl:!l' earners 1 \\·ho work ti~ht hour..; or le~s per (}a~· kt' inrreasrd. dui·ing· tlH' t\n-ln· Year ·~ irn111 } C)()<) to 1921. fr.om k :'-. than .right p('r rent to m(1rc than fift\· per rent. ! M o r e Tailored S i 1 k .\nd this 1110HI11<'11t has not spe nt .it..,t·li. Fconnmists are talking soherh· Dresses just arrived <,f tlw tim e \\'h('n. \\'ith ~'\'l'n·hor(\· W(lrkinQ· heartih· and to the hc~t oc·smart and summery. cupati()na l ach:antage. the ,~· orld's $14.75 " ·ork \\·ill h<' done on the ha..;is of a fnur -hnur <b,·. TIH· " ·h(llr nation. it :-.ccnH. i.; L!·oin.Q' tq join the lei-.ure class. : "Sun·ly here is a picturc..;que dilem ma~ The man \\'ho usr cl to work from Final summer clearance ~un to sun . t111ahle to find \\'nrk e:-.:throughout the s t o· r e. cept f(lr the part of th e forenoon~ . .\nd \\'hilr he i:' at work. his mu-..rks Beautiful Apparel now :1 rl' tl(lt to hr suhjcctrd to the strain ' .:;o com mon in old - iashioned labor. reduced-$8.75 up. 1 1 1 · · 1 io~r~s~t~o~re~r~o~o~n~l~a~n~d~~s~u~p~p~ly~~t~h~e~ir~~w~a~n~t~s~?~u~~~~~~O~O~O~~R~Id~g~e:~A~v~e:·~;;;;~:~n!m!e!t~te~,;~!!;~ -Evanston stores buy to suit North Shore personality -They save you money on choicest goods. EVANSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MARVELOUS VALUES For ·Good . Things to Eat enjoy the quiet of the ROOKWOOD ROOM tn the Machines Bring Leisure "The arrav of influenres tha-t art' J,rin!..!·ing about this profound chaw~c is formidable. indeed. The <ll·\·elon C9ol and tasty Wash mrn t an(l usc of steam, .p;as and h\'(lro· I electric power has Sl't aside the nel'cl l Frocks for honte - th~ of millions of man power: power-! clriYen 111;1.rhines. that almost reproduce ' kind yoc are seeking. the intrtli,gcnt fouch of the human hand. folcl papers.. count and wci Q'h 1 $3.00 $2.75 $2.50 articles of all kinds. \Hap packages 1 and tie strin~s ahottt them. and rrrorcl 1 Novelty Smocks, $2.50 the human voice with unfailing ac- ' 1 curacv. The decrease in the t;se of alrholic elfin ks and the remm·al of the saloon J1as greatJv increasecl the average producti\'e .pmver of industria 1 and commercial laborers and higher 1 specialization. personnel supen-ision. vocational and educational guidance. with various farms of insurance anrl other kinds of protection have heightened the morale of workers anrl increased their · productive power. Throurrh a markPd imnroYement in g~neral health and hygiene much of 1606 Chicago Ave., near Davis · the vitalitv that used to he consumed in . fightin.g .diseases, now goes into -DOWNTOWN EVANSTON1 1 U BRARY. PlAZA CAP. I ITIERIA Orrington Ave. at Church St. When it's hot and you want a cooler, more attractive place to eat. come to the Library Plaza Cafeteria in beautiful Evanston. Wonderfully good things to eat at popular prices. SlH~elnl for Snturtlu:r: Bak!_d Virginia Yeal Loaf, MoYanais, Hashed :Hrown Potatoes . . .................. ....... ........ 25c Quarter of Fried Spring Chicken, Crt-am Urcwy ..... .t5c Cabaret Steal<, Saute Club Styl e .. . .................. 40c Our Own Old Fashioned Roast Bet:'f Hash .......... 15c K ~.:w Bngland Dinner, as :\lotht:'r mn.kt.>s it ...·..·.... 35c

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