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- 28 I 30 WILMETTE LiFE (ta·a- ,_ ~......,._..,_...,..., April 1, 1927. ..... ...,....,.~~i411h . -n··· = . . WILMEITE LIFE ISSUED FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK by LLOYD HOLLISTER, INC. 1222 Central Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Chicago office : G N. Michigan Ave. Tel. State 6326 Telephone .................... .... ~ ...·.. Wilmette lt:GU SUDSCRIPTJO N PRICE ..........·... 1!.00 A Yt:Alt All communications must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for publication must reach the editor by Wednesday noon to Insure appearance In current Issue. Resolutions of "Ondolence, cards of thanks, obituary, notices of entert~inments or other affairs where an admittance charge Is published, wlll be charged at regular advertising rates. On Saturday, April 9, Wihnette and Kenilworth citizens will vote at hvo school elections, one for grade school 'officials-a president of the Wilmette scho.ol board and f o u r A Vote of members of the hoard: the Gratitude. other election for high school officials- a president of the high school board and one member of the board. :\.ll the:'e Loan) n1embers work without SHORE LINES . ·)~----- · -·-----·-a-·· MAY-DAY (A Song) May day is a time most fair There are children everywhere , In procession now they pass, Lightly treading tender grass . · On your door a basket swings. By the gate a robin sings . Buttercup and shooting star, Summer breeze felt from afar. Tritium and pheasant's eyes Through the moss look glad surprise. MJy-Day, childhood, happy twain, \\'clcome to our midst again . -SARAH SIL\'ER All parents who are not too old and feeble, or far away will be looked for at our big township high school next Tuesday, April 5, from 3 p. m. to ·9 p. m. or later. We don't know Parent's whet~~r those older people Day who haYe no children in high school now will be welcomed. Probably not. But there are enough parents of present New Trier hoys and girls to fill the high school. While the high school pupils are having a holiday the parents, under the direction of high school officials, including teachers, wilf put themselves in . the place .of their children and go the ronnel. of the regular classes. And when they have covered the eight periods of daily school life they will know their children's joys and sorrows tnore vividly than they did before. · That's immensely worth while. \iVhat we need is knowledge .of our children. We may love them too much, hut can we know them too welt? We suggest that our children on some near day put themselves in our places. They too would learn something ahout us. They might work in the kitchen awhile, play bridge, visit the club, hang a round the office, play golf, etc., etc. Horseback riding, known among the elite as equestrianism, continues to be one of the favorite forms of outdoor exercise and atnusement. \Ve say "c.on. " 1 tmues. 1ecause. accor d'tng Horseback to ancient montltnents, man Riding bestrode the horse in the dimmest prehistoric period; and everyone knows that he's followed the practice ever since. When. one considers the fact that man is a biped and the horse a fourlegger, it inust be admitted that the way the two animals have become accommodated to another is little short of an1azmg. The vulgar ride in cars. The alreadyll!~ntioned elite ride horseback. We say this, even though we ourselves have only once or at the most twice dared to emulate tnedieval chivalry. But the horse seemed s,o foreign to our style of life that we thereafter stuck to pedestrianism. We are, however, envious of the horseman who gallops gayly down the road, rising and falling in harmony with the movements of his steed. When we galloped, in our brief equestrian career, we went up and came down at the wrong moments. The mere tnention of a five mile equestrian path in the forest preserve almost persuades us to take one more try at horseback riding. How we would surprise the vulgar set! pay. They give their services. And an.y man or woman who has ever held a publtr position of thi s sort knows the cost of this g-ift. The gift often costs actual rash money. lt always costs ti111e and energy. 1t cost s the sufferings that con1e fr.om prejudiced attacks and partisan envy and ho sti)ity. It costs, not infrequently, los s of health. Let ·us then show our appreciation to these men and women by doing the least we can do-g,o ing to the polls on April Y and giving them a big vote of gratitude. Next Tuesday, April 5, the annual to,Yn meeting and election will be held. The to\:n meeting will open in Winnetka Comt11u111ty House at 2 p. 111. 'fhe elec' tion will occur at various ·r ownsh'ip indicated polling places in" Election Glencoe, Winnetka. T(enil\\'orth and \Vilmette from 7 to 5. The ,officer~ to he elected arc one :-;chool trustee and one constable to fi 11 nrday, ~\pril 9, the l-ligh School Board election will also be held on April 5. On Satnnt'ay, .\pril 9, the High Schol Board election \\'ill take place, and on April 19 the \.\.ilmett e and Kenilworth village election~. v\ ilmette expects even· voter t o do hi s and her duty. ·++++++++++++ "Ems," My Dear Dear ~I i<jiiC- Recently heiore m y vVn. ~I ~·r·n: l,JF£ arrived one of the girls phoned all(1 sat'd : "I t ' s in SHOR 1 \ LTNF.S and he wrote 'You're so Puny' m·r r it." For a girl in a printing estahlishmrnt. 1 sa ,. she doesn't know her ens. I nciclentally, yo u shOl;ld be pun-ished tor that onr, Mique. Howen·r. nm\· that I'm in this con-game, h er e goes: In the ama t e ur plav at \ \' innctka la st week \vhen the heavY ]over COOed to the sto uti sh h croinc"Ikarest,· \'Ou're the biggest thing in my lif e"thl'r l' wast;'t a murmur. ~l ore later, :..Iiquc, but as to ":-:,pringing' : any poctry-ho hum, ha ha, me t o0. -HAIL FELLOW. \VrL:-.I ETTE. ++++++++++++' HAS SUGGESTED AS At\ :\PPHOPIUATE SYMPHONIC ACC01IPANI~1 EXT TO THE CU RR ENT \\'IL~fETT E POL ITT CAL DISCORD THIS 1..:':\PARDO~:\BLE :\TROClTY: "TALES OF HOFF~! AN I~ :\ FLAT." SOMEO~E ++++++++++++' Musta Been the Ump Mique. He found a nice quiet spot and then spread newspapers so that the sweet young thing would not soil the lovely, lacy, organdie frock. The weather having been previously discuar..ed, a moment's silence ensued, during which the 1. y. t. removed her dainty picture hat and patted her hair and nose, etc. P"resently, standing with handkerchief mopping hi.s high forehead, "How do you like this diamond, dear?" And she-was interrupted by a low distant voice which said, "Play Ball-I-l-l." · -DIANA, THE H UNTRESS. The junior police idea is a good one. In iact '"·e know of no other way of c~cquaint ing the boys with the problems of citizenship that is anywhere near a s practical as the junior police Junior way. · The teaching of . citizenPolice ship in schools includes tn.ore subject matter, but we doubt \vhether it appeals so directly to the youthful mind or forms citizenship habits so quickly and surely as the junior police pla:n. \iVhen a boy acts as a junior policeman, usually regulati~g traffic under the directi.o n of an adult \Policeman, he cotnes into first-hand contact with the real work of a traffic cop. When the youthful policeman waves his hand something really happens. Cars stop and people tnove. He actually does something. He finds out for himself that there are persons who obey signals promptly and other persons who take their own time to act. The boy gets a valuable lesson in social psychology, all the more valuable because he does not get it ,out or a book but out of life itself. The junior police idea might profitably be extended. The boys need to know the trials and triumphs of the street sweeper, of the village official (who attends regular weekly n1eetings of ·some board), of the tnothe'r who gets three meals every day for a large family. The boys, and girls too, learn most by actually doing things under the supervision ,of older persons. ++++++++++++· How Startling The pinkish Chi-American is again first with the worst and, withal, most astounding information that J urlge Samuel Harrison of Evanston "last August celebrated his first golden weclding anni. versary. " ++++++++++++· Re-discovering Florida Dt:-ar ;\liqu (·-'J'h(·r e are mort- orangt·H and 1·rang-f' gTO\'t·H down hl·rE> than thert· arl' peoplt> to )lick tht·m and t·at th(')n . Having· a great time pit-king lt:-mon!' from gnt}.)t·fruit trl·(·:-; and orang· t·~ and grapefruit from Jf' Jl10ll t l'l 't'H. -MARGY IN FLORIDA. ++++++++++++· Adam "Scotty" Scott, erstwhile potential candidate for president of the Village of Winnetka. has since determined to lend his peculiar talents to the office of marshal and collector, should he be the choice of the electorate in that mid-township hamlet. (The joh pays $550 per annum, and, what makes it so grand, they ain't nothin' to do 'cep'n collect on the first and fifteenth). ++++-..+++++++· Mique-"1 am .endinc two clippings in case one gets lost in the mail. -JOHN OF PRINCETON. Dear John you're splendid ..scoop" material at hand and much obliged. Read well and learn that you were scooped by just one week. ++++++++++++· What do we think of the · current ~political situation, llt:'rt', there and everywhere? Bet~li.a Charley Root pitches the opening game against Alexander. Don't forgt>t your spring poetry ! ;· I -MIQUE .