Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 6 Jan 1928, p. 6

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Eugenia· Jones of 1538 Forest avenue, H to who is a sophomore at Lake Forest Speak at Hi,hlaacl Park college, returned to school Monday North shore residents will have the evening after spending the holidays at ·T · privilege of hearing Henry urner home. Miss Jones recently has been Bailey in the Highland Park Woman's elected to the Garrick Dramatic club, club:-, Wednesday afternoon,. January a national organization. ·.~;:;~~~=~~~=~~==:.:...:===..:::!.::.:::=::::__ 11, at 4 o'clock. The DeForest school Ro.und Table presents him in a lecture, 44Working Wonders for Your City." Dr. Bailey is director of the Cleveland School of Art and the John Huntington Polytechnic Institute. He is President of the Cleveland Society of Artists and of the Court of Honor of We Will Clean and Press Boy Scouts of Cleveland, chairman of One .Boy's Garment Per Boy the Lincoln Memorial commission, and a member of societies of architects, (Under 12 yeata of ll(Je) writers, sculptors and of educational organizations. · His literary work includes over twenty books and editorship of the School Arts magazine for sixteen years. The Am1 Arouml the Boy;' is one of his interesting stories. Dr. Bailey is conceded to be the "Wonder Man" in the knowledge of Fine Arts. His lectures are dazzling with scintillating bits of philosophy, religion, poetry and ethics, it is stated. The Journal of Education says of hjm, uHe has the grace · and ease of conversation with no trace of oratory, no gestures, no dependence upon play of voice or· features, just rippling phrases of unexpected interpretations of every-day life." · Tum· r __..:.___ · Rarely has the .public platform been favored by a lecturer with such wide academic experience as that of Harold D. FiS'h," reads a comment concerning the speaker scheduled to give the address at the Wilmette Sunday Eveqing club, Janu!lry 8: ~r. Fish one of the outstandanr sc1enttsts of the times; is to speak on the subject, "Near a Jungle ·Laboratory." Mr. Fish is of English ~nd French parentage. He comes of a family of New England physicians and teachers and was educated at Dartmouth, Harvard and · Columbia. He has directed university .departments of zoology in the states of Kansas, Oh.io, and Pennsylvania, and has served on the research staffs of the Pittsburgh Skin and Cancer Foundation and the Department of Genetics of the · Carnegie Institute of Washingtol!. ~e is a member of numerous sc1enttfic organiz.ations, president of the Research Society of Tropical Biology, an~ a member of the Committee on Troptcal Research of th-e National Research Council. To Mr. Fish belongs the credit of having organized the first university classes· ever conducted in a tropical jungle. In view of the success of these undertakings, William. Beebe has turned over to him the jungle laboratory at Kartabo, British · Guiana, SQuth America, "'together with all its equipme·t. To the interest of his story ·and clearness of presentation, Mr. Fish adds the authority of a scientific scholar and investigator. He has arranged to accept extef!sive platform engagements this season in order to further the plans for a wider usefulness in the development of biological I.S{:Ieia~e in the tropics. His le~tures are of especial interest to students of · Heredity, a field of science to which he has devoted a wealth of time and energy. His lectures are effectively illustrated with stereopticon views. 44 FREE! During the week of Januarv 16th 64 .. · ' , What habit of J)ersonal -~gar~ you teaching yourboy? · OYS OF TODAY will be the men of tomorro~ ··· an era of time when each leader will be challenged on the qualities that guided him through youth into manhood. Are you teaching your .boy to enter this contest of his future self trained in habits of person . . · · or just trusting to will get the luck that he rough s .pot~ knocked . off him? B . ... CHICKEN DINNER A fine chicken dinner as your Sunday dinner can not be beat. Come in and try our delicious special Sunday dinner. Second Term of Dance Classes Open This Week 'l'he second term of the dancing classes sponsored by the Central-Laurel Parent-Teacher association, opened Thursday and Friday of this week under the supervision of James Weckler and Edwina Martine Weckler, famous dance instructors. The classes are held in t}le Woman's club ballroom. Classes in aesthetic· dancing meet- with :Mr. Weckler on Thursday, while instruction in ballroom dancinl{ is given by Mrs. Weckler, on Friaay. The classes begin at 3:30 o'clock and continue until 5:30. There is instruction for beginners as well as advanced pupils. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Robinson and their daughters, Bertice and Lucille, of l25 Third street, have returned to Wilmette after having spent the holidays at Omaha, Neb. They were the guests of Mr. Robinson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Robinson. chultz ·,& Nord The .North Shore,, leading Cleaner· 115 2 Central Ave., Wilmet Ph. 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