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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 17 Feb 1928, p. 43

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·· Feb...-, 17, 1921 Kenil orth Bo·rd Set· February 27 for Paving Hearing 67 CUea of Diaeue ia . Put Y_.. in Kenilworth Stxty-seven cases of contagious disease were reported to the Kenilworth Health department between Febn:ary 1 and December 31, lfJZ/ accordi~ to the report of Dr. IL A. Oms, whach was presented at the regular meeting of the ~enilworth Village board last Monday mght. The cases were divided as follows : . scarlet fever, 4; measles, 35 ; whoopmg cough, 9; German measles, 2; and mumps, 17. There were no epidemics of any kind during the year, Dr. Orvis stated. The extremely low ratio of sickness in the Village he attributed to the uniformly high type of homes in the Village, the co-operation of the parents and the vigilance of the school management. No cases of chicken pox, small pox, diphtheria, typhoid fever, infantile paralysis or meningitis were. reported during the year. A public hearing on the proposed paving of five streets in the west section of the Village of Kenilworth will be held on February 'Z1 by the Kenilworth Village Board of Local Improvements. This date was set by the board -at its meeting last Monday night when ~ resolution approving the paving program was passed. Under the pla.ns as proposed the following streets will be paved : Linden avenue from Briar street to West Railroad avenue; Sterling road from Kenilworth avenue north to where it inter:;ects West Railroad avenue;· Temple court ; Pleasant avenue north to the Village limits; Pleasant avenue from West Railroad avenue to wrst limits of Village and Rogers avenue from Temple court to West Railroad avenue. As indicated, it will be necessary to open Linden avenue through to Briar street and Sterling avenue through to E. L. Nygaard to Attend West ~ilroad avenue. The paving Superintendents' would be of reinforced concrete and E. L. Nygaard, superintendent of will be 25 feet in width. Kenilworth schools, will leave on Tuesday of next week for Boston, Mass., where he will attend the annual meeting Kenilworth Inaugurates of school Superintendents of the United Electrical Inspection States. While in Boston he Will visit the An ordinance regulating the insta1la- schools in that city. He will also visit tion and inspection of electrical equip- the schools in New York and Cleveland, ment and fixtures in the Village of Ohio. In addition · to the Superintendents' Kenilworth and establishing the permit fees for such electrical work, was meeting, Mr. Nygaard will attend the passed by the Kenilworth Village board conference being held by representatives at its meeting last Monday night. The of the various Teachers' associati~ns in new ordinance adopts bodily the Na- Boston at the same time. He will reptional Electrical code and the new rules resent the Illinois State Teachers' asand regulations of the Public Service sociation and the North Shore Division company, making them a part of the of the state association. ordinance. Scen. ic MAILED FREE Meet · Superintendent Addresses Miss Jane Addams was the guest of honor at a tea given in Harrison hall on Monday afternoon, February 13 by President Edna Dean Baker and the faculty of the National Kindergarten and Elementary college for the members of the Mary Crane Nursery School auxiliary. Miss Nina Kenagy, director of the Mary Crane Nursery school, gave .an interesting sketch of the work whtch is being carried on with the children there and Mrs. George M. Groves, 415 Davi~ street, Evanston, chairman of the auxiliary. outlined the purposes ·SCOUTS TAKE HIKE Eighteen Kenilworth Scouts hiked and plans of the organization which to Camp Howell last Saturday under is interested in assisting with the the leadership of Scoutmaster Robert support of this nursery school conW. Townley. ducted by the National Kindergarten and Elementary college. Louis }. Mitten, formerly a resident Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Morin of of Wilmette, has come on from Roy, !dont., for a ten day visit with friend~ 635 Maple avenue are giving a tea on m Wilmette. He has been the house Sunday evening at their home for the . guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. }. Hoffman Delta Zeta m9thers and their husof 1635 Lake avenue He arrived in bands. Mrs. Morin is president of the Wilmette last Friday.· Delta Zeta Mothers' club. Superintendent E. L. Nygaard of the Joseph Sears school in Kenilworth spoke before the Art Study club of Elgin on Monday of last week on the painting exhibit which was held recently at the local school. The meeting was held in the Elgin Academy of !ine Arts. The grouv of paintings, ~htch Mr. Nygaard exhibited in Elgin, 1s now at the Haven school in Evanston, where he is to give a similar address in the near future. . Elgin Art Study Group Jane Addams Honor Guest at National College Tea The first Olicial Expedition into the Black Hills took place in 1874, a little over fifty yean ago, and was made by General Caster ~ccompanied by U. S. Troops, Prospec:ton, Guides, etc. The purpose of this expedition was to determine the principal minerals and products, .and to estimate their possible value to the United States Government. At this time these hills were the home of the Sioux Indians. On that Expedition a member of the Custer party, a prospector by the name of H. -N. Ross, discovered gold. Millions of dollars in gold have been taken from tbtse hills since tbat time. There are also 180 different kinds of minerals in these bills and 69 different kinds of rock, an~ a lot of interesting things that would interest the wide boy who loves to be out of doors. awake I BLACK HILLS EXPEDITION of 1928 For Boys and Young Men will require nine wuks of travelling, camping. There will be four established main camps, all fully equipped, and then a lot of interesting little side trips that will help you to better understanding of what you have teamed ia school and will prepare you for a better school year next year. I'OR I'UBL-USBOIL ··A Corrtct GrtUl1 for Et~tb Bam«" Two Balk Plants-Eight Trucks operated ON the north shore to assure PROMPT, EFFICIENT SERVICE F« Fall lnltwiiMtioa ,;,. BAVII Baos. Ou. Co. 723 Oak Street, Winnetka . Wiaaetb 3020 ·-. Telepboaa - Higblaad P~rk 3296 .Black Hills Upedition R.oom 1503, BeD Bailcliaa 307 No. llichipa Aw. Cb~DL : .............................. 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