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May 18, 1928 ~f WILMETTE LIFE AUTHORIZE TAG DAY 65 The Village board Tuesday evening authorized · a Tag day for the Children's Benefit league on October 8, 1928. This is one of the two tag days permitted in Wilmette each year. when the weather is inclement. buikl ' School Life Centered Here than the class room section of the "In all modern school plants the acnew building. therefore wish to ~ivities of the assembly and gymnasstate to the public why we believe it tum are t_he focal points around which to be imperative that the Auditorium- the school life revolves, and your Gymnasium be built at this time as an Board earnestly feels that the chit dren of our district would be seriousintegral part of our school plant. ly handicaped as compared with chil"Our school enrollment is now close dren in other districts if they are not to four hundred pupils, and the un- · recedented building activities in our gtven this opportunity to have a uniP fied program. district at the present time will, of necessity, mean a rapid growth of the "Your Board of Education ·has coschool population. Our children need operated in .every way possible with proper accommodation in the school, the Commumty Recreation Board. \Ve not only fo~ their class . room work, have paid the larger portion of the but also for the manY educational in- salaries of Mr. Townley and Mr. Finfluences that come from dramatics, nigan, because we realized the imlectures, entertainment:;. and play ac- possibility of securing high-class men tivities. At the present time the only to do only part-time work. and we applace where we can assemble our preciate the perfectly splendid work children is the libran· room. This of the Community Gymnasium. will seat comfortabh· one time not "'vVe have recognized for a number more than one-thir(l of the children of years, however, that it is becoming of the school. increasingly difficult for the ComUnit Seat 750 People ~m~mity Recre~ti<;m Board t.o ~oll~ct "The proposed auditorium-gymnas- pnvate s~bscnpt10ns to mamtam Its ium unit will seat at least seven hun- wor~ outstde of the school plant. \Ve dred fifty people. This will mean that reah.ze the fact .that a consid~ra~le 1 parents will be able from time to time port10n of the chtldren of ~ur dts~nct to come to see their children take part are not , reached through thts me~mm, in plays and entertainments. Often in nor are the expenses borne eq~ttable the past we have . .»ad .to ask parents b~. the memhers of the commumty. not to come to our exercise s because The . report shows ~orne two hunof limited seating space. ~red cluldr~n enrol~ed m the commun.. . . . . tty gymnasmm, whtle our school pop~ · It IS mamf.estly nnpo.sstble. to de- ulation is nearly double. Your Board ,·elop the feel~ng of ~octal umty. un- feels that every child in the school less all the cluldren .ot the school ca.n district through the school curriculum get together often m . assembly ..T~ts will be drawn into healthful, physical need has been recogntzed so umver- activities if the gymnasium is in consally th.at most schools have not only nection with the public school. The '{ymnasmms, but separate assembly Board- looks upon this matter as a rooms as well .. But be.cause we ~re public duty, and therefore has agreed a .small c~mll?-umty. we t~el a c.ombm- to take from the shoulders of private ~t10n audttonum-gymnasmm wtll suf- individuals the problem of financing tice for many years. the cost of physical education. "In regard to the gymnasium we feel "At a meeting of the Board held it necessary to the health and happi- last evening the following resolution ness of our children to ~i,·e them op- was adopted: Resolved: That, if the portunities for play and constructive Auditorium-Gymnasium be constructgymnastics during the school day. ed as an integral part of the Joseph when a proper balance ot mental end Sears School. the School Board will · physical activities is possible. If we obligate it_~elf to continue the activihave gymnasium space in our school, I ties which have been c·arried on so all of the smaller children will get their successfully in the past at the Comphysical activities daily. at a time when munity Gymnasium, Mr. Townley to 0 they are not suffering from nervous continue his present activities with the and mental fatigue. It will also mean boys, including the Boy Scout work, that many of the activities. such as and a competent woman assistant to music lessons. etc.. may be arranged carr:r. on the work with the small more easily on the part of parents childfen and the girls, with all of during out of school hours. It is well their corresponding activities. known that in our section oi the coun"It can be readily seen that this try there are many day:; during the support of physical education by th.e school year when children cannot pla\· School Board will have to be predtto advantage out of doors. The plan's cated upon acquiring the . physical for the auditorium-gymnasium include plant neces!Jary to do this work. sufficient floor space, so that three "\\'e therefore strongly urge all (Continued from Page groups at least one grade each may public-spirited citizens of the school ASI PUBLIC TO BACK be playmg at a time, and no 'child in district to support the efforts of the scho'ol will be deprived of play P. T. A. IN GYM DRIVE the pe.riods during the school day, even "Parents' Education Association" in their endeavor to secure funds to p the Auditorium-Gymnasium." we 2nd MORTGAGE LOANS We make loans for repain. improvements, construction, refinancing or parch· of improved residential property. These loans can bt repaid in convenient monthly installments in 1. :r.. or 3 yean. Our repre· sentative will be pleastcl to give complete information. 08ice open until 8 o'clock Saturday evenings. WILSHORE BOND &: MORTGAGE CO. 1150 \\1ilmette Ave., Village Theatre Bldg. 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