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I Latest School News Published weekl11 b11 the ~~:hool chtldren of Wilmette undtt 1upervision of Wilmette PlauJround and Recreatior.J Board. I .. .J · U NIOR LIFE WlLMhT'l'E, ILLlNOIS, JUNE 8, 1928 .' fraternity, Phi Kappa Lambda at Northwestern. Since then Miss Mae Sisler has been going to Northwestern for two years aud has been studying music under Mr. Wessel. Recently she gave a recital and has completed her music course. She will teach music next year in some grammar school on the north shore. -Eleanor Culver, 8A Stolp George Inness is America's greatest landscape painter. He Is called the "father of American Landscape." He painted "After a Summer Shower" during the last year of his life in 1891. It now hangs in the Art Institute in Chicago. In the Inness gallery 21 his landscape paintings are shown. George Iness was Lorn In New York. He cared little for his studies. He covered his books with drawings. His father bought him a grocery store. He remained in it a month. He wanted to paint! He wanted to draw. His father finally consented to engage a teacher to teach him to draw. After George had taken for some time his teacher told George's father that he could teach him no more for George could draw as well as he could. George Inness made up his mind to become an artist. He devoted htmself to the st~dy and observation of nature. He studied the storm the calm, the sunshine and the rain. H~ put his feelings into every landscape he painted. In this way he made his landscape masterpieces of art. -Jean Perrill. 5B Howard. ·_Told by L!_he Pupils ~ VOL. I, NO. 21 How can we explain the fact that some plants are fairly wide spread while others grow II) one place all the time? The truth is that some plants have better means of spreading themselves than others. The witch-hazel pods explode with enough force to throw the seeds a few yards. Some seeds are blown about by the wind, while some seeds are carried by man. Twin cocoanuts have floated In the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Nobodv knew where they came from. Finally some one found a tree bearing twin ·cocoanuts growing on the Sychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean. Water also helps plants travel. Animals have helped plants to travel too. The seeds get caught in their fur. like the Spanish needle and are carried for long distances. Seeds of the walnut tree can not travel far because the seeds are to heavv to be blown by the wind. They fall oir the tree and roll a few feet, then !';tart growing. -Eleanor Ricks, 6A Central. Wilmette Ball T ~ams Proud to Learn Teacher Eleanor Explains Jean Comments on Meet Evanston Nines Wins Honors as Musician [.,ife and Work of How Plant Seeds Monday, May 28, the Wilmette baseball The teacher that I and most of my teams which consist of the Peewees, present roommates had in Fifth grade is Inness, the Painter Light~eights, and Heavies, played the Are Distributed now elected to the honorary musical Wilmette Athletes Show Well in Big North Shore Meet Several Wilmette boys took part in the North Shore Track Meet held at Northwestern stadium June 2. The entries for Wilmette were as follows: 50 Yard Dash: Peewees-Jack Stackhouse, Tom Fin. Iayson. Light~-Bob Rye, Stephen Brooks. Heavies-George Quinlan, Hugh Saxon. 75 Yard Dash: Peewees-Marshall Doose, Paul Leach. Lights-Vance Soule, Bob Rye. Heavies-Hugh Saxon, George Quinlan. Broad Jump: Peewees-Paul Leach, Marshall Doose. . Lights-Ed Howard, Stephen Brook~. Heavies-Hugh Saxon, Laurence McHale. GO Yard Hurdles: P_~ewees-Frank Christie, Paul Leach. Lights-Vance Soule, George Waidener. Heavies-Bob Waters, Wilbert Kunz. High Jump: Peewees-Tom Finlayson, Paul Leach. Lights-Colin Finlayson, Ed Howard. Heavies-Frank Riley, Frank Church. Pole Vault: Peewees-Paul Soule, Paul William!':. Lights-Colin Finlayson. Heavies-Frank Riley, Cecil William~. Shot Put: PE-ewees- Paul Williams, Jack Stackhouse. Lights-Fred Lea~on, George Waidener. Heavies-Frank Riley, Wilbert Kunz. -.Jack Stackhouse, 8D Stolp. three Boltwood teams at Boltwood. The Lightweights played at the Lincoln school playground and the Peewees and Heavies played at the Central school. The Peewees lost by a score of 13 to. 5 and the Lights also lost. The score m their game was 13 to 4. But at. last one team did win. It was the HeaVIes. They won by "single and a run," 9 to 8. . The Lights thoug-ht they wo~ld. wm as they scored a run in the first mnmg, but when the Boltwoods came to bat they made the score 5 to 1 in their favor. The Lightweights were downhearted. As the game went on they lost more. The Peewees stand : won, 2 ; lost, 1. The Lights are : won, 0 ; lost, 3.. 'l'he Heavies have won 2 and .lost 1. Wilmette plays one more game.-Vance Soule, 8D Stolp. Charles Reports a Game Twixt Wilmette, Waukegan Jack Observes "Lions" and Other Wild Life Wednesday, the 23rd, I went to Fox Lake for a picnic. First we went to Waukegan. They had a lot of flags and banners out, and I said, "they're welcoming us to town." But they were welcoming the Lions, an organization like the Elks. Then we went out In the country. Before we got to F'ox lake we passed towns like Lake Valley Crooked Oaks, and Channel Lake. ' When we reached Fox lake we found some men working on the road. My grandfather asked thE-m where a certain man was. They said "He's out of town." Then we hunted a picnic ground. We finally found one near a place caJled the Nlppersink Cafe. Some men were working on a shooting gallery. We ate our lunch and then went to Waukegan and to a show. And then we had a sundae and went home.-Jack Slayton, 6C Central. grads had the opportunity to hear Frederick E. Clerk of New Trier High school speak on the subject of eighth grade students entering high school in the fall. He gave a very fine talk and I'm sure that every parent who was there got a better idea and understandIng of how their boy or girl will be treated when they enter a different institution from that to which they have been accustomed. The Boys' and Girls' Glee clubs of Howard also sang an exceedingly fine performance. The meetIng was adjourned with refreshments by the P. T. A. -John Low, 8B Howard. Howard Parents' Group -.- --- Dog Brings Tough Luck , Hears New Trier Head Carol ·Spies Mr. Harper to Central School Girl Thursday night, May 31, the parents as Onlooker at Parade of the Howard school seventh and eighth Superintendent Harper saw the Memorial Day parade. And the parade saw Mr. Harper! Mr. Harper didn't look like a typical superintendent, he looked like a typical husband. He was standing out on the tront walk by his house, in his vest, when the parade went by. He certainly looked different than usual. The parade went a long way and the people who marched in it were tired out when we arrived at Washington park. I would describe the parade but J ean't, as I was marching in it, with the Girl Scouts. When we arrived at Washington park, the ditrerent bands played. There were speeches and stories also.Carol Linn, 5th Grade Central. · ·ficance 0 f Leam SlgDI Tuesday, May 29, at Stolp auditorium, Dr. Hawkins, a repr~sentatlve of the Wilmette American Legion Post, gave an excellent talk on Memoriai Day, also telling about Poppy Day. Dr. Ha wklns told how the poppies were made · by disabled soldiers, these soldiers receiving two cents for each poppy. This talk was very Interesting to the pupils. He was greeted with both a long and hearty aP.plause. He urged the pupils to bring flowers for the Wilmette BOldlers who were kllled In action during the World War. The flowers were brought to decorate the graves of these soldlers.-Chester Hanson, 7B Stolp. Memorial, Poppy Days Eighth Grades Busy · on · Their Class Ltterature The two eighth grades of Howard school are very busy writing class wills, prophecies and histories. In the class wills the different pupils will to some seventh grader something. The prophecies tell what is supposed to happen in the future. Of course the history is not so comical.. it just tells about the class from first grade on to the eighth grade, but it is interesting all the same. Anyone who wants to is writing these things. Committees were appointed to choose the best of these articles to be put in the JUNIOR LIFE and read in an assembly.-Elaine Alberga, 8B Howard. GET PICTURES "TOOK" The eighth grades of Howard school had their graduation pictures taken Friday morning, June 1, by Mr. Leh1e. He was also prepared to take the Girls and Boys' Glee clubs picture but was asked to postpone that as quite a few did not have uniforms on. The sun bothered us for a few minutes b:v coming out and dazzling our eyes. -Lorraine Haigh, Howard 7B. WILMETTE WINS The Wllmette Heavies had their third game Tuesday, May 28. Wilmette was out to win from Boltwood. Saxon and Waters pitched. Huck was behind the bat Wilmette was loslnl' in the sixth Inning by the score of 6 to 5 but In the ·venth Wilmette got three runs while Boltwood got two. The game ended then with Wilmette the victor and the boys are workbag hard for the champlonabtp. -Bob Waters, 8B Howard. The Wilmette nine's baseball team pl;1yed Waukegan and played a very good game Memorial Day. They had a new player from Northwestern who pitched. In the first inning Wilmette had one t run and Waukegan none. The second inning Wilmette got one The Wilmette Playground and Recrea- run and Waukegan none. The third intion board sent a team of four boys to ning Waukegan started to hit and got take part in the Herald and Examiner two runs and made the score even. track meet at Soldiers' . field, May 30, Waukegan didn't let Wilmette get a run Decoration Day. The meet started at the third inning but did however get 9 o'clock and the four boys got their three runs the sixth inning and Waukenumbers. The boys were Hugl' Saxon, gan two runs. The last two innings the Colin Finlayson, George Quinlan and . teams did not get any runs. Bob Waters. Quinlan got first in the· The game ended with the score 5 to 4 50-yard preliminaries but was up in Wilmette's favor, thl!s making t~e ~gainst boys of 16 and 18 and in the third game they were v1ctors on theJr final heat got cut off. Saxon got second own field.-Charles Taylor, 8B Howard. in the 100-yard dash in the preliminaries but only the first were picked. Colin Finlayson had a little hard luck and did not get the high jump. The relay team of all four took third place but it did not get · in the final. Wilmette did not The boys and girls of Miss· McPartli_n's have a chance at the prizes because boys room have a Glee club. The boys !';Jng from the city were much stronger.-Bob alto and girls sing soprano. The followWaters, 8B Howard. ing are in the club : Girls: Josephine Balhatchet, Eleanor Burpee, · Marilyn Kehl, Carol Linn, Virginia Ann Snorf, Judith Ross, Evelyn Youngquist, Marguerite McClinton, Betty Baldwin. Boys : Donald Anderson, Berry BerbVivian Grigsby, 6A Central, was out with the gymnasium class running racl'}s iinger, Billy Candy, John Dornhos, Frank for field day. She had run and wa::; Hooper, Allan Berry, David Miller, Ian waiting for some of the others jumping. Steven, Theron Smlth.-Donald Anderson, Just as she was going to jump a dog ;)B Central. ran across her path and she tripped and fell. She sprained her wrist and skinnt>d her knee. Vivian had to have her arm in a sling ever since until today she had it otr.-Mary Alice Hayes, 6th Gradt~ Central. The following people received tickets to Al Kvales' Coo Coo club for having the best articles in the JuNIOR LIFE, May 25 : Robert Sparks, Chester Hanson, John Hellmuth, Alice Dernehl, Laurence Buckmaster, Janet McConnaughey, Edna The seventh and eighth grades had a Stiles, Mary Lauer, Carol Linn, Elizapoetry contest in the Stolp school. The beth Lesle, Bud Howard, Phyllis Carleeighth grade co.ntest was held Tuesday, ton, Arnold Sobel, Eleanor Culver, Ruth May 29, and the seventh grade contest Ann Koegal, Ross Skelton, Albert Acker- · was held 'Thursday, May 31. The win- man, Roger Williams, Robert Hess, Emil ners of the eighth grade were as fol- Anderson.-Albert Ackerman, 7A Howard. lows: Margaret Ebeling, first prize, $2.50; Emma Bickham, second prize, $1.50; and 'VINS DANCE AWARD Janet Benson, third prize, $1.00. Seventh Lorraine Haigh carried off the third ~rade winners were as follows: Robert prize when dancing at the Norshore · Fletcher, first prize, $2.50 ; Marjorie theater Friday night, May 25. She has Houghton, second prize, $1.50 ; and Beth been taking lessons about two and oneMcllraith, third prize, $1.-Robert Young, half years. Lorraine now is a pupil of SB Stolp. Jo Keith's School of Dancing in Chicago. Many of her teachers and classmates went to see her and were very well PREPARE FINAL EXAM The eighth grade of Howard school is plea~ed with her dancing.-Olive Chase preparing for its final literature exam- n.nd Betty Jane, Haigh, SB Howard. ination which will be written next week. This test is composed of the work of GET NEW FLAG the year. The hardest part of the test The Howard school has replaced the to my opinion is the learning of 25 lines old flag, that was set up when the school from Shakespeare's "Merchant of Ven- opened with a new 6-foot one. Also the ice." One of the other requirements of pol~ has been painted, the ball on top the examination is to write a biography ~hined and a new halyard put on.-Paul of some renowned auther.-Kermlt Sim- Sterner, 8B Howard. · ons, 8B Howard. PRIZES FOR POEMS BASEBALL TOURNEY There was a poem contest held In the 6B Howard baseba11 team Is having a gymnasium Thursday, May 31. The tournament with the 6A Howard. 6B has sixth grades were Invited. They gave won the first game. We hope we wil1 three prizes. the first was $2.50, the secwin the rest. ond was 1.50 and the third $1.-Ruth -Jimmie Chambers, 6B Howard. Sanderson, 6A Central. t e p art· · t es wI·lmet ICipB . ch· T k E m IC&gO rae ven Mixed Glee · c lub Does Fine Work at Central These Writers Will See AI and His Gang Play 7th and 8th Graders in Poetry Prize Contest