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Au~u~t 3, 1928 , WILMETTE LIFE Zl Invite Vill·gers to .See Contest· on Beach Day Friday, as you all know, is Beach day and we were surpr'ised to see so many people there l~st Frida~. There· were ,a great many races that were won with satisfaction for all the winners. Peg~ Harris and ] une Anderson \von a great many races and w~ were all glad to see them win. We hope we will have just as many people next :Friday. Come and enjoy yourself all afternoon.-Virginia Fitzhugh, Beach playground. Biography Redecorate Class Rooms · Vattman Park on Top in the Howard Buildin1 in Playground League BUSY WITH REHEARSALS \Ye are now practicing for the jackstone contest at the Village Green. \\' e practice every minute that we can spare. One girl came . very near to ""inning today because she had finished· the twelfth series and there were 16 to do. Vve are also making baskets and mats so that leaves us with plenty ho\yeYer, was in his own plays in which of work-Ann Hoffman, Village Green, he WOUld be assisted by the novel ap- :!_IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJJJIIIIIIIIIIIIIJJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJIJIJIJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJIIIIIJIJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIf! pearance of author and actor combined. = Playground. PLAN JACKSTONE MEET \\'e are all working very hard to be in the jackstone contest, because we \\·ould like to gain a prize. \\' e are also weaving baskets and mats this week. We seem to be very busy this week on account of Wilmette Day parade because of the way we are going to dress.-] ane Bell, Village Green. ·When he was 33 years of age, he commenced as a dramatic writer. His plays howeYer must have been not only pnpu§ § The Vattman park playground ball The painters are now at work paintteam played the Beach Monday, ] uly ing the rooms of the Howard school William Shakespeare was born at Stratford-on-Avon in Warwickshire on 23, at the Beach. Vattman won, 14 to getting everything ready for us' in · the fall. the 23rd day of April, 156-1. , His father, John Shakespeare, was a 11.. Summer school is good for boys and considerable dealer in wool and had been It was a good game all the way an officer and baliff. Our _ poet was the through. The score at the end of the girls who are backward in their eldest son and received his ~arly educastudies and can't get the . work ana tion, narrow and liberal, at a free school sixth inning was 11 to 9 in favor of children who barely make the grade. at Stratford. He was soon removed and the Beach. In our half of the seventh placed in tl!~ office of some county at- we made five runs which put us in - We had nice weather and not too torney. hot. 'Vhen he was a little over 18 he mar- the lead 14 to 11. We had fifteen children in our ried Anne. Hathaway. Shakespeare was In the Beach's half of the seventh room at Howard. · Mr. Todd had associated with a gang of deer stealers, they didn't make any runs. The and, being detected with them in robseventeen and Miss Loftus had twelve standing of the teams are as follows: bing the ..r>ark of· Sir Thomas "Lucy" of Charlotte near Stratford, he was so Won Lost Pet. children in her room.-Lester Kossow, vigo1·ously J2rosecuted by that gentleman Vattman ......... ... .. .4 0 1000 Howard schood. that he was obliged to leave his family 2 500 and business and tal<e shelter in London. Laurel . . .............. 2 On his arrival in London, probably in Beach ........ .. ... ·.... 1 Miss Ruth Wilen, stenographer at 3 333 1586, when he was 22 years of age, he Village Greei1 .......... 1 3 333 New Trier High school office, started mad.e his first acquaintance in the playOur next game was Monday, July her annual vacation on August 1. She house, where he was a call boy. He next was an actor but did not make a good 30, when we played Laurel at Vattman plans to entertain a girl friend from one. The distinction he might attain, park.-Dick Huck, Vat6nan Park. Ohio for two weeks. ~ § § stag-e. The later part of Shakespeare's life ~ was !'ipent in ease. He had accumulated ~ considerable property which amounted to 300 pounds rper annum. a sum equal to at least 1,000 pounds in our day. He retired some years before his death to a house in Stratford. He died on his birthrtay, Tuesday, April 23, 1616, when he had completed PRACTICE HARD his 52nd year, ~nd was buried on the Vattman park has everything you north side of the Channel in the great can think of: swings, teeters, sand church of Stratford. ~1~i;it:.g:~::~~:~=~~~E::i::hfo~;g i ~ I ~ ~ piles, high fliers and rings. We weave and play kick ball. The boys play horseshoes and baseball. This week ,,·as a hard week becau.;~ we prac.ticed for the sand modeling contest. Loretta Steffens, CHEERS FOR VATTMAN I think Vattman park is . a very nice park and Miss Witcher is a very nice park teacher and I wish I would have her iQ school. Aho there are very nice children play there, and the wonderful games they play make you healthy and strong. I am very glad to play there.-James Fuller, Vattman The parks had their track meet Wednesday, July 18th. Vattman won. They had 216 points. They will get the silver loving cup this year as they did 1 last year. I hope they will get it 1 again next year and then they can keep it. Edith Brandt, Vattman playground ! JA;;--1 Fur I Sale 1 1 \Ve have much fun at the Village · ~ Green. Saturday, ] uly 21, we played ~ kickball against Vattman park and § we won. The score was 65 to 63. \Ve ~ pr(\ctice kickball every day. This week ~ we are making baskets and bags. Next ~ week we are going to have sand mod- ~ eling.-France~ Schmitz, Village Green. ~ 1 1 i During the month of August is the best time to select y o u r Winter Furs. ! Our showing embr.aces all , the c h o i c e I i pelts made ! up into the I. n e w e s t of I . I I i I 1 I f I ·I = 1 1 1 1 ! I I I L·OOKING AHEAD is necessary for success in everything you do. Now most of us are stitl absorbed by the summer season but soon the serious problems of everyday life will again fact us directly. If we have !)lanntd, we are ready. If not, we must act quickly and then sometimes not wisely. You may know that you intend to study art. Would it not then be wise to investigate now the schools of art before you go on your summer vacation? Wt shall be very glad to send an illustrated prospectus, or better ·still, we should like to have you come and pay oar School a visit. We are still accepting enrollments for the balance of our summer term which ends August 3 1st. The ngular fall term of nine and one-half months begins September 1oth. I ~tY.les. I I .That Delicious Will extend our allowance I of summer prices on all Furs purchased during August. We 1 II Dinner at I 1 manuft;~cture to order at stock price~. The Pantr~ only Enrollment at Any Time Evening School 7 : 3 o-g : 3 o 524 Davis St. 1 Labich Bros. 1 FURRIERS 1717 8berman ATen·e Greenleaf 1881 CHICAGO 18tt Inlng Park Bo·leTar4 Graeeland Ult EVANSTON One Dollar P. M. Parking Front and Back Drive around tithtr way s :3 o - 8 :3 o I THE EVANSTON ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS CARL SCHEFFLER, Director Carlson Bldg. Tower, Church ~ Orrington Ttl. 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