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10 WILMETTE ·LJ . F E. February 8, 1929 · · . ' No.12 of a Series on ·Metropolitan Chicago _........., ufa, MatT~ CJdcqo ' - . . , to'e'ltilU, of-..., the Ullri'LI't ,,.,.. ~ita Cftllr-- totulattft .. .u .... ttdc -nd that ... ill nLattvd, ftWI. Uadiq ......... trwdtct #Itt-a tmJiiowa ~ for M~ Chtcql iuitlai" · &~fctima. '"'tortau · ·· . ':) ART, ARCHITECTURE, EDUCATION, MUSIC-METROPOLITAN CHICAGO EXCELS IN ALL THIS series you have seen that ·Metropolitan Chicago holds a dominant position in manufacture, marketing and other branches of industry. Now we shall show you that Metropolitan .Chicago likewise excels in cultural advantages. In the number of its institutions of higher education, for example, Metropolitan Chi· cago stands first among all cities of the United States. Metropolitan Chicago has32 s_}!$h institutions as comparedto29inNew York City, 22 in Boston and 19 in Phila:. delphia. ranking among the world's leading art galleries. In music. too, Metropolitan Chicago ex· eels. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra stands at the forefront of all such organizations throughout the world. Chicago Civic Opera, soon to be houseo in its magnificent new home; open air opera at Ravinia; the North Shore Music Festival, and Chicago's well patronized concert stage, bring to Metro'politan Chicago the finest musical talent. In architecture, Metropolitan Chicago has pioneered . . The World's Columbian Metropolitan Chicago Exposition, held in has two universities Chicago in 1893, es· arnongthe26thathave tablished a new era of attained a standard reAmerican architecsulting in membership ture. The world's first in the Association of steel-frame skyscraper American Universi· was erected here in ties; no other city has 1889. And now again more than one such Chicago is pioneering institution. President Qkqo'· a~,udaUotl of tM fhu cntJ by introducing new Walter Dill Scott of u urm,.lificd b, tlaa tn4tl7 fcnnow tMIU&· fftftb itl· its ,.uWk JlcTiu, omooa tlaa most · architectural advance·Northwestern Unf· tlotad ol whida u St. Cowl&u' "Limoln ·. versity says, "Chicago ments in skyscrapers today is the greatest recently completed and. under construction· ·educational city in America and the cen· .ter of higher learning in this country." Metropolitan Chicago has grown from trading post to metropolis in less than 100 Metropolitan Chicago is first among all .cities of the United States in the number years. This growth has been not alone in population and industry, but also in cf its libraries and the number of library books circulated. It is first, too, as a centhose things that ruake for better living ter of art instruction. One out of. every and more wholesome enjoyment of life. :four painters, sculptors, illustrators, deThis balanced growth augurs especially signers and art teachers of this country well for the future of this youngest great metropolis! is trained in the Chicago Art Institute, Thu aaria on Mmotditn Chtc:qo, when completed. will be lNnmd '"booklet form. AddTW Publk Smric:a Comt~n, of Northefft lUiftDU. 72 w..Ad4nu St., Chtcqo, 4ft4 4 con""" be rumd for ,.,u. Thnc wUl be t\0 CMTIC. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS Supplytnc Electricity end Gas to 6,000 square miles. Jndudine the Metrop,li~n .Aru into which Chiaaao is amuine. ·Maho.,olUaft Chtcaao iftc:luclu the Cu, of Cf,,caao and the # tcHitOT7 within SO to 7S miles of the Chicaao cu, H 4 U.