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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 22 Feb 1929, p. 21

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February 22, 1929 . WILMETTE LIFE 21 N. T. Music Groups 'High School Girls Take Novel "Airplane" Trip in Rehearsal for The Junior and Senior girls at New Opera "Pinafore'~ Trier Township High school took a The musical organizations of New Trier High school are rehearsing for the opera "Pinafore," to be presented at the school March 15 and 16. This year's presentation of "Pinafore" will be a revival for New Trier, the opera having been presented there eight year.s ago under the direction of Mrs. Marion Cotton and Miss Elizabeth Stanwood, of the dramatic art department-the first opera ever attempted at the school. Mrs. Cotton is head of the New Trier :nusical department. Agnes Biesemeier, who took the part of Hebe in the first production of "Pinafore," is in charge of the dancing and formatiol1'3 for this year's pre sentation. Miss Winifred Mickey, one of · the members of the c~st eight years ago, is now assisting Mr s. Cotton with the rehearsal·:;. figurative airplane trip Wednesday morning over Winnetka, K. e nilworth, Evanston and down to Chicago and back, seeing the number of different things that girls and women are doing. Mrs. Margu,erite Hewitt McDaniel, a resident of Kenilworth, who is the managing director of the Chicago Collegiate Bureau of Occupations, an organization that investigates opportunities and places college girls, who do not wish to teach, was the socalled director of the ride. She showed the girls all the occu.pations on the alphabetical map b~ low them beginning with District "A," the field of art, "B" for business, and so on down through uz" for the zeal with which all work should be approached. was not the famous flyer. The crowd ~-~~~~Y~e daunted' gave her an ovation ·Supt. E. L.- Nygaard Will , Attend N. E. A. Convention Supt E. L. Nygaard, of the Joseph Sears school, Kenilworth, wi111eave this Saturday morning for Cleveland to attend the annual convention of the National Education association, an event which is expected to attract half of the. superintendents of schools in the United States. General session's of the convention begin on Monday, February 25, and continue through the following Thursday. ENTERTAIN FOR VISITOR Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Mons, 157 Woodstock avenue, Kenilworth entertained a few guests at tea Sunday evening in honor of Dr. Avery A. Shaw, president of Denison university, Granville, Ohio, who came to Chicago to deliver an address at the annual banquet of the Chicago Denison alumni. .... Mrs. James (Ruth) Elder Elect Albert Denton to Accorded Great Ovation Head N. T. Gavel Club Albert Denton was elected president of the Gavel club, New Trier High sc hool debating organization, at the club's recent meeting Friday, F ebruary 15 . . Other new officers for the second semester are: Olin Sethncss, vice-pre'3ident, and Lle\Yellyn Jone s, secretary. Grensell Older was re-elected treasurer. ~frs . James Elder, 135 Church road. \Yinnetka. and Mrs. Paul Leonard Roche, 801 Central avenue, Wilmette, are having all manners of adventures· in their trip to the \ Vest Indies and the south. They ftew from Miami to Havana recently and met Col. Charles Lindbergh on the aviation field at Havana. Mrs. Elder, whose first name is Ruth, was mistaken for Ruth Elder, the aviatrix, by Panamanians ,.vhen she arri ,·eel in Colon on a vi sit to a friend. A crowd of natives stormed the offices of the International Harvester company in Colon, where Mrs. Elder was visiting ~~ rs. Thomas E. McDonald, \Vife oi the manager of the offices, and insisted on seeing her. 1f rs. Elder appeared on a ·balcony of the building . and explained that she Sale Ent/1 ·furclay SWIMMER COMES TO N. U. Ethel Lackie, famou.s swimmer who recently resigned from .the amateur ranks, matriculated at Northwestern university last week to take a fouryear course in physical education. Miss Lackie, who has been swimming for the I. W. A. C., holds the national record in · the 100-yard swim and wa·:; winner of the 100-meter event in the Olympics in 1924. Study Your Type! The Dresden Blonde The soft. silky hair is loosely waved. A lemo~ rinse should be used with . each shampoo to enhance the shimmering blond beauty of the hair. The utmost care must be given to the skin, for it is inclined to dryness and early fading. The Vanity Box offers a special facial for this type to preserve the rose petal delicacy of the complexion. We invite you to consult with us in regard to your coiffure and the care of your hair and skin. Literally, only a few hours left- but there are still some fine patterns waiting for you. So make a choice, and we'll make, to your measure,. of guaranteed virgin wool- Special for one week ,, f t, Shampoo ~ Marcel, $1.5 0 Vanity Box Finger Wave, $1.00 SUITS and. OVERCOATS "Only $21.88! Of course I'll come in." ROYAL i . i ' 'DIE RoYAL TAILORS INC. 1641 Orrington Avenue Open Tuesday, Thursday ,and Saturday Evenings

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