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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 31 May 1929, p. 19

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May 31, 19:9 WILMETTE LIFE High School M·usic Walter Spry Ia Guest Teacher in Alabama Festival Prompts \Valt~r Spry, well known pianist am] U nstinted Praise teacher, ha s been appointed guest By Critic The Spring M·u'.;ic festival celebrated Friday, May 24. in the afternoon and evening by eight suburban high schools in the auditorium of New Trier high ~ chool was a great and gloriou sue, cess. In both quantity and qualitv it was even more than had been hoped for. lts volume. \'arietv, and combination of melody and J{armony thrilled both afternoon and eYening audiences as it did also tho.;e who directh· and indirectly participated. ·· The afternoon program was made up of numbers from incli\'idual high schools, each school furnishing one number. Fi\·e of the eight numbers were ,·ocal, being rendered by g-lee clubs. Tvro other numbers were selections by orchestra, and the final number wa·.; a piano concerto. The afternoon concert was remarkably fine. applauded enthusiasticalh· · b\· the large audience. · · !eac her at Alabama college · for the .-ummer term. He will leave June 15, rt-turning to Chicago September 1. Mr. Spry will continue next season as a member of the Columbia school faculty, and will teach one day a week at the branch studio in vVinnetka. He ha·.; been asked to give a s~ries of recitals in \Vinnetka and will introduce several :1 f hi s talented pupils. ~. THE INDUSTRIAL WORKSHOPS OF CHICAGO Lingerie, Negligees, Maids' Aprons and Uniforms Smocks, Woven Rugs and Baby Blankets All Articles Made by the Handicapped and Not Sold for Profit Summer Display Room: MARION I. ·---CALKINS SHOP 724 Elm Street, Winnetka I: I: '. · IEJ······································r···········EIJ ·- Evanston Shop Open Tuesday, Thursday anti Saturday Evenings : : The· evening program was of a different nature, though equallv \VOrthv. In ~he _evening all the eight ~chool o~gan1zat10ns combined to present three gr_o~ps of selections. each group c::>ntammg four number . The first group was composed of ·.;e lections plaved bv an orchestra representing a)] the o;chestras of the cooperating high schools. This joint orchestra was led hy the well known conductor of the Little Symphony orchestra, George Dasch. The next group of numbers, \\·a·.; present~d by a se lect combination I of all the g lee clubs. led hv the well known choral director. Ed~;ar Kelson. The last group included numbers by players selected from the high school hands. directed by Harold Bachmann. The excelJent taste shown in selection of compositions performed at thi'.; festival; the s·rprising skill and the spirit of cooperation shown by the young reople and their leaders, the generous enthusia. m and outstanding ability shown by the participating profes.;ionals-all these fine qualities are to he highly commended. It is t o be hopeq that there will be another fe tival of similar sort in the spring of 1930. ~· Henrg C.Lyt=ton & Sons ~· · · · · · STATE and JACKSON-Chicago ORRINGTON and CHURCH-Evanston · THE(oliim )BIJB : · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · "Scribblings" Makes Bow; New Trier Literary Gem "Scribhlings." a booklet prepared by the Scriblerus club of New Trier High school and containing the be.'t literary efforts of New Trier students for this year, was to go on sale this Friday, May 31. The booklet is the first of its kind ever published in the Chicago area, it was stated at the high ·:: chool this week. The poems cf Marjorie Braymer and Janet Marshall, New Trier serliors. who won second prize and honorable mention, respectively, in a national poetry and short story contest in which more than 20,000 manuscripts were ·.mbmitted. are features of the hooket. It also I e :ontians Kingsley Karnopp's short story which received honorable mention in the same contest, and various other I · prize literary efforts of New Trier student'.;. It is the hope of the New Trier English department to make "Scribblings" an annual publication in which the best sketches. poems, essays, short stories, and other literary productions of students in the English classes will be printed. i · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Every Smart Idea In · · · · STRAW BATS For Men . Particular About Their Appearance and Their Comfort-In Our Evanston Shop and new. And you wiliJind our trained salesmen capable and anxious to assist you in selecting the ONE Hat best suited to your particular face and head . I: · · · ·· · · · · · D ON'T.wait until the inevitable rush comes to choose yo~r Straw Hat. It's time now--our stocks are complete-every Hat is fresh · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Mr. and Mrs. Philip H. 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