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34 WILMETTE LIFE October 4, 1929 IS~rJ:D }'JlllJAY OF EACH WEEK LIFE by IJI,OYD liOLLISTER INC. ·1:!~:?-1236 entral AYe., W!lmette, Ill. Chicag-o otlicc : 6 K. Michigan Ave. Tel. State 6326 Tel('pbone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmette 4300 SUH$ClUl'TION l,lliCJ·: ... .... . . .. . .. $2.00 A YEAR All communications . must be accompani d by th e name and achlress of the writer. Arti cles for publicati on must 1·cach the editor by Wedne sday noon to ill " ure appt'arance in current issue. Resolutions of <-ondolence, cards of thanl{s, obituaries. nntict·s of cntertainm nts or other afi':-tirs wh e rt· an admitt:-tncc cha rg-t' is published, will be charged :1 t T't' g"Uinr ach·f' rti~ing ratC'::<. Grade Separation will save life Let's have immediate action! Tlw week heo·inn' i11o· ~lunda\ · ()ctoher (,, :-, ~ -' prudainwd hy C()\Trnur l)n·n:ntilul \\'<:ek . J)nr ing tht·~L' ~e\· t·n day-. Fire Prevention :--rlwol:-;, ci,·ir :-\()rid ic :-\. a 11 d :-o .i Ill iIa r Treek urgatl · izatiull:-a r l' urged tu "unite tn·a prt~gT:tlll ()i vdurati()ll in tlH·ir n·:-opt'rti,·c.: rollllll\lllitic-; in CJrdcr that the :-;tate in genL·ral may ll(· ;uh·i-.cd oi proper 111l'tlwd:-- to ITJllt~\'l' !'trl' hazard:-; :tnd le:-':-\l'll lire lo:-;~e~." · 'l'ht· i()llo\\'ing· tirl' iarh regardi11g· the :--tat l' (I i Ill i11' )i-. a r e \\ t' 11 \\ or t h v 111 ph :1 "i zha~ utlirially l>i.·cn Emmcr~on a:-\ l;irt· lllg': 11 l !-'ire :tllllll:tll.' dc :-- trtt_\' :-o prt·pc.·rt _ ,. \\ltrth :tlHl\1\ S2ll.(llWl,l)()(l. t2l l:irt· allllllall) t:tkl·, ll\Tr ll~l htllll:tlt 1i \'l.' :-, . t·3) .\i1wty pt·rcl·nt tli tlllr tir(' J,,:-.-..v' :tl'l' .\ s tlw gra:---..e:-o and \\'l ('d :-o gTO\\' drit·r ditc tt> rarcle:-o:-otlt':-\-... "ith the ;1(1\·atJn· (li autumn day~ the\· lll(ln· t-+J La:-;t year th1 · l·trc.· Jp-...._ \\:t-. rcdurcd ca-..ih· take lire. and the lire i"hclf ;pr<'ad-.. un·r S2.000.0lXl. 111 ' q · l· r a p i d Iy . ~ < > nw o 11 c ll 'o\\' lll:t\ · !'tn' ltl:-o,v:-o IH: :-.till iurthcr rt· (; rou)/h of t 1 1u r h l' :-. a I i g·h t c d mat c 11 t tt durecl? :L rlump of thi~ natural ( 1 1 .\\·11id httllW dr.' t.:k:tning \\·ith g:t:-ot· - . f"'ire Peril tinder. and the tlan~t·s an· litH·. naphtha. ~tr l>eni'ine. .... , 1, ) n k a pi 11 g . a n (J :-. :-. t h c Ii e I d . o ftc n r a t1 ~ 111 g· t2) Ckan np ruhhi-..h atld tra-..11. a goud -:-;ized contlag-ratio11. ~uch a hla1v ( 31 1-.:eepmatrhv~ and t'trl' irtlllt ga-..tdiiH' trcquL·ntly get:-. beyond ordinary control and kcr' 1:-\<.'IH'. and tiHlang·cr-; nutlntilding:' and honH·-.. (-f) Ckan and . rl'pa1r 't"\'l'-... ltlrll:tl'L' '· Then llrcnwn an· ralkd upun t· .J san.· prop:tnd flue~ . (5} l)i:--rlllllll'l'l L·!cctrir lrtllh llcf,,n· ~ ·rt and li,·cs. l<:a,·ing tht'lll. ])" lltlt talll]ltT \\ith c.·ln·trir \\ 'e :-a\\' ju:-;t :'tlch a lire last fall a~ \\'l' \\'iring and f11-..c:-; . \\'l'rt' dri,·ing hark irom ~lil\\· aukee to the north ~hore. Long hciore \\'l' reached the ()n tilL· JH·rth :-ohtll'l' tltcrl· ha\·c htTil iur :-;rene of tlw tirl' \\'<.'could see g-rtat rltnt<b ,,j hlark smokL· rolling up against the :-;ky many year:-- "Jl]Htrtunitie~ i()r adult:-; t11 C(lll and a Iitt le later could ra tch gl im pst·-; o i t illlll' t h e i r ' r h ' 11 ,J i11 .L:·. It! \ \ · i tllll't k a a t Cu 111 munit ,. llou~e :-.urh r()ur:-'c:' the flame:-; and " · hiff~ uf tht acrid ,1dor . Education t\ 1r 11-H·n and \\·unH·n arc \\ 'hen \\·e n·aclwd the ~cene ,,.e ~a". men ,,nd hoy~ tn·ing· to ~tthdue the d()zen or eYL'n· Y<.:ar. The fo, Adults ufll'rnl numhvr ()i ]~eut-)k a\'ailing· 1111 1rt' s~·pa ra-te .hla zc:-;. \ \'hct her proptrt y t I)(.'111 :-. e 1n· ~ 11 i t h L' ' t · u (( e r i 11 g :-; i :-; n· r y gT at i\\· a~ damaged \\'l' did not ascertain. hut \\'C' rnttld ea:-;ily nnder~tand \\·hat _ damagt it i y i 11 g. In \\ . i It 11 t't t L' a b, 1 the r l' i :-; t u I>e t hi ... might clo. ./). year an J·:\'l'lling· ~dwul for .\dulh. ~( 1in e t i lllL' :-; a home o \\' ner set:-\ II rc t u the ~uch l'nterpri:-;e:' indicate a pnlgTe:-;~i\'l' -.;pirit a tHl a de:-.ire to fnrni:--h adulh \Yith a "LTd~ in a lut adjoining his home. The tlame~ ~prcad more rapidly than he exbetter mental equipment. ~fany a man or woman lHJrll in a f( ,)reign 'land ha~ impru\'<:d pected. and ~nll ll. seeing that hi:' home j-; vnda ngered. he is obliged to send a hurry 11 o t i r l' a h 1 y hi~ ~peak i 11 g and \\Tit in g- in E 11 gli:-.h 1.,. ~t\l<h· in thl':-ol' :--l·houl~. \\'hat thl' up rail to the \'illage 11rc departntent. 1I i ~ Yalue -(,f thi~ ha-. hetn in the iurm of inmetlwd i~ ciTcrtin~ in ridding yacant lob creastd ability and h:tppine~~ it i~ diHicult of \n·ed ~ lntt i~ to he employed "·ith the t(l exaggl'ra t l'. ut nw:-;t c:lllt ion. \\·e tru:t tlnt the day i~ cuming- ,,·hen all adult~ nn tht: ll()rth :--lwre will feel the neecl \\'t l)l'lien_ · that the cultural level of an,· of continuing tht:ir <·duration. \\"hl'n the r.ontllltlllity or group of communities is cot:sv~tematir :-.ttt<h· (Jf l'l'(JJlumir-... hi:-.tory. n ·cth· ir'r~irated 1)\· the amount of se~it.u" I<i.nguage. :Lnd till' :--ricnrt·:-. :-.hall he the acti,.-iti<'s in the Y~1rious 11eld~ of art, such usual thing- fCJr adult~ " ·e ~hall he certai11 ;t" painting. drama. literature, and mn"ic·. that America i~ etltl'ring ~1JH>n it-; g(Jlrlen ~ll'a:-.un:d ])\· this indt·x the north shore ha-.; age. ju:-;t cause for unobtrusive pride. 4 At New Trier high school two Thursdays in this month, October 3 and 17, have betn set aside as Parents' days. On those days parents of fre hParents' Days mcn and sophomore~ \\'ill attend :-;chou! in at New Trier the afternoon and en~11 i n o · i 11 t h c p 1 ace o f t h e i r c h i 1 d r e 11 a 11 d f u 1lo\\~ the n·(rular daih· routine. It \\·ill he· h n·o·ular in all rc:-;ptct:-; except that till· pro· I . - . "T a 111 u f t he 1 >a r t 11 b "·i 11 I> e ~-in a t 1 :-+ ~ 111 h the aittrtluon in~tead of at ~:-t:) in the morn1ng-. .\ fair - ~izcd amuunt of credit. ~houlcl IlL' g·i\'L·n to the principal uf .:\e,,· 'l'r;l'r ur ,,. ]H·~ ~ L:\Tr it \\'a~ that originated this plan ol <ri,·in < r t>arents a look-in on the sehoul liie oi their uff-:-;pring . . \more cticctiYc plan \\·e C<Lilllot imagine. lnformation and in -;i.~·ht thu:-; . obtain('d far surpasses that attainl'd through accounts giYcn at home 1>,. tlH· children th ·msel\'es, \\·hich is hound t,·, he rli~torted l>y prejudice and pt.:r~onal bias . It is abo true that information ~cnt ()ttt in \\'rittt.n form hy the principal and t('achLT:-\. such as reports of scholarship and att('ndanre, camwt l>egin to equal in ,·ahH: that ,,·hich the parent:-; ,,·ill g:1in by actual J>lT:-\ona I at t<'nda l)n· for eYen so ~hort a ti111e a:-; (>Ill' ~rh .oul day. \u an1otmt t)i indirect experience can he "ll ,.i,·id and accurate a~ a verv small alllll~lllt of . dirt:l't :xperience. ()ne day -..pent in actually :-\t'cing l\o1ne is an cxperi t·nce \\'()rth more than a month's reading ;tl>ottt 1\omc. \\"(· co!lgr;tlnlate 11urth ~hure p:tl'l.' llt~ on thi~ ()ppo rtunity ttt lear-n illOI'L' a h <·, tt t t h e i r c h i Id n ·n a n d t h t i r s r h u o 1 ~ u r~} SHORE LINES .1 r ~ ~ THE PUZZLING SEX . ' .. · 11 E Bachelor's ~1utual Protective assoctat10n ' is 'destined to recruit a sizeable army of new 111 cmhcrs in the next fe\\' weeks as the result of numerous comt>lications arising from the geneqtl scramble for \\'orld S~ries tickets. The suh~t· qm· tlt itnhility oi many fine youn~ IllL'Il to comply " ·it 11 solemn promises L 'xact d dunng the sun~m~r nwnths in cnllSL'(jtH.' nce oi the S\\'Cet young thmg s demand j,,r a scat right up frnnt at the great ha.., l' hall rla:-.~ir tP he stag ed at \\'rigky field next \\ct:k ofllTS .~nlllL' thing ni a prl'dicament. Bn, · ~. as \'l'ltl kn n,,·, will ht boy:-., and promise s r(lnll..:- tGick ;llld ia~t during those rL ·IItantir sumnH·r L'\'enings when D~lll Cupid pub in his hcst licks. \\ 'ell, the upshot oi the \\·hnlc lw~incss is tltat. in scores of in . tanccs at least . those summer nl\ -. s cannot be iultillecl. ~[o s t oi the boys can not procure \\'L)rld Series ducats h,· \\·hatc,·cr mcthncl thn· ma,· attempt tn employ, and th<: net n·st!lt is a ~d10lc flock of shattered rtmtanccs that \\Tre progressing so beautifully only a icw sho.rt weeks ago. nH · s:-< ; q~· ps ' ;-;l!"r'· LiJH·!' lla:-< n·ct ·i\·l·tl illn1tll11 ·t·ah!to }Jlaintivc from t·nd·rY" hl ·n .. did:-< , all pl t· ading fqr a "\\'a\· out" 11f th1 · pn·!li1·anll'llt. ln\'ariahly our rt·J)Iy i:-: :'til applit-atinn bl:tnl,: f,,l' nH·mbt·rship in tlw l!adwloli'H' .\lutu :tl l'rt~ll'di\ ' t> .·\H :-:1wiatiun. tlt· · J)l't·: ttnldt· (>f 1'1·11!-'litution 11f \\'hil'h :..:tipul;tt1 ·H :ths(IIUtl· ;tl,:..:ptti·IH' I· \\'ilh n·g·artl (() tlW oppt~sitt· St' X . Til· · p1lilll is m:ttl1 ·, :dso, that it's ju ~ t a ~ \\'t ·ll tn Itt t·:tl' (off :\ l'lllll:llll 't', <lt h-ast (E·lll}Hll'al'il:-.· . Col' until tlt· · ( 'ltri:..:tn ;: ts h1ditlays h :i\·,. lw('onw a nt· · ll l "r~ · . Itt l'<IHI ' 11!' furllt1·r ditlkulty. hoy:-:, 1'1111 , d " Jt 't \\' a ll\, I" t ltl' Ill ' : I J't·Ht ;·:-..i t ~ Consolation \\ 'ith th~· \\ ' nrld Snic~. in(lthall g;utto. Si \. _I la.' l>i k l' ral't' and ~~·,· cral gnod boxing match(', in t h ~· nll ing and t hat \\intn C\l a t -.till t o . hL· r l'.~l' ll\'cl . irtllll l ' nrk Ben· S-\\'l' \\l'ltt and jtlitt l' d ,, it h ,'tJlJ ,1)(J1) \\ Prth (li o thn~ " ltat j.., pt·pul arl'. ktH·\\11 a ~ a SJ(H).{)()Il Tltriit clull . The.· -.,pJc l'ttlb.da tilln bein g that itt tl'tl n·ar.., \\l ' c. ·an takL· th v ~\h11k ia1t1il y t1 l lhl· \.\·,,rid .·nic.·s. l'\'l'll ii thl' ·<Inn tlt i n ~ i.... .. t a ~ t ' d i 1t I f, n 11 t] tt It 1 P r t It L' 1l t h <: r :-. i d t ' " i I a tt 1 i I >a r . Reminiscence ~ ( h ·ar ~I iquc : Lnoks as ii the se 'u!J l'lt attt ]"- oi tnda,· an· a lll t like.: thL· fl'll<t\\· ~ \\·lw !tack itt tht· itti;u;t <Lt\· ~ uf tlte n ·JJtun·, the da,·s ui the iaml'd Tittkn ll.l L' cr~ tn l'h ;u{ct.: trinit;·, \\'~· r t.: c u pjti llg \\<·riel':-. clt ; unpinn~hips \\'ith "rtckk ~s abandon." I h ·ard our l<J.!() champions O\Tr thl· radiu thv other t·\Ttling- "hcfl the~· :lttcndccl a dinner at a north ~idt· restaurant ancl th~y \\'Cre :-.inginl!" and back slapping and kiclc\ing each other to a farc-th cc-\\·cll \\' ell. that':-. the same _ty.!)e of boy~ that Frank Cltan ce had . urrounding him hack in l<JOH. Fran_ k long since ltas passed on. hut his pals in that pa:-.t da,· \\'ill alwaY. remcnlbn him. 'J'hcv'll n ·mcmher th;~t '"hen F-rank managed those famou~ Cub ~ . he DID manage them and. made thL'll1 like to ht· managed. J tl~t \\·hat r mean hy that i~ that ('hance had his 0\\'11 wa:v of handling men. :\ l'llltplt· ni the players who thought they wen tt·>llgh tril'd to "handle" Chance and discovered it ~uicidal. Then aiter that no one tried it an,· more . En·ry man on the team liked Chance an~! gan· c.:\· t·r_rtl;in~ he had tn win games. That's \\'11\' they \\'Cre champitms. The Peerles. Leader conic! lll'\'l'r be hnlldozcd. nut he liked to think of his iellc.l\\. playrrs. and some \\Tre a lot older, as '1ti~. boys .., 1 thost· W"rlcl's championships. Tlwy wt·nt to a <it·rman n ·s· taurant on Fifth an·nue (\\.ells street) for their· owtt littlt· c·t·ldmttion, not caring· for 0110 of thos;e swell cluntp s with thl· <'l'O\\'tl arouncl . ThOfi(' days it wn~n·l :t t'l'intt· to takt· a nip of hef'r and thc·y Wt·re nitwing Tinl\1·1· :ttHl r:,·,·r:..: :tJtd will n ·ttwn : ht·J· tlw nig-ht ~chult<' :11111 tlw othN' a(t~r th£>y won one o( lH·y:-. to tht ·il· IH·nrts' content wlwn a toug-h bird butted in :ttlll pi<"IH·<l C·n ~<:hulte. He nnnoune(·d himst·lf :u-· "Tom11i~· l~yan's !;;}):tiTing partner" atHl said hP'<I g·i\·,. S<"hultt- a trimminp; to JWOVe it. And he clicl' :-nt:t<"k \Yilclftr(·. <'h a nc·t· lE't out a. whoop a n<l · !'J)ra ng- at t Jw fl·llow, k n·twldng· hi Ill loo!'e from a 11 worldly knowlt'dg·e. Aftet · t ht·~· had <·a rried tht' fpJlow a way ~he Peerlf'ss LPadt->t' h:td just on~· little thing- to say ancl that was: "XIliH·cly':- going to piL:k un my hoys." -THE OLD PLUG. Sountls l'lnusihle last wet· I< anent the ft·i~·tHl who rc-· ('('i\·1·<1 a <·alling· card to the Evanstun traffic co urt f1·r a <·r)nsidPration nf three dulla.n;-and up, bring~ a sharp n huJ.:p from Hany, Wilmette's forf'inost. ('olll·<·tor r·f such trifles, who insi!'ts thP \Vilnwtt f! ra t(· has E\·anston very badly shaded. --MJQUt;. ( h1r c·l·tnt 1wnt