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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 25 Jun 1931, p. 32

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condolence, cards of thanks, obitu- fentertainmeflts or other affaire ance charge lu published,, will be ar adverttaing rates. Grade Separation Will 'Save Lif e Let's Hasten ,the Day! if you live on the north shore, summer- ing at home has much to recommend it. 0f course if. you lived ini Oak> Park or Blue Isl;and,,you mightwell1 Sammering: feel fre *o Pe A4t Home Tilly and Augt. n h shores of some Wiscon- sin or Michigan laI.ke. But living, as, northý shore people do, within a stone's throw of Lake Michigan, you really will flot care to close Up v our doors and windows and take to the woods.' Make an investigation and voun«Wi11 find many city. people rentitlg north shore. homes for the summier.,Durinig the warm weeks these teniants e njoy to the full the pleasures of the one and only north shore. They mnake, liheral usé* of the beaches and waves of the lake. They swin, they'bathe, they bask. Thcy play golf and tennis.. They go upl to Ravinma. They sit on gar- den Yorches and sil) leinona(le or play bridge. They hiave a grand andl gloriouis time. So if von have to stay at home during the siimiimer, don't repine. Couint your blessings and be -lad that you can pay youir.grocer bills more or less regularly. There,.can be no 'doubt'lbut that flic Hlenry P. WilliaiIms prîzes. offered eachi y'ea r to New. Trier high ,school students ,\,Io excel i the Hen~ry P. Williamns, w È iti n g o f - - oemis. essays, is ine suretuui ui., Literary- excellence is immortal. The plays and sonnets of Shakespeare will neyerfail to attract appreciative readers. Shelly's Ode to the Skylark soaring as the poem does to the heights of humnan, skill and interpretation will. continue to arouse enhuianisolog as...he 'English ian- hy a big idea. He was saying to hiniseif, "If 1 were a young fellow of 20, what, -would 1 like most to do ?" LuckY And right away came the an- Lads! swer: "I'd like most to niake a trip to famous laboratories and, factories and, sec with my own eyes how automnobiles'and airplanès are. made. I'd liket to go down into a coal miïne. .I'd like to see how , they proéduce and pipe natural gas. I'd like to, sec itoia adbeautiful places in my"own country., "11But,"l said the rich'man to himself," thi.- young fellow couldn't afford to travel about and sec ail11 these things.", Right there.and then the rich man wa s struck by this big idea. ,"Why should n't L finance Such a plan? I wvil1 !" And he did. Automobiles capable of. accommodating. ten perso ns 1 veie made and>.equipp1ed ac- cording to his specifications. Each of these autom-obile buses was. a combined tent,, dining-car, and sleeper. In the snmmer of -1930 four of these trips throughi Induistni'al Amnerica -xvere made, the average daily cost per. individual beçing $1.50. The longest trip covered more than 6,000 miles, ,and lasted 35 days. If we could relive 'our college days we'd certainly do our best to go on one of these %onderfutl ,excursions. The summier schools-.ele1meftarv, sec- ondary, and college-serve several valui- able purposes. Thev enable- lagging stu-, dents to catch nll-ï with their classima tes. .Thev enable others to gain advance credit.sý and thus make it possible for thenm to fol- 1ow certain optional courses during the following school year. Jnicidentally graclu- ates frroni Io wer sehools wlho t.-t,,e summrer, coiutres-,in hiigher schools thereby 1.econme accustomned to the 'nethodls and su11- ject matter. Every sane person must admit that our store.s are doing much by. their advertis- inig -and low prices to, hasten the return of ptospenity-. visiting historic shrines and ge nerally disporting thernselves as curions niid western tourists. Meanwhile the Big Boss dispatches the encour- aging information that he and hizzen are "having a wonderful time," hardby Boulder Junction, Wis, where the corner drug store publIcity bureau in"- sists "weath.eri4 great, fishing hetter than. usual and foodecelr. Will trv to send s-ou a box of fsh... wish yot. were hr. it remainsi, however, for Elmer T. of..the Wil-- mette* Selbys to elaboraie'concer-ning bis days of ýrest. and. recrîeation down gpod old "4Egypt" way. which-, we are assured al- over- again is the Iandof plenty, includng heat. "Have made a 'trip io Shawn eetown, the oldest town' in Illinois," writes Elmer', and situated right down on the Ohio river.* "Anid such bountiful harvestsas this section is eîljoying !" continues ot rhero. "I hav.e neyer se en. more and fluer fields of wheat, than'are nowý heing harvested. There are a few fieldis of, oats and a large acreàg e of corn. The fruit is won- derf ul. Mi rs. Selby has canned ail theý cherries 1 will he able to haut hom.e. Strawb)erries also are plentiful, and dewberrie.s, -blackbernies and raspr. Ierrîes are coming ii; the -great peach. orchards are loaded.to stnch.»an extent, that 'it is neceýssaryf to pick off two of eý-ery'tliree peaches to save theý trees. Nuts iinvariety are,.also. plenti ful. "And. oh, bov, the fried chicken! It, too, is ripe, and are Nve enjoving a feast.- Ail kinds of good fisl available at aîl timie. Just drive down to thé Ôblci vvherc a big catch can 4c bought for the proverbial sc-ang. Haisrgis il agog coiicerning the pro- p.sdcanai to. the Ohio connecting itlh the (ICCI) ýuaterwv to the Gulf. thus opening' vast forigil markets to the big Harrisburg coal fields*. 'Al ,ini al, a real wNýoniderfùl iocality -%ith 'a (l ivers it y.of in(instries and unexcelled agricul- tural facilities. 'flt"-~nd cr'sthe rb 5i ure is bhot. *Riglht o%\ a -good whiff .of good oid Lake M.Icihi- gan atinosp)hcrewotid go mnighty finie.' NXO need to fish down here. You cati btuyal. vout want., Too dilrnied hot for that.. sort of *thing anyway. I'd rather buy mine and spend the titi 1eine te shade, smoking my old pipe anid light game. Papa Lieske, chamipion of al sun dodgers, lias been ruled ineligible by none othe than bis host of offspring who' control thie sitÙ ation./wh île their sire is enjoying his beauty sleel Village Green, this evening at 5 :18, if you liii your basebali at, its tanndest. -Mique. cbarged. at rel

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