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VOL. X.\, NO. 44 . WILMi'i1M,ILL.tINOIS, MARCI 192 IP 'KI,.iE JN LCENTS HighSchool Forced to Close Doors April I SEÊEK..BIDS,,FOR WATER PROJECT Village Board Also to, Adver- tise for'Bids. foir Sale of $600,000 Water Bonds Village Clerk 14ea J. Orr'.was intro.- duced by the Village board 1 ruesda% îîîght to adve rtise for bids*.for the construction of a municipal water. works'iii Wilniette, as authorized by: the voters at the -special election Iast Dece.nuber. l'le bids wiil be openeti a-t the régular meeting of.tebor Tluesday night, April 5. Village Clerk Orr aI'.o m7as in- structed by the Village board Tues- day niight to advertise for bids for the sale of the $600,000 water revenue bonds, which W1 imette. citizens au- thorized to be issued for the purpose of financing the, water. work.s project. Covers Entire- Project The.bids on the erection, of the wa- ter works will cover the construction: of filtered water, sedimentation anid reaction basins, filter taniks, super- structure anid intake well, as well as piping and filter equipment. pumiping equipme nt, electrical %vork, eniginé. genlerator unit and intake. The. constructioni work is to he. *don in accordance with .plans and specificat.ions. on file at the, Village. hall and at :the'office of Pearse, Gree-. ley 1and Ilansen, enginee r1s, 6 Michigan avenue, Chicago. The -work is to, be paid for sole.ly fromn the pro- cee-ds of the water revenue 'bonds. * Start Work This Spring It is expected that, the contract f or the building of the water planit will be let a few weeks after bids and RISHOP HERE FRIDAY The Rt. Rev. George Craig Stew- art, bishop of Chicago, will be at the Chuirch of the Holy Comiforter iii K.enilworth at 8 o'clock Friday even- ing, March 4,, to administer the rite. for Confirmation. Kenilworth,,Holds. Electi*on April-19 '1leafnnual Villagre election in Kenil worth will be held -Tuesday, April 19. 'îree. trustees and a Village clerk are tq b> l)e lected. Tlhe officiaIs whose termnsexpire this spring, are: 'rrustees Arthur B., Adair, Johnt 1L. Wilds and Richard C. John- stoii and . Village. Clerk, Wendelt .H. Clark. They were. elected ini 1930 for two-year termis. Village President Ralph R.'HawXc- hiurst and Truste2es Richard. Wolfe, Harry V. Crooks and Henry G. Zander, Jr., still have' one year of ther .tWo- %,car terîns to serve. Want to Build Garage, at Main St. and Lake Ave. A petition received by the Build- iig, departmnenit of the Village.for a permit to erect a garage and sales building at the, 1rthweýst. corner of MNain street and lake -,avenue carne to the attention of the Village board- at its regular meeting Tulesday night. The board decided to refer the mat- ter to the Zoning coImmission., An- other petition for a change ini zonilug at the southwest corner of Main street and Lake av-enue also was re- ferred to the Zoning commission. The owner of the propertv, at the southwest corner (À the intersection asks that bis property be changed fromi commercial to lindustrial classi- ficati on. The entire block facing on. Main strecet southi of Lake avenue is now 7oned'industrial. with the excep- tion of this one piece. at thie street intersection. C. A. EdmundsAecepts Post With Iowa BEank C, A. 1ýdinilsca'Jîier of the Pirst %W«*WSF'V ................ - Club Page ...........0 Elitorial-Shore Linos ... 24 Girl Scout News....1 Junior Life............. 14 Music Page............ 26 New Trier News..... 20-21 Recréation Page ... 38 Society Pages. ...-2 BOARD 0F EDUCATION REVEALS DESPERATEFINANCIAL, CRISIS Cash on Hand March 1, OnIy $5,000; Income From Saleof Taàx Anticipation Warrants Too Meager t'O RiskContinued Operation; May Not Re-openNext Faeu New Trier Highi school willbe closed Ap)ril 1. Cash On hand, at the high school-on iM'arcl i was $5,OO000 y ith 110 prospect of an adequate amiount being received to continuel operation of. the Henry L. Cutier, president of the. Wihette' Board of Éducation, stated that, the board would take no action this week on the ques- tion of whether or not the WiI- mette sciioois wiII Le able to ton- tinue. The board is awaitiUg furtiier development bef or. mak-: ing a decision, Mr. Cutier ad. school through the cuirrenit terni. Mporeover, thec board of educa-. tion 15 uinaI)le to îuake planls for re-opeing.thie higi' school iiext autunin. These distressinig facts are coiitalined iii an official state- ni.ent issued hy fthe high school board Tuesday of titis week.. l'le iii formiation vas conveyvedý tpo the faculty of 'the school aU a coifference, wIth the b)oard on 1\Ionday and the sainîe tnhappy news wvas brougld to the entire student body at ai seml lheld Tuesday. told by the many food ad- vertisements in this issue. A splendid chance to prac- lice genuine economy ini your.food purchases. peoleOfNew Tï ownship, %vhich requl res no elaboratioin, reads as f1llows:, Board'a Statement March A, 1932, *r0 thePeopfle ci New Trier Township: -The Board of Eduication of New Trier Township High schiool, being faced by' the necessi.ty for. closing the high school on April 1, subinits the followi.1ig facts: "To keep the'Higli school in oper- ation until the. close of the schoôt year requires a.minimum of $160,000. "On. Juty *i1the. requirements for niaturing bonds and interest will cal for 'the additional. sumi of $87,625. miaking a total of $247,625. "On March 1 the cash on iand iwas $5,000. Receive $27,761 -Total sales of High schiool tax' %marrants hiave been reported as fol- lows: Glencoe.............. \Viiietka...... ... 50,000 1(reported but niot received>, Wil.11ette............... '9,965 KenilWorth.......... ...6,061 "Froni,,. these -saleg the suml of $27,761 lias been, received by the high school. "The payment of 1930 taxes will not hielp the sîiuation becauise those pay- ments wNill be uised to redeem the 1930 tax aniticipation warrants. which were* sôld for >the paynment ofex penises durîîîg tlhe past year. "Accordinigly the. 1-igli scliool bas "Jesse R. Gathiercoal, Janet S. Gor- don, Edward J. Pbelps, Williami H. Ellis, Otto R. Barnett, New Trier Board of Education. Reviews Situation Iii connhection. wiith the enforced closing of the highi school on April, 1, (Continiued 'on Page. 5) - 1 ïï