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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 23 Feb 1933, p. 26

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Rtesoutiofl, of condoIenoei carda of tbaiks, obitu- arien, inotices of entertainrnents or othir aftatrs, where an admittance charge te pubIlhed, will b. charged oat regulur: adverttsIng rates. In a recenit nunîlber of a quarterly maga- zinc, The American Scholar, is'an inter- esting and encouraging article called "Coi- lege Music Goes Highbrow." School1 As the editorin a, footnote Muicpuats it, "The unidergrraduate stages a revoit to the classics." This radical mio ve nie nt of college music has heen bitterly opposed by con- servative aumni whos~e views on the change were voiced by a Newv York editor in the sad sentences: "As for us we just siniply don't go to gice club concerts any more. They are hybrids. They are artis-. tically wrong.. They don't express the life of a college as revealed in music. They are a bore." The aforesaid alumnus evidently wants songs of the "Bull Frog on the Bank" variety. that if JiHarvardi and irnceton gleeclub have gone hi1ighibro\v ive are put to it to tell what certain of our local grade schools have donc. The other evening Nve hecard a concert given by the musical organizations of Skokie school, W\7innetka. The words of. the songs ini the first two groups were Lati n and the music bv such masters as Corne to this concert. It is the iast of the season.' You wil, have -a most, enjoy- able experience. For some weeks rumblings of the corn- ing> Village elections have made them- selves heard. -One hears such phrases as "p erpet u aiLharmony," Village "ý.Wininetka plan," -"vater Electons works, "the TWr ough lig ""divorce frorn party politics." If 'ever there 'vas urgent need for reai leaders, that need. is with us at the pvesent tiue. In. public office .we îeedinien and wornen who are willing- to put self second and coiimmunity, first. And there are inany mnÎanÎd wbme'n on thTe iorth shre o~f this~ type. If we inust have conflicts they shotîld be of the niature that produce clear-. er vision of our needs apd wiser plans for ,iueetiing these needs. We as -north shore citizenis certainly hiave our responsibilities. To vote at every election is our perennial and simple re- sponsibility. We mnust also take. not a nasive ut da n active iiïterest in the »rob- The phrase, "menibers one of another," is forcing its truth upon memibers of north shore comniunities. If you don't believe this, ponder carefully the following sen- tence: "Witli a tax collection- of 66 percent of the total arnount levicd, it is apparent that those -who pay taxes must carry the And Fl' wish you hippy birthdays, Ma&y of themn, brt»ght as titis: May you kno t,- through youth: and imaod,> P-at&hrls love, and m«àher's ks.ý May your blue eyes neyer f citer1 M1ay your hcart be purest gold: Sà be trie, and' wisc, and happ Little. bo!Y, just oVne year 01i.7 -Adele Jordan Tarr. So the hater of kings and presidents was-"satis-. ,fied" .vith the sentence which sent 'him to prison for 80 years-at- least.1 Well, now, if he feels thât way abouti it,, who, isthere aniong us to complain.> winuetka is by. way of having an opposition party, in the field at the Village election this: spring for, the first tinie in niany annunis. The lads who aret engineering the- proposition have been couve ning ini the rear of a cleaning establishment, tis said- 1a fact which mnay or mnav fot be significant. The busiest nman in New Trier .township just iowv, we're told, is none cther than Sanborn Hale. the tax collector. Tough enough on Sanborn, we'll al- low, but who minds, so long as his -busy season" portends a considerable replenishnient of mulnicipal exchequers, etc. Here's hopingi ACROSS THE CHASM Wheit in its dcstined course fthc. moon 7will iwanc, And the inft, dark siibtlcty of night Of love, invor» usin ny innjaiiiy star. -Tha fia A. Rochlitz. A mot her's pro yer. MUSINGS OF THE NIGHT EDITOR "Three lights on a match"-that's supposed to menbad Iuck. Not that we mean to be a non- conforrnist, but we'd ýconsider it bloomin' good luck if we could manage t1bree lights on a match while we were strolling 'down Michigan avenue. And that it isn't long betore one innus tna. t Me more he gets the more he wants. Ifthere are. on the north shore some Wc are gratetul tot for thei r persistent el violation of the I.aw. >orts to prevent Herocs, 'everyone -MIQUE.

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