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nnrconsicuierun 1i n teworries of 'local police and truant officers during the past few years, the fact that the State of Illinois bas. an in- vestmnelit of $13,638,266.98 of the tax- payers' mnoney in penal and correc- tional institutions and ýin adiion dd.an anual cost of $3,638,201.37 niaintaining people in penal and cor- rectional institutions makes ita local p.robleni. Because of ithese statistics and be- cause of the fact that Mis. Lilian D). Northani. truant. officers for WVil- Smette,. has. often been >qUoted as, say-r ing "that the juvenile ýdelinquency in Wilmette bas practically disappeared snethe advent of the playground a nd Recreation board in the Village, to gv h on epea, prograni mien, as Warden Lawes of Sing, Sing peniitentiary have said that three- fourths of the criminals .committed to their care could have beenl sa,%ed byv proper supervision of their spare lime in vouth i members of the Play-ý grouind and Recreation board declare that the follk.wing resolution offered by the Big Brother Association of Illinois and the County-Probate judges association should find a syni- pathetic response amoig, the resi- dents of Wilmette: Whereas -it costs $433,155 to nmainitain 600f boys at St. 'Charles per year. in addition to $1,3S3,730.17 lnvested in tht' s;chool, and aecording to the survey of this scho) cofldticted by Director Rod- neY H. Bratndon, le,,, than one-third of' the boys mnaie good; It e0$t the tax- paYers aboiut one-baif million dollars ..a year to keep 180 beoys (thiose who actually made good)'. Wherea.s, it fis believed over 75 per- cent of those sent froin down-state could adjust in their own comimunities under proper conditions, ive the niern- bers of the Big Brother Association of Ilinois, and the County-Probate Judges assoçiation, propose the followlng: That 20 percent of what It cost to keepboys in St. Charles begîven.back to the co unties to be spent in.prevent- ,!ng delinquencY. That a commnittee be appointed, conslsting of the. County (or .JveleJudge) Big Brother Chairman and a memben appolnted 'by the state to see that the mioney j.- properly spent. -This would reduce taxes a~nd uroo xeretin. omhce, Y914 Cen.tral aveti and register with Miss Skidm< recreation assistant in charge of Mlathew Fritneis Phkto Alexander P. Hfm in anager of the Hoffmn F lorisis me,'s leains, 1: shoteitre-ceiving front C. P. Dubbs,-Village president, the year- roimid troph-v emblcnialic of the higisest record of ail the teams whichl participated in t/e srventh seaison of P!aoy spopisored by the Wilmnette Pla- qrotund and Recrealiopn board. Danie'l M. Davis (at extremle le/t), director of recrealion, and R. -1. Joh:islon, cliairwa.n of the kecrcafîiot board, are ý.ishw» atching tie re sentat ion wia ici took placee ait te fIotéard gyt-l HasiiiinFric/a.ie.erinq. Tells Sum mer Play The adult recreational prograni for tesumtnier of 1933 wiut include. vo! nien's playground bal leagues, 0 ne frliard ball pitching and onîe for bot all pitchîng, a girls' playground bail league, a weekly play evening for the memibers of the *women's gymnasiumn class, and tennis classes, for. womier. This program was an- nouniced by Daniel M. Davis, dinector of recreation, on the occasion -ofth annual awards Friday evening at the' Howard gymnasium. The soft bail pitching legauc, which %vas inistituted last year as an ex- perimental league, pnoved very pop- ular and is included as a regular 1- tllli: dllJU I gThie tennis classe s for women will ie be started as an exiperiment this e, summer before beink instituted as a e. regular summer activity. The tme. ic anjl place for. the class. meetings will be announced. later. WvINBERGS TRIUMPH Defeat Van Deusens, 40 to 30, in Play. Off Game for "B" Lengue Basketbali Charnpionship Winih.erg Drugs basketball teain le feated Van Deuse:î's teà'm 40 to 30. tor. the league champion s hip in thie "«B" league for men in the final game to* determine' the league winner Fni- day evening ai' the Howard gym-' The gane ivas played as a finiale to the, denion-stration athletic progratn held for the benefit of the two'lhun- dred and fifty spectators whio at-. tended the annuai nally and cere:iony' of aivards sponsored bv the Plav-- R. Fridman R. Mora H. WlnbVg. W. E. Jone J. MarlMI. 0. Altma, R. MacIjean J. Chamber W. Webster R. Gos M. Johnson and H. Wolff, -refèrees piayed between tearns of the Howard and Stolp schools at the Howard gymnasiumn last Thursday evening ended in a tied gamne, a victory for Stolp, and a victory for ýHoward., which appeased the stoutest partisan'ps of both schools concerned, and net- ted more tlian $59 for the niedal fund, which pleased the school, au - thorities who were wondering where money for that purpose was to be found. The peewees, boys weighing less than PO pounds, tied their gamne, 15 top 15, and since thçÉe was flot suf- ficien.t timne for a playoff, the score stood... The Stolp lightweights de- ieated the Howard lightweights, boys, ,weigbiing fromn 90 to 110 pounds, by the score of 18 to 16, and the How- ard heavyweigkhts avenged: the -defeat of their fellow athietes by trouincing the Stoip heavyweights, 23 to 9. Dudley« C. Stone wasý coach of the H{oward school teamns, and. Glen W. Gathercoal of the Stolp school tearns. Line-up.s for the three gaines were: Stolp Peewees Howard Peewees (15) (15) William Sp!nney Robert Christi& Howard Molding Rnobert sinith Charles Soule Hfoward ReInwaîd Frank Rauidail .James Steen Mvan AMllraith Do,)(ugla-ss Hiuck William Jennings Ted Buck and Martin Johnsôn, -referees Stolp Light- - Howard Light- weights (18) weightis <16) Ph!! Rogers Harvey Steffens' Eugene Drake James Ander.sýon Lowell Snorr Tom. Carney Hfarold Ray Harold Borre, Jarvis Linge! Erie Sanmuelson Rodmaxi Joycé Phil Samuelson B~k Robert Cochl'an Bukand Martin, referees StnipHeav- THowardHa'- weights (9M wetghts (23) Ed Mahie Han-y Sejfert, John. Gleason Jame-ý VersinO JTamesç Lamb Frank Bryehta James O'Neii . Robert Lonergan Ed H ess Robert Steffensý Janies SretiJohn Vensino JTohn Sauvage Kenneth. Smith Buck and 'Matin, referees Post-Easter Egg -Hunt Attracts 1,700 Children A post-Easter egg hutnt for chli- dren of pre-school age, and children JUNIOR CHESS CLUB The *next emeting of the Juntior ;Chess and Checker club will be held at the home of Carl Mayer, 2417 Laurel avenue, Sunday afternoon. April '0 The club, is baving a com- munity galrden,- and cadi member will be assigend a plot or twxo. 1 l