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radio listenmng eacfl day.. Only about oine-third of the aver-ý aelistening time is devoted to pro-, grams produced with., a child ýau-. dience in mInd. Studies here in Wii-. mette, ýas well as elsewhere, reveai an astonishingly wide range of radio programs followed, regularly_ by grade sehool children., Like Aduit ProgrsLms Even first-graders are flot con- flned to the pre-dinner children's *hour; they lîiten also to many pro- ductions'designed>pirimariiy for ad>- uit audiences, particularly the "va- riety'l. ours, someof the. sentimfen- tal daytime serials, thrillers of -the. *Ganig Buster type, symphonie hoursI, "ýquiz" programs, and theater hours. Children from the first grade tbrough the eighth, almost without theprogra m which features the weii known Charlie. For many, it is checked as th e favorite program, second and third choices aiso being aduit programs. Perhaps there is no such thing as an adult program, as distinguished from a child's. We know that the general level of intelligence of thej radio audience is considered as 13j years, and that 2most aduit vrograms *Sunday ThE wit] rs-WMAi ie "Wings th, a dran -1: 30 p;M. Dr the MÏartins" series wiil be concluded on May 21 .ization of "After High School-What?"l choice but to listen. In eitherý case we mut .realize that the, "chil- i.> aite .IiLlit drenis'. programs" alone are no t enough, for our c oncern. We must Claimi Attentio see ta the chiid is directed in hs1d Iistening so that. he will, get the 0fFft1 greatest possible, benefi and enjoy- Of lfh: I.,;tacer ment'from his hours before the ra- ~ lt td hlrno *wr doaiays keepng: in mind that what we sprnt se t iîschool are working on tiheir state, ex- hav fa grate inluece hanany hibits which they think, is very much thing we may say. fun. Next article:. "These Children's Wehv been writing letters for Programs.1' information and h a V e received pamphlets, cards, maps and many interesting things. In some 'cases Cites Duties of Girls' two or more children work together, ~ .f I~but ùsually one.,, The Howard Girls' Safety. Patrol from cement and sait mixtures, pic- consists of six~ girls. The alternat- ture *maps and' charts. We have ing lieutenants are: Audrey Bess made graphs and charts to show and Mary Neetz. They go on dutylsome of the most important indus- at 8:30 a.m. and go off duty at 9 a.m. 'tries and products. They then go on duty at 12 noon1 The states that are most popuiar and go off duty at 1:45. are:. California, Florida, Colorado, They take care of the building and Wisconsin, because many of us aind cafeteria. i have made trips. through those un riLnY, aYs a Patrol iri1 takés alI lle home of iYrs. kHenry DrUeker tdicuss; ways and means of secur-, ing effective support of the citizenry for educational legislation. The'discussion disclosed the, civiic need for dloserco-operationbetween teacher g9roups and. thé. iay .p ublic and that the legîtimate and worthy ,objectives of adequate pensions for teachers were being sponisored by various teachers' organîzations and opposed by some civie organizations, because of alleged technical defeets in the bills themnselves. Dislike Lobbying It was pointed out that if the cit- izens, of Wilmette are to have con- petent teachers for their 'children they must give somne time and at- tention to the econornic welfare of the teaching profession itself. On the iy*hei-rhand' the d1sëüssiôn dis- closed the awkward position in which teachers find themselves when, in order to obtain a worthy objecâtive, they are forced to per- son , y lobby for the necessary le- isiation. Whlie the meeting disclosed a lay viewpoint symnpathetie and willing to support adéquate pension and tenure iaws for teachers, it also emphasized language difficuities and' dramati- are '" su zation adds emotional appeal. Fa eP nsh ri boi Is It a Good Thlng? This listening to a large number The policemen of Wilmétte have Ba of programs of the aduit level ma3y been instructed to give warning or may not be a good thing, depend- cards to any boys or girls whom they ing both upon the type of chiid and see doing things on their bicycles In, the character of the programs fol- that. the new ordinances do not ai- T lowed. It May have a very bene. liw leai ut oi --ýU IIU .)ny UJ01 me nrt of any ers for our exhibit and we given bill, but also of the broader rning a, great many things aspects' of publie poiicy involved. ur states. -Nancy Toel. No more democratie way of doing just this is apparent than a continu- JVillMarchance of such meetings at regular in- 1 WillMarchtervals at which a frank discussion owhat is needed and the rnost ef- emoral P rade fective way tà obtain it can take Meetings m IT