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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 5 Oct 1939, 32-33

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The Welsh Emperlai SIuq.ri Jo.. 14 4 Nov. 19 Y November 5-Dir. PrestonBradley Those.wbo attended Iast season's prograins were tbrilled with Dr. Bradley's address. There has been a strong demand for bis appearance again this season and we are fortu- nate in having hi+m as «qitr opening speaker. In addition to filiing the puipit. of the Peoples' church, Chi- cago, he has one of the largest radio audiences ini the . country. Many know him as thé author of "~Courage for To-day," (1934) and "Mastery of Fear," (1935). He will briiig us new experierices &and observations per- taining to worlcl affairs. Subject: *Wht AnercaCan Do Now.- November, 19-Rf.. V. Kaltenborn Mr. Kaltenborn. achieved fame by his handling of the "Munich Crisîs.* The illustration herewith shows him as lie switched Prime Minister Chamberlain's speech into the Co- work. Mr. Kaltenborn's broadcasts of the swift and tragie match of events in Europe have been spec- tacular, and because, of bis great popularity as a radio news analyst, *and speaker, the large gy.mnasium will be used for this-meeting. Deceùber 3-Sidney R. Moonta gue "Tales of the Mounties" is to bc' thé subject of Mr. Montagues Jec.. ture. True episodes from his six years' experience as a Royal Cana- dian Mounted Police on the Arctic patrol anid fwo and one half Tv ears, among the Eskimos of the EaStern Arctic. With a few simple props. he transforms bis taik into a dra- matic entertainment. Reenacting hi,4 adventures, he magically transpor>its his listeners into the fAr ?North. December 10-Dr. James Marshall December 17 - New Trier. High Schoo 22nd Annual Christmas Fes- tival The Sunday- Evening' club is for- tunate in being abie to present to its sponsors the 22nd annual Christ- Mas Festival of New Trier . High school students, directed by Mrs. Homer E. Cotton. It vill be given at 8 o'ciock in the eveninil, and will be a repetition of the afternoon pro- gram. The A cappella choir, two eni- sembles and several choral groups, assisted. by the New Trier Symiphony orchestra of 100. pieces wili partîci- W pate. Every year several hutidred are turned away and we are sure that our sponsors will be pieased to know that a section of seats i,; re- gling blindlyý. Immnaculate towns and cities; down-to-date comforts and old time charm-such are the blessings \w\hich Sweden enjoys.' January 14-Welsh Imperial Singers These eiahteen voicçes are without question Britain's greatest maie en- semble. Is it.their red coats and buff trousers-their colorful appear- ance on the piatform? No! The big thing which makes tbem different is their great leader and conducter, R. Festyn Davies, who seemns to have ail the attributes of a Sousa, a Sto- kowski and a Whiternan. And what a marvelous repertoire-more than a hundred great .songs. It is hoped that the war wiil not prevent the plying between Vancouver, -B. C.. and New Zealanci., It may take twenty years before the cosmme ray problem 'is fuliy expia ined, Dr. Compton tbinks. January 28-Carl Van Doren Mr VanvDoren 'Is oneoef the foreý- most American critics' In a long, and 'active career hee bas earned a position of eminence in the world .of schoiarship and letters. His lively autobiography, "Three Worlds," is a national best-seller. Hie believes that his. biography of Benjamin Franklin is bis niost important work and the one most likely to survive. "Old Wisdom and New Timnes" is to, be the subject of bis address. Son. I.one.ItChamp Clarki Mev. 1 Uiderwood Photo and re-elected in 1938. He is one of the charter-members and has served as National Commander of the Ameni- can Legion. He is a. leader in the cause of American Neutrality. Step by step, lie bas helped block every effort to entangle the United States in foreign wars. His subject will be, "American Neutrality." son 4of the loundler-president .0f Czechoslovakia, was in the key posi- tion, for London was the centèr. of diplomatie activities. "Civilization in Peril" is to be the subject of Mr. Masaryk's address: Not oniy wiil it be the story of Czechoslovakia, but il will also reveal what is going on, in Europe. way that the attention and interest of the audience is gripped-and held throughout.. Dr. Marshall gave his illustrated taik at the Ad\,enturerýi's, Club of Chicago and some of its members who had been in Australia, stated that it was the best presenta-, tionof Australia they had exer.wit-* neàsed. be a that it is bis best. "Motoring through an ideal kingdom, from Jemntiand to ~the Casties of Scania. The most compietely civiiized country in the worid-this is the impression of the traveler wbo visits Sweden today. ! The Swedish people seemn to have. solved neariy ail the problems with ,which other nations are stili strug- Tickets mu, World," is to be Dr. Compton's sub- ject. The Nobel Prize was awarded to him for bis experimental work ini the field of the cosmic ray. At a four-day symposium helci recently by one hundred physicists at the Uni- versity of Chicago he reported the, results of the tbree years' of cosmic ray measurements taken on a ship makes the thrill siiots for the big Hlollywood productions. In bis lec- tures he shows the thrill shots nmade under-seas, in jungles and on tropic isles. Hie takes you behind the scenes with bis crew.' You bear the humorous and thrilling adventure, stories that went with the filming. Mrs. Homer E. Coten Deç. l17 NOVEMBER 5 High Sehool Auditorium Dr. Preston Bradley Nov. 5 Copi., D. Crslg 4 ?rgaman Photo LInderwood Photo,

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