Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 17 Feb 1938, p. 3

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L~15~K A. IE IN IEAIRS Mor e Buildings, Branches, or .Ninth Grades, ýSuggested to Solve Problem Faced. with the. probability that zeithi;t a few vears the present Plant of New. Trier Township High school zvilI be..inadeqz4ate to accoin- miodalea rapidly inicreasilng school. Population, factiltv and board of éducation ne.mbers are seekinq sonie arrangement by which the, problemt can be srolved :before over- crozédinq forces hasty m'seasures. A~4t the request of the editor of this news-magazine, Matthew- Page * Gaffiti', stiperintendent,. has set' forth the needs of the sc/iool in thse article wehi ci a/ppears beloiç', and in which he mnakes blirce suggerstions for lih' approval of fie citi--ens of the township: 1. Thtat. the present Plant be ei- larged. 2. hat branckhfhgh schoois be established. 3. That the nintis grade pupîis be trerned back to thse village elemten- tary scholos. By Matth.w P. Gaffney ASuperintendent, New Trier Township ment of the high school. Herbert Mul- ford,,member of the board'of eéducation, wrote an article for this-paper-under, a similar titie a year or more ago. School enroilments must be planned for in advainée. Wise boards of educa- tion do ilot lsuddenly find themselves c at iii the predicament of having htindreds of pupils to educate and -no facilities for meeting thé problem. The country is. full of communities where this laisse-- faire policy. bas re- *Captai». Eidward A. Evers, com-ý manding off icer of United States naval reserve actiIties in Illinois, and commanding off icer of thse .U. S. S. Wilmette, flagship of tihe Great Laker trainhng squadron, w/w lives at 1020 Sheridan road, Witmette, zt4iill'e honorèd l'y thse Thieves "Borrow" Truck, Pilfer Clothing Load Early Wednesday evening of last week George A. Baker, a driver for a Chicago dry cleaning concern, stopped at 615 Lake avenue to make a delivery. On emerging f rom the bouse he- discovered that bis truck, The high school groups of the Winnetka and Wilmette Congrega-, tional' churches wiIl have a joint meeting tbis Sunday eveningý from 5:30 to 7:30 o'clock,,at the Wilmette Congregational church. This. is a re- turn mneeting, he Wilimet ru having- visited, the Winnetka group tWo months aggo. 1The speaker. will be Edward Manthei. He -will give an illustrated talk on theý subject, "ýCreative D~ra- matics, " and wilI also discuss the. program of, Chicago- Pilgrim rellow-ý sbip', of which be 'was recently eleéc- ed. a representativ>e. Mr. Mantbei received his A B. degree, fromn the -University of Wis- consin.* White: there he was active in dramatîcs, in acting as well as di-, recting. He,.is now attending school at the Chicago Theological semina.ry where lie is assistant director of dra- matics, worlcing witb Dr. Fred .East- man, a playwright well Icnown for bis plays of human interest and appeal. ýAfter the meeting, the newly elect- ed officers will serve refreshments and furnish entertainment for the group. Members and friends of the groups are cordially invited to share in this evening of fun and fellowship. The m~onthly social assembly of the First Congregational church and par- ish takes an entirely new form to- night at 8 o'clock. A sketch, "An Evening with the Al-Stars" will be, pesented by the Abracadabra group. Asing-song of old favorites. with Mrs. F. W.. Taylor at the piano is anotiier attraction. The final section' of the program iîs a travelog by C. E. Jarchow illustrated with color-, ed motion pictures of England and the continent. Refreshments will be MOVES TO FILL MANAGER'S POST Trustées 'Namo -Cômmitto.'toI Pick Offitial at Elarty Date; Job Vacant More Trhan Y.aer The village. board at is meeting Tuesday night took the first definite: step toward a return to the Village Manager plan of municipal. operation and administration. Trustee George H. Redding intro- duced the followingresolution, which was edopted by unanimous . ote of, the board: "RESOLVED: That a committee, of' three be appointed, consisting of the chairman of the publi c service committee, Trustee C. E. Jarchow, and, two additional members of thie board to.. be çle5ignated .by the village president,* whose duty it shail be, in coýoperation witb the village presidenf, to make a survey of tbe r quirements and recomumend to this board at an early date a suitable candidate for the office of village manager, as provided for in tbe vil- lage code" Following. the adoption of the resolution Village President Harr C. Kinne appointed, as,. the two other Af ter the departure of former Village Manager Boyne H. Platt who resigned to take effect Jsaly 1, 1936, it is stated that the board re- ceived about thirty-five applications for the position, among them being several trained men from various parts of the country. Pending the selection of a successor to Mr. Platt, Président Kinne appointed himaelf to carry on the duties of the office, 1948 and '58? Without attempting to J P, be specific, it is evident that it is bound viliar to increase steadily.I TI I3y remodelîng the building that tions. (Coutinued on page 7) LAfter that Isour lighte must be on. %rking with'lef t wh'p.I to thse ourb is proaubited aiy place ln thme pe at îay tin of day or iaight. he police department bas instructions to enforce the above regula- Violations will resuit in arrest.

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