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HIGH SCHOOL NOTE. ' For the benvfitof those who are not acquainted with the high school a short history may not ht‘ out of place. The township high school was or- gani‘ZmlJn MST. time the Highland Park high Lschool Previous to this was held in the old grammar school building, but in ”H7 it was moved to its present location and made a townâ€" ship high school. John T. Ray was the first principal. assisted by Miss ‘ Baker. The first ctnnuienceinent was held in June. 1890. Miss Ber- tha Moses and Miss Marie uates. Prof. Ray going to the city. at,prcscnt principal of the John (‘rerar school. The school steadily increased in IMH a eight was graduated. being the larg- nienihership. In class est in the history of the school. l’rof. l.add succeeded f’rof'. (‘hase and \uuu nu \nu uvun uu “Au-gun nut. Wednesday afternoons. ‘They inâ€" tend to practise with Indian clubs and dumb-hells, so that when the season opens next spring they will he i‘nvgood health and spirits to enâ€" joy the pleasures of cycling. Miss Stewart and Miss Douglas will have charge of the class.- We hope to have a gymnasium of our own some i day in he not faralistant. future. Rafl'en , had the honor of living the first grad- '3 f’rof. (‘hase next took charge, - He is. of ‘ Miss Baker was succeeded l)_\' Miss . S cwart. was added in the person of Miss Douglas. At present the school has a larger Out of sixty scholars enrolled, fifty-four membership than ever before. are in attendance with a daily aver age of tlfty. an increase of nearly BU per cmt. over I897). The school h'ls outgrown its present location. and next. year. if a similar increase In INN?) l’ro{.\\'ilson took ,. ..,... . ~7â€" ,, .,. J. ,_ , charge and in ‘Jf-r masher massistant > - _ , . ‘ " Thanksgiving, but It is seasonahle : just the same. takes place, it; will be uceeSsary to I find larger quarters. HIGHWOOD NOT F3. Postmaster Clanipitt and ’l wife have been visiting Col. Clampitt at Janesvillc, \Vis. _ , _- 7’ Plenty of' good skating on the skokie and the young people are making good use of 1t. Mr. McCormick has sold out his icc and coal hu‘incss to Mr. Benson who has alreay‘ carried on a suc- cessful ice business. This snow comes a little late .for By the, way, some weather prophets predict seventeen sumvstorms this winter. (l. H. of Mrs. l“. E. Clarke, was buried at Lake Forest. Tuesday. Nov. 24. Rev. Mr. Osborne, father fileL‘Itt‘ conducted ‘the exercises, whice held at Mr. Clarke‘s. house. were I’hilandcr (iillette. who “has been confined to his rooms for scvral Tllt‘ High l‘k'html Athlt-tic Associa- tinn hnpvs to put in tlu- field next _\'(':H‘ :I {out hull train that will lw uhh- tn taluwmm- uf anything ultlwir m-ight that, may lw brought against ‘thvm. Thvy ilrt‘ not at all (list-our- ;Igml (m-r tlwgmncs play-(l this full, but will keep «m practising whmwwr the Weather pt-rmits. They will Hlm put, a Imsulmll tram in the llt‘ld next spring. varul mvmlwrs of tho hmtlmll t-1nn are- still nursing sprains. Sworn] inn-rust 111g rm‘imtiuns \vnrv give-n during the wvvk, thhseuf May lwlle Applo‘t'm. Lotfiv Bram]. Ira Hnlv. Thomas (‘rglil and “in Bol- mom lwing (H‘wciully gum]. The young ladies of the school hm‘o formed a gymnasium clul). They will have the exclusive use of the gymnasium of the Young Men’s Club for one hour on Monday and “Minors-day afternoons. ‘They inâ€" tvndlo practise wifh lnilian clubs and dumb-bolls, so that whvn the HDHSUH opens-i next spring they will he in food health and spirits to enâ€" joymw plvusurvs of 'flyt'lixig. Miss Ste-wart and Miss Douglas will hzn’és charge of the class.- We hope to have :1 gymnasium of our own some (luv in the not fandistunt future. THE HIGHLAND PARK NEWS. Mr. McCormick has sold uut his icr umi (-oul l):}1£i11(~ss to Mr. Benson who has ulrt‘uw" ,cm‘rivd on a auc- cvssful ice lmsiuv Tip-La sunw (-umvs 31 little late for Thunksgii’iug, lmt it is sunsunablo just the-5211110. By the way. some \wutlwr prophvts predict svwnteen snmvsturlus this winter. (‘xm'cttv conducted the vxercisos, whim- were held m Mr. Clarke‘s house. I’hilnndvr (iillvtte. who “11:15 how ('nniinvti to his rooms for Suvrul ‘ wwks. is rlen‘ted HS no lie-twin; His sirkiwss. which may he called : Ln (irimw. though tedious. is not; C. H. ()sbomv, father I“. E. Clarke, was buried Fun-st. Tuesday. Nov. 24. (‘mVL-Itv conducted the Lu (hippo. though sm‘iuus and we hupv convulvwc-ut. ('nnumlrum: What (luvs " H. P. N. P. L. E. l'. stuml fur? lt pm» fvssvs to lw the nu‘mv 0f u sm'ivty with head quarters in Highwoml. But unless thv sm'ioty is in inverse I‘utiu tn the size of the- mmw ’it, is too big fur our small village, le friends of John Skidmorv, fumwrly uf this place. now of Ravvxxnvmxl,will be sorry to learn 0f his m-riuus illnvs's. [HP is quito law and his daughter Alice, who is (-mâ€" ployvd in the Ft. Sheridan post may he called ‘tedious. is not ‘10 muv 50011 In- office; has felt_ obliged to go heme on accuunt of his critical condition. An old landmarlwvill be rmomd when M. ‘Bohl's house is moved. as we an- informed it will be when it pussns intokthe hands of Dr. Borgcu's hands, Mr. Bob] has traded " with the Doctor for a place on Park ‘Avenug. Highlzfi'id Park. > -, ‘ ‘ Kev. Mr;Gzrve=tte has purchased the home formerly owned by ‘Rev. HSC. “irst. Wezu‘e glad to we tha place pass into the hands of so desirablv a citizen. Mr. Gareth: has secured 21' bargain, us it, was a dosirahle piccv of property and will "nntkg a pleasant comfortable home. He will not occupy it immvdiaivly how- ¢-'\“vr.as his 197159 at Evanstou ll‘dH not yvt expired. The place here is rented mvunwhile lo Mi. Locke, who moYt‘d in thifi fall. Vllllil. tlw MuE. Church? - " le should hear the M. E. Church choir quarte-tte; they an; immensé. J. (Linty, of Ravinin stock farm fame, is about again after heingvlaid up with an illjtlred back. The cottage prayer meeting form of weekly worship, no“; being nearâ€" riwl. on here, will he at the house of Mr. Dings for the munth of Dem-m- bc-r The entertaintainment and social. held at the Railroad Men‘s Home in ldlcwild by the Epworth League of the Ravinia M. E. Church was a de- cided success, and was enjoyed by a goodly number from here, and We, hope also. by the occupants of the Home. We understand that there is to he a repetition of the event about Christmas and we feel patis- tied if there was anyone in Ravinia that, (lid not attend they will make an effort to be at the next. The efficient and organized work done by Mr. and Mrs. 0. G. Kellogg since their coming to Ravinia is beginning tod‘tell in the improvement of at- tendance at Sunday school and other meetings. It was due to their tal- ented family that, the entertainment was a success. ‘\ A few lights would improve Ru- aw ybh’qward the new pastur 0f RAVINIA ITEMS.