Illinois News Index

Highland Park Press, 29 Apr 1926, p. 14

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& Teachers Also To Be Eligible In : Competition S\Ened In Connection With Big Exhibit as recipients of ithe award will b.‘ guests of the dirfgars of the Sesquiâ€" Centennial Exposition and all of their sexpenses will be paid from the time they leave home until they return. The governors of the states are now orâ€" ganizing the state ~committees (of award which will have charge of the administration of the award in each state. : Governor John E; Ez:uzon. of Montana, has won the dis ion of being the fint';ou‘mor‘ to complete the organization of a state committee. First Teacher Entered Miss Helen Lynde, a New York school teacher who lives at Gouvernâ€" eur, N. Y., was the first teacher in the United States to ask for a teacher enâ€" try form. â€" The first,boy to receive an entry form was Harry Little, of Bridgebaro, N. J., a fifteenâ€"yearâ€"old boy who yaved four lives last summer and who has a been awarded the Ralston h edal. He is also to reâ€" seive a s medal for his heroâ€" ism will be taken into consideration when the youth of each state take up the task of selicting the boy and the girl to represent at the Sesquiâ€" Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia for the week of June 28 to July 5. Official entry forms are ncw | being distributed {mn{ Sesquiâ€"Centennial headquarters, Philadelphia, to those who request them. * ‘The boy and the girl and the teachâ€" er from each state who will be chosen The National Honorary mm:; in connection nfl the award alrea includes the of leaders in many sections of the eountry. Among them are Viceâ€"President Dawes, members of the United States Supreme court, the President‘s eabiapt;ntjmed States senâ€" ators, men high in inâ€" dustrym and finance. All have written enthusiastically of this plan to honor the youth and teachers of Amdrica. ? ism. Thefir_-t‘&i'r‘lwmfionancn- try form was Billy Appleby, of Polo, T. Miss Appleby is sixteen nmoldmdi:proudcfhernta % "If I don‘t win," she wrote, "I would love to help Iilinois all I can." WINNETKA CHAMBER _ ELECTS OFFICERS Officers for the ensuing year were ¢elected by the Chamber of Comerce at a ting held at the Community house Thursday evening of last week. y are as follows: B. W. Blow, pres + Thomas J, Lynch, first vice president; William T. Werstâ€" ed, second vice ‘president; â€" George Park, third vice president; A. J. Pulâ€" Jom, â€" fourth president; R. W. Kapp, fifth vice president; Earl L. Weinstock, tre r; B. G. Eberle, secretary. New directors who are not officers are Adams. PLUMBING & HEATING We hear you‘re planing to build a new home. Well, do you know that it be a matter of money. in pocket and good plumbing in your house if you talked your plans over with us andgoto(’trprhet? We‘re deâ€" pendable plumbers. â€" ; + T. H. DECKER & CO. 15 8, St. Johna Ave. Phone Highland Park 201 Peters and F LEGION GIVES TWO _ ______. â€" ~MEDALS FOR SENIORS For the senior class, it is announced. /. To promote .the ideals for ‘which Dumarésa Spjficer stood ‘while at tending: the Deerfleldâ€"Shield‘s : high school and for which he fought when in the service of his country,, Dumaresq Spencer post No." Q_iif;; the American Legion will préesent anâ€" nually two medals to the students .of the senior tlasgs. * £4.5g The medals, to be known as the American -Le:i?n Scholarship medal an:h the '“Amerc;li: Legion . Athletic medal, 1. be given at :?dpxflo n time to the student who shall rfidify according to certain rules which .the Legion has drawn up. + ' The medals are of gold with the raised figures sguggestive of scholarâ€" ship and athletic ‘achievement. , An American Legion emblem on one side of the upper oneâ€"half of each medal tdentifies the donor. ~ & To qualify for the Scholarship medal a member of the senior class must have attended some high school for three years and done the regular preâ€" scribed work each year; attained the highest average during his or her high school course; completed the regular course in the high school in four years or less. * â€"The Athletic medal will be presentâ€" ed to the boy of the graduating class who is voted by the Athletic board to be the best allâ€"around athlete, who also, has attended some high school or schools requiring equivalent work for three years and done the lar work prescribed each year; :t:a‘;nd an average of "C" durin&ghit high school course; completed regular high school course in four years or less; and has such character that the principal will recommend him for colâ€" lege entrance. 1 No one student, according to the rules of the American Z::Ibon, As eligible to receive both m ki 5 H. 8. TRACK TEAM Deerfieldâ€"Shields : Athletes In Good Showing at Gary . The mile relay team, consisting: of four quarter milers, Baker, Johnson, Frye, and Cain, finishedâ€" a good secâ€" ond, giving the winner a hard race. .s.’l'lu tnei team goes to Evanston t ay 8, ‘to compete in the pnm’riu for the state interschoâ€" lastic meet which those qualifying will enter the following Saturday, May 15. In the interscholastic track meet held last Saturday gt Gary, Indiana, the Deerfieldâ€"Shields track team made a very good showing, annexing eight points, a silver cup, and eight medals. Hammond; â€"â€"Zengeler, Cain, and Stipe, running in the mile medley (440â€"220â€"220â€"880) respectively, won their event against a good field, which included Oak Park, La Gn;‘ue. Michiâ€" gan City, Ft. Madison, Ia., Milwaukee, and others. Permanent Marcel a Specialty Moldaner & Humer Bulldl? 18 North Sheridan Rd. Tel. H.P. 920 Hig h la n d Auto Mart P on . 9. . . y M. Emma and Ella Borchardt | REPAIRING . â€"â€" AND SERVICE STATION k# at f Blodgett on Deerfield Road Phone H. P. 1122 â€" _ Used Automobiles All Makes and Models Scholarship and Athletic|©<¢Under the direction of instructor Used Part and Tire Bargains Very Low Prices, Terms \â€" and Trades Guaranteed Satisfaction Cars and Trucks ZIP Treatments given For. Dependable HAIRDRESSING CAPTURES PRIZES SEE THE Meet ‘Durbahn, the house being ‘built by the boys of "the vocational building trades tlasses ("of .‘ Deerfieldâ€"Shields high #chool, on ‘Athletic lane has made fast ‘Wrogress":â€" and~ should be finished ‘June 1. j f 4 STUDENTâ€"BUILT HOUSE +D »NEARING COMPLETION "The basement floor, the latest addiâ€" tion to the cottage," which has already received a first coat of paint and will be complete with the finishing of the two porches. uS " ‘All wiring, plumbing, painting, and concrete work has been done by the boys," said Mr. Durbahn ,"and I‘m proud of their workmanship. . "Sunbeam Cottage," the name subâ€" mitted by Victor Galder, for the house will be auctioned off when it is comâ€" plete to the highest bidder. *‘ ~~ "The housé is open for inspection and it is well worth while to visit it and see how the boys are putting it into shape and the interest they disâ€" play in their work. +# Nes ~"‘Gunbeam Coftage" is being worked upon by two shifts of boys, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. "The idea of the vocational building trades course,Ysays Mr. Durbahn, "is to prepare those boys who do not exâ€" pect to enter college for some trade which <will be jpuseful to them after they leave high school." BASEBALL SEASON Practice Games Finished and Team to Meet University & High There Owing to the pitching of Allen Harâ€" der, who fanned | sixteen, Deerfieldâ€" Shields high school baseball team held the strong alumni nine to a 6â€"6 dead> lock Jlast Thursday afternoon, April 22. at Elk‘s field. ¢ THE HIGHLAND PARK PRESS, HIGHLAND PARK, : ILLINOIS Dahlias Gladioli Lilies â€" Phlox ype P and Hardy Perennials is now ready. Send for it, ‘and we will send later : our Fall Catalogue ~of Choice P Also our special list of Novâ€" elties of the latest inâ€" f troduction Deerfield, Illinois FRANKEN BROTHERS Our Spring Catalogue Dutch Bulbs VISITORS WELCOME Phone Deerfield 241 AT HIGH SCHOOL of Deerfield won the championship last year and, with most of last year‘s team back, wil;{:ob-b!y repeat again this season. â€"men who are hl:z are: Struss, l!'qtgrc.k Boylan, thal, Cain, Bahr, Bock, Stipe, Kress, Luts, jougoy meaemnavee en e ce P All of the practice games have been played and the baseball team is pracâ€" titing hard for the nm}:tUnMdty high, Friday, April 80, which will ofâ€" ficially open the league schedule for Deerfield. Â¥ s $ R Altogether there are ten es to be played, two games with m of the following: schools: Uniâ€" versity High, Oak Park, Blue Island, Bloom, and Thornton, g Next week Thornton comes here on Tuésday and Deerfleld goes to Oak Park on Saturday. © ~ ‘ and McLaughlin. 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