Illinois News Index

Highland Park Press, 21 Nov 1929, p. 27

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ov, 2 E. LAX .. ad Uses xo '2'],21:” er â€" theâ€"olg anda~d Oil that addi. : £0F ~ hard hways ~ang ay _A gray Woman‘s ng of the rl.‘ E .' held the ax money onths was l‘he |three £ ~approxi. ounty, as. + usistq‘ hi‘hwm ore for a neonstituâ€" ral courts i the day e of sunâ€" he majesâ€" iper or a a cobweb dandelion ted under belong to : distribuâ€" _ doubtful is money. inder â€"the Taw frog 01 ring. 1929 the apâ€" the Thu! DEERFIELD "GRADS" _ RANK HIGH AT U. OF I Graduates Lead Private a Other Public High Schools ‘in Scholarship Not only are the freshmen scholarâ€" ship â€"â€"records â€" of _ Deerfieldâ€"Shields graduates at the University of Illiâ€" nois much better than those of freshâ€" men from other schools, but there are fewer â€"failuresâ€"the percentage is O, according to figures compiled for the The median grades of Deerfieldâ€" Shields graduates as compared with those of other schools may prove inâ€" teresting. Of students from all public high schools represented at Illinois, the average is 81.75 in grades, whereâ€" as Deerfield "grads" have attained an average of 84.37. Private schools have the lowest grades, the average being 80.64. A "cent of her graduates llinoi achieved "Konor grades, while only 22.69 per cent of all other public school graduates had honor grades, aengâ€"anly 21.11 ‘per cent _ of private In per cent: of honor grades, ‘too, The ‘ percentage of failures is in keeping with the other statistics â€" 6.98 per cent of the graduates of all publi¢c high schools "Aunked," and 10 per cent of those coming from private schools failed in their freshman year. Deerfieldâ€"Shields had no failures. Deerfieldâ€"Shields graduates having always <been consistent: in their high scholarship standing. From 1910 to gy_'l‘oplov r, Left to Rightâ€"Peggy Crawford, Marjory Kendall, Alberta Franklin, Virginia Grant, Doroâ€" f Burris, Dorothy Campbell. _ & 4 e y .; pydidmmmm e ranromâ€"â€" Marion Wink, Marion Flinn, Louise Smith, Eunice Hall, Ethel Shott, Ada Wyman. DEEREIELDâ€"SHIELDS HIGH SCHOOL y o y0 0 gs © _ y c MJ e .,, â€"â€"â€"| MANY LIGHTWEIGHTS Senior Hockey Team Wins Tourney ~~|** ryryx ouT FOR TEANM Nov.21, 1929 1915, for instance, only 11 per cent of Deerfieldâ€"Shields . grads at the Uniâ€" versity of Illinois were freshman failâ€" ures, whereas 55 per cent of all pri- vate school graduates attending Illiâ€" nois "fAunked out" in their first year. Public high schools had a better averâ€" age, 32% per cent, but this hardly was as enviable as that of Deerfleld. Moreover, in the years 1914â€"1917, at and Northwestern, Deerfield placed third in the suburban schools with the largest number of graduates atâ€" tending these universities as freshmen, and had the lowest percentage of failâ€" is impossible to start regular shootâ€" ing practice yet, but in about three weeks the rifie range will be ready students with aboveâ€"average grades, of all the suburban schools. members a United ‘States Army course in target practice.> BOYS OF RIFLE CLUB TAKE FIRST LESSON Seventeen members of the x-iflet team received their first hutrwctiomi under Major J. W. Cotton last Wedâ€" nesday afternoon at Fort Sheridan. The first lesson that was given to the boys was a lesson on how to use .. Major Cotton promised to make a good rifleman of each boy who takes the course, providing heâ€"follows his instructions. : If a boy. wishes to join but does .npthavo.rlflchemnyneeeedinob- tnining~the use of an army 22 rifle furnished at the fort. the highest percentage of T HE PR ES 8 FORTY CANDDATES _ â€" OUT FOR SWIMMING About forty boys answered Mr. Kendig‘s first call for swimming maâ€" terial last Wednesday afternoon. Twentyâ€"three of the forty boys that reported are junior swimmers, while the remaining seventeen will try for the senior team. The boys who wish to try for the junior team must: be under â€" sixteen years® of age, while any boy who is under the age of twentyâ€"one may try for <the senior team. â€"â€" u% Coach Kendig had the boys swim the backstroke, the breast stroke, and the crawl. The candidates for the team are instructed to swim for style only, and not for speed. Three lettermen are back from lasti P year‘s team: Phil Anderson, who} s 55 M ;fi swims the backstroke and holds the| 06 wfsfl allâ€"suburban record for it; LoWen-l 4 5“‘ N"';-tf‘f stein; who was on last year‘s team, l s and swims the breaststroke; and| e an, mo *sSswims * , d .3 KOF figh!t: m Tthe " Lackstrakeâ€" "Othey " menibers of t ~e o e en _ last year‘s squad are Roberts, La Hue, v yarp * Krafft,; Fox, Bieger, Chapman, and Wau 4 ee Rlankangahin. f last year‘s squad are Roberts, La Hue, Krafft; Fox, Bieger, Chapman, and Blankenship. 2 f nesdays, and Fridays until after the Thanksgiving holidays. After Thanksâ€" giving, the boys will report for pracâ€" tite every night. | â€" . ~‘The suburban league schedule will not be completed until about three weeks from now. " â€"Besides the regular league schedâ€" ies there Ni Oe Imo of Mhtee. MTBC The swimming candidates will reâ€" lightweight basketball team reported to Coach Thurston last Wednesday afternoon in room 230 S. Regular practice did not get under way until yesterday,. ... Coach Thurston plans to keep about twenty boys on the squad for about ~two weeks and then cut the squad down to fifteen. ~~~~ mepgiye ~_Among those who will probably be back on the team are Leo Zanier, Garling, Joe Cummings, Mike Malâ€" oney, and Bill Rogan. Mr. Thurston gave a‘short talk on the training rules and said that every bovy Wwho wishes to play lightweight basketball must be in good physical condition and must â€"be 135 pounds or under; ~~~~ * f 4 If it is possible, the giris‘ gym wili be used three times a week by the lightweight squad while the heavies use the boys‘ gym. â€" sR 4020222 . 1O Ced e nnitmpni m 114 a. m. _ Ar. National Ave,. 1040 a. m. |\ * Milwaukes . 1045 a. m. ‘m.lmwn-o‘n 1 $:30 p. m.; National Ave. 8:35 p. m. With the material from last year and with several new candidates, Coach Thurston should have a good team. ‘ 3 Children Haif Fareâ€"â€"No Baggage Checked Sunday, NW- 4 We s (55 361 Central Ave., Highland Park m““"“'*fif?fi.&m“““ en‘s First Church of Christ, Scientist: of Highland Park _ 381 HazelAvenue CHURCH SERVICES You are cordially invited to visit the Reading Room HOURS: Week days, 9 a.m, to 6 p.m Wednesday until â€"7:30 p.m. â€" Sundays 2:30 to 5 :30 p.m. for reading only. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM Sunday School 9 :30 a.m. .. Between Ages 4â€"20 Morning Service 10 :45 a.m. C & N. W. Tithet Ag Highland Park, TL

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