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There has been a longâ€" felt need for the training in the manâ€" val arts in this district and it has be come possible only through the efâ€" forts of the Highwood Civic associaâ€" tion and the Oak Terrace Parentâ€" Teacher association. These two orâ€" ranizations are to be commended for their public spirit. The former has completely éequipped a manual trainâ€" ing shop and the latter has provided mechines and material for the sewing room. . A course in social science using the Rugg Social Science series will take the place of the separate texts in hisâ€" tory, geography, and civies. New Departments The Schorlingâ€"Clark modern matheâ€" matics has also been adopted to conâ€" form to _the â€"otherâ€"schoolsâ€"ofâ€"the high school district. Several changes in the course of study have been made by the board of education to articulate with the eourses of the Deerfieldâ€"Shields> high school. A general science course has been instituted in the seventh and cighth grades. The books for this course conform to the text used in the high school; Book. One of the series being us®H in the seventh grade, Book Two in the eighth grade and Book Three in the freshman year of the high school. > k i W. A. Thomas. Miss Mae Peterson will teach in ‘the third grade, replacâ€" ing Miss Marcia Smith who resigned to accept a position in the Oak Park schools. â€" Mr. Melvin Campbell will teach manual training and general science in the place of Miss Ruth Zimâ€" merly who is to be married. Ps There will be only two changes in the t‘eac_l_m_ing staff according to Supt. Approxinrately 600 children will be enrolled in the Oak Terrace school in Highwood on Tuesday, Sept. 8, school officials estimated today. Expect 600 Enrollment; New Manual Training and Domâ€" estic Departments 0AK TERRACE SCHOOL © OPENS SEPTEMBER 3 Thursday, August 27,â€"2951 1931, are ahead of the total at the be ginning of the year. & found in the fact that both the total tric connected load at the end of June Further evidence of continued deâ€" velopment in the northern Illinois terâ€" ritory served. by the Public Service company, according to Mr. Kehoe, is nf electricity used in northern Allinois towns during the first half of this year as ~compared with the same period last year is apparently considâ€" crably higher thanâ€"in similar areas elsewhere in the country. This may be ‘inferred fromirecent figures reâ€" leased by the National Electric Light association and contrasted with corâ€" responding figures of the Public Servâ€" ice Company of Northern Illinois, le-{ cording to J. W. Kehoe, the looal disâ€" In spite of general depressed busiâ€" ness conditions, the relative amount Using More Electric § Current in Northern § â€" Illinois, Is Report ucienne Reichardt and Evelyn Benson of Lincoln . costume in Playground Day Parade last Flo at dep H t Saturday. __ Illinois _ reported 416 leaders..aomâ€". 'r;loyed. the year round, while: Ne:i 12 ersey was second 397 , such , D; lea(!en and New Yorkfiii‘nd with 362! The tot&l of}$8,972,521, reported by 53 communities , arid, one county of the state, was surpassed only by New York state‘s report of $6,471,894, and California‘s of $4,437,107. Ohio stood fourth with $3,.345.804. . ~ > _ _ _ Elgin last year spent $50,101.82 for recreational purposes and for the parks. This year the appropriation is $40,224, of which $3,000 is for maintenance of the Wig park golf course, and ~$1,600 for playgroupd equipment, and upkeep, â€" The totAl of 82 079 EI1 wsamnaubsd tul 972,521 in providing recreation for the public, this state ranking first in the country in the number of recreaâ€" tion leaders employed the year around and third in the money spent on recâ€" reation according to the National Recreation association.> & Large Sum Spent by Illinois Cities on Recreation i Illinois cities last R E Playground in Colonial : _Saturday. year spent $3,â€" D a V in Year Parade _ Wheelbarrow © race ~(boys: under 10): first, Jerry McCaffrey and Domâ€" inic Venturi; second, William Cortesi and Hubert Zimmerithird, Dick _ Hagâ€" "and Bosria'uv‘unep. y * ~~Wheelbarrow â€"race> (boys "I11 cand | 12): vfirst, Jack Dayton . and "Dan Davis; second, Bud Rosie and Henry (Continued on page 20) : Girls 13, 14, and 15: first, Dorothy Boylan; â€" second, Dorothy Golden; third, Kathleen Woodbury. ‘50â€"yard dash (boys 13, 14, and 15): first, Bob Riddle; second, Fred Aschâ€" lacher; third,; Wallace Fritsch. _ 40â€"yard dash (boys 11 to 13): first, William ‘Cortesi; second, Bud Rosie: third, Ole Olson. & Girls 11â€" to 13: Katharine Humer, first; â€"second, Doris ~Inmann? third, Lois Zahn. f Girls 10 and under: first, Mary Heed; second, Bernice Mahen, third, Alice Woudbury. s Tennis Tourney Results In the junior tennis_ tournament, played Saturday morning on the Raâ€" vinia courts, Happy Wampler of Raâ€" vinia defsated Ellen Horn in a three set match to win the junior tennis medal. . The senior tournament . was played Sunday. ‘There were ten enâ€" tries. . Bob McClure defeated Ralph Michaels in the finals, 6â€"0, 6â€"0. Other contestants were Tom Jordan, who won last year, Dick Hammond, Bucky Carr, Ed Marder, and Al Meyer.> Race Winners The results of #he races run at Sunset park following the parade were as fcliows: 25â€"yard dash (Boys under 10): 1st, Dominic Verturi; second, Louis Ugolâ€" ini; third, Willard Ludlow. °> * _ Mistellaneous: first, L. Scheskie, West Ridge; second, Mir. Leffert, Sunâ€" set; third, Mrs. Howard Copp, Raâ€" vinia., ~ Floats: first, Peter Grimson, Port Clinton (fioat. of old Port Clinton lighthouse); second, H. Ludwig, West Ridge (1890 horse and buggy with 1931 model auto); Lincoln â€"playâ€" Aromt."_â€": :: ; cs>cncicg csmlsc Airplanes: first, Gunter Schwandt, Sunset; second, George Marshall and Ed Brogan, Lincoln; third, Ned Garst, and Gerry Baum, Lincoln. : Animals: L. Scheskie, West Ridge. {only contestant). / f . Bicycles: first, Lydia Smith, Sunâ€" set; second, Dorothy Golden, Ravinia; third, Marjorie Renner, Port Clinton, Mary Dyer, Ravinig, Mason Armâ€" strong, Ravinia, Olive Surndorf, Port Clinton, and Aileen Krumbach, West Ridge. ces : in the boat class Bob Clarkson of Lincoln won first prize; second prize wort to Jack Dayton, also of Lincoln, and third went: to Olive Lindstrom of Sunset. Theâ€" results in <the judging of marchers in the Playground day parâ€" ade were as follows: % â€"Inâ€"the footâ€"marchers* division Kathâ€" arine Moran won first prize with a group of five others; second prize went to Lollie Walker of Sunset, who was dressed as a scarecrow: third prize was awarded the group of bunâ€" nies from Lincoln. Results in Judging Parade Feaâ€" tures; Race Winners; Other * Details Given WINNERS IN EVENTS ON PLAYGROUND DAY