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The important things . . . Flowers. Tall pine trees. A lone sea gull flying high above. The mounâ€" tains in Virginia, Walks on the seaâ€" shore with persons you are fond of. Talks with good friends around a bright, crackling wood fire. A reader asks : ", . . You say you like the ‘simple, important things in life.‘ Just what do you mean by that?" I mean this, dear reader, . . I mean that the really important parts of life are those which are real, which are created by Nature, which are devoid of tinsel, glamour, frothiâ€" ness, obscenity, vulgarity, and downâ€" right cheapness. Concrete examples â€"â€" ‘Thank you, Highland Parkers. -‘m-“hrm 7 27 appreciate your questions and suggestions. And now to answer some of them. "How many readers do 1 have?" I frankly don‘t know. Wish I did. Who will volunteer to find out? "Who are my favorite writers?" ~Ab, I like that question. Here‘s my firstâ€"string lineâ€"up : Lew Sarrett Howard Vincent O‘Brien. Kathrine Brush. Wolfe Kaufâ€" And I like these writers because they are builders and creators and therefore leaders. Naturally some are more positive and constructive than oth@rs. But each has an idea to put across. And each welds an idea into the reader‘s mind with force, deftness, and simplicity. ‘The early morning dew. The crispâ€" ness of the Fall air. The song of the whipâ€"poorâ€"will. Lake Michigan. Reading good books. Listening to fine music. Building the mind with affirmative, constructive t hough ts. Sharpening the senses and reacting to beauty. land Stowe, Mark Twain, Ring Lardâ€" Well, I like their simplicity, their smooth, seemingly effortless writing. I like their choice of exact, specific words. And I like the way they join them together. And I like their choice of ideas and subjects. I like their swift change of pace; their brevity, balance, coherence and I like their positive interest in life, in persons, in beauty, and in Nature. Each has a keen, penetrating insight into life. And each leaves you with an important idea, an idea that makes the mind run, skip, and jump. First let me say that 1 have a great respect for my reader‘s eyes and mind. I like to let the reader‘s eyes skip rapidly over my column. 1 believe thoughts can best be put over by thort, meaningful sentences. I believe in short words, sentences, and paraâ€" graphs. I believe in "white space" â€" room wherein the reader‘s eyes roam, wander, and unobstrusively pick up ideas and thoughts. hE s "Why do“l'liln these writers?" the same reasons you Mmld Parkers. These are just some of the simple, important things in life â€" things we can all see and have. Highland Parker telephones . . . The telephone rings. An unidentified voice asks : "Are you in the Army ?" Yes. Definitely. For many months. I‘m studying, reâ€" cruiting, and doing special work for the Army Signal Corps in Chicago. Let‘s go on. . . White space . .. A Highland Park Matron quizzes me on my style. . . And I have faith in my reader‘s inâ€" telligence. I like to make his mind trot and skip and run. I like him to prod his imagination. I like him to live in the Country of the Mind while he‘s readâ€" Mr. Highland Parker stops, notices me, and sits down beside me. ‘ The 7 :29 chugs out of Ravinia. ‘There are the customary good mornâ€" ings. The joking. And then all get settled, fold their morning newspapers, and begin reading. ‘The train speeds on. But Mr. Highland Parker wants to give me a little lecture. "Be a realist," he begins. "Why you haven‘t seen life yet. You think the whole world is like the North Shore and Highland Park. :Mhhmm nowhere. out “% Come down to earth. Sce reality. And I bet you I like to quickly open the door for him and then let him go through the door himself and see new horizons, new insights, new beauty. Questions From Highland Parkers! Â¥YOUNG MAN ABOUT by Whitt N. Schuite TOWN i Let‘s call it Yes To Life. â€" In essence it is this : Believe in people. Realize there is always good in people. And concentrate on that good. React positively to life. Be aware that there is bleakness. Sharpen your senses. Devote your life to building, to creâ€" ating. Man is the happiest when he is building a poem, a home, a garden, a building, a bridge, an idea â€" an idea that will help mankind. Think improvement. Think a good future. And that future will come. Do this for a week, High1iand Parker. Then talk to me again. And thank you again, Sir, for your advice. 228 Students From Chicago Suburbs Enroll At N. U. A total of 228 students from Northâ€" ern suburbs of Chicago have enrolled at Northwestern university this fall. Adjustment to wartime needs is the keynote of the fall session, which will be operating under the quarter system. Two of the main buildings on hte campus have been converted into barâ€" racks for the 1,000 sailors enrolled in the Naval Radio Operators‘ School, and five dormitories have been conâ€" verted to other uses as a result of the won‘t write the way you do anymore." Yes, by all means, Sir. But also understand there is much beauty in this world, too. And this beauty far outdoes all the sordidness you can Although I‘m just 22, Fve had a life‘s education rammed and jammed inside of me in the last few months. I‘ve seen life â€" more than you I‘ve seen the bleakness and sordidâ€" ness of Chicago. Yes to Life And I‘m convinced other towns are I‘ve seen terrible wrecks, broken homes, divorces, drunks, beggers, tramps, murders, and the results of oneâ€"half hours a week of physical edâ€" ucation for all male undergraduates went into effectâ€"this session. This bodyâ€"conditioning program was instiâ€" tuted to prepare students for the army. ‘The experience has not been pleasâ€" ant, Sir. But I‘ve kept a philosophy. Yes, a philosophy that, will never let me down. Or you cither. Perhaps you should try this philosoâ€" phy. Student social affairs will be reâ€" stricted to the campus and many will be eliminated entirely for the duration of the war in order to conserve rubber and give studentsâ€"more time for essenâ€" tial war activities. The students from Northern Suburbs of Chicago, and the fields of study in which they are enrolled, are as folâ€" lows : From Highland Park: William Thomas Barton, Liberal Arts; Constance Kemp Booth, Graduate; John Street Liberal Arts; Virginia Lou Cohen, Arts; Manuel de la Torre, Commerce mle ter .Erwin Durbahn, Education; &hfi Sprading Earhart, Commerce; Sheldon Fell, Bud Richard Hass, Liberal Arts; Robert Mhru Hughes, wml‘lm Gloria Betty 3 Kdecation: Joen Rdith ; Joan :Mmmmm Commerce; Margaret Kenworthy Jones, George Frank Lanzl, Graduate; La ‘ran to; Lawrence Merman Lanal, Liberal Arts: Rene Puul Lavenant, ‘l"olno::rl Institute: Carol Lederer, Speech; Evan Lidicker, Liâ€" beral Arts; Alam Reed Lillice, Technologiâ€" nlluM;-Dswlerlonh.lM Arts ; Liberal Arts; Sheila -n-g-.. Icuvmmm:m Ann Liberal Arts; William John M Commerce; Janet Elizsabeth Morrisâ€" sey Arts; Alfred William Okey, Tech Institute; Gordon A. Olson, ‘Technological Institute. _ _ _ _ _ wm&.mm;m ....,p.n- Arte; Willinm Richard Pomper, Arte; Alvin Irving Rich» wan, Liberal Arts; Betty mlh‘-‘r‘ beral ‘Arie? Htermen: Ritow: Rdverat® Arte : Irs Ritow, Technological Instiute; Shirlyn Dlnfl.'b-,wm;h'h* Sanders, Commerce; Robert Leonhard Sanâ€" ders, Commerce; Mrs. Dorothy Catherine Schuler, Graduate; Ruth Audrey Schuite, Liberal Art«: Rebert Alden Stancliffe, 14â€" pologieal Inatitute: Darlt Unapmean Btukey, Kenneth John Tether, Music; o oo nc K aiic o chanang m' To 'w: Dudley Greene Watrous, We Ir., Commerce :; w Dental; Irwin Stanfc/d Wertheimer, Arts; Danie! Reckefeller Whithey, Comâ€" meree; . Jane Liberal Arts; Lee Avemann ‘Woiterding, Technological Instiâ€" ;A&l- ig Cinad Julet? Jr2 Gone: ;l‘w Law:; Paol Bvendâ€" nds fiothan d‘ tia Agpands Joan Beauty is everywhere Just look. I‘ve been waiting for someone to allenge my beliefs. Here‘s my opportunity. war program of four and James Albert Lytle, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Lytle, of 2215 Lakeside place, is now enrolled as an aviation cadet in the huge Army Air Forces Preâ€"Flight school for pilots at Maxwell field, located on the out m&udlm.wfidd‘b This training includes an intensive caurse in naval fundamentals, seamanâ€" lh‘ip, military drill and physical hardâ€" ening. Latest yord from Pfc. Bob Riddle to his parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ridâ€" die of 330 Vine avenue, stated that at the time of mailing approximately a month ago, he was in New Guinea. Elmer Niels Nielsen, 29, of 224 N. Second street, formerly with the Reâ€" frigeration Corp., who enlisted recently in the U. S. Naval Reserve as a radio technician, second class, has begun a period of recruit training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. At Maxwell field Cadet Lytle will receive nine weeks of intensive miliâ€" tary, physical and academic training preparatory to beginning his actual flight instruction at one of the many primary flying schools located in the southeast army air forcees center. Cadet Lytle is a graduate of Deerâ€" field Shields high school and of the University of Chicago and was emâ€" ployed as a traveling salesman when he was accepted as an aviation cadet in the army air forces in Sept., 1942. Harry Skidmore, son of the E. T. Skidmores of No. St. Johns avenue, will ~graduate ,: from . Northwestern‘s Midshipman school at Abbott Hall on Friday, October 30. Lieut. Charles Osborn received his diploma from the School of Special Services at Fort George Meade, Md., where he has been studying for the last five weeks. He returned to Boca Raton, Fla., where he is now stationed. Sgt. James Garrington is home on furlough from Victorville, Fla. where he is stationed as an instructor, visitâ€" ing his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Garrington. Charles Carment, U. S. N. R., has been transferred to San Francisco, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Rapp have reâ€" ceived word of a grandaughter, Kathâ€" leen Anne, born October 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McNeil, the former Mirâ€" Lieut, Reeves Guest of the Edward Colombos iam Rapp Lieut. Theodore Reeves, fiance of Patricia Commagere of Hollywood who is a senior writer for 20th Cenâ€" turyâ€"Fox, stopped in Highland Park last week end to visit at the home of the Edward I. Columbos, Mrs. Colâ€" umbo is the sister, of Miss Commagere. Lieut. Reeves has been a film writer and has gong to Wright Field to make training films for the Signal Corps. Before entering the service, he did work adapting the life of the Bronte sisters for Olivia DeHavilland and Geraldine Fitzgerald. Lieut. Reeves recently completed work on Mickey Rooney‘s latest film. Escape from a Nazi concentration camp after four years of imprisonment, will be described by Ernest Winkler at am evening meeting of the Ravinia Woman‘s club Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 8 o‘clock. Anyone who wishes may attend this open: meeting. There is no admission charge. Mr. Winkler, a former officer in the of his activities in the Catholic Youth organization which is outlawed by the Nuzis. Having escaped with his family to this country, he is now lecturing and writing. He was the author of an article, "Four Years of Nazi Torture" in last February‘s issue of the Ameriâ€" can magazine. Jiscusses Escape From \Jlazi Concentration Ca In The Nation‘s CADET LYTLE For Patricia Bowman, specialist in classical ‘ballet, Miss Page has deâ€" signe a floating blue veil in which Miss Bowman will appear as a heaâ€" venly apsara in the "demiâ€"char caracâ€" tere" style formerly popular in opera ballets. Miss Bowman does a toe dance sequence, the ballet "Le Pas des Voiles" from Delibes‘ "La Source." SATURDAY NIGHT WITH "LAKAME* icago‘s 32nd season of opers m“*fic-b tain rises on the first performance of "Lakme" to be seen in Chicago since As then, Lily Pons sings the title and leading role of the Brahman priest‘s daughter who falls in love with a British officer, in this case tenor Raoul Jobin. Mezzoâ€"sopranc Anna Kaskas will have the slave girl assignment, and Alexander Kipnis that of Lakme‘s father, the Brabman priest. Mr. Kipnis is returning after four years absence from the Chicago Opera stage. Ellen and Rose will be r-.byja-m:fllu:: Mayer. Giuseppe Cavadore will the role of Jadii, the slave.â€" Carlo Peroni has been given the opening night conducting assignment, and will appear in the pit when the curtain rises on Delibes‘ opera. Mr. Peroni has devoted a great deal of time in the past three months to study of "Lakme" score. Opening night stage Next comes the dance of the Prinâ€" cess, the Monkey god and the Giant. Bettina Rosay as the former wears the costume of a real princess given to Miss Page in Bangkok by three nieces of King Prajadipok in exchange for her "Peter Pan" costume, which was as great a novelty to the Siamese as their exotic costumes were to Miss Page. Waliter Camryn as the Monâ€" key god and Stanley Herbert as the Giant will wear real Siamese masks. During the performance of "Lakme," first nighters will see some exotic dancing. Ballet director Ruth Page has created a "Lakme" ballet that is a stylized version of Hindu and Maâ€" layan movements reproducing: the spirit of the Orient. The charm of these dances will be enhanced by the richness of the costumes,; which are authentic and of remarkable beauty, having been brought from the far East by Miss Page. 1938 rises on has devo the past "Lakme" direction Wyrhetal Vera Mirova, whoise exoticism is the result of five years spent in the far East studying the dances of India, China, Java and Bali, will wear a golden sari 60 in lengths. She and Egyptian David Abdar will appear in the opening dance sequence â€" a "Bride and Groom" interpolation. In the dances of India there*is alâ€" ways a god who attends village festiâ€" vals, sometimes as himself, sometimes disguied. Miss Page will do the dance of the Idol, wearing ‘a Cambodian headdres reproduced in Paris from a museumâ€"piece worn by a dancing priestess on one of the frizes of the ancient temple of Ankhorâ€"Vat. She will carry a scarf made by pounding gold leaf into the native materials. Hallowe‘en Party To Be Given By American Legion A hallowc‘en party will be given by Dumaresq Spencer post of the Ameriâ€" can Legion Saturday, Oct. 31, in the big hall on the third floor, 21 N. Sheriâ€" dan road. Legionnaires, wives, sweetâ€" hearts and friends are invited to atâ€" tend. * The entertainment committee of the post is making arrangements for a large crowd. On the committee are George H. Cumming, junior vice comâ€" mander;. George E. Abernathy, ‘reâ€" freshment chairman; Henry C. Eitâ€" ner, Arthur H. Swanson, Chris W. Matthiesen, J. T. Farmer, Henry Mraâ€" zek and Sam Crimo. "The Legion program for 194243 is primarily to help win the war," says Commander William J. Acker. "As National Commander Roane Waring said at the Legion conference in Chiâ€" cago, Saturday, ‘The Legion has three objectives : to win the war, to win the peace, and to return to the country its form of government‘." the subject of the Lessonâ€"Sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, October 25. overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment" (Revelaâ€" prised the when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. And she went and told them that had been with â€"him, as they â€"mournedâ€"and wept" (Mark 16: 9, 10). “;n.m.u.-a-z passages from MM‘& ence and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy: "Jesus‘ unchat ® condiâ€" <n whut it scomed o be dooth was followed by his exaltation above all material ; and this exaltation his nscenâ€" ::mdmm. e m&om Jesus was ‘the way;" that is, be marked the way for all men" (p. 46) m 3: 5). Among the citations which com in the hands of William was, "He that ume shall be Community Cooperates In Successful Salvage Drive Public Safety Groups Ready For Air Raids Phillip E. Cole, head of the public safety groups under civilian defense, states that his committee members are ready for air raids if they come. ‘They have been carefailly selected to fit the specific duty required in an emergency. E. M. Sincere, and archiâ€" tect, is head of the demolition and clearance crews, and his assistants are all men in the building trades. Alex Rafferty, Highland Park‘s suâ€" perintendent of streets, is chairman of the ‘road repair crew, which is made up largely of men in his departâ€" ment. A crew of men in the city water department under Fred Botker, superintendent of the city‘s water disâ€" tribution system, have the job of reâ€" pairing water mains after a raid. The decontamination crew, w ho clear out gassed areas after an atâ€" tack, are men from the city hall unâ€" der William Einbecker of the high school science department. The resâ€" cue squad, under E. J. Brown, superâ€" intendent of parks, is made up of the whole park board. lr.CoklhoamedMln{ and Lioyd Shcahen have been apâ€" pointed bomb reconnaissance agents for Highland Park and a wide surâ€" rounding area, with the duty of reâ€" porting unexploded bombs to army: headquarters.. They attended the Chicago Historical society and reâ€" ceived their civilian defense training certificates and arm bands in recogâ€" nition of their work. Retired Cement Contractor, Pelegrino Ugolini Dies Suddenly Pelegrino Ugolini, 73, retired cement contractor in Highland Park, died sudâ€" denly of a heart attack in his home at 217 N. Green‘ Bay read on Friday, He had been in poor health for two years. S.vwfl' are his wife, Maria, two danghters, At”d Highland Park and Mary Ugolini of La Grange, and two sons, Joseph, a civilian instructor in the army air corps at Stamford, Tex., and Cpl. Sam Wgolini of the U. S. army, now attendâ€" * Emerat 5 were hate Th services were dh&hâ€"Mhm Father John Ward officiated. Burial was â€" in Plaines. A small photo buib was concealed in the Jack‘â€"câ€"lantern when this plcâ€" ture was made, and another small buib placed at the camera to give general illumination to the scene. She carries with her the traditional broom and iron kettloâ€"in which Allâ€"Saints cemetery, Des mysteriously sees into the future. You‘ll want to get a picture of her that tells the whole story in a glance. small light bulb inside the kettle, and then pictured your subject Jeanâ€" ing over it as if she were concocting her magic phosphorescent brew. You can adapt that technique to many situations at a Halloween party â€"â€" fireplace shots, children around a Jack‘lantern, weird faces peering in through the winâ€" dow, and so forth. Just shade the lens of your camera, so that no direct light from the bulb strikes the lens, and you‘ll get crisp, draâ€" Yes, you.might get a perfectiy satisfactory snapshot with a regulag lighting setâ€"up, but, frankly, such & parties can be just as much fun as the party itself. Try it; you‘ll see. Highland Park‘s most succes<ful salvage drive has been c~mnle*»d, one in (which the eetize ~> > s onâ€" operated to the fullest degree, the salâ€" vaged Me.A | ... cullllllsllllty 1UFiH+ ed over to Highlond Park civilian deâ€" fense office. . At the t‘me of this writing two freight cars and f‘ve truck loads of the scrap metal has been shipped to industry and the remaindâ€" er will leave before the end of the week. Within two weeks the scrap went from attics, garages and baseâ€" ments back into needed production. complete returns from 24 states show that more than one million tons of scrap metal have been put back into industry. This scrap was credited with helping send steel mill output the past week to 100.2 per cent of rate caâ€" pacity, the highest since the attack on Pearl Harbor. A committee in New York, in compiling state figures the leader with 72.2 pounds per capiâ€" ta. This would seem to indicate that farming machinery comprises the greatest source of scrap metal. car soon are hoped for. AH of Highâ€" land Park garbage collectors, inâ€" cluding Angelo Farina of Highwood, who do the collecting of tin cans as ':dfimwb;: effort, report to k wu_:'%-.m that the cans are being turned in in everâ€"inâ€" creasing numbers. on scrap collection, shows Kansas as The committee states that from now on through the winter months the methodical, consistent everyâ€"day colâ€" lection must go on. The junior capâ€" tains will continue their calls in their respective blocks and the "little red wagons" will run on schedule to the Victory boxes at the stations as hereâ€" sofore. Because of the winter weathâ€" er and long distances some < juniors must cover to reach the station depots, additional salvage depots will"be esâ€" tablished. ‘The office of Soconyâ€"Vaâ€" given three of their large oil drums. These they have cleaned, repaired apd delivered free of charge as their conâ€" tribution to Highland Park‘s salvage effort. Mr. Wible of Highland Park is assistant manager of the Chicago area, and Robert Vandermark has charge of all Socony drums. An additional saivage depot has been established by. the Chicago Motor club in front of its branch office on Sheridan road. This have done mml-fium The drive was part of a concerted Thursdoy The prospects of a second tin can are hoped for. All of Highâ€" October 29, 1942