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And so we‘re a bachelor.â€" And what are we going to do about it? We don‘t know, â€" We‘re baffied. We‘re kinda hesitant, too. * Judging by the highspeed proâ€" duction of the nation‘s divorce courts, one marriage in every two is slated to fail soon unless rigid divorce laws are passed; or unless the engaged couple learns far more about one another â€" and married life â€" before they become man and wife. Some people take marriage as lightly as they take one more seotch and soda. . Some people get more excited about buying a new car than they do about winâ€" ning a bride. Some people plan less for a marriage than they do for a picnic. 6 T Naval Academy Graduates TIGHTEN UP â€" MARRIAGE LAWS ... Though we don‘t know too much about itâ€"except what we‘ve read and observed â€" it seems to us that "marrying folk" should take a far deeper interest in marriage before they enter into it. James C. Bowes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome P. Bowes, Jr., 176 Laurel, has been graduated with credit as a member of the 1946 graduating class of the U. S. Naval academy. Deere Park drive, finished 25th in his class and graduated with disâ€" tinction with the U. S. Naval acadâ€" emy class of 1946, His parents are the Oliver 8. Turners. MUCH PREPARATION NEEDED . .. That, we think, is tragic. And it worries the Writer, Nothing is more important thar a happy home. Marriage is such a beautiful part of life, we think. It can be, that is. if the man and woman High School Athlete Will: Enter Williams It was Shakespeare who wrote: ‘"Is the single man blessed? No. ASs a walled town is more worthy than a.village, so is a forehead of a married man more honorable than the bare brow of a bachelor," We agree, William. * Bare brows aren‘t so nice. Of course oursâ€"isn‘t so bare; it‘s kinda wrinkled.. But that‘s=caused from worrying about the unbredictable boys in Washington. > Martin Detmar, shot put chamâ€" pion of Lake county, and knuq for his allâ€"round athletic ability, plans to enter Williams college next fall. When we see happily married couples like Mr. and Mrs. "Red" Fell, Wally and Sally Carr, Mr. and Mrs. "Bud" Baldauf, Bill and Pat Bochm, Mr. and Mrs. "Bud"., Pfisâ€" ter, Bob and Shirley Hiller, George and Dottie Murray, Doris and "Bud" Mead, Mr. and Mrs. "Bus" Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Korâ€" shak, and many, many others hereâ€" abouts . . . well, we get envious. They have so much fun. Their life is gay, rounded, complete. A bachelor‘s isn‘t. There‘s something missing. And we guess it‘ll always be until we say, "I will." Nice words, those,. So positive. So reassuring. So comforting. SHAKESPEARE SAYS .. A 1946"graduate, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Howard F. Detâ€" mar, 555 Bob O‘Link. But The Single Life isn‘t too good, either. & Page 2 We‘re The Marrying Type! Some of our friends said it would not be wise to write a column about bachelordomâ€"â€"â€" on being a bachelor, that is They warned we would be mobbed by all the pretty, unmarried debs on the North Shore, Nice thought. Move over, Van Johnson. But, frankly, we‘re not as optimistic as our friends are about getting "mates." _ So, Highland Parkers, if you don‘t mind, here‘s a bit on being a bacheâ€" lor. (The writer is, yoh knew,} _ | ~â€"â€"â€"â€"oâ€"â€"kâ€"oâ€"â€"â€"onmepice Now being a,bachelor â€" put down your club‘ wemenfolk; the writer is really (the "marrvingâ€" type"â€" is fun. Kinda. You have lots of freedom ; fewer bills to pay; and, too, nights aren‘t disturbed by wailing babies, if you‘re blessed with children. SINGLE LIFE Stanisfield Turner, 2432 N. WHET T N. SCGHULTTI Let‘s Take a Look T On Being a Bachelor (Speciad to The Highland Park Press) By THE HIGHLAND HOUSE it appears that it might if the naâ€" tion keeps laughing at and encourâ€" aging “l'ifk" “plrtinp." “'P“t- ups,":and the like. _We‘re willing to go ahead with all thesé marriage reforms. | © > The writer was one of the perâ€" sons who attended the opening last week of Highland Park‘s new eatâ€" ing establishment, the Highland House. We enjoyed the pleasant atmoâ€" sphere of this attractivelyâ€"decoratâ€" ed eatery as well as the tasty, wellâ€" served food. _ We shall go there many times more. $ Among those we saw enjoying themselves at the Highland House opening night were Miss Lila M. Lauderdale, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Davis, Mrs, Henry Mason, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Burwell, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mann, Mr. Guy Whitâ€" comb, Jim Snobble and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Seth Gooder. We‘re still a bachelor. We agree that marriage laws need revising; tightening; and made just about binding. i us t feg We agree that all young perâ€" sons contemplating marriageâ€"need premarital training. And lots of it. We hope it becomes a law. And Now all we have to do is to find a prospective bride.. mss 3 There were many others. An overflow group. But we were so busy eating the good food that we neglected to jot down names. Forgive us. § But accept, in return, this sugâ€" David F. LaHue Released From Service WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? Not far. Visit the Highland House, a good place to eat. Lt,. Comdr. David F. LaHue, USNR, nephew of Mrs. Wm. Wilâ€" son, 275 Laurel, was released from service to inactive duty on June 15th. +.3 Nearly five years in service, he took part in every major campaign of the Pacific war, and possesses six battle stars. ena, which was sunk by enemy acâ€" tion, he was, at that time, awardâ€" ed the presidential unit citation. Later he served aboard the carrier Prior to separation from service, LaHue was stationed at Annapolis, as instructor of marine engineerâ€" ing. He is a graduate of univers ity of Minois. Mr. LaHue and his California bride will be the guests of Mrs. Wilson before taking up residence in California. But it‘s a cinch she won‘t be out hunting for us, either. hus So, how are we going to meet? How do these important meetings come about, Dear Reader? Do you know? _ We don‘t. _ Of course one realizes that it is wrong to go brideâ€"hunting; and the writer will never do that. > We guess she hasn‘t come our way. . Will she? Who knows? Perâ€" haps she‘ll stroll by someday; or, perhaps, we‘ll chance to meet her at a party, a dance, in an office building in Chicago, on a bus, in an elevator, on a tennis court. WHERE IS "SHE"? She‘s somewhere, that‘s for sure. But where? She surely is hard to find. es We would. We know that. And want to make it that way. we know. too, that the greatest men in this worldâ€"past and presâ€" ent â€" had or have a ring on some woman‘s third finger, left hand. Every man néeds.a wife; every woman needs a husband. Thereâ€" fore we should get married. But, to whom? We don‘t know. > .Ejai;r said than done, Jackson! Well, where does that bring us* Stationed aboard the USS Helâ€" He describes, in letters, his inâ€" teresting experiences in Istanbul, Turkey, where he had shore leave twice. = The place, ordinarily very dirty, shone with a two weeks‘ serubbing, and natives turned out by thousâ€" ands to see the Missouri and her crew. * f _ At first he and his buddy found it very amusing to be followed by a crowd, hanging upon every word, although it was not underâ€" stood; but finally it became very boresome. Every «time they stopped in the street, a great crowd gathered, and they couldn‘t get rid of their faithful followâ€" He describes the sultan‘s home as like an enormous temple. Passâ€" ing through a big gate in the surâ€" rounding wall, they came to a court, and on the steps of the ediâ€" fice were pedqlen selling jewelry, etc. They were given the choice of removing their shoes or covâ€" ering them with slippers, and they chose the latter. The inside of the edifice was beautiful, but there~ were no seats, A crowd of people, sitting in a Home of the Sultan Missouri, he has taken part in cele. brations in this country, including Navy Day in New York, and since then has completed a tour includâ€" ing Greece, Turkey, Gibraltar, Naâ€" ples, Rome, Algiers and Tangiers. Visits Istanbul PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS T HE PRESS | In the palace whereâ€"rulers lived long ago, they saw statues made as far back as 400 B. C. The church of St. Sophia, now a museum, the oldest and second largest in the world,. has no pews and no altar, but the architecture is extremely beautiful. ‘Around a balcony is a lace design done in stone, by hand, The walls are natural marble. A painting of the Blessed Mother and infant child has been painted over many times, but always emerges. Visits the Vatican f Earl‘s experiences in Italy, and indeed his entire experiences, were climaxed by his visit to the Vatican, He found it hard to put on paper his thrill at this event. Swims in Mussolini‘s Pool e In Rome two nights and one day, he found the city very interesting. The 150 miles from Naples to Rome took him seven hours. The site of the army rest camp was forâ€" merly the headquarters of Mussoâ€" lini. Upon looking around at what the dictator once had, Earl proâ€" nounces him a sucker. â€" He found A dinner for about 40 American and Turkish tables, one evening, consisted of wine, salad, lamb, French fries, and ice cream, folâ€" lowed by beer, t * ing, Earl states, The Turkish neighbors helped themselves to food on the boys‘ plates and even tried to feed the guests. . Each time they drank a toast (and the Turks drink wine like water) the boys had to drink also. But they followed the device of merely takâ€" ing a sip each time. St. Sophia kneeling position were -bounou-nhnh-nr‘ was reached by means of a ladder. He looked strange with his flowâ€" ing beard and *‘flowerâ€"pot" hat. In orating he would‘ occasionally shout and clap his hands. The floor was covered with rugs, and the dome was beautiful. Turkish Table Etiquette _ Chicago, June 20â€" Alonzo Cass Tenney Jr., 3007 W. Washington, will receive the degree of Doctor of Medicine from the University of Illinois college of medicine â€" dentistry â€" pharmaâ€" cy in commencement ceremonies Th the Civic Opera House here on Friday, June 21. University Presiâ€" dent Arthur Cutts Willard will confer a total of 340 degrees. Mr. Tenney was one of 17 senâ€" iors elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, national medical scolastic fraternâ€" ity. Redeemer Young People The Highland Park Redeemer Lutheran young people will play baseball against the Grace Luthâ€" eran team of Evanston on Sunday, June 23, at Sunset park at 3:30 p.m. _ The change in time is one half hour later than usual. Last Sunday the Highland Park team won against Immanuel, Glenview, by a score of 12 to 10. Gilbert Doctor of Medicine Degree Following the graduation cereâ€" monies, a reception will be held in the Illini Union building on the Chicago campus for relatives and friends of the graduates. Play Ball in Alonzo Tenny to Receive misery, that Anvericans have mothâ€" ing to complain about. it hard to describe the beauty of the place. The swimming pool, in which he swam, was better than anything he had ever seen. Warâ€"T. Naples =p::n Naples was a heartâ€" raking sight. _ Children, bareâ€" foot,stealing and selling what they Thursday, June 20th, 1946 They are Ralph Rossi, fullback, andâ€" Al Matthiesen, center, Both are returned war veterans who will be making their first appearance on the Wildcat eleven. Both are graduates of Highland Park Kigh candidates for Northwestern uniâ€" versity‘s football team next fall. school and both served in the army air forces during the war, Snyder, there wil} be activities for all grades and ages. As special events there will be picâ€"eating and melon eating contests. .A tug of war will be arranged. As a special feature the young people‘s baseball game will begin one hour after the picnic has started. Veterans to Appear On Wildcat Eleven The Sunday school of Redeemer Lutheran church will hold its anâ€" nual picnic at Sunset park on Sunâ€" day, June 23, at 2:30 pm. Carâ€" roll Snyder is in charge of arâ€" rangements, _ According to Mr. battery for the local players. Thus fary the Redeemer team has won three games in the North Shore zone Walther League tournament. The coming contest is expected to test the mettle of the players more than the past games, Pantle and Carl Roscher were the FLOWERS