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PRT District Mrs. L. B. Sh Total et iii tein Sai mans $6,341.41 | | | | EE ------ TKA EEKLY TAL Nearly Everybody In Winnetka Reads The Talk K VOL. VII, NO. 49. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1919 SIX PAGES PRICE 'FIVE CENTS FOR ARMENIAN RELIEF | | Quota of $6,227 exceeded by $114.41, Ac- cording to Chairman's Report Is- sued Late this Week URGE MORE SUBSCRIPTIONS Chicago and other Cities Behind in Campaign; Local Residents Asked to Help Winnetka this week went over the top in the Armenian Relief drive | conducted by the women of the Vil- lage. The total subscribed in the Village-wide canvass as 'tabulated Thursday morning was $6,341.41 or $114.41 over the prescribed quota of $6,227. 3 : i Though the Winnetka drive 1s of- ficially concluded, according to Mrs. Morris Greeley, campaign chairman, | subscriptions continue to come 1n at | headquarters. The national commit- | tee in charge of the Relief Fund has | requested that efforts to swell the total continue since Chicago and many other of the larger cities are far behind their quotas. issued by The report to date as Mrs. Greeley is as follows: District 1-- : ok Mrs. Dean ii. a... vnc nines $ 4.5.05 District 2-- £ Mrs. Newman .......ooeeeeses 197.10 | District 3-- | _ Mrs. Charles Wilson ......... 112.00 | District 4-- if Mrs. Roger Sherman ........ 207.50 District 5-- Se] Mrs. L. J. Schwabacher ...... 88.75 District 6-- Mrs. Longinl io... ohh 64.60 | District 7-- AO Mrs. Hirsch 7 c.ovvninns 73.46 | District 8-- wi Mrs. Harry Miller ............ 155.25 | District 9-- i | Mrs. Ballard. 7. coir avvpnts Sikid District 10-- Mrs. Burnham .............. 82.40 District 11-- Mrs. Francis Parker District 12-- 1,520.50 | -- erman Sri or 483.00 | DON'T FORGET THE SKOKIE MEETINGS In the last issue of the Weekly | Talk two meetings were announced | in which to consider the possibility | of having our adjacent Skokie turned | into a Forest Preserve. The two meetings on the subject, as previously | stated, are to be held at 4 o'clock at | Community House, February 22, and | Sunday, February 23, at 5 o'clock. The Cook County Forester, Ransom Ken- | nicott, will speak at the Saturday af-| ternoon meeting. Hugo Hofsten's| pictures of the Skokie will be on ex- hibition, and over a cup of tea people will have time to talk about the sub- ject of the day, with its pro's and con's. On Sunday at 5 o'clock Jens Jensen architect and other professional men have promised to speak. They have all been vitally interested in the pro- ject of saving this rare stretch of country for the neighboring towns, and are sure to awaken enthusiasm mn | the audience. CAPT. REED LANDIS MEN'S CLUB SPEAKER | | Captain Reed Landis, fourth Am- erican ace, with twelve Boche planes to his credit, will speak before the Winnetka Men's club, Tuesday even- ing, February 25. Captain Landis was | in command of the 25th Pursuit Air | squadron and had experience on | American, English and French flying | fields before downing the Boche in! actual conflict. Dinner will be served promptly at: 7 o'clock. 75 cents per plate. Accept- ances should be sent to the sec-| retary. Girton Honors Washington Exercises appropriate to Washing- ton's Birthday were held by the] students of the upper school and the seventh and eighth grades at Girton school this morning. In addition to some work presented by the students | Lieutenant Preston Boyden, recently | returned from overseas, and Major | Miller were speakers on the pro- gram. Mrs. Burton Atwood rendered vocal solos. | We arrived in London early in | Eagle hut. | washed up and then reported at the Winos a er 384.70 | District 13-- 8 Mrs. Belfield ................ 1.442.350 Stet wer 677.60, | camp. Sounding Knell of Hun Submarine Warfare 'WOMEN WIND UP DRIVE "Ash Cans" Were Effective Instruments in George W. McKinney, radio man in the United States navy, who saw much active service in the Adriatic sea chasing German submarines, is the ai r of the following "uncen- sored" letter telling about his ex- periences from the time of departure from our shores to the fighting in the southern European waters. McKinney is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William McKinney of 605 Cher- ry street. The letter received by the parents reads: November 28, 1918. Spalato, Austria. Folks :-- Dearest At last the censorship has been | lifted and we are allowed to write a great deal of news. When 1 left Philadelphia last May, I came across on a British auxiliary cruiser "Vic- torian" with a big convoy artd land- ed in Liverpool. There were 450 sailors in the draft althogether, and we were marched out of the city 8 miles to an American army rest camp. We were there a couple of days and took the train from Liver- pool to Hollyhead. Then we crossed the Irish sea and landed at Kings- | ton. From there we took the train | to Queenstown passing through Dub- lin, Co and other noted places. | arrived in Queenstown . June 11, and we were put in barracks awaiting assignment to a destroyer. There were just 25 of us regular men altho- gether and, of course, we had to learn the English procedure in radio. On June 26 fifteen of us radio men | were put on a draft bound for some where. We left with bag and bag- gage and went back that same way only instead of going to Liverpool we went from Hollyhead to London. the morning and a Y. M. C. A. man met us at the depot and took us to the We had breakfast and naval headquarters which is right near the Buckingham palace. We left the same afternoon for South- ! hampton after getting subsistence money. We got there about six o'clock in the evening and were taken out to an American army rest camp. We were there two days and left-with-a big draft of soldiers ier France. Cross Channel in Cattle Boat We crossed the channel on a dirty cattle boat, filled with all kinds of soldiers. Arrived in Le Havre, France. next morning and went with the soldiers to an immense army We lived in the barracks with them for two more days and then left in the morning on a train bound for Paris. Arrived in Paris on the even- ing of July 2, and slept at the big Y. M. C. A. After breakfast the next morning we reported at headquarters | and received more orders and money. Had a chance to see all the important places and sights of the city. We tried hard to stay over the Fourth as they were preparing for a big celebration. Our train left in the afternoon however and we landed in Modanne about noon on the Fourth. This is right on the border of France and Italy and high up in the Alps. We switched to an Italian train here and arrived in Turin, Italy, in the even- ing. The scenery was most wonder- | ful and beautiful coming through the Italian Alps. We were given a royal welcome in Turin as they were hav- ing a great celebration of the Fourth. We slept at a fine hotel that night, and next morning left for Rome. Pulled into Rome the next day about noon. Spent the whole afternoon viewing the wonderful sights. Saw | | | | | | THANK SCHOOL HEAD FOR LECTURE COURSE The last of the course of five of the i University Extension lectures was given at the Skokie school, Tuesday evening, February 18, by Professor J. Paul Good of the University of Chi cago. Professor Good gave a very inter- | esting illustrated lecture on 'Amer- St. Peter's Cathedral which is the most beautiful thing I ever saw in my life. Of course I saw all the old and ancient ruins such as the Coli- seum, The Roman Forum, etc. Travel Like Naval Tourists We left Rome in the evening and arrived in Naples the next morning. | We left the next Pompeii, right below day. stopping at Mt. Vesuvius. Pulled into Toronto in the evening {and went to another army rest camp, only this was English. We were there eight days and were then! transported over to Corfu, Greece, on a French ship. We all landed safely in Corfu, July 17, after 21 days of traveling. Do you wonder at our calling ourselves the naval after that trip and stopping at all the best hotels for rooms and meals. tourists | ica as a World Power." Immediately before the lecture Mrs. C. S. Buell presented the fol- lowing resolutiop. "The Board of the Parent-Teacher | | association wishes to sin- cere regret over Mr. and a keen appreciation of this re- markable course of lectures which Mr. Rhodes has brought to Winnet- ka this winter. It is a strenuous task to manage such a course of lectures express and we feel that Mr. Rhodes could not have done it so successfully without the assistance of Mrs. Rhodes. Therefore the Board of the Parent-Teacher association proposes to send Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes a vote of thanks for this splendid lecture Il course which they have offered to the Community." By the unanimous vote of all and riding second class all the way? | I have been over here ever since, hunting and chasing submarines in the Mediterranean and Adriatic. And do you know we got two subs? The boys got one in Gibraltar on way over, and we got our second one the | the last time out on a barrage. You know we would go out for five days and form what is known as a barrage and listen all the time for the un- dersea Huns. TI will tell you the sub we got the last time out be- fore the armistice was declared. I think it was the third out struck a terrible storm and me they are sure fierce over in this we about | believe | old Adriatic. The next day we got orders to go to the rescue of a French sea-plane which had fallen into the sea. It was about 30 miles from the barrage and we were cruis- ing around slowly looking for her when a sail was sighted on a queer looking object about 5 miles off our | star-board bow. The 92 let go a shot at it and right away she began to disappear. We started full speed after her as we knew she was a sub with sails on. She submerged long before we got there. When we got | spirited to the place where it had gone down | we saw oil about 30 feet wide run- present this general vote of thanks | was sent to Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes. SCHOOL AS COMMUNITY CENTER, LECTURE TOPIC) The winter meeting of the Win- netka Parent-Teacher association will be held at the Skokie school hall, Tuesday evening, February 25. Resi- dents are urged to attend this meet- ing which will be of great to every parent in the Village. The regular routine of business will be dispensed with as the interest of the meeting is to be centered in Miss Alice H. Thompson, who is to speak on the subject, "The School as a Com- | munity Center." Miss Thompson is field secretary of the Advisory com- mittce of the Commission on Com- munity centers recently organized in | Chicago at the request of the Board of Education. This Commission is representatives of various agencies prominent composed of public | of National Defense, The Association of Commerce, Art Institute, Civic Music association and the Public ning-along: We started: running fully Hbrary,and--it-is--establishing com= speed down this "slick" and let go| munity centers in schools throughout ! ' 0 haroee a "1. + | five "ash cans" (depth charges), one! Chicago. on a large and systematic | There was a dark| phasis in an effort to meet some of | after the other. object in the second cloud of water | the serious conditions now arising. that came up and the 92, who was off to one side of us saw the thing come out of the water. We listened in our listening devices for a long | It will be interesting to hear first | hand about this important movement i | | time after but could hear no sound] and later we found spars and torn sail floating on the surface, so we feel pretty sure that the old sub| won't trouble anybody anymore. Well, folks, I guess that I won't be able to cram everything into one letter. so I will have to bring this to | a close. a couple of their big battleships. We did not have our turkey after all to- day. but we are living in hopes of getting it soon. Well, mother, dear, 1 guess you can ask me all the questions you want to now and I will be able to The only one 1 can't the one answer them. answer satisfactorily 1s about when I.will get home. believe it will be before next spring anyway. Gee! but won't 1 be glad when 1 get back. Lots of love to vou all, George W. McKinney. UTILITIES COMMISSION DENIES RATE INCREASE The State Public Utilities Commis- sion recently denied the petition of the Chicago, North Shore and Mil- waukee Electric railway for an in- crease in rates, seeking to have all passengers purchase tickets before boarding trains, or, for failure so to do, pay an additional! charge of 10 cents per ride, not in excess of 3 cents a mile. Attorneys of north shore opposed the application on the ground that the commission had, af- { ter a full hearing two years ago, de- termined a rate, and could not at this time go into the question. This ob- jection was sustained by an order of the commission. Henry Ilg Returns Henry Ilg, 857 Pine street, return- ed Monday from Norfolk, Virginia, after receiving an honorable dis- charge. He served during the war on an oil tanker, the "Silver- shell" and made five trips overseas. | He enlisted in July, 1917. towns. "EDUCATIONAL REVIVAL" AT THE WOMAN'S CLUB Just at present we are up| here in an Austrian port taking over | | I don't! i seventh grade and with the consent; of Miss Jeffries, his teacher, it was | An "Educational Revival" consist- | | which attach penalties for whisper- ing of a series of lectures is to be given under the auspices of the Win- netka Woman's club. The first lecture will be on Wed- nesday, March 35, at 8:15 o'clock, when Miss Flora J. Cooke, director of the Fraicis Parker school of Chi-| cago, will speak on "The Ideal school Community." The next lecture will be on March 12, with William J. Bogan, of Lane Technical High school, as the speak- er. His topic will be "Pre-vocation- al Training The third lecture of the series will be given by Mrs. Johnson, director of the Children's school of Fairhope, Alabama. The subject will be "Or- ganic Education." On March 26 Mrs. Johnson will de- liver a second lecture. Dr. McCowan Leaves Winnetka Dr. Don McCowan who recently opened an office in Winnetka for the | practice of surgery has left practice here and moved to Chicago. his | i now in so close to Win- netka. the Winnetka leaders in Community work will be present. Mrs. Kohlsaat and Mrs. Simmons will lead in Community singing. progress WINNETKA SCOUTS TO SHOW FAMOUS SPY FILM MARCH 1 A spy play dealing with the expos-| ure of the vice and intrigue of the] German Imperial Secret Service throughout the world will be shown at Community House, Saturday. March 1, under the auspices of the Winnetka troop of the Boy Scouts. The picture will be the first of al series to appear monthly at Com- munity House under the direction of the Scouts. ORGANIZE DEBATING CLUB AT HORACE MANN SCHOOL Frederick Thon, Horace Mann school, conceived idea of a debating club for the carried out. The pupils have there own laws ing without permission during school sessions, the non-payment of dues. and failure to take part in debates. Officers are elected at every third meeting of the club. The present officers are, Darrel Ware, president: [rma Otten, vice-president; Spencer Durand, secretary; Robert Markle, treasurer. ATTENTION TAXPAYERS The first installment of a complete report of the New Trier Township Highway com- missioner, H. H. Sherer, from April 1, 1918, to December 31, hegine in this issue of the Weekly Talk. The report will be of great interest to every taxpayer in New Trier Town- ship and should be carefully read by every reader of the Weekly Talk. Lili iiiiiiiziiririiriziriaiaiiieiiaiiddds LLL LLL TL dd Td Ll ddd dda ddd 7 i kad ddd daddy. Rhodes illness | interest | among | which are the City club. The Council | Tt is expected that many of | a pupil at the the SUPT. RHODES LEAVES VILLAGE SCHOOL POST Leader Who Is Credited with Re- volutionizing School System here | Resigns because of Ill Health GOES EAST FOR A REST Will Join Faculty of Teachers' Col- lege in New York City when Health Is Regained | Owing to ill health Mr. E. N. | Rhodes has resigned his position as | superintendent of the Winnetka Pub- | lic schools and will leave immediately for the east for a rest and later will take up work in the Teachers' Col- lege of New York City. During the five years | Rhodes administration there have | been many difficult problems of growth and organization which he has handled in a most able manner. For the organization of the present school system, for his excellent corps of teachers, for a course of study perfected in detail and in ac- | cord with the most advanced ideas in Education, Winnetka owes much to Mr. Rhodes. and his work along these lines will not soon be for- gotten. His werk was appreciated not only by those who have seen it at close range but among educators all through the middle west. The excellent course of lectures 'which Mr. Rhodes has secured for the com- munity and which have been given at Skokie school for several years have always been well attended and much appreciated. of Mr. Going a real Loss While in "Winnetka both Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes have made a great many friends to whom their going will be a real loss. They take with them the interest and best wishes of | the entire community for health and success in their new and chosen field. The following outline of improve- ments in the Winnetka Public schools brought about through the instru- mentality of Mr. Rhodes is taken from the retiring superintendent's Education. Li : 1. A system of permanent recor 'of "the children's attendance, schol arship and health was introduce 2. Movable seats were placed most of the session rooms. { 3. The room for manual training has been re-equipped. 4. A printing press has been in- stalled and the children have printed their own school paper, the "School Record" which was one of the new school projects. 5. In the years 1915, 1916 and 1917 pageants were presented by the physical training department and many historical plays were developed from the children's work. Aided Deficient Pupils 6. A room for special help for de- ficient children was established. Financial stringency made the dis- | continuance of this room necessary [in 1918. 7. The departmental system of teaching has been organized in the seventh and eighth grades. 8. In the summers of 1915, 1916 and 1917 summer schools were conducted. 9. In the winters of 1916 and 1917 evening classes for adults who wish- ed to learn English were organized. Teachers of Excellent Training 10. The percentage of teachers with normal school training has been rais- ed from 52.3 to 90.3. 11. A plan for the professional im- | provement of teachers in service has been developed. 12. For the past three years the community has been given the op- portunity of hearing, at a very low rate, lectures on modern problems. 13. A department of natural science has been organized. Teachers Feel Great Loss Teachers in the schools regret more keenly than others the depart- ure of the superintendent under whose direction the education of the children of the Village has been con- ducted with the utmost harmony. Mr. Rhodes had been an associate rather than an overseer of the corps of in- structors. Prouty at "Binkie Lodge" Mr. and Mrs. Cartlon Prouty, of | Prouty Block. spent a few days this week at "Binkie Lodge" on the Fox river. Returns from the West Mrs. John Stenman of Railroad avenue has returned from Pasadena, | California, where she spent a four months' vacation. recent annual report to the Board of Fe]