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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1919 New Trier and the Boys' Working Reserve By W. A. Snyder Seventy-six boys enrolled in the Working Reserve at New Trier last year. Seventy-two boys were re- gistered for the two classes which were conducted to give the boys some idea of farming or farm craft before they left for the farms. Five boys dropped the course before they com- pleted it, three of these enlisted in the service. Fifty-four boys actually went to the farms and worked on an average of nearly twelve weeks each; none worked less than six weeks and several worked as many as twenty weeks. The lowest wage paid was $15 per month. Several boys were receiving $50 per month when they quit and one boy received $105 per month by doing piece work and by the day. The average wage paid was $35 per month. From these figures we find that our boys earned for themselves $5,665 on the farms last sprihg and summer, and I believe it a conservative estimate when I say that the value of food products which resulted from their efforts was over $200,000. Only Three Boys Failed Fifty-four of the seventy-five boys made food on the farms; ten en- listed in the service; three tried the farming but did not make good as farm help: and nine accepted other positions, after waiting two or three months for farm positions which had been promised but did not seem to be open at the time. E Twelve of our boys were placed on farms in the vicinity of Princeton, Illinois. All of the boys reported good treatment and the farmers, al- most without exception, gave very good, reports for the boys. Cards and 'letters which I received from time to time impressed me with the fact that the boys were doing good hard work faithfully and well, hav- ing in mind all the time that they were not bnly serving their employ- ers and themselves but were doing a great service for their country at a time when the need was very great. Fifty get "Farm Credits" Many boys got their own positions through relatives and friends. Most of them began work in May, but: a few did not go until school was over in June. The boys who left school in May were hurried along in their studies and given examination be- fore going. Almost without excep- tion, the boys who began the farm "course in February were required to drop on elective and given 2¥% credits for the farm courseon con- ditien that they worked successfully on the farm. About fifty boys were « given this credit. They received also for their efforts, a bronze medal of the Boys' Working Reserve if they worked six weeks, and also a service bar which represents at least twelve weeks' work. The classes which were conducted by me from February until May 1. along lines suggested by the state department of the Reserve, gave the boys greater confidence in them- selves, and despite the fact that our equipment was very limited and our time short, they learned many things which helped them to get a good start. They state sent us thirty-two lesson pamphlets on Farm Craft which were used as a nuclous for the course. Trips were made to the city on Saturday mornings to examine farming implements, wagons, harness, etc. Montgomery Ward and comany furnished us a plow, free, which we still have as property of the school. The Village of Winnetka co-operat- ed to the extent of furnishing a team and wagon whenever we needed them. With these the boys learned how to harness and unharness, to hitch up and unhitch, and to drive a team. This was done under my di- rection by taking several boys at a time and giving each his chance to learn it. Many of the boys who knew nothing about plowing or driving teams to clod crushers and harrows learned a great deal about it. Experience at Home The school garden on Wilson ave- nue afforded me a good place to ex- | periment with these boys. We went out with rakes and forks and spades and shovels and cleared the ground for action, gathering off all the large stones in wheelbarrows and leveli up the garden plot so that a job of plowing cou'd be done. Inci- dentally the boys removed as junk a large unsightly bill-board, for] which act they received the hearty thanks of > community. Then came two large carloads of manure |§ from the stock yards which Mr. |§ Brown had ordered for the garden and the spreading of this gave the boys some practical experience, for several reported to me that that was the first thing they were asked to do on the farm last spring. Then, of course, came the plowing and harr- owing, all of which had not a little to | § do with making the school garden the success that it was last summer. Have Class this Spring This spring we propose to conduct a class similar to those of last spring, running the third period on Tuesdays. Thursdays, and Fridays, beginning next semester and contin- wing until the middle of May. Only bovs who were not in last year's classes and. who will be 'coming sixteen years of age next summer, with few exceptions are eligible for this class. We expect about thirty bovs to register for this class. They will be required to carry this as extra work as most pupils have a period the third on the above men- | tioned days. New Trier Sport Notes New Trier Loses Double Bill Handicapped by the loss of Barry and Roth, who were confined at their homes suffering attacks of influenza, New Trier heavyweights lost to Oak Park Friday night 37 to 12. In the first came between the lightweight teams of the two schools Oak Park won by a count of 31 to 15. The breaks were against New Trier in both games, and this. together with the difference in floors between Oak Park and New Trier brought about the results. The lightweight team was outweighed considerably. The lineups for both games were as fol- lows: Heavyweights Oak Park (37) New Trier (12) dckmer .... ri.|Wegforth .....rf.| Bf... on 1f.|Robinson ...... 1f Lewis i... 0... c.|Kuelzow "...... c Barney'. ..... re ierr 0. re. Sinden ....... ji Richards ...... lg. Steger vw...u0 reTaylor 0... 0. rf Popkin ..;.... ri. Andrews ...... 1H.! Balch: 2. c.| Caruso... 1g.| Baskets--Blackmer 3; Hoff 3: Lew- is 1; Barney 3: Sinden 3; Steger 1; Popkin 2: Andrews 1: Wegiorth 2: Robinson 1: Richards 1. Baskets on fouls--Blackmer 1: Popkin 2; Kuel- zow 4. Free throws missed--Black- mer 4: Popkin, Kuelzow 2; Kerr 2. Lightweights Oak Park (31) | New Trier (13) Suttons... io... rfiRand: 5.00 ef; Heile .......5 Hil.usted: .. a... If. Felman' i... c.|Sturgeon ...... <. Moore ....... rg. {Varney ui... rg. Quigley .. CIE Smith Pasa. o 1g Edwards Tucker, Wd 1a. Carlson... .. lg |Flemming .... re. Baskets--Sutton 3: Heile 1; Fel- man 5; Moore 2; Quigley 1; Edwards 2: Rand Lusted 1; Sturgeon 1; Varney 1. Baskets on fouls--Sutton 3; Rand 3. Free throws missed--Fel- man 2. Rand. New Trier Wins Triple-Header On Tuesday afternoon New Trier made some amends for her defeats at Oak Park. when the feather- weights beat Evanston 21 to 18. the lightweights walked away from Uni- | 1 1 i' ; I as University High plainly showed | | lack of mwork and playing ability. | line-ups for the games were: | i Heavyweights £2 N [rier (25) |Robinson ,.... rf. ts Wegforth 1f.|Kuelzow ...... ce The standard, the qualny, Ferre woe en son rg.|Richards ..... 1g.| FC ny Cre BLY IH "Please order a Ford Touring, F EMORY Loven riLydon J... 0, 1. | for me. I'm mailing you a chegk | Priestly jackson Be The above is quite as usualfand riestiy vation g. rE Q. Lightwelghts of your grocer when you phong an i New Trier (29) | | Lusted ri{Rand oven If. A c.{Smith ....... rg.) lg. i Tucker ...... lg. . : | hid ¥ has gained this standard ampng owners rf. ofl; { : HE tn the automobile buyers have lg. MacLind >... rf. vond a doubt. etl i 7 i Featherweights Th O d : Prescott LrifConnior > ..i. 11. e IBosardas o || BE , . Lysogaraus we al f were phoned like this: Please orger an as '8 15th. Am sending $50 depokit. FF Novesiel 56 i. | a8 Second: Please drive u h your Le Kasse o. | lg. {fa in my Overland. ; : | Third: Please don't let that Six go Evanston at New Trier Friday ; Dan't rget New Trier, that there one. » close games Friday night Ask an Oldsmobile owner. nston comes to Kenilworth. | nston has been defeated | an New Trier they have | | weights beat a team from the same school by the score of 25 to 14. irst game between the feather- weights showed the real New Trier spirit, for with Evanston leading af- ter the first half 11 to 3, New Trier braced and amid applause and excite- ment beat Evanston by 3 points, as shows. The main ™1 1 he the final score feature of the lightweight game was the wonderful playing of Rand, the local left forward. who shot some yskets and was also good in throw Jepartment. In neither st two games did the New to exert themselves a n have d always fight for the whistle. last Teams Will Go To Joliet The heavyweight and lightweight teams from New Trier will go to Joliet next Thursday to engage in a tournament in which 20 Illinois high versity High 29 to 9. and the heavy-' schools will compete. New Trier will 200d | study | play five games according to its schedule its first opponent being Ot- tawa High school. The teams will return on Saturday, providing they are not put out of the running by losing a game. Featherweights Go To Evanston The featherweights will go to Ev- anston Saturday afternoon for a re- turn game. Evanston is confident of winning this game as they lost only by three points Tuesday, but New Trier will not be denied another vic- tory over their north shore foe. Live in Extinct Volcano in southern Tunisia is a mountain of considerable size called Douirat, which once upon a time was an active volcano. Bubbles of volcanic gases made it a veritable honeycomb of caves, which in these days are in- habited. In fact, the whole mountain is a city--a human anthill, densely populated. RARE AND FIN Floquently Writs We | | 0YBUR 615 Davis St., Evanston 8 Matinees 2 and 4 Evenings 1&9 Friday | | Cabbage Patch" | i Wednesday; February 26 Viv Martin in "Mirandy Smiles 2nd Houdini in "The Master Mystery"' Thursday February 27 Dorothy Gish in "Boots"' TELEPHONE GLENEOE 203 G. H. MORRIS Sales Representative 51st ST. 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