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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, JANU! ARY 3, 1920 Communication Winnetka's Good Fortune Only a very small proportion of the residents of Winnetka heard the little group of singers on Tuesday evening, December 23, sing those beautiful old Christmas songs, the Woman's club. And perhaps not all of those who sat there listening understood just what was taking place. Indeed even the singers themselves | REOPEN KINDERGARTEN ON MONDAY; ANNOUNCE CHANGES | the mere absorption of knowledge. Re-arrangement of Payment Scheme Is Announced by Comniittee in Charge of Kindergarten The afternoon kindergarten nurs- ery has proved a decided success and will re-open Monday, January 5, at 1 o'clock, under Miss Winifred Wee- don, as before. The hours have been shifted half- an-hour earlier for the convenience may have been unware of the fuil of the mothers. They will be, one to significance of the occasion. This|five. Mothers are requested not to consisted in this fact---and it is al- [impose on Miss Weedon's time by ways the most momentous fact in the life of any community--namely--- the expression of a high emotion in a beautiful manner. Winnetka expresses itself in var- ious and beneficent ways. Different gifts find their native Channels and irrigate what would otherwise be waste places; what are too frequent- ly waste places in less fortunate com- munities. But in Music Winnetka has found a Spring which, properly valued, will prove its very richest possession. If you have heard the school child- ren sing recently, and then if you heard that choir Tuesday evening vou must realize that in the general industrial desert that surrounds us, in the fevers and stridency of our headlong rushing to and fro after Things, Distinctions, Pastimes, Socal recognition or what not, here is the most hopeful and refreshing sign of underground water to which our poets have actually penetrated. This note is written in appreciation of the personal ideals and the ef- forts that make these things poss- ible, the ideals and efforts of Mrs. Kohlsaat and her choir. Next year we may hope that a similar program may receive the setting it should have. We suggest one of the churches, illuminated only by candles--an an- cient and impressive picture in keep- ing with the music and the season. Signed --"Those who were. present". Appreciation of Christmas Music On Tuesday evening, December 23, under the leadership of Mrs. Phile- mon Kohlsaat the Winnetka A Capella choir, composed of twelve members, sang its carols in the par- lors of the Woman's club. The pro- gram was arranged in groups begin- ing with the Palestrina number and ending with some charming French and Bohemian traditional carols. It was, as last vear, a great pleasure tohear these songs of theolden tines, full of the spirit of Christmas sung, as they were. so beautifully and charmingly. Without any special in- vitation everyone is welcome to come and hear this fine group of singers, who not only give pleasure to the audience, but in their artistic en- thusiasm seem to enjoy to the utmost the rendering of the songs. To listen to them leads to a real awakening of the Christmas spirit and those who do not hear them miss a great treat. Certainly the whole Village is deep- ly indebted to Mrs. Kohlsaat for the way she has aroused interest in al sorts of musical activities, whether it be in small groups, singing in chor- uses, or in regular large community musicals. The Municipal Art committee of the Village Improvement association knows that without Mrs. Kohlsaat the singing of carols around the Village Christmas tree would never have succeeded as it has. This year the result was the most successful of any in our six years experience. Only once in these years has a storm prevented the out of door gathering and the leader now has the children so interested and trained that they are the ones who practically lead the singing. The final selection of carols has been decided upon and the shect printed this year will be the accepted one of the future. It is really an in- spiring experience out in the snow under the winter skv. with the lights of the little tree shining out over the group of young and old, to hear the voices raised in the old songs which for so many years have been dear to the hearts of men. And as the church bells rine out over the quiet land, you go home with the words singing in your heart. "As with gladness men of old Did the guiding star behold. As with joy they hailed the light, Leading onward, beaming bright, So most gracious Lord may we Ever more be lead by thee." And we feel we have been lead and lifted up and are prepared for the Christmas Day which is close upon us. By Elizabeth Lincoln Otis NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL The recently constructed temporary Sunday school building on the Wil- mette Presbyterian church premises at Ninth street and Greenleaf ave- nue, is now being occupied by the Primary and Kindergarten depart- ments of the Sunday school. The rapid growth of the Sunday school made necessary the construction of a separate building for that depart- ment of the church. A permanent structure is planned and, it is thousht, will be constructed Sater in the year. their children later than five leaving o'clock. To put the kindergarten on a better business footing, and to avoid unnecessary book-keeping, it has been becided that all parents not pay- ing in advance will be charged at the regular day-rate of forty cents a day which precedes regular weekly, monthly, or term payment in ad- vance. Parents paying in advance will be charged $1 per week as usual. As a matter of convenience to all concerned parents are urged to pay for four weeks ($4) or for the twelve- week term ($12) in advance where this is possible. Weekly advance payments ($1), however, will still be accepted. All weekly, monthly, or term pay- ments are to be made in the office of the Superintendent of Schools in the Horace Mann school. Miss Weedon will only accept money from day pupils. As in the past, in case of over- crowding, term pupils will take pre- cedence over monthly pupils, and monthly pupils over weekly pupils. Day pupils will only be admitted on days when the total attendance of paid- -in-advance pupils is less than twenty-five. The rule requiring par- ents to notify Miss Weedon by 1:30 if they wish to bring their children later than this and still have their places kept for them, will continue in force. The age limits for pupils are from about three years to six years. Winnetka | School Problems RR ly The following questions asked this week are answered by Superintendent C. W. Washburne: Q.--When does school re-open? A.--Monday, January 5, 1920, at 8:50. Q.--Is the afternoon Kindergarten nursery going to continue? A.--Yes. There is a statement con- cerning this in another part of this week's Talk. Q.--What is being done about the new school building? A.--The committee is at work plan- ning the best ways and means of rais- ing the necessary funds for this building. They will be able to make a public announcement within a few weeks. They prefer to work quietly until they are absolutely sure that the means they will propose are the best pnesible nt do you think about Mrs. Marietta Johnson's work? A --Mrs. Johnson is a pioneer and is going in the right direction. A great many of her statements seem at first to be so radical as to be un- afe to follow. A further examination of them, however, especially as Mrs. Johnson elucidates them herself, proves that she has thought out her work thoroughly and samely. Her assertion that pupils should be induced to work because they see the worth-whileness of the work it- self, rather than merely because they are told that they have to do it, is based on sound psychology. She is right, too, in claiming that the schools should provide much more creative Rent your room through a "Rooms For Rent" ad and keep the disfiguring placard out of your front window. ( The newspaper ad is dignified, sends you numerous applicants from which to choose, and does not detract from the exclusiveness of your home. | t { { selves. : Fea Perennial Relative. These are the main' - planks! of her Billy, six months old. wrote to his platform, as 1 see. They' are sound | aunt' the other day, and his mother planks. 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