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S-- Nearly Everybody In Winnetka Reads The Talk -- VOL. IX, NO. 9. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1920 TWELVE PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS RE-OPEN CAMPAIGN FOR SCHOOL FUNDS = = Plans Are Completed for Renewal of Drive To Obtain Funds for Pro- posed West Elm Street School Building RE-ITERATE BOARD PLANS - Thermometer To Be Established At Busy Corner; Solicitors Prepar- ed to Begin Work Plans were completed this week for the renewal of the campaign for > ) few days funds for the proposed West Elm street school, halted a few months ago by the call for a Referendum on the school site question. Solicitors. ~ who will renew the canvass of the village for funds to provide for the new school to be erected by popular subscription, will be active within = and the thermometer taken down when the referendum fight interrupted the campaign, will soon be seen at the customary loca- tion registering the steadily increas- ing conrtibutions to the new school. Winnetka's proposed school as planned by the Board of Education in its purpose may be described brief- ly in the accompanying statement by the Board of Education Publicity committee. E- : Recognize Needs ~The progressive school systems throughont the country recognize the . need for departmental work in the upper grades. By the time children reach the sixth or seventh grade they require teachers who have specializ- ed. The teacher who is an expert in history and can devote her whole 'time to preparing and teaching this important subject to various classes, can give much more to her pupils than a teacher who has to scatter her energies over half a dozen subjects. ~~ A well organized upper grade ~ school should have teachers ing, cooking, sewing, science. phy- sical education, music, art, literature, grammar and composition, history and geography, civics and mathe- matics. To supply teachers and equip- ~ ment for all these subjects in each of the present three schools in Win- netka would not only be extravagant, but financially impossible. The mere upkeep of the department in addi- tion to all other expenses would be beyond the income of the Board of : "schools. Education, and to this would have to be added the cost of building special 'rooms for this work at all threc Ask Centralization The only way the situation can be 'handled is by centralizing the work in one building. This is the proced- ure all over the country. The build- ing of departmental schools, some- times known as "Intermediate ~ Schools" or "Junior High Schools" is proceeding with great rapidity in all the leading cities and many of the "more progressive small towns of the United States. Usually there is one 'such deparmental school for each three to five lower grade schools. | It is such a centralized deparment- al school that Winnetka proposes to build. In it, children will be able to get instruction that will fit their ages, interests and needs. By estab- ~~ lishing such a school Winnetka is keeping pace with intelligent, pro- ~ gressive school systems throughout the nation. =a Show Early Subscriptions Funds subscribed in the "first" drive including the $60,000 Kuppen- ~heimer gift show the Zone standing "as follows: Zone 1. William E. Davis, Captain, $16,700. Zone 2. Morris L. Greeley, Captain, $17.980. Zone 3. Judge C. M. Thomson, Cantain, $18,000. ~ Zone 4. B. K. Smith, Captain, $4,- 60 Zone 5. Frederick Dickinson, Cap- tain, $1,500. $3,600. ment. ~~ p Zone © $2,807.50. Zone 6. Sebastian Hinton, Captain, $15,470. 7. George M. Pearse, Captain, Zone 8. Roswell B. Mason, Captain, Present Pledge Blanks Solicitors will present pledge blanks to each prospective subscriber ~ to the fund and explain in detail the procedure of subscription and pay- lined as follows: ~~ Plan A. Cash in full July 15, 1920. Plan B. One-third July 15, 1920. One-third April 15, 1921. One-third ts and | equipment for manual training, print- { Plan of payment may be out- | Hoover Headquarters Opened in Winnetka Villagers .Espousing .Presidental Campaign of Herbert Hoover Or- ganize "Hoover Club" Here. At a meeting held at the residence of Victor Elting in Winnetka, Tues- day, May 11, the Hoover Club of Win- netka, was organized and the follow- ing officers elected: Howard C. Phillips, chairman. Mrs. William D. McKenzie, vice chairman. Mrs. Edwin H. Clark, chairman committee on local headquarters. Mrs. Cuthbert C. Adams, secrtary. The object of the club is "to pro- mote in every way proper the nomi- nation in the approaching National Republican Convention of Herbert Hoover for president." Headquarters for the distribution of printed matter, information, but- tons, etc, have been opened in Schlieske's furniture establishment at 563 Lincoln avenue, immediately north of the village post office. Vol- inteers for this work have been asked to communicate with Mrs. Edwin Clark. A Hoover mass meeting will be held at Washington Hall, State-Lake building, Chicago, on Wednesday, May 19, at 3 o'clock, it is announced. Time and place of other meetings to which the public is invited will be announced from time to time'in the Talk. A departure in the campaign, per- taining in particular to the activity of women in the matter, is the serving of tea at the Woman's headquarters, Congress Hotel, every afternoon at 4 o'clock. Here a welcome awaits all advocates of the candidacy of Her- bert Hoover. WINNETKANS ASKED TO PROTECT WILD FLOWERS Action by Village Authorities De- signed to Save Flowers From Professional Pickers. Protection of wild flowers growing on public or private grounds in Win- netka provides the subject for an editorial which should command the attention of every residents of the village intetested in the preservation of this very inviting feature of Win- | netka's natural beauty. Village officials have provided or- dinance regulations insuring the pro- tection of wild flowers against the hands of professional flower pickers as well as others who pluck them without thought of remuneration in the markets. Police are empowered to arrest persons who violate this ordinance which prohibits the wanton picking of wild flowers in the village. Signs are placed about all public grounds where wild flowers abound warning against their removal. Those who desire to protect private grounds in the same manner are asked to call at the village hall for signs of similar description. The matter of protecting wild flowers is expected to command the approval and cooperation of every resident of the village. The wild flowers are part of Winnetka's spring ime garb. LEGION INFORMAL. The Winnetka Post of the Ameri- can Legion will give an informal dance at the Winnetka Woman's Club, Friday evening, May 28, at 8 o'clock. Members of the local post are selling the tickets for the affair and indications point to a record at- tendance. "" ANNUAL MEETING. The Hubbard Woods Improvement association will hold its annual meet- ing and election of officers Friday evening, May 21. Every member of the association is asked to attend this most important session of the year. FOUR-CORNER DANCE The Four-Corner Dance club will give a dance in Community House, Saturday, May 22, at 8 o'clock. 1920. One-eighth January 15, 1921. One-eighth April 15. 1921. One-eighth July 15, 1921. One-eighth October 15, 1921. One-eighth, January, 1922. One- eighth April 15, 1922. Plan D. One-twentieth July 15, 1920, and of each month thereafter to and including April 15, 1922, Plan E. Special division of install- ments subject to approval of Board tated led; of Education to b g POLICE CHIEF HAS IDEAS ON TRAFFIC Chief of Police Peterson Suggests "One Way" Traffic Regula- tions For Sunday Pleas- ure Tourists. Winnetka's chief of police is a resourceful and efficient man. For instance, some years ago the chief established the finger print system at local headquarters, much to the sur- prise and even amusement of many residents. Those who grinned were eventually forced to gasp in admira- tion when the news spread that Chief Peterson had actually captured burg- lars by means of the innovation. But, this is what we wanted to say. Chief of Police Peterson has ideas on traffic regulation. He is merely suggesting improvements but when- ever he suggests we are inclined to listen attentively. State Regulation. "The Sunday automobile traffic in Winnetka, and, in fact throughout he north shore is getting way beyond the point where it can be efficiently handled by police organizations. It is time that the state provide for di- rection and enforcement of traffic regulations. On our comparatively narrow streets there should be established "one way" traffic regula- tiors. Unless remedical steps are taken the Sunday traffic will soon become wholesale confusion and there will be scores of accidents. "The traffic on the north shore is getting heavier with each succeeding summer, Literally thousands of cars pass through the village every Sun- day. The immediate remedy is one way traffic on certain streets. I am hoping some such regulation might be effected in the interest of safety J and order." Th} Well, reader, what do you thi about it? Legion Membership Campaign Success Posts in New Trier Township Show Big Gains As All Members Work in Big Campaign The American Legion, Department of Illinois, membership push is pro- gressing splendidly. Thousands of new names have been added to the roll and more are coming in each day. It is expected Illinois will give New York a hard tussle for first place in Legion membership. Milton J. Foreman, department commander, is making the rounds of Chicago and suburbs nightly, address- ing rallies of Legion men and women. Throughout the week he has been assisted by Franklin D'Olier, national commander, and Rev. Francis A. Kelly, famous chaplain of the 27th Division overseas, now national Legion chaplain. This week Commander Foreman entrained for his down-state speak- ing tour, which will cover two weeks. The north shore has observed American Legion week in loyal American fashion. Following Com- mander Foreman's appeal to citizens to decorate their homes and office buildings, residence and business dis- tricts have been gay with bunting. "Your country and your comrades need you more than ever," the mem- bership drive slogan, has been every- where in evidence--in street cars, in windows, on signboards and member- ship booths. The posts in the township are scouring their communities for members. Some are making house- to-house canvasses, others are tele- phoning and some are using the mails for recruits. In his downstate speaking tour Commander Foreman is accompanied by all of the Illinois Legion notables. The Illinois service bureau, direct- ed by A. H. Ogle of the American Legion Commander's office, has sent out requests to the 630 posts of the state to send in all ex-service men's claims for final settlement 'n Chica- go. At a recent meeting 'of service men's welfare agencies here a plan of co-operation was evolved whereby handle all cases and push them to complete adjustment. The best re- sults are expected from this arrange- ment. x "WIDOW OF PROXY." Marguerite Clark is scheduled for Community House movies on Friday, May 21. Her vehicle is "The Widow by Proxy." Kinogram films will be "Enid Bennet 1 for Ma , Parent- Teachers In Annual Session Here Meet at Horace Mann School Mon- day to Hear Committee Re- ports and Elect Officers. The annual meeting of the Win- netka Parent Teachers' Association will be held Monday, May 16, at 4 o'clock at the Horace Mann School. Reports of the various committees will be read and new officers will be elected. The following ticket has been prepared by the nominating committee : President, Mrs. Barrett Conway. First Vice President, Mrs. Dudley French. Second Vice President, Mrs. Arthur Dean. Secretary, Mrs. Austin D. Jenkins. Treasurer, Mrs. Geo. M. Pearse. Chairman of Cabinet Comm., Mrs. Wm. S. Elliott. Social Comm., Mrs. Charles Howells Coffin. Costume Comm., Mrs. Wm. Jenkins. Education Comm., Mrs. Frank T. Crawford. Sub-Chairman of Upper Grades, Horace , Mann--Mrs. Chas. Buell; Skokie--Mrs. Wallace Rumsey ; Gree- ley--Mrs. Sherman Gable. Sub-Chairman of Lower Grades, Horace Mann--Mrs. E. A. Rummler; Skokie--Mrs. Frederick Dickinson; Greeley--Mrs. A. W. Converse. : The annual dues are payable at this meeting. Everyone interested in the Public Schools of Winnetka is cordially in- vited to attend. Big Congregational Conferences Coming Wilmette Congregational Church To Be Host to 500 Delegates Session Here Next Week Members of the First Congrega- tional church of Wilmette will be hosts next week to 500 delegates to the Seventy-seventh Annual Congre- gational Conference of Illinois held together with the annual session of the Illinois Woman's Home Mission- ary Union. All the sessions of the Congregational conference "will be held at the Wilmette Congregational church from May 17 to and including May 19. The sessions of the Mis- sionary Union will be at the Wil- mette Methodist church. The Congregational conference will be under the direction of John E. Keene, moderator. Other officials high in the ranks of the denomina- tion who are scheduled to assume an active part in the discussions are Rev. Carl Stackman, Rev. Harry T. Stock, Rev. George McCollum, George M. Herrick, Prof. I. O. Baker, W. A. Howell, Rev. John Gardner, M. A. Meyers, Rev. Clyde McGee, Rev. John W. Welsh, Rev. S. A. Lloyd. Other ministers and laymen from all parts of the country will be in attendance at the conference. On the conference program are found names of men who gained dis- tinction during the world war and in church activities. Two delegates, Rev. G. G. Atkins, of Detroit, Mich., and Rev. William E. Barton, of Oak Park, are winners of the Peace Prize. Rev. Cornelius H. Patton of Boston, is Home secretary of the Am- erican Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Rev. Frank M. Sheldon of Boston, is General and Corresponding secretary of the Con- gregational Education society and General secretary of the 'Congrega- tional Publishing society. Rev. Nich- olas Van der Pyl, of Oberlin, Ohio, is chairman of the Commission on Social Service of the National Coun- cil of the church. He was a member of the United States Labor Board during the war. Sessions of the Illinois Woman's Home Missionary Union will be held in the auditorium of the Wilmette Methodist church. A joint meeting will be held with the Congregational conference on Wednesday afternoon, May 19, at 2 o'clock. Women who will assume a leading part in the sessions are: Mrs. Ida Vose Woodbury, Mrs. N. L. Johnson, Mrs. S. A. Lloyd, Mrs. D. P. Breed, Mrs. R. A. Mathews, Mrs C. H. Schneider, Mrs. B. W. Firman, Mrs. W. T. Boston, Mrs. C. W. Boyden, Mrs. C. H. Frise, Mrs. J. W. Hola- day, Mrs. H. D. Clarke, Mrs. A. W. Hopkins, Mrs. H. T. Graham, Mrs. J. A. Stanley, Mrs. Harry Ainsworth, Mrs. E. S. Miller, Mi : Fairbank. There wi gia M. SCHOOL BOARD HEAD APPEALS FOR UNITY President Laird Bell, of Board of Education Asks All Winnetkans = To Help Boost School Fund Campaign MUST WORK TOGETHER Asks Citizens To Be Prepared To Contribute When Solicitors Make Appearance By Laird Bell, LAE (President of Winnetka Board of > Education) We are all glad that the question of school site is now settled and that the campaign for funds can be re- sumed. hE Before they were stored away pending the results of the Referend- um, our thermometers showed, as you will remember, some $152,000 pledged for the New School Fund. These recorders of Winneka's inter- est in schools will be re-erected as a daily reminder of our obligation to raise the complete fund and proceed with the building as soon as pos- sible. Many of those who differed from Ge the Board in its judgement as to site have very graciously come forward voluntarily to offer their services, and it is expected that all who can help in the campaign will be glad to assist those who have charge in the various zones. is under way. Community Re-united The money can be raised only if Winnetka unites behind the project. In a close contest there is sure to be some hard feeling. Most Americans pride themsedves on being both good losers and good winners. It is Win- netka's pride that after the smoke of battle has blown away, we find a re-united community backing a pro- ject that a less progressive commun- ity could not even hope to put over. The question of site has been sett- led, but other questions are before us and will continue to arise on which the board wants the construct- ive advice of all our citizens. Big Task Ahead Meanwhile, however, we have one all-important task--to raise the money. The tremendous publicity during the past few weeks has made clear ta the least observing citizen the imperative need of a new build- ing and that the only way to build is by popular subscription. 3 Will you--if you have not already subscribed--be ready when your neighbor calls for your pledge? CHURCH OFFICERS WILL ENTERTAIN NEW MEMBERS Tuesday evening in the Neighbor- hood Room of Community House, the officers of the Congregational church and of its various organiza- tions entertained those who have be- come members of that church since May 1, 1919. 115 have joined during that period. The number who are officers now or have been officers dur- ing that period--together with wives and husbands--=is a little over one hundred. Mrs. Carrie B. Prouty = spoke briefly of the heritage of the church, Mr. Wallace D. Rumsey of the vision before the church, and Mr. Rush C. Butler responded for the new membeérs. : YOUNG PEOPLE'S DINNER A Young People's ainner is to be given in Community House gym- nasium Tuesday, May 18, at 6:30 o'clock for the younger delegates to the Illinois Congregational conven- tion in session in Wilmette on Mon- day, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Mrs. R. S. Walcott of 1324 Asbury avenue, is in charge of a luncheon to be given today at the Hotel La Salle at 12:30 o'clock by Chicago chapter of Sweet Briar college alumnae, for Miss Emilie McVea, president of the college. Miss McVea is coming to Chicago in the interest of the $500,000 endow- ment fund for the college, which is located at Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Va. Chicago's quota is $50, Mrs. Carrie B. Prouty, 559 Lincoln avenue, is spending the week in Beverly SUS Ill, as the guest of er si ens Sie Ta ster, Mrs. Foster. This organization Watts 5