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wu 4 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1924 LOCAL SCHOOL | PLAN SPREADS Winnetka Teachers Carry Idea into Many Parts of | Country This Summer IS WIDELY ACCLAIMED the current special trai f all W l over to repc { the monstrations in different +1 nnetke 'ts raculty at parts of the country. her work y demonstration according to the Winnetka plan at college, State Several education tten told of classes University of different new were being demonstrated at college, but a larger amount of interest was played in the Winnetka plan than in any other. Miss Livia Youngquist, a primary teacher at Horace Mann told ef her work at the State Normal University at Normal, Illinois, demonstrating Winnetka primary methods in reading and language. This was Miss Young- quist's third year carrying on such demonstrations. Gives Lecture Series Miss Florence Royse of the Skokie Rutgers New Jersey. methods of tis 1: a1S- school stated that when she was at Winona, Indiana, they discovered that he was a 'Winnetka teacher and ask- ed her to give a series of lectures at Winona Normal school which is an extension of Indiana university. The University of Ohio, at Athens, made use of Miss Hazel Hartwell, principal of the Horace Mann school, in their summer demonstration classes, having her conduct a class and train teachers in Winnetka ® methods throughout the summer session. Miss Hartwell, reported that one of the heads of. the department had stated that the Winnetka schools were car- rying on the most important educa- tional experiment in the United States. Harry Clarke told of his summer work at: Harvard university in the physical education department. ide Interest in System Assistant Superintendent Willard W. Beatty gave an account of his work at Northern university and of t"¢ wide interest among graduate students and faculty members in the Winnetka, plan. "Every one in the Department of Education," he said, "devoted at least two or three lectures to the work going on in Winnetka." Superintendent Washburne men- tioned briefly the course in individual instruction which he gave at the Uni- versity of Oregon. "This course," he said, "was attended by a larger num- ber of superintendents, principals, and other advanced students, then any other course in the Department of Education." Fach person attending the course had to write a term paper showing how he could put individual work into his own schools this coming year. SPANISH WAR VETERANS CALL TO DEMONSTRATION Camp, No... 57, United Nar Veterans, this week ed an invitation to every Spanish veteran on the north shore to : : i ; Fvanston Spanish is- i with that unit in a patriotic demonstration on the evening of National Defense Day, September 12 Spanish War Veterans intends to do [he officia camp, invitation sent out by the follows: Comrade: "Friday, September 12, 1924, has » Government of NATIONAL American 's wishes that day Patriotism. War Vet- yuntry have movement in pe to residing with te and Church street, September 12, 1924, short par and on the | vou will all respond. Yours in Friendship, Patriotism and Humanity, Hugo Pape, Commander." Official D. Blaauw, Adjutant. Two Men and Two Women Enhance Speed Coffers Two women and two men shared honors during Magistrate C. T. North- rop's 'court session this week, as violators of the traffic regulations. Mrs. Robertson, Evanston, paid $5 Ruth Blumen- and costs Lewis Price, and costs for speeding; stack was fined $15 similar charge; Lake on aj 2 | Forest, and George Blackburn, Glen- coe, each paid fines of $10 and costs on speeding charges. The police are pursuing with vigor their enforcement of the traffic and automobile regulations, bringing in all violators regardless of sex, age or "condition of servitude." w's the Time to Pay For Symphony Tickets The Symphony Players of Chicago, George Dasch conductor, will give the first of their series of concerts under the New Trier Township Orchestral association auspices at the New Trier High school auditorium, Monday evening, October 6. The t children's afternoon concert will ke the first m place on Monday November. The orchestra which was formerly known as the Little Symphony, has heen enlarged to 48 pieces. Most of last season's musicians will be with the organization this year and, with the addition of the new pieces, the hest season in the annals of the New Trier Township Orchestral association symphony program is anticipated. Old subscribers are urged to pay for their reservations at once, all tickets will be placed on sale to new subscribers after September 22. as Corn Belt Views Please Winnetka Legion Party you want some information oh [llinois corn-belt in the central of the state, Harold W. Snell, past commander of the Winnetka [Legion Post may be able to supply it, so comes the report from a num- ber of Mr. Snell's friends. While enroute to the state legion convention at Champaign and Urbana, by . auto, Mr. Snell's party rode straight to Kankakee. Then they took a turn to Dwight and Blooming- ton and back to Dwight. From the second stop at Dwight the auto was brought on Illinois highway, No. 9. During this extended trip Mr. Snell and his party became interested in the corn and made a survey of the crops. Mr. Snell himself, so the report comes, made an enthusiastic verbal record of the crop situation at the convention. If the part John S. Meck Teacher of Piano Ninth vear on the North Shore : Courses Intermediate Advanced Adult Beginners Residences Only For appointment, write or phone, 5020 No. Ashland Ave., Chicago, Ill. Telephone Ravenswood 0521 Phone Winnetka 32 16 Prouty Annex WINNETKA TEAMING & SUPPLY CO. L. J. HAYES Prop. GENERAL TEAMING AND EXPRESSING, BUILDING MATERIAL, DRIVEWAYS, GRADING AND BLACK DIRT Residence Phone 426 Winnetka, Illinois BUY A PAIR OF WINDSWEPT SILVER FOXES on a co-operative plan. Shares $50.00 to $133.00 each, cash 'or monthly payments will purchase a pair for $1,500 or $4,000. Income 34% to 175% after second year. Strictest investigation in- vited. Call up--call in or write for full particulars. J. F. SANLADER and Associates 564 Lincoln Avenue Winnetka Illinois Phone Winnetka 314 IT'S USING CARE IN WHAT WE BUY THAT MAKES POS- SIBLE THE POSSESSION OF WHAT WE CAN'T BUY! Phone Winnetka 920-21-22 By Jove, the way these careless drivers are run- ning down people is frightful. I just saw an- other case of a speeding delivery truck running down a little girl on a bicycle. A firm that em- ploys careless drivers cer- tainly will business. never get my I'm with you on that, Happy. That's why I like to deal with PETERS MARKET. He shows the same care and efficiency in his delivery service that he does in the rest of his business. His trucks are equipped with governors and his drivers are always careful and courteous. CORRECTION Certain incorrect statements per- taining to the death, recently, of Ed- gar S. Parr were published in last week's issue of Winnetka Talk. The following corrected statement has been received from Edith P. Dally, sister of Mr. Parr. "Edgar S. Parr took carbolic acid in mistake for castor oil. His screams called Mrs. Kelly who gave first aid and called a physician and not the police, as stated in the previous ac- count. Two doctors were on the scene in a few minutes but Mr. Parr passed on before -they arrived. Mr. Parr is .| ot survived by his widow, Mrs. Lulu M. Parr, his mother, Mrs. M. L. Parr, his sisters, Mrs. Louis P. Conant of Joliet, I11., and Mrs. Norman E. Dally Winnetka, and three brothers, Henry, Albert and George Parr, who live in the east. Mr. Parr was 46 years old and came to this country from Liverpool, England, 40 years ago with his parents. Mr. Parr resided at the home of Mrs. Kelly." REALTY OFFICE MOVES The P. W. Bradstreet real estate business has occupied offices in the Gonsalves building. The former Brad- street building on Linden street is be- i razed to make way for the wid- ening of that thoroughfare. ing Electrical Appliances, Electrifying Announcement! 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