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| | | - oo WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1924 COLLEGES MEET IN DRAMA TEST Nine Schools Enter N. U. Tournament Nine universities in all sections of the United States have entered the University Theatre tournament of Northwestern University School of Speech to be conducted over a period of three days, starting December 30 and closing Thursday night, January 1, it was announced this week by Dean Ralph Dennis. The prize is the "Cumnock Cup" and $250 cash to be donated by Northwestern university to the company of college players which makes the most favorable im- pression on the judges. Only one-act plays, consuming for presentation not over 40 minutes, will be considered. Twenty-four applications for entry into the tournament have been re- ceived by Northwestern but the first nine entering universities were given preference. They are: Agnes Scott college, Decatur, Georgia; the Blackfriears will pre- sent "The Conflict," by Charles V. McCaulay. Elmira college, Elmira, New York. The Thespis Dramatic society will present "Daggers and Diamonds," by Katherine Prescott Moseley. . Ohio Wesleyan, Deleware, Ohio, will present "The Florist Shop," by Winifred Hawkridge. North Carolina College for Women, Greensboro, North Carolina; "The Will O' The Wisp," by Doris Halman. DePauw university, Greencastle, In- diana; Duzer Du chapter, National Collegiate Players; play to be se- lected. University of Michigan, Ann Ar- bor, "A Sunny Morning," Quinteros Brothers. University of Kansas, "Beauty Booth Tarkington. . University of West Virginia, Mor- gantown, West Virginia: "Riders to the Sea," by 'Synge. Kansas State Agricultural college Manhattan, Kansas; "Fancy Free," by Stanley Houghton. The preliminary contests will take place Tuesday evening and Wednes- day afternoon and evening, Decem- per 30 and 31, and the final contest Kansas, and Lawrence, the Jacobin," New Year's night at the School of anston. Among the committee of final judges will be Frederick Donaghey, Chicago Tribune, and C. L. Hall, dra- matic critic, Chicago Journal; other judges will be chosen in the near fu- ture. Not dramatic team from North- western university will be permitted to compete for the trophy or cash prize St. Elisabeth's to Hear New Rector This Sunday Sunday morning, December 7, at 11 o'clock, at St. Elisabeth's church in Glencoe, Rev. John K. Coolidge will conduct the service and deliver- the ser- mon, thus inaugurating his work as rec- tor of that parish. The wardens and vestrymen are sending out special in- vitations to all friends of the parish to attend this special service. The new rector has had charge of the work at St. Martin's church, Shaker Lakes, Cleveland, Ohio, for the past five vears. He is a graduate of Kenyon college and Bexley Hall Theological seminary at Gambier, Ohio, and has taken post-graduate work at Wittenberg college, Springfield, Ohio, and Antioch college in the same state, He was ordained in 1905 by the Right Rev. Boyd Vincent, bishop of Southern Ohio. When the Heights Commandery was chartered in Cleveland three years ago he became a charter member and has continuously served as its prelate. William A. Hadley Speaks Before Country Day Pupils William A. Hadley, of the Corres- pondence School for the Blind spoke at the North Shore Country Day school Wednesday morning concern- ing the activities of his school. He emphasized the fact that there is no means to go on with his education af- Speech, Northwestern university, Ev-! ter leaving the state schools, college | "being out of the question unless the! afflicted person can have someone read | to him; and the further fact that for the 100,000 blind people in the country, the supply of books in raised type was inadequate. The children were much interested to learn that Mr. Hadley was offering free correspondence courses in such subjects as business correspondence, salesmanship, English grammar, Amer- ican literature and typewriting. They also were fascinated with the books in raised type, some of them contain- ing maps and music. Mrs. Anna Venton Named Matron of Eastern Star At the annual meeting of Wilmette Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, held Monday evening, December 1 at the Wil- mette Masonic hall, the following of- ficers were elected for the ensuing year: Mrs. Anna Venton, matron; Paul Hoff- man, patron; Mrs. Grace Skelton, sec- retary; Mrs. Alberta K. Orner, treas- urer; Mrs. Lillie Hoffman, associate matron; Mrs. Eva G. Pyfer, conduct- ress; Mrs. Lila Watkins, associate con- ductress. ; The newly elected officers will be in- stalled at a public installation at the Win- netka Masonic etmple the first week in January, the exact date to be anounced later. Mrs. Myrtle Wilson has been the ma- tron the past year and Roy Hopkins, patron. IN MINNESOTA Enough wire to reach north and south across the state more than five times was added to Minnesota's tele- phone wire system during the first six months of this year. 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