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Highland Park News (1874), 4 Jun 1897, p. 10

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P"! Like every other woman since Eve graced and ruled the ideal home of lordly Adam in Eden, she ‘ leoks under the bed every night/as » she retires to see,â€"â€"yes, to see if there is a man there. A few weeks ago having comp leted her .day’ 3 studies and an hour with the family- she retired to her room, and as she entered and turned on the electric light, one quick, sharp glance took everything in, and this time the would-be burglar was there, care- fully stowed away into the smallest compass possible. She saw him as distinctly as any object in the room, and at this point her emphatic qualiâ€" ties revealed themselves. She did not scream; she is not that kind of a girlâ€"~â€"the quintescenee of the family traits are focalized in her. She went about the room as usual, humming college tunes, with now and then snatches from the lyrics of Burns and the songs of Tom Moore, and made ready for the night. Of course the burglar’ s intent was to secure a lodgnient inside the dwelling and then when all were locked in sleep to do the house. Evanston has a girl, indeed has several of them, girls by the score, bright, beautiful, lovely and charmâ€" ing. But this particular one of whom we write is'eo unique in her personality that she is entitle! to be called the Evanston girl. She is the only daughter of trhard hemjed; thrifty Seotchman, with a brother two years her senior, both of whom are university students. She is of Mmmman type; thet ie,..8_ome- what new, though there is nothing hlsze in her manners gr loud igwher “‘dresé'. She rides a wheel of course, for health and pleasure but not for display. These four years she de- voted exclusively and enthusiastic‘ ally to her studies, knowing exactly what she wishes to secure from from her University couree. 'She enjoys society and life in general holding all ‘inâ€"eheck as subsidiary to her edu- cational work. She retired as usual, this Evansâ€" ton girl, placing herself so she could note all the "burglar’s movements, but her eyes closed not and her ears were never more acute. She feigned sleep and the amateur crim inal softly started from his hiding place, his face to the floor Her arms were free and every sense alert and when his head was fairly out 'fi'om under the bed, she pounced on him like an eagle seizing its prey. Her hands grasped his ears, and then she pOunded that floor with his face and nose, and the bed rail with the hack of his head. “There, you vil THE EVANSTON GIRL; THE HIGHLAND PARK NEWS. lain, try to burglarize our home, will you.” Thump, thump, thumpety- bump went his head. “Aren‘t you ashamed M yourself." Thump, thump, bump, bump went his head again. “Will you ever do so again 1’” His fruitless effortsfio escape soon brought her father and brother to the scene. The burglar was secured and properly disposed of and the Evanston girl again retired with her well balanced mind and feelings scarcely ruffled, _ snmthe next (lax was Lat’.'th9"'h83d‘ ‘he‘rrcl‘asses as though nothing had happened, and tube: self possessed spirit the most serious features of the affair were some blood stains from the burg- lar’s bleeding nose... Of course the Chicago dailies were on hand for her photo and an interview and a two column recital of the event, but she dispelled the whole set as effect- ually as she did the burglar and she prepared for her final examin- ations. . The high school team played the Highwoods last Friday. Score 9 to 7 in Highwood’ryfavcr. ' ~ '” The present indications are that there will be a larger freshman class than ever next year. "’ Professor Wil- son has examined thirty or more already. A new building will soon be an absolute necessity. W. W. Dike visited the\ school Wednesday. Last September Professor Wilson made a rule that all who had an av~ emge of 88 or over for the year would not be obliged to take the ex- aminations. This rule is going into effect now and everybody lb anxious- 1y “figgerlng out’ their averages to see if they can avoid the much dreaded “exam. ’ If they had re membered the rule during the year some of them Would be coming out better now. Monday morning. June 14th, the one hundred end twentieth anuiver~ sary of ‘the adoption of the American flag, was the date assigned for the award of the ‘ medal offered in the Marion essay contest. Mrs. W. C. Egan, regent of the local chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution. 110» companied by several of the: ladies of the chapter, were present and with the school, listened to the read- ing of the essay which won the prize. Olney Moore of Highwood was awarded the medal. The committee of award was Mrs. E. H. Bowen,Mr. G. D. Boulto'n and Miss Campbell. The contest has had a benificial and a stimulating effect upon the school, HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. A MEDAL AWARDED. for this and similar contests bring out ability and effort which can with difficulty be otherwise aroused. The award of the medal was pleasing to the whole school We are looking to the time when the friends of the school shall establish permanent prizes in declamation, essays, history, Latin and mathematics. Fireworks! Fireworks! Fireworks! \ at Dale Sweetiand's. f '2‘ For mortgage loans on real estate . can on DfM wErskine Jr" Co. - June 16th,1896 the National Re- pub’lican committee met m St Louis and put the advance agent of pros- perity in the field and he has kept in advance ever since. We asked the elevator man in the Title. and Trust building, 100 Wash- ington street, Chicago, the one where Messrs. Smoot, Eyer, Zook, and we know not how many other Park peeple have their offices, how many people they‘carried up 011' the ele» vators and he said 10,000 Cash way, in all 20,000 daily; To be sure it is a ifl-storyhuilding and there are six or eight elévators; but 10.000 peoâ€" ple aregsgmd mnywa 1mg," me: three times the population of High- land Park. A number of the Whatsoever circle of King’s Daughters of the Park visited the Northwestern Uni- versity settlement at 252 W. Chicago1 avenue, on Tuesday morning. The flowers ‘which they carried to the day nursery and kindergart an bright- enedmany little hearts. They re- port a very interesting forenoon and would advise others to avail them- selves of the opportunity of Witness- ing the happy“ results of generous thought and actions in establishing such homes where so much needed. Do you want to be satisfied ? on. Why not be satisfied ? N0. 25‘ CENTRAL AVENUE. Ynu wilf besatisfied if you have your Job Printing executed at the NEWS Of- flee.“ The most modern faces of type, the @9le ink and paper, and skilled help enable uS'to turn out the best Commercial Work on the North Shore. Rates always reasonable. ABOUT TOWN. Nnr‘m. Johns.

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