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e an THE SEA GULL -··---perhaps will arise in the future between certain members of a community and those · who are somewhat less sensitive finds its type Why Not Get in the p~esent difficulty Together1 in Glencoe. "Glencoe Day" is objected to by the Wom~n's Library Club. Doubtless it would be more accurate to say thattheCiub objects to the way .,Glencoe Day" has been celebrated. The objection, in the form of a petition against these celebrations, declares that those in charge "have filled the There was a p_rimary a few days ago~ park with all manner of gambling devices ly a memory now, but Oh, what a pleas- and concessions, including games of ant memory! The citizens of Illinois, more chance." These devices, etc., "are demoralespecially of. Chicago, izing and degrading to· our citizens and a broadside particularly our youth ; cast odium and reewlutions Are fired h e a r d r o u n d the proach on our village and filled our park Unnecessa,-y world. Not even yet with an undesirable class of people." have all the wounded Doubtless this opposition may be found ~en restored to normal health. in every community in the civilized world. But it's too bad that there had to be a The so-called ·highbrows and the so-called low-brows will never agree exactly as to revolution. For years things had been gowhat is the proper thing. Some people of g from bad to wors~. The disgraceful ory is too well known to need more tqan ordinary manners and morals will never please their brothers .and sisters who live ere mention. Had there not been tlJis pril revolution a license might have be~n on the other side of the tracks. Gambling anted to grafters, hoodlums, and criminin any form, even the mildest, will be ..s that would have permitted assault and frowned upon by the teetotalers. 8turder throughout Chicago. But just the So we who do not undertake to be judges ' · me the need of this revolution is to be of morality, in such matters as public pic: gretted. nics, suggest that the parties concerned get together and yield a few points. : The fundamental fault is not with the ·liticians and terrorizers but with the . The throngs of voters crowding the polls verage citizen. The voter is to blame. on Primary Day is evidence that people e allow these evils to grow until they will vote if only they can be brought to retome almost too strong for us, and then gard the issue as unusually important. How ith an extraordinary effort we get busY. to get certain people to vote at ordinary nd put them out of business. elections is a hard problem. But perhaps not insolvable. The small boy objects vigBut what "- waste of time, money, and orously to cleaning his finger nails even we think of the nergy! What should : for festal occasions. However, as he grows ousekeeper who would allow her house older the boy forms the habit, and then · go neglected day after day? No dust-:nail cleaning becomes automatic. In like g, no washing of dishes, no mending, no habit of voting can be formed. manner the ·utting things in order. Then one day ·deoted to housecleaning. Should we conIf you have ever been in England you will "'<Jer a business man competent who let be stirred when you read in a recent book ings go at loose ends all month, postof an English soldier in Palestine who, when poning to the last day the doing of the longing for his home-land, vowed that if ecessary straightening out? he lived to see it again he would "wander , Rev.olutions are unnecessary. :Jly keepthrough the lanes of England and little g everything in order .as we along thatched villages of England and lie on om day to day we can eliminate' the need English grass watching an English sky". r revolutions and the attendattt waste But if you have never been there you may -.nd loss. Public business c.an be conducted not be stirred. s effectively as private business. It can be made profitable. The m~in responsibility Very nearly all of the talks on child per putting it on a sound business basis dagogy in these latter days lay emphasis sts with the voters. on the training of the mothers.r Little is said about training the child and less about training the fathers. We rather think that What does it mean to be a First Class the reason for this is that if the mother ut? It means first of all just what it comes to know what stimuli are good for ys. It means that a boy must be a ~rst children, it will then follow that the child class scout. And that will grow as he ought to. Little is said means a great deal. It about the fathers because he is home so means that he puts inseldom. to daily practice the ideals and principles of We note with pleasure that among the . e Scout Oath and Law. The Oath is as artists to appear in the Winnetka Music Uows: (1) To do my duty to God and Club recitals next year are Muzio; Spalding, y country, and to .obey the Scout Law. and Horowitz. Which makes us almost, ) To help other people at all times. but not quite, wish that the fall were already ) To keep myself physically strong, here. entally awake, and morally clean. The t Law requires a u_,y Scout to be Only one of the newly painted North tworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courWestern coaches have we seen, and that kiad, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, didn't strike us as especially attractive. We have grown to like the familiar yellow· . . . .:!i!fJ!~plt. How fliOMtr/·lly gr«e/Nl tile sea ,.U A.r he sails thr0t1glt tltt ~et~ceffll si:y; He sot~rs tiM ·Itt di'.r like tile ~lttMttna shils Of my dretlfM, and I .WOflder why, Just why it is tluJt the IO'lltly gull 011 his voyage should be so free, While I am 011ly a Pris011er of. Hope, · Then the sweet thovghl comes to ""; Tha. t ;,. spite of tile chains tlwt hold me fut I should be content with my lot, . For out of my Hope comes a Love tiM Faith Tlaat tile sea gull howeth not. u_ -OI.IVIA KINGSI.ItY. C....fal Now, Lea The press of Illinois won a victory over the peepul at last :week's nea~ overhauling of our political mechamsm, accordmg to no less an au· thority than King Len, the dethroned. And w~ wondered whether reference was to that extremely interesting journal conveying "a message from the Governor" which reached our doorstep day before election. Or Wlaat Haft Y011? We have lately-through the good offices of Gentleman Jim-become availed of an ~nabridged edition of Roget's Thesaurus of Engbsh words and phrases. In it Jim inscribes this legend: "To 'Mique'-an' may ye always find the right word." Which may or may not be a gentle thrust in the general direction of our cylindrical expanse of jargon, gibberish, jabber, mere hocus-pocus, fustian, rant, bombast, balderdash, palav-:r, ftum!"ery, verbiage, babble, bavardage, baragoum, platitude, niaiserie, insanity, rigmarole, rodomantade, twaddle twattle, fudge, trash, stuff and nonsense -as R~et would say in his Thesaurus. Old l...oYe Call me your belot·ed, Never stand apart, Arul let your sudden ;assi011 Beat again~t my heart. Hide and seeli fo,. children, But we are growit~g old, Tomorrow has ~ tvay Of waking, wan and cold. -WICKIIt. of Jai7'· Comiaa Dear Miqae-Tlae Villqe (Wilmette) foraot to put oat ita ftaa· oa oar ViJiaae electioa cla7 lut Taacla7. We foraot to Yotel -A Womaa Voter. F...- to Motlaer There's a wee little lady In the gentlest brown, 1¥ith a bit of lace Cauglat at the throat of l1er gown. U'itll happy eyes loving us, Lingering so, U pou memories of children, And days long ago. Though distance . may stretch Far between us and wide; Ju. tn}' dreams she is ever Wit/,- m.c at my side. Hotne, pictured in summer's New green is tnore fair, Bect~use someone's ttllJther Is just living there. It nwy be a colltJgt, Or mansion quite grand; But home is made httJVen By the lotcch of her hand. With 1ler love she enfolds me Wherever I go, In that little U!ord, },fother, From cradle lis/ltd lcnv, That divine U!ord, just Mother, The sweetest I kncno. -RitBitCCA ANTHONY. Hot Crou Pau Since the old Fanning residence in Glencoe was mysteriously consumed by fire just as the workmen were proceeding to raze the ·ancient structure, there has arisen considerable speculation concerning who fanned the ftames. And ao to Wrigley Field and the Cubs' pretentious (we hope) lnaupraL . -MIQtm.