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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 10 May 1929, p. 5

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May 10, 1929· .. - . . ..... · - - ... WILMETTE LIFE day is not apt to distract them, and to START REGISTRADON spend the warm afternoon in the lake, tennis courts, on golf courses, or FOR SUMMER SESSION on motoring. Invite Eiahth Graders Expect Enrollment of 700 Students in New Trier Vacation Claaaea This Year Preliminary registration wi'll be held at 1\;ew Trier High school. Monday and Tuesday of next week for the 1929 summer session at the school, which opens June 17, and continues to Augu st 9. one month before the opening of the regular fall term. An · enrollment of 700 is expected for this vear's summ er sess ion, Wesley L. Bro\\'n director stated this week. ' ·~ Complete courses in English and mathematics will be offered, as well as two years of Latin, French, and _Spanish. The sciences- biology, chen,tstry, and physics-will be on the schedule, and there wilt be a practicallv complete list of social science subjects. A number of business and commercial courses also are included in the sum mer school offerings. Cites Advantages Advantages of attendance at summer school were pointed out bv Mr. Brown . The fact that summer school credit i ::~ an insurance against possibl e future failure or unexpected sickness is con sidered one of the most important. Summer school also makes it possible for students who are a fe,,· credits short of the required number for the next grade to go on with th eir grade. It affords an opportunitv for students with closely prescribed c-ourses to take some o ~ her courses of particular in terest to them. It also is a profitable wa\· to spend leisure tim e, Mr. Brown believes, \Vith the arrangement of attending summer school in the mornings. stu dent s are enabled to get their studies at a time when the heat of the summer Bulletins announcing the summer session have been given to eighth grade pupils in the various grammar schools of the township. The bulletin explains that summer school enables these pupils to become acquainted with high school under the most favorable ·conditions and to accumulate advanced credit. Sweeten H· er Dag· with "Smoky," Fire Clown, Performs at Schools Lower grade children of the Wilmette Public schools were entertained last Friday hy "Smoky," the fire clown. who was brought to \Vilmette . by the Wilmette Chamber of <::ommerce as one feature of a year round program to keep the people of the community reminded of the fire evil. "Smoky" is otherwise known as Harry K. Rogers, engineer of the Fire Prevention department of the Western .\ctuarial bureau. DUTCH MILL CANDIES Sunday, May 12 Carthage College Head to Be Banquet Speaker Dr. N. ]. Gould Wickey, president of Carthage college, is to be the principal speaker at a Father and Son banguet in the social rooms of the Wilmette English Luthertln church Monday evening. May 13. His subject will be: "The Building of Boyhood." The dinner, scheduled for 6 :30 o'clock, is gi,·en under auspices of the Men\~ Brotherhood of the par ish. Arthur Stark will he th e toastmaster. Mrs. Percy N. Cutler, 207 \Vood stock avenue, Kenilworth, underwent an operation last Sunday at the Pres byterian hospital. First With the Latest ATWATER KENT Screen Grid Radio Come in and hear the latest in Radio · using the new screen grid tubes. Dynamic speaker with two 245 tubes in push--pull' amplification. THE LAST WORD IN RADIO. RECEIVERS We have a few Atwater . Kent demon·strators at attractive prices. · WILMETTE MUSIC mother can detect superior qualities in sweets-and consequently she will be delighted with the superb quality of each piece of our I 01 varieties of Dutch Mill candies. For Mothers' Day \Ve have prepared some extra fine assortments with rich creamy centers combined with lucious fruits and nuts. These are daintily packed in beautiful Mothers' Day boxes all ready to present to your first Sweet Heart-Moth~r. Y OUR Special Mothers, Day Packages 85c to $8.50 Salted Almonds Cashew Nuts Salted Pecans Salted Pistachios Spiced Almonds DUTC Wilmette · Shop 118 7 Wilmette Ave. Opposite Village Hall · I f SHOP O,.JJdl""~ '-(if - PI" Wilmette Phone Wit. 3006 11~; Lake Forest Shop 284 E. Deetpath Ave. Lake Forest Shops All Over Chicago

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