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WI L 'M ETT E VOL. XVIII, NO. 37 Published. weekly by Lloyd Hollister Inc., I ZJ Z-1 ZJ 6 Central Ave., Wilmette, Illinois. Entered. as seco~'d. claas 'matter March IJ, 19Z4, at tl&e post o/fice at Wilmette, Illinois, ·nd.er the Act of March J, 1879. Subscription pnce sz.oo a year. LI .FE PRICE FIVE CENT:o- WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, MAY 31, 1929 ANNOUNCE AWARDS TO NEW TRIER STUDENTS Several Students Win Special Recognitions by Excelling in Various Branches Prizes and scholarships of various kinds and denominations were announced at New Trier High school this week. David Davis, of Wilmette, won the Barnett prize for the best essay on the life and habits of birds. His subject was "Impressions of European Birds.'· Dick Streeter was second with an ~s say . on "The Homing Pigeon," and Jack Durham, who wrote on "One \Veek of Dird Banding" received honorable mention·. Ruth Scribbins was av.:arded first place in the Barnett prize contest for the best e:; say on a topic relating to ci\·ics or economics. Her subject was "The Colorado RiYer Problem." Robert Marcus took second with his essay on "Immigration Restriction." Otto R Barnett. of Glencoe, recently elected a member oi the New Tri~:r Board oi Education, is the donor of the . prizes in both the ciYics-ec:onomics and bird life contest:-;. First prize in either branch carries an award of ten dollars, and each second place is a\\'arded fiye dollars. Wins Tencher Award The Tcucher reward for effort went to Henry Hart Jr., of \Vilmette, this year. Lois Phelps, also of \Vilmette, took second. The prizes, ten dollars for first place at~d five dollars for second, are giyen by the father of W tlliam K. Tencher, a former New Trier student, in memory of his son to those -:;tudents in United ;:;tates history who have made the greatest progress during the year. Each year the Harvard club of Chicago awards to the junior boy ra_nking highest in scholarship a beautifully hound volume of SO!ne worthwhile book. This year Tom Hicks of Kenilworth received the Harvard club prize -a splendid volume called "Classic Shades," by W. A. De Wolfe Howe. Win Chicago U. Awards fn addition to the prizes already mentioned which are awarded annually at New Trier, several students of the north shore high school received awards in the competitive scholarship examinations conducted by the U niversity of Chicago Friday of last week. Out of five New Trier seniors taking the examinations three placed. Roy Wilcox· received a full scholarship in German, Marjorie Braymer a full scholarship in English, and Janet Marshall a half scholarship in English. President Measles Increase During May-Other Maladies Decline With the exception of chicken pox and measles, the number of contagious diseases in \Vilmette during May has shown a decrease, ac·c ording to the re-· port of the local health department this week. Ther,t has been a great increase in measles during the last week, it was reported and parents have been advised to watch their childr~n for this malady. Cases reported. during May were : chicken pox, 24; measles, 24; German measles, 1 ; mumps, 5: scarlet fever, 6, and whooping cough. 2. A total of thirty-six quarantines were released during May. They were: chicken pox, 14; measles, 11; mumps, 3, and scarlet fever, 8. The quarantines active on May 27 numbered thirty-six. Meas~s headed the list with 16 and chicken pox were second with 12. The other case,s still in quarantine were scattered-scarlet fever, 4; mumps, 3, and German measles, 1. GRADE SEPARATION IS SUBJECT NEXT MONDAY Invite Village Officials and Public to Hear Expert at C. of C. Meeting Nfembers of the Wilmette Village board ·and the Wilmette Zoning commission have received special invitations to attend the June meeting of thf' Wilmette .Chamber of Commerce Mon~·l.y evening, June 3. Grade separation will be the principal topic of discussion at the meeting. \Vatter A. Shaw, consulting engineer for the North Shore Grade Separation committee, will be the speaker. The meeting i-5 to be held in the gymnasium of the Howard school. Representatives of both the Village board and the zoning commission have been requested to address the meeting concerning the "plan .and action proposed to be taken by Wilmette to cooperate in getting grade separation at the time the other village3 act." Chamber of Commerce officials make special mention of the fact that t~e meeting is open to the general pubhc. They have expressed the hope that many citizens will avail themselveli o£ this opportunity to learn of the plans in progress for separation of the grades of the railways traver3ing the north shore. Musical entertainment for the meeting will he furnished by the Wilmette Public school band. ~rattht>w Franci. Studio Public Hearing June 11 on Great Sewer Project A public hearing on the installation of a proposed sewer system in the section of Wilmette we3t of Ridge avenue at an estimated cost of $1,804,950 will he held in the council rooms of the Village hall Tuesday night, June 11, at 7:30 o'clock. The date of the hearing was , set at a meeting of the Village board of local improvements last Tuesclay night. Joseph E. Shantz, \Vilmctte postmaster, wa·3 eleded president of the Illinois Association of Postmasters at the twentieth annual convention of that urganization held in Streator, Ill., last week. Mr. Shantz has been postmaster in \Vilmette since shortly after the election of President Harding and ha·s been active in the state organization of po5tmasters for several years. His election last \\ eek was unanimous. Mr. Shantz, a resident of \Vilmctte virtually all his life, is a veteran of the Spani·3h and World wars. AWARD LIGHT CONTRACT The contract for the installation of a street lighting system in Bills' Indian Hill Estates Unit No. 2 wa·s awarded to the lowest bidder, the Monroe Electric company, at a meeting of the Village board of local improvements last Tuesday night. The Monroe Electric company's bid was Dog Muzzling Ordinance in Effect Here June 1 Village President Earl E. Orner has issued a proclamation ordering that all dogs running at large in Wilmette be muzzled by June 1 in accordance with a Vi11age ordinance relative to the matter. Violators of the ordinance will· be prosecuted, Police Chief Henry Brautigam announced thi·3 week. The dog licenses fall due on June 1. Ordinarily the licenses are paid for a year, but this year they will be paid to January 1930, so that all of the Village fees will fall clue at the beginning of the year. 42 Pupils Entered 'in Optimist Club's Essay Competition Forty-t\\'0 , essays were entered this year in the annual contest sponsored by the Wilmette Optimist club for the best essay on the subject, "Memorial Day and Our Debt to the Veterans." The .contest was open to seventh and eighth grade pypils in the Wilmette Public schools and was in charge of a committee consisting of Lowell f. Todd, chairman, Dr. W. W. Hawkins and Dr. D. W. ·Rapp. Prize~ _ o f fifteen, ten, and five dollars, respectively~ arc a warded each year to the winner of first, second and third places in the contest, and the winning essays are rea~ as a part of the Memoial day exercises. ]. R. Harper, Dr. George D. Allison and S. J. Duncan-Clark were asked to serve· as judges. $12,217.35. 1; (. The Wate.r 's Fine! Every beach · and clear pool. whether of seashore, river or lake, invites t.he swimmer and bather to one of the summer's greatest delights. The bathing and swimming accessory advertisements in this issue offer many things you'll need in order to enjoy the season to the utmost. Logan-Howard P. T. A. in Annual Luncheon June 5 The 'third annual luncheon of the Logan-Howard Parent-Teacher asso-: ciation will be held Wednesday, June 5, at 1 o'clock, in the Wilmette Presbyterian church social rooms. All mothers and friends are cordially invited to attend the luncheon. Reservations must be made before Sunday, June 2, by calling the room chairman, Mrs. 0. H. Bel".;ch, Wilmette 1707, or Mrs. Vander Hoff, Wilmette 2205. Dog-Catcher Detailed to Patrol Kenilworth Kenilworth has employed the services of an experienced dog-catcher who ':"ill pick up all dogs that are seen roammg on the streets unmuzzled. The dogcat'cher will begin his work immediately, it was ann~:mnced this w~ek at the Kenilworth Vtllage office, 111 accordance with the dog muzzling ordinance, the provisions of \v~ich \~·ere explain~d in detail in a prevtous tssue o.f Wtlmette Life. Warning to Kenilworth citizens to keep their dogs muzzled has been issued again, to a void, as much as possible, inconvenience to owners. Annual Senior Hop Will Be Held Saturday, June 8 Preparations are under way for the annual senior hop at New Trier High school to be held Saturday, June 8. Only seniors, juniors, alumni of the high school, and outside guests accompanied by members of the senior class are eligible to attend. The hop will be held in the mess hall at the hig,h school a~d Peterson's orchestra will play. Promise to Remove Sign Boards on 'Sanitary' Land Axel Lonnquist of Wilmette has re- · ported that he has secured the promise of Howard W. E\more, president of the Chicago Sanitary district, that all Sanitary <Hstrict bill~oards will Qe removed from the district's property when such request is brought to him. Signs particularly noted by Mr. Lonnquist are those_ on the Community Golf course and on Sanitary district property adjoining McCormick boulevard.