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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 16 May 1935, p. 58

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-7 Msmae in -Dit Wa'Iuere; was re- telved with bigh enthusiasm by lead- iMg New York critics. Prom Quen Do nsthe won the comment,l"a n &«W superbly itd." One week later hold i.9Trit*n and Isolde" c«t itW hai led ber nhi rroean-anopera throng gave, ber ýa rousing ovation at ' be close of the. first act j R*ea" Hayes Rolnd Hayes, celebrated colored tîoor, will bc presented ini -the -Artist- Rtècital serles Mo4nday,. Novemnber 25. R. is the only artist who, thià last, with the exception of Grace MorfilledOrchestra Hall, requiring seats. on the'stage. Monday, January,6, Valln and Feu- ermann, French sôprano and Aus- f .tr ti a n oellhst, cappear in. o i n t. recital rbey were in h e seieso f ast season, iving their 'rogram t h e iigbt of big Iiz8ord. an increase of î705 automobie acci- dents resulting ie death. Ie 86 lcad- hng cities 'the increase 1 raeged froi 25 to 58, while the number of children injured has.grown to startling figures. Government- research and court rec- ords: reveal the: followingà figures in just' a, few of Our citits which a reý representative of the country. as a whole. lecrease je automobile deaths: Chicgo...... ........ 6 Cleveland........... ........ 55 Baltlmore ......... . 61% Waigon, ).C...10 Minneapolis...........8 Kansas City* Mo............... 48% Arrests for' drunkenneis. are be- lieved to be *understated ýas there has been a relaxation of police enforce- ment.in ixnany cities, yct even so the increase is startling as sbôAwn by' the. folioing figures: !;os A1tt11 ..... .......... 104% Minnea.polis 26% Worcester, Mass ..........54% Boston .... ' - *. . . . . . . .21% New York City ...........55% St. Louis .. ... .. .%.. . Denver . . . .. . ... . .. ..116% Grand Rapids, Mich . .... 73% Newton, -Iowa . .... ý...........104% New Castle, led. .,.. ........5f36% As these things become krnown and the facts pile up showing that repeal is taking an increased toîl of lives on the highways. it is probable that the. and rigbt tbîng to do is tor the traffic authorîties to niap out a severe penal- ty for, every person wbio drives an auto with one drop of tiquqor on his breath. One 'drop of liquor should disqualify'any person from hlanùdling an;automobile in present, day traffic, Yand if- the 'State.-and -Nitioù thinlc more of ini1ocént citizens than it does of the persoai liberty of the driver it wilI 50 rule. As a nation we- seemed to be sure that drunkenness would vanish' with repeal. The: menace of the 'intoxicatedý driver in a high pow- .ered car is the answer.-Emma Briggs, Wilmpette:, III. AN APPRIECIATION The Wilmette board .ofi the Arden Shore association wishes you to1 know how very greatly your co-operation wvith the worlc of thé association has been appreciated. The fine publicity given us during the year through your paper has greatly aided us in enlisting the interest and sympathy of the residents of Wilmette in our activities. Cordially yotirs, Mrs. Willard H. Thayer, Corresponding secretary. The summer session this year wiltI be conducted on a tuition basis, as it has been for the past few years. A nominal fee is charged for cach subject. Wdcoum. FAghth Giader Last, summer a- large nÙuber of eighth grade graduates attended suie- mer. school, as well as manymore ad- Yanced s tudents.1 Since eighth grade pMpIs of the -township are registering tis week for, the regular 1935-193%. term atý New Trier, the advantages of attendance at summfler school by the grammar sehool graduates is being, stressed particularly. Summer school,.'it'.is poited out, enables an incoming 'freshman'to bç- corne acquainted, with.high. school. under conditions'that-are es peczally favorable. Classes aresmail and meeci during thecoolest part ofthe day. Freshime .n. who. attend sumniner sehool "learn the ropes" and can get directly at their Work in thie fail without ýa prelirninary period of adjustmient. Provibs Advacd Cw.dit Aiiother major advantage, it is ex-: plaieed, is that students can accumu- late advanced credit. This may be helpful during the student's high school career in case of misfortune, such as long illness or unexpected f allure. aIn summer school students may tke..extra electives alouig the lices 'i' "' vitiki, who, onie .QOe ounce of whiskey in the human critic declares, system may caUse'an accident on the is"a pianist ecdowed with the. price- highway. This statement was made lésgifts of the gocis," is the artist by Dr. H. A. Heise of Columbia hos- subscribers will. hear Monday, Feb- pital, Milwaukee, to traflkc experts at ruary 10. an annual conference of the National BrW.milaw Huberumaa Safety couccil. His adclress was ne- Bronislaw Huberman, heralded as ported in the New York Tribune of a great violinist," cornes to -the New October 2, 1934. The doctor presented Trier auditon- facts that challenged the respect of i u ni f or t h e ard headed police officers and keen concrt 0on evneirn f raffic Drobnlems. Exoe- "Adam and IFallen Mani" was the subject of the lesson-sermon in al Churches of Christ, Scientigt, on Sun- day, May 12. The golden text was, "As Moses 1f ted up the serpent in the wilder- ness, even s0 must the Soc of man,,be lifted Up: that whosoever believcth in him should not perish, but have etennal life" (John 3-:14. 15) .- in te oinio ofits sponsors, pro- vides a worth while occupation that takes only a .part of the day, Ieaving. the stuclent free for outdoor exercises much of the time. R"gilaa, FaCmuky Tescbers :Members of the regular faculty are je charge of the ýsufimer school classes. The enrollinent last year was about 400. Opening of the sueimer scixool fol- lows immediately the close of the> IUrmt rt r drriing. a smau1l uand,'that their cm-I f Mars. H, . 1.Ingersoil, presi-. ins. S. Johnson, vice-president; Mrs. Arthur J. Dixon, 706 Laurel ,Paul Gathercoal, secretary; avenue, entertajnçd her Chicago lunch- Ctawford, treasuren. con and bridge club of eightmembers M. A. Bonresen, garden chair- at, her hom:e, yesterday.

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