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utiBn m uet bW thle. nm a sd SUTOU oý icanthor, mot .uuuauuryfor Pélationi bit' foront flin. Sncb material ileMâread o d ir Teay ntioa on te hoin i te fo; ~~ cuitef fs. THE IFSPIRIT 0 F SERVICE At- a dinner giv en in bis.honor last week by the. faculty and board of. education of New Trier Hligh school, Jesse R. Gathercoal gave audible ex- pression to -the very essence of the spirit of service wben, in respondiug to predecessors.on the pro- gramnhe concluded with these words: "New Trier bas given -more tonie than 1 have given; to New Trier'", To plumb to its ýdepths the meaning of thèse words-one must know: that for fifteen years Mr.. Gathercoal bas served the high-school 'as a m e n- ber of its'board of education, only recently retir- ing froz» the presi4csicy and the board because of inability to continue the work. During that long tenure he has displayed an intense interest in every departinent of the school, and a devotion to duty that could 'not but challenge the com- mendation of faculty, parents and students alike. To bis sacrifices in time and labor mnust be at- tributed, in large measure, the remarkable progress, of the scbool. Mr. Gathercoal brouglit to the board a peculiar fitness for public service that no doubt contributed much to bis success. Being endowed by nature confidence otf is conferees, wnule jus relations wi'th the facult.y rermained always'on a most cor- dial and friendly footing. His sound judgment and clear foresigbt made his counsel both valuable and dependable. It 15 a regrettable fact that public service of the higb quality rendered by Mr. Gathercoal is too often 'unrewarded by the appreciation which it so richly deserves. It is fortunate then, both for Mr. Gathercoal and the school, that for hum the reward lau in the dointz of a good job. Amonoe al The efforts now being made by the Evanston- North Shore Real IEtate board to eliminate "For Sale" signs on. residence properties, or at least a greatly Icssened use of themis eto be cojnmended. Wbile there zuay be divergent opinions as to, the éffiacy of these signs iii attracting bayers, there. ,ç= b. nosie as to the unpleasant effect they exert for. a home might pass that way and be induced to call upoft one of tbe advertisers. If these signs must be permitted, let the nuin- ber be reduced to one: "For Sale. See yôur broker." Pop'y DAY Moday, May 27, is Poppy Day,, an event ta has, during tbe years, won a sec ure place ini the hearts of ail Amnericans, wbo resp*ond liberally te tbe'smiling invitation of AmericanLegion.Auxil- iaries, «Buy a-poppy, please ?" On the biighwayc and byways of tbe nation, on the corners of city, town and village streets, in public buildinigs and, wberever peop le, pass or congregate, members of the Auxiliaries.will stand and offer. the bright red insigniaïs of sympatby for maimed and diseased soldiers and appreciation for their priceless sacri- ices. There is about themf no tinge of charity. To buy is but to pay a sm.ail instalî,ment on a debt of colossal proportions Three days later, May 30, the valiant 'dieds of Americaii stdiers in afi wars will be tomrnm orated in Meinorial Day services. It is a time not only to review the past, but to view the future, for rededication, reconsecration, to the principles of American liberty, and a determination tbat it shahl not be lightly surrendered. HIJACKING AN OFFICE In one of the most brazen exhibitions of political thuggery that Illinois or any other state bas ever seen, the majority in the state senate Iast week hijacked the seat in that body of Arthur J. Bidwill and turned the job over to bis opponent in the 1934 election, Charles F. Baunirucker. The manner of accomplishing the theft is wortby of note, and should be remembered. Baumrucke~r *as permiitted to present as evidence tally sheets of the election whicb showed errors sufficient to give him a bare majority. When Biclwill sougbt to present otber tally sheets sbowing that be had won by a majority even greater than that on wvhichi bis certificate of election was issued, he was denied the privilege and upon proposing a recount of the ballots was denied that recourse. He was Aside from. emulating the hijacking tactics of the underworld in the state's bighest legislative. body, the action shows bad judgment that reaches to the infinite in brainless stupîdity. The majority paity will ot always be the majority party., And some' day it may regret having çstablished 50 dangerous a preçedent. Look at tbe rich young lady as she disports on the beach and then expIain, if you c'an, wby she makes such a squawk because the butler saw ber in sleeping pajamas. "*Truth, crushed to earth.wîIll rise,. again, the ernlyears of God are her's; but error, wound- ed, writ.hes in pain, and dies amnid her.worshiper.s." So.spake the,.poet. A couple of thousand years before a nutty ruleir;was running arourid making a nuisance of hlimself. by asking ever.ybody he met, "What is truth ?" Ever try to' get at the truth about anything? Don't! Diogenies, stunblngabout with bis i an- terri in search of an honest, man, and neyer finding himn, had a cinch compared with a hunt.for trutb.*Take 'this chain letter craze that bhas, ail but. disrupted business on the north sbore, besides makinig haîf the population eligible to admittance to Dunning. If you ask one of the goofs bow much hie made out of the silly thing, and he tells you $1,000 or $2,000, you can't beliéve bim. In fact, you, are morally certain be is misrepresenting the facts so you will tell him how smart he is. If be says be dîdn't get a thin dime out of it, you rnistrust bitn, too, and tbink he is trying to make vou believe that be is smart enougli to make a living by dint of toi]. Thus cornes again the question that has been askedý through ail the ages and neyer answered, "What is truth?" New political philosophy. of the Illinois state senate: If you can't win an office in an election,, steal it in the senate. ** At Iast we have found how to handle f rien d wite. When sjhe beats us in an argument, as she invariably does, wé just say, uppity-like: "Oh, you're just a ixîgl 'n' nigbty, that's wbat you are. And. a tory. besides. And -on top o' 'that you're lying.", Tr.y it. sometime when you have no other argu- ment-or are too mad to tbink 'of it if you have one. ul know." "Buy a poppy?-Buy apoppy.?" Sure', we'h1 buy a poppy. THE PlRiANIVM ,RzpOTiR