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The elementary schoo principal- ship has developed from meager be- ginnings. In the early days of the Amercan public school the. duties. of the office were performned by* the head teacher in addition to'her activities ýas a regular teacher. The demiands of this principal teacher were 'of a relatively low order. There was,'a small am6unt of cleri- cil. work te be done, some instruc-, tional supplies -to be doled out, and always the '.Big,, Bad Boys," were to be discîplimed. This.,primitive stage ini the* development of the elemnentary school principalship may, still be found in many corn- munfities. Far Different Now -In other comirunities forces. have been at work Ieveloping a far dit- ferent concepbion o! the elementary ýschoo1 prlncipaiship. Onie o! these fores has beenth 'e wfdestread re- alization of the importance o! the' school in an eiightened democracy. Parents are no longer satisfied with. a school where children are "mind-ý ed," for a few hours wvhile theyi study reading, writing and arithme-* tic. In addition to the work af de-1 veloping these fundamental skills,., the school lias been given the moreý difficult task of! developing ideais attitudes and ways of acting in chii dren 80 that eacli individuai may c' c-, 4- - Supervisor Mrs. Milcred Miles Roberts Kasun,e of th~e Jighli impotant positioris *in the Wilnette Public Sc-hoc2 si,'stern, that of super- visor, a c. 3k that. requires keen observation ta determine hou, each child fits into his school envzranment LUNCW-TIME! Or, Sorne Facts About Central in Year's Pro gram The Stoip School Senior AssemblyI 1club under the directir- nf ttlie new officprs bas made a fine start on, its assernbly programs for. the year.. 1 The officiers' are elected, by thel1 chil dren and the election is con- ducted ýin rnuch the same Way as are city elections. We -have been very fortunate. in havin.g had thÉee outstandihg pro- gram s so. far th-is y&-ar. Gerre Get-, good, who is directar. of Winnetka Community Ho use, spoke ion ",Peace. " He told ofhis experience.- during.:the World war and expressed the thought ý that "war daes , not pay. I He also urged us to workz for the furtherance of peace. The foliowing week, Mr. Morse, former director af the Boston Zooi Chicago -Zoo and Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, gave a very interestingi rtalk on i ld animais in captivity, and his experiences with them. ~L-st -week we gave- a prograni inm honor of Superintendent Harper !wvho just compi'eted his thirtieth vear a.s head of the Wîlmette Public schools. Mr. Harper gave a, short talk, during which he .epressed his gratitude to the, teachers and pu- puls fo)r their assistance in makirig the Public schools pleasant places to attend ' The children then sang an original sang in his honor. We con-. cluded the meeting with some vr CirleMeeting The home of Mrs. Jack Mills, 2029 Chestflut avenue, .wlll be the gathering place forý the members- lof the Pr.e-Schooi circle of the Lo-, gian-Howard Parent.Teacher associ- ation aitnte annualPot Luck sup- per, Tuesday evening, November 8 at 6: 30 o'clock. Mrs.. George 'Bockwinkel, 'pro- gram çhairma.n',ias pianned 'an in- terestinig progri1m ,in accordance with the designation of 'Novemnber as Book Month, and will. present Mrs., Ruth H, Harshaw, well knowni authority. an bookse and education director for Carson Pirie Scott and campany. Mrs. Harshaw, and.author in hier. own riglit,- a mother, and. a Very near neiglibor-for.,skie makes her home -in Winne tla-willi. speak on "Books for the Pre-School Child.'.' Her talk will be suppie- mented by an exhibit ai chîldren's books from Carson Pirie Scott and company. Reservations for the diriner ma,, be made ta Mrs. Stanley Smnith, 327 Fourteenth street. phone Wil- mette 3303. before noan Monday.' November 7. :%ee t in Hnrnies The Pre-School circle is an active, group directly sponsored by the L ý ation for the..mothers of childrer ance of education in thelei;ie of a nation, lias corne a radical re-ar- rangement of "-z theories and prac- ticer, of educating. Education has ruade a definite advance toward be- comring more scientifîc. Aithougli unscientific procedures stili exist in many quarters, enough progressI lias been made ini replacing guess- work with exact knowledge that the elemnentary school principal lias a large body of scientific facts and Ii.ofyour child. £Yeais are pJanrieo by a, dietician and its aim is to serve goad food, praperly preparé-de 'and at a cost just sufficient to roake expenses. To aid younger chidren in get-I ting a well-baianced meai. a 20-centý plate lunch is erved dailv ta tIhe chillren in the first through third grades. This includes: meat or meat substitute, a choice ai soup. vegeLý J - ' ~ f ms a year andalal the other rneet- esgu proramsi nÉýs are gi1ven over ta talks bv Officers President........ ...... Leo1 Hadley eminent personazes on subjects. of vice President......... .Ren Wîsehart interest ta niothers ai "Pre-School'- Fecretary . . .........Harry Browne ers." Discus-sion affer énrh talk.bv i reasurer..... ....... ..Phil Corper.1 Program Comnxiuee . 1merbers and lenader arirs reatly Bud Daveys, Jack Kinburg, Ve-ona ta the spirit of the meeting. Bredimnier, Helen Alice Evans, Joan 1,rýFn \tr)i.72Pikac *rrhnqcjn, Bruce Chronic. 'Ms i~ upv 72P~kae nue, is chairman of the group -thisç i yvear. Ail rtntlers wi'o nre inter- Democracy at Work i se are invited ta attend this corn- 7-1 1 ingand following' meetines. Phone o!t pupil progres corn] cour Teacners' i.., . VýLzulal I l L5s. naking each meeting a The conférences wil start on -ause not only is thé re- the first day of November. theirs but is a task as- -Mazie Bettinghaus, publlctty not imposed upon them. chairmàn. for the first semester_________________ 3. ai