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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 23 Mar 1939, p. 10

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to Wilmette eiadren rangigto the ages of101 to 14 years. Obliiously i this age'of urbaniza- tion. the home chores -and jobs are vastly. different fromn those of a generation ago. >The very nature of our city life todày makes it ex- tremely, difficult to find true and genuine child responsibilities.- the klnd that are interwoven with the daily, life oif the fafily, as ilus- trated i rural life by carrying.wa- ter, ýchopping and carrying. Wood for the ýstove, feeding the hces milking the cow, etc. Get iuterestlflg Pesponse. Of slightlv more than 700 question~ naires distributed. 427 responded. 0f this number 78 per cent help with the. dishes, spending on the 15 nImiuteI per day- 48 per cent care for their rooms and * make their bed, spending 10 minutes per day; 60 per cent work on lawn and yard in summer, 10 minutes per day; 37 per cent care for a *dog, 10 minutes per day; 25 per cent care for a younger child. 15 minutes per day; 14 per cent deliver magazines or papers; and'il oer cent run daily errands. Other daïly jobs mentioned by less tha n 5 per cent were.washing car, tending fur- nace, baking, caring for elther plants, fish, birds, cats, chickens or a calf. carine for basemerit, car- * Ing for garage. burning trash, sweep- ing sidewalk and assisting with gen- eral housework. * Jobs of Social Nature Responsibilities for jobs of a more social nature and occuring less fre- quently are as follows: music les- sons, 50 per cent spendfing 30 min- utes Dner day: dancing lessons, 22 Instructive as weU as, inteTestt pupils in Our public schools, as, theÉ workers will testiWy One of them U *Our science worlc this year has 'bé -Véry Interetng. WeiMVe-se-- lected oui own science subjects and have worked themn out açcordin.g to our own judgment. I have been mnterested in rocks anÏd minerais and birds. When 1 studied rocks and minerais I made a notebook and pictures to illustrate my subi ect. Now, on the study of birds, I amn making a notebook, pic- tures, and a chart. Some of the other children have ta1ken chemistry, stars, infiects,. and others. Arounid the, room are cases of rocks, stuffed birds, and birds' nests. We have aquariums and ter- rariumns. Terrariumns contain plants grown in a glass case. We have branches of 'trees whic'h we have put in water and we hope to have themn blossom out in the room. We hope to have moths corne out of our cecropia ,cocoons in, early ing la the science wpor k done by . the concentration of these iouthful <'lab", tells aU about it as jollows: Is Going Conceru s The Parent-Teacher associations* of 1the Logan, Howard and High crest eschools have sponsored a student eaid fund. These are some of the things which have been accomplished: e Three children, who have shown dunusua1 ability in art work, have been sent to the 'Academyt of Fine *Arts in Evanston; one, child is being given piano tessons, anothet child is to be given violin lessons, cod s iver oil is being furnished to fif- eteen under-n o u r i s h e d. children; eglasses to those Who were unable eto buy them; tons ilQctomies Ia1ker care of. and necessary clothing sup- pl»ied. -Mrs. Stopka, School Nurse., Thursday: 9:30 A.M.-WCFL Stories. March 30--How the Leopard Got His Spots. April 6-The Easter Parade. April 13-Derik and the Doomed Dike. 2:30 P.M.-WJJD--Let's Tell a Story. March 23-Silver Chief, O'Brien. ryat. April 8-Ceçlric, the Forester, Mar- shaU. 5:15 P.M.-WENR-Malcolm ÇClaire's Stories for Children (Every day ex- cept Saturday and Sunday.> 5:30 P.M. -WENR - You and Yotr Hobby. March 23-Photography March 30-Kites. Friday: 1 P.M.-WLS--Onee Upon a Time Drarnatizations. March 24-Robin Hood and His Merry Men. March 31-The Gold Spinners. April 14-Alice in Wonderlandi. 1:30 P.M.-WBBM-Tales 'ron Far .anc Near. Receut atories that have liter- of livinrg anid the interests of chiildren in various parts of the world. A gueýt speaker is. presented eaeh tîrne. March 24-Bllly Butter, by Berta and Eliner Haden. March 31-Give a Man a Horse, by Charles J. Finger. April 21-Gone is Gone, by Wenda Gag.

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