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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 27 May 1937, p. 58

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DO0 YOU know where you. would stand if fire should' destroy your home tomor- roCould you start're Paîring the damage immedi- ately orywould you have to begin ,scrimping and: saving alover again?. An insuranoe. policy, with this agency will enable you to >stat rebuilding .ýright away if dlisaster shoufldï occur. EBERLE INSUftANCE AGIENCY 522 Cenfer St,. Whn.ka 858 * Rapp Buildijng today. Mr. and Mrs. Gàtes gave a small party to their friends on Saturday evenitmg last.. Mrs. H. D. Westerfield and Mrs. P; O.,-Crocker have gone to Alexan- dria,,Minn., to make a'long visit.* Mr. S. S. Dirgee (Dinge.) did, some fine shooting at the sportsmren's tournament at Grand Cross last week. The- Methodist Sunday, school, will hold children's day services in the church this morning. Some exkcitement was caused on Friday afternoon by the discovery that a young lady niamed,Julia K.irk was trying to drown herself in, the lake. Policeman Friedman took her into custody and. gave, her up to, thcý Evanstonauthorities. Ouilmette.Council of the Royal Ar- canumwill entertain Highland Park Council on the evening of June 17. On Mon>tday evening Ouimette Council Royal Arcanurn, paid'a visit to John 'A. Cumhtti1gs Couicii tt Rogers Park, and were royally eni- tertained. Steps, are being takeii toward se- y» 10, le-) mer. -MUrs. S. S. Burr spent: a few days. with friends in'Chicago. Mr. Harry Totten lias- returned from. a.trip through Wisconsin and M innesota. Master Raymond Winshio, is re-, covering from a severe.illness. Miss Flora Chanmberlain has re- turned f roma week's visit in Chicago. Howard Payne* is slowly recovering from a se.rere sick speil. The King's Daukhtérs maet on Wed- nedaey. 'w ith Miss Mabel Reagan. Mrs.-A. J.-W. Copehin and children will spend. -some weeks* in Canada visiting. Rannie Winship is recovering, ferm an attack of scarlet. fever. Mr. Frank Baker and -sôme Chicago friends, contemplate a trip up the lake in a - silboat, starting next week.- Highlanid Park Couicil of the Royal Arcanumn is to visit Winnietka Council June 21. Children's Day xiii be celebrated at the Conigregationial church toda\,. Preachiing at Il :30 o'clock by. the Rev. Q. L. Dowd. The Womnan's Sewing society met with M rs. D. P. Huibbard on Wedl- nlesdlay afternloon. The high anid grammnar schools ne- ceived sub.ýcri.tioiis for the ,jo!ins- niIII, aIler wliIlch meCyUUIing peo!Ji indulged in a little danicimig. A gond orchestra furnished the music'.JI is runioned that the cadets are sooi Io give a promenjade concert at hh they will make theirfirst public ap-" pearance ni their new. uniforms. following the request of Governor }Iorner for cooperation in aiding the state to balance its budget. These re- ductions include $625,000 in the item for salaries and operation, and $875,009 in permanent improvements. The request for. state funds. repre- sents, an increase of. $740,150- per year in the 'operating budget over. the amount granted theuniversity for the current biennium. The appropriationbil also provides for $650,000 for permane nt im- provements during the biennium. Would- Regain Losses "The University is simply.trylng-to re- gain In part the losses It suffered four and five years ago," Presldent Willard saffl. "When the state was faced with a financial crisis, the university was the first amnong its agencies to begin curtail- ing, expenditures, setting an exaniple of retre4ipÀwt. and economy in puiblic ex- penditures at attie when this was. needcd to savethe. State from f.nanicial disast-èr. During the efghteep monthL period, Decemiber, 1931, throug-h Aine, 1933, the unilvers.ity made a retrenebmeroiýnt. of approximately $2,900,000 in its ex- penditures f romn state ftnds. With that in mind, the inicre.ae asked at this- time( is more readily understood. 'The, reduction by $1,500,000 in the, uni- versit-'q n eeds -%ill serious1y hnper the university'q work during the cominz t,.voý yrs"Presidenit Willard sqaid. "ýThe elimination of permanient improvernent items, after havig available on]y $59,000 for building during the past six years, merely postpones ne-essary physic,%al i- provements al-d will imake e acute these problems in, the future," Ih-, saij.1_ Enroliment Increases Hie pointed ouf that the uiniversity, bc- ing a .publicly supported institution,' can- rory 41111lUi uICI. IIincessare texpected," 4e. said. "There are '3,000 more stul- dents now than three years ago. It can- not deny admission to students qualified to enter. The size of the instructional, staff has failed to keep pace with the growth in student body. More teachers of raturity and exýpenience must be ap- pointed, sonme to strengthien the facuhl.y in those departments weakened by lasses of outstanding members to industry and other institutions, and others to, meet ad- (l;t;confl - » FIFTK PFLOOR, DXARBORN,. M.ONROES AND CLARK STREET$, F-ATR.ONIZE i O UR, AD VER TISERS DUT avi tyos, i.17

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