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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 31 Mar 1938, p. 61

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shine the two previous ones. Exhibition g a m e s of volley-ball and basketball b e t w e e n the class champions will be contended and will prove to be, no doubt, -very intersting and, will also show, the brand of bal1 the' average student in the school can' play. The class tournaments for these have either been or are. going to. be run off and then -the winners vie for the school crown on. the night of April .22. Badminton, which has beeni sweep. ingthe country for the last few years, bas b e en added to the already- long list of acti-' vities. With very littie practice one is able to mast- er this ýgame and New Trier bas produced s.om e exceptional play- ers. A grteat many' students s p e n d much time. on the badminton court and ivili endeav- or to show theý public the prog- ress t h ey have made, on the Ilighit of the car- nival. Free Throwhiig Free throwingI lias hecome a standard activity Leble Photo at..-New Trier Bud Car.v Net incorne of Public Service Com- Il pany of Northern Illinois for 1937, ;s after ail charges and taxes~, inclucing Il surtax on undistributed profits, was g $4,703,997, equal, after preferred div- 11 idend require ments, to $5.53 a share n on the outstandingconîmon stoc ek,,ac- e cording to the company's>annual re- e port issu ed this week. These, figures r compare with net: income of $39739,330, ,f or $4.16 a share on the commnon stock,, in the preceding year. - Total operating revenues for 193Y were $41,679,099 against $39,231,289 in~ 1936, or an increaseof 6,2%v. Total operating expenses and taxes increased ý$1,868,OOO. The increase in operating expenses. resulted .cbiefiy *fromf the cost of generating. more kilowatt hours of electricity and f roM wage. increases. Total tax provisions for 1937 amounted to $49740,515, com- pared with $4,127,116, for 1936. Sales Promotion The company in 1937 continued its aggressive sales promotion policy and, in addition te its own 'uppliance ~sle, actively engaged in the promotion of sales by dealers. Total kilowatt hour sales of electricity for the year increased approximiately *7%7 over 1936. Electrlclty sold to resi- dential and rural customers increased almost 14%. The average annual kilo- watt hours consumption of electricity %vas 840 in 1937, compared with 762 in 19~36, an increase of more than 10%.* Total sales of gas last. year amounted to 137,541,000 thçrms, compared %it 105,500,000 14erms in,1936, or an li-i &00 Bradley>s new spring knits uWll gv our gr those coveted new line...in.colorful interpreta- tions to please your fancy.. Get sel for sprin g and, sommer.. choose Bradley frocks that hold their lines right tkrougk the basiest seasons! 704 Church Street -.tý or so. aujoni11Y do the tellows get. enjoyment out of it but at the saine time are benefiting themiselves 1wy receiving the training of the eye 4and. coordiniation of the body which- it teaches. The class champs will clash the night of.the carnival to de- termine the best in the school. Handball is always a good sport because it requires a good deal of skill and stamina. The two handball courts will be occupied during the evening bv the winners of th lassINC .uomprnI must puy a 3% S tate public ult a x t4ds year which Was iîot in effect fron January 1 to March 10, 1937. If the 3% tax had 1been in effcct for the entire'year' of 1937, it woffld have Increased the levy by about The com.pany serves 305,000 electric c.ustomers and . 158,000 gas customers throughout a territory of approximately, 6,000 square miles lI the northeastern portion of Illinois outside of the city of Chicago. In this terrltory are a-Aota-1-qf 347 communities served by the company. 345 are furniqhed withi electricity. 107 wlth gas, 4 with watcr and 2 wlth heat. -TH HOTEL IN THE SPACIOUS MAIN DINJNG ROOM ON SUNDAYS prove that the other sports cati't beat Every boy, freshrnan to senior, has good old swirnming. th e same opportunity to acquire ath- New Trier has liad s o in e state letic experience and this the commit- champion table tennis players p a s s. tee and ýthe faculty heads sponsoring through its portals in its time. Why ?, the sports carnival will endeavor to because of the superb training they showthe people' Of the North Shore got 'at school the competition that j the night of April22 DAVIS S SUNDAY DINNER rl and CHICAGO AVENUE EVANSTON IN THE GOPFEB SHOP, 50ote. 70o Sportswcmr Evîaton Th,ere Is No Better Plaice, toEat niât

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