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Highland Park Press, 12 Nov 1925, p. 3

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50.00 NOVEMBER 12, id Hats line of Silk , $3 and $5. Wilmette, Illinsis I8 PLE Shop e new, We ed in a com ING yers of q Sale tiom Week IAL ie pres m rC aft * The high school course is planned End adapted to securing the required Z"’°“" Various and sundry reasons :‘.ro given"the student whose presence is not desired. Each college makes Eiu own specifications of units reâ€" OPEN EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING UNTIL 10 O‘CLOCK > Many students go to college from D. S. H. S. by certificate, the college settling the question of admission of Mr. Platt said, that many ‘people had formed a mythical notion of the tollege entrance board, but it is a defâ€" inite reality. Because of the many questions regarding its activities he explained the difference between enâ€" trance to college by certification and by examination. The North Central association of high schools and colâ€" leges send students by certificates as approved by the association. Of 18231 students who took the examinations last year from 1704 | schools, 899 of which were public, | with 6356 students, and 805 private | sehools with 11,166 pupils, 12,489 of which were boys and 5,742 were 'girls,{ 15,619 selected the old plan examiâ€" | nations and 2,612 the new plan. 8,â€"| 578 were New England schools md' 11635 north central states schools. 11026 students chose New England | colleges and 92 north ‘central univer-! 1 I L Ap E. oh. COHS PATH SL NCE ) #OWPige COHuS ‘out by the committee, of which Mrs, | tributions: are given by: the colleges Cary‘ Wood Thomas is chairman. | affiliated. . | s Mr. Platt quoted typical rating per.| The salary of a reader is $10 and centages in the old plan of euminagg $10 for expenses ‘per diem. In the tion given by the college entrance year book of the Deerfield-Shields board, and stated that girls receive ! high school is a list of the colleges to higher grades in all examinations, exâ€" | which its students go. Only seven of cept mathematics and physics. They | these require entrance . examinations. rate more evenly in the ngw plan of |Four are men‘s colleges and three are examinations. . ‘The percentage is ’ for women. The question of the east. highest in New England and lowest / ern college is not a crucial one. Usualâ€" in central southwest. The variation ly students who go east have parents is greater in mathematics and Latiniwho were attendants of these instiâ€" between public and private schools. |tutions, or else attend for social reaâ€" Of 18231 students who took the sons. | $ â€"â€" Statisties wbit Mr. Platt quoted were made vitally interesting to the unusually large audience, which locâ€" eupied every chair, and stood in rows at the rear of the English club room where the meeting was held. This type of program received a majority of the votes on the questionnaire put | Deerfileld News "Deerfieldâ€"Shields high school ade:> quately prepares -tm for all colâ€" Jleges; any implication ‘to the conâ€" trary denotes inadequate knowledge of the high school,"" Mr. Platt, head of the English‘ department of Jthe school said in th¢e round table digcus: gion in which six senior teachers par. ficipated last Thitsday afternoon. â€"‘ CjJohn AC Smyth CENPEY To obtain just the proper accessories for your fireplace ‘ easily accomplished in the John M. Smyth Store. * l weags wcifkte" i2 fifirfi §§,‘; am YÂ¥, NOVEME We have a Third Floor. $10.50 Fireplace Furnishings \Truth in Advertising fhs wide variety of designs â€" this display is on our det Mr. Platt‘s advice to candidates is, "plan work before entering high school to meet college requirements. Verify units gained each year. Disâ€" tinguish between required and elective subjects. Avoid useless units. (Reâ€" member that college entrance is beâ€" coming increasingly selective; high In conclusion Mr. Platt stated that we must not assume that a child who graduates from high school is preâ€" pared for college. ‘He must have an average of "C" to be recommended. It is desirable for a student to make application to the college which he wishes to attend before his credits are obtained. However the office of the high school has a list of the eolâ€" leges with their requirements, which may be had upon request. .‘ Letters were read from different colleges showing the excellent records of students who have been prepared at D. S. H. S. t This does not create a problem for the few. It is not representative of the typical.‘ We must meet the deâ€" mands,. of both for special preparaâ€" tion, however. In this a definite obâ€" ligation is assumed by D. S. H. S. In the senior year special periods and special teachers are assigned for the preparation of college entrants. Are the teachers equal to the situation? Growth entails improvement _ in methods.â€" | The examiners number 150 and exhaustively prepare: candidates. There are 554 readers of papers; The deficit last year was $3,000. Conâ€" tributions: are given by: the colleges affiliated. . f + The salary of a reader is $10 and $10 for expenses per diem. In the year book of the Deerfieldâ€"Shields 12 school tmstee."' Vfâ€";r' â€"-O'mniu_""fi;w 258 examinations were given in 190& Last year over 18,000 candidates took Columbia and Cornell offer a psyâ€" chological examination as an. alterâ€" native, [+ The college entnneq‘,b;:fl! hn; been in existence 25 years, was foundâ€" ed in 1900. The governing body of the board has 33 college members and units, which are not uniform, though of a general uniformity. â€"| > MANUEFACTURERS ~" RETAILERS ~1MPORTERS ENT Mr. Charles G. Mason, of the Engâ€" lish department, said that all D. 8: H. S. students who take examinations take the ‘comprehensive one. He urged students to study punctuation and spelling. Papers that are good and Dorothy 'Refielt at Northern Illinois State Teachers‘ college, and the latter at the University of Illinois, Eugene Tremaine at Dartmouth, Nancy Gunn at Northwestern, and Wilhelmina Bell at University of Wisâ€" consin. +4 at Colgate, who won two prizes the first year, Margaret Day at Vassar, and Victorine Day at Smith, Alice and, Eunice Knox at Vassar, Bob Rogâ€" ers at Boston Tech., Arnold Mason at University of Penn., Barron Rockwell at Princeton, Fletcher Seymour at Swarthmore, Stanley Shipnes at Wilâ€" liams, (he finished high school in three and a half years), Elizabeth Wilder at Smith, Virginia Wicks at University of Wisconsin and Chicago, John McBride at Amherst, Elizabeth | _ _Miss Griswold requested| the parâ€" lent.s to watch the , report cards of ; the students. . "It is the responsibility :‘of the parents to keep the students up to grade." , Miss Edna V. Amborn, who preâ€" ‘pares one class per week during the ‘day, and one class after school, outâ€" side of the regular classroom work, for college entrance requirements in Latin, in order to give the student self confidence in preparation, quoted a partial list of students who have reâ€" ceived scholarships for superior recâ€" 6rds at D. S. H. S. Among whom are Frarvey Stryker at Harvard, Charles Drake at Princeton, Warren Stanger at Chicago,,John Munro at Yale, Walâ€" ter Huntoon at Lake Forest. | Those electbd to Phi Beta Kappa are‘ Warren Stanger at University of Chicago, Charles Beckwith and Charâ€" lotte Welich at University of Illinois. Others mentioned were Mary and Katharine Card at Vassar, James Loeb at Dartmouth, Willard Munro awards were won by public school students. : Using the data secured from A of D. 8. H. S., for the past five ;.eflrs. Miss Griswold gave the proportion of graduates who atâ€" tend college. ‘ Atypical year is 1922, in which there were 94 graduates, 48 of whom went to college, but one of whom had an unsatisfactory report of progress. 8 4 Miss Amborn also gave a list of students who have excelled in various colleges in the United States. grades increase charice of success." ‘Miss Emada Griswold, head of the French : department dfl‘uD. %o:xl.fi&' quoted figures from | sc Society Magazine, the statistics of Dartmouth college in which 172 stuâ€" dents won letters in athletics, 70 per cent ‘ of whom were â€" from â€" public schoolg. â€"In scholarship 81 . honor 4 Hlfllmop"’? ts . ‘ 7 fke cn1 : PARK, It K PRESS, PARK HIGHLAND THE oat! macrellg.} elt ‘S.. |; | Mr. Petey W) Slocum, head of the ufl: and| history | d ment‘ said that few | meet i O?he:.hhx:: ui; h:‘ week stuâ€" | tory. & .m | ‘us s per | fered. > A"“‘:‘? MJUtim States | meet Mrs. Jesse Strong was ¢alled to New Rochelle, N. Y., last (week on saccount of the serious illness of her father, who has pneumonia.! t Kenneth Hagie, Russell} Patterson ‘The items listed betli': are just a few of the many novel Bnclgh c_realtigns stamped uffit ;aimgle e:;bmsd‘m‘.. Each package includes a gpod ity article, flosses, needle detailed lesson chart. fieitly articls ant £" C. | : . * . ; f S.carfsâ€"-Aprons, Children‘s Dresses j R ~Linen Casés, Tea Sets, Sash Curtains _ Smocking and fur reveal the artistry of the maker, yet each coat is a practical style that will instantly meet with mother‘s approvâ€" al. Prices range to,$l§.95. 4 i . . ~ Our Childrép’s and Infants‘ wear se'ctionrs are ‘fully ; “ ,=! equipped to meet the demands that you may make of it. & ' a \ Garments have been carefully selected, and you are asâ€" c J o sure@ of splendid values. _ f f 'G E .j'l, Pe Young Fashionables Will ‘""Yf Ag _ Be Pleased With These â€" The Farly â€" â€" _ Little Coats. _ _ Shopper Gets If you anticipated giving handâ€"made gifts and wish something new and different, we suggest hooked rugs.. They are simple to make, do not require a great amount of time, and are certain to be appreciatéd. We can supply you with‘ ‘ Chri-:xinl:' C a rid s now tbey re fresh looking and ;nâ€" For th For the Boy: Warm Wool Suits _ Lumber Jacks and Sweaters Card Table Co Bucilla Emblfoidery Packages 75¢ to $2.50 Wenh;vite You to Inspect _ Our Assortment of Infants‘ Wear â€" Shoes, Crib Blankets, Knitwear |â€" f Carriage Robes, Novelties, Hoods, Towel Sets Vogue for Making Hooked Rugs e Younger. Sizes 1 to 4 years GARNETT‘S ~â€" ver, Boudoir Bags, Buffet Set : Patterns, ?arns, Frames, Etc. and elected the following officers: Chas, Kapschull, president; Dr. W B. The Deerfield ‘Chamber of Comâ€" merce held a meeting in the Masonic Temple ‘Friday evening. The by:laws and constitution wére discussed and adopted. The following directors were elected: Arthur J. Ender, Chas. Kapâ€" schull, | Dr. ~O‘Conned, Harold Vant, Edwardâ€" Selig, Wm. Barrett, ‘Chas. Frey, Alexander Taylor, Dr. Metcalf and Paul Huhter, The directors met ‘Mr. and Mrs. Ernest t pl'ebu-t‘i ‘cbe spent the weekâ€"end with ‘ Mrs. : Dicbert‘s parents, Mr. and Mrs. JohnKliemp, been engaged, who will furnish the music for the dance. f . Tl:?:unda Temple _association will give a dance in the Temple Satâ€" urday evening, November 21. o‘clock, A:three pigce orchestra has school:will hold aâ€"bazaar and chicken training at St. Luke‘s Hospital, Chiâ€" dinner in the school Saturday evening| cago, spent Sunday with Miss Stryâ€" November 14. Dinner will be served ker‘s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J, A, from six o‘clock until all are served| Stryker; & and the <dance will start about 8} Mrs. Thomas Merriman died at her ,Boys from 8 to 18 years like to wenar these Lumber Jacks because ‘pf their practicability and comfort. ‘The value is splendid at $4.75. Oliver Twist style suits with pants of solid.color wool jersey and i sns dnberee ind _ Lumber Jacks of Plaid â€"____â€".Woolens $4.75 Slipâ€"over Jacquard and Coat Style Sweaters for boys are made for service, and because they are of wool yarns, keep their shape and good looks. $8.50 to $4.95. "TOM SAWYER" SUITS FROM 3 TO 7 YEARS, $4.95 Generation . BOYS‘ LUMBERJACKS OF ROBE CLOTH, $3.95 Â¥2 (% whose early hours brought get the choice selections if you do your shopping now! ‘ ‘Our Gift Section â€". Is Ready with New The Choice entirely new. The: new orthophonic victrola is beâ€" ihg demonstrated and those who have heard it have been delighted at the realism of the music. The depth and umoltoumdopo-ibhh,hh new invention is amazing. All inâ€" struments are heard distinctly and gradations of tone formerly lost are clearly reproduced. It is something No. 52362 _ _ _._ _ _ $2.75 Set Imported Checked Linen ‘Tea Set, 36" Cover and 4 Napkins. _‘‘There is a real treat in store for {ou at Miss Ida Knaak‘s music store; It is an event you should not miss. _ _ Mrs. Sarah Hoffert Snyder died from burns received from ‘an oil â€"Mrs. Thomas Merriman died at her home in Evanston, Thursday, Novemâ€" :S.uuu-nloumm-ndm ried in Mooney‘s cemetery, Highâ€" land Park, Monday morning, Novemâ€" ber 9. Mrs, Merriman lived in Deerâ€" field a number of years ago and is a sisterâ€"inâ€"law of Mrs. Mary Duffy iman died at her _ bhursday, Novemâ€" _ fllness and was ;{ cemetery, Highâ€" . morning, Novemâ€" ~â€" n lived in Deerâ€" _ PAGE THREE C

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