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Highland Park Press, 16 Oct 1930, p. 12

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12 "When in Doubt" "When in doubt, call the library," so said Zona Gale, the wellâ€"known American author when she called the library last week . from the North Shore station in Highland Park and inauired where she was expected to name where those who enough to hear h« M quired whert eak . that af me confused ub,. and had whtful afternoon wPy nt 8 Have In the The ed where she was expected i0 that afternoon. She had beâ€" confused over the name of the and had remembered only the of the woman who had enâ€" | her. She was soom on her to the Ravinia Woman‘s club : those who were _ fortunate h to hear her reported a deâ€" @ rAp bimillenium Ne the ecured yesterday, _‘ Maro, the prophet of as born in the Cisâ€" Mantua on October You a Book to Spare? entrance of the public 1i will find a small box wait high seas, lighthouse «. . Seafarers want hy, history, travel, maries, and the Nat magazine. _ These . hefore October 25. ary high Commemoration lenium of the red â€" yesterday, LIBRAKRKY book or books to be American Merchant association for the Mr. Duffy has been a resident of Lake County for 57 years. County Treasurer Election, November 4th 1930 birth of Publius Alpine 15. 10 novâ€" text ional must OPr The following titles are recomâ€" mended for those wishing to renew their acquaintance with this great Virgil and His Meaning to the World of Today, by J. W. Mackail. The Aeneid of Virgil, translated into English verse by . Theodore C. Williams. Hig Dickin MacGr The nd whland nominal Today Mrs. A. F. Merrill gave her st lecture at the Ossili club. The library is making every effort meet the demands for books reâ€" ewed by these speakers, and will eatly appreciate advance informaâ€" in on ‘the titles to be reviewed. open to The given on land Mrs. on the Emily Dickinson Life and Mind of Emily Dickâ€" by Genevieve Taggard. Emily son; Friend and Neighbor, by egor Jenkins. Life and Mind of Emily Dickâ€" is an exceptionally fine study e of America‘s greatest and perplexing poets. _ Destroying Books and Affairs ries of lectures on books nt affairs are beginning in Park thisâ€" week. : Yesterâ€" F. M. Brazelton of Chicago first of the season at the Park Woman‘s club. This o everyone on payment of 1 fe« for the six lectures to on Wednesdays at 10:30. Mrs. A. F. Merrill gave her 13X #8, J e C\ Vote For Peter J. Duffy THE PRESS Democratic Candidate for many myths about a "queer New England spinster and recluse," Miss Taggard shows a normal person, inâ€" tensely alive and gifted, although unâ€" usually seifâ€"sufficient. . Out of psyâ€" chology and insight Miss Taggard has built up her theories, but available facts are few, and those two vexing questionsâ€"Emily‘s .reasons for withâ€" drawing from society and the name of her lover (if she had one) must remain open to speculation. Howâ€" -evrérr', unless new material comes to light, it will be hard to write a more cornvincing biography than Miss Tagâ€" gard‘s and Neighbor is less important. Memâ€" ories of her as a neighbor when the author was a small boy, and a few of her brief, odd notes form the maâ€" terial for this "scanty estima‘e" as Mr. Jenkins call his book. â€"Library Lantern. A Great Humanist Life and Letters of Stuart P. Sherâ€" man, by Jacob Zeitlin and Homer Woodbridge. An account of the career of this brilliant humanist and critic, so traâ€" yically cut short at 45, is given here by two of his closest friends. His peychological development | is traced through his letters and other writâ€" ings, which exhibit a robust and inâ€" tensely human spirit, a charming perâ€" sonality, and agile and penetrating mind. â€" Sherman was a quiet but powerful factor in the literary and university life of America, and these ‘('n]umns will reveal him more fully even to those who followed his career with interest. Have You Wondered? Have you wondered, as y lv;;;mtrast Emily Dickinson; Friend vou ave seen the boys and girls hasten to the library on Saturday morning, what made them eager to get there? Why were they so anxious to arrive early * The key to the secret is contained in three magic wordsâ€"The Story Hour! At the stroke of 10:30 o‘clock on Saturday morning, the children . asâ€" semble to listen to the children‘s liâ€" brarian‘s account of "Lazy Jack" or "The husband who was to mind the house," or many other stories which appeal to boys and girls. But the nicest part is the fact that they can take the stories home and read them to their brothers and sisters after they have heard them in the library. Add Two Teachers to Night School Faculty Book k e e p in g,. stenography, and typewriting classes in night school at . Deerfieldâ€"Shields‘ have proven so popular that it has necessitated seâ€" curing two more teachers for the overflow. Typewriting has an enrollment of 905; stenography, 73; bookkeeping, 53; English, 34; â€" auto mechanics, 29; French, 23; car{entry, 13; arithmeâ€" tic, 13; dressmaking, 23; mechanical drawing, 15; dressmaking, 23; me â€" drawing, 15; and public speaking, 16. Fourteen registered who live outâ€" ‘sidc of the school district. The annual luncheon of the Lady Elks club will take place next Wedâ€" nesday at the Waukegan hotel. Resâ€" ervations have been made for about fifty guests. Thursday, October 16, 1930

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