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Highland Park Press, 23 Feb 1939, p. 2

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PAGE TWO Local Committee Is Promoting Interest in School Music â€"â€" Music and art are their rightful place in education these days as an integral: part of: each student‘s â€" life, from . kindergarten days through colldge. And the most vital elements in the musi¢al life of the students are the :lnflllt Feeling that the community should stand back of the High muâ€" sic groups, ‘an organization . was starteéd a few months ago,) called "The | Highland Park Music Boosâ€" ents of the students in the ; the band and the orchestra.. It was deemed wise, however, by the sponâ€" sors of .this group, the t er it from an independent to a committee in the High L P.T.A.,. where, as it the activities of the music ints‘ groups, it rightfully Working on this committee, under the general leadership of High School principal, Miss B and in conjunction with the of the chorus, band and orches Mr. Finch and Mrs. Mannings, the following citizens, interested in the development of the school music groups and of arousing the general interest of the eommnnitm them : Mr. and Mrs. Robert .B t, Mr. and Mrs. George Lyman, Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Hawes, Mr. and â€"Mra. Arthur Raff and Mr, and Mrs. Karl Wagner. | At the ‘present time are about 250 students enrolled in the music dapartment, of &Q‘Lwhool. either as students in one or other of the music courses, the band, the chorus or the orchestra, it is the hope of the teachers and of the Music ecmmittee that the is not far distant when 90 per cent of the High Schoo‘!mpnpih will be enjoyâ€" ing the traiRing and the sgatisfacâ€" faction that participation lF music gives! 5 t It may .not be well kn that besides the course in music history and appreciation, a new stimâ€" ulating music course has been addâ€" ed .to the school curriculum, nameâ€" Iy, Harmony, with clas held each day. This course is accepted for entrance credit by all colleges. students, every school gives its stuâ€" dents an opportunity to sing almost daily, and â€"most of the schools have some sort of course in musical unâ€" derstanding. â€" Many of. the schools have some sort of course in musical understanding. Many of the. schools have either bands‘or orch , of both, so that by the time the :stuâ€" dent enters high school he is ready for more advanced work along one of these lines, and has l to want to take part in some musical activity each day. The grade school directors of music are doing a splenâ€" did job in fostering the love of muâ€" sic and of musical activity among grade school pupils.â€" Are _parâ€" ents doing trhci( part: in ragâ€" ing this interest? We think so and In the twelve schools from which the local High School draws its we«ho%n #o, for the love of music is.a lasting one, which gives develâ€" opment of the radio and ° im« provement of radio musi proâ€" oblivious to music, and greatâ€" Willizms Bay $2.25: Devil‘s Lake $6.95. oi ermaaraniees Marquette. Phelps, Rhinelander and Williams Plenty of snow on the ski runs of the North Woods. Go now. Enjoy this gloriously exhilarating sport at its best. You‘ll have the time of your life on one of these North Western WISCONSIN, Michigan, Minnesota GOOD SKIING h'-'rmlnn on Norman on the Suburban Hour, FMAQ, 7:00 i 8:00 am every woek day the school bands and the to Lake Geners or est enjoyment is | usually felt by those who have participated in some form of musical activity, _‘ Mrs. Jacob Bauer To Address Republican Club Next Monday > The Woman‘s {Republican club will meet at the home of the presiâ€" dent, Mrs. Florence T., Dingle, next Monday afternoon, Feb, 27, at 2:30 o‘elock. d ns Mother E. Menke Passes on Tuesday | Mrs. J.fi:b Bauer, Republican ‘National : committeewoman, will speak and give some of the latest news from Washington. Mr. Bowen Schumacher and Mr. Dana will speak on the local issue confronting the voters at the priâ€" mary, election on Tuesday. Mrs. Christoph Menke, mother of Edward Menke, district superinâ€" tendent of the Public Service; comâ€" pany of Highland Park, dlué;udâ€" denly Tuesday evening at her home, 1082 Wesley avenue,. Evanston, Mrs. : Caroline Gerken Passes Away Feb. 19 _ Funeral services will be held Friâ€" day morning at 10 o‘clock at St. Nicholas church in Evanston. © Mrs. Caroline Clavey Gerken, wife of the late John Gerken, passed away Sunday at her home on Mcâ€" Daniels avenue. She was 86 years, 6 months afl 9 days old, Born ‘in Germany, she came to Northfield at the age of 18. Sixty years ago she settled in Highlard Park with her husband, who precedâ€" ed ’Mg;ife in death in 1905. Three children also preceded their mother in death. 1‘hpg'dwm William, Caroâ€" line Larson and Henry.° Those surviving are John, Ernest, and George Gerken of this city, Minnic Dietz of Minneapolis, There are 17 grandchildren and %litmtg grandchildren. â€" A sister, Mrs. Freâ€" da Jones of Florida, and a brother, John Clavey of Northbrook, also wh : BOBERT C. L. C OM MISSIO NE R PRICE Funeral services were held at To the Voters Efficient Administration Primaries February 28, 1939 Samuet Franx Knox For Progressive LET‘S KEEP CLIQUES OUT . M I}u eoqni to my cffintilpn‘tbot a report is being circulated that I have withdrawn as a candidate for Mayor of Highland Park. THIS IS NOT TRUE. 1 entered the race at the request of many who are disgusted with the doâ€"nothing policy of recent administrations and | am staying in to the As for this soâ€"called "Caucus" groupâ€"â€" It is plainly evident that this ticket was PREâ€"$ELECTED. 1t is certainly apparent that many of the other candidates for Commissioner are better qualified fll’n the. two "Caucus*‘ candidates, neither of whom is well acquainted with local conditions and one of whom has only lived here 3 years. s ¢ | _ Fam well qualified for the office of Mayor. 1 have owned property and lived in Highland Park for fortyâ€"five years, the entire time at 547 South Sheridan Road. | am not allied with any group or faction and will treat all citizens alike. 1 have had qlofi‘nite ‘experience in Municipal Government, am a lowyer dnd was City Attorney of Highland Park. 1 am ‘prepared to give my entire time to the city. ce a ELECT wianleiipninntnttnintenmniote allie mss i m ate c n cuie trtiee OF HIGHLAND PARK‘S CITY HALL, the home at 1:30 followed by a service ut.Bflt. John‘s ins';n“w ch s al was ‘Mooney‘s «mt O mc Me Noted Vienna Surgeon Visits Local Friends . J. M. Appel‘s Return from Southern Trip Dr. Hans Brunner of, Vienna, Germany, was the week end guest of the Victor H. Imigs of S. Deere Park drive. e | Dr. Brunner is a famous doctor and surgeon, also writer and leeâ€" turer.© He returned to (Chicago where he is giving a series of lecâ€" tures at the/ University of Illinois clinile, .. .‘ > f #lr. and Mrs, J. M. Apple returnâ€" ed this morning from a seventeen day trip to Florida. It was their first tbrip to America‘s playground and they found there not only the wellâ€"known and wonderful climate, but also tropical flowers, fruits and Missionary Service atFirst U. E. Church vegetation in profusion. They were i;?reued with the ~newness and cleanliness of the homes, hotels and business districts. The towns and cities visited appeared to them prosâ€" perous, due perhaps, in a measure, to the tourist crop which is now beâ€" ing harvested. Ne A Missionary service will be conâ€" ducted at the First United Evangeâ€" ical church Sunday evening by Miss Gretchen â€"Webster, who returned from China last October. ‘ She is a missionary of the South China Boat Mission and will speak in the evening service at 7:45. Miss Webâ€" ster will speak to the Mission Band in the morning and to the Christâ€" ian ~Endeavor at 6:45 p.m. The ipublic is invited. The Highland Parkâ€"Ravinia cenâ€" ter of the Infant Welfare will meet Monday, February 27, at the home of Mrs. John W. Newey, 260 Prosâ€" Your vote will be greatly appreciated. avenue, Infant Welfare Meets of Highland Park THE PR E 88 Winners of Value Days Announced The committee on the Midâ€"Winâ€" ter Value Days held a meeting Tuesâ€" day in ‘town hall at which d& Mayor William Dooley p‘lflul winner for the Phantom io and the Scotty Puppy which were prizes ‘of the Value Days events. Sixtyâ€"three merchants participatâ€" ed in‘ this event and 6700 purchase coupons were : given out t* these merchants during this big event. Only one ticket was given for each 256 cent purchase. i Lee W. Volmer, of 1549 S. St. Johns avenue, was given .tha"ph'ui- tom radio control, while Jack Quinâ€" lan of 2417 Valley road received the uscotty.” at The Women‘s Christian perâ€" ance Union will meet on Th y, March 2, at the home of l.r:alnlrl'! Thomas, 603 Glenview avenue, at 2 pim. 29 The merchants are deeply grateâ€" ful for the patronage of the local residents, which ‘helped: to make this first bigâ€"sales event so guccessâ€" ful. flat Philathea Class Meets The Philathea Class of the Bethâ€" any Evangelical church will meet at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Kightly, 489 Homewood avenue, Mondpy eveâ€" ning, Feb, 27. :« | AAAAAAAA A A A A A AAAAAAAAAAA A 4 PRIMARIES FEBRUARY 28 NELSON COMMISSIONER W.C.T.U. Meets March 2 < FRED â€" William Fred Nelson «_ ON THE BALLOT FOR M reglont hoii in en z227 7 _‘-.A.M Retired School Nurse Honored by Teachers â€" Tuesday evening, February 14, the teachers of Lincoln, West Ridge, Ravinia,. and Braeside schools gave a dinner to honor Miss Emily Bryâ€" mer. The dinner attended, by nearâ€" ly sixty persons, WAs at the Vera McGovern Tes Room. ~Leslie Goddie, 98 Clifton avenue, is one.of five nephews and nieces of the late Marie Duer, who died in Forest Park, Nov. 4, to whom she left equal shares in half of her $5,â€" 000 estate. The other half she gave Leslie Goddie Gets Share of Estate ~‘To commemorate ‘her years in their midst"the teachers presented Miss Brymer with a beautiful solid gold 19â€"jewel: Lady Elgin wrist watch. i Miss Brymer for many years lived with the W. D. N. Moores at the foot of Edgzewood road and borderâ€" ing on the Bobolink golf course, Mrs. ‘Moore and Miss Brymer are now residing in ;Hubbard Woods. to a sister in Chicago. Her will has just beenâ€" admitted to probate in Chicago. : For the past twenty years Miss Brymer, who severed her Highland Park connection last Juné, served as school nurse of School ‘District 1‘103. Her cheerf:‘L t{h::nt personâ€" ity, together very â€" effiâ€" cient service, Has endeared her to teachers, children and parents alike, She raised the standard of health and hygiene to a practically perfect score in the schools of the district. Postpone P.T.A. Meeting The regular meeting of the Linâ€" eoln School P.T.A has been postâ€" poned to the evening of March 8 Her Foot Size Has a Number . . . Her Leg Size Hos a Noame gh9"* . _ _ Be“e_s\\ofl“ee\‘ in Al 189 GARNETT‘S it means exact proportioning in width as well as in lewgth for smalis, middlings, tails and plumps,. ‘ f It means smoother fit mddmc-bm"l;pbme It means longer wear because your stockings are never stretched to the breakingâ€"pointâ€"hems never have to be Begging above the ankleâ€"binding at the back of the kneeâ€" wrinkling through the leg of the stockingâ€" puckered heelsâ€" Even the ofors are nicer in Belleâ€"Sharmeer Stockipgs. They‘re Sunâ€"Dyedâ€"by amexclusive process that makes them fast to both light and washing. No fading, no streaking, and no changing of color under artificial lights! â€" > Wolnmmmd:ecklfioelcllw:nofdpd- ority against the stockings you‘reé now wearing. Thenâ€"wear a pair of besutiful Belleâ€"Sharmeer Stockings in your own leg size. YOU‘LL SEE THE DIFFERENCEâ€"AND LOVE.IT! 81 ‘115 ‘135 ‘165 o omm Smaet hert LPG 5\1“ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1989 »xclusived) _ * Â¥ S‘ock.‘“gs at which ‘time Dr. Helen Shacter of Northwestern university will be the speaker. T XYLOR [ ow COMMISSIONER _ Primary Election TUESDAY, FEB. : CLASSIC a a a » + REâ€"ELECT JOSEPH H. v4

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