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Dr. Spears is the author of a wellâ€"known book on curriculum reâ€" vision, one which he illustrated with his own cartoons, ‘"Experiences in Building a Curriculum." It is a sane and readable treatment of the high school curriculum program of Though still a young man, Dr. Spears comes to Highland Park with a variety of experience in secâ€" ondary school work. He has taught high school classes in English, soâ€" cial studies, Spanish, art and jourâ€" nalism. Art and publications are his hobbies, and he studied for a year at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. He has been an adminisâ€" trator, and through his service as Director of Research for the gramâ€" mar schools and five high schools he has seen public school education in all stages. He received his Masâ€" ters degree at Columbia university, Teachers college, in 1931 and his Doctorate in 1939. His undergradâ€" uate work was done at Wabash colâ€" lege, from which he was graduated in 1924. Board Selects Educator From Evansville, Ind., To Head Local School Dr. Harold Spears was elected principal of the Highland Park high school at a recent meeting of the board of education for Deerfleldâ€" Shields township. For the past seven years Dr. Spears has been Director of Research and Secondary Education in the public schools of Evansville, Indiana. He has conâ€" ducted courses in curriculum during the summier sessions at the Univerâ€" sity of Pittsburgh and at the Uniâ€" versity of Missouri. A member of the oNrth Central Association Curâ€" riculum committee and director of the North Central Association Curâ€" Study, he is the 1948 editor of the year book of the N. E. A. Departâ€" ment of Supervisors and directors of instruction. Dr. Harold Spears New H.S. Principal Volume XXX (Continued on page 14) The Higbland Park Press He has traveled vast areas of Japan, Manchukuo, China and Latin America as wellas every corner of Europe. His work has made him personally acquainted with many outstanding political and military leaders throughout Europe and Asia. He has just recently returned from a nine week‘s trip to the Paâ€" cific by Clipper Plane. Mr. Binder has interviewed â€"to mention only a fewâ€"such notables Mr. Binder‘s timely talk has an especial interest to Highland Parkâ€" ers since he has long been a resiâ€" dent of this community. For several years he served as chief corresponâ€" dent of the Chicago Daily News in London, Russia and Italy. "What‘s the Next Move In the Pacific?" Is Subject; Ravinia Pâ€"TA Is Sponsor Carroll Binder, director of the world‘s foremost foreign service, noted correspondent, editor and lecâ€" turer will speak Tuesday evening, May 6, at the Ravinia Village House. The Ravinia P.T.A. is sponâ€" soring his talk, "What‘s the Next Move in the Pacific.‘ The committee in charge headed by Mr. Lundgren includes Fred Fell, F. J. McDonough, IrÂ¥ing Brand and Mr. Wehrheim. Highland Park and Ravinia are growing communities and there are many newcomers who have not yet become acquainted with the excelâ€" lent service and the quality of merâ€" chandise offered by local business houses. It is because of this that this great value event is being staged, to acquaint the newcomers with their local enterprises and to have the local merchants become better acquainted with their clienâ€" tele. CARROLL BINDER, NOTED LECTURER, SPEAKS MAY 6 _ Large selections of merchandise have been secured and all business houses will be decorated in keeping with the seasonal program. New spring fashions are being shown for the whole family, and with the early spring weather, many summer offerâ€" ings are being displayed. There will also be a large assortment of home needs for the interior and exterior, garden supplies, sporting goods, auâ€" tomobiles, and a host of other items that whet up the spirits with the breath of spring. Ravinia as well as Highland Park merchants are participating in this promotional program and are planâ€" ning on making this 1941 event one of the greatest in the history of the city. Highland Park and Ravinia ‘ Merchants Participate in Huge Sales Event The third annual merchandising event "In Swing with Spring" proâ€" gram, begins Friday, May 2, and continues through Saturday, May 10. ‘This program is sponsored by the Retail Committee of the Highâ€" land Park Chamber of Commerce, under the guidance of Oscar Lundâ€" gren, chairman., "IN SWING WITH SPRING" PROGRAM OPENS FRIDAY Highland Park, Illinois, May 1, 1941 Now an internationally known figure, Carroll Binders years of preparation for interpretative work have been uniqueâ€"his study of forâ€" eign affairs extending back to stuâ€" dent days at Harvard a quarter of a century ago and continuing thru service in France as a representaâ€" tive of the American Red Cross in charge of French and Belgian refâ€" ugees in the war zone and expandâ€" ing with his years as a corresponâ€" dent in many lands over a period of more than fifteen years. Hourly, as foreign editor and diâ€" rector of the worldâ€"famed foreign news service of the Chicago Daily as Premiers Mussolini of Italy; Hirota, Hayashi, Okada of Japan; Venizelos of Greece; and R. H. Kung of China. As foreign news editor, even before Japan‘s current cycle of aggression, iBnder‘s interâ€" pretative writing on the Far East was being given headlines abroad. His comments were reprinted in the leading European journals. Park. During his service in this parish he was instrumental in not only enlarging the memebrship of his church, but in securing a church edifice and parish house free of debt. His new church has a memberâ€" Rev. Siemsen has enjoyed a very successful pastorate in Highland Rev. Harvey F. Siemsen, who has served as pastor of Bethany Evanâ€" gelical church of this city for the past twelve years, was assigned to the pastorate of the Oak Avenue Evangelical church at Freeport, IIL., at the annual Illinois Conference held in Chicago, last week. Rev. Harvey Seimsen Transferred from Bethany to Freeport (Continued on page 15) (Continued on page 15) Highland Park police picked up Bernard J. Rasch, who was a little vague on his address, and then thought it was Highwood, but couldn‘t think of the street number, for check forging. The young man had stolen a bunch of checks with his employers name on them and was attempting to cash one at the Highland Park First National Bank. HARRY EARKHART NEW ROTARY PRESIDENT Harry Earhart was elected presiâ€" dent of the Highland Park Rotary club at the annual meeting held Monday. Other officers elected by the new board of directors are Paul Behanna, viceâ€"president; Philip H. Ewens, secretary; Dana Corrough, treasurer, and Clarence Shetzley and John Oliver, sergeantâ€"atâ€"arms. The Rotary board of directors elected by the club is composed of Harry Earhart, Paul Behanna, Earl Geell, Edward Menke, Howard Morâ€" an, R. L. Sandwick, and Raymond Flinn. At the morning service the Rev. H. Metzger of Detroit will be the guest lpen!er. and at the vesper service the Rev. E. T. Lams of Osk Park will occupy the pulpit. Three other pastors served the congregation: Rev. A. Sallmann from 1897 to 1900, Rev. Albert Bauâ€" menn from 1900 to 1905, and Rev. Alvin Starck from 1905 to 1911. Since that time Rev. W. F. Subr has served the congreation as its minisâ€" ter. Redeemer Lutheran is really a branch of Trinity Lutheran church of Glencoe, whose church originally stood on Green Bay road and the County line. ‘The Rev. J. Adam Detâ€" zer, Jr. was pastor in 1891, when the Highland Park group asked for & dismissal from the mother church. This was immediately granted and the pastor recommended his father, the Rev. J. Adam Detzer, Sr., who was then living in retirement, to be the first pastor. He remained here until the year 1897. On last Sunday a preparatory service was conducted, at which a bronze tablet commemorating the names of the fourteen men who orâ€" ganized the congregation was unâ€" veiled. Guests of honor were eight charter members, who maintained unbroken, their connections with the church during these 50 years. They are: Mr. Otto Lawrentz, Mrs. Minâ€" na Quadt, Mrs. Edward Eichler, Mrs. Charles Geminer, Miss Anna Ohlwein, Mrs. W. E. Hundley, Mrs. Martha Holly and Mrs. Ernst Garlâ€" ing. Redeemer Church Holds Dedicatory Services To Honor Founding The Redeemer Evangelical Luthâ€" eran church will observe the 50th anniversary of its founding and dedâ€" jcation of its church building at two services on the coming Sunday; one in the morning at 10:30 and the other at a vesper service at four o‘clock. Observe Fiftieth Anniversary Sunday hlx‘h. Checks nd rk police p Number 9