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it aeamvunl? â€" s > WW-«I Baker, ,.M of ‘the late jMr. And Mrs. ** Montgomery Ward, whose family bas beenâ€" known for its generous donations to the university, was also made a life trustee. 7« »Ralph A. Bard, 531 N. St. Johns, ‘ former undersecretary of the navy, and ever active â€" in â€" worthy local projects, has been elected a reguâ€" ~â€"lar trustee of Northwestern. uniâ€" â€" yersity, mecording to a ®gcent anâ€" Page 4 Purses had been removed to the office, and contents of unlocked lockers were finally taken to the empty room assigned. _ But the ceeded in scrambling everything hopelessly. ToE The result was bad. ‘The roughâ€" er element, getting out of control, began to tear off locks, upset lockâ€" ers and even desroy books. Finalâ€" ty ~the â€"principal .ordered _ all_stuâ€" dents from the building. _ Examinations ‘scheduled for the following day found the students without books and unprepared. A few ringFeaders met groups at the Vine avenue station ‘with the anâ€" nouncement that there would. be no school for the day, and about 200 students paraded the business section <of the town. They. were brought back by Coach Rothacker and Chief Councilor Mcllwain, and after a conference with the prinâ€" cipal, quieted down. â€" f All‘s Well That Ends Well An understanding was effected, and the students ended by cheerâ€" ing the instructor in charge of emptying the Jockers the preceding day, and chasing away a_ reporter and a photographer from Chicago. All clothing claims were satisfied and the few books and pens still Ralph A. Bard, Marjorie Ward Walker Trustees at Northwestern Consulting the principal, it was agreed that contents of unlocked lockers be removed in accordance with the faculty plan. Half a dozâ€" en students helping. an attempt was made to carry out the plan during the sixth period. But over 80 offending lockers were found, and the period was over before the work could be finished. Meanwhile students visiting their lockers between classes and findâ€" ing the contents removed began a frantic search among the piles of books, hats and cloaks. . _ â€" missing were. replaced. Green Bay P.T.A. To Have Contest In Room Attendance "Mrs. George Pansie, of Oshkowh, Wis., who had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Karl Babr, 533 Lauâ€" rel, for the past two months, passâ€" ed away suddenly on Thursday of last week. She was 72 years of To encourage mothers of the Green Bay Road P.T.A. to attend all meetings, a record ‘of attendâ€" ance is being kept and a party will be given the prizeâ€"winning room, at the end of the year. To help your child‘s room, come to the sehool on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 3:15 p.m. Mrs. Harrisâ€"willâ€"speak toâ€"ge@mbout having "display cases" as a hobby. Mrs. C. A. Carlson, president, will preside and the first grade room mothers are hosteses. . thefts from students‘ unlocked lockers moved the faculty of the local high school, 25 years ago this week, to take steps to stop it. At Mrs. Karl Bahr mtlm HIGH SCHOOL decided to call the students‘ attenâ€" tion again to the necessity of keepâ€" ing their lockers locked. Students were also warned that contents of open lockers would be removed to safe keeping and locked in an empâ€" ty _ Unfortunately two of the stuâ€" dent advisors were absent from the meeting and not al} sessions reâ€" before action was taken. . This ocâ€" curred more precipitately because the instructor in charge of the lunchroom had been appealed to by hungry youngsters robbed of their lunch â€"money. Besides Mrs. Babhr, she is survivâ€" ed by two daughters and one son, al} of Oshkosh, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. _ Services were conducted at Oshâ€" kosh on Saturday. 25 Local Events Misunderstanding Arises of ‘fifimdfnt fe : ;h. Bard is n"6fâ€" the board of rlnd my suitease in my own hands once, during the trip," she reveals. An Unbeatable Combination One of her escorts on the way down was a major, "with plenty of wold braid," who wistfully expressâ€" ed a desire to exnlore the Missouri. ‘They decided that with his gold braid and her prestige as a mother of a seaman aboard, they would make a good combination. _ And they did. Everywhere they were accorded â€" exceptional . privileges. Guards stood back readily and alâ€" Towed them to explore areas roped off aboard the Missouri which were taboo to the rest of the crowd. ‘"They must be pretty big shots," she heard someone murmur. . > Misses Connections with "Bud" Presenting herself at the Missâ€" ouri she was confronted with some difficulty in cortacting her son, Bud.~ The navy didâ€"its best to help. â€""Seaman First ~Class Earl Riddle," they roared over the loud speaker, "your mother is waiting for you on â€"â€"â€"â€" deck." There was no response, so accompanied by a guide she searched the ship. He might be sleeping heavily, afd so have missed the call. They inâ€" vaded the sleeping quarters. Row upon row and tier upon tier of sleeping sailors were inspected "Does that look like him?" the guide would ask, again and again, indicating some .fousled head. Some of the sailors slept through out the search. Others awakened. surprisingly goodâ€"natured.. Sudâ€" denly someone recalled that he had issued a pass to Seaman 1/e Earl Riddle. ‘"He is on the beach," he explained. "On what beach?""asked Mrs. R., startled. They explained that this was the navy term for "liberty." A sailor dashed: up. **Are you Earl Riddle‘s mother?" he panted. "If you find him, please give him this." It was her own wire to Earl, stating theâ€"time of her arival. It seem that Earl has become quite well known because of his skill at_boxing. ' Inspects the Missouri So Mrs. R., with her Major, inâ€" «pected the ‘Missouri â€" officers‘ cabins and .wardrooms,chefs‘ quarâ€" ters and mess hall, radar room, bunks, galleys with great hunks of meat, j * ‘Navy Day _ Celebrates Navy Day In New York City Mrs. Joseph Riddle, 330 Vine, returned last week after a visit to Now York City, where she celebratâ€" ed Navy Bay, bubbling over with enthusiasm and looking ten years vounger. Perhaps that tricky new hat had something to do with the effect. "Joe calls it my ‘tomato‘," she chuckles, "but it was made to order for those New York crowds. in no time at all, and who would check their own baggage in order to relieve her of hers. "I hardly On Navy day she had a good view of President Truman as he hoarded the Missouri with its rows of sailors standing at attention: "I don‘t see how they, could stand still so long," she marvels. â€" I simply couldn‘t get tost. If I beâ€" came separated from my party they just looked for my ‘tomato‘â€" and there I was under it !" Before leaving Highland Park she saw Frank Sordy] in the staâ€" tion, which must have been a good cmen, for throughout her trip the way was made smooth by service men, to whom she became "Mom" This good friend of all men in service had a marvelous trip. Travâ€" eling alone, she met with extraordiâ€" nary good luck at every turn â€" even finding, â€" unassisted, a nice room at Hote] Belleclaire, Broadâ€" way and 77th, in the heart of the most .wonderful sights in the world," and only two blocks from the place where the Missouri was docked. > , She modestly credits the attenâ€" tion shown her to her service pin with its three stars â€" one of them gold ; but we believe that her mothâ€" erliness, the merry twinkle in her clear blce eyes. her bubbling enâ€" thusiasm and infinite faith in huâ€" man nature all had something to do with turning the trick. ; Service Men Are Tops 4e Fortyâ€"seven ships in the harbor wave the 21â€"gun salute when the President went aboard, and during the twoâ€"hour "show" 1029 rounds of ammunition were fired. 1200 planes from 28 air fields roared ovâ€" erhead for ten minutes, in perfect V formation, covering an area of 12 square miles~ Even the pier trembled with vibrations. And above all hovered a huge blimp. . Regarding the reports of vanâ€" dalism aboard the ships â€" Mrs. R. doesn‘t believe a word of it. "Why, sailors were stationed everywhere â€"there was no chance for any such destruction." . Thousands of school children swarmed aboard like monkeys â€"at the appointed times, and were greeted smilingly by sailors who had seen 100,000 miles of travel sincé leaving home. Mrs. Joseph Riddle They permitted the children to step on the place where the Japs stood to sign the treaty, but nowhere could there have been any mutilaâ€" tion of property. Aboard the En uwhoummdli. of Jap nails were offered as souvenirs. They disappeared in five minutes. _ During her stay in New Yark Mrs. R. saw considerably more of the sights than most seasoned New Yorkers, who are noted for their "New Yorkers," states Mrs. R., "rush about madlyâ€"and they make you rush, too. . Of course they realâ€" ly have hearts of gold â€"â€" but they do bark at you! And how they can argue!" "Well," snapped the conductor, "why didn‘t you say so?" Does the Town Thoroughly bl;h.lm. â€"He proudly disâ€" pla an‘invitation. **For you, Mom. 1 can take you aboard the Missouri on Monday, ‘family day,‘ and show you all the sights." * . **Son," she told him, "I‘ve alâ€" ready seen everything there is to see aboard the Missouri." â€" ; New Yorkers Are Funny People :« She had her first runâ€"in with a streetâ€"car conductor. To relieve the congestion of the crowd, the Missouri had been removed from T7th street to 50th street after the President‘s visit. ~Becoming conâ€" fused on her way there, she asked directions of the conductor. "I want to get to the Missouri," she explained. © ® Although merely a Chicagoan, Mrs. R. stood her. ground. â€" ~She went into a detailed account of the transfer. "You‘re on the wrong car," he barked. . *The Missouri is at 77th street." â€" f *"Why, no, it‘s at. 50th street now." He glared. "I think I should know, Madam!" > : In the meantime Mrs. R. had CHICAGO and â€"NORTH WESTERN SYSTEM Ninetyâ€"seven years ago, when Chicaâ€" go‘s firstâ€"locomotive, the Old Pioneer, chugged westward to the banks of the Des Plaines river, a hint of the railroadâ€":toâ€"come was indicated on that initial run. ; The significant thing was not the group of Who‘s Who making the first trip â€"it was a load of wheat. Some one $15 A DAY REVENUE! S â€"â€" _ â€"â€"Rail Officials Woere Gleoful THE PRESS indifference to wonders so . close at hand. She walked the last 10 flights of stairs to look out through the windows in the crown of the Statue of Lib» erty. . She went on a tour over Brooklyn Bridge, on Riverside Drive, past Washington Bridge with ‘its red light commemeorating Will Rogers, past Grant‘s tomb. She saw where the Empire . State Building had been repaired after the air plane crash. She looked down from the top of its 102 storâ€" ies â€" "cars look like bugs and people like scurrying little ants." From the same height, 1250 feet, she saw New York Bay . with its flocks of ships â€" anâ€" amazing sight. She took in Radio City, where television was demonstrated for them with a soldier, a civilian and a sailor â€" none less than "Bud" himself â€" being selected as subâ€" jects. â€" She visited Rockefeller Center, with its immense music hall, its "Switzerland in the heart of New York." Three times she visited St. Patricks cathedral, atâ€" tended high mass and. heard its huge organ. And romantically she sandwiched in a visit to "The Little Church Around the Corner," a:tiny, brown building in the middle of a garden surrounded by towering edifices. s Visits Philadelphia t * Visiting the Zukerâ€" family in Philadelphia â€" Mrs. Billy Riddle is the former Pauline Zuker â€" she saw the Betty Ross home, in which the â€" D.A.R. have reproduced the original furnishings, Carpenter‘s Hall, where the first Continental Congress assembled in October, 1774. She explored Independence Hall â€" touched the Liberty Bell. A Pathetic Episode It was here that she witnessed an arresting scene. A blinded war vetcran, on crutches, was being #,0NEER RAILROAD. OF CHICAGO AND THE WEST guided through the hall by his girlâ€" of Independence was made and signed, July 4, 1776, and entered Christ Church, where Washington worshipped as president. An inâ€" describable feeling of awe possessâ€" es one, standing there,.she says.â€"It is as though in the absolute silence, whosts of the great departed filled A Few Bad Moments ish wife, who visualized everything for him . . . He, also, touched the Liberty Bell Back in New York, at 12:30 of the last day, with her train due at 4:30, Mrs. R. suddenly realized that she had not, as yet, seen the ocean. _ Bays, rivers, harbors â€"â€" yes, but no ocean. Promptly she took a train to Coney Island and gazed pensively at the blue Atlanâ€" tic while, munching an iceâ€"cream sand wich. Both alighted at the Grand Cenâ€" tral Station. _ The New Yorker looked at her watch again. ©*You have missed it. â€" It‘s ten to five rightâ€" now!" â€" . Learning that her train left at 4:30 the merchant said: "Madame, you‘d better step on it â€" you‘ll get left!" Aecordingly she "stepped on it." But a fellow passenger. on the street car gave her aâ€"bad jolt.. * Mrs. R. had .some bad moments while she wondered if she had acâ€" cidentally turned back the hands of her own watch. Her heart sank to the pit of her stomach. But she covered up. nicely. § "I‘ve just got to make maintained. "Fourâ€"thirty? Why, you‘ll never make it," said the woman. / "Just the same â€" you‘re going to miss it." The woman showed her watch. _ ‘"See?" N "Oh, but I mugt! I have a resâ€" ervation on that train." She saw where the Declaration grain on the return journey. It was a had "sold" the railroad on hauling the great ideaâ€"within a week 30 loads of wheat were waiting at the Des Plaines river to be hauled into Chicago! Rail officials were gleeful. With sharpâ€" ened pencils they figured that this freight revenue might run as high as $15 a day! it !" ghe Thursday, Nov. 8th, 1945 "I can‘t miss it!" * She searched for the big clock in the station. ‘ "There!" she said, pointing, triumphantly. The clock said five to four. The New Yorker apologized handsomely. "I must have set my» Braeside Book Fair "You‘ll make your train after all" â€"RB.0. Nov. 19 and 20 . ’ New and renewal subscriptions to all magazines willâ€" be taken durâ€" ing the fair. Posters announcing the fair are being made by Braeâ€" side school children." __ Mrs. A. H. Emerson of the Gift Corner, who is supplying the books, will speakto the Monday evening gathering. Her subject will be "New Books for Adults and Children." _ At the conclusion of the evening refreshments will be served by Mrs. David Joseph, soâ€" cial chairman, assisted by mothers of the fifth grade students. the supervision: of Mrs. Leonard Davidow, book fair chairman, will be held in the school auditorium on Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Nov. 20 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fair is sponsored by "the Parentâ€" Teachers Civic association and the proceeds will be used to enlarge the school‘s referénce library. Books will be sold on a cash and carry basis to avoid delayed deliveries. On the committée assisting Mrs. Davidow are Mrs. James Barton, coâ€"chairman; Mrs. Paul Boyd, Mrs. John Calendar, Mrs. Ed Engelâ€" brecht, Mrs. Walter Colbath, Mrs. John Snite, Mrs. Hamilton Winton, Mrs. Joseph Eisendrath and Mrs. Mare Goldsmith. *"No,"