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Register Mon., January 7 For Adult Educa. Classes The second term of Adult Eduâ€" cation classes offered by Highland Park high school wil} open Monâ€" day, Jan. 7. ~Registrations will be accepted at that time in the main office from 7 to 9 p.m. good chance for physical recreaâ€" tion during the winter months. The class in interior decorating will continue to meet Monday eveâ€" nings in the English club room. Bob Robinson has outlined a course to include many new â€" decorating schemes for homes. A complete listing of cllasses offering beginning and advanced business English. This is an exâ€" cellent opportunity for people to learn to type for personal or voâ€" Additional members are invitâ€" ed to join the new mixed chorus class which has already attracted an enthusiastic group. The new sports program will inâ€" clude badminton, volleyball, basâ€" sports of interest to both men and A complete list of courses availâ€" able includes:art, astronomy, badâ€" minton, basketball, business Engâ€" lish, chorus (mixed), interior decoâ€" rating, public speaking, sewing, shorthand (review), Spanish, typâ€" holstery, volleyball and Lo says exâ€"Cpl. Robert Patterson, just back from the European Theater uowm«-uu between the we know in this country and those of Nazi Gerâ€" many. Here they are and reâ€" spected citizens â€" the sort of people. Over there they are an ing (beginning and advanced), ETO Veteran, Tells Of His Experiences ny;'ifilmeerâ€"eithcropeu or lurking just below the surface." are the German youthâ€" boys from 10 to 14 â€" who are just young hoodlums, much like wild animals, with no morals and no respect for anything except German militarâ€" does, the vivid memory of a budâ€" dy dying in his arms. The differâ€" ence in American Germans and the Nazis, he attributes to the influâ€" ence of the Hitler regime. As for the German women: Unâ€" der the Hitler regime, he states, the woman‘s role is to act as beast of burden and to bear children. ‘There is no love in the German family â€" and without family love no nation can be great. The monâ€" ey we spend for laborâ€"saving household devices has been spent by the Germans on implements of ‘The engagement took place in the dead of winter. He was in a ances are found, he goes on, but in the country livestock and family often live under one roof. Farmâ€" ing is done on a small scale â€" plowing by ox or horse and harâ€" vesting by hand, with rake and Ardennes and central Germany â€" he considers the one at Ardennes the most rugged. "It was hardâ€" in the snow," he says, in profound "The idea was to concentrate in the U. S. 9th army sector and force was a gamble. We wanted them to Vol. 35; No. 44 their full strength. We had given them their choice â€" surrender or were to destroy them. i German Strength Superior "But they surprised us with their superior strength, and we were forced to withdraw â€" with heavy possible â€" again. He got infanâ€" try and armored divisions through losses on both sides. "Then Gen. Patton did the imâ€" Of all the campaigns in which ing over the Ruhr before For untold centuries men have employed some method of measurâ€" ing time, and since time has alâ€" ways been considered an important clement in the lives of people the Calendar appeared. ‘The word Calendar comes from the Roman word kalends, which means the first of the month, but calendars were in use long before the Roman empire. lar year according to the shadows cast by the pyramids; in the far north the ancient calendar was a stick, notched each day, and someâ€" times it appeared as "a buffalo skin burned with Indian signs; beâ€" fore that it was an Aztec whee} of bloodâ€"darkened _ porphyry, and again it was four tablets in the Roman Forum." s â€" Down through the .ges various reforms changed the caendar. During the time of Julius Caesar, the Julian calendar went into efâ€" foet..Asliclitinaec:m'-:ybtlr'cv!!'.l threw it off, and after several hunâ€" ?dredyun,itvut.dlrldhr‘ the solar year. hlmm.d-‘ opted the Gregorian calendar with its 365% days, and other counâ€" tries gradually followed. The Julian. calendar, and other ancient calendars, however, are still observed in several countries in connection with church festivals and other holidays. One of the oldâ€" est calendars stil in use in many parts of India, is the Hindu calenâ€" dar, which was in existence about five centuries before the birth of Christ. The ancient Hebrew calenâ€" dar of Biblical times is the same one used by Orthodox Jews of toâ€" changes have been proposed. The most generally favored one,. isthe Cotsworth calendar with 13 months of 28 days each, with the leap year day perhaps added to June. All holidays would fall on Mondays and Easter would be a fixed date. But so far no changes have been accepted. The library will be closed all day New Year‘s day. Ravinia School Adopts Jan Rokus Van Wijk Ravinia school, with Miss M. Evâ€" elyn Pearsons, principal, acting as foster parent group secretary, has "adepted" Jan Rokus Van Wijk, 12â€"yearâ€"old Dutch boy in England, through the Foster Parents Plan for War Children, it was announced yesterday by Mrs. Edna Blue, Plan executive chairman. _ American headquarters of the Plan are at 55 ‘West 42nd St., New York. At the present time the Plan is operating fiftyâ€"six children‘s projâ€" ects in Italy, England, Maita, Belâ€" gium and France and is caring for Mailtese, ‘Czech, Polish, Dutch, French, Italian, British, Spanish, trian, Hungarian and Belgian chilâ€" Lions Club Celebrates With Christmas Party Strolling musicians furnished entertainment during the serving of appetizers and dinner, and later enteriainment was provided by a girl votalist, a mimic and acrobatic dancers. â€" Door prizes were also awarded. M The child is in one of the projâ€" ects operated by the organization. place at Elks hall and a bountiful dinner was served to about 120 ‘The health and welfare commitâ€" tee, headed by Frank Keller, coâ€" operated with the Social Service club in providing a Christmas for needy children. 10 pairs of stockâ€" ings, 19 pairs of mittens, and 14 sets of underwear were given, and a secretarial bed table was presentâ€" ed to a young woman who has been confined to her bed since being stricken by polio. to Bastonne to relieve the besieged airborne division defending there." After Von Rundstedt was stopâ€" ped, Robert continues, this became the most heavily defended sector on the Western front. it was touch and go until the thaw came, i (Continued on page 2) The ancient Egyptians had a soâ€" The Higbland Park Press In mn‘j@nmw ‘Thursday evening the Lions club Highland Park‘s NEWS Patper for 33 Years While the high school chorus sang the ever beautiful Christmas music, and the drama department told the significant story of the nativity in tableaux, members of the woman‘s club realistically exâ€" pressed the Christmas spirit by deâ€" positing im the foyer their donaâ€" tions for shivering and hungry friends across the sea. Before the program was over, contributions were stowed into a~"waiting truck and taken to the YWCA, where Mrs. Theodore Osborn, who has charge of local activities of the YWCA national emergeney and war victim committee, has already sent them to New York. They will be sent to Holland immediately. H. P. Woman‘s Club Remembers Holland at Distressed peoples of the land of tulips, dikes and romantic legends were remembered at the Christmas meeting of the Highland Park Woman‘s club last week. Memâ€" bers brought warm clothing, deâ€" hydrated soups, shoes and even needles and pins, to aid in the reâ€" suscitation and survival of the rourageous people of Holland â€" that wee morsel of land pulled frontbefloorolt*-uâ€"whkh. was so ravaged during the Nazi occupation. £ In addition to the "Dutch treat for Holland," the thirty members of the Woman‘s club victory comâ€" mittee unanimously approved sev> tral other ‘Christmas projects. Sixty dollars was allowed for purâ€" chasing 12 bed racks for holding the personal belongings of patiâ€" ents at Vaughan hospital. Money was appropriated for purchasing six cases of canned goods for overâ€" seas relief. _ Fifteen dollars was sent to the Red Cross to be used for Christmas wrappings or gifts for hospitalized servicemen and $25 was allowed for supplies for Holland. _ Tuesday night dinners for battle fatigue veterans from Great Lakes have been temporariâ€" ly abandoned because of the USO fire. . Five such dinners have been prepared and served in the current The victory: committee was orâ€" ganized at the onset of the war to aid the war effort in as many ways as possible. â€" Funds from rummage sales and dessert bridges were alâ€" located to an emergencyâ€"war fund. At the invitation of the clubythe Red Cross blood bank came to the clubhouse over a dozen times to receive blood donations. All inciâ€" dental ‘costs, appointments and publicity were handled by club members. The lounge was conâ€" verted to the use of the Red Cross surgical dressing unit and the USO work was begun at once. Alâ€" though the war is now over the victory committee is still functionâ€" ing actively under the chairmanâ€" ship of Mrs. Harry G. Pertz with the enthusiastic cooperation of Mrs. Leonard. Keaster, club presiâ€" dent, and the membership. YWCA Christmas â€" Club Meets Thursday Miss Hellen Faller, program chairman, is in charge of the sleigh ride and Miss Fay Beyers, with her group from Winnetka, are in charge of the dinner. All members \md guests should contact the Y before Dec. 29 about reservations The monthly meeting of the Friendship club on Thursday, Jan. 3, will celebrate with a sleigh ride followed by their regular dinner at the YWCA, 374 Laurel. for the sleigh ride. Major Paul Olson To Receive Discharge Major Paul Olson, formerly with the firm, Art Olson & Company, is now home on terminal leave and will be released from sérvice on Highland Park, IMlinois, Thursday, Dec. 27, 1945 FROM EACH OF US TO ALL OF YOU After the reading and. approval of the.minutes of the Nov. 15th meeting, roll call of representaâ€" tives of coordinating council memâ€" bers was answered by 35. The â€"Oivicâ€"Groups Safety ‘comâ€" mittee met at the Community cenâ€" ter on Dec. 15, at 8 o‘clock, called to order by Chairman Avery Jones. After a brief summary of past enâ€" deavors to coordinate and ease traffic problems by %arious comâ€" mittees, the chairman explained that the prpsent Highand Park traffic commission is an out@growth of such endeavor and has been functioning since 1985. 1. Raise the gatehouse to imâ€" prove vision. ; 2. Install powerâ€"operated gates. 3. Install flashâ€"panel to indicate approaching scheduled and nonâ€" scheduled trains. The railroad committee report, presented by Stanley McKee, sumâ€" marized the North Western R. R.‘s proposal regarding the Elm Place erossing, namely : 4. Place skirts on gates to preâ€" vent pedestrians from crawling under lowered gates. tee Meets Dec. 15 5. Erect a fence 10 feet to the north of gates. The above tentative proposition is subject to acceptance by the city council. Upon acceptance, the railroad representatives will then endeavor to secure acceptance of the plan. ~Mr. McKee also recomâ€" mended a survey of all railroad crossings in Highland Park. The streets and crossings comâ€" mittee, Ken Kraft,.chairman, reâ€" ported approval of the objectives committee proposal to effect a comprehensive survey of all our vehicular traffic. The contacting of all civic orâ€" ganizations and request that each send an official representative to this meeting has been the action to date of the methods commitee, Darrell Beam, cHairman, for whom Lester Ball, reported. tE 1. To cooperate with the city council, the police department, and the traffic > commission on safety problems in Highand Park. _ 2, To consolidate the safety efâ€" forts of all local groups. i 8. To effect a comprehensive survey on vehicular and railroad traffic in Highland Park. 4. To promote a greater safety consciousness among residents. Verne: Peterson, chairman _ of the : objectives committee, stated that the primary purpose of his committee was fourâ€"fold: ~ In realising the need of expert advice, Mr. Peterson ‘é&plained that his committee contacted . the National Safety council Chairman Jones then introduced Howard W. Oxley, head of field organization of the National Safeâ€" ty council who ofitlined safety edâ€" ucational and accident prevention programs offered by the council. Mr. Oxley‘s revéaling talk stimâ€" ulated an active discussion of many local problems. â€" _ _ The C. G. 8. C.will give each coâ€"ordinating council member anâ€" other opportunity to become . a member of the fulul committee. This action was recommended afâ€" ter several requests were made to acquaint more citizens with plans and objectives. Decision.was made to apply for membership in the National Safety council. This action is to be a first step towards having a preliminary traffic, streets, crossings, etc., The next meeting will be held on Jan. 24. Four years in the army and 42 months overseas, he served with land, France, Germany, Holland, Luxembourg and Italy. f March 25. (This is the title of an article in the Sept. 1945 issue of the Surâ€" vey Graphic, written by Mrs. Avis D. Carison, free lance writer, who is a roving reporter of social exâ€" periment and progress.) s Lasting Patterns "One of the patterns which were set during the early years of the League," says Mrs. Carlson, "was respect for fact. During their suffragist days the léaders had learned that they had to be absoâ€" lutely armored in facts if they hoped to get anywhere in a world of officeâ€"holding males delighted at any chance to laugh the little woman out of court. Very well then, they would equip themselves and the new wumen voters with the facts â€" the kind of facts that are hard to dodge. Trail Blazers "The study group idea seemed the answer to that need. But what would it study? â€" The average sort of printed material on government would not do." It was too bulky and too erudiate for the newly emancipated housewife or salesâ€" woman coming timidly or without background to her first League meeting. Hold Cityâ€"wide Ice Meet At Sunset Park Sunday "So along with all its other acâ€" tivities the young organization had to go into the business of writing and publishing its own materials. By the time it was ten years old it had 150 publications on its list, all but a handful of which had been prepared bl its own members or staff. League pamnhlets have become standard materials in the great adult education movement which has developed in the second quarter of the twentieth century. Another lasting characteristic which started in those early years was concern with local government. Porhaps it. was becauseâ€"the carly leaders soon discovered that the easiest way to interest women in government was through their own local board of education, sanitaâ€" tion department or juvenile court. At any rate, by 1923 they were launched upon a study of local conâ€" ditions. One of the state leagues had had prepared a auestionnaire ‘g-lled ‘Know Your Town,‘ which was being used around the counâ€" try â€" and with some revision is still being used. ‘was . then . tabulated. . andâ€" â€" made "Another sort of questionnaire experimented with by 1924 was one sent out to candidates for pubâ€" lic office, asking for statements of their training, experience, and stand on issues in which the league was interested. â€" This information available to the public through whatever means were locally feasiâ€" ble. Over the years, communities have learned to look upon their â€" cal leagues as a source of preâ€"elecâ€" tion information which can be ‘(hmed â€" nonâ€"partisan and factuâ€" L 4 ‘The word nonâ€"partisan brings up another point. â€" The principle had been stated unequivocally at the birthday convention; as indiâ€" viduals they would be members of & party, as a league they would be nonâ€"partisan. . At first the organâ€" ization met much skepticism on this point. â€" The oldest league joke ‘u that in ::r‘bllun‘eir:l’u they are consid ‘a Demoâ€" crats,‘ in n.aa" circlels ‘a bunch of Republicans,‘ while cccaâ€" ally both groups have dubbed them ‘a bunch of socialists.‘ _ ‘There are more ways than one of affecting an election, the league has ~demonstrated. â€" A . parallel chart of records and qualifications will sometimes make a point quite as well as endorsement. Also it is perfectly possible to set up a yardâ€" stick of training, experience and personality which a certain official ought to have, and that, too, will make quite a good point." ; "The early league also hit on anâ€" other tactic which speedily became r- league now. ‘We support prinâ€" ciples, but never a candidate. We take stands on issues, not on inâ€" dividuals.‘ M Thus _ early. patterns . were formed which are adhered to today as strongly as they were 20 to 25 years ago, because they have proven their worth. s Social Meeting of At the Thursday meeting, Dec. 27, of the American Legion, memâ€" , Dec. 27 For the past ten days neighborâ€" hood school ice ponds have been holding qualifying races; the plan is that each ice pond send three contestants from each age classiâ€" fication. day, Dec. 28. School ice pond instructors have the entry blanks. Events for the meet ° Oyears oldâ€"100 yd. straightâ€" away race. 10 years oldâ€"One lap of pond. 11 years oldâ€"One lap of pond. 12 years oldâ€"Two laps of pond. 13 years oldâ€"Two laps of pond. 14 and overâ€"Two laps of pond. Above grade school events are the same for boys and girls. _ This annual meet is jointly sponâ€" sored and conducted by© the Highâ€" land Park Park board, school ice rinks and the Playground and Recâ€" reation board. Entries will close with Roy Milâ€" len, Park board, City Hall, on Friâ€" Sunday, Dec. 30, at 2 p.m. is the date for the Annual Cityâ€"wide Ice Meet for boys and girls. The event will be held at Sunset park. Events for the meet are as folâ€" lows: High school junior + senior class â€"two laps of pond. i _ Above high school events are the same for boys and girls. : In addition to the above races there will be grammar school relay races. â€" Each school will race one team of boysâ€"and one team of girls. Race will consist of four contestâ€" ants each Ekating one lap of pond. _ High . school freshmenâ€"sophoâ€" more classâ€"two laps of pond: . Awards will be offered to the winners as follows: medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Ribbons for 4th and 5th places. Contestants must live in Highland Park. ~â€"Officialsfor the meet include: : Bert S. Leech, referee; Art Olson, head judge; George Hartman, starter; Dudley Dewey, ‘ Stanley McKee, Leonard Johnson, Paul Mcâ€" Laughlin, Vincent Viezbicke, Harâ€" ry Kubalek, William Behrens, Ray Naegele, judges; Roy Millen, scoreâ€" keeper; Ed J. Brown, Joe Kelly andâ€" George Scheuchenpflug, â€" arâ€" rangements and awards. _ Parents and all others interestâ€" ed are urged to come «ind enjoy the races. There is no entry fee or charge for spectators. Surplus Goods Offered By RFC Regional Office One of Uncle Sam‘s surplus barâ€" gains is now being offered civiliâ€" ans through disposition of nearly 900,000 black navy raincoats thru the 11 regional offices maintained by the Consumer Goods division of the RFC. § ‘The coats, which were designed to be worn by enlisted personnel, are being offered to retailers and wholesalers at a sale which ends on _‘ Jan. 3. The raincoats come in all.%.... standard sizes and are new. The 11 regional consumer goods offices are maintained in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cincinâ€" nati, Chicago, Atlanta, Fort Worth, Kansas City, Denver, San Francisâ€" co and Seattle. From Highland Park Inducted in Army Among the local man inducted into the army from Highland Park last week, and leaving for their respective posts a few days before Christmas were the following: Mike Acello, Wm. Galllagher, Roy Crossman Jr., Ferdinand Humer Jr., James Greenebaum, Alexander Greco and Peter Mustric, Highland Park; Leo F. Bernardi, Highwood. bers were givem the opportunity to hear Rev. Christoph Keller, pastor of Trinity church. A choral group from the high school sang Christâ€" mas carols. 4 _ David Trute of Deerfield was inâ€" ducted into the navy. Among the guests of honor were the local clergy, the mayor and all city officials, and Mr. Telfer Macâ€" Arm president of the Pioneer Pul ing Co., an organization which publishes a chain of comâ€" munity newspapers, including the Highland Park News and two Lake lrond papers. . ~ U.8,. VICTORY BOND S BUY THEM . . . KBEP THEM! 7 years oldâ€"75 yd. straightaway 8 years oldâ€"75 yd. straightaway 5¢ a copy ; $1.50 a year