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Highland Park Press, 5 May 1949, p. 1

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Show, May 21 The fifth annual Allâ€"Star Boxâ€" ing and Wrestling Show sponsored by the Elks club will be held on Saturday, May 21, at the Highland High School Building Trades Dept. Finishes 6â€"room House six room house which they are building at 725 Princeton Avenue in Highland Park. The house will be open for inspection when it is completed and it will be sold to the highest bidder. All details of the sale will be handled by the First National Bank of Highland At first glance it might seem that the sensible thing to do would be to create the facilities for proâ€" viding a service before offering the service "free" to all comers. But not in Washington today. Not with our Harry, a stern realist with his feet planted firmly in the clouds. Elks To Sponsor Boxing And Wrestling Outstanding Lake County boxâ€" ers will participate in the proâ€" gram, plus added attractions in the grunt and groan department offâ€" ered by two leading Chicago heavy weights. â€" Chairman of the affair is Mel Mullins assiste by George Bock, coâ€"chairman, Mort Singer, adverâ€" tising chairman, Tony Vignocchi, ticket chairman and Joe Cabonarâ€" gi, financial chairman. The students of the Building Trades Department of the Highâ€" land Park high school aré putting on the finishing touches to the Some say the medical profession has not been sufficiently diligent in recruiting apt candidates for the profession ; some that the long period of training is discouraging to many who want to establish themâ€" selves much earlier in life than a doctor can hope to; others that increased incomes have made it possible for more people to afford medical care they would not otherwise have had. Certainly many answers are possible, and a portion of the truth must lie in each of them. The fact remains that there are not, at present, enough doctors. _ _ _ _ > ~_ Soâ€"the Truman bill would gplve this problem by infinitely increasing the workload on the present medical staff. There are so few doctors in practice now that each is overburdened. Solve the problem multiplying his patients. _ e y There is one aspect of Truman‘s compulsory health insurance bill that has not received too much attention. Not too much has heen said about what the bill actually would accomplish if it were enacted. Preâ€" sumably, it is designed to provide more and better medical service for more people. y f It is generally accepted that one of the weakâ€" nessesof fir present mel:iicd aysugt that at presâ€" ent, there are not enough doctors. This shortage is explained in various ways by various groups, accordâ€" ing to their lights and leanings in the matter. Vice President, and Chairman, Music Committee, Gocthe Bicentennial Foundation; and Walter P. Paepcke of the Board of Directors of the Locthe Bicentennial Foundation, photographed at a press conâ€" ference held in the Tavern Club April 18. At the conference, the deâ€" tailed program for the international Gocthe meetings and Music Festival in Colorado were announced. Professor Reinhardt is the first _u.opean scholar slated to participate in the Comvocation, to arrive in the United States. Left to right, Robert M. Hutchins, Chancellor of the University of Chicago and Chairman of the Gocthe Bicentennial Foundation; Proâ€" fessor Karl Reinhardt of the University of Frankfort, Frankfort, Gcrâ€"ny;_-mlch_-_v.s’ubwdwm!l@lu?nrh By Bill Thomas e TRUMAN‘S SOLUTION Vol. 39; No. 10 Up To Now Bake Sale At Wesley Methodist group, headed by Carol Trangmar, the Chancel Choir with Elizabeth society led by Marilyn Date, This will be the first time a party of this kind has been held. The young people of the Presâ€" byterian church are planning for an event to be called Frontier Day Dance. It will be held on Satâ€" urday evening, May 21, at the church, and the tickets sold will be limited to the first 100 couples. The Wonian‘s Society of Chrisâ€" tian Service of the Wesley Methâ€" odist church will sponsor a bakery sale at the Highwood church, Satâ€" urday May 14th, at 9:30 a.m. Mrs. Ira Breakwell, chairman will be assisted by Mrs. Lyle Courty, Mrs. Joe Baruffi, and Mrs. Wm. Davis. Bakery items such as cakes, Presbyterian Church Plan Innovation Four organizations are included : the Varsity group, with Bob Buâ€" pies, cookies, coffee cakes, rolls and bread will be donated by varâ€" fous members of the church, Arâ€" rangements can be made to pick up offerings by calling Mrs. Davis Young People Of Saturday morning. The Higbland Park Press | A Paper for Highland Parkers ® Published by Highland Parkers Summer School Swimming Offers Community Service Registrations Taken June 10 and 11 Registration for summer school swimming classes at Highland Park High School will be held on Friday, June 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Saturday, June 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00. Classes will begin on Monday, June 13. They will close on August 5. The tuition is seven dollars. for eight weeks. Suits and towels will be furnished and laundered by the school. Only school suits may be worn. Girls are required to wear their own bathing caps. All classes are coâ€"educational. The periods are one hour long. Parents are invited to watch their children during class instruction. Cars should be parked in the parking lot north of the high school audiâ€" torium. Smoking is not permitted in school buildings. The classes are divided into three types in accordance with age and ability. ‘Section Bâ€"Tth and 8th grade as well as high school. At the end of the day these good ladies are, no doubt, very tired. Their feet hurt. But their hearts are light, They have rendâ€" ered a type of service that no one else could offer. And, bless ‘their hearts, they feel good, too. Why You‘Bny‘A | Poppy On May 21 Some of these ladies teach the more able patients arts and crafts. Once a month a ‘nrty is given at which they assist. There are speâ€" cial parties for the women‘s wards. Didn‘t you know they had these? Oh, yes, these wards house disâ€" abled Waves, Wacs, Marines and War Nurses. 2. Intermediate â€" Limited to 30 pupils per class. You pay your coin and fasten the poppy blossom proudly to your lapel. You feel good. And you have a right to feel good. That offering of yours will help to make the world a lot brighter for many deâ€" serving men ‘ and women who cheerfully gave of their health and wellâ€"being for your sakeâ€" your and mine, The scarlet blooms are made, as you know, by hospitalized veterans who welcome this chance to be of use; who appreciate the break in the tedium of hospital routine; who are, perhaps, glad of an opâ€" portunity to earn a small sum for services rendered. For in return for every 1000 poppies he has helped to make each patient reâ€" ceives the sum of $5. No long faces among these busy volunteer workers. Their cheerfulâ€" ness is contagiousâ€"their ready laughter . acts like a magnet to draw the patients to them. They bring an ‘atmosphere of wholeâ€" someness â€" a breath of home, _ Section Aâ€"From 7 years of age to Tth grade. Section Aâ€"From 7 years of age to 7th grade. be one, blinded in the service of his country, able only to separate the silken petals in preparation for assembling. He may be the one who puts the stamen in the flower, The cost of each poppy is five cents. After expenses are deductâ€" ed from the proceeds of the sale the remainder goes into ‘a fund for rehabilitation services. These services include weekly visits by trained volunteers, usually women who have their own homes to maintain, who distribute candy, cigarettes and other comforts alâ€" lowed. He may be yery deft at conâ€" structing the flowers or he may or perhaps he is able only to carry i the finished blossom to the conâ€"| tainer. But he has helped, and! he has accomplished something. He, too, feels good. l Highland Park, Hlinois Thursday, May 5, 1949 1. Beginnersâ€"Limited to 25 \Spring Play, "January Thaw" Slated For | Saturday Evening ’ ‘ The student director of the play | is Judy Rose. The cast is as folâ€" ‘low:: Frieda........................Sarah Randall ‘ Herbert Gage ............Victor Lubke | Sarah Gage.................Nan Schiller | Paula Gage........Carolyn Schwartz | Marge Gage..............Sandra Wallis |\ George Husted...........Kean Block | Jonathan Rockwood....Dick Hessler | Mathilda Rockwood........Katherine 1 sebbesiorsivesetvensencenscrss tssus «s SBEEROGCEH Mr. Loomis.............Bruce Spencer Uncle Walter..............John Miller “ The 19th annual Spring Con-’ ; cert of the Highland Park high school, featuring the. orchestra [nnd chorus, will be held Sunday,! | May 15, at 3:30 p.m. in the }school auditorium. _ > J Open to all scheol children who can pass entrance requirements. Entrance requirementâ€"Ability to swim 100 yards with ease and make a running front dive from the diving board. Pupils must be able to swim. at least one length of the pool using the crawl, breast, and overarm back stroke, Class time will be devoted to improvement of form and to the development of speed and endurâ€" ance in the standard swimming strokes. Instruction in the fundaâ€" mentals of life saving and water -!otyvm-hoh'h-.’ In preparation for the presenâ€" tation of the spring play, "Januâ€" ary Thaw", on Saturday, May 7, at 8 p.m., the members of the cast have been‘ rehearsing after school and on Saturdays ever since spring vacation. The swimming pool is open on Wednesdays for recreational swimâ€" ming on a first come first served basis. No instruction is given on these days. A maximum of thirty children will be admitted each hour. The charge is 35¢ per hour. Mr. R. Kendig and Mr. J. Broming will be in charge of the swimming instruction. They will have three assistant instructors in each beginners class and one assisâ€" tant in each advanced class. The set, which is being conâ€" structed by the stage crew under the direction of Walter Marks, is entirely new and is one of the most extravagant ever used in a production here. It is an authentic reproduction of an early American room, furnished with antiques. Much research has been put into the construction of it. Although the â€"interior remains the same throughout the entire play, the outdoors, as seen through the winâ€" dow, changes with the seasons. Music Department "The chorus and orchestra havye been working extensively on this Spring program since the close of the operetta," Mr. Finch said. (Continued on page 5) .« Section Bâ€"Tth and 8th grade as well as high school. Entrance requirementâ€"Ability to swim one length of the pool with ease and dive or jump into deep water. Class time will be devoted to teaching the correct form in the 8. Advancedâ€"Limited to 30 pupils per class. COMING EVENTS AT HIGH SCHOOL The play, a comedy in three acts by William Roos, is from a novel by Bellamy Partridge. Mr. Loomis.............Bruce Spencer Uncle Walter................John Miller Matt Rockwood.......Ben Ziccarelli Carson......................Tom Schramm Sets May 15 For Date Of Concert Carolyn Baird and Carol Metâ€" zenberg will be the featured violin soloists, playing the Bach double violin concerts in D minor with the orchestra, according to Harold N. Finch, musical director of the school. Both students are juniors, were members of the Youth Orâ€" chestra of Greater Chicago, and have attended the National Muâ€" sic Camp at Interlocken. Carolyn Baird is a pupil ‘of George Dasch, and Carol Metzenberg is studying with Helen Mayer Mannings. \Sam Campbell To \Give Hlustrated Lecture â€"|"Through . The Seasons" F. J. Lunding, President, Appoints Committees For School Board No. 107 Fourteenth Ravinia Festival Season Starts June 28th â€" Spring Rummage Sale At Church, May 10 At its first meeting following the election on April 9, the School Board in District 107 unanimousâ€" ly adopted a resolution expressâ€" ing deep appreciation to Horace S. Vaile, who had seryed as Presiâ€" dent of the Board for three years. Mr. Vaile contributed much time and effort and the Board believes that his vision and guidance in the interest of the School District have been of great value to the community. ChamBer members will have reâ€" vealed the ingenious methods used by the highly regarded FBI in solving many of the cases which made the front pages, McSwain has been associated with the Fedâ€" eral Bureau of Investigation since 1932 and has been in charge of the Chicago office since September 1945. He is an outstanding speakâ€" er and local business people are certain to hear of many interestâ€" ing experiences. F. J. Lunding, newly elected President, appointed the following committees to serve for the next year: Community Relations and Pubâ€" licity Committee:â€"Mrs. Angelyn F. Houghtaling, Chairman; Robert J. Koretz, Vernon A. Peterson. Teachers‘ Committee : â€" Millard S. McGuffin, Chairman; Mrs, Anâ€" gelyn F. Houghtaling, Robert J. Koretz. _ Building and Grounds Commitâ€" tee:â€"Eugene E. Dierking, Chairâ€" man; Robert J. Koretz, Mrs. Anâ€" gelyn F. Houghtaling. This is a grand chance for â€"parâ€" ents and children to spend a worthwhile Sunday afteroon with this famous author, naturalist and lecturer, You will leave with a new understanding of the truly worthwhile things of life. Perhaps no better day during the year than Mother‘s Day could we bring this €vent to the parents and children of Highland Park. FBI Agent To Address Chamber Mr. George R. McSwain, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, will be the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce this coming Tuesday évening. The meeting place is the Sunset Valley Club and Mr. Mcâ€" Swain‘s topic will be, "THE FBI AT WORK." Bethany Guild Finance Committee: â€" Jackson W. Smart, Chairman; Millard S. McG@ffin, Eugene E. Dierking, Vernon A. Peterson. The Bethany Guild Spring Rumâ€" mage Sale will be held in the Soâ€" cial Rooms of Bethany Evangeliâ€" cal United Brethren church on Tuesday, May 10, from 9 to 5. Mrs. A. J. Johnson is in charge of the sale. Sam Campbell, the Philosopher of the Forest, will present his new lecture "Through the Seasâ€" ons" at the Ravinia School Audiâ€" torium Sunday, May 8th, at 3:30 p.m. Illustrated in full, natural color, his pictures reveal the beauty that nature holds for us in all her seasons. The Playground and Recreation Department sponsors this event through the generosity of the Chiâ€" cago and North Western Railway. There is no charge for the lecture but a collection will be taken for magazines and books for the local Community Center. Arrangements for picking up donations may be made by calling Mrs. Gaylord Kalseim or Mrs. Don Christman. Articles to sell may also be left at the church Metropolitan Opera Stars To Highlight First Performance Soloists who wil distinguish the first six weeks of symphoni¢ music with the Chicago m Orchestra at the 14th Ravinia Festival season are announced today by Percy B. Eckhart, chairâ€" man of the Festival Association, thus completing a program which will mark Ravinia as the outstandâ€" ing musical event of the summer. The opening concert will be on Tuesday evening, June 28. William Kapell, who has estabâ€" lished himself with Ravinia audiâ€" ences as an important pianist durâ€" ing two previous seasons, will be back again this summer. Four Metropolitan Opera stars will make up a quartet whose perâ€" formance will be the first of the special events during the Ravinia season. They are Irene Jessner, soprano; Uta Graf, lyric soprano; Hertha Glaz, contralto; and Jerâ€" ome Hines, basso, who will sing under the direction of Fritz Busch at two concertsâ€"those of Thursâ€" day evening, June 30 and Sunday afternoon, July 3. Free Lecture On Christian Science, May 10 The members of First Church of Christ, Scientist of Highland Park are again sponsoring a free public lecture on Christian Sciâ€" ence, to which the entire comâ€" ‘nunlty is cordially invited. The lecturer is Dr. Walton Hubbard, C-&B--oflmm.c% a member of the Board of Lectureâ€" ship of The Mother Churck h The First Church of Christ, .L in Boston, Mass, The title of Dr. Hubbard‘s lecture is "Christian Science: The Revelation of the Artur Rubinstein, one of the world‘s greatest pianists, will make two solo appearances at Ravinia, as well as giving four later perâ€" formances as a member of a trio with Jascha Heifetz, and Gregor Piatigorsky. came an American citizen apâ€" peared in concert in many Euroâ€" pean music centers, She has toured the United States in Wagnerian Opera, as well as in concert under Toscanini, Sevitsky, and Kousseâ€" vitsky. She joined the Metropolitan as its leading contralto during Jerome Hines, 27â€"year old basso of the Metropolitan started serious studying in Los Angeles and made his concert debut with the Los Angeles Civic Light ‘Opera Comâ€" pany.! He went from there to the San Francisco Opera, to San Carlo Opera Company, the New Orleans Opera and Central City, Colo. In 1946, he won the Metroâ€" politan Opera $1,000 Caruso Aâ€" ward. Last year he areated the role of Swallow in the Matranalibant. of Swallow in t premiere of Be "Peter Grimes." The _ Rubinsteinâ€"Heifetzâ€"Piatiâ€" gorsky trio will give the four proâ€" grams which make Ravinia‘s sevâ€" enth and concluding week. The Quartet i Irene Jessner, who has appeared in 19 leading roles during her years with the Metropolitan Opera Company, has a wide and varied European background. She apâ€" peared in a number of European capitals and, since coming to the United States, has also had several seasons in South America. Uta Graf, lyric soprano, came to the United States in 1948 from Europe, where she has established herself as an operatic and lieder singer of major scope. She is now under contract to the Metropolitan~" Opera Company. Hertha Glaz, contralto of the Metropolitan Opera Company, a native of Vienna before she beâ€" 1942â€"43 season Healing Christ". The lecture will bohldhfiomdlflu..' mkv&.l‘-dth 10th at 8 o‘clock. # be a copy ; $1.50 a year Highland Park‘s Official Newspaper in the Metropolitan‘s Benjamin Britten‘s

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