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ming team went down to its third defeat of the year in six Suburâ€" ban. league meets as it dropped a 43â€"32 decision to Proviso in the _latter‘s pool last Thursday. Although Highland Park was victorious in only three of nine * events, they garnered enough secâ€" ond and "third placeâ€" finishes to keep the meet undecided until the very end. C s "Weed" Widoff hit his stride â€"« once again as he captured both the 50 and 100â€"yard free style events. The other first place finâ€" ish for Highland Park was regisâ€" tered by the 160â€"yard medley reâ€" ~â€" Graham McKinney Superb teamwork in the final event of the meet enabled the Highland Park high school froshâ€" sophâ€"â€"swimmingâ€"team to defeat Proviso 37 to~29 in the latter‘s pool last Thursday. $ § ‘ Tom Wood captured the 40â€"yd. backstroke; Ken Kraft, the 100â€" yd. crawl; and Larry Brown, the 60â€"yd. individual medley. This acâ€" counted for three of the four events captured by Highland Park. The other first place finish was registered by the 160â€"yd. free style relay, team, which consisted of Ken Kraft, Jim ‘Kuhn, John *Goodman, and ‘ "Moose" Rosenâ€" \thal. 2 ds . The ‘froshâ€"soph has now won four of six Suburban league meets and has one~meet remainâ€" ing on its 1949â€"1950 schedule. That meet will be held tomerrow _(Friday, February 3)â€"atâ€"4 p.m. the Highland Park High School. Interested students were asked to fill out application forms which will be the basis of selection by the school faculty and the Auxâ€" iliary‘s scholarship committee, _ If any student selected is finâ€" ancially well able to cover a part of .theâ€" cost of her own nursing school tuition, the money thus freed will be used to extend,the benefits of the scholarship Jfli' tionalâ€"students. It is qui i Mg‘m‘t:his may result in 3 or 4 Froshâ€"Soph S$wimmers Defeat Proviso 37â€"29 Nursing Scholarships Established For High School Seniors Announcement of these scholarâ€" ships was made this week to: the _Led by John Gould, who capâ€" tured the 50 and 100â€"yd. crawl events, an allâ€"freshman team deâ€" feated Proviso‘s freshmen 47. to 19 last Thursday. & The recipientsof the scholarâ€" ships will be selected by the high school faculty in collaboration with the Auxiliary‘s scholarship committee. The scholarship grant will cover the. students‘ tuition and other expenses during a 3â€" year course at any recognized school of nursing. It will be exâ€" pected that each student so helped will serve her first year as a gradâ€" uate nurse at the Highland Park Hospital. 2 » ;:rfi:l"séhohnh-iu in some yeim Other first ‘place finishes were registered by "Woody" . Hansâ€" mann, 50â€"yd. breast ‘stroke; Bob Stanwood, _ 50:yd ‘back stroke; Danny Sutz, diving; and by the combined forces of Pete Husting, Pete Wulfsohn, Dick Keim, .and Bill Davidow, who made up the 200â€"yd. free style relay team. The 150â€"yd. medley relay teams from both schools were disqualified. . Thursday‘s meet _ climaxed a veryâ€"successful season for the freshmen, They can boast of such accomplishments as tying New Trier‘s. freshmen, defeating> six other schools, and capturing the Niles Invitational meet. 1 lay.team, which consisted of Harâ€" old Sthick, Bud Rolfe, Alan Jestâ€" er, and Phelps Langtry. ° "T Thursday‘s defeat gave the mermen a three won, three lost, record in Suburban league compeâ€" tition for the year. They defeated Waukegan, Oak Park, and Morâ€" ‘ton, and lost to New Trier, Evansâ€" ton, and Proviso. / The final meet â€"of the season will be held tomorrow, Friday, February 3, in the local pool with Niles providing . the opposition. ‘The meet is scheduled to begin at Thiifsday, Feb. 2, 1950 week by Mrs. George O. Strecker, president of the Woman‘s Auxâ€" iliary of Highland Park Hospital, that her organization is establishâ€" ing two 3â€"year nursing scholarâ€" ships to be awarded each year beâ€" binning~next ‘June, to the outâ€" standing Highland Park High School seniors who wish to enter the nursing profession. Highland Park‘s Varsity Swimmers Lose To Proviso 43â€"32 Announcement was madt this @ By Grakam McKinney Freshmen Win‘ 47â€"19 I pool, with rugged ‘Huskies of Oak Park, Basketball} Tournament Begins on February 13 By Mary Andrews Having started to practice imâ€" mediately afterâ€"Christmas vacaâ€" tion, the _basketball . enthusiasts among the girls at the local high This week the Little Giants have two games on tap. On Friday, the following evening they travel to~ Cicero â€" to : tangle â€"with â€"the leagueâ€"leading Morton Mustangs. The froshâ€"soph games are called at 7:15 p.m. Plan Music Assembly For Friday, February 10 By Charlotte Leaming The Music department will preâ€" sent its annual music assembly in the Highland Park high schoot auditorium on.Friday, February 10. Theâ€"band,. chorus, and. orâ€" chestra>will combine forces to preâ€" sent a full 45 minutes of music that should be of interest to all of the students. The program will include patriâ€" otic songs by the chorus, selecâ€" tions from the "New Moon" by the band, and a selection of numâ€" bers by the orchestra. Over three hundred pupils will participate in the concert: . on Monday, February 13. Teams willâ€"be chosen at the end of néext week. â€" $ Grover‘s Session Wins First Intramural Round In the last few minutes. of the third period, and. with a scant 4 point lead, Proviso reverted to one of the oldest tricks in basketball, the stall. Their guards brought the ball down the ‘floor and, playâ€" ed catch and dribbled around unâ€" til the time ran out and they had a 41â€"36 lead: F The next evening, January 28, the weary Little Giants traveled to New Trier where they fell apart before the‘ onslaught of the Green Wave. New .Trier grabbed an early lead and widened it to win 59â€"25. school â€"will begin their Under the direction‘ of Thayer Forbes and Barbara _Simon, the afterâ€"school basketball program sponsored by H.G.A. has been a tremendous success. All girls who have come out for three out of the four practices will be placed on teams. > Proviso, New Trier Defeat Highland Park‘s Little . Giant Cavgers Friday night the Little Giants dropped a 49 to 41 thriller to Proviso in a game that went from the sublime â€" to _ the . Edkulolu. Highland Park started out â€"fast enough as they showered the hoop for 21 points in the first period and acquired a 21 to 16 lead. In the setond period, the, fireworks backfired and Proviso jumped inâ€" to a 31 to 29 lead at intermission. By Larry Dean George Grover‘s session took the first â€"round championship in intramural basketball ‘by . defeatâ€" ing Carlson 17â€"14, Hamill 21'-!5,‘ .. Highland Purk‘s fighting Little Giants, took it on the chin twice last weekend as Proviso and New Triér teamed up to drive our cagers deeper into the Suburban league céllar. * Panther_34â€"23,and McLlugh?ih 58â€"14; > t 98â€"14. f The team was managed \py Wayne Wagner, with the help of Mr. Grover. Some of the players who helped . win the first round were Joe Lorruso, Larry Deah, Wayne Wagner, "Skip" Schwartz, Carl Coash, Carl Sumbrick;â€"Charâ€" les. Winkler,: and "Buck" Johnsâ€" ton. ‘ 7 Membership Drive And _ Anniversary Tea . Planned At YWCA â€" | The Y.W.C.A. is happy to anâ€" nounce plans are developing fast to launch 30th Anniversary Memâ€" bership Drive and Tea. Mrs. Bowâ€" en â€" Schumacher coâ€"chairman with Mrs. Robert Palmer, have their committees busy making final arâ€" rancements. Though the YWCA is celebratâ€" ing only its 30th Anniversary at this time,\ past records show that about 38 years ago: various â€"local people, interested in community, By ANURE t confusion in handling of costumes. Six builtâ€"in wardrobes through enlargement â€"provided additional space for dresses and wraps. The costumes‘ themselves which have been tagged with their respective box numbers also were .checked, sorted, and laundered or dryâ€" cleaned. Charts showing a detailed plam of each rack have been preâ€" pared. A card file containing a descriptive card for each box, as well.as.complete cross references, provide aâ€"means of making this equipment easily and quickly acâ€" cessible. A random sampling of box labels stimulates the imagination, for in them are found pioneer costumes, _ Indian _ headdresses, smocks, boléros, â€" ruffs, Greek helmets, colonial drésses, ‘animal masks, belts and sashes, flowers, trousers, authentic Dutch â€" cosâ€" tumes, robes, blouses, feathers, skirts, oriental hats, gay nineties costumes "and those of Morris dancers. â€" : The. walls and ceilings of the Auditorium have been repainted while the curtains were cleaned and flameproofed. The flameâ€" proofing was done in the interest of safety for the performers and audience alike. Additional proâ€" tective measures were taken souie time ago with the installation of a new fire escape and electricallyâ€" operatedâ€"exit lights.â€" The present refurbishing is the first for the Auditorium in fifteen years. Mr. Bert Greene and Miss Fern Sprague, ‘ who "directed" the reâ€" modelling, stated that among the new features are storage boxes and racks containing individual â€" Historically, the Costume Room has played an important part in the productionâ€"of many plays during the past thirtyâ€"five years. Among the theatrical productions for which costumes from . the room have: beep . utilized are: the redecorating of the ‘Auditorâ€" ium was announced this week by the School" Board of District 107. Remodelling of the old Costume Room was planned and directed by~.a ‘Committee of Teachers, assisted by a gelected group of eighth grade boys and girls, acâ€" cording to Dr. C. O. Dahle, Supâ€" érintendent of the District. The Costume Roonr is an . exâ€" pansion fromâ€"one~to two floors. The total floor spacge ~of 583 square feet is almost double that of the old room. & .x racks, which total 210, will be assigned corresponding numbers Sources of costumes, which can be traced back to 1915, have been (t) patrons who have donated wearing apparel of other days as well as authentic costumes; and (2) ‘costumes which have been Twelfth Nigbi; Robin Hood, Treasâ€" ure Island, â€"Alice in Wonderland, the lHliad, The King‘s Breakfast, Christmas in Merrie Englande, the Pied Piper, Simple Simon, Six Who Pass, Don Quixote," and Book Week Pageants. â€" : Eim Place School %)oea' Faceâ€"Lifting ob On Auditoriun wearing new faces. Completion of the redecorating of the ‘Auditorâ€" admissions to plays. Stage properties were moved from the old Costume Room to the Scenery Room.. Thisâ€" gave added and necessary space to the required _ enlargement of â€" the Costume Room itself.. | i ~ interfaith, ari;jgducat.iop,nl proâ€" grams, organized ‘a group which they called | the Highland Park YWCA. The actual incorporation bf â€"suchâ€" group ~was not accomâ€" plished untit eight years later, at which _ time . all â€" incorporators signed a Charter. The YWCA is pleased to anâ€" nounce that the class in ceramics ary. 8th, at 10:00 am. ob On Auditorium â€" Highland Ten Pin OPEN BOWLING 12:30 to 6:30 P.M. . |/| "You Can‘t Take Call HI 2â€"0319 | hr&mm" OPEN ALL DAY wWEDNESBAY _ Every Day from m Joun Artharâ€"Lisnel Bartyntore * s James Stewartâ€"Edward Arnold at 139 N. Second St. TEL. H. P. 319 THE PRESS . to avoid <|ALCYON!| * Charles Coburn "The More The | Saturday, Feb: 4 at 2 p.m. © , "THE PFRONTIERSMEN® ; and 4 Cartoons :: Sherm Carson V Junior Ski Title These are a few of the requests which have been received at the main desk and over the phone at the Highland Park Public Library during January, 1950. These early months of the year seem best for long planned reading projects, brushing up on some pln.s? of business, orâ€"a favorite hobby; @nd often a special point can be anâ€" swered by the reference departâ€" ment at the public library. Readâ€" ing lists compiled by experts are available. Special projects for planned reading can be drawn up for your convenience in amy field of interest upon request. All helps. which the library offers in adult education studies are ready for the reading public now. T22 aceuen KEA 4 L 3 Procurable At > * Highland Park Library The fact that the public is makâ€" ing m greater use of the library: seems evident from the_fact. that Saturday, January 21. was the biggest day the local library has had in nine years. Less than half of the books circulated are fiction, a healthy indication that it is ~In this field of adult education the community. offers classes in many subjects at the high school, the community center, and the Y.W.C.A. ‘These varied courses open new fields of interest once a week, and theâ€"library affords supplementary ~reading ‘once the interests are â€" fostered. Several of the library staff atâ€" tended the : American Library Association Midâ€"Winter Meeting in Chicago last week where a eapacity crowd heard discussions of ~current ~library techniques, complete reports on the use of films in public libraries, problems of hospital libraries, library exâ€" tension and other topics of inâ€" terest. A survey of the books for children in 1949 was one of the high points of the meeting. Young Carson became the vicâ€" tor in Class I1, composed of skiers 14 and 15 years old, with total: times ~of â€" 90.2â€"seconds for-twof‘ downhill runs and 96.2 forâ€"a pair of slalom heats. Bob Willey of, Minneapolis headed â€" the Deerfieldli skier in the downhill bracket but fell far back in the slalom contest: which demands skill in turns through a course marked by flags. Carson‘s smooth handling. of the tricky turns gave. him_an casy win on combined points. . What : are the laws of Hlinois covering taxicabs and drivers? What"are the divorce laws of Nevada, California, and Nebraska? "Caddy" in golf? * When did Walt Disney produce "Pinnochio"? o the â€" upsurge .in > circulation â€" staâ€" tistics. â€" _/ =â€"â€" se The library staff is prepared for an active and ~stimulating winter reading season. Now is the time for that serious reading we‘ve always meant to do! . â€" : captured aâ€"Central. U. S. slalomâ€" downhill racing championship for boys of his age on Sunday. Skiing against 40â€" junior â€"comâ€" petitors at Houghton, Michigan, Triumph in the younger class automatically advances the youthâ€" ful Carson to Class I junior rankâ€"| ing for future meets, regardless of age. The Snow Chase Club, for which Carson raced, is donor of the Edgerton Throckmorton Troâ€" phy and the Gunnar Blomquist Cup, given respectively to the boy and girl winner each year at the Central U.. S. junior meet. Week Dayâ€"Doors Open 6:00 P. M." Saturday Evening Show at 7:00 P.M. Doors Open at 6:00 P. M. Last Day Thursday Feb. 2 "Always Leave . _ rm Carson Wins Friday through, Monday Them Laughing" Uugues w oona qual drEC 2 2i _ _Mr. Church pointed out that the Interstate Commerce Commisâ€" sion recognized an emergency in its orders which curtailedâ€" pasâ€" senger service on runs involving: «<oal burning locomotives. He also pointed out that Inland Steel has shut down its blast furnace at Indiana Harbor, and that other steel companies are considering the necessity of a cutâ€"back in opâ€" erations. dent Trumap of "playing a shameâ€" ful game of politics »with the helpless American people as mere pawns" if refusing to invoke the Taftâ€"Hartley Act in the current coal strike, & Mr.._Church presented to the House detailed reports from the various ecemmunities in the State of Illinois which heâ€"said embodied "the hard, cold, bitter, distressing fucts of the actual cosT shortage situation, with some towns luh%‘ to burn wood, widespread k market operations and‘ increasing unemployment due to industrial shiut downs". . 1 surd centention that there is no emergsncy..in. the coal industry". "Apparently, in the eyes of the President there can be no emergâ€" ency until. every lump of coal above (the ~ground has been burned", said Mr. Church, Referâ€" ring to the people having to burn wood,â€" Mr. Church said, "I would not be at all surprised ifâ€"the Deâ€" partment of Agricultureâ€"released some figures within the next few days to show that there is an abundance of wood available to support the© Administration‘s> abâ€" He recalled that President Truâ€" man had urged the Congress to. have the Governmient go into the steel business unless there was an Congressman Chiirch is the auâ€" thor of a resolution calling upon the President ‘to invoke the Taftâ€" Hartley Act. He emphasized that he was simply asking the Presiâ€" dent to setâ€"up a Board of Inquiry as provided by the Act to ascerâ€" tain the facts, and raised the question as to whether the Presiâ€" dent is "afraid of the truth" in not establishing such a Board. In Coal Situation . >â€" ~ In a speech 6n the Flogr~of the production. N. Shore Congregation is afraid that the Board‘s report will publicly show such a shockâ€" ingly critical situation in.the coal strike that he will find it political< ly impossible toâ€"continue to play. politics at the expense. of the of a few?", askedâ€"Mr. Church, urging action on his resolution by the House Committee: on Educaâ€" tion and Labor. Family â€"â€"Worship ._Services . will be held at North Shore Congreâ€" gation Israel this Friday night, February 3, at 7:30, o‘clock. This is the monthly~ serviee vin which THURSDAY thru TUESDAY * GLE“GQE o a: Open Mon.â€"Fri. 6:00â€"Satâ€"Sun _ 50c after 6:30, incl. tax Bereen Play by Marty Starting Wednesday, February 8â€"14â€"One Full Week Late Show 10:15 Fri. & Sat. (R),â€" of [ K Late Show 10:15 benefit Choir participating in the conâ€" ducting of the nrvie-'l'h;nr;; ice which begins promptly ends at approximately 8:15, early enough for the youngest congreâ€" ing: upon all of the children whose birthdays are, celebrated in Febâ€" box will again make its appearâ€" ance. The service is followed by lounge at which Mrs. Maxâ€"S. Bloom will. be hostess for the parents and children join, with the "What is itâ€"that serves 24 hours a day as a mother‘s helper, family friend, business aid, mesâ€" senger, assistant shopper and allâ€"around handy man â€" that never takes a vacation or "day off"â€" that‘s always on hand to summon help when needed â€"ayd ‘yet costs only a fev:tuckel; a day?" The answer was so simâ€" ple nobody guessed it at first so we asked for the We were playing one of those guessing games theâ€" other night when a friend stopped us with this riddle: ‘ Everybody agreed it was a good riddleâ€"with a good answer. As someone put it: 4 "Few things give you so much forâ€"so little as your telephone service." with a riddle Highwood Glass & Paint Co. _â€"â€"Tel. HI 2â€"0531â€"â€" Window Shades jumbe Feb. 27 *4