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WINNETK EY Th VOL. XII, NO. 5 Wi NEW PRINCIPAL AT HIGH SCHOOL. Frederick Edson Clerk of TRAVELIN' MAN HANDS. LOFTY COMPLIME y to popular belief among o toil at home, the life of n' man is not one 'grand and s' sightseeing tour, but more tly quite a lonely and unevent- Virginia to Succeed Eston V. Tubbs at New Trier LEADER IN EDUCATIO Has Record of National Rec- ognition The new principal of the New Trier Township High school, to succeed Es- ton V. Tubbs, whose resignation as principal became effective April 1st, 1923, will be Frederick Edson Clerk, at present superintendent of schools at Winchester, Virginia, Mr. Clerk will take up his new duties sometime next June. This announcement was made officially last Wednesday evening at a meeting held at the High school by the Board of Education and the en- tire faculty of the school, and the office force. The announcement was made by Edward Phelps, President of the Board of Education and all the members of the board and the fac- ulty were present. After the official announcement had been made Leslie F. Gates of Wil- mette, Chairman of the Finance Com- mittee of the board, read to the fac- ulty Mr. Clerk's complete record and in order that the taxpayers in the New Trier Township School district may become familiar with that record it is here printed in full. Personal Record Name: Frederick Edson Clerk. Born: Newark, N. J., July 29, 1880. Married: November 28, 1907, to Edith L. Packard at Springfield, Mass. Educational Record Graduated: Newark, N. J., Public High School, June 1899, Graduated: Yale University, 1903-- Ph. B. Degree. Graduated: Lincoln-Jefferson uni- versity, 1910--LI. B. degree. Post Graduate Student in Educa- tion : Clark University--1911--"12, Harvard University--1913--'14. University of Washington--1915--"16, Societies and Clubs Masonic Knight Templar. Rotary (President Winchester, Vir- ginia, club.) National (Member.) National Society for Study of Edu- cation (Member.) American Academy of Political and Social Science (Director.) Phi Delta Kappa (Honorary Educa- tional society.) Professional Record Member Chinese Imperial Customs (Sec'y to Sir Robert ' Hart, Peking, 1904-1905.) Teacher Newark Academy, Newark, N. J., 1906-07-08. Headmaster Powder Paint School Duxbury, Mass,, 1908-09. Education association Principal High School, Clinton, Mass., 1912-13. Superintendent Public Schools, Clinton, Mass., 1913-14-15. Principal High School, Arlington, Mass., 1915-16. (Continued on page 8) Karl D. King Heads N. U. Alumni of North Shore Officers were elected at the second annual meeting of the North Shore Alumni club of Northwestern uni- versity in the home of Mrs. Walter A. Strong of Winnetka, Monday of this week. Karl D. King was chosen president, John Lasier, vice president, and Miss Louise Otis, secretary- treasurer. hk General Nathan William Maec- Chesney, President Walter Dill Scott of Northwestern, and Mrs. Carl R. Latham, and George S. Dalgety, alumni secretary, addressed the meet- ing. Mr. Eckart Feels Quite Himself Again, Thank You J. F. Eckart, proprietor of a pros- perous hardware business at 736 Elm street, is rapidly regaining complete health after a long siege of illness. Mr. Eckart is quite able to be about again and is interested just now in observing the development of. his new building on Elm street immedi- ately east of the Winnetka State bank, considered one of the finest business blocks in Winnetka. istence. have Walter Niemann's word hat. r. Niemann is a highly respected izen of this community and af- ated, as well, with the Order of the nights of the Road. Just listen to this perfectly delightful sentiment, he directs to the Winnetka Weekly Talk and which we take the liberty of passing on the readers: "I just finished reading the April 7 issue of the "Talk," and , in musing over the events printed, I realized just what joy this paper has brought me in my last six months of traveling throughout the Central West,--from Ohio to Colorado and from Minnesota to Mississippi--for the Radio Cor- poration of America in the interests of foreign trade. "Through the courtesy of my father, I have received it every week, and, when it arrives, everything else is secondary, the life of a traveling man, as you know, is not such a joy as it is painted, and the "Talk" is a big factor in making traveling bearable for me, or rather in making it more enjoyable by keeping me in personal touch with home. "My appreciation is sincere--keep up the good work." SLADE RECITAL TUESDAY APR. 17 Well Known Singer Gives Free Song Recital The Winnetka Congregational church wishes to announce to the people of Winnetka and the north shore that the song recital by Louise Harrison Slade, which was postponed because of Mrs. Slade's illness, will be given Tuesday evening, April 17, at 8:15 o'clock in the Assembly room of Community House, Lincoln avenue and Pine street, Win- netka. Mrs. Slade is a member of the choir of the Winnetka Congregational church, and through her generosity the north shore may enjoy, without money and without price, an evening of charming songs. The complete program is as follows : a. "Verborgenheit ........ Wolf b. The Mouse Trap .......... Wolf c. Loewe Mary's Cradle Song I a. The Sailor's Wife ...... Burleigh b. Specially Bim... ro Homer c. The Time for Making Songs Has Came rn... 5 Rogers a. Mariannes' Loves b. Berceuse c. You Are a Black-a-Moor Creole Bayou Ballads, Arr. by Kurt Schindler. 1v a. Little Boy Blue ....... D'Hardelot b. Little Shepherd's Song (XIII Century)" Lor id, oi Watt c. The Green Singing Book TEL Ch Chadbourne Two New Bus Lines Serve Skokie School Children Two new bus lines were put into operation Monday of this week to serve the Skokie school children. Both lines run to the north to serve that section of the village, one operat- ing the east side of the tracks and the other operating on the west. In- stallation of the new service was made necessary by congested conditions. The west side bus leaves Scott and Euclid avenues at 8:20 a. m., Asbury and Gordon Terrace at 8:22, North avenue and Gordon terrace at 8:24 and returns to the school at 8:30. The bus serving the east side leaves Scott and Greenwood avenues at 8:33, North and Greenwood avenues at 8:40, North and Bryant avenues at 8:43, Spruce street and Sheridan road at 8:48, and returns to the school at 8:55. New Trier Swimmers Beat All Prep Aggregations The New Trier high school champion swimming squad Saturday captured first honors in the Interscholastic meet at the University of Illinois. The team re- cently won the championship of the Northwestern university interscholastic. New Trier swimmers won every con- test this season, establishing a unique record in tank annals. Ww oh, ord of Community Events SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1923 LV WENTY-FOUR PAGL> PRICE, FIVE CENTS UND DRIVE ON FOR OUR 'C. 1. Drive for Funds to Secure Budget Conducted through Letter to All Residents HAVE $17,500 BUDGET Board of Governors Make Annual Report The Governors of Community House have come before the village during the present week with their annual appeal for the renewal of former pledges and for new ones from those who have not subscribed before to the running expenses of that institu- tion. No Personal Canvass This year it is hoped to avoid a personal canvass, and a letter, signed by George D. Wolf as treasurer, states the needs and asks for the support of all residents of Winnetka. Community House has a budget this year of $17,500, which, it is estimated, will be sufficient to maintain the present building and its activities, and the new addition, as well, on its com- pletion, until the close of 1923. About half of this sum has already heen pledged through members of the Winnetka Congregational church and those affiliated with it. The Gov- ernors are in hopes that the remain- der may be secured, from the more than 2,000 other residents on its call- ing list, without undue hardship upon any individual. It should be borne in mind, however, that the $2 active memberships are never sufficient in number to support the House alone, so that those who can afford to do so are asked to give more than their quota appears to be. Governors' Report ; The report and anpeal of the Board of Governors, enclosed with treasurer Wolf's letter, reads as follows: "In coming before the Village to request a renewal of its support of Community House during 1923, The Board of Governors wishes, first to express its appreciation of that sup- rort during the past year, and of the liberality of the pledges made for the new building. "Last Fall, the Governors deferred building on account of the high cost of material and labor. Unfortunately, the Winter, usually the dull season, brought no relief. The Governors, after curtailing the plans drastically, let a contract late last month, and construction is now begun. It is ex- pected that the addition will be ready for use when the Fall work of the house begins on October first. "During this past Fall and Winter, Community House has been busier than ever before. The lack of the facilities and space promised by the new addition have been keenly felt. The groups have been larger and more numerous, have met more fre- quently. There have been sixty-one such clubs, classes and groups which are using the building at regular in- tervals; and seventy-five additional (Continued on page 10) PUPILS MAKE SCENERY FOR GROUP OF PLAYS Two one-act plays, "Six Who Pass While the Lentils Boil" by Stuart Walker, and "The Sleeping Car" by William Dean Howells, will be pres- ented by the Dramatic class of the Skokie school about April 28. Two more plays are planned for May 12, and another two for May 25. Pupils in the class have already started to design and make the cos- tumes and scenery needed for the presentation of the two plays this month. Along the same line pupils of the stagecraft class have almost completed a model of the Skokie stage. The model stage is built ac- cording to a scale of two inches to a foot. All plays will be worked out on this model before they are pres- ented before audiences. The stage craft class is also designing differen: sets of scenery for use in its little theater. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Herdman who re- cently sold their home at 554 Oak street to the Forest Lowerys of 562 Oak street, have moved to Libertyville, where they have purchased a farm. --C---- Mrs. R. J. Mills, 475 Elder lane, left Thursday for an extended visit in Mon- rovia, Cal. ELECT NEW DIRECTORS OF H. W. IMPROVEMENT Five new directors of the Hubbard Woods Improvement Association were elected at the annual meeting of the organization held at the Hubbard Woods school Friday evening, April 6. Directors elected to fill expired terms were: Willard Hopkins, H. A. McLain, Myron E. Adams, F. Wolter and Frank Stover. The fifteen directors of the association are to meet within the next week to elect the officers for the coming year. Friday's meeting proved one of the most interesting annual sessions in the history of the association. Especially in- teresting was the talk by village presi- dent John S. Miller, who emphasized better protection at grade crossings and better facilities and protection for auto- mobile traffic in the vicinity of the Hub- bard Woods station. The question of mail service in Hub bard Woods was a subject for spirited discussion when it was declared by many members that the service in that vicinity was not satisfactory. It is a known fact that the Post Office department at Washington, in its campaign of economy, has caused the removal of all extra car. riers, so that only one delivery of mail is possible not only in Hubbard Woods. but in many other sections of the north store. An excellent program of music was given at the conclusion of the annual ses- sion. Contributing artists were Mrs. Frank Stover, Mrs. Norman Capthorne, Mrs. Orval Simpson, and Mrs. Morgan Cartier. WANTS VOX POP IN THE 'TALK' "Anonymous" Offers a Little Suggestion Fanon mous. in a to the nietka Weekly Talk, sug- gests the introduction of a "Voice, of the People" department. GR The Talk has considered the sug- gestion favorably and welcomes sich an innovation. The idea for such a department is embodied in the ac- companying word from "Anonymous." "This is merely a suggestion and I hope you take it in that light. "In the Daily Tribune, the column called, "The Voice of the People," which discusses pros and cons of vari- ous questions, is read with a deal of | interest by most of we Winnetkans. "Why, therefore, could there not be in our Winnetka Talk a column of that sort? We all have items occasion- ally that would be of interest and help to our neighbors and fellow residents, and the Talk could be the means of broadcasting the information. Any question that might be sent to the Talk could be referred to the proper village official for an answer, and you, in turn, could print both the original question and the answer. I am sure, if you would give this little sugges- tion space in your paper this week, and ask for opinions to be sent you as to whether or not such a column would be helpful to our village, you will undoubtedly receive affirmative responses. At any rate, will you let me have your personal opinion in this week's Talk?" The "Talk" says, "shoot I", which, translated into the tongue of the land, means--proceed, full speed ahead. Journalist, For April, "Hot" Off Press Friday Winnetka pupils stopped their work for a few moments yesterday to read the April number of the Journalist "hot" off the press. The Journalist is the school paper, edited and printed at the Skokie school. Members of the staff of the April issue were John Black, editor; Isabel Milton, assistant editor; F Lackner, Arthur Johnstone and B. Cooley, busi- ness staff; Burton Ascheim, Greeley editor, Harold Rumfeldt, Hubbard Woods, editor; Burton Cooley, fore- man; Fred Stoddard, assistant fore- man and John Milton, sporting editor. Pupils Given Practical Lessons in Composition A new oral composition class has been opened at the Skokie school. The new class is in charge of Miss Florence Brett, who will draw upon her European experiences for com- position material. Miss Brett made the second of her series of talks on Europe last Thursday morning at the Skokie assembly. She was a member of the recent Washburne expedition, which spent several months studying educational conditions in Europe. communication COMPLETE NEW COMMERCE BODY Merchants and Professional Men Rally to Banner of Chamber of Commerce PLEDGE LARGE FUND Eighty Men Subscribe More than $3,000 One hundred Winnetka business men gathered at dinner in Community House Wednesday evening of this week, effected the organization of the Winnetka Chamber of Commerce and proceeded to pledge in excess of $3,000 to take care of the immediate needs of the organization. Pledge cards were signed by eighty of the men present. ; Wednesday's meeting was enthusi- astic almost to the point of being a demonstration, so happy were the Winnetka business men over the fu- ture prospects and possibilities of their own civic organization, the first of its type effected in New Trier town- ship. Following the adoption of by-laws, the members heard talks by promin- ent business men including E. C. Wies- senberg, Gustaf Nelson, B. W. Blow and Arthur J. Rudolph. W. L. Ware of the Chicago Cham- ber of Commerce spoke briefly in prof- fering the assistance of the Chicago Chamber of Commerce in the organi- zation work here. Lemuel F. Owen, business manager of the Chicago Associated Credit bui- eau, an able organizer of Chambers of Commerce, was he Degli ele evening. He cited the-opportunities be- fore such an organization as the Win- netka Chamber of Commerce stating that an association of that character should be-the great central civic body of the community to which all organi- zations could look for advice and co- operation in community betterment enterprises. Meet Friday, April 20 The Chamber of Commerce is to meet again Friday evening, April 20, at Community House for a dinner at which a permanent organization will be effected and officers elected. The object and membership candi- ditions of the Winnetka Chamber of Commerce are best set forth in the accompanying extract from the by- laws: "The Winnetka Chamber of Com- merce of Winnetka, Illinois, is organ- ized for the purpose of the advance- ment of the commercial, industrial and civic interests of the community, to promote integrity and good faith, just and equitable principles in business, uniformity in community usages, and to acquire, preserve distribute indus- trial commercial and civic statistics and information of value; to discover and correct abuses; to prevent or ad- just controversies; to have a part as representing our city in the considera- tion and decision of community coun- ty, state and national policies which may in any wise effect or promote the progress, development and well being of our citizens." "This Chamber in its activities shall be non-partisan, non-sectional and non-sectarian, and shall take no part in or lend its influence to the election or appointment of any candidate for national, state, county or city offices, nor shall it be sponsor for nor origin- ator or the initiator of any city, county, state or national legislature, but may affect in measure any pres- ented for consideration, take an active part in bringing about the passage of such measures or the defeat of such measures as may affect the civic in- dustry and general welfare of the village. "The Winnetka Chamber of Com- merce shall be composed of active members, all of whom are actively en- 'gaged in commercial or professional business in Winnetka, Illinois. In- dividuals or firms of good standing in- terested in the community, industrial and civic progress of the village, shall be eligible for active membership." Teachers Regaled With Washburne Trip Stories Carleton W. Washburne, superin- tendent of Winnetka schools, enter- tained the faculties of the various Winnetka schools in groups last Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Miss Mable Vogel assisted Mr. and Mrs. Washburne portray some amusing incidents from their European experiences. EEKLY TALK 4