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WINNETKA TALK February 13, 1926 os RRR --m---- at WINNETKA TAL ISSUED SATURDAY OF EACH WEEK LLOYD HOLLISTER, INC. 564 Lincoln Ave. Winnetka, Ill 1222 Central Ave. Wilmette, Ill. Chicago office: 6 N. Michigan Ave. Tel. State 6326 Telephone...... ceases sete ttntenne ephene........ Sess rnnrrnnrnen «Wilmette 1920 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE ........... $2.00 A YEAR All communications must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for pub- lication must reach the editor by Thursday noon to insure appearance in current issue. Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks, obituary, notices of entertainments or other af- fairs where an admittance charge is published, will be charged at regular advertising rates. Entered at the post office at Winnetka, Illinois, as mail matter of the second class, under the act of March 3, 1879. WINNETKA SCHOOL FACTS Visitors : The Winnetka Schools are visited by educators from all parts of the world. From last February to last June 338 visitors came from-- --25 states of the Union. --Canada, England, and Czecho- Slovakia. --Hawaii, China, and Japan. THE RAILWAY TRAIN I like to see it lap the miles, And lick the valleys up, And stop to feed itself at tamks; And, then, prodigious, step Around a pile of mountains, And, supercilious, peer In shanties by the sides of roads; And then a quarry pare To fit its sides, and crawl between, Complaining all the while In horrid hooting stanza; Then chase itself down hill And neigh like Boanerges; Then, punctual as a star, Stop--docile and omnipotent-- At its own stable door. --EwMiLy DickINSON. Universal Suffrage £ Lia Wilmette Forum, a club composed of the men of the First Congrega- tional church of the village, is pledged for the year to come to the effort to secure a 1007 representation of the voting strength of the people at the polls. The effort is to be directed not to one election but to establish the habit with the men and women of the community of making this expres- sion of their idea of citizenship upon every occasion that an issue is submitted to the electorate. Here is an organization purpose of the highest order, for it is a dark blot upon our national political record that so large a pro- portion of the people who are best qualified to vote should be among those not casting ballots. The situation is not one of sudden devel- opment. It is not a feature of the changed electorate since the admission of women to full citizenship. There is scarcely a higher voting percentage among men than among women. Its seriousness has only begun to be considered by the American people in the last decade. Self government has been a much more complicated process since the world war changed all our conditions and established new standards and ideals. It is in just such communities as these | on the north shore that a full registration of the voting strength is particularly desir- able. We have something to contribute to the general welfare which is a little better than what most communities have to offer --a higher standard for public officials, more lofty ideals of service, and a fuller com- prehension of the issues and problems that are a part of the political life of the state and nation. Spare Tires * HAT gets my goat is to se a fellow running along without even a spare tire. All his money in the car! None for a tire!" Thus runs the brakeman's comment on the man who makes no provision for an emergency, the improvident man who puts nothing aside for rainy weather. The com- ment conveys a warning to everybody. If a tire on a car of the man without a spare tire is punctured, he will either have to buy a new tire or get the punctured tire repaired. Don't say that he can repair the tire himself--having no spare, he will also have no mending outfit. The delay will mean anxiety and loss of time. The future is uncertain, and yet we can prepare. Food will be needed, rain will fall, clothes will wear out, money will be needed. We can order food, buy umbrel- las and clothes, save money. We can take out insurance of various kinds, knowing pretty surely that insurance money will come in handy some day. We Americans are great spenders The margin between income and outgo is alarmingly narrow. If the average man should stub his toe or lose his job, who would care for his family? Get a spare tire! ' Seeing Things T is not too soon for those who are in- terested in birds and their migrations to begin to look about for new arrivals. Often a few warm days at the end of Jan- uary or early in February stir in the mi- gratory bird a longing for new scenes and new experiences. A little watchfulness will be rewarded by the sight of the hardy winter residents here, the various kinds of woodpeckers, the blue jay, the chick-a-dee. The habit of observing the trees while they are still bare of leaves will be good training for those early spring days when the summer resi- dents and the migrants begin to come. Seeing things in the out-of-doors is not a common characteristic. Far more peo- ple go through life without knowing what is going on about them, except in the cir- cumscribed round of their own activities, than perceive the wealth of interest that lies all about. A habit of looking for birds will breed other habits of observing, and life will become richer and fuller. Look on the insides of the front covers of your books and see if any of them show the bookplate of the New Trier high school library. These books are the property of your high school. Return them either to the library itself or leave them at the Ken- ilworth pharmacy, Renneckar's at Wil- mette and Central, or Heinsen & Kroll's, 419 Fourth street. ore Lines TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN O'er thy grave, oh hero great, On this memorial day, A grateful people gather fast And wreaths and laurels lay! And flags and banners we fling out Their starry folds we see! The emblem of thy fondest hopes, The ensign of the free! Oh hero dead! No!--living yet, We bow above thy grave-- A nation's tears are falling now! The life you freely gave To keep ow flag in freedom's air Grows dearest in our eyes! Exalted, too! Qur prayers ascend To God's eternal skies. Great soul! Thy tomb's an alter now, Where burns the flame of freedom's light. It's smokes shall touch the throne of God! Sleep peaceful then, Great Soul, good night! --H. A. Mis. AT NIGHTFALL As I gaze from my window at nightfall The streets are hushed and still-- And I see the lights of the village Gleam o'er each window sill. The snowflakes dance so friendly My thoughts with kindness fill As I wonder and dream and ponder-- At the lights o'er the window sill. Lapy Gray. We Certainly Hope to Remain in Our Present Status Long Enough to Appreciate Your Essays, HP. B. Slave :-- : Watch for my essay on "Woman." It's going to be a corker. You know man has been trying for ages to find a successful stopper--just watch for the essay, that's all. It will be ready in a week or so. Goodby till then, Tae H. P. BACHELOR. P. S. Maybe I'll write one on bachelorship. It's one of the sciences you know, unless some "she" gets ahead of me. H..P.-B: Fire away, Mr. H. P. Bachelor, we fear we'll be unable to refrain from printing your essays, al- though we are trying to go easy on the ladies. You see, we have a definite location here, while you write obscured by the comfortable cloak of anonymity. You are safe, but we fear that some day we will be bombed in our liar. Then, also, we know a little girl, "five foot two--eyes of blue," and it's getting near spring and--er--you under- stand. Let's not be too severe on them. A TALE The rabbit's tale is short and fat, The tiger's tale is long. The mouse's tail is thin and frail, The monkey's tail is strong. The elephant wears one tail aft And one upon his face-- While Mr. Snake's is just a tail That has no parking space. Eicara Grape Boy, Howarp ScrooL. The above is printed exactly as written by a young poet of Wilmette. We don't know who he is but we think he should have encouragement. We could never, to this day, write as good a rhyme as that, and we respect anyone who can. THE SLAVE. . CARE a i