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# WINNETKA TALK December 10, 1927 ee gs! Bis News of the North Shore Clubs Dr. Arthur Morgan Gives Club Lecture College Students Should Develop Passion for Excellence, President Tells Women Mrs. Arthur W. Cushman presided at the meeting of the Winnetka Woman's club last Tuesday afternoon. The pro- gram was in charge of the education committee. Mrs. S. George Levy, chairman, introduced Dr. Arthur Mor- gan, president of Antioch college, who discussed the question "What Change Should College Make in the College Students?" Dr. Morgan said in part that many students arrive at college satisfied with their own provincialism, and it is necessary to force a larger viewpoint upon them. A required curriculum helps to accomplish this. It is a com- mon fault among students to be satis- fied with mediocrity. They must be made to develop a passion for excel- lence by becoming a master of some one subject. Our young people must be well grounded in the elemental habits, the habits of clean living and of good health, the habit of hard work, the habit of scholarship, the habit of independence of thought. They must develop the elemental principles of in- tegrity, of social spirit, of courtesy, of considerateness among their fellows. The student should be equipped with the facts of life out of which judgment can grow. He must develop a passion for truth, with the habit of getting all the facts in hand before concluding an opinion. A critical attitude should be encouraged on all contraversal ques- tions. . He should be taught to form his own judgments, to have self reliance and self direction, which make for richness of personality. He should cultivate an appreciation of the beautiful and feel a hunger for a life purpose. We are in a world of transition, and it is the hope of the college to replace the provincial with the cosmopolitan, to replace the temporary with what is eternal, univer- sal and enduring, and any changes that will further that process are changes that we want to make. At the conclusion of his talk, Dr. Morgan very kindly consented to ans- wer a few questions from the floor. The meeting was then adjourned for tea. The hostesses of the afternoon were Mrs. Bob W. Anderson, Mrs. Philip S. Smith, Mrs. Charles R. Strong, Mrs. Elmer E. Stults. Mrs. Ralph Varney, and Mrs. John Venne- ma. Indian Welfare Program Given Next at League An Indian Welfare program will feature the next meeting of the North Shore Catholic Woman's league, to be held at the Winnetka Woman's club next Tuesday at 2:30, preceded by a board meeting at 1. Mrs. Mark Fowl- er, state chairman of Indian Welfare, and a most interesting speaker, will ive a talk on American Indians. Mrs. illiam Pollard will provide the musi- cal part of the program. Mrs. John Janette and Mrs. E. C. Weissenberg will be hostesses for the afternoon. Plans are being completed for the series of parliamentary law classes, hich are to be given for the league nbers soon after the holidays. Mrs. rice Lieber of Winnetka will con- SSES. & or TR At Woman's Club By R. 1. P. Once in a while a program is given at a club that is far above the ordinary trend of programs, presented by artists whose talents are superior and who have hit upon the right vehicle for their talents. Miss Ellenor Cook and Miss Eugenia Folliard appeared at the Wilmette Woman's club on Wed- nesday, November 30, in a program that was of rare delight. With spark- ling spontaneity they gave their audi- ence a taste of the colorful songs, dances and costumes of eastern Europe. Miss Cook sang the folk songs in their native tongue, first giving a transla- tion of each song and something about its raison d'etre. The afternoon was arranged by Mrs. David F. Hall, chair- man of the music committee. Miss Cook wore the Czecho-Slo- vakian costume, with the full black skirt, red apron and white waist with puffed sleeves, in her first group, while Miss Folliard was dressed in the black trousers, red jacket and stiff round hat with three white feathers of the peasant boy. Miss Cook sang the songs of the village herdsboy, the picturesque postman, the village girl who wanted to marry a taylor so her bodices could be made of other peo- ple's materials, and other folk songs which she herself learned from the peasants. Then she and the "boy" played the "Slavic Dance" by Dvorak as a duet, and Miss Cook followed this with steps from the Beseda dance, proving that she not only has a pleas- ing voice, but that she is an artist at the piano and in dancing. Miss Fol- liard then gave a musicianly interpreta- tion of Liszt's eleventh Hungarian Rhapsody. As a demure Jugoslavian miss, in full white skirt, black coat and long full sleeves embroidered with flowers, Miss Cook and Miss Folliard, who was dressed in the linen trousers and red jacket of a youth, gave a scene from the Zagreb market that was charm- ing, bringing in songs and the national dance, the Kolo. This was followed with the song of the demure little hare who escaped the eyes of the fox and the hounds. A Polish daace and "Cavalry Song" followed. There were two more groups, in the first of which Miss Cook wore the Roumanian dress woven especially for her visit to Queen Marie, with silver and gold threads in the skirt. The "boy's" costume was made like "Nicky's" peasant costume from a pic- ture Queen Marie showed Miss Cook. It had the white wool trousers, and a short, full shirt that looked like a dress, belted in tightly at the waist. A black jacket and large cone-shaped hat completed the shepherd boy cos- tume. The Russian costume was a flowered high-waisted skirt worn by unmarried girls, and Miss Cook had her hair in two long braids. The songs given for both groups carried a tragic note. Miss Folliard and Miss Cook, the former in blue satin trousers, white waist and huge red sash, ended their program with a Russian betrothal scene, introducing folk songs and danc- es, and concluding with a whirl of gai- ety. It was a program one hears once in the proverbial.blue moon, and which one remembers for many more. The Wilmette League of Women Voters held its monthly board meeting Thursday, December 8, at 10 o'clock in the morning, in the Village hall. | Neighbors Club Departments Are Busy with Plans Tuesday was a busy day in Kenil- worth especially the morning hours. Of the several interesting meetings which took place one of the most in- teresting was that of the meeting of the art and literature department of the Neighbors. It was held at the home of Mrs. Charles D. Howe on Kenilworth avenue. There was not the usual large attendance owing to the near approach of the Christmas holi- days, but those who were there en- joyed the excellent papers which were read on "Michelangelo" and "Leonard da Vinci." This course of study has been a real inspiration to art lovers under the leadership of Miss Barbara Erwin and will be continued on Jan- vary 10, when "Raphael" and "Gior- gioni" will be discussed. The Young People's department of the Neighbors met on Tuesday eve- ning at the home of Mrs. J. K. Farley, when plans for some definite work were discussed and decided upon. One of the interesting things these young women will do is to take one girl from the Mary A. Judy School for Girls and support her for a year and send her a Christmas box of surprises for the holidays. With their funds they are going to aid the work of the Camp Fire group in Kenilworth. At the next meeting. two weeks from last Tuesday, they will pack the box for their chosen protegee. The next regular meeting of the Neighbors will be held Tuesday, De- cember 13, at 2:30 o'clock. There is a very special Christmas program plan- ned for this day and every one is urged to be present. The program is an- nounced as "The Story of the Na- tivity." There will be excellent music. Talk by Will Durant Will Benefit School Will Durant, author of "The Story of Philosophy," will lecture in Evans- ton at the Woman's club which is on the corner of Church street and Chica- go avenue, Saturday evening, Decem- ber 10, under the auspices of the Miller School Mother's club. Dr. Durant will speak on "Is Progress a Delusion?" his subtitles being, "Recent Pessimis- tic Opinions," "The Argument for the Reality of Progress," "Ten Steps in the Ascent of Man," and "The Fate of Our Civilization." Dr. Durant considers this his best lecture, for in it he embodies the fruit of his studies and his own philosophy of life. The speaker is one of the most sought after lecturers on the American platform, for his book, "The Story of Philosophy," became a best seller three weeks after its publication and in eighteen months 182,000 copies were sold. As lecturer as well as writer, he has achieved a brilliant success. The lecture is open to the public and tickets may be obtained from Mrs. Edward B. Hall of Evanston or at the Evanston book stores. The proceeds from the talk will be devoted to the special equipment fund of the Miller school. Saturday, December 10, will be bar- gain day in the Gold room of the Hotel LaSalle where, under the auspices of the Daughters of the British Empire. the annual Christmas bazaar sponsored by the Daughters of the British Empire is being held. Proceeds from the sale, which opened Thursday, will go toward the maintenance of the British Old People's home at Hollywood, IIl. Mrs. H. A. Finlay is chairman. Minna Schmidt to Lecture on Dress Talk by Noted Authority on His- toric Dress to Benefit Chi- cago Junior School Mrs. Minna Schmidt, America's fore- most authority on historic dress, will give a lecture on "Three Thousand Years of Costume, through History and Literature," at the Sovereign hotel, Tuesday evening, December 13, at 8 o'clock, for the North End branch, Friends of Chicago Junior school. Mrs. Schmidt, from her personal research in the museums, art galleries, shrines of worship, bazaars, castles, primitive dwellings, and shops of America, Eu- rope, Asia, and Africa, brings an un- rivalled wealth in information. She gives a most interesting, instructive, as well as entertaining talk which will be illustrated by 'her famous figurines. The proceeds are for the Chicago Junior school. This school, established in 1913, is situated on the banks of the Fox river, one mile north of Elgin. It is a non-profit organization, estab- lished for the purpose of supplying a school and home for boys and girls who through the loss of one or both parents, are deprived of home influence and training. It is made possible by the activities of the members of the organization known as Friends of Chi- cago Junior school. Each side of the city, Oak Park and Evanston, has its groups of interested workers. Their object is to create and maintain inter- est in Chicago Junior school, to secure funds for new buildings, and addition- al facilities necessary to its progress and to provide an endowment fuad to insure the continuance of the school. Arthur M. Millard is president of the North End branch. Bazaar to Benefit Home Takes Place on Saturday The St. Francis guild of the Epis- copal church is holding its annual bazaar for the benefit of St. Mary's Home for Children Saturday, Decem- ber 10, from 10 in the morning until 10 at night. A turkey dinner will be served from 5 to 6 in the Home, 2822 Jackson boulevard, the scene also of the bazaar. . St. Francis guild asks the hearty co- operation and patronage of every member of the Episcopal parishes along the north shore, for on the suc- cess of the bazaar depends somewhat the happiness of the little girls whose only home is St. Mary's. Every parish in the Chicago diocese has its own bazaar and always there is something left unsold. It would be greatly appreciated if some of these materials were to be donated to Si Mary's bazaar. Such articles may be sent to Mrs. C. A. Gowdy, 1028 On- jerio street, Oak Park, or to St. Mary's ome. GROVE HOUSE BOARD MEETS The Grove House board disposed of its routine business at the regular monthly meeting held Tuesday at Grove House. The annual meeting, at which officers will be elected comes the first Tuesday in January. Mrs. Heyliger A. deWindt of Winnetka is president of the board. i He