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43 WINNETKA TALK December 1%, 1925 MODERN YOUTH GETS INNING AT LECTURE Expert Tells League of Women Voters That too Many Parents Have Become "Lazy" One hundred women came to hear Dr. Rachel Yarros speak on the "Youth of Today and how its Problems are being met" at the December meeting of the Winnetka League of Women Voters. The meeting was held Mon- day, December 12, in Community House. Dr. Yarros stated that she had studied 36,000 case records of women who had been brought before the morals court in Chicago within the last two years and that she found five factors appearing over and over again in the lives of these women: 1st, that they had very little schooling, the majority not over more than the fifth grade; 2nd, that they had no oc- cupational training; 3rd, that they had come from disturbed homes; 4th, that they were mentally below normal; and 5th, that they had no adequate recrea- tional facilities. Envir t Big F. t She stated that, scientifically speak- ing, every result has a cause, and that the whole trend of modern sociological thought was to place the cause of a person's character far more on his environment than on his heredity. Therefore, she stated, it was not for us as adults, to blame him for his misdemeanors, but to blame ourselves for the environment with which the youth of today is surrounded and to realize that, collectively, we are re- sponsible for that environment. Dr. Yarros then went on to treat the problem from the more personal angle of the children of the women whom she was addressing, "Don't try to make your children grow up to be like you," she said, "or like their fathers. They must be allowed to develop into their own personalities. The equip- ment and point of view with which you meet your more simple egvironment will be entirely inadequate for them now." Most Parents "Lazy" She stated that most parents were too lazy to keep really abreast of the times. "If you want your children to listen to you, don't tell them something they know--and they probably know much more than you think they do. Make yourselves really well informed. Read! Be sure you know more than your children before you try to tell them anything." And Dr. Yarros stated that even that was not enough. "Information must be put in the proper form for the modern youth. They will not listen to you if you talk about 'ideals' nowadays," she declared, "you must say 'attitudes'--but it means just the same." Dr. Yarros was good enough to stay 45 minutes after her talk to answer the many questions which were asked. This part of the meeting was in charge of Mrs. Gross T. Williams, chairman of the social hygiene committee of the league. Mrs. Walter Benson, president of We are Offering NEW LOW PRICES ON 1926 MODELS ATWATER KENT A YEAR TO PAY Write forNew Color Catalogue TEEEHAVERFORD CO. 222-24 W.MADISON ST. TATESIS9 CHICAGO the league, presided at the business session, which was carried on during the luncheon at 12:30. Mrs. John De Lay, chairman of membership, an- nounced that the membership drive had brought in 504 members and 12 sustaining members. She awarded the prize of two first-floor opera tickets to Mrs. James Clipper for being the block captain to bring in the most members. Mrs. Clipper got 32 mem- bers. The members by precinct are as follows : precinct S--captain, Mrs. Rob- ert Mehren, 28 members; precinct 6-- captain, Mrs. Isadore Portis, 77 mem- bers; precinct 7--captain, Mrs. Theo- dore Coyne, 24 members; precinct 8-- captain, Mrs. Henry Urion, 16 mem- bers; precinct 25--captain, Mrs. John Cochran, 37 members; .precinct 9-- captain, Mrs. Isaac Rothschild, 61 members; precinct 4--captain, Mrs. W. W. Shoemaker, 22 members; precinct 4 (other half)--captain, Mrs. Joseph Graff, 62 members; precinct 10--cap- tain, Mrs. Roger Sherman, 74 mem- bers; precinct 1l--captain, Mrs. J. J. Thompson, 57 members; Kenilworth-- captain, Mrs. Merrit Dement, 13. Mrs. Maurice Lieber gave a short talk on the work of the Chicago morals court, and Miss Elizabeth Gemmil gave a report of the all-day conference on the care and training of women of-- fenders, held last week in Chicago under the auspices of the League of Women Voters. Miss Gemmill attend- ed as official representative of the Winnetka league. SCHOOLS CLOSE FOR XMAS Winnetka schools closed for the Christmas holidays yesterday. At all the schools Christmas celebrations were staged during the afternoon. They will reopen Monday morning, January 4. Mrs. Robert Ripley has returned to her home on Indian Hill road after a short trip to California. CROSLEY The FORD of RADIO $9.75 to $60.00 The Radio Service Shop 18 Prouty Annex Phone 1840 | the and repetition of the "Alleluia," soft far continues till the fall Present "Chimes" Play as Gift to Village (Continued from page 3) away, of the curtain. far apart as Boston and ; , | Honolulu have thrilled to this simple R. M. Alden, while she was | Christmas story. Baker | dein at Radcliffe college, and that it was | AT HOME CHRISTMAS staged first in Prof Baker's famous | Mr. and Mrs. Ayres Boal, 701 Sheri- "47 Workshop." Here it was subjected | : . asa dan road, to the frank criticism of some |d s { ; . | Places as the play from the story of the same | name by a student of Prof. George P. 200 | will be at home to their students, and made thereby workable. | friends on Christmas afternoon. This "The the author, "is perhaps the most important single element in the play. From the time that the music begins, it, with the pan- tomine action of the actors, is all- sufficient to interpret the mood and meaning of the scene." There are three musical selections: "The Sleep of the Child Jesus," part song by Gevaert; the eight fold "Alleluia," by Percy Lee music," says | has been their custom for many years. No invitations are issued for this af- fair but their many friends who have "dropped in" in former years no doubt will be happy to do so again and new friends will be very welcome. The Premier Atherton; and the postlude from Ropartz' "Sortie." The first sound of the organ marks the quickening of the action. The processional is fol- A lowed by the "Alleluia," suddenly ar- AUTOMATIC rested when the chimes ring. Then | FOR SALE! CASH MEAT MARKET Hubbard Woods A money maker for the right party. Reason for selling, doctor's orders. Call on Sun- days only. Sold and Installed by A. C. Wickens 1103 Gage Street Hubbard Woods VIC J.KILLIAN, Inc. 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