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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 14 Jul 1928, p. 21

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: : July 14, 1928 WINNETKA TALK 19 Purple Athletic Stars Win Places on Olympic Squad Bill Droegemueller has joined the group of Northwestern university ath- letes who will on the United which will next month. Clearing thirteen feet nine inches, Droegemueller tied for first in the final pole vault trials in the Harvard stadium, Cambridge, Mass., last Satur- day. The jump breaks his old record of thirteen feet six inches, which he set when he won the Big Ten cham- pionship this year. represent the Purple States Olympic team compete in Amsterdam Three other Purple athletes have won places on the Olympic squad. Watler Colbath placed in the finals of the diving championships, Rut Wal- | ter placed in the 400-meters event, and Ralph Lupton won the 128-pound wrestling try-outs. Charles R. Walter and Einar Her- mansen, sprinters, and Bob Warren, pole vaulter, competed in the Harvard stadium trials but failed to qualify. Old Time Ferry Still Does Thriving Business Motor travel in Maine has given a new lease of life to the old time ferry crude ferry--boats, scow ferries oper- ated on a cable and pulley by river current, or by motor boats lashed lashed alongside all are doing a brisk business, says a bulletin issued by the touring bureau of the Chicago Motor club. Although the last steam-pro- pelled double-ended ferry-boats on the rivers of Maine will pass this summer with completion of the great new Ken- nebec bridge, a number of more an- cient crafts still are doing service. Directs Institute J] Evanston director of the Dr. Frank C. Whitmore, resident, is the American Chemical Society institute, which meets at Northwestern univer- sity from July 23 to Aug. 18. Dr. Whitmore has recently returned to Ev- anston following a year's leave of ab- sence from Northwestern during which he served as chairman of the division of chemistry and chemical technology Hot Weather Footwear Combining style and com- fort with reduced prices. 630 Church Street "KEEPS THE FOOT WELL" Immediate CLEARANCE of all Arch Preserver Summer Shoes If you're bound for some summer resort or if you intend to remain in town you will be glad to supple- ment your wardrobe with smart Arch Preserver Foot- wear at these radically reduced prices. White and Colored Shoes Only ARCH G58 SHOP DOWNTOWN EVANSTON Shop Early Shop early while the stock and size range is more complete. In The Carlson Building of the National Research council in Washington. In this capacity he visited many of the universities and chemical industries of the country and studied their research facilities in an effort to bring about closer cooperation be- tween the two. Dr. Whitmore was honored this spring with election to serve as one of the directors of the American Chemical society. The society's in- stitute, of which he is the director, is one of the forward movements of American science and is attracting chemists from Europe as well as from all parts of America. GIVES MUSICALE Miss Charlotte Erwin of Kenilworth entertained guests last Friday after- noon at a musicale. Madame Sefl, a Czecho-Slovakian woman, gave the re- cital. Mrs. Sefl dressed in costumes of the different sections of Czecho- Slovakia and Bohemia. She sang folk songs and the native songs of her country, and explained much about their customs. Mrs. Sefl came to this country shortly after the war. She and her husband studied at Oberlin college. VON STOLBERG SPEAKS Bismarck's Biographer to Talk on the Iron Chancellor and America One of the foremost lecturers on the program of the Northwestern sum- mer session, Count Otto Von Stol- berg, will be heard Monday afternoon at 4:30 in Harris hall. The public is invited to attend. Count Stolberg is the author of numerous works on Bismarck and is regarded as the principal authority on his life. He will speak on "Bismarck and America." The count is now in Washington collecting material for further writing about the Iron Chan- cellor. Miss Margaret Korrady, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Korrady of Kenilworth, entertained a few guests for tea Sunday evening in honor of Miss Marjorie Kittle of Indianapolis. lp Miss Jane Young of Kenilworth entertained guests at luncheon and bridge last Saturday, for her guest, Miss Carol Clark, of Youngstown, Ohio. EAL LE EEE TEE EEC ET EET TTT TTT UN foregoing the comforts of home. the eye of an artist. Summer School Now in Session A Profitable Summer Every advantage of even the finest summer resort may be had without THE EVANSTON ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS now makes this even more attractive through a delightful summer course that takes you into nature's beauties, into lovely gardens or to the forest, to paint with oil or to sketch with pencil or water color. Your appreciation of the loveliest season of the year will be keener in all the years to come, once you have learned to see its beauty with THE EVANSTON ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS CARL SCHEFFLER, Director Carlson Building Tower, Church and Orrington Telephone Greenleaf 1674 Evening School 7:30--9:30 § H | § gE § H n Eg § gE E HHT nn

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