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Sm WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK VOL. V, NO. 51 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1917 PRICE FIVE CENTS ANSWERS TAXPAYER Holds Critic Makes Unwarranted Insinuations. 6] President Fechheimer da SAYS EFFICIENCY MARKED 1 Results Obtained from Study Courses Compare Favorably with Average-- Fundamentals Not Neglected. The following letter addressed to + the editor of the Weekly Talk over the signature of Edwin S. Fechheimer, president of the board of education, story notes are unnecessary. Suffice to say that it is considered sufficiently » important to the community at large t to warrant the best possible position (in the columns of the Talk. The let- ter follows: REPLY TO SCHOOL CRITICISM To the Editor: ; 2 The letter criticizing the administra- | tion of the Winnetka public scheols st which appeared in your last issue is, lot to all intents and purposes, and so far as the board has been advised, an nonymous communication. Never- heless, in order that the community ay not be misled by the charges and nsinuations contained therein, the sboard desires to make the following Fundamentals. In the annual report of the superin- endent for last year there appeared leven tables of results of certain sstandardized tests which were used at ifferent times 'throughout the year arly the work done in arithmetic, penmanship, language and spelling. In- | ch as these results compare very | rably with the average for the Last November a new text book in . twelithmetic was introduced, which nakes the teaching of that subject in r schools now in accord with the his change would have been made ng ago except for the fact that the nd nitW requires that a text book shall be 99) ed for four years after its adoption. raigh le change in books necessitated a the riod of adjustment through which 56 dete pupils and teachers are now pass- | g. There is every reason to believe hs ( at the results obtained from the use th the new text books will more than nd ni Stify the change. 6.97) Course of Study. er ot The course of study which our super- alo stendent has outlined was formulated 2) twter thorough investigation of the hun drurses of study of some of the lead- cities, as well as some of the best ast Lo such as the Horace Mann orth) of Teachers' college, New York, Ze Speyer Experimental school con- begill tq with the Teachers' college, the (3) flementary school of the School of ty-siXJucation of the University of Chi- as folio, and our best normal and private . cormhools. The teachers themselves were ing tinsulted and had a voice in the of saipption of many phases of this course inetyq Study. It is not rigid and fixed, et; tis constantly undergoing changes line y the experience of the superintend- . and teachers point out the need. ho t a course of study so arranged is gs t desirable can be easily ascer- 0 med by reference to the recom- et, Moy gations of the best educators of ast lily country by anyone who is willing s fortiake the trouble to inform himself. Kloepfer Confident Will Remain Office--Candidates for Position Quietly Rounding Up Friends. Arthur M. Kloepfer, our postmaster of wide publicity, feels so cock-sure of his reappointment when his pres- ent term expires that he is said to have offered to wager $1,000 that he will continue to be the local repre- sentative for Uncle Sam for the next four years. The other two candidates for the place, William A. Hadley and George B. Walkey, are both extending every effort to secure Kloepfer's job and expressed confidence of the results. mE Es HUBBARD WOODS GROCER ADOPTS CASH AND CARRY Francesco Believes Plan Will Be Benefit to Customers in Helping Solve Cost of Living Problem. Di So pronounced has been the success of the "Cash and Carry" plan inaugu- rated by the Progressive grocery of Winnetka that Salvatore Di Francesco of Hubbard Woods has decided to es- tablish the same system of merchan- dising, and will start the plan in opera- tion this Saturday. Di Francesco has a general grocery, fruit and vegetable business in Hubbard Woods and be- lieves that by adopting the cash and carry idea he will not only work a ma- terial benefit to his customers but largely increase his present business. Judging from the prices outlined in his advertisement, appearing elsewhere in this newspaper, he has started on the right road and will carry the idea through to a successful -conclusion. The Progressive people have nothing but the best to say of the "Cash and Carry" system and declare it the one real solution of the high cost of living. be renewed with them for the next moreover, several weeks earlier than is customary in most other schools in order that they niay have this addi- tional opportunity of securing posi- tions elsewhere. There is no case on our payroll as is charged in which some teachers are paid salaries in excess of others whose positions, experience and time of serv- ice are equal. In General. It is difficult to believe that anyone intelligently informed of the purposes and methods of administration of our schools could have made the criti- cisms or inquiries covered above, or could have stated that the superin- tendent's criticism generally is de- structive rather than constructive. One might easily have learned that con- ferences are frequently held by the superintendent with individual teach- ers, with small groups, and with all the teachers in general teachers' meet- ings. At such meetings suggestions covering many phases of school work are brought out, and have undoubtedly been helpful to the teachers and con- their work. One of the best teachers Winnetka has ever had, Miss Hetzel, stated before she left that she had learned more about teaching during her term under our present superin- tendent than she did during her two years at the Normal Training school. It is algo unquestionably a fact that the extent to which criticism and sug- gestion" will be constructive depends in large measure upon the attitude and /capacity of the teacher. Regarding Complaints. As to the inquiry regarding the pur- pose of the notices posted in the rooms tnat all complaints, criticisms or sug- gestions concerning the conduct of the schools must be made to the super- rtheast Teachers. hencels to the number of teachers who | d lot Ve each year, I beg to state that. the * potteen have left during the past | ge of > vears for the following reasons: | ad Stapur to be married, one because of health of her mother, two to cor~ e university work, one to do upper 1linois © work which we could not pro- ary, I five to accept better positions. 0 4 my knowledge there have been eachers discharged from our sys- VEITZE in the sense of summary dis- al. Those who do not meet the irements of the superintendent y board in their ability and adapt hy (this does not necessarily im- etka. that they are poor teachers or - d not possibly do well elsewhere) cago, ounty ty, intendent or a member of the board of | education, it must be obvious upon the slightest reflection that such a rule is necessary, not only to make the complaints or suggestions effective, but for the good of the teachers and the organization itself. One might easily imagine, let us say, a plastering contractor unwilling to accept com- plaints from an owner as to the man- | ner in which he is living up to his contract, or suggestions as to how he might improve his efficiency if such complaints or suggestions were made to his employees and transmitted by them to him; and the employees them- selves undoubtedly would prefer direct communication between the owner and the contractor. The principles under- 3. nformed that contracts will not (Continued on page four) tributed toward the improvement of" 7 : | SCHOOL BOARD HEAD \/| * Gir 51.000 CAN HOLD 308 Trases Crrk 7. Normoon mis at. mitted, confidentially, that the B. T. U. heat units in the gas furnished by the North [Shore Gas company fully com- ply with all requirements. "Dad" was indulging in a bath, recently, and while clad in man's original suit of clothes, sat down on the gas heater in the bathroom. He arose immedi- ately, incidentally adding to the heat eminating from the stove by the warm- ness of his remarks. =a INTERESTING MEETING OF WOMAN'S CLUB IS HELD Announcements Made of Future Events of Importance to Village--Doing Real Service to Community. At the regular meeting of the Win- netka Woman's club, March 8, there were an unusual number of interest- ing announcements made of future events in the village. Sunday, 5 p. m., at Community house, Mr. Sherwood Eddy, field secretary of the Y. M. C. A, will speak of his "Kxperiences in the War Zone." The next meeting of the club, March 22, will be an open one, and members may bring two guests. A paper by Signor Vittoris Falarsi, "The Begin- ning of Music," will be illustrated with songs by Mrs. John H. Hardin and Mrs. James C. Ames. A suggestion from the board that this year the annual luncheon be abandoned and a particularly festive tea close the afternoon meeting was adopted. The wisdom of the decision was ap- parent when Mrs. Lieber explained that the club membership has now passed the 500 mark. Mrs. Barrett called attention to the near approach of house cleaning time and reminded us that the club gets ten per cent on all rug cleaning work sent through her. Mrs. Wortley introduced Mrs. Mar- tin Kent Northam, the new president The are apprised of this. fact, LO he Tenth District, vho. was. nomi- nated in our clubhouse last October. Mrs. Northam gave a splendid talk on the responsibilities of Woman's this "Woman's Hour" when club life is merging itself into broader inter- ests, we should be ready to meet all demands, especially in those problems which the housekeepers' conference have been working over. Mrs. Alan Wolff, who conducted the conference, will be the delegate to the House- wives' league during Mrs. Peterson's absence. The third meeting of the Tenth Dis- trict will be held Wednesday, March 28, in Wilmette, It will be Art Day, with talks on art in different aspects from "Art and the Art Institute" to "Art and Dress," by Mme. Lucille. The delegates from Winnetka Woman's club are Mrs. Burnham and Mrs. Fletcher, with Mrs. Belfield and Mrs. McClain as alternates. Mrs. Gordon announced that on March 28, in the clubhouse, Mrs. Ira Couch Wood will tell of a new plan of the village to keep things cleaner and to better dispose of ashes and cans; and also of the village council work this winter. Afterwards tea will be served. Mrs. Thrall sang three charming songs, accompanied by Mrs. Ricks. Mrs. Gordon introduced Dr. Alice Hamilton of Hull house, who spoke on "Occupational Diseases." Dr. Ham- ilton is an authority on this subject, having devoted much time to its study. She gave a most vivid impres- sion of the great danger to those who are employed in poisonous trades, and spoke of the long working hours of women in America, showing how far behind other countries America is in safeguarding the worker in poisons. The meeting then adjourned for tea and a social half hour, with Mrs. Charles Burkhardt, Mrs. Leonard Roach, Mrs. Eleanor Thom and Mrs. Charles Jackson as hostesses. Twenty non-members were guests of the club. mE a TALKED OF SOCIAL SERVICE Mrs. Ira Couch Wood gave a talk on social service in Chicago to the resident pupils of Girton school on Sunday evening, March 4. Mrs. Wood is a most delightful and forceful speak- er, drawing her material from her own experiences. Everyone expressed the greatest appreciation of Mrs. Wood's kindness in giving such an inspiring evening. LBW Miss Laura Fisher is at the Mary Thompson hospital where she was taken for an operation. club members, pointing out that in{ WINNETKA GAS USERS TO PAY BILLS, BUT PROTEST Investigation Being Pushed Rapidly as Possible--Council Considers Questions at Last Meeting. Gas still holds the attention of the Winnetka village council and a report from Special Investigator William A. Baehr is expected in the near future. President Rummler states that in- quiries were being pushed as rapidly as possible. It was suggested Tues- day night that the people of the vil- lage refuse to pay gas bills, but this was considered too radical action and the suggestion was modified to advise- ment that gas bills be paid under pro- test. --_-- M'KENZIE IS CANDIDATE FOR VILLAGE PRESIDENT Cit"s Committee Select Nominees for All Winnetka Offices -- Special Election for Police Judge. The committee which has been se- lected to secure candidates for the coming village election made its re- port-at an impromptu meeting held at the Woman's club Thursday night, selecting the following villagers to run on the Citizens' Village Ticket: For village president--VWilliam D. McKenzie. For village trustees--Raymond E. Durham, Russell M. Heller and Thomas N. Wheatley. For village treasurer--Fred H. Deily. For marshal and collector--Theo- dore Flynn. For police magistrate--Clark T. Northrop. For library trustees--Ralph C. Hamill and Mrs. Franklin Rudolph. A special election will also be held on the same day to elect a police magistrate to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of John S. Miller, Jr., handed to the village council Tues- amy might: ~Por his" mittee has nominated Byron A. Nel- son. This candidate will be voted for on a separate ballot. There has been considerable talk of a second ticket in the election and it is understood some meetings have been held, but so far there has been no formal announcement. = EE MACDOWELL MUSICAL CLUB Have Interesting Program of Vocal and Instrumental Numbers from Great Scandinavian Composers. The MacDowell Musical club of Win- netka held its regular meeting last Monday afternoon, at the home of Mrs. Thrall. The program was made up entirely of Scandinavian music, and Mrs. Byron read an interesting paper on that subject. A sonata for violin and piano, by Sjorgren, was played by Mrs. Brewer and Mrs. Dean. Mrs. Thrall, Mrs. Ricks accompany- ing, sang a group of three songs: "Woodland Wandering," Greig; "In Days of Yore," Kjeruls, and "Couldst Thou Know," Carl Warmuth. Mrs. Snell played the piano sonata by Greig, and Mrs. Brewer gave a violin solo, "Romance," by Svendson. Mrs. Dean accompanied at the piano. Ved =e CITIZENS DISCUSS SCHOOLS Representatives from all parts of the village met at Community house, Wednesday evening, to discuss school matters. Several items of importance were discussed and plans formed for further action, including the appoint- ment of the following committee to or- ganize material for presentation to the board of education: Messrs. A. W. Converse, Hubbard, J. R. Leonard, J. E. Lutz, R. J. Mills, J. E. Winterbotham, Mrs. W. D. Peck, Mrs. D. W. Poff and Mrs. C. A. Abrahamson. | TEACH COOKING AT NIGHT Commencing March 13, night classes will be held Tuesday and Wed- nesday evenings of each week at the Horace Mann school for those who de- sire instruction in cooking, serving, etc. No cost attaches to this work, except for the materials actually used in demonstrating. The classes will meet at 8 o'clock. = ER Mr. and Mrs. N. Landon Hoyt and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hoyt, Jr. will re- turn next week from Green Cove Springs, Fla., where they spent most of the winter season. office" the com-| MADE FIRST WOOD PULP 50 YEARS AGO Thursday Anniversary of Opening of Original Ground Wood Pulp Mill. MADE PRINT PAPER CHEAP Revolutionized Industry in America and Gave to Present Generation Modern Press and Daily Paper. March 5th records an anniversary of peculiar interest to newspaper pub- lishers of this country and, for that matter, to every person who uses paper of any description, for on this date fifty years ago, in 1867, the first ground wood pulp was made at a mill in what was then the village of Curtis- ville, recently renamed Interlaken, in the State of Massachusetts. Up to that time paper was made exclusively of rags, naturally limiting the amount produced; but with the successful con- version of wood into a fibre suitable for print paper the vast timber re- sources of this continent became the limitless reservoir of raw material for any and all future demand. Solved Another Difficulty. But the wood pulp fibre also solved another difficulty for the printer, for theretofore the speed of printing press- es was limited, caused by the slow drying of the inks on paper made of rags, while the trade soon discovered that paper made of ground wood had excellent absorbing and drying quali- ties, and soon thereafter the printing press manufacturers were putting their minds and energies to work to develop the high speed press, and now the modern double octuple press will print 72,000 16-page papers per hour. a "America's First Mill. The idea of making paper from wood originated in Germany in the early forties with Gottfried Keller, tradition having it that he in turn received his inspiration from a wasps' nest. Keller collaborated with a manufacturer of machinery, Heinrich Voelter, in whose - name the patents were executed. It was not until 1866 that the possibili- ties of this invention in this country were recognized, when Albrecht and Rudolf Pagenstecher induced their cousin Alberto Pagenstecher to build a mill in this country, and financed the purchase of the necessary ma- chinery and the building of a mill. The choice of location fell to Curtis- ville, where the outlet of Stockbridge Bowl seemed to supply an adequate amount of power. The mill was built and on March 5, 1867, the first ground wood pulp was produced. Wellington Smith, Pioneer. Then another difficulty arose, name- ly the selling of the product. Paper manufacturers were either strongly opposed to or extremely pessimistic of the papermaking qualities of wood fibre. When one very large manufac- turer was approached he curtly an- swered, "Sir, we don't use shoddy." Finaliy, however, Wellington Smith, who owned a mill near Curtisville, at Lee, agreed to buy a lot as an experi- ment, and to Wellington Smith is due the credit of having made the first paper out of wood pulp. This pulp was invoiced at eight cents a pound, while the normal price today of pulp is under one cent per pound, and news print paper, then selling at fourteen cents a pound was reduced to two cents. It is furthermore re- markable that in the fifty intervening years no substantial change in the - manufacture of ground wood pulp has been made, although the improvements in details of the grinder has naturally increased its efficiency and produc- tion. --_-- DIEBOLD CATCHES TOOL THIEF IN EARLY MORN Jack Williamson, charged with be- ing responsible for the numerous tool thefts occurring lately, has been re- manded by Justice of the Peace Prouty to the criminal court under $2,000 bond. Williamson was arrested by Special Officer Charles Diebold, who, it is said, caught him in the act of ap- propriating a set of carpenter tools. Diebold was on his way home from work, at an early morning hour, when he made the arrest. Hm per