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22 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1925 ILLNESS FATAL TO H.R. BROWN Former Principal of New Trier High School Victim . of Internal Cancer SERVED HERE 9 YEARS School Saw Big Growth Under His Direction Ron fms of the death of Henry E. Brown for nine years principal of New Trier High school and known throughout the Middle West as a leader in secondary education, has Sr sorrow to his host of friends ih this section. { Mr. Brown died on Sunday, May 17, at his home 905 N. Cheyenne avenue, i Okla., after an illness of less han four weeks. Previous to that time, he had seemed to be in good ealth but began to experience trouble ith his eyes and went to the ayo Brothers at Rochester, Minn., 'here his ailment was diagnosed as in- Aernal cancer, and incurable. i After leaving New Trier in 1919, Mr. rown entered the firm of Lynn and arby, oil producers 'in Tulsa and ter the firm changed to Darby and Brown when he became one of the artners. He made rapid progress in is new business and became well nown throughout the oil belt. Came Here in 1910 { In 1910, Mr. Brown came to New fries from Rock Island, Ill, and began career of energetic administration during the period in which the school rew from an enrollment of less than 00 to more than 1,000 students and ex- Jorstve building projects were put hrough successfully. At that time here were only 23 teachers on the aculty and the buildings consisted nly of the present main building with- fut the northwest wing. He immediately undertook a program ; expansion and six new buildings vere put up beside the wing of the main building. He favored the one-story lan, which had been untried in high chools of the country except in Cal- fornia. His work brought him wide ecognition and for several years he erved as secretary of the North Cen- ral Association of Colleges and Secon- ary Schools and was also secretary of the Illinois High School Athletic as- ociation. * During his administration, student councils, literary organizations, the Parent-Teacher association, a good school paper, a strong faculty, good athletics and a fine school spirit were developed. ' Saw War Camp Service In 1918 he asked leave from New Trade Mark Reg. y Murders Roaches Ir Your Money Back 2 Oz. Can 50c 16 Oz. Can, $2.00 Ask Your Dealer or Call oy 3000 QHINATOR Fa Couns 184 "Ww, "Washington 8 Se, BOSTON DENTISTS TEETH S10: 50, Baer These plates are held 'THE PETRY PATEN :CUPS. Ra: T FORCED 22k Gold Crowns. BRIDGEWORK REIN- 5 Regular $10 value, for..... Trier to enter government service and served as secretary of the War Camp Community service at St. Paul, Minn. until 1919 when he resigned from the local faculty. Mr. Brown, even after his departure from the north shore, recalled his years here as among his happiest. In a let- ter from Mrs. Brown to Prof. George Harper she writes: "You understand so well how dear to our hearts New Trier and the kind frineds there are. Henry and I have always regarded the time there as the most beautiful part | of our lives." Mr. Brown is survived by his wife and two children, Meritt, 16, who is graduating from the High School at Tulsa this spring, and Betty, 12, who is finishing the grade schhools. Rathbone to Address Music Trades Meeting Program = arrangements for what probably will be the greatest conven- tion to be held in Chicago this year have been announced by the commit- tee in charge of the silver jubilee con- vention of the music trades of America meeting at the Drake hotel, June 8 to 11. The program includes a music merchants' banquet, with Henry R. Illinois, and a resident of Kenilworth, as principal speaker; a series of noon- day luncheons which will be presided over by prominent tradesmen from the four sections of the country, and a frolic of the Chicago Piano club, scheduled for Thursday evening, the last day of the convention. Something new on VICTOR RECORDS Every Week i 5 Mi oA: SR Ye) (0) A REG.U.S, PAT. OFF. ES REGISTRADA de REIT NORTH SHORE TALKING MACHINE CO. 554 Center St. 712 Church St Winnetka Evanston Rathbone, congressman-at-large from Gasoline and Oils Tires, Tubes, Accessories Hood, General, Goodyear Jobbers for Wadham's Oils Three Stores BRAUN BROTHERS 723 Oak St., Winnetka 1565 621 Main St., Wilmette 3243 Ridge and Wilmette Aves. Wilmette 290 Folks Tell Us It's Different ONE inspection of the com- fortable arrangement and furnishings of an Orrington family suite will impress you very favorably. Real adherents of The Orring- ton--the families who have lived here--know its friendly comfort, its freedom from household responsibility. "There's nothing like The Orring- ton," say those on the "inside." Tel. Un wieoreity 8700 Mrs. Mabel Reinecke Internal Revenue Collector for the Chicago District oo 4 want it reported cleanly and accu- rE particular, I read it because George Wheeler Hinman is my favorite columnist."