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14 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1925 Winnetka Weekly Talk ISSUED SATURDAY OF EACH WEEK by LLOYD HOLLISTER, INC. 1222 Central Ave., Wilmette, Ill Telephone............... Winnetka 2000 Telephone. ..........v iv. Wilmette 1920 SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR All communications must be accom- panied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for publication should reach the editor by Thursday noon to insure appearance in current issue. Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks, obituary, poetry, notices of en- tertainments or ofher affairs where an admittance charge will be made or a collection taken, will be charged at regular advertising rates. Entered at the post office at Win- netka, Illinois, as mail matter of the Second class, under the act of March SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1925 Depress the Tracks. Give the Business Men Fair Play. Build a New Village Hall. Enforce the Traffic Laws. Build the Truck Road GOVERNMENT IN BUSINESS George Wheeler Hinman, dis- cussing in his column in the Daily Herald and Examiner the advis- ability of participation by the na- tional government in the nation's business, says: "President Coolidge has told the country a dozen times with- in a year that the government might better stay out of business, leave business in private hands and restrict itself to the occupa- tion of governing. "Why all these statements against the government in busi- ness? Because sober American statesmen fear that in the future, as in the past, any business that the government undertakes will be managed as a political venture according to political practice, and not as a business enterprise according to business principles. "What does this mean? An ex- ample is at hand. "A few days ago a member of the United States Shipping Board gave as a reason for getting rid of the United States merchant fleet that the public seemed to #3, to say, go ahead and sell. "The public wants these ships transferred to private ownership as soon as possible. Hence pres- sure to unload the ships on almost any terms. That was the idea. "In other words, when the gov- ernment is in business, the gov- ernment should hold its ear to the ground, listen to what some of the people may say about the business, and should proceed then to guess what all the people want, and do it. "Now, this theory of doing business is the death of any busi- ness that a government under- takes. Governments in Europe have made business successes, but never a one on any such theory as this. "The whole suggestion is crazy. It is far crazier than would be the suggestion that the officers of a bank lend money in obedience to the whims or prejudices or preferences of the stockholders and employes from day to day. It is the democratizing of business gone mad. It would be the ruin of any private business. It must be the ruin of any government business." ¢ THE KINDERGARTEN "It is the kindergarten that must reconstruct the educational program of the whole world. It is the finest thing' in our educa- tional system." ; These two statements were made by Professor Edwin Star- buck of the University of Iowa in a speech at the ground break- ing ceremonies on the new north shore campus of the National Kindergarten and Elementary College. It is significant that a university professor should have made such strong statements re- garding the high calling of the kindergarten and regarding its high standing in the educational system. The statements are also re- markable for what they did not say. Other candidates for the supreme position accorded the kindergarten by Dr. Starbuck were the primary school, the 'done to them any more than the | glass tubes know what's been high school, the college, and the graduate school. Anyone of these might have considered itself pre- eminent in the educational field. The primary school, especially, has made much progress in meth- ods of teaching and richness of curriculum. Within the other three schools, however, almost no notable advances have been made for a considerable stretch of time. If improvements had been made in the college, Dr. Starbuck, a college teacher, would not have called the kindergarten "the fin- est thing in our educational sys- tem." What we want to know is why the other schools do not study the ways of the kindergarten and re- form themselves? What excellent methods does the pre-grammar school use that puts it in the fore- front of the educational agen- cies? We ourselves believe that the schools not praised by Dr. Starbuck should pay especial at- tention to the emphasis laid in the kindergarten upon the needs and interests of the individual pupils. They pay altogether too much attention to the subject taught and altogether too little to the pupils themselves. The National Kindergarten Col- lege is in need of money. Why not contribute to that institution which is one of the foremost of those that "must reconstruct the educational program of the whole world?" DEGREES Experts graduate thermometer tubes and students by giving them certain degrees. The de- grees given to the tube are mark- ed upon it in black or red, and range from 40 or so below zero to 100 or so above. The degrees given to the student are bestowed upon him in a less material way and range from Bachelor of Kin- dergartening to Doctor of Phil- osophy. So it is incorrect to speak of a student as "graduating." Speak of him rather as "being grad- uated." In fact there is no real sense in saying that somebody "graduated." He could only "BE graduated." Another person does the graduating to the student, marks him with a certain degree. To repeat, experts (supposed to be) measure thermometer tubes with certain predetermined scales and according to certain stand- ards and mark the tubes with certain degrees. Experts treat in the same fashion young human beings who have completed pre- scribed courses. These young humans' who have been thus branded don't know what's been done to them. In June great herds of these "graduated" individuals, branded "A.B.",or "Ph.D.", or what not, are let loose from the corrals to for- age wherever they will. If those of us who have been thus "grad- uated" will remember that all these brands are labels rather than honors, it will be to the greater benefit of others and our- selves. 171! The daily paper tells us of a couple in Minnesota, who recent- ly celebrated their diamond wed- ding. Married in 1850, they had lived as man and wife for 75 years. He, John Schenck, farmer, was 96 years old; his young wife was only 94, Mr. and Mrs. Schenck now have 12 children, all living; 61 grandchildren--marvel at that, you who have only one grand- child!--; 96 greatgrandchildren-- a world's record, we believe. A family with a gross-grand total of 171 members. Think of setting to say little of providing food for their Thanksgiving re-union! We have figured out that if these 96 great grand-children marry and do as well as Mr. and Mrs. Schenck there will be on earth in 2025 about 5000 Schenck descendants. And if each of the 20 odd million couples in the U. S.--but our imagination is stag- gered by the colossal possibilities. THIS AND THAT Until We Find a Title RECOMPENSE The Poet was bemoaning fate And chiefly his financial state. "What funny things these Poets!" Then The Robin carolled to the wren: -- "I heard this fellow groan and whine Because they paid ten cents a line For something he called superfine. If his stuff's worth ten cents a line They ought to dig my worms for me And bring me cherries from the tree All day my melody flows free!" Then Jennie gave this sage reproof Broadcasting from her cottage roof: -- "Never mind Poets, Robin dear, Their music and their ways are queer. Free verse or meter, cadence, rhyme: -- This is their fool talk all the time. One bug a line would be big pay For anything I've heard them say. I sing for: the sweet joy that's in it And Ill just warble every minute If nobody ever listens to me As long as they give me my house rent free!" If only the Poet would sing like a bird And not give a hang if nobody heard! --BARDOFF. pe TR. C : : I am sending you some lines which re certainly not high brow and have no antique words for the proof reader to murder. In fact they are so rotten I don't think anything you can do will make them worse. They are not poetry at all but doggerel. --BARDOFF. We deserve the above bit of a re- proof, for in two recent poems of Bar- doff"s we erred. And we needs must make correction and ask pardon. In "My Heritage" we mistook the word "pleasances" for the more modern word "pleasures" which has an entirely dif- ferent meaning. Thus, the lines should have read: "My Father did not wait till he was old To give me rare pleasances and much gold." And in "Old Thunder Pumper". we made of "the messy bog" "the old marshy bog." We are sorry. We, not the pore ole proof reader, are to blame. And, inasmuch as the ole proof reader is blamed for practically every- thing that happens in this here office we are glad to take the blame off his drooping shoulders. The moral, dear contribs, is "Type- write your contribs" and they will have about 100 per cent better chance of getting into this column as you write them. WE'VE EVER FOUND IT THUS! Infatuation Is like the sands Ever changing--ever shifting Great as a sand dune Its majesty changes in the night And is gone by dawn So is infatuation Fickle. amit --EMPRESS MARGRET. We Ask Yuh, Janey, Is This Nice? Dear T. R.C.: as to what she did at that wonderful place of hers? But then, she is aw- fully shy about her own affairs, isn't she? I give one guess to explain what she did. Bet she made a sock full of money at a refreshment stand, doling out stale baloney, applesauce, banana oil, etc. at half price. Yours sincerely, --JaNEy ToucH. Cum'on! Up and at her! Atta girl, Medea! Show that Tough gal where at she alights from! THE PLURAL MARIE (Seen on our own Movie Page) "Kiss Me Again" is the third picture that Mr. Lubitsch has made for Warn- ner Bros. and this is the third time that he has featured Marie Prevost, who in his opinion, are three of the finest artists on the screen. -- Some girl! Some artists! Marie are! IT'S WORSE 'N WAR! Speakin of graduation, we passed through it this last week--we sweated, perspired--no, we did not glow, by no means--up on the platform in ole Pat and Jim last Monday. Gosh how we hated to do it, but last year we was too interested in the lovely June cli- mate over in Michigan to be bothered with gittin our stiff-ticket--but we had to come around this year and go through with it. War, even gittin married, couldn't the table for 171 human beings, [be much worse than those endless hours of torture on a humid June day. But if, when we show the Boss our lovely sheepskin, he only gives us even a wee bit of a raise, it'll" be worth while. But we doubt it, more likely he'll throw us out of his office if we go in to show it to him. That's the way they regard degrees and suchlike in newspaper of- fices, as a rule. Well, it's all over now and we'll be all right as soon as we get our eye sight back where our pretty white tassel got mixed up Yih a left eye. PLANNING TO BURN OIL? 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