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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 15 May 1926, p. 31

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WINNETKA TALK May 15, 1926 Unusually Low Coal Prices Now in Effect For the Lawn Black Dirt Lawn Lime Fertilizers Edinger & Sons Established 1907 University 5035 Wilmette 641-642 -- i North Shore Girl Will Have Part in May Fete Miss Mary Hill of Winnetka, a student at Carleton college, North- field, Minn., has been selected as one suitably placed in industry following Oe eI) Te Buus] erate completion of their training courses-- | Saturday. May 22. this vear. Miss unless they are given opportunity to | Hill, who will participate in the Indian | bring into play the schooling they | dance, won her position in the com- Utility Company Aids College Men to Apply Learning "Unless men from our colleges are i Save Money-- Buy Now The prices of all sizes of Chicago Solvay Coke have dropped to the low summer level, so that you can save money by storing your next winter's clean, sootless, smokeless fuel in your own fuel bin where storage costs you nothing. Prices will rise month by month until fall. Save money--buy now. No matter what conditions may be next winter, you will insure yourself a supply of Chicago's Standard fuel if you fill your bin now at these low summer prices. The prices of all sizes for your hot air furnace, hot water boiler or stove are reduced. Call your dealer. Save Money--Order Your Supply Now CHICAGO Solvay Coke Buy it Burm it Youll Like it E. C. WEISSENBERG Phone 12 WINNETKA COAL-LUMBER CO Phone 734 | have received--then our educational in- | stitutions' purpose has not been fully | served," said Britton I. Budd, presi- | dent of the Public Service Company of Northern Illinois, in an address deliv- ered recently at the University of Illi- nois Conference on Collegiate Educa- tion for Business. "The most critical period in a uni- versity-trained man's life extends from the day of his graduation to that time when he feels satisfied in his own mind that he is making progress along his chosen line. During this period of un- certainty the graduate may experience serious misgivings concerning the value of his university training; he wonder whether or not he has con- nected with the right industry. Definite Program Necessary "In the Public Service Company of | Northern Illinois, and other companies with which I am connected," continued Mr. Budd, "a definite plan is followed for guiding the progress of such col- lege graduates as enter our employ. It is the belief of those responsible for this plan that a systematic training period immediately following employ- ment, is essential to the gaining of a general insight into the functioning of the company's various departments. "A similar system is in effect," he ad- ded, "for men entering our employ from other sources than colleges and universities. Albert Wallberg Formerly with C. D. MacPherson Interior Decorating Exterior Painting Canvas Work--Antiquing Craftex * Textures 2715 Reese Avenue Tel. Univ. 8507 | petitive try-outs which were held re- ' cently. Starting in 1909 with the simple cere- mony of the crowning of the May Queen, the annual Carleton May Fete has become a traditional production which vearly attracts thousands of people. Staged in a natural outdoor amphitheater by the shores of the Lyman Memorial Lakes it now ranks among the best aesthetic accomplish- ments in the country, and is the result of weeks of painstaking care in the matters of costuming and music. may | High School Girls in Inter-Class Contest | The girls of the High school of the | North Shore Country Day school held on Tuesday and Wednesday the first | of a series of inter-class track meets | preparatory to field day. The events contested were as follows Fifty-vard dash, basketball throw, target throw, running high jump, run- ning broad jump, standing broad jump, hop, step and jump, javelin throw and long distance run. Of these, the last two have been in- [troduced this vear. The long distance, as at present contested, comprises two turns about the school campus. Gives Last of Series of Junior School Readings Mrs. A. J. Balaban of Euclid ave- nue opened her home again Tuesday, May 4, for the last in a series of dramatic readings and musicales by Sara Biala, an artist from New York. Madam Biala rendered an interpretive reading of "Dybbuk" now being played at the Great Northern theatre. Miss Marian Coryell of Indian Hill played a group of her own compositions pre- ceding the reading. This series has been sponsored by a group of north shore women as a benefit for the Chicago Junior School for Boys, at Elgin. Mrs. Balaban is a member of the advisory board. Miss Von Hofsten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Von Hofsten of 773 Prespect avenue, representing the Swedish Art society, will be among those who will pour at the tea which the Antiquarian society of the Art in- stitute gave Thursday, May 6. An | exhibit of early American furniture {and objects d'art was held during the tea hours. HARDWOOD New fers Jad. : Phone Delaware 2589 whet a «a Dunfee Floor Co. floors resurfaced, hand or machine " hme 5 work: 441 N. Dearborn PARQUETRY ished: All high Oldest Floor House in class work only. MOTHS KILLED IN UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE This Means All Moth Life With Eggs Devitalized Method Approved by U. S. Government We also Moth Proof »The Furniture Fumigation Co. Main Office 167 N. Michigan Faetory Plant 538 W. Pershing Rd. Phones: Boulevard 6640 Boulevard 6189 State 6947 Cent. 4175

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