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November 6, 1926 WINNETKA TALK 15 PEWTER WORK NEWEST VENTURE AT SKOKIE Ancient Art Revived at West School Under the Direction of Lane Claxton Seldom, in the hurried activity of the modern world, do we turn our thoughts or attention to the tradesmen of by- gone days or the product of their la- bors. Weavers, potters, metal work- ers, and many other ancient artisans, plied their trades for centuries, build- ing a basis for our present civilization and its commodities that we take so much for granted. Their work and all that it meant have lone since been buried with ancient civilizations and only upon rare occasions do we see it revived. Pewter working dates back to Rom- an times. Its advent marked the close of a period of wooden ware and the beginning of the use of metals; metals that periodically became more numerous and harder in texture. But pewter, for many centuries, remained a. favorite. Its history was closely allied with the establishment of cus- toms and taste in decorative articles and table services. Its use has enfold- ed ancient, medieval, and modern times, under varied conditions and <'tuations. Revive Trade at Skokie At the Skokie school, classes in this old art have been introduced under the direction of Lane Claxton. This step Is an novation in erade school work. It shows an admirable foresight and an appreciation of side line that can ' be made as remunerative as it is inter- esting. Starting with the simplest of opera- tions, the students work through all of the stages of metal working from the beating-down process, which con- sists. of hammering the sheet metal into wooden forms, to the setting of stones on silver. These projects in- clude lapping, hand tooling, beading, etching of designs on the metal, the making of plates, bowls, beakers, trays, cases, candle sticks, etc. As a final problem the student makes some arti- cle which is given to the school to be sold. The money from the sale of such articles goes toward the purchas- ing of special equipment for the work shop. A decided advantage to be found In a metal working class is that it is just as adaptable to girls as to boys and is offered to both. The only cost to the student is the actual cost of material. Take Art and Drawing As a pre-requisite to the course, pu- pils must also take work in art and drawing, This is to provide a basis for originality in design and to estab- lish a deep seated approval only of ex- acting work. This, naturally, will establish standards for future work that will not be easily broken. Announcement THE NURSERY of John Ostrowsky is Open for Business at his new location on Park Avenue, one mile west of Green Bay Road. P. O. Box 223, Highland Park TELEPHONE 2098-Y1 Winberg Stars in Kemper Win Over Culver Boys, 23-0 Before a homecoming crowd of more than 2,000 people, the Kemper Military school Yellow Jackets overwhelmingly | defeated the Culver, Indiana. Military academy eleven at Booneville, Mo., Monday afternoon. Culver, it is said, outweighed Kemper seventeen pounds to the man. Kemper opened the hostilities by punching over a touchdown in the first five minutes of play, Howard Winberg, of Wilmette, fullback, plung- ing through the line for the six points. Culver took a brace in the second quarter and held the Kemper cadets scoreless. Coming back in the third quarter. the Kemper eleven carried the ball to! Culver's 3-yard line where Holmes | dropped back and booted over a neat drop-kick. Winberg and McClure both went over for touchdowns in the final period | and Holmes made good on both trials for extra point. | The line plunging of Winberg, the punting of Johnson and the passing of Anderson were outstanding features of the contest, which tied the count be- tween the two schools, each having won three of the six intersectional contests, | E. W. Cochrane, sports editor of the | Kansas City Journal-Post, hopped up by airplane from New Orleans to officiate at the game. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Philipsborn and their two younger children, formerly residents of Winnetka, have come back for a visit, and are stopping at the Moraine hotel in Highland until early December. The Philipsborns | have been living in Paris for the past three years. WINNETKA BUILDING NEWS Vol. 1 Winnetka, III. _~ 33 Down to the base- small for us to an unusually large ment our steps now handle. quantity of E turn us, pers Wool. This insula- To build a fire in We saw four tion enjoys a won- the blamed old furn- young people in a derful reputation ace. But don't feel bad about that. If you have a bin full of our superior quality fuel, the act of building a fire and caring for the furnace is a small matter, Household hint. --A fly swatter makes a dandy tea strainer. The paving of the new extension of Center St. is just about completed, H. G. Golitz Co. has been doing some fast work to get the work through before hard freezing weath- er. For the past few weeks we have been delivering to them 350 to 400 tons of material per day. There is no order too large or too Ford coupe last eve- ning. You guessed it--two boys and two girls. We handle a very complete line of face brick. And we are furnishing Stran- berg Bros. with Old English Mission Brick for the M. K. Meyer new store and office building which promises some very attractive color schemes. Heard in Eckarts' Hardware store. "I want to buy one of them radio fans I've heard so much about." The time of the year is here that pays dividends on money spent for in- sulation, both in comfort and in fuel cost. At the present time we are selling which it justly de- serves. Chris Christensen, our builder friend from Highwood is completing a very attractive house for Mr. Uhe on Scott Avenue, Hubbard Woods. This house is insulated through- out with Insulex, a Gypsum product which is becoming very popular. In the very near future Mr. Christensen will start work on a number of new homes in this lo- cality. : Saturday we saw a man wearing a straw hat. We have yet to hear of the husband who helped with the dishes and was shot by his wife. Winnetka Coal - Lumber Co | 823 Spruce Street Winnetka 734 J Sports Dresses of Jersey most practical choice of the season, but pre- ing at so favorable $15 a price that a selec- shades that are smartest for sports wear . . . styles that Not only the smartest and sented in this show- tion is advisable . . . the are simple but chic. Paris dispatches say: "And smartest for sports, of course, is jersey." ELSIE THAL 565 Lincoln Avenue WINNETKA Whe? you for RAL y= Sand -- Gravel -- Cement -- Excavating -- Driveways -- Materials Team -- Truck Service Black Soil and Fertilizer Phone Winnetka 32 Winnetka Teaming & Supply Co. Lawrence J. Hayes