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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 5 Nov 1927, p. 7

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November 5, 1927 WINNETKA TALK CENTRAL COMMITTEE IS NEW WINNETKA VENTURE Groups Interested in Education| Combine Resources for Con- certed Effort A new Central committee has been formed, whose function will concern everyone in Winnetka who is interest- ed in education. This committee is composed, of one representative from each of the public schools, one from New Trier High school, one from North Shore Country Day school, and one from the Winnetka Woman's club. Each delegate is the chairman of the Parent-Teacher association, or the dean of the school, or the chairman of education, in -each school or organiza- | tion represented. Co-operative Effort The function of this tion, so that the schools and clubs will work together in an integrated way, | instead of separatély in 'a scattered way. the best possible speakers for group, in fewer meetings, planned so | that no dates conflict, or come too close together; and the exchange of ideas will foster a co-operative spirit! among all the schools. 'Also there will be one or two community meetings during the year, with speakers of dis- | tinction. A joint financing and foster- mg of such a proiect will be a benefit | to the whole community, because an| important speaker can be brought to Winnetka through joint effort, whom no one organization could afford to have. I.astly, the function of the committee | will be.to exchange and broadcast an- nouncements of importance. If there are any special meetings of general in- terest at the Woman's club or at the different schools, every one in the Vil- lage will be invited to attend. Every school meeting in the future will con- tain announcements of open meetings on education. Those composing the Central commit- tee are: Mrs. F. Goddard Cheney, for committee is | chiefly to be a clearing-house for ideas, | suggestions, and programs on educa- | This will result in a selection of | each | T | the North Shore Country Day school; | Miss Elizabeth Packer, for New Trier High school; Mrs. Howard A. Gray, for the Winnetka Parent-Teaher asso- | ciation; Mrs. Austin D. Jenkins for Skokie school; Mrs. Myron T. Har shaw for Greeley school; Mrs. John R. Reilly for Horace Mann school; Mrs. Robert Brown, for Hubbard Woods, and secretary of the committee; and Mrs. S. George Levy, Central committee. Hoover Selects Davies to ter of the Winnetka Congregational | tary Hoover as chairman of a commit- tee to conduct a Better Homes cam- paign in Winnetka. Mr. Hoover is president of Better | Homes in America, an organization | which each year sponsors a nation-wide | educational campaign for Better Homes. The organization maintains headquarters in Washington, D. C,, with James Ford in charge as execu- tive director. 3etter Homes in America was estab- lished to provide local communities | with informaton as to the ways of im- | proving housing conditions and home | life, the work being carried on in communities through volunteer com- mittees of local citizens. The cam- | paign is sponsored locally by such or- | ganizations as Parent-Teacher asso- | ciations, women's clubs, civic associa- | tions and others having an interest in | home improvement. | JOINT ROTARY MEETING The Winnetka and Wilmette Rotary clubs are to hold an inter-club meeting Thursday evening, December 1, at New Trier High school. Dinner in the Mess hall of the school will be fol- lowed by a program staged by the physical education department at the school. The Winnetka fire department was called to the Aitken building in Hub- bard Woods, Wednesday evening at 9:30 o'clock, by a fire resulting from a leak in the oil burner. There was no damage except from smoke. Are You Fixed for Lamps? WwW -- 546 Center St. New--DBetter and Cost E. B. Taylor Hardware Co. Less Phone Winn. 998-99 for the Winnet- | ka Woman's club, and chairman of the | Head Better Homes Move | Dr. J. W. F. Davies, associate minis- | Church, has been appointed by Secre- | Shop and Save at the WINNETKA GROCERY Fruits and Vegetables a Specialty 574 Lincoln Ave. Ph. Winn. 876-77 A Rare Bargain Feast for Old and New Customers Buy Food of Character at Economy Prices! Regular price of this Coffee is 60c per Ib. BREAD & BUTTER PICKLES, Nancy Hank's Old Fashioned 16 0z. jar 20c ; perdoz. si... .<... 5 $2.25 MONARCH CATSUP, Large bottles, each 0esBer corr rr ET ee MONARCH COFFEE, Ib. 49c. 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