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4 . WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1917 Winnetka Weekly Talk PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY The Lake Shore Publishing Co 20 Prouvty Annex, Winnetka, Ill. Telephone Winnetka 388 Lioyv F HowrrLisTER, BusiNEss MANAGER [G. Edwin Secour, Editor.] Subscription price $1.00 per year in advance. To insure publication, items should be in Tue TavLk office not later than Wed- nesday noon. Entered March 1, 1912, at the postoffice at Wirnetka, Ill., as second-class mail matter. FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1917 The Basis of Success. The heart of the average American boy swells and throbs at the thought of success. He creates dreams of future greatness in which he sees himself the center of an applauding multitude. He imagines himself a popular military or naval hero, or a powerful statesman swaying the na- tion with ringing words, or a com- manding capitalist dominating the commerce of the world, or a wonder- ful physician, performing marvelous feats of surgery with unerring skill. He creates and recreates gigantic pin- nacles of success to be attained. He feeds his imagination upon startling and impossible tales of boys who ac- complish things that few men can do and--takes it out in dreaming. He takes no steps leading to an excep- tional career. He disregards oppor- tunity. He neglects that which would help him, in later life, to a realization of boyhood ambition. Opportunity comes to few. And the few must be prepared. The career of the late General Frederick Funston, whose ability as a soldier is known to every American of the present gen- eration, aptly illustrates how fame and exceptional success comes to one. Funston made his reputation as a leader in the profession of arms by the capture of Aguinaldo. It was a daring venture that he and his small band of volunteers undertook. A ven- ture calling upon all the resources and skill that human being could command --the entrance into the stronghold, and capture, of a powerful rebel chief- tain, surrounded by adherents ready to obey his slightest wish. Most men would have said it was impossible. Net so Funston. * He had the courage, the nerve, the determination, and he made of an apparently hopeless mis- sion a glorious success. In ordinary life the seeker after success is not asked to risk his life. He need not risk even his health. All he need do is display grit and indom- itable perseverance. He must "keep on keeping on," as the poet puts it, when others have become discouraged. This world is filled with the "it can't be done" spirit. What is re- quired is the "it can be done" thought and the determination to do it. Every- one can find opportunity for growth and expansion. In every line of en- deavor, in every walk of life, there is a higher success that can be achieved and some one is going to reach that height. Such attainment requires a devotion to duty, a concentration of mind and persistence in the face of |. apparently insurmountable obstacles that few are willing to give. y 'Most people look over the obstacles that strew the way, they are baffled by them for a time, and then they quit. A large success means a long fight and only those who are fitted for a persistent struggle reach the goal. Suc- cess, fame or fortune are not matters of luck nor usually the reward of ex- ceptional genius. More often merely the gift that awaits at the top of the ladder of "stick-to-it-ive-ness." AT KANSAS CITY CONFERENCE Professor J. R. Harper, superintend- ent of Wilmette's public schools, Sup- erintendent E. N. Rhodes of the Win- netka schools and Superintendent Arthur P. Powell of Glencoe's public schools, are in attendance this week at the annual convention of public school superintendents at Kansas City. Over 6,000 educators from all parts of the country are gathered at this con- ference to compare notes and ex- change ideas having to do with prob- lems of an educational nature. GAS HEARING POSTPONED The hearing before the Public Utili- ties Commission on the Winnetka gas situation has been postponed for two weeks. Engineer Baehr, who has been engaged by the village to conduct an investigation into the causes for the recent stoppage of gas, has not yet submitted his report. Mrs. Earle S. Barber of 187 Ridge avenue is spending the week in Ann Arbor, Mich. PLAN COMMISSION IS BUSY City Development Specialist Now Pre- paring Preliminary Sketches for Improvements In Winnetka. Arrangements have been concluded with Mr. E. H. Bennett, of Chicago, to prepare "the plan of Winnetka." Mr. Bennett is the architect of the Chicago Plan Commission and is widely known as a specialist in the preparation of comprehensive plans for the develop- ment of cities and villages. He is al- ready engaged in gathering informa- tion and data and is having prelim- inary sketches drawn. Chairman Philip S. Post of the Win- netka Commission is receiving from the members expressions as to the subjects connected with the develop- ment of the village in which they are particularly interested and he will shortly announce various committees which will be charged with a special study and consideration of each of these subjects. Some of the most im- portant matters to be considered are track depression, the establishing of through traffic routes through the vil- lage, both for automobiles generally and for heavy trucks in particular, and the creation of building zones and re- strictions. THANK WINNETKA WOMEN FOR HOSPITAL SUPPLIES That the work of the women of Winnetka in manufacturing and for- warding bandages, comfort pillows and other hospital supplies for the use of the wounded in the French hos- pitals, is heartily appreciated, is evi- denced by the following letter recently received by Mrs. Lowell Copeland, 180 Linden street, from the Chicago com- mittee of the American Fund for the French Wounded. "We have received a great many generous contributions from the good workers of Winnetka, most of which we have acknowledged by postal card. We deeply appreciate the regularity with which you have sent the pillows and surgical supplies. They are al- ways well made and packed and it means a great deal to us to be able to depend upon you for these things. Yesterday we received another lot of compresses, comfort pillows and bandages which is only an indication of your continued and active interest. "Thanking you warmly for your spe- cial help and cooperation, I am, "Sincerely yours, "Mrs. Russel Tyson." IN FUTURE SIGN YOUR NAME Replying to the letter printed here. with. The columns of the Winnetka Weekly Talk are open to the readers and subscribers of this paper at all times. No communication will re- ceive attention, however, that is not signed with the full name of the writer. This is a necessary require- ment for the protection of the pub- lishers. A communication will be pub- lished over a nom-de-plume only when the correct name of the writer is at- tached. Anonymous communications reach the waste basket. "To the Editor: "Will you answer through the col- umns of your paper why, when an article dealing with questions vital to the village people, or at least to many of them, was never published? Last week the writer sent an article in re- gard to the school proposition. It was not published. The writer should like to know why." Mrs. Roger Sherman and children of 788 Lincoln avenue have left for Pasadena, Cal., on a five weeks' visit. Mrs. E. L. Griswold of Main avenue is the guest of her brother in Detroit, Michigan. Mrs. W. D. McKenzie of 1185 Laurel avenue will spend the week-end at Ann Arbor, Mich. . Coming Events at Community House MOTION PICTURES Friday, March 16. Dorothy Gish and Owen Moore in "Betty of Greystone." Friday, March 23. Marguerite Clark in "Silks and Satins." , Friday, March 30. Dorothy Gish and Owen Moore in "Susan Rocks the Boat." SPECIAL Friday, March 9. The Orpheus Four, the official quar- tat of the Orpheus club, Los Angeles, California, winners of the Interna- tional Grand Prize for Male Chorus at the Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco, 1915. All tickets twenty- five cents. Saturday, March 10. Capt. Horace B. Wild will give his "Aerial Travelogue." Captain Wild is one of the world's famous aerial pioneers and this is an opportunity which everyone should take advantage of. Admission will be twenty-five cents. DORE S80 RREeenY WILL DO CEMENT CONTRACTING &) Paul Reschke, formerly foreman for & THE PUBLIC FORUM y the Burkitt and Wylie Construction & &Y | company, has opened an office at 809 Elm street and will engage in general The following letter, addressed to cement construction contracting. Mr. Reschke is an experienced cement man the Winnetka board of education, has P beén sent to the editor of the Win- PLEATING HEMSTITCHING Pinking Picot Edge Buttonholes We guarantee the best work and service to be had anywhere. Phone 5651 BUTTONS COVERED Evanston Hemstitching Pleating & Button Shop 823 Davis St. 1¢y 4 ol ol { = IT ) V, familiar with all branches of the netka Weekly Talk, properly signed, man work. accompanied by a request that it be 3 . | aside published: Reason No. 4 for the To the Board of Education, Winnetka, QUALITY CAKE SHOP Illinois: DELICIOUS CINNAMON BUNS Made from the Highest Grade of Ingredients Phone Winnetka 1384 As a taxpayer and parent, and be- ing much interested in the public schools of Winnetka, I take this meth- od of bringing certain matters to your Orders for Social Affairs our Specialty. fore ~ CUSS! 'nam "insta § M; gave "allial attention. gran Since coming to the village about all I have heard in regard to the schools and the superintendent has been adverse criticism. These criticisms, in the main, are as follows: As to the discipline. Seldom, if ever, is anything effective accomplished. There seems to be lack of control, and the duty of taking action is usually delegated to someone outside the of- fice. Lack of proper discipline takes too much time from regular work. Teachers are not properly supported and assisted. They are not backed properly in their efforts, and criticism, IREDALE ESTABLISHED 1871 FIREPROOF WAREHOUSE . 1723 BENSON AVENUE TEL. EVANSTON 955 Household Goods Moved, Packed and Shipped LONG DISTANCE REMOVALS AUTO VAN SERVICE Special Piano and Rug Room Private Locked Rooms EVANSTON, ILL. Jamel Sto al tion "have Hall r i the s "hom The is to | man; * befor "ment 1 Mi | auxil as a rule, is destructive rather than 'of F constructive. Course of Study. Is it true that fundamentals are being neglected in favor of "fol-de-rols?" Are the chil- dren being thoroughly prepared in grammar, or do they fail in languages for lack of preparation? Do other parents have to do as much teaching of arithmetic to their children as I do? Prominent citizens say that the superintendent lacks courtesy except when it be of advantage to him; lacks power in discipline; has not the re- spect of parents, children and visitors; is not an important character in the community; that he is poor as an or- ganizer; that he is deficient in knowl- edge as to the study courses; that he turns too much toward fads rather than fundamentals in school work. These are samples; many others might be enumerated. Also, why do so many teachers leave each year? Why are certain teachers MONEY TO LOAN at § 7 on Wilmette, Winnetka, Glencoe and Hubbard Woods Improved Real Estate. Established 1894 BANK OF M. K. MEYER Telephone 97-98 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS = Doln =i three | Anne iq Th | Tesk The ll under ll circle | theate | prove ~ contin "March | chapel 'and a funiver i Do It, ~ Marsh ~ elogue ~ will be " The fi {the se | from "| buildin discharged? Why are some teachers granted salaries far in advance of others, positions being similar, experi- ence of equal worth and tenure being of same length? Why are notices posted in various rooms denying the people the right to eriticise or suggest except te the 'superintendent or the board of education? Is the system for the benefit of the few faddists or for the benefit of the masses, who want good, solid, practical work? These are some of the questions that are making the people think. How = will they be answered? A Taxpayer. 1S O GET the best results in tele- phoning, speak directly into the transmitter with the lips in front of but not touching it. Speak distinctly in a moderate tone. RECORDS Are Out || Come in and HEAR THEM We deliver and call for records [HL] {i Chicago Telephone Company H. B. Gates, District Manager Telephone 9903 North Shore Talking Machine Co. EVANSTON, ILL. 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