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i i ag 1 -- - a ~ - 'tendent of schools, gave his first talk > to the scrubwomen employed in the - WINNETKA WEEKLY TAL Nearly Everybody In Winnetka Reads 'The Talk VOL. VHI,'NO. 10." WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY; MAY 23, 1919 EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS ASKS MORE PAY FOR WINNETKA TEACHERS AND COOPERATION OF PARENTS IN SCHOOLS At the annual meeting of the Win- netka Parent-Teacher association in the Horace Mann school, Monday afternoon, May 22, officers and com- mittees made their reports, and Mr. | . W. Washburne, the new superin- to the parents. This being Health Week, 'Miss Garretson, school and community. nyrse, . followed Mr. Washburne with a report on: the health work being done in Winnetka. Mr. Washburne spoke, in part, as follows : "Never have I seen 'so cordial, hospitable, such a fine group of peo- ple asiyou Winnetkans. I didn't sup- pose there was a place in the war- torn world where one could find the genial, intelligent, warm hearted, forward-looking community that you have. Mrs. Washburne and I have only been here a"week, yet already this is home. We fell in love with you right away. "May I take this occasion to thank the Parent-Teacher association, on Mrs. Washburne's behalf and my! own, for the beautiful basket of fruit that greeted us on our arrival, and for your part in Wednesday's big party? As Mrs. Washburne truly said--' You would think we were just coming to our own home town after a long absence." That is what you have made us feel. . We are not out- | siders. This is our home town hence forward as long as you will own us. | "You people, no, I mean we people, should have schools equal to the best in America. The schools are mighty good now, and I'm going to do everything in my power to make them still better. And that is why I am so glad that Winnetka has such a live Parent-Teacher association. | Co-operation Needed | "Too often the parents are lined up against the teachers--why, "in some places parents even take it on themselves to interfere with the methods of the teachers, or the or- ganization of the schools! And the teachers go to the other extreme, and have the temerity to tell the parents that the education of their children is none of the parents busi- ness. But where there is a large, co- operative organization of parents and teachers together, like this, such misunderstandings cannot arise.' When we work and talk together, you parents are bound to realize that the way a teacher teaches, and the way a school system is organized within itself are matters requiring technical training and skill, and be- long, therefore, entirely to the teaching staff. And we, on our parts, come to know you and to realize that after all it is your children we are educating, and that what they are to know and be able to do when they leave us is primarily your affair. You give us the most responsible trustee- shin in the world; and we must render you a strict accounting. If we do not give you back your children with the knowledge and abiliities you demand, we have failed in our trust. "The worst of it is that we do fail in our trust all the time. And one reason is that you do not give us the means of giving your children the education you demand. May I read you a few extracts from an excellent article in a current periodical, which | will show you just what I mean?" | "It is strange that the generous- hearted American people, who pour- ed out their riches so prodigally in response to every patriotic, every charitable appeal and who accord- ed such enthusiastic and liberal sup-| port to every measure and to every group that helped win the war, should have neglected to properly en- courage and reward the services of one of the noblest professions in the field of human activities--a pro-. fession that in lofty ideals, in un- selfish principles, in sacred respons- ibilties, stands side by side with the ministry of the gospel itself. Teachers Underpaid "The men and women who are making the Americans of tomorrow are being treated with less considera- tion than the janitors who sweep out the buildings in which they are em- ployed; they are earning on the average, less than the wages given public buildings of the United States Government. Normal school grad- uates receive less salary than street sweepers; high school principals and superintendents less than section foremen; country school teachers less for instructing the children than he pays his hired man tof "cel his hogs. "No wonder. there are fifty thou- d vacancies in the teaching forc- | of the schools. No wonder the farmer's | Conway, and with immature women who mere- | ranks are being filled with weak men | ly use the profession as a stepping | stone to something better." "No won- der two of Winnetka's best teachers are leaving for Glencoe where they have been offered a living salary." Future With Teachers "Never has there been a more urgent need for high-minded, great- hearted, splendidly trained, 100 cent American instructors to home the vital lessons that these times hold. Never has the future of the nation been so clearly commit- ted into the hands of the teachers. And yet thousands of men and wom- en of ability who would prefer to teach are reluctantly leaving their chosen calling, forced by the hard necessities of their very existence "The teachers ask no largess at the hands of fortune. But they in- vest years and money in preparation for their life-work and the knowledge they gain is shared with others who themselves use it to their own profit. Teachers, then, by every right and in all justice expect a return that will permit them and their dependents to live decently and in comfort. Invest in Schools "Let each community invest in schools so that it may thereby in- vest in a trained manhood and wom- anhood that can play their part in the great period of rebuilding and reconstruction that lies before us. Let each community set for its goal, as far as is praticable, a minimum wage of at least $1,000 a year for the teachers of America. This would cost the nation perhaps as much as we spent so gloriously in but one week of the great war. Pleading for America "We are not pleading merely for the welfare of some single profes- sion; we are not pleading for a spe- cial class; we are pleading for Am- erica: for her larger, her brighter, her richer future, for the fulfillment of her glorious promise. We are pleading for a coming race of men and women who shall be qualified to make complete the work of our fore- fathers wlio founded this nation and dedicated it to liberty, and who will bring to full fruition the new vie- tories that we have won in freedom's cause. We are pleading for a wider teaching of the principies, pur- ses, and the ideals of this nation that all men shall know her meaning and shall have equal access to her op- portunities; that the light of Am- ericanism will so shine that it will flood every home, every heart, in our great land. Special Election, June 7 "Two days before this article ap- peared 1 asked our admirable board of education for a minimum salary of $1,000 for our teachers in Win- netka. Every admitted the desirability of it, but we came against the stone wall of finan- cial incapacity. Fortunately, how- ever, the recently passed Hicks bill gives us a chance to remedy this evil. Un June 7 there is to be a special election to decide whether Winnet- ka, like practically every other city to which it has been lic ues. I have no doubt whatever hati that the measure will pass. And have the word of the board that i the measure does pass, we may have | per- | drive | member of the board| referred, is| willing to increase the school reven-| Memorial Services in Winnetka Sunday | | | | | | Memorial Day ceremonies in netka will be held on Sundav. according to advance from those in charge of the | pal services. As has been customary | years the Community Memorial Day | services will probably be held on the | | Village Green under the auspices of | Civic organizations and direction of | June 1, munici- Village President, John S. Miller, Jr. great World War and. have been hon- | orably discharged will, it is expected, assume a leading part in the cere- monies. Exercises will include Com- munity Singing, addresses by prom- | inent citizens and special exercises by the school children and the Boy Scouts, according to tentative plans of the committee in charge. The services this year will bear a new significance as Winnetka respect to heroes dead of three vic- torious crusades in the cause of Lib- erty and justice for humanity. NEW TRIER CADETS HOLD FIELD MEET The Cadet atialion « of the Town- ship High school will finish their course of military training Saturday afternoon, May 24, with a spectacu- lar program of military features and contests. The event is given prim- arily to show the parents and friends of the high school the type of work given and accomplished by the Cadet battalion. to be of entertaining value to those who come as spectators. Besides the customary military marching special novelty numbers have been planned which should be intensely entertain- ing to any man, woman or child in the township. No fee will be charged for the event and it is scheduled to start sharp at 2:30 o'clock. The program in part is as follows: First Part Drill, Band 1. Battalion and Cadet Battalion. 2. Cadet Rifle Drill, Cadet Battalion 3. Battalion Review and Retreat Parade. 4. Company Stunts: Company A, Bayonet Drill. Company B, Marching Maneuvers. Company C, Company Pyramids. Company D, Guard Mount Cere- mony. INTERMISSION Second Part 1. Finals in Competitive Wall Scaling a) Individual Competition. b) Squad Competition. Cadet Races, Fifteen Cadets from each company. a) Gun stacking Race. b) Straddle Rifle Race. c) Wall Scaling Relay. d) Skin the Snake. It is hoped by the two hundred cadets and officers that a large crowd will present themselves for this dis- play of their military prowess and endeavor. Keep in mind the date, | next Saturday, May 24, at 2:30 o'clock. | The program will be conducted on | the drill field at the High school. to Parent-Teacher Activities a thousand dollar minimum for Win- | netka teachers. "You parents who are here are the ones on whom we are counting to put this measure through at the special election, June 7. No one needs (Continued on Page Four) AID.INFANT WELFARE AT TRIPLE ENTERTAINMENT On Saturday, May 24, the benefit entertainment for the Winnetka branch of the Infant Welfare so- ciety will take place at the Wom- an's clu'{ Three parties will be given, two for the children in the afternoon and a dance for adults in| the evening. The arrangements for the entire entertainment are under the general management of Mrs. John Ott and her executive commit- tee. All sorts of amusements have been provided for the children in the afternoon and the evening's enter- tainment promises to be a big suc- cess. Mr. Ayres Boal has charge of this dance. Assisting him are Mrs. Cornelius Lynde, Mrs. Ayres Boal, and the Messrs. Lawrence Howe, B. John Ott, John Syme, D. Dallas, Goddard Cheney and Alan Withers. Several special will be provided for this entertain- ment and a large attendance is ex- preted, features | The fifth and sixth grade of the | Skokie school combined two morning exercises, a play and a musicale, and gave a benefit performance, Wednes- day afternoon at 4 o'clock. pupils of the Horace Mann school and Greeley school attended. The proceeds were for the soldiers' bronze tables at the Horace Mann] school. There was a grade meeting in the sixth grade at Greeley school Thurs- day afternoon. The parents were invited to attend the regular exer- cises of the room. During the after- | (play "Rip Van Winkle" which was | written by them. Mr. Washburne | spoke 'to the mothers at 4 o'clock. The hostesses for the afternoon were Miss Casey, Mrs. Ayres Boal, Mrs. W. R. English and Mrs. Arthur R. Dean. ABIES. Nt WERE Annual Luncheon The North Shore Catholic Wom- ans league will hold their annual luncheon in the Narcissus room of Marshall Field's on Wednesday, May 28, at 12 o'clock, to be followed by a 'matinee at Wood's theater. This affair will conclude the club program for the year. Win- | information | in previous | Winnetka men who served in the) pays | The program is arranged, The | noon the boys and girls presented the | OPEN BIG RAVINIA CLUB FUND DRIVE PLAN ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30,000 MEN Spring campaign of the] of the north shore in the season at Ravinia began on Monday, May 19, and a vigorous drive will be undertaken for two weeks to push the sale of advance subscription | books to a higher total than any pre- fries record. Ticket books of 20 admissions in- is war tax: $10. A. Children's Day: Thursday af- i ternoon. All children under 14 free. | Seats free for everyone. B. No Student Artist Day. i C. Friday afternoon concert to be | made special occasion for wounded men with suitable program, tea, etc. All seats in Pavillion free. Meeting of Ravinia club every Fri- | day morning at 11 o'clock at the park at which every subscriber to a 10 | dollar book is welcome. Arrange- i ments can be made for luncheon and | a large attendance is desired each | week. Recreation for men in uni- form. The club entertained 42,000 men last summer. . | D. There will be 25000 men at i Great Lakes and about 4,000 at Fort | Sheridan. Plans are being made to | repeat the same work the club did I last year: Athletic events in the, af- | ternoon, vaudeville between 6 and 8 M. Canteen supper for which a | | The | small amount will be charged. Club { rooms open as last year. Some re- | served sedts for Opera free. No | dancing. E. Opera: The Opera season is to ar transcend the beauties of any previous year. The Chicago Sym- phony orchestra in its entirety with |} Ir. Papi and Mr. Haggeman as lead- TWO -- TALK ers will be an orchestra unequalled in the opera world. With such names as Florence Eas- ton, Mabel Garrison, Alice Gentiles, I.eon Rothier, Thomas Chalmers, Milo Picco and Francis MclLeman, the public must realize what a privilege it has close at hand and that generous support alone can as- sure its continuance. Officers of the Ravinia Club President, Mrs. Frank R. Greene. First Vice-President, Mrs. Edgar Snow. Second Vice-President, Mrs. W. Ir- { | ving Osborne. Recording Secretary, Mrs. Warren i J. Burke. : Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. H. Foresman. Treasurer, Mrs. M. W. Cresap. Town Chairmen Rogers Park, Miss Cordelia Han- son. Wilmette, Mrs. Charles Wanner. Kenilworth, Mrs. W. W. Wheelock. Winnetka and Hubbard Woods, | Mrs. Norman K. Anderson. | Glencoe, Mrs. Morris Miller. Ravinia, | Mrs. Julius Rosenwald. | Highland \ : Park, Mrs. Walter Bald- WII. | . Lake Forest, Mrs. Leeds Mitchell. Lake Bluff, Mrs. Otto Kreutzberg. | Libertyville, Mrs. J. Carroll Grid- ey. Ravinia club to interest the people | coming | Campaign Committee Mrs. Leeds Mitchell, Mrs. Frank R. Greene, Mrs. Bruce MacLeish. Guarantee Fund Committee Mrs. Leeds Mitchell, chairman, Mrs. Irving Osborne, Mrs. William Sutherland, Mrs. Douglas Smith, Mr. John R. Washburne. Why Support Ravinia? 1. Because it is nationally one of the greatest civic movements with- out profit, and without a large sup- port it cannot go on. 2. Because one is able for 50 cents or one fifty, if one wants re- served seats, to hear under ideal conditions as perfect opera as is given by any. other company in the world, considering the necessary physical limitations of time and place. 3. Because Ravinia is unique in the world and should be a source of pride to the north shore. 4. Because, if every one who can afford it would take one ten dollar book Ravinia would soon be self sup- porting and its future assured. We owe it to ourselves to have enough civic pride to support such a wonder- ful enterprise. We owe is to Mr. Eckstein and other members of the Ravinia company, such as Mr. C. T. Boynton, Mr. Ward Willets, Mr. Landon Hoyt, who, without stint, and their support with no thought of reward or profit except the gratitude of the people who enjoy Ravinia. 5. Because it gives to the thou- sands of people who are shut up in the city an opportunity to hear the best music out in the country. Given? 1. The general public go te Ravinia, not to be civic, but to hear good music and any other kind of concert, light opera, band, etc., would not draw enough people to pay the taxes. 2. There are a great many people who cannot go to Chicago for Opera or who cannot afford grand opera prices who do go and enjoy Ravinia. 3. If the standard of Ravinia were not kept up, or if the project were given up the property would fall in- to the hands of some money making enterprise that would be a detriment to the whole north shore. Company Carefully Spent And no move is made without the knowl- edge and approval of his committee. No one in the Ravinia company gets any salary or remuneration whatso- ever and the funds all go to the act- ual running expenses of the park, such as taxes, opera, upkeep of grounds, and equipment. ' THOSE COMMUNITY DANCES ARE BIG HIT THIS SEASON With Colonel Reilly as the guest | of honor and many Winnetka honor- ed "Bucks" present, the second Com- munity dance proved very success- full. More than two hundred people | turned out to witness the young people dance and help welcome the "Bucks" back to Winnetka. Com- munity House had been decorated | very appropriately with a large rain- [bow on the stage and many palms and flowers throughout the hall Jackies from Great Lakes and many soldiers from Fort Sheridan were present. During the evening applications for over fifty memberships were turned in to those in charge of the dances. On May 31 all men who were in the service are invited to appear in uniform. This will be the first real gathering of the Winnetka service men since the end of the war. Asis to be the custom throughout the summer all men in uniform are to be admitted free, whether a veteran or still in the service a uniform is a pass on May 31 at Community House. Anyone wishing to apply for mem- bership may still do so by writing | to Mrs. E. W. Wortley, Community House, Winnetka, Illinois. Captain Jacob Guthrie of Winnetka Re in New York aboard the transport Espagne from overseas on May 14. ANNOUNCE BLIND BOGEY EVENT AT VILLAGE LINKS The Winnetka Playfield association will hold a Blind Bogey golf tourna- ment on the Winnetka golf links on Decoration Day, May 30. The event is to be open to all mem- bers of the association and to new members upon payment of one dol- lar initiation fee. Play will be opened for this com- petition from 9 o'clock in the morn- ing to 2 o'clock in the afternoon and a suitable prize will be awarded. Each contestant will turn in his net score for 18 holes with such handi- cap to which he considers himself entitled. Play will be in pairs, three- somes or foursomes exclusively. Arrangements for the play were completed by the Sports and Pas- times committee of which C. J. East- man is the chairman. Convalescing Mrs. J. 'W. Strackbeln of 480 hi idan road, returned to her home this week from a Chicago hospital. Sh: is reported as much improved. Mrs. Strackbein was taken to the hospital several weeks ago. Don't Forget! Don't forget the All-Star Vaude- ville at Community House Wednes- day evening, May 28, at 8 o'clock. Proceeds to go to the Parent-Teach- ers association. a have given of their time, their money, ' Why Should High Priced Opera Be - Are The Finances Of The Ravisia Audited? 1. Most emphatically yes. The books may be examined by anyone. Mr. Eckstein gives two-thirds of his" time, his office force's time, makes no charge for traveling expenses, tele- grams, long distance calls, etc., and | { A RT TO