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26 Recalls New Trier as WINNETKA TALK June 12, 1926 et week. "We were very informal, | Justice of the Peace in Glencoe, and i ease, aiencers, 5d | DRAMATICS FIND BIG - --_---- |and like a large family. There were | Emma : Quite Primitive at Outset few activities, but our baseball and Dean Packer has held varied offices | ~The early days were quite primi- tennis teams were very good." since she entered the school in 1901 | PLACE AT NEW TRIER tive," said Elizabeth Packer, Dean of Dean Packer recalls a tennis tourna- |as Latin teacher. She has been acting | Girls at New Trier, when asked about {ment in which she and Mr. Powell, a | principal three times, in 1905-6, in a her first impressions of New Trier | history teacher, were defeated in the High school, which is celebrating its | mixed doubles finals by two of their twenth-fifth anniversary in a pageant | pupils, Roland Hurford, who is now [ 1918-19, and in 1923. | of Girls in 1914. Kermit Roosevelt spoke in Milwaukee a few evenings ago. After his speech, there remained only 2 hours and 20 minutes in which to make connections with a Rock Island Line train in Chicago. Mr. Roosevelt hurried to a North Shore Line train, and reached the Rock Island station in downtown Chicago with seven minutes to spare. ILLINOIS Antioch Channel Lake Loon Lake Round Lake Lake Villa Fox Lake District Grays Lake Volo--McHenry Take North Shore Line trains to Waukegan or Libertyville; North Shore Line Motor Coaches from there on regular schedule to these points. Through tickets. WISCONSIN Lake Geneva Twin Lakes Powers Lake Effective June 13, take North Shore Linetrains to Kenosha, and North Shore Line ~~ Motor Coaches from there on regular schedule. Through tickets. == | MICHIGAN Ludington Manistee Hamlin Lake Portage Lake Onekema Take North Shore Line to Milwaukee; Pere Marquette night steamer from there; arrive Michigan next morn- ing. Through tickets. WISCONSIN Sheboygan PortWashington Elkhart Lake Cedar Lake Crystal Lake Take North Shore Line to Milwaukee; connections at door of our Milwaukee terminal with Milwaukee Northern trains for these points. Through tickets. Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad Co. The high-speed electrically-operated railroad Winnetka Passenger Station Telephone Winnetka 963 BAGGAGE CHECKED i For schedules, fares and other in- formation, inquire at ticket office, or THE NORTH SHORE LINE'S OWN Vacation Directory Where do yoy want to go ? WISCONSIN Oconomowoc Nashotah Lakes Nehmabin Lakes Silver Lake Delafield Waukesha Beach Nagawicka Lake Pewaukee Lake Take North Shore Line to Milwaukee -- step into T.M. E. R. & L. trains at door of our Milwaukee terminal, for these points. Through tickets. ILLINOIS Libertyville Mundelein This is the center of the beau- tiful Lake County Country- side and the home of the 1,000-acre, ten-million-dollar St. Mary of the Lake Sem- inary. Best reached by North Shore Line trains. at Traffic Dept.: Chicago, 79 West Monroe St., phone Randolph 6226; Milwaukee, 408 Security Building, phone Grand 990 or Grand 2762. | Tireless Efforts of Miss Elisabeth She was assistant | principal in 1907, and was made Dean | Stanwood Bring Rich Reward to School By H. E. D. In 1918, Miss Elisabeth Stanwood came to New Trier as an instructor in English and as dramatic coach. She took over all work of the latter character. At first it was necessary for her to overcome many difficulties, uch as inadequate stage equipment, slight interest in dramatics, and lack of volunteers for parts in the plays. However, Miss Stanwood victoriously vanquished such difficulties, until now New Trier's dramatical efforts are well known for their excellency. Her primary purpose in coaching plays has not been to bring an amateur produc- tion as near professional perfection as possible, but rather as an education to those participating. Poise, resourceful- ness, initiative, dependability, these are among the many desirable qualities which Miss Stanwood has so installed into her coaching, that participation ir any play has been for each student, a liberal education in itself. Give Four Major Plays At first, Miss Stanwood produced but one or two major plays each year. For the last several years, she has pro- duced four major plays yearly. With the aid of Gordon VanKirk, she intro- duced the plan of a series of one-act plays, the purpose of which was to give more students an opportunity to display histrionic ability, and also, to discover more talent. During the year just completed, Miss Stanwood in- stigated the organization of the Play- ers, members of which are the most experienced and capable students in the dramatic line. Whereas, in her first year at New Trier, Miss Stanwood found it neces- sary to select certain students, assign roles in plays to them, and then, goad them into attending rehearsals, the difficulty now leans in the other direc- tion. Now, so many "try out" for the various plays, she is able to choose her cast with much discrimination, occa- sionally finding so many eager to play in the dramas, that it is more difficult to eliminate all but the few required than to select the few who can be giv- en parts. Such is the height of in- terest which Miss Stanwood's splendid coaching and fine productions have aroused. Every student now realizes to the full the privilege and honor of being chosen for a play by Miss Stan- wood. The value of the experience and the directing is almost infinite, and certainly, it is deeply appreciated and remembered always. Enter Light Opera Field Miss Stanwood now is head of the comparatively new department of dramatics, co-working with the English department. She teaches dramatics as well as English, plus her work as head dramatic coach. Besides the dramas annually plaved, Miss Stanwood, in co- operation with Mrs. Cotton, has pro- duced the following light operas: "Mikado," "Pinafore," "Robin Hood," and "The Chimes of Normandy." Five years ago, another pageant was pre- sented. Tn it Miss Stanwood coached some several hundred people. Now comes the anniversary pageant, which promises to be the culminating success of her many triumphs. Tt is impossible to do justice to Miss Stanwood and her excellent work at New Trier. Her personality, her ability, the work accomplished has been, and is, invaluable to New Trier. Mr. and Mrs. William Gruver, 835 Tocust street, and Mr. and Mrs. George Wood returned Thursday, June 3, from a five days' motor trip to Eagle River: