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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 5 Feb 1927, p. 38

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February 5, 1927 WINNETKA TALK 37 $600,000 HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE BUILT SOON Begin Work This Spring on St. George's; to Accommodate 1,000 Boys Work on a $600,000 high school build- ing for boys in south Evanston will be- gin in a short time. Application for the building permit was filed last week. It will be known as St. George's High school and will be conducted by the Brothers of the Christian Schools and supported by the Catholic parishes of the north shore. It will be located at the southwest corner of Sherman avenue and Austin street on grounds with a 498 frontage on Sherman and a 318 foot depth on Austin. The site is in the rear of St. Francis hospital. A football and athletic field will be located to the south of the building. Ready This Fall The school building is expected to be ready for occupancy by September of this year. It will be one of the several high schools of the sort maintainéd by the Brothers of the Christian Schools. The school, to be owned by the Cath- olic Bishop of Chicago, will be a red brick building with Bedford stone trim, of Colonial plan. The building will have 230 feet frontage and be 176 feet deep--a three-story and basement structure. Large Gymnasium A feature of the building will be a gymnasium 66x114 feet, with a running track at the second floor level and a swimming tank in the basement floor. The building will contain 28 class- rooms, science laboratories, shower baths, cafeteria and library. The architect of the school is Joe W. McCarthy. The contractors are the W. J. Lynch company. Harriett Cunningham Is Roycemore Prom Leader The Roycemore Upper school held its prom last Friday evening, January 28, at the Roycemore gymnasium. Miss Harriett Cunningham, president of the Roycemore Commonwealth, .led the prom. Louise McCoy was the chair- man of the program, Dorothy Welch was chairman of the decorations, and Ann Bradford was chairman of re- freshments. Four Roycemore students entertain- ed at dinner Friday evening at the Georgian hotel, later taking their guests to the Roycemore prom. The hostesses were Miss Dorothy Welsh, Miss Elizabeth Campbell and Miss Mary Green. Covers were placed for fifty guests. foot | Fine New Equipment for Omaha, Sioux City Trains Since February 1, Chicago & North Western Railway trains Nos. 11 and 22, newly equipped, have been known as "The Omaha"--operating on the same schedules as heretofore, leaving Chi- cago daily at 6:05 p. m., arriving at Omaha 7:25 a. m., returning leave Omaha 6:00 p. m., arriving at Chicago 7:20 a.m. The equipment consists of new, lux- urious observation lounge cars, latest type of Pullmans and new high back seat coaches. The dining cars operate through between Chicago and Omaha, serving table d'hote dinner leaving Chi- cago and Omaha, and a la carte break- fast arriving in Omaha and Chicago. The new high back coach and sleep- ing car equipment operated through on these trains between Chicago and Sioux City is known as "The Sioux City," and these trains will also pro- vide observation and lounge car and dining car service as at present be- tween Carroll and Sioux City. Sched- ules will be as at present--leaving Chi- cago 6:05 p. m., arriving Sioux City 8:15 a. m., leaving Sioux City 5:25 p. m., arriving Chicago 7:20 a. m. With this new and improved service and the fact that the C. & N. W. Ry. is the only double track railway be- tween Chicago and Omaha, and is completely protected by automatic safety signals and a recently installed additional protection--the automatic train control, patrons are furnished the very best that can be provided in trans- portation between these cities. College Alumnae to Have Membership Luncheon Soon Alumnae of the National Kindergar- ten and Elementary college will hold a membership luncheon in the Woman's City club, 360 North Michigan avenue, Chicago, on Saturday, February 5, at 12 o'clock. These monthly luncheons afford an opportunity for many get-togethers of old friends and classmates scattered in and around Chicago, and on this occa- sion each member of the association is asked to be responsible for the ap- pearance of at least one alumna who is not a member. Miss Laura Hooper, head of the department of tests and measurements at the college, will give a short talk "The Use of Tests in the College Dem- onstration School." Reservations for the luncheon may be sent to Miss Anne G. Williams at the college. Mrs. George B. Everitt of 1035 Dins- more road, accompanied by May and George, Jr., has gone to Ajai, Cal, for the rest of the winter. Mrs. Everitt expects to return home early in April. HAIG O. 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