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vol. rv.NO.is. people of Wilmette Should Exercise Wisdom in to- electing President ofe Village Board. FITNESS OF MRJ.D.COUFFER Present Head Possesses Experience In Business Affairs Which Qualify Him For This 'Office. The approaching village election in Wilmette is an affair which la exciting considerable interest In that commun- ity as Is shown by a communication to The Lake Shore New* received a few dayg ago from Mr. George Gillette, vtao sets forth the situation as It re- gards the present Incumbent of the presidency of the village board. Be- 1 levins; the contentarof the letter to be both interesting to our readers and beneficial to the best Interests of the village, we print it in full below: Wilmette, March 18,1913. To the Editor:â€"The people of the village of Wilmette certainly will make no mistake if they elect Mr. Couffer president of the village for another term. The office of president of the village is an administrative office, rather than a political one, and the various duties of that office require and demand the exercise of good practical business judgment and executive and admini- strative ability and training; practical knowledge of village affairs, born of fjBNKfi^Rce in the performance of those duties, is a most important qualifica- tion for the proper and efficient dis- charge of those duties. Mr. Coulter's experience as an ad- ministrative officer of this village adds greatly to his qualifications and fitness for the discharge of the duties of that •Bee. Experience in any line of en- deavor is an asset and not a liability. ,Tbii principle is one which governs the management of all large business corporations, and a municipal corpora- tion is, for all practical purposes, a business corporation. It would be dif- fenlt to conceive of stockholders or di- rectors of a business corporation re- moving its administrative officers be- cause of previous length of service. Such a policy would mean inefficiency and loss. It costs money to acquire •experience and somebody must pay the cost. American municipalities have teen slow in recognising this principle of economy in municipal government, bat its benefits have long been realised 1b the government of the municipali- ties of Europe. The municipalities of Germany, for instance, are recognised to be the best and most efficiently and 'economically managed cities in the World. The administrative officers of those cities are men of training and •xperience, and length of service with them is considered an important quail- Station for office, rather than a cause far removal from office, as is some- times suggested here. MUSS MEETING ATTEND TENTH ON ANNEXATION HICTMEET TOnC MAR 25 Large Representation of Clubs In Evanston for Session in Woman's Club Building. OISCUSS MANY TOPICS Municipal Association Mem- bers Plan to interest Voters in Evanston in One of Election's issues. Several Important Subjects Are Talked About. Showing In- terest Women Have in Affairs. ARGUMENTS CONVINCING Three hundred delegates, members of the Woman's clubs of the Tenth district of the Illinois Federation of Woman's clubs, met last week at the Evanston Woman's club. The board met at 9:30 o'clock in the attractive board room and matters of importance were discussed and voted upon. Those matters which were con- sidered by the president. Mrs. John Harper Long, as of general interest, were left for the business meeting which convened at 10:30 o'clock in the assembly room. The minutes of the last meeting and the treasurer's report were read by Mrs. Chas. B. Stearns. - Epileptic Colony Discussed. Resolutions regarding the epileptic colony, introduced by the Federation j of Women's club, and pushed by the Woman's club of Hinsdale, and the ' preservation of the one white pine for- > est left in Illinois, by purchase, turn-' ing it into a state forest and state | Citizens Awake to City's Needs and Will Promote Campaign to Get a Majority of Votes on Question. TO ADOPT NEW VOCATION PLAN In Spite of Protest of Parents' Club, Authorities Favor Ex- tension of Work at Haven Building. MANY TO BE BENEFITTED Convincing arguments why every voter in Evanston should not fail to vote "yes" on the annexation ques- tion in the election April 1 will be presented In a maaa meeting to be con- ducted by members of the Municipal association at the Y. M. C. A. Tues- day night, March 26, at 8 o'clock. Th<* meeting will be held in the assembly room and every citizen who wants to see Evanston progress is urged to attend. The success of the annexation of the district one mile square, south- west of tevanston, commonly known as the "blind pig" district, will depend entirely on the majority of votes cast, not merely on the majority of votes over the "no" vote on the question. This distinction emphatic- ally means that every voter who dis- cards a vote on the question is sim- ply helping to defeat it. Three Chief Reasons. Three of the chief reasons which are given by supporters of the annexa- Pupils from Various Ward Schools Will Be Allowed to Receive Training at CeotraHj Lo- cated Institution. finance Committee of City Council Award Inspection Job to Ernest Reckitt and Company. Notables m Shakespearean Plays Volunteer Services to Help Organization Raise Funds Wwh 27. START WORK NEXT WEEK MERITORWUS PROGRAM Evanston Accountant Probably Will Suggest New Methods for De- partmentsâ€"Price Below Appropriation. park, were voted upon and the mo-1 tjon problem are: tion carried to send these papers to j i <n»e acquisition of the territory representatives and senators at Spring-, wjn give Evanaton a chance to clean field. ' j up the section of the "blind pigs" and Three clubs, Moraine Woman's club, Edgewater Catholic Woman's club and Edgewater Drama club, were admitted, resorts, and the consequent improve- ment of the adjoining property. 2. No additional taxes by adding making in the Tenth district of the i the territory to Evanston. The taxes % Illinois Federation of Woman's clubs twenty-two clubs. To Change By-Laws. The by-laws were read and a num- ber of changes suggested and adopted. At the 10:30 business meeting, held in the assembly room, the officials of the federation were invited by the president to be seated on the platform with the speakers of the morning, who were Mrs. S. M. B. Hunt, Mrs. Per- kins B. Bass, Mrs. Minnie Starr Grainger and Mrs. Frederick A» Dow. Schools for Socials. Notices were read by Mrs. Stearns, secretary, the first one being an ap- peal from the state civics committee of the state federation of Woman's clubs for the more general use of schools for social centers, where not only the children may gather, but where the men and women may go to hear political and other vital subjects discussed, it being their idea that the schoolhouse Is the "great melting pot of democracy." This wss voted upon and accepted. A notice put before the Tenth dis- paid by property owners in the dis- trict now will more than take care of all additional expenses. 3. The need of the land to com- plete the connection with the drain- age canal for the intercepting of sew- erage. Many Will Talk. Several good talkers have been se- cured for the meeting March 25 to explain the phase of the election law and set forth the need of the "pig district" being annexed to Evanston. There will also be other entertain- ment features. This will be the first of a series of meetings which wtll be conducted to acquaint the voters wltb the urgent necessity of their voting on the ques- tion. A slogan probably will be adopt- ed by the Municipal association "boosters" to make the issue one of the lively features of the coming elec- tion. The Evanston school board has about decided to put the vocational plan, which has caused so much agi- tation among the parents and teach- ers, into effect next September. Ac- cording to good authorities, the plan will be passed, but the board of edu- cation are* for a mere courtesy, going to wait and give the Parents' and Teachers' association a hearing. The plan the board intends to put through will make the Haven school one to be used only for manual train- ing or the vocational training depart- ment of all the, grade schools. The board thinks by this plan that they can give to all the pupils the benefits of vocational training that only about ninety pupils have been receiving. The other grade schools will be used for academic work only, and the dif- ferent grades will have specified times at which they will have use of the vocational advantages the Haven school affords. Although this plan will not give the students as much time, as they are at the present time receiving, U will reach*a greater number of chil dren. At present*r-<X& number of pupils to be benefited by the voca- tional plan totals ninety. The board thinks that Instead of concentrating they should extend the advantages, and by doing this would find out who wish to take more of this work than of the academic and then provide for the artisan class. The members of the Parents' and Teachers' association all expressed their opinions that the vocational plan would be favored by the school board and though convinced of this they ate by no means satisfied with the deci- sion. They Intend to present their views on the subject when the board gives them a bearing and see if in any way they will be able to modify the plan the board intends to use. The contract to audit the books in every department of the: city of By- anston'B affairs has been awarded to Ernest Reckitt A Go. by the finance committee of the city council. Tho price to be paid for the inspection of the accounts will be $700, which is $300 less than the appropriation al- lowed by the city council. As was the case last year, the audit will extend over accounts for only one year's time, that of 1912. Mr. Reckitt la an Bvanstonlan and con- ducted the audit last year. It la ex- pected that he will suggest soma new method of keeping the accounts of the city's finance, etc., after he completes his work. Coming in the midst of the spring election campaign the audit is oppor- tune for friends of Charles 8. Wallace to use the plank in his platform to a good advantage in getting votes. Mr. Wallace, however, urges in his plat- form that the audit should extend back over a greater number of years. No flagrant mistakes in any depart- ment were discovered In last year* audit and it is not expected that any surprises will be sprang as the result of the ll»l 2 Inspection. At least no suspicion is fast on any city official at this time. Medical Test to Get $300. Just what will be done with the $300 balance appropriated for the audit has not been determined. It may be used for the medical test in city schools fund. For First llrr^viaalstince from Profession it Accepted in Furthering Cli«tlc * C0ST$3IHT Compared With Other tions Work In Evantton |;. Is Conducted Itei^"^ Economically. AVERAGE IS $60 IN The members of the Drama League of America arc; planning a novel en- tertainment tot-els* funds for the or- ganisation. Pledged to support only the best m drama, and to support that without any wbate or concessions, the Drama league has never boon able to accept any of the kind otters made to it heretofore for flannel*! assistance from its friends among the profes- sion. /r,-...- . Upon ths impending visit of Mr. and Mrs. Fsvcrsham to Chicago it oc- curred to theee warm friends of ths league that the league could consist- ently accept a benefit tendered by the leading actors of the city who are appearing In bulletined plays, provid- ed those actors gave some special feature which we* not a part of their regular pertoiwanow, These ffiehds from the profession will give the Drama league a special /benefit per- formance Thursday, March 17, at the Garrlok theater at 2:80 o'clock. The league's members and friends hail from all parte of the city, and are many In every lection. But the public also is to be allowed to enjoy this ppectal treat if they purchase their tickets at the Drama league office, i40 South, Dearborn street, Chi- cago. AH seats meet he Ihonght atlfound that the Statistics Jutt Compiled She* Toll Enrollment in 531 High Schools Wat 63,512 :^Urt'YeiAllfS > - â- ;:&â- <â- Â»â- :â-  '/.â- â- v-«'i",A"iil>S ;.. â- -,.-.•' ^A&friiSi&mM.. It costs an average of $#0.ti a year to educate hl|h s^meol pnplK aoeeve> ing to statistics compiled by the state superintendent of pahHe .iasftraetteay Jttot issued In 8prtngf eld. The ' enrollment In Illinois high school* €5.512. divided among •« high schools in the stote. Fb«r hundred and twenty-five of these are tonr-yenr course schools, while 1*3 hare threo- year' courses,*i'sftady. ,«.,^f^gii The flgut^ given out by tJae ivv anston Township High school shews that it oosts $81.04 to educate one pupil to the high school. TWa aver- age is for the year Mil and lilt. The eost has been flgnred la the follow- ing way: taking the total levy, in- eluding in this $0,000 used to pay o* the ootid Uroe, end dividing tMa by the total attendance for the year, the average per pupil thU cerrent yeer to date would be almost ilWJi. The Evanston High school h» ran under heavy expense* oompared to other high schools, a* the teacher* employed deros^ higher enlarle* than those of the snaaller wbj>oir - Ceni^ paring the cost of the Oak Park High school and the Deerfield Township High school at Highland Park, It is Wlf NETKA GIRL HONORED. Miss Elizabeth Case of Winnetka. a Junior at Wtellesley college, was awarded a Wellesley scholarship this trlct from the literature and recipro- j year ^i, lB the second highest dis- tinction conferred by the college on an undergraduate. city committee and another regarding the protection of trees and beauty spots, from the conservation commit- Other things being equal, a munlci- j tee, were also voted upon and ac- Pality m selecting Its officers, should, cepted. » the interest of economy and eftV| The by-laws as revised by the board MR.JOHN M.CHAPPELL ADDRESSES WINNETKANS Writer Tells Mr.F.E.Herdman's Ability to Conduct Water and Light Properties. March 13, 1913. To the Citizens of Winnetka. An Open tetter. A citizen of Winnetka, I am inter- ested in the "business" of Winnetka, which "business" is principally the efficient and economical operation of NEW YORK LECTURER IN WILMETTE CHURCH Rev. John Talbot' Smith of New York, writer and lecturer, will be the guest of Rev. T. V. Shannon at J Easter time. i He will give a talk to the ladies of ! 8t Francis Xavlers church. Tuesday. .March 25, at the Wilmette Country jelub. His talk will be, "Catholic ' Woman's Club of New York City." WIGMORE DECLINE8 PLACE John H- Wigmore, dean of North- the water and light properties western university law school, was of- *l**ey, avail itself of the experience | were read, voted upon and, after a j fered ^ declined an assistant secre- »nd training acquired through service. I few questions < and amendments.; taryshlp m the department of the in la other words, apply to Its business j adopted. ^erior, according to a report circulat- end affairs the principle which Its citi-j Luncheon at La Salle. ed here, tens would apply In the management j An invitation to the Tenth district of their own business affairs. to attend a luncheon at the La Salle The fitness of a candidate for the of- hotel Saturday from the state federa- ** of president or trustee should be tion was extended. **• aole criterion In determining his After tne business was dismissed, Mrs. C. E. Clifton, president of the My controversy with Mr. Herdman has taught me to appreciate this man's true and high character, as revealed from a point of view which certainly did not have its Inception In any very "warm friendship." 1 feel, therefore, that such conclusions us I have reached relating to this man's character and , his high value to the village of Winnetka are worthy ot being here set forth even though they were evolved out of a rather unpleas- ant experience. # Good citizenship requires of men that they acquaint themselves with the league office, or from delegatee. This win be an unwonted opportunity to see the best known actors of the day in unusual performances. To Give Saleony fjeene . Mr. Faversham and Miss Odette Tyler will give the balcony scene from "Romeo and Juliet" Mr. Faversham can be remembered some years ago as a remarkable Romeo, and Miss Ty- ler created a sensation a* Juliet not long since. R. D. MaeLean, the well known Shakespeare aetor. offers to give a Shakespeare reading in cos- tume, which Is an act that he has used most successfully. ' Edwin Arden and members of the Julius Caesar company will give a little me-act play. Mr. Waller and Miss Tltheradgehope are to con- tribute a scene from Monsieur Beau- caire, If their stay at the Blackstone ran on a more economical plan than other schools of Its sis*. The average expense ot the edmea- tion of a student In the Oak Park v school amounts to $lM.0$, and the vi; average cost per pupil in the *****:fgg ftp field school Is $117.10. ~;.^lf| Compertson OWen. â-  ^ Comparative flgui^s affecting nve 3 cities or the sum show th*t ipjrtaf- field has the smallest percentage of pupil* continuing from the grad* schools to the first year of the high school. The cities eompared */» Springfield. Batavia, Cairo. Canal aad Danville. Batavia schools show a percentage of 76.2 of elementary grad* pnpfia continuing to the first year of the high school; Danville, 2* J per cent, and Springfield 26.2 per cent. Springfield, however, has by tar Is prolonged, and It is probabele ^ largest expenditure for school pur- that the Hornlman Players will »J«>! poses. The total annual current es> a short play. Mr. Lomas j vma^ ^ all grades of the schools contribute and Whltford Kan*, of the "Hlndle \ amounts to $263,393 here, while in Wakes" company will also take part J rjanvllle It Is $75.11$. In Cairo $53. in the program If their play continues i gM ,„ Batavia $33,111 and In Canal at the Olympic. I $10 684. i * As the performers at the benefit j Tne total expense of maintaining will be only those whom the league | the hlgh ^hool in Springfield is $4*v ls Hupporting in present or past pro- j 951 Danville pays $16,748. Cairo ductions, it goes without saying that i |46[Wit Batavia $8,547. and Canal $2.- tbe numbers on the program will be j 497' A somewhat earnest and extended controversy recently had with Mr. Â¥. K. Herdman, manager of these same tne character and Ideals of such of properties, encouniges me to state: tne)r number as have done and are Were I the owner of the "business" d0jng conspicuous, effective and use- of the village qf Winnetka I would ful BerTjce in and for the community •rtection. if length of service and experience thereby gained better qnall- fiea him for dhrthargiwff the duties of •Ma office, then length of services be- r«i»eB an important factor in his fever. Geo. Gillette. 1112 Elmwood Avenue. success in promoting noble reforms In the future. Clerks' Half-Holiday. Mrs. Wm. Locy invited all present _ who were Interested in securing for Evanston Woman's club, gave an ad-! cierkB a half-holiday during the sum- consider myself most lortunate in hav- ing F. E. Herdman in charge of the water and light properties because i would know that he would give to my business interests the same able to which that citizenship stands pledged. The faithful, intelligent, efficient and economic service that is being performed In the Interest of the cltl- thougbt, attention and Management ^^ Qf WInnetka by Mr. Herdman dress of welcome snd the response j n,er to meet with her after luncheon was made by Mrs. Farrington, presi-"j and discuss the matter, dent of the North End club. Mrs. Geo. W. Plummer of the Con- Proud of New Home. Isumers' League of Dlinois. who wa. that he would give to his own busi- ness affairs. Were I the owner of any business requiring the service of a competent engineer who would safeguard not f*«NNETKA WCHfiAN IN RECITAL. Mrs. John & May of Winnetka is ijj> appear in recital at the Zlegfeld next Monday evening, pse- a program tnclndmg operatic Straacs compositions aad songs P fcgUsh. Mi,. May has had fre- aloai the) north lot season This hj her fialBt a* a reettal -----ssiSa - JESS i â-  «.**%&-. - •... v~ ratftom .aid that the vialtlng »*ted as one of the speakers of the ^ly my machinery, but my business Mrs. Clifton *™» Jâ„¢* j m0TBtafc WM m, so could not be ores-; Crests as well. I would seek a man ladies who bad talked with the ladles, m nung. ^^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ntatmn and place ed as one of the speakers, bad to post- j hlm in charge. pone his address until tho afternoon j Weber (of Weber and Fields, come- seaslon. {dians) defines friendship as follows: Art Collections- 1 «a man's friend is one who knows he's Mr*. 8 M. B. Hunt, chairman of the j bo good, hat forgets it." art committee, told of the work of that | This definition of friendship infer- anPHiBf.* «f sending to the various enfJally suggests that for the troth i Mas fmftoi lltm* «r art for ortnrs f f' -*"-* TT-*â€" â€" mut go to oar I cneml**.*;T>" of this dub bad probably that all members are consumed with pride. Mrs. Farrington snob* ot the inspiration and enconTegmnent, the achievements made by the Staaatoa Woman's club offers to other dab*. She tfif*** the members for tmetr hearty hospitality, congratulated them noon ths success of their east eaVwts upo»«-â€"â€" --------yrma, as the managerial head of the water and light properties of the village, should be appreciated by afl. By l.ature men are selfish. Nature herself has no sympathy. Self-preservation is her first law "and the way of least resistance" Is her me sggresslve way. But » lelligent man. as he advance* of unusual and galte unprecedented) appealâ€"representing only bulletined j plays. Fjnde Are Needed. Ever since * the beginning of thei league movement It has been handi- capped by lack of funds properly to conduct It work. Aj tho field grows the need of equipment greatly multi- plies, the need of fnnds to send ex- perienced workers out Into tho field to bo lid up strong "one-night stand centers" rapidly grows mors acute. In Springfield the enrollment in the first grade ot the ward schools totals 1.444. while the total enrollment in the first year of high- school Is but 3^9. SGHO0LB0ARO COMPILES REPORT FOR LAST YEAR A special mating of the Winnetka school board was hold at the Horace The wonderful Shakespeare festival Mann school Monday night. The ess- last spring eoet the Drama league «ion was called to work on a report of $1,500. This was met In part by gifts "â-  the work of the last year. The report from schools and crabs and Individ- u to cover the financial sUnding of uals. but there was a final expense ot the board and also a thorough report $700 which had to be met by the or-;0f the working of the new system ganizatlon. ; adopted thie year, the work of the The indiridnal membership, of Wpto**- "T*?,?** ?!jf2Slt leagne are kept at the democratic, teachers and aU the »»?*J«lmm A, which bandy covers tholthat are making the Hemes Printing the literature. Coa-|eeh**l eo weH. known among echoes*. The subject of a new through the taking of full advantage of experiences had, early learns to! sum of put aside self-interest when in coo-: cost of filet with the weH^stabllshed phfloso- j sequently It is easy to see t**^*^ phy of the -auaaro doaL* " " ~" '"" BespeetfaUy stated. John M. Cbappefi. a little outside help the work of this rapidly grawjw nattooal power eoatd be greatly ealarged aad Inteadeatto pie, who wsigss the *n&.\- >m M^iMM^^ff, %8ikMM& m± ^^i^-k^^L^Si^iii^i.^