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June 22, 1928 WILMETTE LIFE Thomas Arkle . Clark · Sa,s Today's Youth II Is Better ·Trained uy oung people of today are better trained. nlOre independent, and more self-reliant than those of forty years ago. And they are so radically different because · in the home they have been given ri1ore privileges. They have more freedom, more luxuries. They work less and spend more. They are. therefore, more selfish, more independent, less respectful, and less polite. Too they. are more frank. They pull down the shades on nothing." Such was the opinion of · Thomas Arkle Ctark, dean of nien at the University of Illinois. educator, author and lecturer. who spoke Thursday to 6.000 Kiwanians in a convention session in Seattle, Was·h. The cause of · the revolt, Dr. Clark. who is well known on the nor't h shore, pointed out, has been laid to everything from war to the Volstead Act. ·"Whatever habits you have. good or bad: smoking. going to church, swearing. taking an occasional stimulant, all these. if you will recall, you picked uo before you were 18 years old, and still within the influences of the home," he reminded the Kiwanians. "If the youn~ people are so different it is because of the economic and scientific changes in the home. Nobody is at home anymore. Father and mother are riding, at the movies. or their dubs. The children likewise. "Companions. the church, · t he schools, and the home influence our characters. But the most po-tent of all these is the home. Courtesy, ideals, truth, honestyall these have their foundation in the home. We learn by precept and example. Every parent should remember this because a child's character is pretty completely determined by the aJZe of fifteen. "What our youth are wilt depend very largely upon the example which is set for them in the home," warned Dr. Clark. --. To the Citizens of Wilmette · In reply to many inquiries that have come to ust we wish to submit a report on the results of the recent post-card referendum that was conducted on the question of whether or not moving picture shows could be operated in Wilmette on. Sundays: In order to secure as complete an expression of op1n1on as possible, a letter explaining the object of the referendum together with a return post-card was mailed under first-class postage to 36oo homes in Wilmette. This was done without propaganda of any kind, that might influence the expression of opinion either way. The most complete mailing list available was used for the distribution. The final count of replies receive4 showed 2, 779 were in favor of such operationt ,and 46 5 were against. The~e cards were then tabulated acc· o rding to streets, and we submit for your information the results on a few of the principal ones: From Main street east on,_,_,_ Lake A venue .. Forest Avenue Ashland A venue Chestnut A venue Sheridan Road . . Michigan A venue Wilmette Avenue Linden A venue . Central A venue Laurel Avenue . 72 . for , and , 22 against 54 , , 23 " " 57 , 9 , , I 40 , " 36 " 4 8 " " "' 5 , , 58 " 3 12 . 104 " " " .116 " " " 5 6 " " 31 " on-~- Gold Medals Awarded For High Scholarship Gold medals for scholarship have been awarded to two eighth grade students at the St. Francis Xavier school, Wilmette. These medals are awarded each year. Mary Elizabeth Cotlyer received a gold medal for the highest average among the girls of her class and Alfred Rohol was awarded a similar medal for the highest average among the boys. In addition to the medals, class pins were awarded to Mary Florence Koenig for the second highest average among the girls and to Jack Broad for the second highest average among the boys. From Main street west Wilmette A venue .. Washington Avenue Park Avenue Prairie A venue . 150 . 103 94 59 for and " " " " " H 3 against 6 " 8 " , 15 On a number of the streets west of Main street, all the cards received were in favor of the proposition. The cards were then turned over to the Public Service committee of the Wilmette Village Council, and were carefully re-checked by them without material change in the results as reported above. A majority report in favor of and a minority report against the operation of Motion Pictures in Wilmette were made by the Public Service Committee to the Village trustees at ~heir meeting, on Tuesday evening, June 1 Ith, but the proposition was defeated by them, four of the six trustees voting against the pro posit ion. GIVE TALK AT IRIS SHOW At the Iris show at Freeport, Ill. held recently through the collaboration of the National Iris society whic·h was holding a meeting there, and the Freeport Iris show committee, Mrs. Frederick Fisher of Lake Bluff, president of the Garden Club of Illinois, and Mrs. Charles D. Ewer of Wilmr.tte, its recording secretary. gave talks at two of the meetings. Miss Elizabeth Fitch is expected to return to her home at 1033 Elmwood avenue next week from the East. She has been a nurse at the Homeopathic hospital in Ea5t Orange, N. ]. ... We feel this report discharges our obligation as a committee, and is .respectfully submitted for your information. VILLAGE THEATRE COMMITTEE l~iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil -oMiss Frances Breedin, niece of Mrs. Hayes McKinney of 1035 Chestnut avenue and French instructor at New Trier High school, ha5 to her home in Cl~veland for returned the summer.