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] uly 13, 1928 WILMETTE LIFE . ·ANNOUNCE CHANGES IN HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY Several New lnatnlcton to Greet Students at .Resumption of Clauea Tbia Fall Several new faces will be seen among the faculty members at New Trier High school when the fall term opens in September. Some of the· instructors of the last year have re- · signed or have obtained leaves of absence to continue their studies in universities, while others have resigned to teach in other schools. Cupid also took a few. Miss Regina Weinman, registrar, was recently married to W. L. Brown, research director and director of the summer sessiQn. Her place will be filled by Miss Lilia~ Doing, who has been studying at the University of Chicago this year. Miss Do'ing was formerly secretary to the principal at New Trier. Cupid Takes Toll Miss Catherine Hinman, of the New Trier library, has been married, while Miss Mildred Crewe, also of the librazy, plans to study for a year. Miss Mary King, head librarian, is resigning; Miss Ellen Henderson, assistant to the school nurse, is to be married ; J. R. Glace, of the French department, will move to California; Miss Marjorie Stewart, of tl\.e chemistry department, obtained a leave of absence to study at Columbia for a year; Miss Grace Buchwalter, of the German and Spanish de1,>artments, i.s resigning; Miss Clarissa C. Bell, who was exchanged with Miss Lulu E. Wright, of the English department, for a year, sails for her home in England this rponth, and Miss Wright will return about the first of September. Several New Faces · NEXT WEEK AT RAVINIA (Program of Operas and Concerts) certs)--8 pt. Italic Saturday, July 14-Double Bill: "Pagliacci" " and "Cavalleria Rusticana." ' Sunday, July IS-National concert (afternoon). "Lohengrin" (evening). Monday, July 16-"Manon" (usual Monday night. concert omitted). Tue~9_ay, Dr. Moore Warns Coughers to Stay Away from Babies The number of cases of whooping cough is increasing and all children with coughs should be kept in their own yards and away from babies. That was the warning issu'ed this week from the office of Dr. E. E. Moore, health commissioner for Wilmette, which reports a total of fifty-six mses of whooping cough for this month alone. Occupants of houses which are placarded have been warned to stay on their own premises. Chicken pox is the only other contagious disease reported thus far during this month. Ten cases have come to the attention of the health office. During the month of June there were thirty-two cases of chicken pox, seven of whooping cough, five · of mumps and one of diphtheria, all of which ar·e now out of quarantine. Of the five persons 'afflicted with scarlet fever during that month, three 'have recovered and two are in the hospital. Two cases of pneumonia were reported, one of which was complicated by whooping cough. There were no fatalities, according to the report. PLAN BUSY WEEIIN PLAYGROUND At11¥111 Village · Wide Track Meet t. Feature Proaram Nest W.._ .n eaday; Hold BaciKe Teats -- July 17-"Aida." Wednesday, July 18-"Romeo and Juliet." Thursday, J u 1y 19- Children's concert and entertainment (afternoon): "Fra Diavolo" (evening). Friday, July 20-"Le Chemineau." Saturday, July 21-"La Juive." Evanston Bather Drowns .in Gravel Pit on Ridge Road Joseph Pestka, 1717 Hoveland court, Evanston, 'W31S drowned about 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon while swimming in the water filled gravel pit at Ridge road and Park place. Mr. Pestka was forty years old and the father of five children. With two sons, Albert, 16, and Joseph, Ja;., 6, and two friends, Michael and Frank Kurtz, Pestka left home about 1 :30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Upon arriving at the pond Michael Kurtz, an able swimmer, challenged Pestka to race across. When Kurtz reached the opposite side he looked back to find that Pestka was not in sight. None of the persons at the pit had seen the man drown. The body was not recovered until shortly before noon on Monday when a coast guard boat in charge of Capt. Otto F. Fricke dragged over t.he spot where the victim was last seen. Searchers dragged the pond all of Sunday afternoon until forced to halt by rain and darkp.ess. The task was resumed at daybreak on Monday. Sergt. George Pestka, of the Evanston police force, a brother of the drowned man, was assisting on the coast guard crew which located thr body in the mttddy bottom of the pool. Hundreds of persons lined the banks while the search was going on, and among them were Pestka's widow, Mrs. Jane Pestka, and their five children, Albert and Joseph, Marie, 14, Jane, 10, and Helen, 8. Other survivors in addition to those already mentioned are: Mr. and Mrs. Pat Pestka,_ the parents; six sisters, Margaret, Helen, Agnes, Mrs. H. ]. Schwall, and Mrs. M. C. Schmitz, of Wilmette, and Mrs. ]. ]. Balmes. of Athens, Wis.; and another brother, Mat Pestka, Jr. Funeral services were .held W ednesday morning at St. Mary's church, Evanston, and burial was at Techny, Ill. Bomb Refreshment Placei Early Tuesday Morning Two refreshment places in No Man's Land near Wilmette-the Co!tage and the Villa De Metre-were targets for acid bombs and brickbats about 3 o'clock Tuesday morning. The attacks occurred about the same time. The bombs were thrown at the Cottage and the brickbats at - the Vi11a O.e Metre. Those in charge of the refreshment places were unable to assign any definite reason for the vandalism. William De Metre, proprietor of the Villa De ~ etre, sta~ed that this was the second attack on his place within the last two month.s. On the first day that he opene<} his building after it had been remodeled recently bricks were also thrown at the structure. According to John Anton, one of the owners of the Cottage, the bomb throwing is the second one in ten days. Here i3 a list of the new teache:-s and their duties : Eleanor Libbey ;s the new head librarian; Miss Gladys Anderson is the new assistant nurse; Miss Virginia Donham is the new French teacher; Mrs. Hilde Walker will teach G.-rman; Miss Margaret Brew will return to the home economics department; Miss Elizabeth R. Baker will be added to the staff of the girls' physical education department; and R. S. Ream, Northwestern university graduate, who has been assisting in the chemistry department for the last year, will succeed Miss .Stewart. VISIT IN WILMETTE Mr. and Mrs. Ben H. Smith and their son, Gene, of Omaha, Neb., · and Mr. and Mrs. John Grimes of Wheeling, W. Va., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Smith of 605 Fifth street. C. E. Flemin~s Injured When Car Hits Culvert Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Fleming, 315 Sixteenth street, were severely injured when the automobile they ·were driving was wrecked in a ditch last Monday west of Port Huron, Mich. Mr. Fleming had been following another car for more than a mile when the car in front of them drove to one side of the road. Thinking the driver had heard his- horn, Mr. Fleming tri.ed , to pass him, but the driver turned back in the road. Mr. Fl~ming ,~~,·ent into the ditch rather than crash the car, but a culvert which was to.o close to avoid stripped the front wheels, lower part of the engine and running boards, makinJr a total wreck Postmaster Shantz Home of the car. ~ With Weird Fish Stories Mrs. Fleming suffered a large cut on Joseph E. Shantz, Wilmette pos· the head and was severely bruised. Mr. Fleming's knee and hand were master, returned last week fron1 northern Wisconsin, where he had badly injured. been spending his annual vacation. ADDRESSES PRESBYTERIANS Postmaster Shantz also brought back Dr. William F. Weir, general secre- many fish stories and considerable t_ary for men's work in the Presby- evidence to support the same. terian denomination, will occupy the TO VISIT GARDENS pulptt at the · F~rst Presbyteria,n Friday, July 20, the Wilmette Garchurch Sunday morning, July 15. Hts sermon subject will be, "Why Men den club will visit a group of Winnetka gardens. Believe in T esus." , Next week not only marks the half way mark in the summer playgrounds but also brings one of the fuUest weeks in the entire play ·program. Daniel M. Davis, director of recreation, announces. First of all the biggest event of the season, the · Village-wide track meet1 will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Village Green. Nearly 100 entrants selected from the winners of the local track meets held on each playground this week will e~ter the Village.-wide contest which is limited to children who were under 14 yeats of age at the beginning of the playground season. Four events have been planned for each age and will include dashes, standing broad jump, hopping races, and playground ball throw. The children will compete in groups divided as to years of entrants. There will be a dash for children under six, another for six-year-olds, and races, jumping, hopping and throwing for boys and girls separately in the other groups. Members of the playground staff will act as officials at the meet and Mr. Davis will act as director of the events. Hold Baqe Testa Additional to the track meet, th~ final athletic badge tests for the playgrounds are to be held during tiM week. Each child who· frequents the playgrounds is tested by the instructor and given an opportunity to earn an athletic badge made officially by the Playground and Recreation Board of. America. To earn this badge each child must pass successfully a series of standard tests graduating in difficulty to fit the various abilities of all ages of children. Jumping, running, correct posture, throwing, poise, and general health are included in the tests. A list of the winners of the pins must be handed in to Director Davis by Friday of next week. Sandcraft and basket-weaving are to be the two forms of handicraft on the week's program and preliminaries for the final sandcraft tour n amen t scheduled for the following week are to be held on individual playgrounds. In Membership DriYe Saturday of next week will be the final date in the inter-playground at .. tendance contest and membership drive. Heated enthusiasm abated by the first week of really good weather has increased the attendance materially at the end of the first week of the contest, Director Davis announces. (Continued on Page 8) Resurface Driveways at North W estem Station A long-~ticipat.ed road improvement in Wilmette was started this week in the resurfacing of the driveways and crossings flanking the North Western railrway station. The work, authorized by the railway company, is being done by the Tuftread company whicl) was responsible for other str~et resurfacing work in the village a year ago in~luding Laurel avenue, FourtJt and Seventh stre~ts. When completed the railroad driveway and crossing job' will pre~nt adequately resurfaced roadways of a very durable type, it is explained. 1 wah 1'd had WILMETTE LIFE 1ent here while I'm on my vacation { J.ust call our Circula·}: tton Department-say w h e n and. w h e r e. They'll do the rest. HOME FROM BUSINESS TRIP . Edward Bruchauser has returned to his home at 621 Eleventh street &c. Detroit, Mich., where he spent six weeks on a businen trip. ---