Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 7 Sep 1928, 2a

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September 7, 1928 TEMPORARY QUARTERS LEGIONNAIE KEADY Pupils to OccupJ Roome in FOR STATE SESSIONS Kenilworth Reaidence Pendiq Completion of A Installation Orator NEW11UD DEll' ROU EXCEEDS 1700 Faculty of More Than 100 Required to Conduct ProKJ'Uil in Current School Year New Trier Township High school will open its doors next week to approximately 1,700 pupils, the largest ' enrollment in the history of the school. With registration practically completed this week the number of students reached a higher figure than had been expected. A faculty and administrative staff of more than one hundred will be at New Trier this year. This Friday morning at 9 o'clock a meeting of deans, department heads, and adviser chairmen was to have been held. A general meeting of all teachers was scheduled for 9 o'clock this Saturday morning, September 8, .with Supt. Frederick E. Clerk in charge. Plans for the year were to be discussed. Following is the list of administrators and faculty members as announc~d in the new edition of the New Trier students' handbook just off the press: Administration Frederick E. Clerk, superintendent; Miss E. E. Packer, dean of girls and as:sistant super~ntendent; F. A. Kahler, dean of boys ; W. L. Brown, director of reference and research; S. S. Vernon, a!olsistant in reference and research ; Miss L. E. Doing, registrar ; Mrs. M. C. Warner, assistant to registrar; R. L. F . Biesemeier, supervising engineer; Mrs. M. B. Arnold, secretary of the Board of Education; Miss Gertrude Wagner, secretary to the superintendent ; Miss R. M; Wilen, l"tenographer, and Mrs. E. .J. Lindgren, assistant. North Shore Ex-Service Men to March Upon Wauk~ in Great Numbers Nest Week Addition to School Buildinc When the Joseph Sears school in Kenilworth opens next Monday morning between 425 and 450 pupils will be ther:e to take up their studies. The kindergarten and the first four grades will be housed in temporary . quarters in the house adjoining the school grounds on the sou-th, it was announced this week by Supt. E. L. Nygaard. There will be half-day sessions for all children of these grades, Superintendent Nygaard explained. The kinderg~r.ten will meet from · 9 to 11 :30 in the morning a11:d from 1 :30 to 3 :30 in the afternoon, the four-year-old children coming in the morning and the five-year-old children in the afternoon. The third and fourth grades will meet from 8 to 12 o'clock each morning in the temporary qu~rters, while the first and second grades wtll meet from 1 to 3 :30 in the afternoon. The teaching staff at the Joseph Sears school this year will be com posed of nineteen members. Their names were published in a previous issue of . WILMETTE LIFE. SuperintenDr. Stephen S. Wise of New York dent Nygaard has announced a meeting of all teachers this Saturday after- city, one of the world's foremost Jewish divines, will deliver the principal noon. address at the installation of Rabbi Louis J. Kopald as rabbi of the North Shore Congregation Israel this evening. The ceremonies will be held in t the temple located in Gl ncoe. ,. ··~-. American Legion members along the north shore are expected to turn out en masse for the state convention of their organization to be held at Waukegan next Monday and Tuesday, September 10 and 11. An especially large representation is expected from Wilmette post, since the Wilmette Drum arid Bugle corps will compete for the prize awarded each year to the best drum and bugle corps in the convention parade. The Wilmette buglers are new in the field. but have high hopes of taking some honors. They will wear brand new uniforms for the occasion. The uniforms are bright red coats, trimmed in gold and with Legion buttons: white trousers, with red stripes piped in gold. and high hats, a "shako" with golden feather plume. The delegate from Wilmette post No. 46 is Commander S. Vanlnwagen; alternate, Harvey Hopp. The Ladies' auxiliary to \Vilmette post will also be represented in large numbers. Official delegates from the auxiliary are Mrs. C. C. Cochran, Mis. G. A. Stone, Mrs. S. Vanlnwagen; alternates. Mrs. Charles Dahncke, Mrs. T. L. Hall. Mrs. Victor Klebba. The auxiliary president, Mrs. Arthur Tohnson. and Past Presidents, Mrs. The Central-Laurel Parent-Teacher Harry Hopp, and Mrs. Lester Morse, will also attend and participate in the Dancing classes will open the fall term on October 15. convention. The aesthetic classes will be, held Monday afternoon from 3 to 6 o clock, Autumn Coming Apace; the Wilmette Masonic Temple and Bowling League Meets at the ba11room classes Friday afternoon Approach of autumn days brings from 3 to 6 o'clock at t11e Wilmette thoughts of football games to many, \Voman's club. Classes will open in but for some of our Wilmette citizens aesthetic dancing on lfonday afterthe cooler weather also heralds the ap- noon, October 15, and in ballroom . proach of another bowling season. dancing on Friday afternoon, OctoIt is therefore not surprising that ber 19. announcement should come forth this The classes this year are under the week of the annual meeting of the direction of Miss Jessie Pocock of EvOriginal Wilmette Business Men's anston. Miss Pocock comes to the Bowling league to be held Wednesday Parent-Teacher classes with a wide evening, September 12, at the Good- experience in handling P. T. A. classes, win Alleys in the Brown building. as well as private classes. She was Featuring the meeting will be a re- for eight years assistant to Bournique view of last season's bowling activi- at the Evanston Woman's club and has ties, election of officers and a discus- !.... id classes at the Evanston Country sion of plans for the league's ap- club. proaching seventh season of bowling. The Central-Laurel Parent-Teacher Officers of the league for the past association sponsors these dancing year were, Dr. W. F. Schur, president; classes with the idea of bringing to E. A. Nord, vice-president: \Villiam the children the best of dancing inD. Leary, treasurer, and Dr. W. S. struction here in our own village, and Dunning, secretary. to further community interest. The Men of the villav-e interested in par- proceeds are used by the P. · T. A. for ticipating in championship bowling- are the benefit of the school and the chilurgently invited to attend the leag-ue's dren. Last year a new piano was purmeeting next Wednesday. chased for the Stolp gymnasium. money was given to the School Beautiful fund and the Art league, as well Garden Club Ooening numerous other gifts. Flower Show to Public as Mrs. Paul R. Leach. 1055 Linden The Wilmette Garden club is hold· avenue, is chairman of the dance coming its Flower show today at the home mittee. Reservations may be mailed of Mrs. Frank Scheidenhehn, 804 For- or telephoned to Mrs. Leach. An early. est avenue. Between the hours of S ref!istration will greatly help the comand 8 this evening the display will be mittee. open to the public. The committee in charge asks that entries be in by 1 :30 Wilmette Schools Ready o'clock. The regular meeting will commence f~r Openi~g Next Monday at 2 :30 o'clock a·t which Mrs. Burcky Wtlmette Pubhc schools open Monwill be the speaker. day, September 10. The enrollment will be approximately the same as last OFFER WATER SUPPLY A communication from the Greater year, about 1,550. A meeting of all Chicago Lake Water company, offer- ·teachers will be held this Saturday ing a contract to the Village of Wil- afternoon, September 8, at 2 o'clock mette to' receive its water supply from in th~ Stolp school, to discuss plans for that company through an extensive the year. ]. R. Harper, superintensystem desi~ned to provide the Chi- dent of the Wilmette schools, who has cago suburban area ·with filtered lake spent most of the summer at his farm water, was referred to the Sewer and near Hartford, Mich., returned earlv Water committee of the Village board this week. His assistant, Miss MabPl for consideration. The matter was I. Park, also returned from a month's presented at the meetin~ of the Vil- vacation in northern Wisconsin last Thursday. lage board Tuesday of this week. P. T. A. Dancing classes W ·11 Op en .ltfonday, Oct. 15 Douglas S. Crooks A SSttmes p OS · 1mas1er Task in Kenilworth Douglas S. Crooks, of 615 Cumnor road, Kenilworth, is the new acting postmaster at Kenilworth. Announcement of his appointment was made recen!ly, and he took charge of the post-office on September 1. Mr. Crooks has been a resident of Kenilworth for eighteen years. He is a graduate of Knox college. Mrs. Harriet Savage, of Wilmette, who had been acting postmaster at Kenilworth since July 1 of this year when Vv. S. Blanchard, former postmaster, went to Morris, Ill.,· to enter business, has retired from the service. Her resignation became effective September 1, when Mr. Crooks took over his new duties. Business Authoritv Wlll Address C. of C. Meeting Clifford Ankeny, of the Chamber of Commerce of the United State.;_, will speak on organized business from the national standpoint at the regular September meeting of the Wilmette Chamber of Commerce next Monday, September 10. The meeting wa.; postponed from last Monday because of Labor Day, This will be the · first meeting of the local Chamber of Commerce for two month_ s, as the August meeting was omitted on account of Wilmette Day. Committee reports will be given at the business meetingJ and plans for the fall and winter program will be discussed. -------- New Pastor Will Preach 1 1g g d naugura ermon un ay The Rev. Vere V. Loper, who was recently called to the ministry of the First Congregational church in Wilmette from a pastorate in Minneapolis, arrived here this week with his familv. He will preach his first .sermon here since accepting the call this Sundav, September 9. The Rev. \Villiam E. McCormack, in charge of the . church activities since Dr. Stephen A. Lloyd resigned last winter, will continue at the Congregational church as Minister of Education. Art department-Miss 0. L. Grover, head, Miss Murphy, and Miss Altman. Commerce department-D. E. .Johnson, heEd, Mr. Grinnell, Miss Hadden. Mr. Ht-rron, Miss 'rhorne, and Miss Doing. Foreign languages department-C. R. Small, head. Latin section : Miss Brady, Miss Fulton, Miss Paul, Miss Shaw, Mr . Small, and Miss Breidenbach. French section: Miss Bredin, Miss Sentney, ){r. Walton, Miss Altman, and Miss Donham. Spanish section : Mrs. Carlsen, Miss Donham, Mr. Duckles, and Miss Flentye. German section : Mrs. Walker. Health department-Mrs. M. Moore, head, and Miss Anderson. English department-L. A. Huchens, head, Miss Burchard, Mr. Carpenter, Miss L. Fogg, Miss Kent, Mr. MacLean, Miss Payton, :Mr. Persing, Mr. Pifer, Miss Stanwood, ~r. VanKirk, Miss Walkup, Miss Wilson, Miss Wright, Miss Canning, and Mr. Cook. History (social ·science) departmentMiss L. F. Ullrich, head, Miss Cole, Mr. Frisbie, Miss Hurst, Mr. Nay, Miss Waltz, Mr. Wehr, Mr. Reiley, aJ)d Miss Cannl.ng. Home economics department-Mrs. .J. W. Lighter, head, Miss Moschel, and Miss Brew. Library-Miss E. Libbey, head librarian. M-anual arts department-R. L. F. Biel"emeier, head, Mr. Aram, Mr. Flaningham, 1\fr. Oaks, and W. S. Brown. Science department-F. C. Wlndoes, head, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Hildebrand, Mr. Vernon, Mr. Ream, and Mr. Buckingham. · Mathematics department-W. A. Snyder, head, Mr. Aschenbach, W. L. Brown, Mr. Caton, Mr. Grater, Mr. .Jones, Mr. Kahler, Miss Maloney, Miss Price, Miss Smallpage, Miss Walker, and Mr. Buckingham. Music department-Mrs. Marian Cotton, head, Miss Armstrong, Miss .Jones, Miss Mickey and Mr. Schumacher. Co-operating teachers : Mrs. Conover, Mme. Goedecke, MrR. Cree, Mr. Kavanah, Mrs. Allen, Mr. Brauer, and Miss Coryell. Pl.lvsical education department-Boys: W. L. Childs, head. Mr. .Jackson, and Mr. Showley. Girls: Miss M. P. Fogg, head, Miss Biesemeler, Miss Boulton, and Miss Merrill. FacultJ MOTHERS' CLUB MEETS Te Young Mothers' club is having its first fall meeting next Monday evening at the home of Mrs. A. C. Young· berg! 1503- Lake avenue. The meeting which i~ ordinarily held on the first Monday of the month and was postponed this month because of Labor day, will be taken up mostly with hu!\iness and election' of officers, but will in~ elude Mrs. Georf!'e Betts' short lecture· on "Religion in Character Buildiq.-"

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