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36 WILMETTE LIFE November 30, 1928 Nc WILMETTE . LIFE JMDD ·am·Y ·· uc· WII·K 1111-1111 O.Dtnl Aft., wu..tt.e, DL CIIIGuo .._: I M. lllolalpa Aw. 'feL ..._ aM if&Ji&ijijow · ....... LLOYD ·oLn.. uo. . ................................ ·atdll ................. 1 nil - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ID GIIJ'NDt ...... ae.olatl0118 of aoD4oleDea, . . . . ef tllaDial, oMta- AU ........_tloM ·ut 1M aooo1DJUI4MI ' " tb1 . . . . UMt . . . , _ or tile wrlw. Artlol· for paltllaatloa · · nMia tlae 4MIItor bJ' W4MI....._,. DOOil to aa abllttaaee ..._. .. pab118111t, wtU be e1lalpl at ..-.ra1ar adYertlllftl' rate& are-. .....,_ of eatMtabuDeata or otller .._.,. when '\~lhat is the true function of governtnent? This oue~tion is especially pertinent at the present time when the people have selected those who shall e-overn them and when the new Wh, Hat~e a term of ~overnment has Got~emment? not vet begun. At such a titne it is etninentlv proper to determine .what constitutes a good government. While out riding one day recently with a friend from St. Paul we turned to the right and passed a car. "That may be all right do\vn here." he retnarked., "but if Uniform ·Tra/lic you did that up in Laws Our Need St. Paul you'd certainly . get bawled out." In C~icago and neighborhood, ho·wever, passing between a car and the curb is a cotnmon practice, whatever it may be in other cities. It is not so safe a practice as passing on the left, but it's done so often as rarely to arouse any comtnent. Our St. Paul friend is also in. the habit of signaling to following ·cars when he intends to turn to the tight at an intersection or elsewhere. Down here we think such signaling unnecessary. In fact, \\·e seldon1 extend the artn to give signals. These are but instances of variations in traffic practice. There are manY others, so many as to make it \\·orth whiie to justify the recent action of the Chicago Regional Planning association, calling for a consideration by civic officials of the advisability of securing a greater degree of uniformity in traffic legislation and regulation. "\\.ith a different traffic ordinance on the book~ of every town," says the higlnnty engineer for the association, "a driver {'annot hope to become even remotely acquainted with them all." . \ national standard for traffic regulation was drawn up hy a conference called somr time ago by President-Elect Hoover. It would he productive of tnurh good if north shore authorities were to mode 1 tlwir laws after this standard. = SHORE LINES THE HARVEST MOON purpli11g hills, the day declines, Ami slflmbrous gr()'l.{'S t/r.r wind t~f>on the lteiglrt, T/z,· '<'i11tagers turn homeu!ard 'With the night, The t·ipened fr·uit mnt' gathcr.Jd from the vines. Tllrrc.~ in the gilded west, where golden shines The last fair vestige of the day so bright, Soon shall the harvest moon, Jai1· orb of light, Shed far her beams on mountain-mere and piucs. Oft, you, wllo walk these 11WO'It.-flood path~ ufth me. I¥ hat dntagc have )'OJt gathrred on lr,fe s 'li'ay ? 9 II ·1w 1 smr.m ! Jfl hat rea pcd . Tilt· 'l('orld is 'l(!idc ami free To so'lt' ·where' cr ) 'OU ·u·ill. or what you JU(l.\'; 011 ..ww "Olt ·u,tcl/, that n·lt(lt yort reap may be .·Is -;c(mdrous as the Harz·cst .Moon's bright ray. I . Is M'cr - Laura Rathbone, "On \Vings of Song." But this cannot be detennined until the true function of governtnent has been di~ rovered. Ts it the function of government to keep running stnoothly a machine that \vas started tnany years ag-o? No. not sitnoh· that. Is it the function of g-overntnent to provide jobs for Tom. Dick, and Harrv. and their relatives and 'friends? Ahsolutely not. It is the true function of govenunent to help men attain good and satisfyinglives. Governtnent is not an end in itself. It i~ a means of heloing· men attain good and satisfying lives. Only as it achi~ves this end ran it he said to be functioning properly. It is very easy for nH'Il and groups of tnen to forget \\·hat they should be trying to do. Especially is this true of men :omhined in immense political organizations. like citY. state. and national administrations. Even stnaller organizations like our north shore town administrations need at times to be reminded that it is their principal business to heln 1nen. women. and children under their jurisdiction attain ltappy and satisfying lives. l'nles~ this objective be kept protninently in mind while village problems are heing discussed and solutions offered. the results of such deliberations will he widely beside the mark. Every police regulation should ain1 at conserving and increasing the happiness and satisfaction of citizens and children. The meeting of the Epworth League na tional council in Glencoe on December 5. · 6, and 7. is a significant event. At this n1eeting the connell will ""ork for comingplan Meeting on ~tPnmer conferences, to North Shore he attended by upwards of 75,000 young people. The planning for the activities of young· people in any field is a critical undertaking. \\hen these activities are in the field of religion the ·discussions and conclusions take on supretne importance. If such planning is perfunctory and hasty, habits will be formed that may lead to failure in the lives of young people. 1f the planning is sincere and thoughtful, habits will be fonned that will lead the young into lives f usefulness and happiness . . · The fact that such a significant . tneeting is to be held on the north shore within easy distance of our homes may be emphasized as indicating that the north shore is not only an educational but a religious center. If not the most itnportant hranrh of high ~chool work. gymnastics is at lea~t ~o highly important as to he indispensable. Xo hoard of trustees of a modern high school would think New Trier it had discharged its prinGymnasium cipal duties if it had not made adequate proYision for keeping- in suitable health the bodies of adolescent boys and girls. Tndeed. it sometimes seems as if high school. and also college. authorities had spent too large a proportion of their funds on physical cultnrr. B. C. B. A. Gather 'round dear folk of New Trier anq list to the strange tale of the B. C. B. A.! Wickie. who does an excelJent job of unearthing strangl' and sometimes harrowing news hits from within the n·cesses of Glencoe and Skokie Heights. t·nlt:rged last week with a novel and scintillating di~t- ~J,·en·. It was she, you will recall, who searched out the· facts concerning the hiking commuters aholit a year ago, not to mention literally scores of other startling news hit .:;. \Velt, we shall ket·p ,·on in suspense no longer. Here we go: Wickie l1as lQcated a youthful and thu3 far flourishin g organization entitled B. C. B. A., which, translated into Americanese, reads "Brotherhood of Circulating Bachelors of America." The further fact i3 revealed that this happy enterprise has its national headquarters in Glencoe, with branch offices also located· in that village. Just as soon a:' a member gets married, or, as the B. C. B. :\ . \YOnld declare, "goe~ out of :circulation," that membership is forthwith null and void. "Th(' Tuxedo immaculato," says Wickie, "is the official uniform of the D'Artagnans and a solemn oath is l."xacted from each member that ieminine creech un· _ , arc to be sternly and severely disregarded on the occasions when the entire association holds it :; annual convention in one of the popular and glit tt·ring moyie palaces of the Loop." Wickie, by <li . .-guising herself as a smoking stand, sneaked in on a Grand Ceremonial of the Retiring of a Circulating Bachelor from circulation, overhearing the dolefully emitted tones of this merry and mcan in g{ ul ballad : "We do 110t siglt or 'Wl't'/' or /ret. For the one aud o-110-0IIIJ'. IVr do 1lOt driuk or rhetl' or rei. For n·c are IIC'Vl'r . /o-ho-only." Nailing a Nasty Rumor The official brown-derbied sleuth of the sanct mn sanctorum reports negatively on the allegation that the B. C. B. A. and the W. C. T. U. are holding joint and quarterly consolation parties at the Ri,er Inn. For Which We Are Truly Thankful Though you m~y have been negotiating the length of Wilmette's new Main Jtreet for several weeks, one refrains with difficulty · from spreading the news that that magnificently broad thoroughfare is now officially opened. Y e·, it was quite a party, with most of the north shore folk who really rate, quite thoroughly represented. Augie came all the way from Muskegon, garbed in the appropriate attire for such occasions-a Coolid·g e yachting cap topping off a deliciously natty ensemble (if you know anything about clothes). He waa accompanied by none other than Gin, the editorial canine, quite recuperated from recent doggish embroelios and sporting his Sunday beat braaa-atudded makeup. Whistles were blowing-the Nelson laundry, the Wilmette Ice company and the fire alation syreen. . Also, aa an added treat-pa11ine Northweatern trains accommodated by ~hrieking at every crossing along the way . · · bands, drum and bugle "music" ·.· cheers, bows, and speeches, tape cutting . . . . and the grand march down the avenoo. At this Thanksgiving season we are truly grateful there are no more. streets to open, at least officially. Eddie, major domo of the Wilmette Village hall office crew, crashed through this week with the ar-;tounding information that Mi~s Holding is now holding down a job at the dog tax window. She fi11 s the po~ition most capaJ::.ly. -MIQUE Hut this charg·e \ri11 not he made against the trustees of N e\\" Trier high school. 'fhe school buildings house an immense .body of ~tudents. .\nd a gymnasinn1 capable of meeting the needs of such a large student body cannot he built for a trifling amount. . \ ~ costs go no\\·adaYs the amount expended on the ne\\· ·gymnasium. $6i5.000. seems entirely justifiable. Thi~ wonderful addition to the hig·h school plant "·ill br dedicated on Deceml;(.r i. On .that day the public will inspect the building and its equipmet~t. One of the features which will probably dra,,· out the approval of the citizens of the township will hr the possibility of so opening together into one large room the boys' and girls' gymnasiums as to provide a stage and an auditorium with a seating capacitY of .3.000. . \s a comntunity assemply hall ·this combination meets a real need. The trustees, the school officer!3. and the students themselves are to be congratttlated on the completion and putting into u~e of this admirable structure.