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56 WILMETTE L ·IFE June 21, 1929 WUEM PLAYGROUND BOARD~AL~RTL-~-----·B_o_r_in_o_P_u_P_il_s_G_~_·v_e~P_w_n_o_R __ ec_i_ta_l_in~C_ . _ic_a_g_o______~~ h Shews 206,844 Villagers Used Recreation Facilities Last Year In the third year of its existence tl1e · \\'ihllCttr Pla~:grouncl and Recreati~n hoanl .n'ffered recrf'ational facilities for 2o6.R44 persons. This total exceeds by 74.0AA the number reached in the two nreYi0us· vrars 0f the board's existence. In addition. this total is exclusi··e of tl1c 35.465 spectators 'vho watched but did not take active part in any of the acti\'ities. The startling- incrca . e in attendance for this year i~ largely attributed to the lartT<' ice skating recnrd piled up during J 10 dav' of skating- or more than t\\'ice the number of days recorded in am· nre,.i011" ,·ea rs. The woma,,'s denartnH'"t )··;:nwurated this year also was responsible for part of the incre::~ ce. :l)·ho'~<!'il Taking part in a successful program given m Curtisshall, Fine Arts building, these youthful musici~ps, many each d~'oartment nf acti\'ities shm\'ed a of them from the north shore, won honors. They are the pupils of John Borino of \Vinnetka. The program indecided incrPase . cluded nineteen nunibers. Next Sunday Mr. Borino' is to ;_)resent Mina Lizar, pianist, at Curtiss hall. Table of Comparisons The followin!!' tahle sh0\\·s ::111 intPrrstitH! comparison between the ClctivNeva of SPORTS CALENDAR ities of last Ye:lr anrl the nrNent fisc~l Lecture ye;Jr which ~nded ~fa~v 1. 1929: Friday, June 21,6:00 p. m .-\Vomen's ~ 'rot:ll ::~tt~>nd::Jn('f' for all adi\'itif'S: 1!127S\rimming class. Sovereign hotel. Miss Neva L. Boyd, assistant pro- "/t Can't Be . Done" "It and "Redskt.n" Ft.lm Offer;n · gs at " L. Boyd N. U. l!l2S, 1 . 1~2.7!'>6: l!l2~-l!l2!l, 206.~44. c. H. Will in Poland O!l~ «nr)n<>- hAth hr>v-.: ,., .,., f"""]-.\ PH·l11ihn~ footh;111 \'0]1rwh'l11 hn~kptlv., 11 nl'l,·rrrnnnd hrolf. trn pk athlt'tif'~ mnrhlf' tournamt'nt, h:Hmmlir·'l . ~f'<'f'm· . ki1·kh:1ll. innin·· ·rv·lir·<>. Jn.,jnr T .ifn :--·H'l .'~ n ro ('IUh: 1!127-1!12!!, 2!!,:;. 11 (1 ,,..,,nv·r Pl:wC"round~: 1!127-1!l2S. 23.. , fi?S-, !l?!l 2::i .Fi62 . .,.· "~"tf'r !'mort~ anrl <'nrnin\l: 1!127~ 1!1..,,. r. «~1: l!l?S-1!\2!1. · 4.4S4 . ~ - Af.t<>r ~Phool Mtiyitif'~. (fnl~ . win.tf'r . 2~0 . 19?~- 1!l?!l &. !14 .17?. "~intt' r ~norte;, ::tnd f'~uni\·at: 1!'127t!\?R. ~fl . .tlln: 1~..,11-1!\?!l .. 7!l11lfi . 5. Ailult rf'C'rP::tfin., (mPn :-~nd wom nn OYer flftP('O ~'(':lr!': nf !'lf"") inf'lnflinl!' i"'- door anci nlaye-rounrl hnll 1Mte-nes. (Juoit ~nd hor~Pl"hoe leal!'Uf'r-:. h~~kf>thall ::.nrl ~·oJ1Pvhn 1.1 lt>:-tl!'Uf'i'. hox~ne- ~no wrPsthng-, tumhhnl!' :~nd J?Tn1n::l""'l11 f'l""'"f'l" fnr """"l ::.nd women: 1927-1!l28, 32.592: 1928-1!'l2!l . nrne-ram~): 5,000. *'. SpPf'ial ::t<'t!vities (inrlu?i"e- 111 ".1"r pohf'e. Junior L1ff'. and ~"'Pf'Jal Of'f'::l~1on 1927-1928, 5.505: '1!l2R-1!129, 3!1 .061. . Total !':nt><'tatori'. indudiPI"' !':nPei<J.l ~~~"n!"10"!': h::t!':eh::~ll l!ames anrl nth"r flf'tlntH'~: ahov~ report dot's not inelndo the numher of <'hildren rt'a<'hPd dailv hv mf'mb~>r~ of the l"taf'f in the sC'hool nhvst::-:~1 trnlnin~ program. Tht' Pntire nro~ram of nhy~kal t'du<'ntion In tht' s<'hooll" was suner,·isPd h:'\' the <llre<'tor and hi!': ns~istant!". The total number rea<'hed through tht> s<'hool program weekly was 6,800 and 272,000 for the school year. 19?7-192R. ~2.250: 1928-1929. 35.46!1. tot:~.l The The entire program which k0pt hoth ~<'hoot gymnnsiums busy during the wintf'r and filled the Village Green ewrv t;>veni'l~ during- the summer time wa~ <'Ottducted ~"n and thret' assl~tant~. ~alarit's for offidals. attPndants' s:1laries, equipment, maintenP.,'1<'e of the grounds. athletic supoliPS, and inddental expense~ fnC'luding publicit~·. prize!'; and office ~upolit's. In his annual report Daniel 1\f. Da vi~. dire<'tor of recreation, pay~ trihutP to the Rupport giv<'n him by the member. of the Playground and Recreation board who are: H. A. La Roy, chairman, Mrs. Jay R. Brown, secretary. Lincoln C'. Torrey, representath·e of the Wilm.:>tte S<'hool board. Henry Fowler, repre~e!ltative of the park board, and )filel'i C'. ~f<'Donald, repres(:'ntative of the Village board. 'f'he mt'mbt'rs of the staff a~!'istlng In <'arrying out the program art> Dudley C'. Stone, Glen · w. Gather<'oal and 1\fiss Jot' f:kidmore. lmt·ro-n· ,.llhl~t' GrN·n Mention i:- made of the improvt>ments efft-dt'd at th Yillage Green during the pa!"t vear, ot which the mMt important w;:~s the lewllng of the embankment, a glganti<' task requiring seYeral month~ to a<'<:omplish. A toboggan slide t>i~hty f~.>et long wns the outstanding Innovation in nE-w equipmt'nt pur<:hased during the ypar and a number of shrub!' were set out on tht> Gre.-n aR a part of a program undertaken to beautify the grounds. AlmmJt the entire women·~ departm ent waR started this year although gymnasium classes and a basketball league were held last year. __The most significant auditions to the pro~ram were .three swimming classes, all of them in out of town pools since there wns no available Total f'ost 114.000 ~u~~~~e~r~~.i~~~e s~l~rr~e~h~~r $:~~0 (\3ire~~~~ Can't Be Done" is the title of d I I 1 a screen come y to )e presentee at t 1e I Community House TuesdaY, June 25, with Clem~ Tryon and Sue Carol in the . T ,, · leadmg roles. ryan plays the ptckedon" hero who is a continual victim oi had luck. He must have broken a mir1 · 1 d 1 d Jl k r~r over 11s 1ea . 1a a ) ac cat cross hts path, or passed under a coup!~ of ladders thinks one critic in comment· 'tt fil tng On le n!·, As for luck I ryan as Jerry never has any in this film. lT nless meeting t)ue Carol might be luck. He has a ter. . . . nble tune w1th her, too, unttl he crashes a banquet and gets her father's book before the book convention-the title . " , of rhe book hemg It Can Be Done. Richard. Dix's starring picture, "Redskin" filmed in natural colors, will be '. C · F · on v1ew at the ommumty House n.day and Saturday, June 28 and 29. "Redskin" has been called a "glorious f 1 " M sy.mp.hony o co or ~1_1cl scener:y. .J. r. Dtx Impersonates \\i mg Foot the son of an Indian chief, who is educated in h }· 1 1 d 'th " t e w 11te sc 100 s an meets Wl · ca~t courtesy from supposedly true Amencans. The love interest centers around 1 h · 1 . f p bl 'd h t ~e ~ro s O\ ~ or ~ ue o I?lat -! e NavaJOS (Incltan tnbe to .whtch Wmg Foot belongs) and the Pueblos being dead.l~ enel_llies. Gladys. Belm~nt plays oppos1te Dtx as the Indtan matden. Friday, June 21, 7:30 p. m. -:\'l en'·s playground hall. Village Gree.n. M ondav, June 24. 9:00 a. m.-Summer playground activities. Vattman park, Central school. Vi 11 age Green. Monday, June 24, 7:30 p. 111.-1\len's playground hall. Village Green. Tuesday, June 25. 7 :30 p. 111.- :\I en's horseshoes. Village Green . Tues(;ay, ] une 25, 7:30 p. m. \Vomen's playground hall. Village ·Green. \\ ednesday, June- .26; 7 :30 p. n1. Men's playground batt 1 Village Green. Thursday, June 27. 4 :00 p. 111.-Playground staff meeting. Recreation office. Thursday, June 27, 7:30 p.m.-Men's horseshoes. Village Green. Friday, June 28, 2 :00 p. m.-Firs~ beach day. Wilmette beach. Friday, June 28, 7 :30 p. m.-Men's playground ball. Village Green. fessor of sociology at ~orthwestern university and former director of the recreational training school at Hull house_,· left recently for Poland wher e she will lecture this summer on recrea tion training. She will lecture in Warsaw to sereral groups, including the grammar school teachers' union which has a membership of more than 40,000. In August she ·will go to Paris and give a short course of training to social center workers. Miss Boyd is making the trip at the request of Prof. Joseph Stemler, commissioner of schools in Poland. C. E. Beems of Kansas City, :\l o., spent last week-end with his brotht·r and family, the G. A. Beems, 707 Linden avenue, en route to the East. PRIVATE TUTORING High School and college preparat o r v. Individual instruction. Algebra, Latin, Geometry, French, German, Spanish. Mrs. Robert Law, Jr., is a resi<lent of. the Shawnee club and is planning to remain there several months. Most of the living rooms of the club are engaged. Brynmawr Hotel Mrs. J. Foley of Indianapolis has 5530 Winthrop Ave. been spendmg several days this week Phone Long Beach 3900 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony F. ~osek, as the guest of her niece. Mrs. Frank 1715 Washington avenue, announce the X. Thale of 710 Linden avenue. birth of a son, Lawrence Scott, 011 ....xXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXiXXXJXXXXXXIIXIIIXXXXXXXIIXXXIXXXJ.:, Thursday. June 6. a~ the Henrotin hos- ,... ,... pital. Mrs. Nosek returned to her ~ ~ c;. -o- William R. Morrow home last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. Ward. 519 = Greenleaf avenue, returned recently ~ from French Lick Springs, Ind .. where t~ey had been sojourning for ten days. " ~wimmln~ pool in \Vilmettt>. thi8 !'ituation Mr. Da\'is ~ays: C'oncernin~ H~rley = c A L L o N us f · ~ ~ I ; = or Quality Fuel ,... "One of the most important features ~ of the women's program was the organ- ~ ization of the three swimming classt's. all of them htlci in out of town pools. Undoubtedly, there is a great dt'mand for a ln<'al ~wimmin~ pool which, when we get it, would enable us to carry out a hugt' pro::ra_ m 0f s"·immlng. The attendan<'e in tht' out of town classes numbered oYer 2,000 during the last year." Oth.: r new activities promoted this yea 1 were the Aero club for boys interested in flying mouel airplane~. the Athletic dub for girls of. ·the high .school agt?, an<l tbe m~n·s gymnasium class, whkh proved so f;U'2Cef;sful that a permanent organization . waf; effected at the clo~e of the term. f'lt.«·!i Nt't'41 for Swlmmln~ Pool = ~ . and Building Material ., : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ WILMETIE COAL & MATERIAL YARD 1301 LAKE AVE. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ WILMETTE 4200 ~ ·~ ~ ~ Years of Satisfactory Service on the North Shore ~ ~ '***********'*"**'**********'*****'*********"*****