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= Latest School News JUNIOR LIFE vVILMETTE, ILLlNOIS, AUGUST 9, 1929 1bld by the Pupils Publiahed weekly by .t he school children of Wilmette under aupervision of Wilmette Playground and Recreation Board YOL. 2. XO. 25 . On ~aturday, July 2H, ~li:.s Skidmore On Friday, July 26, we had a sand lllOk (~rett· and me to the Chicago Elsie: \\'here "·ere you horn? modeling contest at Yattma~l Park artd En·ning :\merican \'ational :\. :\. C. ?\lrs. CahhHII: Chicago, lllit.IOis. \ "irginia Crecn won first prtzc: Gerald\\'onwn\ Championship track ll1l'tt. Elsie: \\"hen did \'Ull r1rst CtHllt' to ine I ltdlman won second pnzc. Jane · l~randt won third prize. \\ .e ~tartcd from the Ct·ntral school \\"'1 1 mctte to teac 11 · ~ in ~fiss ~kidmore\ car and rode to ~frs . Caldwell: FtHtr years ago. En:n- \\'edncsday "mammy" comes. the \'orth \\'estern '>tatilltt. \\'hen we \\'<: ha~e H'n· much fun \\·hen we play got out pf tht· car we iound m: had Elsie: \\ ' hnc <lid you teach first? kickball atld. it starts \\·hen one team lnst a hat nn the way up to tht· sta).1 rs. Cald\\'ell : Thrn· ,·l·ar:-. at tll\' loses at the start, the,· usually \\'111 tion. ~o we started t~1 ridt· anmnd heach. at tilt: cnd. tlw \ "illagt· hunting inr the hat but Ebie: \\'hat did _nllt teadt thne : · () 11 ,. da,· ~I r-,. l'alcl,,·l'll \\'as missing \\t' didn't lind it so Wt' \H'tlt bark t0 :\frs. Caldwell : I taug·ltt handicraft till· jar u.i paste. ~he set the jar '"f the :-.tatinn ttl get the 12 :SlJ train. and swimming. paste lln a narro\\' sheli and a rat went 'l'l H' train went quite fa~t and \\'C ' 11 lJ.·tck ui the j)a. te and {>tt:.hecl Jt 1 Elsie : JL1\T 'Ptt lin·d in Chirag1) ;tll · <1'~\\'tl. .·\t 1cl th·· J·anitur had to j)ick it \\t.' rt· ,at ~ortlt \\'e-.tnn :.tation in Chi- oi your life: " " · · \\ ' tiJ> .- 1 ~ 1 <1Jlttt 1 ' t "l.lL'r t· nu fall 11.,.t·rl ragn 111 ->() mtnutt·~. t' !thlk the tlL'W ).1· r:. . Cald" t·ll : ~n. I ll,"\.l' .. · !ll I I \IIOth' C<)_uld \' kind Pi Yt·lit>\Y Cah ;11Hl rll<k ll) l'nnnertirut. l'anacb, and ~nuth ill tt.- krnar< ttl<.' : L'S, attman ~l)ldit·t'.-. Fit·ld \\hen· the track mc :: t Dakuta . 1·:1:-.it· );lilt' l·~dgt·, \ 'att lll.Ul Purses Made at Central Park. \\· a~ ttl i>t· lteld. Thne \\'l'l't' about Park . j PI dA P I L=i,()()O pnlpk tltnc lnlt \\l' got a gnnd " . aygroun. re opu ar I .\itn lht· :-and llh><kling C(lllte-;t, .. t·at. Juniors of Vattman Park j !his week th~ gll·ls and also tlw hirh \\a:> IJ~Id at tlte beach, thv cars Fir"-! tilt'\' had tltt· ~l'!lli - final-. . \\ 'lll'll · · ~)tly:-. of c.elltral.playground arc ,ver_,. Clllll' itll' the \'attlllall Park children . . ,,1\.'! ty I' Win From Vtllage Green I 1Jlttt:rc:-.te<.ltn maktng _ p l>cketbooks. flh'."l .\11 l>ttt . ·1 f ·. \ll 1·· llllS<lll r:t!l · Ill 1 wr 1 lt':tt :-h~ 11 '- ,,. \\t'llt in tht· car~. The had tltl l'lllllpl'litilltl at all. ~hl' \\·,1s On Jul~· 31. tht· juniors had a ga:1.~l · ;~re ~~Jaklng_ .t.ht·~n. ot a .rpatt:.rn~ ail; 1 ntl;~r~ \raited fur ~lr' . f:ind \rhu w.ts :dJ1lttt li,·t· _,·ard . . aht·ad t·i tilL' rot t>i 1>i kickball. It \\:1-. hd\\\'l' ll the \ 1 . !- t ·d(lt:-.. It SLLill:-._.t:-. · thou~h \\c c.uu_H 1 gun1g to tak~ th em to \ attman Park . t11l' Clllltt·:-tanh. lagl' Crt't'll and \ ' attlllatt Park . Thn~· ..,L·~·urt rn,_Ht!:fh <H them lt~r aiHnlt ll\·l· !. \mtlllg tl]l)se \\·htl. rt·tnaincd \\ere · \\l'l"t' :-~n·tt innin , g-. t<· tllt' .~amt·. Tl>1· inmutc-. attrr thL·y ar;,hne the pnrkl'! - Lordt:t ~teffL'I l s, Lucilk flnffma.1, I 11 t lw tIll a I:- \\ l ' \\ n t · g 1 1in g t 1 J , , r itt1 0 11 11 11 I 1 t 1 111 1 'l.t'rt' -" ·;1-. . -l~ .. tu -U., \ ·attma11 1':1;·k ' ~ '" ;tr~· a. ~\) .. ( · ,c.' , t, rc ".·t ·gl~·t> Cn;. t ldillt' ll(d'im;.~J.I and \ 'iruinia Creen. Ill\\'11 \\l111 \\'1ltl lir~t. ~t'l'lllld and third . < . . 11 , ,., . · 1<1 ~-.., .·111<1 \ Jlbo . ·t· l.rl't'll ll:tcl -l3 . the 111 1"rc \\.e \\Llllt. llrt an: ' 1 · \\ t' \\t'l'L' \\:tt1tll ," h.,. the canth)l\ 11 \I i.... ~kidnwrt· :1-.kt·d lllt' it>r Ill\' illllll,., 1 1 1 1 ,.., · 'I · TlH· \ "illa."v I ~rt'l'tl l1:ul tlH' la-..t "1 ' 11 1l' -.lwpptng >ag.-.. ·ttt t ley ( n 11 ' 1t " ltt·t1 a tnril>lt~ Ct·lllttllltiun \\"as raisc.L tattl Jll'lt. ~ tt' l>Jtcnt·d it :tlld tlllt r:tmt' "' 11 () 1 1 t 1 1 11 · 1 · 1. inninl! . It \\tlllld lta\·t· hn'tl a tiL· :i "L'll " \\t' · llt' tll t H' r':a-.on t ' .\ Jler . . llll \\·a-; :-.t·t·n tltl:ttitlg toward tllll.-.t t>l tIt' ttl!"\: till hl'r drt'" · Tktt · til. · p 1rkcth 1 · · I 1·-. 'L·ll -, 1 , \\ell 'tt <>llr 11 \\a-. tlt,· :-t'L'Illld pit'\'<' tti h:td lql·k. tlwy \\l·llld lta\l' .h ad t\\tl lll·>rt · rlt !l'. t l .' 'l · , ... ~'r 11 1 ~ltnn·-ur at ka~t L'\l'l'_,hud~ tmagtnc<. 1 10 1 1 .\ girl \\:1..; t~n third ha:-t' \\llt·n an- playgrt)IIJH ~ HTatbL' · ·' l:-.s · u . - ;t \\·a=- a pcrsun . ~lari 1111 fli ckat~! · and \\as making nny tltt· " ·eck heltl i"L' l .. . \t lir:-t. l~t·tt .\ · l~t~hi ll'"" kt;l dis - ,,tJt~· r kirkl'd a tlL 1 1.tk guar< 1s t tH'"' apJlt 1 itltt·d tht· cro\\·d 1>.\· runni11g the · · , · 11 d it I 1 >ked -. 1 tltrt· tint t'\Tn·hn h· a tc 1 l'SCllJll.' an<. - 1 1111 tiJtrd ha-.t· r augl1t tilt· th· tk1t marl <~ t . l ' , · · :-aid it wa.-. a ho:-.: IJttt \\\· ~aw it c'om_.., -y;tr< 1 <1 :1-.. 1 1 in Cl ·, "L'L'I tlt<l-, . ht'Citl"l' tllt' thin',· nttt. Ill c tll ~l· til~·' lt, 'ttl l\\<l \\:tl.l tt·d \1) . lltakl' 1111<.:.- (,rcte \'1>11 1r · 1 \\ 1lll canlt' trl>lll · l entra 1 p 1 1 i11 "' i1 1 a 11 d tIll > l1 1 r l1 t it \\.;1-. a 11l' r :- n 11 ! n t ltt·rc \\;t-. ;tJJ()t Ilt'l' ,l! lr , alrl·;uh:. · l~t'lll>J'l'l'.l',. a_q.!Tlltltl<. "' 11111 I \ t1.-. t 1111 " 11, 1 t 11 a< k it i11 t hl' :-a 111 v t i11 1l'. · r l' d. Fi11 a 11. ' · 'n · ~a\\' it l. 1 · m i11 g ; n. · \ ',lttnl:tll l'ar l, "'" t. \\ .l· g:t\l. tltl'l tt ~-<>ttlt· t>l. tllL' J>t"IJ>It· r.·ttl <lt>\\'tl tl1(' \\ .1It' ! 1lt·r I'·l':t~ i ·a.., ... ;1\·ing l1n-,l·li fl,r tht· liil:tJ, \\t' did llll\ kll\1\\ . ;I rlH't'J' and tllll' thing \\t' Jikt·d \'. .l aJny ay f aJ S t 0 ace htar!J. Finally a girl \\l'llt llltt Up tO . till' _ \ ~;1\l' n-. lllll' l'lll't·r \lll till'. \\'a_\ Damper on Fun at Green ltvr llt'l'k to "' (fl' l it. It \\a-. a box. A I: 11 t i1 1 t llt' 1·11 1a 1-. it :- t' l' lilt' d a " i i :-lit' 11ar, 1 1 1 ( 1 1 t 11 t 1Jt· Jl a\gr"l1 1 11 · · · :11 ' " hu.x. aitcr all. ,,·ith red J1aJ>LT on it. lle" "' <'r t ltl· gr,llttHI . ~he m:tdl' it i 11 \\ '!Jitt·. , .. 11 . P ·11 ·1· · Ch11..' da,· last \\ l'l'k a sttwm came u:' ' 1', a Ill · Jl 1·Ill · 1 .t lll.tlt ' '· 11 1 tl lt' l>t'g.,t.tltll.,lg 11!. tl1 c <·tfternoon. \'nu .\11 nt the pvoplc . \\'l'rt' di-;appointed .~ 1 ;. '\'\'1>11< 1 1)t'll'J' I 1l:tll 1Jt'r ~tld rn· ~~rd . ln tllt' liHI \'ard vn·nt HAVE GOOD TIME 1a11 intaginc ill'". badly cnryone fell l>1~t 1 t'unk fa pi~·n· ui .tlH· hnx tt) re1 I· · ·I 1 · t ·tt.tt·r tltt' .·ti···rlt<1o11 had J)a~:-. ,· d 11111 IIC<' .· - \'irginia ' '-·tt.\· I' I1 \l 1 >llhlltl rotltlllllt'< Jt·r ta~; \\ ' t· ).!1· to . tltv \'illagl· Crt·t'll ~ \ el'\ l>ttt , '" G 1< nh· \r u my t.xpertt' 1 int·d . · r -.:.1 1 1 · 11 · \\t' \\t·t··· . ~ rl,·t<l it r· , en, attman pa\· . ~ ..;rt>lltld . 1 par~·. . ~c "1 111 1vr Jt·at 111 ';. :-.el'- da~ and ha \'t' Jut . . ni i tltl ' ,.., tllid:-, ruttitl" , · j. , t.tl tlf· l · tilt' t'l<l , rt. l 1 · 1 · t,~l ·l 1t .-.tartL·d ll\· a icw girl" \rhn ht·g·t;t 1 1 111 1 .... " .:1-.\ \\l'l" \\l' t'lljll\'l'( 'ol lll'll'" . . :-t·t ],_ , . lll'kn Filkey ~tlllll' ~car:- ago 111 th hy .. ~I :ll.lllll _ , ..·· · t11 :-ing. \\"hen they gnt tired, ~I :·=-· Vattman Parkers Have and tl~t· JJ lh-tt\ \\t'llt hark i11 tltt· li 11 al "\1allllll\... i..; t'llll1ing \\" l'dllt' d;l\·. \','e Fatll.'kl><>liL'r. tul<_l l'\'t·n·o tH.' tll :,~· Beach Party on !teat-. [ll d(t it ·a.o:titl (II -.lttl\1 it \\,' l ' Ill) I 1 . ·,, . . fjtlll't ;uld l~tlh· ranrkhoncr \\'llttld :-a· , ,. , 1opt· ~ H' Ctlllt~·:- tl) tt· lb lll11rt· -..t11rt, '· . II ! "I' J> 1 II 1 Tlntrsday, :\ugust 1, \ "a ttman Park i 1..: · · · · · ., JIIL'Cl' ca L'( n· >l't'n an( a< :l ·t·. \\ t' \\tll hl' tll\'rv \\attll lg" J,>r ltn . llt'JI~· · \I I .. · had a beach party. :\11 the children · · · t1 lt' . ca'- L':-;. ~aturda<-. l\\1 1 l'l'L"I·rd-.. gi\l· I:t·t t\· th? there t~ :1 111c~· lTII\\d . l. ;t-.t \\"t't'K 'I' l · I I t 1 \\' ltl) "nt· to go met a_t the park at 11 \\1>rld 11111rk-.. i11 thl' tltrt·t· :-J>rilll l'~'l'nts then' \\a~ quitt· a numiH'r tli childr~·1 1 I tl".1 tl!tltTT ~tc O:L'( upl rcn~rage ·) o ·clock. !-'nme of t h c mothers .dona t·.:d lllr \\'t>lllt' IL ft>r ~Ill' t'-.tahli:-hl'd the l'njnn·d hL·r \'t'rY nltll 'lJ. \ "i rg-inia -.ay ptCC<'.~. ,a ;,r \\'C. P aye< g;u_ncs cars so that all of us could ride. \Ve ia :-. t v " t t ,· Ill<' I. t1 t lit' I Oil tilt' t l' ,. t· ... c t' :t t ..;. . . ;. ' \ .. 11 · ' . t . . . . \ ' - : ~1.1 1 d t ul cl J lll · c . . . 1 h c r a Ill s to Jl p l' d Ju q " . .lll..!llll. I rll.t dttll. . l..!t' / . I at t I1e j'tnt-. . I f 1 11 I "I appreciated it very mttch . \\' c all at~ thL· Olympit' g:tmt· . . in .\m:-tndanl last · · 1 o t 1<' game ca ec, 11 .-.ttllli1H'I' ,,.ltt·re .-.hl' ,,.l111 .\lnnit·a·s onhCrandm:t':-. !'autry." Then everyone ra~1 our lunch at the beach. One of the . and the nt)~l<lll :-:.\\immitlg ;1':->IKiatill!l (J lll and jll;n_·ed.-Doris Stanco, Vil- girl!' lost her lunch. \ ' arinus people dlalllpil ·11:-hip in \Hllll\·n \ t'H'Ilts. sarcd hit~ tn furnish her lunch. \Yas third ,,·ith 1-L lagl' Crn11 Pal\' , L;round. Thl'rt· \\t·rc l\\t) utltt'!' llt'\\' marks Tht.' meet had11.t lwvn ttn<kr \\'a\· llli' \ \ ' c racl'(l ttp and dnwn the . hor~. otahli:-lll'd in tltt· ~h~~t pnt and basehatl more than a it'\\' mintttL'"' "hl·n fiekn \\.t· all had much fun and \VC had a Small Children Cool Off thrP\\.-.. !\etta ~larnuJl;tld irtll11 the Filke\·, \Irs. \"an Tlu:-.t'll \\ 'arn't1, \\'llll largt· crnwd. The same cars came back Under Vattman Sprinkler and called for us again. \Vc all got I ~ l1-. to II ~ \\ i 111111 ill)..: ;I "l' ria t il) 11 <" i n0 s- t ltc 8\1- 111 l't e r h l1 r d k :-. iII 12 3 -~ sec\) II d ". t 1 '11 t11rt'\\. thv t·igltt Jltlttnd ~hnt put l~ena :\lacDPnald '"hn is "pl'l'hahly \\'hat indul times \\"C han· ;t the home safely.-T.ttcille Hoffman, Vattit>rty -l\\11 it·e1 tltrn· invltt·"· ahtlllt two the world·s grcakst snt: ltpa,,· \\1111lan \'illage Green playground. man Park. it-et ht ttvr tl 1a11 thv rn'1)rd l)f Lillian athlete" \\'as thl' indi\·idual ~tar \\'ith 12 On tht· real hot da~· ~. ··Hap" Cather r~ 1 !1l'bnd. :-:,) ,l· 1·ut ~ tltt· . . lwt '"it 1t her pnint s h) IIL'r crt·dit. ~ltv "nn the di ,_ r l) a 1 p 11 t s nn t I1L' s prink 1 30,000 MOSQUITO BITES e r and t h e 1itt lr kit hand. rus thrn\\· in additillll t1' Iter tir-.t pla .' t' one-. gl't thl'ir bathing, suits on and On the en:ning nf J ttly I, I left for ~I ich;dlccla, ~fich. I got there the next The t·tltn \\~tr ld'-.. rt'l'11rd \\t·nt to in ~hnt put. and al:-.o plact..·d third in romp arlHind. That afternoon I we.1t CJ,>ri:t l~u-.-..t·ll it1·111 htrl·ka. l'aliinrnia, tl1v jan.lin thr 1> \\. in which Estt·lla Hill ).f any happy hours the children ha-.·t· morning. rt·prott1ling tlJv ~tlrthl'rtl (.'aliilH·nia ui \'n\;trk. \'t..·\\· lt..·rse\·, W<'ll the cltam- at the Yillage Green. Among the oldt' r swimming. The night after that I slept .\thktic a-.:-0ciati1111. ~hl' llt':tHd an pil'lllship. . . children. kickball, basket weaving, and in a· tent. I slept in a tent for two tdiirial kag11v l>:t:-eb;tll jn-.t Lltll' inch ).tis:- Ilill calltd "~hnrty" ll\· her odd paintings are the fayorite activi- \\'eeks . traight. And that's where I lllllrt' than 2~K it·et, about l'qttal tn a team mates was one l)f the sti1alle~t tie.-.. Tl 1c girt~ arc gt10d players, hav- got by 30.000 mosquito bites. The last 11,.,, irom dn·p ct·nttT lid<! to home girl..; in the track meet. wl'ighing lrs:- ing 11ttly lnst nne game this year and night in the tent it rained and we got l'latt..·. It \\a-.. l\\1> in:t iartltrr than than 100 pound-;. that "·a, against \'attman Park girJ..,. - all \\'d. The following night I left \\'hen th<' track meet wa:-; O\Tr I ~~an · :\11 11 :\fichd!:>tH1, \ 'illage Green . for my home in \\'ilmctte.-Philip tht· ·1ld n ·c11 rd \\hirh \\a-. ltt·ld ln· \'i\'ian 1lard\\ irk \\Tnt do\\'n 011 the track and g,H sonh' Greer, Vattman Playground. BENNY . BEAR Tlt~· Illit ~u i.., \\ · ~ 'mt·n·-. . \ t hktic club autographs. llet t" . Rohbinson. H cl('·: aidtd h.r l~t· tty l~ohln~~)JJ \rith two first Filke\', ~farion -Fi lk rY. Estella Hill. \f ,. name is nenm· near. HEAR "TAR BABY" place-. and Helen Filkn·'s vi ton· in ~cllie Todd. and Glllri·a Russell\. I a little cloth bear Last \ Vednesday, the n eg r o the hurdlt-.. and \'ellit. Todd's h.road That was the end of a grand and :\nd 1 \\'ill come to your house "mammy" came again. She told anjump, cant ttrt:d t('am hotJ\lrs with 31 glorious day although we lost a h ,lt If ynu just pay my ·fare. other story of Bre'r Rabbit and how Jt<>int<. . The ~fillro~t· :\thlttic asocia- nnd ruined a dress.-Else ,·on Rcin<:-Dorot ll\' Da\'is. Yattman Park. he got stuck to the Tar Baby.-Ruth tinn of :\'cw Yurt{ wa-; ~econd with 18 perg, Central Playground. · 9 years Sanderson, Central Playground. Grete, Else Attend Women's Track Meet, See Records Broken An Interview With ft;/ rs. c a/dwell Ruth a Bystander When Virginiq Green Wins · H b · tn · S and Launch Burns 1n ar or . First p rtze Last Sunday, I went down to the \\' ilmctte Harbor. :\fter I was there for a ,, ·hile, lot1ked at the Jndian Red. which is <1 motor boat. The mechanic was ·\\'Prking on it a!1d :'tl<)t)J··t· ·t,·ttl<lt.tJI' .· " tJJ,'tll s ,., ,,.,·ttc·hing him All oi a sudden I saw the mechanic dire into the water then the lthl'l' man Yelled, "Indian Red on Fire," th·.: ll he don~ into the \\·att_r. lust a:-. the gas tank \ras gcttitlg hl;t tht· tire engine came and put the lire out. \\'lH'n the smoke came out therl' \\a a tcrribk smell. I am hap;Yy it did not all hum up hccatt::.l' it ' \ras 1 Pllt tll. m\· fa,·oritc lH)ats.- Ruth :--an'l'r:>tllt. Central l'l;wground. Model;ng on July 26 · -.... I I" y 1 1 R · D · I v. PI ,- . ' - Aug. 1 am '"1 11