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Latest ~ School New:_JI YOL. 2 !\0. 32 . JUNIOR LIFE \VILMETTE, ILLINOIS, OCTOBER 25, 192~ Dog~ oftt~ n ~·nmm·llt·<l ~~=th=e=P=u=p=ils=- 7old 1zy I Publuhed Weekly by the achool children of wilmette' under · upervision of wilmette Playground and Recreation B9atd ' Tlw \Yilnwttt· football team:-: had tht-ir The score was 7 ' to 8. Tn this g·:lm·~. th~ first ganh:s la:-;t Wt'(·k. The ::;dwdule is as score was 9 to 10 in our favor. Jt w:1 :-; a follow:-:: close game. In the beginning iB wa!-1 :tlwa,l. 'J'o\ ktoh<'r 17. - Xi<-holaR vs Wilmette. p,.,. ,n·t·s and l·,E>a t ht'l'\\'l'i g-htR at Bolt wood. ward the middle the s· ·nre wa:-; <l b'Jll t tied ( l('1oht ·r 1!l.- Kt·nilworth YR 'Vilmette. and in the l~tst half nf til·· h~t innlnt.! l't···w····:-: and Ft·atht·rwPight::; at Kenil- when 7B was up tli·· Sl'Or :~ was 7 lll 10 in our favor. We ma·.h! tlwm otJt 11111 tht ·:V wcll't h. ( )<"1<·ht·r :!:1.-Kt·nilworth vs Wilmette. scored two runs, maki:l;.?; the scor· · !I to 10. Miss Skidmore told us that as w e were J ·, ·,n···:-: and Ft·at lwrwt·ig-hts at Wilm('tte. ( ldnht'l' 24.-Jia \'t'll \'s Wilmette. Light- the winning team we would go over to Stolp and play the sevl'nth g-rade wintwr w.-ig-ht:-: and HPavywt: ig-ht!:i at Wilmette. ( ktolu·r :?f,.-Jia\'t'll n; \V'ihnc·tte. Pee- there. Out· line -up is as follow!;: ~hirlPy Leason, catcher; Eleanor Stt>en, pj_t (' her: " t't's and Ft->atherwt"ig·hts at 'Vilmctte. <ktot>t~ r 26.-~"H l'hols Y~. Wilmette, Geraldine Bunch, first base; Cecelia Hill"' Lig-htwl'ight s and llt ·a\·ywt"ig-hts at 'Vil- sea.nd base; Jean Penill, thirrl ba~e; L!J': linn Hoar, right short stop; .JaJW Lilly, nwttt·. OetoiH·r :ll.--1Lt \'t·n n; \\' i lnwtlt·. P·~c left short stop; Pr:-tJH'l'S Haskins, rig-ht fi e lder; JesRie 1\lunlison, l'l'lltt> r fit; l<l: WN·s and Ft·a tlwrwt·ighls at Ho~'t:l'lllnre Dorothy Anderson, rig-ht tit·ld. The sub~ F it>ld. Xon·lllhl'r 1.-llan·n \ 'H \\'ilrut>tt\'. Light- \\'l'l'~ Mary Loui;;t· .:\ lll'll, Jlost·lyn Br<·\\'11, \\'t ·ight:-: and llt · ;l\· ~· wt·ights :tt H"~ ·t ·t.·morc Dor1s Rmall and :!\Jarg-art't .:\ll'l'lint·111. V\'t··' re vrattidng hard now and \\'~' Ft>ild . tlH· champit'n~hip of the ~o\'\ · llllit · r :.!.-Xkhol:-: \'s \\'ilml'tte P··t'- hope to win sc\·t>nth gradeil. WPt·:-: and F~·atht·I'Wt'ights at \\' ilmette. -Jean Pt>JTill, 7 A Howard. Tlw l't·t·Wt ·t·s art· undt·r ~!i pounds. Tlw fo·a tlwrs a n · undt·r 100 pounds, tlw lig-ht~ :tn· undt·r ll f1 pomHis. The hea\'it·s are JJ;, pourHI~ :tud o\'t·r. \\'t· all ho)w or a ~' llt 't'··~s ful :-:ca:-:nn. - lhginald ( ;rt·t·lt. Pupils in Stolp Howard Seeks Seventh Catherine Offers Opinion Football Displaces Grade Kickball Title on Long Standing Problem Science Classes · Other Activities as On Tuesday, October 17, iA llowanl act in such a w:.:t.Y ·that one 7B in a kickball ganw won is to bl'lievc tht>y have reason. Make Tree Books S. c hedule Announced defeated our first game, which was Wi L h St. Jo::;cph. \\"e have a large airednle named Whis\\' ~ <·rs. On0 l'n·ning· we went out and left him alone in th e cellar. 'Vh en we a"rived home Daddy and I WPnt downsta :rs to set- if he was all right . There we saw a sig-ht. . Tit<' cok<> from the eoke bin was strewn a 11 O\'Ct' the floor· a nfl \Yh iskL·rs' p:. ws were black. I )addy asked, "\\'OiiskHs did you dig tlwl rok(' out of th e bin?" 'Yhi:-:k e r~ ga\·e a Iitt It> whi1w and lay down 011 his bed. \Vl: tried to hold up his paws to show him they were dirty hut when Wt' n·a c lwcl for one h e pull d it away. I b<>lieYe he knew he was doing wrong '·til tlw tinw .-Ca tht·rin e \Voodw:trtl . Pupils Hear Interesting Lecture on Thomas Edison Tu e~ tlny wt· hat! a lt·dUI't> ·on T~1o·na ~ Alva Ellbwn. Ht:> i:-: a g·n·at im···nt"r. 1 ·~,., n as a boy he ·waH anxious to try out thing~. One tim e wlwn he was a little boy he saw a goose sitting on Rome goose egg·s and soon there were little ducks so h e got some chiekt>n t;lggs and sat on th em a little whiiP. When h e goth tP thi'Y were :-;ma:-:hl:.'d but no l'·hil'ks. That shows how ;tnxious, lw was t o try out thimrs . \\'hen It gTew older he il1\1ented useful things. It was on OC'tol>er 21, 187!1, h e invented tlw £·1t>t·tric lig-ht which we have in our houws and use. ::\[on day, Octobt·r ~ 1, a l><·nqul'l was he-1<1 in honor of E(lison, Hnd all people of various nations congTa 1.ulated him.-l\Iary Ann :\li ch elsen, ~th (;raue, St. Joseph. Harry Thinks Howard Will Be Sixth Grade Champions 1 ake Trip to the Forest Preserve to Get Leaves Sunday, the sixth, my mother, sisters and I went out to the Fon·st Pr<·lcierve . ~fy si~ter and I ar·' making- lt>:tf collPctions and so we thought tht.~ Forest Presen·c would ht> a IJ'OOd plact> to go to. got out tlwn· and dJ'O \'t' into tht' Forest Prt'S('J'\'t·. \\re lookt.·d around and ~aw the u<'autiful ll:'a.\'es. They were just turning-. :-\onlt.' Wt·l't.' rt·d , some yellow, and ottwrs were hrown . 'V<' pi ck ,.d up many \'arieties of leaVt's. When we were ready to go home w<> had qui tt· a eolleC'tion. \Ve had ~mnw diffcrt·nt kind::; of mapleR, oak!-!, and other I ·:n-es. Ab(JUt the time we wt.·re rt>ady to go home the sky was very l>rig-ht and l)\'autiful nnd the coloring- of the lt·a \ 'Nl was man·elous. '\\'e all thought that that was the end of a ])erfect day. -Eilene \\yeakly, 6A llowarrl. ,,.L' Wilmette School Orchestra Showing Excellent Promise Thi!'; yrat· thl' Gramm:n Sr·hocd orc!h' stra has l'l:trlt·<l out \'('J'\' Wt'll. \\'t' h:t<l at tlw ht'g- inning- t ht> J1w;;t play,·r~ Wt' lw YP ev<>r ha 1l. Our ··t·lln st·d ion i::; t' Xct.ptionally larg-t> as tht·n~ are five of tlwm . All to;:t'tht·r· Wt · han· about tw t' nty-st·\·e n. \\"t· hopo· to g-Pt more before long. \\·c art' now working- on a suite by Haydn containing fh·t· pi f'rt·~. N(' Xt Wf'Pk we hO)W to ;:i't a IH'W ph·Ct'. ~Irs. "'agnc·r, nur ronchwtm·. promised us one if we worked har<l. \Vt' an· practicing in t ht' nc·w How a r<l a uditori·u m b(>Ca usc tt1at is wlwrt> we g-i\'t' our concerts-· Mary .Alice Hayl:.'s, SC Stolp. IL\ \'1-~ HA l'I'Y Tnn; YestHdny my sil'tt·rs and I play<>d In an old <"herry trrr. "re put up a swing. l push(·<) my little :-:istvr up (JUit<> high. Sht· likt>d it \'HY mud1. I thought it great fun tnn. :\ ftt·r that ""' took tlw swing- down and thPn Wt> put it Ul) again. Latt·r on we g-rew tir<·d of this fun so Wt' ran across thP road and O\'(·r to th1 · gr,·t·n hou::;e. Tht'l'(· wa:-: a \'<' r:> dt·t·p well then·. )Jy fatlwr liftt d up thl' cover and we saw six lizard:-: in the Wt'll. I nrv<'r drank any mf!re of that water. \\re stayed thE-re for a while n nd tlwn we w<'nt home and atP some l'andy, rt·ad hookR nnd played g-amPs .- ~1ary Hyan, 6A ' Howard. ISfH'ES FAIR WAUXIXG :!\frf'. :!\fason said that tlwr<' w<>rt' too many fooliRh qu<·f'tlons asked in art, such a1-. what color should I make the sky, v:hat colo r should the watt·r l>e and manv oth<>r foolish Que!'tlons that took up much of hH timE>. Sht' just finished telling the class of girls wh(·n one girl went HOLD CANDY SALE 1'11'1li\"E TO WIN PJo~NNANT up to her de~k and said, "\Vhat color Tuesday we had a candy sale. We sold TuPsday, October 8, Howard 6A pla.ved should I make the girls' dresses?" l\Irs. out in about ten minutes. We had all ~t. Jost>ph 6 and we won 12 to 0. It was Mason said that soon she will answer kinds of cand.Y. We wlll have another not a hard game. But we are going to foolish questions In a foolish way.-Emlly sale next week.-Rfchard Taylor, Grade try and win the pennant for Miss Larsn.n. Symons, 8B Howard. 4, Logan. -B illy AnhaJt, 6A Howard. so I am in I_Towanl H..\ and I think we will win tlw championship of tlw sixth !-;l'ltdE>s in football. \\'e ltavt~ had thrE>e g-:mw~. two of which \\'!' Jllayt·tl. The fir:-;t game waR with C<'ntntl. \\·,,, b<'at tlwln by a sco1·e of 13 to 0. Tht·Y put up a JH'I'tty good fight. The next game w:.ts with Ht. FranciR. T~wr had tJ,t> ball ri£;'ht on the goal line for thrt·e downs but before tlw fourth down tht' half Pndt·d. But at the e nd of the third qunrter, Frank Knl'nan, our captain, ('rosst"d the goal for ;l tou c hdown. \\it.· won li to 0. Our n ext g-anw h; with Ht. .l<·st>ph sixth gradt·. I Tht' , C Hnnt't· m~ h:t<l :t J't' :tl l'X<"iting hope we w i n .--11 a rry K l':lllH·r, ti:\ ll (1\\'- g-ame Thursda~·. lt wa:-; against tlw ~n ard. Lightning::;. The SD's w e r e ahea<l 'tlntil the very la!:it inning- . Thf' :-:core th en wa~ ~c. 32-8D, 28. The !-:D's w e r e still to hn Vl' tlwir "up." ·we mad e an out, th en thPy gnt nround. 'Ve mndt> two otlwr outs right in succ<>RRion and they only g-c,t two runs ~rrs. ('lark annourll'ed the nwmhe rs of that inning. The Sl·orp Pnclt>tl triumphant tlH' Girls' Gl£'t' dulJ . :\Tost of the g-irls for the Boot'l'ms, :~2. and the Lightchosen were frwn tlw ('ig·hth gTade ring~. 29. They an· a n·ry g·ood t ea m and group hut a ft·\\· wt·n· <"lw:-:t·n fnnn the E'\ t>ry game w playNl with them wa !" t·xSl'\'Pn th g-rad e gTou p. Tn 7 A g-rout'> there l'iting·. wert four girl::; takt.>n, in 7H th er" was -Phyllis Carleton, 8(' St ·. lp. Ollt' girl C'hoscn. But from 7<' thl're w ·re t·ig·ht girls taken. :\Tr~ . <'lark said that silt' tool< tlw gT,·alt'st JIUI11hPr of girls from 7C that slw had t·\·l'r l:tkt·n ill an\' o( Itt'!' Clee cluhs fn1111 st·n·nth gTadt·. lh:rl··~ I llrt·t> <'hPers fm· t lwst> It; girl~. Tlw Ho\\'artl school rPt't·i\·~><1 a sPt of -:\larjol'it· \\~l'ilh'r. j( · Stulp. lie· \\' fur·nit Ill'·' Sat unlay, O<·tobs·J' 12. I<'tJllr :trnt t·hairs and two loung-t>s. Th y have a light hlue t .. ather con·ring with walnut finish. .All tlw tl'aC'h ers are \yanting to takt· a < 'h:tir in their room so ::\Tr. To(ld l·t'ttPt' lnt·k out or there'll be a' couple '\'e have started our orchpstra practice. mis:-:ing· rom the halL-Elmer Erickson. There art' about tf'n pupily who nre tak- 8..\. Howard. ing lesson~. 'Ve had it l,nst YNt.r for the fir t time. We are hoping to give some J,ll\ Es HOW .\ ltll Sf'IIOOJ, recitals for the school. 1\Jr. BarrE>ndson is On tlw eig·hth of Cktoher· I start··d our leader and direC'tor and we art~ g·oing- school at Howard in Wilmettf'. Everyto try to . g-i\·t· l'l·t·itals. -Jane \\·ag-nt·r, thing was JWW to me t-Xct>pt a girl I 8th Grade, St. .Joseph. used t0 know and who uRed to be in my cln.~s at the other SC'hool I went to urfc,re T11ROW YOLJ;EY HAJ,J,S T came here. Sht' tonk mt> to all my The Howard 8...\ and 8B girls were out- rlasst's that day. I like thiil ~choo l becoors taking turns throwing the volley caw:; it is .s maller than Sullivan .Junior l>rtlls. There were two vollt:>y ball!:i. One High school and you can find yom· way was a VE'ry light one and the other one to your da.!.:!.:('S muc·h bdter than at a was a little heaviet·. Some liked to throw larger s('hool. I think this ~chool is renl with the heavy one because it went fur- nice and I think I'll like It better than any ther than the lighter one. Mrs. Fanck- ~~·hool l'\·e gone to.-~Tildred Barter, RB honer recorded our grades as they threw Howard. t}Je ball n.nd made so many amount of t'et>t. Mnny of them made over forty R~.Hn·s "CFURENT EVENTS" feE>t when they threw.-Alice Skelton, S.\ In our room we have a period called lloward. "C.. 'urrt>11t Events" or "Thing of Interl'st. ·· When the boys are at gymnasium PLAY TOUCHBALL AT RECESS on l\fondays and 'Vednesdays, we study The sixth, seventh and eighth grades and talk on the Rubject on a slip of paper of Howard school are playing each other WI' are given. The boys study and talk in touchball at recess. The two eighth when the girls are at gymnasium on grades play each other, U1en they play Tuesdays and Fridays. We get good rethe seventh grades. So far we have won sults for ::\liss Larson. Vv"e like thfs all the games.-Reginald Green, How- period \'<'l'Y much.-Jean Gordon, 6A ard SA. Howard. tht' :-; ·ience class. \ )!iss Stevl:.'ns, the Science tt.·a c ~wr . ~howed uwm how to mak · smoke })t'lnt ~ nf lt' a\· P. To make the m you m~::;t hav· ~ s~>me papt>t' that you Wjlllt to pnnt them ··n, a <"andle, a piecP of h eavy pal)el' ~0 · sut llt.' light carduoard and n.bout a tabh·~-'JHuon <·f lard and the leaves you wa11t to pr.int. First smear the lard over the IH·a \.,. paper or the cardboard which o ~g· h·. w he :-:ix in c he~ or more squan· . :\t·xt holcl this over the ('andle flamE', moYing· th(· paper around so it won't bur11 . until tlw surfaeL· is black and smoky. Tai\P a lea f that you want l·J print and rul, it on th e patwr which you ha ye ju~t :-mol"·<!. Then lay it down (Ill th · p:qH'r that Yuu want tlw pt·int on, put anr)tlll'r p:tp ... l: ,,n U.'.!J of it and pn·ss d.<1WII .with a l.muk or, b ·lter ~till, use a rollmg· ))Ill 01, lt. \\'hl'll you take the l)i\Jkl' off you will tincl that :vuur leaf print is on th1: bottum JHtJ)f' l:. If it doe~n't turn out th· : tir!'l linH' try it !WO or thr<'C tin11~s until y .. u h:tYt· tlw print you want . Tlw st·"t·uth and eighth grades art· al:-· · maldn;..:· )lidureH of !kaYes with ;1riutit· ;..: pap.·r. - Eleanor Ri cks, 8C Stolp. ~tc 1 Jp 1-'t.:hool an: making tree book~ The St·\·enth and eighth grades r l1 t.!\t· l .n! · Local Girls Commemorate Founding of Girl Scouts The week of :\1on<)ay, 0 ·tobl.·r H, Wa!( :ir·J :-\eout week. Juliette Lowe founded tlw Girl C:uick ~ in America, enrolling hf'l' first patrol i 11 SaYannah, Ga., in ~larch, 1!112. In 1!)\ .·. national hcadquart ·rs WE>I'l· (·stablished ir 1 \\'ashin~t< J il, D . C., and tlw nanw wa !-' d1an~ed to Girl Se_0uts. The first national t·onv e ntinn · wa~ hl'ld itt 1!11:1 and each Yf'ar has shnwn a l:trg-t·r an1l morf' enthusia1o:tic hody 1,[ cl('lt·g-att · ~ ancl a publi c more and mort' intereslNl in thi~ Htt·adily growing army of g-irls and YIJUn~· women who arf' lf ·a rning- in th· · happit.:"st way how to comhi111- patrioth·m. outdoor activiti(·S of 1'\'f'l'~' kind, skill ilt PYI:.'I':V branch of domestiC' H·it· llt't · and hi;..:l \ !-landards of eommunitv f.:··J·vic-<·. · The Girl Scouts hn'·" 'good tim<'s. Tht·~· lt·arn things that nrt· YPry u~dul :tnd thf'Y arc true and lo,·i ng scouts. -:\targpry Taylor, SA Howard. Boot'ems Trounce the Lightnings, 32 to 29 Choose Members of Girls' Glee Club at Stolp School Howard School Has Nice Set of Hall Furniture Howard 6A Downs Central 6B Grid Squad, 27 to 0 Orchestra at St. Joseph School Starts Practice I l<·wanl 6A played Central 611 :tt \\'a!-:hingt"n park last \Vedne:dav nig-ht aftpr~l'lllool and won, 27 to 0. Ar)d we won tht · :<ixth g-rad(' championship. lJPre is tht · linv-up: · Hohe rt CramP!', right guard: {; porge Pt'lt>rson. rig-ht tnrkle; HalT\' KrnnH·l', right end; Robert Boliug-t'l·.. center: Elm Pr Stone, Cf>ntPr; Billy '\-\'adt·. rig-ht half: Hamiel Palnwr, lt-fl guarcl: Billy Anhalt, lt.fe tn<'kl e ; Doh MacMora11 left end; Ed ColegTow, left half·. neraJ(i Spintwr qua:rterback; Frank Koen'an, 'full back l~VIDENTJ,Y :XOT JllTC H Last Sunday my father was in the bad-\ yard talking- to our nt>xt door neighuor who has a little boy about two and a h a lf years old. Litt ,.. Jackie, for that was hi s name, · aying in his back yard. Daddy r<>marKed that h e thought Jac!{i(' a very cute boy and so Jackie's father asked Jackie what he thoug-ht of my dad nnd Jackie ~ho had learned a new word. answE>red, .ucoo, cucoo, cucoo," aud cYeryhody laughed until they almost died l:':ughing.- EIRie Jane Edge, 6A Howard. PO~Tl~R:-1 ARE INST.RUCTIVE 'l'he Chicago Motor club has startE>d to send their monthly posters to our school. Last year we found them very instructive and helpful in crossing streetR. The motto this month is "Stop and look before you cross streets."- Virginia Jone s, RA Howard. CHOOSE ROOM COLORS The 8C class of Stolp voted for room color!';, They are black and orange. ' It was very hard to decid e between hlack and orange and blue and silver or purple and white. -Phyllls Carleton, SC Stolp.