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a composîtioii for the Kavinila festival this, year, it wàs learned this week. Th4 sélection, now being written, will be a. Suite d'Orchestre in four movements. Considered by'many critics to be among the most. significant of the younger musicians ý.in the Middle West, Van Vactor was 'born in PIy- mfouth Ind., where he spent hisý child- hood. His -first musical influence s came from bis miother, who sent.him at the age' of six 'te take violin les- sons. Trurned b FlAtbe In the attic of the family home he found a flute, .relic of an uncle .who had once lived with them.- His pref- erence for this. instrument was to strong that hie gave up bis vi olin , essons and began to study with the village barber, the onty other flûte addict in the £ommunity. Later he s t u di e duder more conventional guidance at South Bend. When Van Vactor was 17 his family'nioved to Evanston. The next summer he began bis career as a Ravinia usher, and ini the fail entered Northwestern university as a pre- medical student. After three years of this work he transferreci ta the schiool ofmusic and took his degree. mosrs, as weu as unaegrouaes the college will offer ini addition to a full' six-week ýsumnier school pro- gram beginning on june 20'and run- nling tog.July 29, :two. short sessions Of two weeks each,,according to Miss Baker. The first of the two short' periods will open. on june 27. and run until' July 9, and the second will open on July 1l and close on July 22._ AnnonceCourses Arnaong the courses that 'will' be ' offered in ýthe' summer school cur- riculumh are: "Reading in the New Curriculum,"ý "Improvement in Speil- ing and Arithmetic," "English. in the Intermeliate and Upper , Grades," 'Social Studies in the Elemnentary School," "Science in the' Elenientary School," "Library Science for Teach- ers," "Juvenile Literature," "The Arts iCbfld tduca'tîon ," "Instrumen~tal Music for Young' Children," "Teach- ing the Exceptional Child," "Reading and Language for Beginners," "K~in- dergarten Education," "N u r s e r y Schiool Education," and "Parent and Child Welf are." Ont iiier se Faculty lty for the sumi- SMary Dabniey nursery' school- wiIl do hiiking and «xV .nearby, forest preserve. >ri!nt i i the1 Aftersho soer and hefore the fanmily leaves for its suiminer vaca-* tion whlat better fun can be hac i tha at the new cabin with el, f iends learning'.so va.ny ,of. the things yoti have been dying to know abjout rea. camip life! CORNER STONE Friday mnorning, May 20, 12 nmcm-, bers of the Wilmnette, Girl Scout couni- cil and, Miss FlorenceMarceli. di- rector, drove out to >the new cabin to lay the corner' stone. It -was, a danip misty morniing'but these womnn ill-, ingly stood in the'wet grass while the 'coînmissioner, Mrs. Ira Reynolds, spoke a few minutes about the pur- pose of thie'éà$lh aand the Ilopes of the couincil in regard to the 'happliiess if will bri.ng to the present and future Girl Scouts' of Wilmette. The cabin hiad the founidation laid and the studdifig up. During the littie ceremony the workmen were conl- tinuing with their work. After the littie lead box conta ining the naines of ail who were e rc,)n- was shining at the tîme, th.e prozrnl-1 had to be held ini the Howard s.ctoni gympnaslium becatise of. the prccedj- ing week of rain which.macle dancintý,' barefoot in the Wilmfette bowi, %vliere the prog ram was originially ccd,< to be given, inadvisablc. -11n' spitc v,7 this fart. the proceedings wverc color- fui and, interesting, ami the balcon,, was packed with appreciative fricndàs and relatives of the, performers. MrËs. Ross Moyer, as mistress of cére- mnonies, introduced each song and danle with a few explanatory remarks ahotit the ehildren of the country depicted thus tying the u1holé program with the ide.- of international gond will% and uÜnder- standing, one of the underlying principlés or scouting. The Girl Scouts ani Broýwnieý, per- fornied with gusto and very creditahly. Tt is interesting to kniow. that be.ç4de'ý learning the songs and dances, the g-ir)s had had a large part in making thei- Mlemorial Day Parade As It. has in the p<ast , this 'ye-ar the Ainerican Legion, bas asked the Giri Scouts to join in the MNernorial da,,y parade. They are to meet in Washington park at 8:20 a.m. Pnstponed Meetingr The Leaders, association ha:; post- poned' ifs meeting to ,next Tuesday-, May 31. Troop 1 .Friday, la-y 6, Troop 1 let't Mi-~ Heerens house for an overniglht trip ti), turning 10 timericii, nLjiV ea"le . creni's [lemonstration scfolOOiat the. ciui i ne"o'eg ep" ' c- ie u ionig.1Lre r s w n ilf. Civic orchestra, Chicago's proving National college; Harriet 'Howard, pacity enrollment during the sum- in the !itrearn and came back with JRg youg I1,crawfish. ,ground' for yo n usicians. In1931 chairmnan of the college's supervision. mer. school ~sessions, with the nursery. The time to start home arrived 'al he became"a 'membtr,-ý&f-the Chicago department; and Louise Farwell school, junior and 5;enior ldnder- too soon as it always 'does when you are Symhony, and the next year wonI Davis,' director of guidance at the gartens, and six of the eight grades ha-ing a gond time. TI-oop 1 joirsns me honoablementon n th $IYOO wiftcollge.open for observation and work to the inl thanking Mr. and Mrs. (-(-x for ]et- f ing us us;e their property for our, over- competition for his orchestral pre- sLetrs college sttdents. night hike.Eugenit Church, secrtnry. jude, "The M a s q u e of the Red Lecturers for thLe urnier ________________________________________ Death." in Pris niany of the above namnes ini addition After a suramer spent nPr, to Eduia Dean Baker, president of the where he studitd composition with Natinal Coîlege of Education; Ag- FRESI- IJAN1VCAlST live quietly with hie r-old son Adriaen in ,wIiili n u :s in * Ibs 'hme inthe ear wHaebs,' ak 'Hortoil French, Bob Cleveland, Janet and Charles Kearn, Bob Dodds, -and jini Wiggles' are Mike Hill,1 worth. es'.] his hlome ,which . ý,hé Ces, in In the rear r(