Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 27 Jan 1938, p. 7

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At the request of this news- magazine, Miss Ann Whitinack, chief of the staff at the Wilmette public library, and an a.uthority on com- mnunity planning, presents for -ward looking views on the need for -coin- prehensive, progre .ssive, and forward- looking views on thedevelopment of the north shore comfmunities. ýAm ong the major'points she emphasizes are, the followifig: jDecide what you want your vil- thnage to be in the future', and thnbuilt toward. that goal; 2 While thefamily îs teu n ilies of -various. sizes and needs. who fit into the pattern of suburban life. A building icode must 'allowv for both large and small homes. 3 Each illage must be careful to frprovide healthful environments trthe, loine-especially ýfor fhe chil- dren. 4 Each village should consider the "type of familles it wýants. to en- courage. S Ml ages have abilities. and en- ergies that, should go toward valuable development of 'conimunity life. . Vhat, provisions cani be* made. to attract thlem tof the north shoie?. 6Ho w can> each.Village preserveS Che bcst ini community 1f e and I tlirninate the ugly and inhlarmonjiouis?' By Miss Ann Whitmack Town House Photo Mis-C. 'RolliK Smith,, 1728 Highland avenue, weil be in charge of the tour. b be taken by the Wmmbers of the Wometi's Mis- sionary society of the Wilmnette, Parish Met hodist church to the Halemd Street ehftch; Nev.*bur: and Marc y centers, and Esther hall on Friday of this week. Thieir dleparture represents a loss ini inter-est and mnature contributions. Allied to' these is the problem of the sin'gle professional person who does ]lot need a bouse, but who does nieed a home. Types of Families 4 r \ < ~ FOR IVOMENý WHO SPEIALOFFER. For Se'hoolgirls Under .16 Yedrs S1IAMPOO and FINGER WAVE. .75c. MANICUREgS .................0 PERMANENT WAVES . $3.50 & $5.0 The. same 1ih quality work gven by our akilled operators ..modestly priced t o suit the allowance of teen-age young wornen. Ail our haireutting is done by men, hair stylists. D AN IEL GANS ý HAIR -S140P 5 09 MAIN ST., la Èvansto4 Since .1919 -UNI. 6262 B Bu t there are multitudes of reasons, the .most important, perhaps being the dislike of the ugliness,- squalor anid pressure of the cities., People live ini the suburbs becauüse they -want air and, space,, lawns, and .gardenis. But especially they live in- the suburbs hecausýe they want beau- tand more pleasure i living. ,: The function of. village planning, thierefore, is to. provide for these wants-.2provide for thé welfare of the clh ildreni, obtain good environ- ments >for hiomes anrd aid in the en- abilltics andi energies that are. valu- ahle to development. Famnilles are mnuch like automobiles, tîTere is a tremiendous amnount of ip- keep besides the routine matter of oil and gas. Cummunity planning provides these garage servýices to the famhiles. The governmenta.i authorities. mpist iprovide for major street plans, for transportation and traffic, for suit- able and appropriate housinçr throueh Indians of Colombia, South America, maike a poison for their arrow-lieads by suspend- ing a certain variety of frog over a fire until it gives off a: yelhiw'acrid fluid. with children shaîl be provlcted for with bouses and yards. But what of the young married sons and daugh- ters whose income antd size of fam- ily do not warrant their owning houses? Or of the older people whose children bave departed, and they are left rat tling around bouses'tioo large?. "Architectural Forum." "Radburn; a plan for living," H Soni. "Design for Residential Are, Adams., "Transition Zoning," Remey. "'Shopping Districts," De Boer. "Suburban Trend," Douglass.

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