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Iu W I L M E T T E L I F E M a y 13. 1937 C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s Joseph Sears School Charter Member Housed in 4 Rooms Early Quarter Century Ago Tells of Twenty-five y e a r s ago, a little "Neighbor" Days w h i t e s c h o o l house of four rooms JLtfe stood close to the present sight of the J o s e p h Sears s c h o o l of K e n i l worth A f t e r p r a c t i c a l l y 18 years of service, this little b u i l d i n g was t o r n d o w n a n d r e p l a c e d b y the p r e s e n t b u i l d i n g at the c o r n e r of C u m b e r l a n d A b b o t t s f o r d , and C u m n o r roads on land presented to the p u b l i c school by J o s e p h Sears of K e n i l w o r t h , whose name it bears. T h e first unit of this b u i l d i n g was built iu 1912 a n d c o n t a i n e d s i x large class r o o m s a n d a n a s s e m b l y h a l l T h i s a c c o m m o d a t e d the eight grades and k i n d e r g a r t e n , manual training b e i n g t a u g h t in the basement, m u s i c and a r t i n the v a r i o u s class r o o m s . E n l a r g e d I n 1924 In 1924, it was necessary to enlarge to a c c o m m o d a t e the i n c r e a s e d n u m ber of pupils, so five r o o m s w e r e a d d ed to the west of this m a i n b u i l d i n g . T h e s e w e r e used for E n g l i s h , domestic science, m a n u a l t r a i n i n g , a n d p r i n t shop. A t about this time, departmental classes were instituted g r e a t l y f a c i l i t a t i n g the w o r k i n the upper grades. I n 1928, it a g a i n b e c a m e necessary to enlarge the b u i l d i n g to a c c o m m o date the s t e a d i l y g r o w i n g student body T h e east p o r t i o n was b u i l t at this time a n d this necessitated t e a r i n g d o w n the d e l i g h t f u l k i n d e r g a r t e n o n that s i d e ; here 11 r o o m s w e r e b u i l t w i t h most a t t r a c t i v e w o r k r o o m s c o n necting them. T h e k i n d e r g a r t e n in this east b u i l d i n g is e q u a l l y a t t r a c t i v e w i t h its l o v e l y f o u n t a i n a n d s u n n y e x p o s u r e . A t this time the M e m o r i a l g y m n a s i u m was erected also, b e i n g s u b s c r i b e d to by the people of K e n i l w o r t h in m e m o r y of the boys w h o g a v e t h e i r l i v e s i n the G r e a t w a r , most o f w h o m a t t e n d e d the J o s e p h Sears s c h o o l in their b o y h o o d . A c q u i r e M o r e Space S h o r t l y after, the residence i m mediately south of the g y m n a s i u m was p u r c h a s e d f o r a D o m e s t i c Science b u i l d i n g . T h i s house is f u l l y e q u i p p e d as a h o m e i n w h i c h the g i r l s a r e m o s t c a r e f u l l y t a u g h t i n h o u s e h o l d arts. H e r e , also, are r o o m s especially fitted up for the nurse's use. "The Neighbors," active organisation of Kenilworth women, was 17 years old when W i l m e t t e L i f e was established. M r s . Charles W a r e , 325 Abbotsford road, K e n i l w o r t h , one of the two rem a i n i n g charter members of "The Neighbors," writes interestingly of the formation of that friendly o r g a n i z a t i o n : " O n F e b r u a r y 15, 1895, M r s . H o m e r T a y l o r invited a number of K e n i l w o r t h women to her home to hear a talk by one of her friends and to d r i n k a cup of tea. A t that time K e n i l w o r t h was just a handful of houses. M o s t of the women had young children and not much time for going to the city to improve their minds, so M r s . T a y l o r conceived the idea of their banding together to hold meetings at the different houses and listen to some of the bright women of C h i c a g o and v i c i n i t y w h o were k i n d enough to talk to them. First President " M r s . T a y l o r suggested that the name of the club be ' T h e Neighbors,' as signifying the k i n d l y spirit of the organization, and then and there the 25 women at the party signed their names as charter members of such a club. M o s t of them were unaccustomed to clubs and afraid of the sound of their o w n voices, so poor M r s . T a y l o r had to be president for several years before she could be relieved. "Some of the outstanding people w h o addressed the club i n those early days were M i s s Jane A d d a m s , M r s . E l i a W . Peattie, M r s . A n d r e w M c L e i s h , E d w a r d B r a d l e y of A l l e n d a l e and others equally w e l l k n o w n . Wilmette On your successful completion of 25 t o y e a r s t h i s o f s e r v i c e c o m m u n i t y S o six w e short years to our credit to in striving the de- with through painstaking endeavor meet to mands o f a superior clientele, hope to serve with fair quality prices. continue faultless merchandise, style a n d Sigrid Johnson Millinery Wilmette 4406 6 1 Wilmette Avenue 2 5 Y e a r s A g o . . . O u r AdvertiseR e a d m e n t Reprinted from the Lake Shore News of May 22, 1912 " T h e club has g r o w n and flourished until its membership now numbers 270, most of them active. W e are no longer the little group w h i c h gathered i n the homes, with its w o r k and without its hat! It was rather a struggle to give up these badges of intimacy, but w i t h the building of our A s s e m b l y h a l l i n 1907, there was necessarily a little more formality, as the club was one of its steady renters and its programs g r e w more ambitious until now the best is O p p o s i t e the s c h o o l o n C u m n o r none too good for it and there is nothroad is the p l a y g r o u n d , enjoyed each ing to w h i c h it does not aspire." day in a l l seasons of the y e a r b y the students. T h e J o s e p h Sears s c h o o l is t h o r oughly modern in a conservative way V i l l a g e B o a r d P o n d e r s each d e p a r t m e n t , m u s i c , art, science Bettering W a t e r S u p p l y scouts, etc., h a v i n g its o w n r o o m and T h e Village board was giving much equipment. attention to an improved water supply, a c c o r d i n g to a r e p o r t of the MOVE TO GLEN ELLYN M r . a n d M r s . T h o m a s W a t s o n , ac- b o a r d m e e t i n g o n M a y 7, 1912. I n tive i n the C o n g r e g a t i o n a l c h u r c h , c r e a s e d p r e s s u r e w a s sought t h r o u g h m o v e d to G l e n E l l v n in M a v of 1912. the i n s t a l l a t i o n of p o w e r f u l pumps. B e s t W i s h e s f o r C o n t i n u e d S u c c e s s t o (jtfiLmsdlsL W e 30$sl C a n O n l y . . . B o a s t of O v e r W i l m e t t e 10 Y e a r s in T O D A Y . . in our newer larger quarters, equipped with the most modern machinery, we are continuing tn render the superior cleaning and tailoring- s e r v i c e the N o r t h Shore has come to expect from us. · H o w e v e r , it's heen a privilege to cater to the discriminating women on the N o r t h Shore -- our personalized m i l l i n e r y service has been enjoyed by smart women from H i g h l a n d Park to Chicago. %v INr _ Wilmette 320 M i s s M c M a h o n 1 L L A G E ^ g g p C U A N E R * } 1152 Central Avenue at Worthen'i 1148 W i l m e t t e A v e . W i l m e t t e 588