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WI-LMETTE LIPE ] anuary 15, 1926 F· o urth ·Symphony · C onc~rt Termed ·Unique Program By MUSIC CRITIC The fourth concert of the fourth season of the Symphony Players of Chicago at New Trier hall Tuesday evening, January 12, was as well attended as any of its predecessors, which means that there were only two or three empty chairs in the entire hall, main floor and balcony. The program was, we believe, unique, in that one number filled the first half of the program. This was Tschaikowsky's famous Fifth Symphony in E minor. It was played with a feeling for \its various moods and surprising rhythms that has become characteristic of this remarkably fine organization. Although the· program notes stated that this work contains an "underlying drama of tragedy and hopeless fate," still, judging from the spontaneous and vigorous applause, it had a stimulating effect on the audience. An encore was demanded and given-an Andante Cantabile from another of Tschaikowsky's great symphonies. . The second half of the program offered three interesting pieces-Introduction to Act III, of Spinelli's "A Ba~ so Porto," the Intermezzo II from Wolf Ferrari's "Jewels of the Madonna," and two of Moskowski's popular Spanish Dances. These pieces formed a pleasing contrast to the rather serious symphony which formed the first half of the program. The afternoon concert at 4 o'clock this same day was very successful. The feature .of the occasion was the appearance as · vioHnist · of Miss Katherine Ha.m.i lton of .. Winnetka. Miss Hamilton played1.a violin concerto for violin and orchestra ·bv Mendelssohn with marked sk1U · ·and poise. North shore peoole take a· par-ticular and pardonable ~)ride in tht! · artistic successes· of those whom t.hey ..have known so long and whose prog-ress thev have watched with such int~rest. · TUBERCULOSIS FAW BEFORE BIG CAMPAIGN Year 1925 Shows Gradual Decline of Mortality Due to Splendid Work Tuberculosis took another tumble in Illinois in 1925, according to provisional figures issued this week by Dr. Isaac D. Rawlings, state health director. Deaths dropped from 5581 to 5508, causing a decline of two points, from 81 to 79, in the rate per 100,000 population. In the face of an apparent general rise in mortality from all causes, the falling death rate 'from tuberculosis is regarded as a signific'l'lt justification of the erradication ca.llpaign thit is costing the public $15,000 per day or upwards of $5,000,000 annually. The drop in the tuberculosis death rate in 1921 is the seventh successive annual decline from this disease while rates · from other causes h~ve fluctuated from year to year. "Spending more than $15,000 per da}· -upwards of five millions annuall}" said Dr. Rawlings: "I11inois is engaged in an increasingly successful tuberculosis erradication campaign that has no parallel in the history of the state and few it any equals anywhere. 1.~he hulk of this stupendous sum goes to the 31 tuberculosis sanitoria, mostly public in charcter, which accommodate 3,542 patients and operate at an annual outlay of some three and onehalf · million dollars. Another millioa goes for the tuberculin testing of <'attle, while the remainder is accounted for by expenditures from seal sales and a credit of interest on the $10.000,000 invested in sanitoria. "Coextensive with this campaign, which .has involved ful1ds awilable under the county sanitarium law only since 1917, has been a steady declir.e in mortalhy from tuberct\losis. In 1918, the death rate from tuberculosi:; orr 100,000 population in Illinois was 134. In 1925 it was 79. Each year has marked a definite decline although death rates from oth .. r causes fluctuated continually. "Pubic sanitoria have increased at about 3 per year. At present there :-.re 23 public and 8 private sanitoric.. Results of a tahulation of a partly Of these 15 are operated by countries. comolete survey of traffic casualties in The 31 institutions have a total caschools were announced this week bv pacity of 3,542 beds. A total of 48 Oliver G. Temme, chairman of the Cit- counties are now collecting taxes under izens Child Safety campaign, 713 the Glakin law. These counties all Straus bui1ding1 Chicago. The tabula- provide free sanitarium care for tuber· tion shows that over a two years' pe- culous patients among their citizenriod, 47 pupils from 28 schools were ship. Counties that have no sanitaria provided space in other places for killed on the streets. Other deaths than traffic deaths were reported but their patients. "Formerly a scourge that stood at not counted. The remainder of 60 the top of the list of all causes of schools included had no deaths and one death, tuberculosis has given away to school reported no deaths and ac- half a dozen other maladies. each of cidents in thirty-three years. which now causes more deaths anMost of the deaths occurred in the nually. The tuberculosis mortality rate last year. The dates showed that the per 100.000- has dropped nearly 50% average is about one death a year to since the erradication campaign · took every school in Chicago, if the pro- on its present momentum. There portion holds .for the remainder of the seems to he no other plausible reason survey. for the decrease in this mortality exThe survey was made to get lists cept the results of the campaign work. upon which the campaign committee "It is estimated that the number of will issue plaques. Each school having beds in sanitoria ought to equal the a death or a ·child maimed will have number of deaths per year from tubera plaque . with which to dedicate its culosis in order to adequately provid~ safety work directly to its own known for all patients. playmates. That the teachers "virtually hold YOUNG ARTISTS COMPETE thcs lives in their hands," and that The annual contest for young artists much more could be accomplished if c-onducted by the Society of American parents co-operated, was Mr. Temme'~ 1-1 usicians with the cooperation of the conclusion, 'in a statement issued com- Orchestra association, is announced by menting on the tabulation. Howard \Veils, director, for Sunday "I believe without a doubt that were afternoon, ] anuary 17, at Orchestra hall it not foe . them-the teachers-the at 2 o'clock. Two violinists, three child death rate would be tripled and pianists, three female, and four mate singers will compete for appearance qua~rup.f~~/-: ..;Mr. Temme ~aid. "I am to<>· pr'actical to thmk that all with the Chicago Symphony orchestra deaths. can · be eliminated, but we can 'a s soloists at the popular concerts next ro- a long way in that direction." season. Melvin A. Traylor, president of the First National Bank, Chicago, speaking before this week's meeting of the Advertising Council of the Chicago Association of Commerce, described modern advertising as "a system of educatio!"· as well as the greatest single force 111 distribution". He enumerated the achievements throughout the world dur.ing t.he quarter century just closed whtch echpsed any other similar period in the world's history. : M odern advertising and scientific truthful publicity itself he named as one of these achievements but more important still he emphasized its place in the development of all other achievements. "No profession," said Mr. Traylor, "requires more skill and scientific stud'· than advertising". and where it is rightly done. he claimed that it was not an expense but that it paid its own way. Mr. Traylor further s+-ated that banks today in dealing with clients and making loans take cognizance of the type of advertising done by a companv or firm in promoting sales. "Truth in ne\\-·s columns and in advertising", continued Mr. Traylor. "is toda,· one of the foundations of Amer;c .. n -prosperity." In reviewing the changes \Yhich haYe practically rebuilt the map of the world in the last quarter century. ~f r. Traylor mentioned particularly the effect of the Boer \Var. the Panama Canal. the submarine. airships. automobiles. telegraph and telephone. and the Federal Reserve Bank sYs tem . "In dustries not dreamed of · fiye years ago." sa id he, "Such as the radio. arc now creating hundreds of millions of dollars in wealth." He also mentioned nrominently thr great a(h·ance in me_ dical science. Calls Advertjsing Great Educational, Distribution Force cmc OPERA ENTERS LAST WEEK OF SEASON Management Promises Gala Festival of Song as Finale to Brilliant Season ~ow dawns the last week of the current season of the Chicago Civic Opera company. Eleven weeks, the most brilliant in the history of grand opera in Chicago, have passed into musical his ton and the final week will be disting~ished by exceptionaliy fine programs. The puhlic ha s extended cordial patronage and co-operation, and the Civic Opera management especially appreciates this, particularly in those instances where illness of stars comp~lled sudden changes in program. In each case a misfortune was turned into triumph. for the substitute presentations were in every case ma2nificent. Xow the gale has been weathered and the closing week wilt he a gala music festival. Sunday's matinee, Jantlary 17. will be the second presentation of Richard Wagner's majestic ' Lohengrin," in German, with a ca~t embracing Forrai. Van Gordon, La mont. Baklanoff, and Kipnis; conduc tor. \Veber. "Barber of Seville" ~[onday night will he graced by the merry, tuneful "Barher of Seville" with it s atmosphere of old Spain; its flowers and mantillas; ·its caballeros and senoritas. The cast-Macbeth, Claessens, Rimini . Trcvisan, Lazzari , and the great Tito Schipa; conductor, Moran · ZOnt. Many Vocations Aid N. U. Students in Getting Education Of the hundreds of boys and girls wh. are students at Northwestern university and who are working their way, in whole .or in part, through school a survey JUSt completed by the two c~llege "Y's" discloses some unusual methods of earning one's education. While no Northwestern student can compete with the ambitious youngster who, a few years ago, worked in a boiler factory all night and "made" an 8 o'"ctock class in the morning, There are other jobs almost as interesting. One student labors ardently in a garage throughout the evening until 11 o'clock and then turns watchman in the same place, taking out time for study between hurry-up calls for service. Another student has been working as a gardener for a wealthy north shore family whose members have welcomed him to their circle A third lad is selling eggs which he obtains from his home in Central Illinois and reails at a nice profit. Nearly 100 students have been checked off by the Y. M. C. A. but this contingent is only a part of the group. The campus Y. W. C. A. has placed many girls in goo~ positions but still wants places for 90 others who haven't been so fortunate. Among the unusual bits · of work is that of the young woman who is acting as tutor and ~uide for a blind girl; another acts as a cashier at a high school cafeteria: still another is accomplished enough to he a social secretary. Thirty girls are in homes working for room and board : fifteen are doing steady stenographic work: 18 have answered calls for taking care of children and 40 have supplied miscellaneous requests for help. Sixty-two girls still are seeking work as nurses and 28 are now trying to obtain stenographic or clerical 1obs in order to meet the expenses of a university education. Savs Parents Must HeltJ in Campaign to Cut Auto Toll Tue. day night will witness the thirrl presentation of Tolstoi's dramatic "Re ~ urrection," music by Alfane, with the star cast headed hy 1fary Garden that marlr it s American premiere New Y car's Eve an epoch-making artistic triumph. Anssrau and Baklanoff will support, and 'M oranzoni win conrluct. \\' cdnr. (lay nig-ht ,,·ill feature the return of Titta Ruffo singing opposite Charles Marshall in the tragic "Otello," with Anna Fritziu anrl Alexander Kip ni s. ~farshall's triumphant introduction to the United States was in this J,!reat opera, of love and intrigue; cone! tt<'tor. ~{ oranzoni. "La TraviAta" Thur. day night will he di stinguished hY the beautiful, lilting. ever-popular "La Tr~n· iata," with Muzio, Schipa, Bonelli. anrl Ballet divertissement; conrluctor. Moranzoni. Saturday's matinee, January 23, will attest the tremendous reception already g-iven "Resurrection," with a ff'urth presentation of this great work, for the spec ial henrfit of the subscribers for that day. The cast as before Garden , An ssea u, Baklanoff, with Mo ran zon i conducting. Then. on Saturday night, January 23, will come the finale of a wonderful season in a revival of the beautiful a nrl romantk "Lucia di Lammermoor" with ~r acheth. Schipa, Moni<'a, Bonelli. Laz zari, and Corps de Ballet. St. Leger will conduct. VASSAR HOUSE TO OPEN A group of clever Vasiar girls ..:lre opening Vassar House, a restaurant on Eric street, just east of ~1~chigan ave nue, the profits from which are to he devoted to answering the calls Vas~ar makes on its alumnae. Mrs. Howar(l T.inn is in charge of the decorating of the rooms in a most alluring gay <'01orcd, French . peasant stvle. On tl'<> hoard of clirectors and ·among tho~c living on the north shore, who ar<' deeply interested are Mrs. W . . Dow Harvey, Mrs. Arthur Wakeley, Ralph Renwick, Mrs. Andrew MacLeish, anrl Mrs. Donald J effris.