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March 12, 1926 WI L ME T TE L I FE 4 .j , , ' .. · hut slow growth ·of school pop- 1may be advisab!e. for the Board in cerior a number of years. This t a in c a ses t o a d vocate p roceedings for tgrowth can undoubtedly be taken care jthe admtsston ot ternrory m . order --------------------------~-----------Plans for the Future Development and Correspondi::-tg Needs of oi hy additions to otir present school 1that a ·satisfactory grade school unit plant:-.. Both the Laurel and the Ar- ma\· be obtained. For example. as the Wilmette Public School Reviewed by Board thur H. llcm·ard schools han· heen con-I section known as Kenih,·orth Garden ~tructed with .a view to iuture addi- 1is settled. the distance \\·ill be too Editor·~ Xott·: Tht· fnllowi11g- rt ·- I ~·~· · . . . . . . . . . . . . 711' 2l!Jfl I( Tl >\ tl H . B 0\\'arc1 sc 1 1 f 11 c h'll t tt I th e pot·t 011 t 111 · \\" i lnl' ·tl·· ~-whtwl systt·nt 1 1 !II~~ . . . . . . . . . . . . HO 1 ?Ox~ i tons.. 1c, . r 1ur 100 great or sma 1 c ren o ~ en( has lwPII ~ult111itt··d to tht· 1:nard of 1 1 !II, . . . . . . . . . . . . :>.:.!l · especially can he enlarged so that it ·Arthur H. Howard school. It, hO\\·ever, Edut'atiotl I·~· Sup··rintt·ndf·llt of . 1 ~·II ... , . . . . . . . . H:! :\\'ill accomodate t\\·o or three times ib the territory aleady included in the 1 41 .schools .f . IC llaJ·pt·r, following· a I lh· rderring to table Xo. 2 vou \vill pre~ent enrollment lyitlage of \Yilmette and lying west of tho1·ough ~lll'\' · · ~· of thf· S<'h()ol!' with · · K '1 1 G d · 1 d d · n·g·ard to rutul·t · IH.. · tl~. It is nf vital notic.c ther.c ha~ h~cn a steady and I Tlie next thing \\'<.' might consid:.:r em ~Y0t.1 ·ar ens were mc u ~ 111 int··l·t·::-:t '" · · Y··r~· rt ·sidt ·nt of th·· (·onl- co~ls~:->tent !ncrease m the number (li i.;; the addition to our srlwol district jour dtstr!ct .\\·e \\'~)llld have a sattsfacJnutlit~ . rht!dren ot ~chool age-that i~. he- of ne\\' territon·. · Recenth· there \\·a~ ltory terntonal umt for a grade school. By J. R . H A RP E R t\\Tcn th<: ages ~>i fi and .2 1-\Yhile the added to the Yrllagc ahout. t\H> square At a recent meet~ng, the. ~oard went numher_s ttiHkr s1x accordtng to the. n·- mill'S oi territory lying \\l'~t ni Ridge 1on record as fayormg ~ddtttons to our :\11~· att<'mpt to plan for tht: future ~ult. ot the cen~t~s arc very errattc avenue and compri~ing the territory of 1present sc hool .. 1te.s untt! we haYe playneed-. ni the \\.ilmette Public 5chool-. . Compara~ 1 ve E n r ollmen t \\·hat \\' <1:-. the village oi (~ro~s p 0 int. gro. unds that .. 111 stzc, "·.til meet the remu:-t begin with an accurate ~un t·\· oi . '1'1 H' tnrrta'-l' 111 sc 1 A · 1_0<1 1 cn1y 11 nH·nt 'l'hi: is in parts oi t\YO :-.clwol dis - 1 qUire1_11e~1h ot,! 1 1~ ·'"'n~encan p1 ayg~o.un d thl· di-.trihutinn Cli the population in 111 general kept part \nth tht 1 nrrea-.c tricb naml·h· ..HJ and 37. The two assoetatton. I h1s \\'tll mean addtttons tht· pn·:-- l'nt an·a belonging to thl' :-.rhool in populatiun. The. last t\\·o yl'ars ' schools scrv~ng thi~ territf·r .\ · are 011 1 to the Laurel and Central school di~trirt. I1an· IH.'l'll. an exrept1nn to t I1e gencr- 1 \\'ihnette an·nue. alJout a h1C1ck \\'e:--t grounc1s. a.1: d per 1 1aps. to t 1 1c L ogan. :\t thl' pr(' . . l'Jlt \\l' han· thrn· fairh· a! rul<:. J·r1 1111 t<J23 to J<J2-l there \\'as of Ridge aJHl a countrv ~choo 1 situated However, tt we contmue to use the "l'll ddim·d -.r!HH·I ;trca ... \\·ithin th.l' ~-~ . mall dt·rn·a-.t· \\·hik the ('J~:·ullment ju s t west of the nn;· th ('lld of thi . Laurel and Logan as primary schools . 1 . , c I H H d cl i :- t r i r t. T h c "l' a r (' : I . , t t h l' t n- !Or. 1<)) <; -~ r "·: ~:- yract1ca · 11 y ,t,1 I 1s · not . o · · --t- 1 1c saml' ad~lit~on to our village. Both nf the:-.e t l1e nee(. unperattve as t I1e ritor~ t·a . . t oi tht· .:\orth \\v"t,nn rail ~ a" tur the prl'rcd 1nl.! year. 1 he total bmldmgs are t\YO room ~trncturc". the small chtldren do not need a . large 1. ro;td tr.trk and north <·t .. <.n·c!lka~ l'nrollt~ 1 cnt ior the 11111 e precn·din~ ' one in District 37 oi a modern type. !play space as the older chi~drtn. an·nuc: 2nd. tlw tl·rritPn· < .t ... t ot th( y('ar . . '" as f ~JIIO\\'S: j . . . The J)]a\· SJ)ace at the Central chool \:orth \\·v:-tt·rn railr<·;tcl. trark" and l'IJI;-1-, As 1 tlus dlstnct becomes ~<:ttlecl 1)\· . so f ar: .I)e l ow tl 1e s t an d ar d t. l1a ttl 1e · ' · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1~"·i _.. f 1 · 1 1 · 1s '-C1ttth1d Lrn·nlt-a1 an·nut· ancl1rd the l!llt-1' ............ ......... 1:?!17 peop(' rom t1e c1tv ww 1an· heen dd" 11 0 f ll1 · · t' territon· 'n·-.t 11i tlw .:\(~rth \\\<tern l!!l<--1! 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:{-ti l used to citY school; there ,,·ill in aJl i?f lttt~. f grou~H 1 . eretts.t:npera 1 1416 track -. .. The Lturel :--cl~(I(,J --it uat e d at 1 l!ll!l-:!o · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · probably b(· a demand that thi~ tnri - ~ sa lS ac .orlydp ystca rauung wor 1 1e. . . 1 ~~~~1-:!l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1502 t . ll t ts a\compt. . . \ 1 t IH' Cflrner <11 ~l'\TI1t 1 1 :--trt·ct and Laur lf·:!t-~:! .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1613 , or~ 1>t' a< c <'(1 o 0ur c1tstnct. .· t 1 east . cl a\'t·nu('. n·n·iq·" tht· chndrcn up to . 1 !·~~-~3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 16fl3 that is the histor~· oi recent \·d<litions I The program then Ill the deve lop1 i. me~t. of our school system ts a . fo la.nrl including tilt· third 1_rr;Hk. The 1~~~-~~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hi~:-. \to our. di~tri_ct. The l.a:-.t aclditi 01_ 1 ~- 4 -"'" · · · · · · · · ·: · · · · · · · · · · · 1639 ( t·ntr;tl -.cll<Hd rl'rt·in·-. tht· childrt·n of a portiOn ot the terntorv de s cnhccl lov.s · all gra<k:- Ji,inl!' n<·rth ni Cn·cnkaf Th~ e; 1 ~ 0 ll_11,1_en t _ tor· t~H: firs.t t\\'<: ' ul?m-~'· compri:-.ing a :--ecti~1;1 kno\Yn a~ I (} l :\ddit!onal playground . pace at :tn·ntH·. and t·a-.t 11itllt' .:\<orth \\ .t·-..tern 1 tlw ( entral. finont lS t 11 s )<..tr a ... Ctltllp.tred \\lth. th.t l'd.'t1ll\\'(lrth Gardt' lb, 1nn~ \H':-t o· 1 .. ·k ... .tn< . . 1rst two month ... last · vcar \HJttld md1- 1 R'Hge 1 . 1 nort1 1 ot· r·l . d · · . 2 tt.tt t 1t· c11rn·n lt'fllll tH' , II a\enue aq( ·,m\\OO ( ) Add1t10nal rooms at the Howard 1 1 1 1 1 1 it~llrth . l!:r;tdt · lhrt·ttl!:h thl' cighth. living cate .l : -. m.t lnc:rea l'. avenue. Thi-; addition ha~ an area of and Laurel a _schoo l enrollment t·a-.t. 11i tl_ lv \:tlrth \\.t·-..tnn track-... l<J 2-l ~~~~ 1170. acre_s. :<\s tl.1e <l.istri~t grc,,,·:-. fnrth- , increases. \\ t'"t ttl th(' trat·k:- \H' lla,·t· thl· t\\(1 ' :-:l'pt. 1513 lcr Ill this direction tt wtll be tH·n· . . -.an· : (3l ~n\· -.chon! sites as territnr': is -.rh·~~~J.... tht· l.t·l.!an at thl' \.'llrtlt·r <·i . ( )~·t l:l37 b70 ,to locaJe ne,,· schCiol :-itt":-. Thi-. :-1wuld , added to the district. . ~·~ · ntr :tl .t lfl l' r.; 1irit· ; 1 n· 1 n~t· and the ! P ro blem o f D istri bution ,he done · heiorc the territor~· i:; built ( -l l l'on'l ructions oi new buil(hw.s -\ rt 11 11 r I l. I 1t , , , a r d ... c h 1 ,. ,) t 11 1 17 t h T h (' i mn1 e d i a t <: P r 11 I >I t ·m o i ., r h n n 1 1.1 p a n c1 \\' h i I e 1an <1 c a n be o 1, t a i 11t· cl a t ' of the unit type on tho . c ·sites. 1 -.trtTt ,: tiH · ht .td 11 i ~lwlll ' t·r :t\t·nw· hou,ing i:-. tH·t " · murh onL· ratt-. t·d J,,· acreage pricl':'. Of these needs the fol!O\\·ing demand Thi-.. tt·rritt·n 1... 11 , , 1 rJj,· jd 1 ·d in ;111 , . gt·1wral incrc·:t....e in enntllmcnt a-. it i·.. D istrict to B e Enlarged the immediate attention of the boar'l. " ;1 i o :· t h t Jlll r p r , ..,l. 0 j -..c 1J 1 11 ,) ( 1r g a 11._ <' i d is t r i1> u t i1111 . () u r l' 11 r o lit 11 t·n t e a :- t f hdieH' th.tt \\'l' can CftllfJcl .·n iJ-: ' (} ) .-\dditional playground at thi~ j/;1 j,. 1t. Tilt · l.tt!..! :tll .., 1·11,, 1 ,) i-.. 11 -..t ·d ;1 ... ni the track-.. ha~ not iiH:n·;t . . t·d much Central "-Chool. a 1'ri111;tr.'· -,t·ho11l i11r tht· grack-. up to in the la~t ie\\ Yl'<.u·-... In iact the look fon, ·anl to all oi thl' Cr~·s ... P ~.·~;. . area being addl(l to our -..ch ·r i ,ti. I 2) .-\dditin11:- t0 the Ho,,·arcl ~ chCh)L ::nd illt·ludin...: till' third and tht · .\ r- Sl'ptt·ml>l·r t·nndln{ent TCir thi:' vear in t rict \Yithin the next iew n ·:!r·. lt . (To he Continued ~ext \VcckJ tl 1r 11 11. 1111\\ ;trd -.rh 111 ,) ; ... 11 ... \·d ;1 -.. ; 111 thl' srho11b l'a-,t oi the track~ i:- 20 llPl't r l..!r;tdt· ... (·h,, 1 ,J ·> 11 · .l !r: 11 ]t- ... 1r 1 , 111 Je~ . . than it ,,·a-. ior la:-t ,'vpteml>cr ]l, j., nh \\·hilt- in thl' t\\tl :-C I1<1fll-.. \\T:'t ni the 11 1,, till' l':l!htl t. Ti~t· t.tld 1· ,._ hirh j ... !·n·--vl:ll t) ht r·· track' thi ... :·var-. :-:.l·ptt·nll>C'r enrollnwnt 1... .t~··n j 1 , ... ~ tilt' -..rh ... ,] n·n-.. 11 \ 1 · j.., :;11 ~n·atvr than la:-.t Year. . · t' , t t i c 11 ... Tal>k .:\o. 1 .tl-.o l'i\:l':-tl" :-o1n·· in,. < ' 1 I· : ' t · t·' I: 1 ' 1 J 1r t t <·I ;1 ...... i 11 .-~ ~ Jt111--1 I·< 111 ;1dv ],,. 11t. c·~· ... ~-. t;Il.;vr. dir:ttion 11i "hat \\l' 'may expect in ren:t11 1 h · ! iJ t· lc· ,tl p 11 pubti 11 n. rhil.Jn. 11 g;trd to 'hl· di-.trilmtiun c1i childn·11 in un.J 1 r . .!1 , t·: 1 r ... 1 , 1 at..:t · :1111 ] child··t· 11 t·'lr -..rh<~c d~ in thl· nt·xt it' \\. ,-ear:-. and it i-. quite c.J)\·if·tt ... that a l:.t rglT aP·l 11 nr!t ,. -..:' , 1 : 1 r-. (li al!v . Ltq. ~t·r pl'I'CL'llt oi our :--dwoll' nrt·ltmcnt T:llllt· '\ CI, I ior thi:-. ~ear i~ a good exampk and T .t l'11d· 1·1·11d··r 1:. t\\"1 prt . . t·nt-.. ;111 inlllll'diate problem. II~ nr·tlt · , f f; r· Lattrt·! 23 Survey Shows School Needs i ulatifll1 ~steady I I 2o42 1 t tVk I I 11 1 I 1· :-r of ]t t r :t (']( ~ Sn11 th f (: l' t (l r rtl!d . I I :1~1 .. I;, r::1 I ~~ I I 111!11 ~·t·ntral 35 II- :If :\lid ··:t::-::.. ~~~~.-. I I :1:! t r:t.·)(~ nl \\', ~I llf tt':lf'l\ :-: ., )I.:: 7 I7 :,.; ~. I :t;, 1117:! ... ~· ' ··- I I · Tuial . lll ·l7:! ::'~' !· 11 :!!II, · ', t l:l\ ,, · . . thi-.. ;tl,Jv . l !i\l'-.. th -.OJlll' 1 \ '( ' ' ;lltt·'·t -.ting cl:tLt. In tlw tlr-..t pl ;t·'t· it -.11"" . . that tlll'r<· an· in\ t·r rltil11 -< 11 t 'l' ht· ;, t·r;t"t' lllllkr -.ix .n ·ar-. 11l :t!..(t lh;tn tll\'rt· ;trt· hd\\tTII tilt· agt·s 11i ... ;, :tnt! t\\<·n·, - Pill'. Tlwn· art· .?<Jl' chilclrvJ1 1H·t\\l'l'll tlw agt:-. <·i -.ix and t\\·<· !11\ lllll' ttl :111 a,·,·ragl' ui liJ..f t 11 the ,.<· ar . . Tllnv ;tri.' f)-\() . childrvn undn ._jx ·\car-. oi ;1l!t' or ltd ttl thl' Yt'ar If " t ' ...,IJnuld han· tht· -.amt· ialllilit·s \(l ck:tl "ith in tht· lll'Xt it'\\· Ye:tr-. \\.,. " Ptild hl' -.;1 iv in a-..:-mning that dur "'rhnol t·nrolllnt·nt would ac·ualh· dern·a-.v in tlw nt·;tr iwun·. llllt th;1t i::·.n tll~.._afe ~l ...... tnnption ;1-. thi-. _di-;trihut1on }" J.)t:(lh:thh· ~ltH' .t~· the tart_ t1:at the Jall111H·" l'(lnlllll.! 11!to <·t~r d~-.'nct ha\'t· a hrgcr proportH·n nt rl11ldren of srhrHd agl' . fn <.)tiH:r '" 11 nl:' t.hat !)c·o~;k n1nn· to our clt-.tn~·t at thl' l 1 11H' 1 Tl It f t' \\ h l'll 1 )H' .\· ha \'l' l' hI) d rl'll t 0 eel tl \ate. Re~u l ts of Census .'\ -.tti<h· oi the result-; of th~· -.cl ()(d census for the last eight year-. \\'lltdcl indicate this: ·rnhl.- Xo. 2 rndf'r 6 y,·~. OYt·r li ntHl of ag-e un1lt'r :.!1 2!11 s 1 !l2!i . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. o 1!1 24 . . . . . . . . . · . . !lOO 2726 P~pulation Now 11,000 Rfi6 21l!l:l O 1 · · 1 192~ :::::::::::: 7, o :.>74:l ur present poptt ;'ltton ts >C'tween 1922 2482 10.000 a nd 11,000. \Y e may expect a 1 921 . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 8 l.ol.!a n ~0 Tilt 1111111hvr ~ll· children in the Logan ~ciH·o! kindt:rgartt'n \\·as so great that it became ncce -:-.ary to OPl'll a branch kindergarten in thl' Ho\\·ard ~chool using tht: north end of the upper hall for that purpo-..v. ( )Jl\·iou-.h· our first .L !rade next yt·ar \\·ill hl· l:u·gt:r than thi~ year\ flr::-t grack and the tH'e d for 11111rl· rtHJ!ll h t.·cllltt,c~ imnH'diatc and pn·:-:-.mg. .-\nd !Hl\\. \\' C(llll(.' to the 11lflrC diffi cult ta~k oi l':'timating the gro\\·th oi our ~clwol di:-.trirt and determining our iuture ..;chool m·eds. It sct:m-. bt::-t to ~tudy this along t\YO line~; 1:-t, growth \\·ithin our Pfl"'ent . cho(l) district houndarit:s and 2nd gr0\\'th caused by additiun:-. ni terri ton· to <·ttr district. \\. hat ma~· \\'t.: cxiH'ct in regard to population \Yithin the limit-- of our present school district. This prohkm \\'as cardulh· :--tu<lied hy the zoning ' commission to a eta~ .. A rc~idence oc' cupancy (detached single family houst'~). the ultimate average density ' of population when the present area is C\llll pll'teJy bui lt up \Yill probably be k~~ than 10 persons per acre or about (>,SOO per SC1Uarc !nile. Except ncar the transpo r tat ion lines it is not likely that thi . dcnsitv wi ll be reached for se,·erla l d eca d es~ On t he ' bas is of 6,500 to 1 the ~quare mi le th e ult imate populat ion withi n t h e present vill age limits would on lv he 18.000." An Office for Today and for Totnorrow! 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