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WILMETTE LIFE June 11, 1926 .... T HE spirit of service, the constant endeavor to please, added to the newer, brighter accon:tmodations, make your home in THE ORRINGTON both happy and carefree. You are invited to visit us any time. partment. but first let the unusual ar- things have been added within the last PICTURES NEW TRIER noted. The very first sight of New few years, innovations, some of which Trier which one receives is exceedingly were strongly opposed at the first, but OF TODAY AS MODEL lovely favorable, for one is greeted by a which, once introduced, have proved stretch of unbroken campus. their value. At New Trier, one may Hu Grown Far Beyond the Dreams of Its Founders; Other Schools Take It as Model By HELEN ELAINE DRYNAN Compare, if you will, the New Trier of your present knowledge \\'ith the brave little school of 1901. Little did its founders expect the child of their vision and menta l astuteness to grow to such amazing virility~ Yet, now, as then, the courage of its supporters, of its admini st rators, calls forth beautiful and brave dreams for the future. In 1901, New Trier started with an enrollment of 76 and a faculty of seven. Now its enrollment is some thing like 1,350, and its faculty has increased until it now numbers 86 men and women of the fine st calibre as instructors and guides for the youth of the communitv. New Trier has become a model in stitution after which schools in many states arc patterning their curriculum, their teaching methods, even their plan of buildings. It might be well to consider th e present New Trier, department by de- Univ. 8900 08!0N ...... ' G'flu · .. 011 The main building with its tower rises proudly back of this green, while to the right and to the left of it, stand other buildings. The fourth side of the rectangle of lawn, is, of course, the \Vinnetka avenue side, bordered by shrubs, and at the center of which rise s the Aag-polc. On entering the grounds, the fir t building ,,·hich meet s one's eye is the auditorium. \Yhich opens directly into the hospitable dining hall, recently completed. One may enter the main building cit her hy the covered passagewa y from the dining hall or hy the curving main walk, between whose much trodden bricks grows the traditional mos s. Still another thing of beauty, which is also traditional \Yith great schools, is the ivy clinging to the walls. More beaut,· is added by th~ spirea which hillo":s out from the ba se of the building along the front. To the cast of the front campus is the gymnasium and natatorium. To the rear, to the cast anrl even across Essex road. the land belongs to N cw Trier, and is used as athletic fields. In the matter of curriculum, many .JNchoosing the particular system that is to bring the recognized advantages of electric refrigeration to your home, this is to be remembered: Kelvinator is the oldest don1estic refrigeration. Its performance, since 1914, in thousands of hotnes, is a guarantee of its perforn1anc e in your home. We are now displaying the New Cabinet J(elvinator, a standard Kelvinator built integral 'i\rith a special Leonard Refrigerator-connect the plug and your installation is con1plete. See it in operation today. Models listed below. e v1nators Models 226, 230, 227, 228, 229 A beautiful flush panel hardwood cabinet. Corkboard insulation. Outside height, 60 inches, width 26Yi ·inches, depth 24 inches; 9Yz square feet Of · shelf space; SYz cubic feet food storage capacity; trays for freezing 42 cubes (6 pounds) of ice ai a time. No. 226-Exterior white e namel pyroxylin; interior white enamel on gal\'anizt:d iron .......................................... $250 No. 2:l0-Exterior golden oak; int erior white enamel on galvanized iron ............. . ..... ....... ................................ $250 No. 227-Extcrior " 'hite enam e l pyroxylin; interior white porcelain on Armco iron .... ... ............................. . ·.. $275 No. 228-Exterior quarter sawed g-olden oak ; int erior white porcelain on Arn1eo iron .......... ,· .................. ... ... . ...... $275 No. 229-I>e Luxt· mode l. Exterior and int erior of white porcelain, with polished t1wtal corn 1~ rs and edg-ing- .................... $300 Models 231, 232, 233 As illu!'trall·d . C'orl<board immlation. Outside 671ft inches high, 401;4. indws widt', 24 inches det=>p ; 12 squ:uc ff' et of sht"lf space; 91fl eubie ft ·d food storagt· c·apacity; tray s for frpezing- 84 cubes (12 pounds) of il'e at a tim£>. Xo. 2~1-Exterior whit<> pyroxylin; int(:rior white porce lain .. $430 :"\ o. 232-Extt>rior quart(·r sawed golden oak; interior white porct=>lain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $430 Xo. 2:.1:3-D<> luxe model. Exterior white )Joreclain, nolish d metal · trim; intt·rior white porcelain ................................ $485 A 11 prices F . 0. B. Detroit be prepared to enter college, or to rangement of grounds and buildings be enter business: to enter upon a public career or to be the finest sort of a home-maker and citizen. New Trier now offers courses in music, art and drama, as well as public speaking and debating-; · in soc ial science, including all the · hi storie s, civic government, economics anrl sociology; phy sical sc iencrs. suc h as physics, chemistry, biology; in cngineerin!!. wood turning, mechanical drawing and metal work. Teach Business Subjects To prenare a stu<lcnt for the bu siness world, New Trier teaches book:. keeping, stenography, sa le sman ship; to prepare the home -loving souls better for their mode st careers, home economics. includin rr sewi ng, cooking and millinerv. too. if anv care for it. are offered. ·Then, of cmirse, thrrc are the conventional subject s such as mathematics, F.mdish and langua.[!r s. From all of which it may be seen quite readilv. that New Trirr's curriculum is lackirig in no re.sprct. Practically every line of employment. of fundamental preparation even for professions. is ·taught, so that hundred <; of hm·" and girls haYr {ronr out of New Trif'r, sevrral steps further along the p<Jthwa v of life. Latest of all the new movements is this matter of nersonncl work among the students, in order to dctrrmine how best to core with the indiviclual problems of the student 'bodv. New Trier has kept abreast of the ·times in every curricular activity, its equipment is .splen<lid and it s methods of instntct;nn are evrn·thin.l! th<"' should he . Now comes this new problem of how hf'st ·to preoare a hoy or girl so that " ·11f'n thr time comes, lH' or she will kno"· how to work out the intricacies of his own life. Tn order to Ia,· thr foun(Jation for in struction in thi s difficult matter. the adviser svs tem was installed . Bv this sntrm. ev<'n· member of the facultv acts ~" an adYisrr to some twentv -fiveor thirt~· studrnt s. helping thcni atHl (l'ttidin.l! thrm at "chool a~ parrnts "'11irlr r~nrl nrntrrt thrm at 110111". F0r j thirt" min11tr .:; Parh morning, this ad,.i,er tllPrts with hi " M hrr a(lvi s<'e I o-ro11n. di sc us sing with thf' students the nrohlems 0f the da\', hringing before thrm the fin<' st idral ". the hrst teach;nrrc: for PTP~tcr manhood ~nd woman· hood and broader knowledge . Thus, :1. Cfltlllllllllit,· spirit nf citi7rll"hip ;tncl rn-onrration i. dr\'(·lopNl in the vrrv (kvrlonment of the student. and the c; rhool hf'comes a sounder ancl hrttrr institution for having had som<'tl1ing to do with the right growth of the futurr Yoters and l<m·- makers of the countrv. N e,,: Trit>r is the epitome of rf~ri('tH'" in iw·trurtion, in m<'ntal r~nd physical development of hundreds of c-hildr<'n of north shorE> citizens. and h;:~ hrronlf' hmrd thrnm!hout tll<' rn11ntr,. for tl,e "Xrf'llence of its methods. Nonr othPr is so finr. "O l;trfYf' ;., for('<;irrl1t and !)r('l)(lreclness fnr thp fut11rf'. so hravf' in it" hore" or so cnur ~lfY"O " " ~nd stf'~Hlfac;t in purnosf' ~" ]\.r1,,,. 'rrif'r Town ~: hin hird1 .schnol "!\ot tlH' hig(Ye st. hut tl't~ hr,t." CHESS ~LU B GROWING The Chess club, which was on!ani7rc) in J <~nnarv, 1Q2~. is one of the vottnl!est of N'ew Trier dubs. It has ahout twentv active members who plan to holcl two formal meetings a month. A nart of the membership m<'<'ts each afternoon for practice. The rluh hoo<'s to develoo enotwh ahilitv to form a team for competition with other schools. Li.l!hting effects for th" anniversarv narrP;:tnt arl" in ch<lfP'(' of C. H. Jones and a staff of experts. ' .. . ~-. Goon HousE 508 Davis St., Evanston lNG SHop 'Inc University 2132