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16 WILMETTE LIFE July 23, 1926 TWO SHOPS 633 North 8 ICROWDS SEE PAGEANT State Teachers' AssociatioN Says Thousands Witness Spectacular and Unique Historical Presentation in Funds Are Needed ' Chicago Will some of our most populous . school distriCts be compelled to abanThe Pageant of 1776 entered upon don their high schools, reduce teach- the second of its two week's stav in ers' salaries, shorten school terms, or Chicago on Monday. Thousands of make other radical retrenchments in people have been appearing nightly at order to save school funds? Accord- the new Lincoln Park arena, east of ing to Service BuUetin No. 6, issued Sheridan road at Waveland avenue, to · last month by the Chicago Principals' see the spectacular presentation which Club, ·one or more of . these things is a unique combination of history and must soon be done in Chicago .unless clever fire-works. school funds arc increased. The bulletin states that the school Traffic has been tied up nightly district is now in debt about $25,000,- along. Sheridan road while motorists 000, that the debt is increasing $4,700,- stop and gaze at the unusual pictures 000 a year, and that hv the end of next burned out in fire against the darkyear the debt will ex.ceed the borrow- ness. ing power of the district. . The spectacle. '"hich is in commemTwo remedies are proposed: one, . to oration of the I 50th anniversarv of increase the school tax rate; the other the sig-ning of the D~claration of Into raise and equalize property asses- dependence. is a historical sequence of ments to their "fair cash value" as the tahlraux. denicting the romance of that law provides. Those recommending time. Starting \vith the Boston tea the first shov.· that the tax rate is now part~· and the ride of Paul Revere. tl1e much less than in m~llw other dis- production shows the formation of the tricts; th.e advocates of the second plan minutr ntr'n . As the troops stand at declare that much valuable property attention before the old Independence is assessed at a verv small per cent of hall. th -. corps of marching minute men its value, at muchw le ss than other 1 come down from the center sta~e. The property or not at all. The city coun- t minutr men, thi.; time. are girls who dum to increase the rate as recommended bv the board of education and is co~Hiucting a survey to show low and unequal assessments and to find property not assessed at alL The State Teachers association has authentic figuers showing that many school districts are even worse off than Chicago. Several districts have tax rates h\' O or three times as high and assessable property per . school , child much less than in Chicago. The I association cJaims that the extreme inequalities in \\'ealth and number of children among the nearly 12.000 school ..districts in Illinois cause manv acute problems that the people must soon solve or many children must go without the "good common school education" promised in our state constitution. Michigan Ave. Chicago Market Square Lake Forest, Ill. JULY CLEAR-AWAY SALE Sports Clothes-Coats-Enning Gowns rtduced to ridiculously low prices Hats formerly up to S35.oo Now $5.00, $7.50 and S1o.oo Speci~l sale at tempting reductions of French Hand Made linguie- cbaffon and servtce hose- wash suede gloves-children's sweatersbabies' dresses, also Italian potteries-vases lamps~tc. THE SPORT SHOP OF LAKE FOREST ~~S~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~!·! I <§ ·:· ·:· W: ~ i cil has refused to subn1it a referen- drill, face al>out, rigl1t ollliqtte anrl quarter turn with military precision . Battle h Climax I l Live · lll Evanston The Br.ttlr of Trenton is the climax of thf' wh()le snectarle. The redcoats on the one ~ idr. the rebels on the other. Tlw fighting is effected " ·ith fireworks. Guns ~hoot at first. Clouds of smoke arise. Then the cannons I start booming-. The cannon s hoomefl so hard and the g-un flashrs rt'achrfl · so high the people for mile . ar(·tmd co11ld 'f'r ~~~HI hear the sce ne . As tbr hattie is fought and thr soldier s clisanpear. a gorgeous fireworks ) display take ~ the attenuon oi the audi rncc. On a h11ge sc reen the wh ole pic ture of \Va s hin~<ton cros"ing the Dela w<lre is painted out in fire - hut fir e nf diff~rent colors. Pren:ding tlw pageant. c :trl~· in tltl' 1 1 evening. is th r thre e rin~ rirrus. C'om 1 erh· ~crnhat,..; \\'ho IH·nchalanth· <.;tcp Cnion count\· i~ known as "the out inrn tlw air. ~·et mana~<· to ·~ q11inn i S\\·itzerl ;1!ld of .Illinois" because of its to a Iandin~: clenr t tllnhh-r-;, and l ·ruggrd and mighty hills. Charlrstoning horse~ of Tu(' \f illc·r·._ ___;;;;;;;;;;:;;;;;;:;;;;;;;;:;;;;;:;;;:::;;;;;;:::;=:; I riding- act a r l' t he p r in c i p a I,. ;\ d ~ ;\ r 1:-on. tl11· tPature ,,·i n · \\·;t!kn. "hn h;t..; crossed Xiagara Falb on a h;df inrh rahlt· holds th<' ;t udi· ·tH'v hrcathk,..; 1 I for fifteen minntt'". \Yhih· he dance..;, I caper:-; .. stands up. Ill·~ .(l()\\'11, halanc(· ..; on rhatrs-ancl on a \\ ' lfl' set 100 feet up in the air. HIGHLAND PARK DAY Auspices of HIGHLAND PARK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE at 1 I T a HERE 1s no cozier mode of living than cheery apartment in the Library Plaza, Evanston's most homelike residential hotel. New furnishings in this healthful and delightfully new environmen.t assures r e a I comfort and happiness. l"elephone University 8000 I I I II I rill Wednesday, July 28th I Sunset Park MUSIC Two Bands PARADE 9:30 a. m. DANCING Afternoon and Evening E vanstont Illinois Many Valuable Prizes Given Away BASEBALL- SPORTS·- RACES Lunc~eon, Our Newest Creation in Modem Memorials "" <· .:--=== ·=· ·> ~I I. Sandwiches and Drinks Served on Grounds MONUMENT CO. 5751 Ravenswood Ave., Chicago, I.llinois. Write for catalogue. J. H. ANDERSON 1927 HUDSON BROUGHAM · GIVEN AWAY