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.. ·~ -~· ..., . , ... I , " · · · """" · -.: .. ... .. .... · .. · · p .. .. . . ······· A Weekly VOL. XV, NO. 49 '. News-Magazine ior . Wilmette ana KenilflJOrth PRICE FIVE CENT$ WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 3, 1926 WILL TELL BAmSTS OF NANT~O INSTITUTE DEDICATORY Wilm~tte Chapter, Royal to S~1e First Dearree DEGREE Give Scholarships Six New Trier High school gradu- Village Receives Carload of KyRev. E;. W. Luccock, Mission Leaates received scholarships to various der, to Deacribe Activities of Wilmette Chapter No. 253, Royal colleges this year. Those who re- rock Kentucky Asphalt for Use on Lake Avenue Stretch Great Chineae Venture . Arch Mason~, with the appropriate de- ceived this honor we:re Margaret McRev. Emory Wylie Luccock, executive secretary of the Nantao Christian Institute, Great East Gate, Shanghai, China, will preach at the Wilmette Baptist church Sunday morning, Septemb~r 5, at the 11 o'clock services. Mr. Luccock is a brother of Mrs. Francis C. Stifter, wife of the pastor of the Baptist church. · Mr. Luccock, who is home on furIough, explains that the Nantao Institute, an educational as well as religious venture, has so attracted the Russell Sage Foundation that it has received $50,000 for a new building from that source. This building ~s now in course of construction. Diversity of Activity The institute is a veritable community center, as a glance at its publicity folders readily indicates. The astonishing diversity of its mission and activities is shown in the accompanying list of its numerous ventures: Sunday morning and evening preaching serv.; ices, afternoon Sunday school averaging about 250 children, Sunday afternoon preaching for students, midweek prayer meetings, special evangelistic meetings, distribution of Christian literature, public reading room and game lobby, a weekly bi-lingual newspaper, dramatic club for business men, boxing club, kindergarten educational films in schools and on playgrounds, health clinics, socials for members, students and laborers, evening commercial classes, summer conferences for students, co-operation in antiopium campaign. dicatory degree of that ord~r embraced in the Most Excellent Master's section of the work, will confer that degree upon a class of forty or more candidates, Friday, September 10. This will be the first ritualistic work in the new Masonic temple, and in itself portrays the completion and dedication of the structure. The two-fold significance of the occasion will, nq doubt, bring together a large attendance of Royal Arch Masons not only from among local Masonic circles, but from neighboring chapters, as well. .All Royal Arch Masons are invited to attend and avail themselves of this opportunity to witness the work and to look over the new home of Wilmette Masonic bodies. The format dedication of the new temple will probably be held the last Saturday in October, which will be just one year from the date of the laying of the corner stone. On the evening of September 10, a stated meeting of the Chapter will be held at 7:30 o'clock fotlowed by a short appropriate entertainment. The Apotlo quartette will assist in the degree work al!d follow with a special entertainment program. The officers of Wilmette chapter are, Ralph Boozer, high priest; W. W. Winberg, king; Schuyler Harvey, scribe; James Barber, captain of the host; Clark Hollister, principal sojourner; Ira Iverson, Royal Arch captain; .Roy Hopkins, master of the third veil; Andy Mouat, master of the second veil; Edwin Knudson, master of the first veil, ·and Warren Darst, chaplain. Kee Walker, Josephine Castle Comfort, Ralph Heineman, Arthur Harold Hawkins, and Eleanor Margaret Nordstedt. Margaret Walker, of 1535 Lake avenue, Wilmette, and Josephine Comfort, 812 Prairie avenue, Wilmette, won scholarships entitling them to enrolluniversity. ment at Northwestern Ralph Heineman won his scholars·hip by coming out ahead in the Lloyd Hollister, Inc., "On to Europe" subscription campaign. The Manierre Barlow Ware scholar..: ship, which is given in memory of Manierre Ware, a N~w Trier student who was killed in the World war, was won this year by Arthur Hawkins, an honor graduate at the school, and by Eleanor Nordstedt. , The Girls' club of New T r~ raises funds each vear for a scholarship, and it was fortunate this year in that it was able to award two scholarships, one to Frances Howard and another to Dorothy Collins. . The village of Wilmette will make an experiment next week which may provide solution of the matter of resurfacing many of its streets. A carload of Kyrock, Kentucky natural asphalt, has been received and will be laid on Lake avenue, from Main street west, as far as it will reach. Kyrock is spread right on the brick, any undue rough spots being previously eliminated. It is put on cold, two and one-half inches thick and then rolled down to a thickness of one and one-half inches, and is then ready for immediate use, officials explain. Heavy Traffic An ' Aid No form of traffic, it is claimed, can harm this type of surface, it is said. The heavier the traffic, the better, as under severe pressure it assum~s a density approaching its original rock PREPARE FOR SCHOOL form. According- to the Kyrock company New Trier Faculty Members to Meet this form of paving has been used with September · 10; Frederick Kabler marked success in Chicago on some of the greatest arteries of traffic, includ- . Named Act!n1 Dean ing the Kreat outer drive, Washing· New Trier Township High school ton boulevard, sections of Ashland opens for its twenty-sixth year Man- boulevard for two years, on Howard day, September 13, when the students avenue between Clark :A.nd Ridge, and will meet and receive their locker and many other streets, and it has been class assignments. On September 10 used extensively in Evanston, both for n g sections of there will be a meeting of · the deans, re-surfacing and patchidepartment heads, and adviser chair- streets. men, and on Saturday, September 11, Cost Ia Moderate a teachers' meeting for all members of In the experiment which Wilmette the faculty. is making with Kyrock, the village Frederick Kahler will be acting dean street force will do the work, under of boys reolacing George A. Harper the supervision of Henry Fowler, · a wlw is at Tucson, Ariz., for prolonged well known Wiving expert and resistay. The adviser chairmen who will dent of Wilmette. The experiment take up · their duties this fall are, will · cost the vill(\ge very little, and if Freshmen, Miss Price and Mr. Her- the results are as anticipated, the genron; Sophomores, Miss Hurst and Mr. eral benefit will be far-reaching, both Grinnell; Juniors, Miss Maloney and from a financial point of view and also Mr. Vernon; Seniors, Miss Ullrick and as a time saver in the matter of resur·Mr. w·m ·does. · facing the many rough brick paved The New Trier book store witt be streets of the vilta~e which are no~ ooen for business September 9, 10 and demanding immediate attention of 11 for the convenience of students. some character. Th ose wno t.: b uy th etr · b oo k s ·e art Y wt'll Kyrock is a product' of the Ken'd th h t th · of sc hoot . avot e rus a e o penmg tucky Rock asphalt company, Inc., with The books for every class_will be list- headquarters at Louisville, Ky., repr~ ed on the bulletin boards,. it is ex- !ented on the north shore by Clint plained. Couffer, of 516 Fifth street. In the The only imoortant chansre in the company's descriptiv·e literature, Kysubject required is that sttJdents may rock· is referred· to as "nature's pro~ take biology ·. or general science in uct." It is described as an impregnatplace of chemistry or physics former.ly ed sandstone, blasted out of the hills requ:~d for graduation provided 'that of "Edmonson countv. Kentuckv, a~d they do so with the advice of their crushed down to its original sand advisers and the consent of the deans. gr~ins. The ag~reJZate is 93 per cent The two latest courses to be included sHica sand, so hard it will cut glass in the curriculum will be continued. like a diamond, thoroughly coated wifh They are dramatics, taught by Miss a pure natural bitumen. Kyrock :is Elisa?eth Stan'!ood; d~amat~c · coach not ·heated at any stage of production and fnstructor m Enghsh, and news or pavement construction. NothiQg writing, under Robert N. Carpenter, · ~ added to it nor is anything taken h · 1 E rh · t t w o 1S a so an ng 1S ms rue or. {rom it. As nature made it so it :is laid. It is claimed that it does not ro11, CLOSED LABOR DAY shove or rut in any climate. It is la'd The Wilmette post office will be cold witllout the extra cosf of asphalt closed all day Monday, September 6, experts, inspectors or expensive equipLabor Day. There will be the usual .m ent, It .. is ...univ.etsally adaptable .atid dispatclles ' 6f mail; but n() deliveries. will bond to any t>ase, it ·iS said'. · I An:h Muons, Work in New Masonic Temple Friday to Six New Trier Pupils. This Fall 'EXPERIMENT lAY SOLVE RESURFACING PUZZLE Chinese Aid Work Of particular interest is the fact that the Institute derives most of its income from native sources, or from among its own membership and patrons. Some assistance comes from "foreign friends," but the Chinese assume the chief financial burden of the great community establishment. . Mr. Luccock, w4o is Mrs. Stifter's youngest brother, studied at the MeCormick· Theological seminary in Chi·cago and· went to China in 1921. He is now enioying his first r'urto'ugh and , will return ·to his field next year. He is regarded as one · of the brilliant young leaders of the missionary forces of the Presbyterian denomination. . , School Supenn·tendent Prepares for New Term ]. R. · Harper, superintendent of Wilmette public schools, announces that the school session will start Monday, September 13, and that his office will b e open throughout next week for the registration of pupils. Mr. Harper has returned from his vacation which was spent on his farm in Michigan. Superintendent Harper announces also that the physical training and health program at the schools will be enlarged this year, and made to inelude more activities of various kinds. ,. The athletic program will be under the supervision·· of Daniel M .. Da-vis, h · t d th · d· w 0 was appom e lS summer as . lrector of community athletics by the Wilmette Plavground and Recreation board. Mr. Davis took up his duties ·on July 1, and developed a program of sports and play for the village this summer, · Attract · Book Par t y to ~ ~nd· .. L·b · _ ·. ~ ren to I ra~ · : Thursday, September 9, has been decided upon as the date of the Chitdren's Book party to be held at the Wilmette Free Public library under the direction of Miss Winifred Bright, children's librarian. . "OIJ) SETTURS" PICNIC. Th ·n b · 3 ' 1 d · ·· ' "11 : eartr Wl · et~m Caht 'ldo c ?ck an The P. J.. Huerter. Po~t of ~0. 669 .w· · a e p ace m e 1 ren s room of the Amertcan Legmn ts holdmg an , at the. library. The program. wil:f in- ~"Old Settlers" .picnic on Monday, ~tude mformal. talks ?n vac~tton read- 1 Labor Day, in the American Legion · mg and var~ous mt~restm~ book . rooms at Lake and Ridge avenues. B nght. _iThe festivities will last through the games, ~a~c-prdmg· ~o M·~.s · _ Story liours at the library will be afternoon and evening and there will r~~.--inJh.e. ..near. iutute- it .was. _. an,. be . dancing. in the --evening, it .is . announced thts week. nounced. . t .