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, June 15, 1928 WILMETTE LIFE Zl. 81 Pupils Find ·Place on Honor Roll at Stolp A Biography Boys - Girls - Lad~s ... JAlUES RUSSELL LOWELL Puptls who have no grade below G ' and have VG in Social Adaptation and l~ID·1M91 James Russell Lowell was born in Camno tardiness: Stolp school honor roll for the month bridge, Mass., Feb. 22. He graduated from Harvard. He used to say, "If writof 1\fay: Eighth Grade-Edward Bristol, Emma ing poetry was a profession I should be Bickham, Elizabeth Balhatchet, Billy a poet," believing that poetry would never Bruse, Helen Bower, Eleanor Culver, earn him a living. Frank Church, Ellen Cozzens, Margaret Although he was unsuccessful, he tried. Ebeling, Martha Ericson, Virginia Haw- His friendship with Marie White, who ley, Lucia Hollister, Helen Jones, Harry was a poet herself was also stimulus Kinne, Wilb~rt Kunz, Harriet !Leach, toward literature. She sympathized with Anna Boyd Linn, Mary June Miller, Ren- Lowell's tastes and encouraged him to nolds Ostrom, Harold Osborn, Shirley eontinue writing. They were married in Popp, Frederic Robinson, Mary Jane 18-40. Although they had little money Thomas, Georgia Alice Vosburgh, Elsie for many years they were very happy. Wade, Betty Wil!':on, Arthur Weldon, Some of Lowell's best poems were "The Margaret Wegner, Corinne Sanderson, Vision of Sir Launfel" and "To a DandeHulfh Saxon, Helel} Taft, Albert Barker, lion." And just before the Mexican War, Bob Leonard, Colin Finlayson, Charlotte he helieved that the United States was Nielson, Irene Christophel, Donald about to enter an unjust war for new Matthews, Robert McKay, Doris Ingham, territory in which slavery might spread. Eleanor Zemek, Lois Boomer, Jacinta Hb expressed his disapproval in a series Kampmeier, Bob Rye, Arnold Sobel, of poems in Yankee dialect called the Frederick · Picard, Janet Mcllraith, Mazie "Biglow P~pers." These told about the Mouat, Jeanne Brashears, Robert Young, Moral Force, Sly Humor and about New Janet Benson, Lucile Dahlberg, Mary England farmers and small town peoThaleg, John Zipprich, George Quinlan, ple. Most of the Biglow papers were Ruth Schuman, Mary Lauer, Hunter political. In the period of the Mexican King, Jane Spinney, Junia White. War. Lowell wrote the poem called "The Seventh Grade-Alison Burge, Eileen PrE>sent Crises." Burke, Lucy Clagett, Frances Ellis, Mary His wife died in 1853 but he went on Elizabeth French, June Kehl, Eleanor · with his literature work which had Moulding, Dorothy Neat, Marjorie Seu- gained him fame by that time. In 1855 bold, Elizabeth Tucker, Frank Eager, he was asked to give public lectures George Facht, Robert Fletcher, Robert in Boston. He was offered a profesWerden, Selma Wax, Margaret Mcintosh, sorship in French and Spanish and genLaurence Buckmaster, Marjorie Hough- eral literature iJl Harvard. He accepted ton, Richard Pickard, Janet McNulty, the offer and asked to go to Europe for Selim Tidemann, Helen Booz. a year, so he could learn more of modern language~. LEARN TO SWIM AND DIVE! New Trier High School ~atatorium June 18 to August 10 Classes for beginners . and for swimmers Special Instruction for those who need it For information call Mr. Jackaon daytime-Winnetka Evenings Univeraity 6448 2400. - ·· SLY FOX TEAM WINS 6B vs. 6B. · We had a very exciting game with our own room. First half the score was 6 to 2, Wildcats favor. Twice it was a tie but finally the game ended 10 to 8 in the Sly Fox's favor.Alice Freeman, 6B Central GRADUATION DAY, JUNE 13 1\liss H::ureB~ the. principal of the Byron C. Stolp school, has told the eighth graders that their graduation will take place 'Vednesday night, June 13..:_Virginia Buck, 8C Stolp 7C DEFE,\ TS 7B On Tuesday, April 24, the 7C girls played the 7B girls in baseball. The game was played in the Stolp gymnasium. They played four innings. At the end of the game, the score was 20 to 9 in favor of 7C.-Jane Moore, 7C Stolp When he came back he married Miss Frances Dunlap and settl.ed down for a _ bu~y life in teaching. and writing. In 1857 he was editor of the "Athletic Monthly," in which most of his poems were written. He wrote about travels, C'rifi<"isms. essavs and also poetry at his period. He wrute "Commemoration Ode" in honor of the Harvard soldiers in the Civil War. Lowell himself thought he had written something really good at last. In 1877 he was called from his work to become a Vnited States minister to Spain. He died in August 12, 1891, at his birthplace in Cambridge. Honored as a poet, essayist and a man of distinguished public service in United States and England. -Nellie Waugh JOHN YOUNG HUNTER John Young Hunter was born in Scotland in 1878. He was only 17 years old when he won his first recognition as a paintet·. After living In England he came to America. He liked the picture~que country west of the Mississippi. He joined ~· "nte nthl:'t' painterR at Taos, New M.-xico. Taos is a sage brush .desert, 7,000 feet above sea level, . with giant mountains towering above the village 13,000 feet above sea level. Over a hundred years ago in 1826 the first covered wagon traveled along the Santa Fe to Taos. This event was celebrated in 1926 by the pioneers of the village who dressed themselves in the style of the hardy frontiersmen and paraded the streets. "The Santa Fe Trail" was painted along this old traveled trail. John Young Hunter is known also as a great portrait painter. His pictures hang in the great galleries of the Luxemburg Paris and the Tate Gallery in London.-Dorothy Johnson, 5B Howard 7A WINS 45-U On Monday, April 30, the 7C girls played 7A girls in baseball. The game was played in back of the Stolp gymnasium. They played a .game of four inningR At the end of ·the game the score wa!'i 45 to 13 in favor of 7A.-Jane Moore, 7C Stolp GREEN WILL BE GREEN The Village Green is going to be green pretty soon. About four weeks ago, the ground was plowed, then leveled and fertilized. Today grass seed was planted and signs "Keep Off" were put up. It won't be long now. -Robert Klemm, 7A Howard The SA group is very glad to welcome a new girl, Thelma Kollle, into their class. Thelma has come from Cleveland, Ohio, but we all hope that she will like our school and be one among us. -Margaret Wegner, SA ------- An Enjoyable Summer and one that can be long remembered because it brought not only a happy, healthful change from the usual year's work but it held the thrill of achievement. This is the opportunity that is offered this summer by the EVANSTON ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS. One who has never tried to paint the beauty of a scene cannot apprec.i ate the charm it holds. 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