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1 Latest &hool News Publiahed weekly by the school cl.:ldren of Wilmette undtr aupervision of Wilmette Plauground and Recreation Board. VOL. I NO. 46 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER 21, 1928 CllRISTlUAS STORY One night some shepherds were t~nd ing their flocks. There was a little gray Iamb in the flock shu!'lned by a ll, even his mother because hts wool was no good. Suddenly the shepherds saw a bright star shining in the east. They followed. Th e little gray lamb was the last one. Suddenly he got a. stone in hi s hoof but he had to follow them or be eaten by wolves. Then the shepherd s w ent in a shack and the little gmy lamb followed. When he got inside he saw a mother and baby. He went over to the baby and it stroked its wool. Immediately it turned to the purest white. Then h e was called the littl e white la:mb and lived happily eve r after.-Jan t Mayhercy, 7B Stolp. ~ I Mr. Dasch's Little Symphony played a wond'rful program at New Trier audi- Mar~hall to get paper an& ink. I went along as a chaperone. We got the paper torium Monday, November 10. When th e children w e r e all seated, Mrs. all right but the ink got spilled all over Yerything. Fortunately n eith er of us Cotton, director of music at New Trier, introduc d 1\Ir. Dasch and the concert fared ill eff~>cts. All went .well for a while until M r·s. Stalling asked Marshall ~tarted. Mr. Dasch broug-ht thirty players and to water the fern. Marshall took the fern ln8truments with him including a harp, out. and brought it back, put it on the two kettle drums, two basses, two cellos, stand, and when he turned around his four first violins, five second violins, four ~hirt was all wet. All went w ell the third violin s, one piccolo, one flut e , four rest of the day.-Bill Grant, 8B Howard. 1J:1ssoons, o n e trombone, one oboe, · one dal'in t, two Fre nch horns, one cornet, onE> trumpet. H first played the first movement from "The Pnfinished Symphony"; the n the The play was a great success that the childrE- n sang "The First Noel." He next pl:lyed the first !'mite from "Carnwn," and RB of Mrs. Stalling's room gave at the th f' "\Yater Lily" by MacDowt>li. - Law- Howard gymnasium on Decemher Hl. The rence Buckmaster, SD Stolp. name of it was "The Silver Slippers." Th e. chara c t ers w e r e as follow s: Sue, Jane Caro l Sundlof; Bobby, Billy (;rant; Betty, Bettye Kirwan; Anne, Hel i1. Miller; Stanley, .Tames Kraft; Mrs. Dra l<t>, Marjorie War·ble; Mr. Dmke, The ~f'venth and eighth grade Boys' Arthur C rame r ; announcer, Marshall . <~I e club of Howard sch ool gave its first Doose. The play was taken from the Rafdy cl f' monstration in the Howard school gylnnasium at th e P. T. A. meeting Tuesday, Magazine that we g·t' t monthly by the December 4. The Glee club is under the t'l urte!"v or Mr. Hellmuth. The play wa s direction of Mr!';. Clark, our music nhout t'h e IH.'W :-;iJyer slippers that Betty t each er. Ja nC't '\\Tright playC'd the piano got to WE'ar to a pa rty Christmas E':e for u. . \Ye sang three selections: wlwn thr·ep of h er fri enclR as]{ her to go "1\larianina," "Robin Hood and His for a sleig·h riclf' with t lwm . Th ey run Huntsm n," and a Christmas carol. We intn a snow bank trying to dodge a car also had a rpgular lllUl:;ic appn:eiation and Detty :-;prn in:-; h i'r anl<le and finally lesson on th e stag(· :-:o tht> mot ))('rs could t'l}(]:-; up by h a \'in g a s itting dnwn party Alfred B:u:L11icl<, SB ~('!" what w e are doing- in musi· · el:l:-:~. \\'e in Hf'tty'~ hom e>. dicl fairl~· Wt>ll though sonw of nR \\'<'rf' II r J\\' <t l'Cl. sl i g ht!~· C'Onfus p<J. Tlw suhjt' <'t o f the lt>sson w al-' tht· f· ur c·hoirs of the orchestra . It Wils ~rrs. Gron·s' C'lass who made tht> t·eeitation . -Fr·nnk 1\Iay. Enjoys Concert by Marshall, Handy Man, Has His Own Troubles Little Symphony at Marshall Doose, the handy man of 8B Howard, was a very busy man last FriN. T. Auditorium d ay. Mrs. Stalling, the t eacher, asked Lawrence Visits Aircraft Exhibit at the Coliseum The first annual Aircraft Show in Chicago was a great ~uccess. It was held at the Co li~e um from December 1 to 9. In the Coliseum th e re were about 100 r eal plan es. The biggest plane was an Amphibian Bomber. . · . On e nteri ng the Coli seum, you w e nt m.to :1n annex. Ther e were the smaller :ourplanes in there and you could get !nto a number of them. N~xt you w e nt mto th e r ea l Co lise um and rn there were the biggest pla.n es. The Transcontinent.al A~r Transport company had a ~reat b1g tnmotored monoplane with a wmg s pread of 75 feet or more. Also there was a big plan e owned by the Monarch Brand comp·my fitted up with cans of their food. 'Yo~ then went over to a big night plane. Th ere were stairs to climb up to look in. Th were two beds and a small kitch e n but you would ha.Ye to kneel to cook anything. All this tim e you w e re collecting literature whic h is v ry int eresting to r ead when you get home. . A balcony was around the Coliseum with big rooms adjoining it, and they were n ll tilled with things relative to aircraft. The r e w ere booths of th e Goodrich Rubber com pany and a pan1chnte co mpany. The Standard Oil company, 'l'h e Horlick!'; ~Talt e d :\Jill\: company- wh to r e they gave away '>a mples of chocolate malted milkAero :\Todel Plane com pany, \Vright Airplane ompany, airplane toys and glasse.·, C:rf·at Fur Linf's, Shoes and Coats. Tlwn at an f'X it you were gi\'en a ticket to the a rmory where th re wer·e more planes of differPnt types. There was a very sma ll plan e with a propellor three ff'f't long and C'ost $9!lR, a~sC>mblpd, ancl tlw }l:t rts c·ost $19, . Y nu then wer·e allnwt><l to go baek to the Coliseum if you lik t?d. Orl! · r·f thC> managers !"aiel , "'Ve did not gPt thE' cmwds that we exp Pcted but it r·r·rtainh· was a sirCCL·S~." -La"· renc~.; BuC'km:lster, , D Stolp. 1 f t "The Silver Slippers" Teaches Safety Lesson 7B Volleyball Girls Trounce 7A Aspirants Thursday, December 13, the girls of the Howard 7B w ere to have a volleyball g·a m e with St. Francis but they did not com e on account of the \\leather. Howard 7A were to play St. Joseph and they also did not come, so 7A played 7B. T~e ~core w as 2:l to 27 in 7B's favor. Tht s was our first Yol!eyball game. !n .the firo;:t half of the game 7 A was wmmng, the score heing 15-18. Then Lois Sandl>erg, our captai n , brought ~~e score up to 18-24 . It was a \'ery exc1tmg ganw.Yiol et Lan<'e, l roward 7B. Howard Glee Club Sings Before P. T. A. Members v ~ 0 il ~ ' c J 11 0 7A Howard Has Couple Cage Teams; Both Good This yt>ar tlw iA Howard grade has twr, hnsk<'tball t .. am~. The first game will )j,. played in January. Both teams ~ue j11st :1hout Htttal. \Vf' have b >en playmg in :\l ark SinHJll(l's hack yard. 7A Howard IL·<tms h an~ s ix nwn on l·a~; h side. The grarle g~>t II H· s hi t· ld in :-:OC'C'C'r so \\' \\·:ml it in h:t l'kl'tha ll , too. The names 11f tlw 7.-\ first . tt·nm ar~ ns follows: Frank :\lay, C.: Fred rick Aschbach r, <: . : .John Ushorn, G.; GerJrge :Maxwell, 1~. F.: :\lark ~imonds, I ... F. Our fir st <· a .Ill to \\'iII IJt · with 7 B If o w a rcl. -~Ft'NlPl'ick ~sl'l1b;t('ht· r, 7.-\ Tl owa r·d. I t II Wilmette Girl Scouts in Treasure Hunt Saturday s h 11 ::\ly trip to ~Tan · ~· C't·nter to t:tke our r oo m' s donation of hooks " ·as a v ery int· ·rPsting· IIIW la :-;t Saturda~· . I <':11Ti('('t lwol\s hound for t llt' c·hildrt·n wh o co m to :\farc Y ( \ ·ntt·r. :\larc·y Ct'lli<'r is in tlw h1 ·a rt· of tht· <;lll'tltl, ·:\f<txw t·ll and NE>wh rry stn·l't:-:. Tlw lady who wa s in c harg<' l'llo\\·t·d nw nround orw of' tlw rooms. !-'ht· a 1:-:tl thankt·d ln f' for thE' hook:-;. Rlw l':tid I ha I th t> ;\' l1 rHl a lihrary hut the ho~·:-; wouldn't C'O ilh' bt ea u se th y had r ead a 11 of tlw IJOoks :1nd ~ lH' was !'Ure th ey'd <'njoy th tww oncs.- Hobert Kl em, SA How a rd. Takes Books to Marcy Center; Gift of Room DIJ,LY, 'l'lll: 1'1f'1'FHl: 31:\X Billy Grant, our trcasurc· r·, hrought a large picturf' of tlw ~phinx th:lt has hN·n nn E'nrth d. It shows tlw paws ancl a door bt>t Wl E'n th em . 11 is mntlwr works at a hank nncl g'··ts all tlw picturt·s out of the Ne·ws H(·('] Pi<"turf' Frnnw. If you want to see sonwthing intt·r c·l't ing· lnol< at his room . 1t is e rn nw(l full of pi e tur(·s and things hi s m·~thC'r gin·s him. - .Tamt's Kraft , cB Howard. ST,\GE PJ,AY TOD .\Y 7B Stolp i. going t o ha YE' a pl:l~· on Dt-ceml e r 21. It is th e cla~· WE' gl't out o f Sf·hool. It is for an Pnt rtninrnC'nt in thP afternoon. Mrs . V(·r·non is gidng sonw of the childrf'n <'E'rtain part::;. All thf sc·,·enth and dghth grar1t·s arf' :;:;upposed to learn somt> Yer:-;(' :-; out of tlw Riblt' so that eYer:rbody can tak p part. - J E':t n Burns, 7B Stolp. HELP DECOR~TE TREF. The Byron Stolp ehildr n wert" reQU Psted by the ·woman':- C'lub of Wilmt-tt e to bring Christmas trN· ornanwnts for thP Grea t Lak 's KaYal Training station Christmas tree. Each chi ld was reQUf'sted to bring on(' or mot'fl ornaments. Friday December 14, was th e la::;t day to brir .· th<·m.-Eleanor Ricks, 7A Stolp. AID SETTLF.~fRNT We are going to makl· a eollf'ction of canned food . · clothing, and toys for the Northwestern Settlement. They will he our C hri stmas pr'ser , ts to t h E-m. '\\r(> hope to ~urprise th em. - Elizabtoth HoC'sh, Laurel sch oo1. LEARN CH RIST~IAS STORY The children of the Byron C. Stolp school are learning the f'hri!'!tmas Atory which is in Luke 2 :8-15.- ·-Mildred Waugh. Thr c; i rl !-'cont tro ps of \Vilmctte went till a trl·n~un· hunt last Saturday. 'l'h fir :-:t ~roup left at 9 o'clock, the next .at !I : 1~ o'dod;:. Th hunt was ver·y exc1t-. ing :ttHl n·ry mul'h fun. Finally aftt·r onf' hr1ut· of hunting w P <'ame to the t" nd . lt r·tHl»d r~l o ur c·:t ]ltnin' s h ouse, Miss 'rlw <:il'l s' and Boys' <1let? clubs of th fllllll}lhl'i PS. nut t11 our diSrt}1pOintm E'nt B~r ron :-itiJip school made theil' first ap~: Jw was :-;ic-1\: in bt·cl. \Vl' played g·am s ]Wara n ·p in public on December 11 before aiHI warnll'd ourl"t' l\'r:> up as we Wt·n· the ('f·ntrai-Laurel P. T . A. The girlR l'rdrl . Tlw ollwr gTOllJl IH':d a rrh·0rl :t nrl s<t ng· '·TJw V\~nt(·r Lily" and "The DaffoWt' l1a<l hiSl'ltits, jam nnd cocoa. \Ve all c1ils" h~· f{ ;1 hn and Tf r rm c·ys nnd the hoys h:t<l a lot of fun . - l'hylli s Ca riPton. 1.-\ 111 :\li s:-: Xttl"haum's l'(JOm at Stolp, we sn ng- two ::;ongs. Th e n both Glee c lubs Stolp. ' an· ju:-;t fini :-;ilill p; our Socinl SciC'nce maps . . sang thn ·t· C'arols. They w ere accompani <1 Tht·Y arC' maps of the main rout Ps of the by )..frs. C ilbert, a first g-racle tPach er at WIX SO(' ( ' EH SHIEJ.,n prin<"ipl·· r:tiii'(J:t<1~ r1f our C'n untry. 'l'lwse IIH' f'('ntral schonl. - El a1wr· Tii k s, lA flowan1 7A " 'O il t lw sot·cpr shh·lr1 this litws :1 I'<' ;1s follow:-;: Pninn I'a ·ific, Sto1}1. n·:1r. Th r 7A r oom now hn s st·Yt'll :-;hil'l<l:, :'\r·rlht'rll ]';ll'iflt-, lllinni:-: ('pntral, SrJUth;L s il\·er c up for f11otba II a n!l a statu(' for pJ· n. ~:1nta F(·, ~outh\·rn T'ac-ifie, l'c·nnsylWOXDF.RFUL YISITOR h:1skPthall. All tlw se things havP bf'f'n \'<tllia . ;111(1 th · X1·w York 'entral. It is Tht? l'(:· \' nth nnd Pig-hth grades of won in tlw JM ~t <' ig·ht yt'ftr. excE'pt the n·rY :--lu\\' and tl'r1ious \\·or!.; hut :\1iss XussoC'ct'r s hi eld arH1 wf' art' getting an h:ttim i~ H·r~· 1\ind to lwlp us with them, 1 fowa t·d :-;rhool had a · YPry wonderful ·dsitnr, DeC'E'mhE'r 11. Mr. Anderson, l'S]Wcially good SOC'C't'l' l-'hi~·lc1. \Ve hop<' f~>l' if sh c l id not Wl' wou 1d ha \'!' to proto win tilt' hnsl<l'thn II s hl t· lcl- .TaC'I\: Ed l'llrt· iimt' t:1hlvs and <ln tlwm that way, :;\{r!". Grow·s' father, was over to spend th e cl:ly. H e told u s all about transportamond:, 7A Ilowarcl. \\'hi C'h w o ulrl t:tl.:L' long-l'r yet.- Lu y Anna tion in th0 olden days. ).Jr. Anderson is .)llna:-;, 7U Stolp. !19 years of age. His talk was one of th P EJHTOH!"i TN f'OXFF.RRS('l: best w e have ev er h eard. Mrs. Grov(·S The Junior Editon.; of Junior Life WJNTEU Jf..\!"i ('Ol\lF. is our Social Science t eacher. - Bettye hn<l thf'ir third m eC' ting in th e RE'crea- Tlw :no'y is falling, falling fast, tion office at th C' Ct>ntral school Satur- And sno\\' lJalls around nre ch C'('I'ily ·a~t. Kirwan. Howard school. day, December 15. Then· wt·re only fiv e '1'111' chilrlrC'n an happy brcausC' it's fun, Til~UIX f'AGE PRACTICE f'd it o r s prC'sent bc·l'ides l\li ss Sl<idmore nm1 .\ nd art· a lso h ap p~· 'C'ausp "\\"intL' l' ha:-; \\"Nhw~ dny, December· 9, the eighth ).lr. Stonf'. 'l'h C' l'ditors wen rt·qup::;ted to cnn1 eo" 'g rad e lTnward school boys start d baskethaYe all Kew YPn r's stories in by Friday, hall pradiC'<'. This y ar th e new thing in December 20.- :\lary Ogle:-;bec, 5A Central. Tht·v ··om<' in C'Xl'i l<·<l . happy nnc1 glarl, hnsl\etbnll will h e to have two team::;. ..\n cl \\ ritp in tlwir clinry what fun they A i·thur C:ra m pr is captain of the first RN.JOYS SKA'riNG had., L:lRt Sa turd:1y and Sundny ·T wt·nt iC'C' But nlas tlwy are sony for i'<'h ool has t ~->:l m. Th e second team captain is yet to h e :-;deC'tecl. ThE' on ly f ellows who will :-;kating. !-'aturday, one of my ft·ierHl s l.wgun. he pe rmitted to p lay on the team are the took nw out to Skokie Yall t> y and we So thC'y try to ch C'e r their minds \\' ith ones who have played soccer balLspt-nt most of the morning f1ut tlwrt-. ln "\YintL'l" has cn nw." Jerome Xe\'ins, 8B Howard. tht> :1ft1>rnoon I went sltating down at the lwnch and a lso spent most of Sunday ~ntnrday ronws with pl e nty of joys, READS POE~IS :1fte moon ther e. I enjoy sliating n·ry But the y don't spend their time playing Mrs. Oscnr Fo::;ter of Beloit, Wis., rend muL·h.- Mary HYid, 7B Stolp. with toys, poetry to thP Stolp seventh and eighth Thf'y run outside, for the fun has · begun, grades nt th e ir weekly assembly DecemW A :s-T NO ~fOR F. ABSF.NCF.!"i And they all shout, "vV inter h as come." ber 11. Mrs. Foster first explained the \Vallace f'rnwford and Rich ard Born - .Tames Bu~dette, 6B Howard. poems and then read them. She read have be n ahsent for a few days. Now many of the poems of which children th t>y ar·e bnck and we h ope that they C HUTS 'I':lL\S PA U'l'Y are fond. Mrs. Foster was in Wilmette :-;ha ll stay back. \Ve a lso h ope that w e Howard 7A is h aving a Christmas party as the guest of Miss Grace Gayton, ~ h n ll have no more absences of the pupils and we are inviting mothers. We are Librarian for the Wilmette Public schoo ls. or tardies during the remainder of the h:ning some music and eats. We will -f'h ester Hanson, 8A Stolp. month.- Lucy Anna Jonas, 7B Stolp. haw the Wilmette Ch ampio n Ha.rmonica player play for us. - James Ch amb ers, HELJl> CHICAGO CHJl,DREN ~IANY ABSENTEES Ho\\'ard 7A. I have brought as ma.ny things as I Nineteen children absent out of thirtycould for Northwestern Settlement h ou se. nine! This i ~ 7A Stolp's report. A Social 100 PERCENT ON TllUE Miss Green is taking some of the things Scie nce and a Music test was d e layed on Hurrah for 7A Howard! We didn't have acC'ount of th' many absences of this a tardy marie for the month of Novem- to some poor family in Wilmette. I am sch ool ,'Oom. Most of the children out hPr. We a.re all trying not to have any happy that so many children of the Laure l have colds, but some have the "ftu."- more tardy marks and hope we will suc- school could help the Northwestern Settlement house.-Betty Claire Ellis, Laurel Bieanor Ricks, 7A Stolp. ceed.-FJ.r'l.ine Angel beck, 7A Howard. school. Girls', Boys' Glee Clubs in Initial Appearance Children Outline Routes of Principal Railroads