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WILMETTE liFE ·~tiruary 15, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE ISSUED FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK by . Since the birth of the Parent-Teacher n1ove- ' ment only ·a few years ago, the growth. of the enterprise has been little short of marvelous. Springing from the need felt by both parSocieties ents and teachers for mutual co-operation. the idea has spread over the United States until now in everv citv or town of moderate size there is at· least one Parent-Teacher association. SHORE LINES WINTER'S END Spring!This very day A meadow-lark may fling His cr)'stal 1lOfc across the fields A 11d caJl me. This ··cry da31 A wmg-a ·wing Of blurs! blue A1ay flash before my rscs Aud lcm·e me wondcri11g. A(r gm-dcn ha.w't hrard; It doesn't know. It sleeps there wzdisturbrd Deep in sno·w on .mo·w. LLOYD HOLLISTER, INC. 1232-1236 Central Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Chicago oftl~e : 6 N. Michigan Ave. Tel. State 6326 . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . Wilmette 4100 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE ..... .. . .... . . tt.OO A TE.A.R Parent-Teacher All communications must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for publication must reach the editor by Wednesday noon to Insure. appearance In current Issue. Resolut'lons of condolence, cards of thanks, obituaries, notices of entertainments or other affairs where an admittance charge Is published, will be charged at regular advertising rates. And as the growth has continued. new possibilities of co-operation have appeared and been utilized. Perhaps one of the earliest aims North shore Dollar Davs-Februarv 18 and · of the association was that the parents should give intelligent assistance to the . pupils in their 19 in Wilmette and Glencoe, Februarv 20 in \Vinnetka. Monday and Tuesday in \Vilmette home-work. It was believed that if parents and Glencoe, \Vednesknew just what it was that the teachers were N orth Shore rla v in \Vinnetka. trying to do. what habits they were hoping to see formed in the pupils, then the parents Dollar Days These are the davs would not work against, but 1.vith, the school. when you should certainly call on your own merchants and give Judging from the present activities of PartJ,~m a chance to show von how much vour ent-Teacher associations the needs and oppordollar will buy. You ~ill find waiting"' for tunities have grown. Parents spend a . day vou in vour fellow citizens' stores articles now and then in the school. going- through the that you· have long wanted ancl .now can get exact routine that their children follow. Thus at a much lower price than at ordinary times. the older people learn at first hand the joys What woman is there--and man. too. for that matter--who doesn't Joye a hargain? It simply isn't human not to buy something you want when the usual price of 50 cents goes down to .fO cents. And anvone who would refuse to pay a dollar for an; attractive article that on ordinarv daYs is worth $1.25 is Yery little like the. writer of this Dol1ar Da)' effusion. "You must giYe them the lead and not the pu h." Baden-Powell, fonnder of the Bov Scout movement, addresses these wise and sig· nificant words to Boy Srouf" A Big Patrol Leaders. Difference I--T ow wise are these words! Let a man try to pn"h a hoy into some enterprise. and that man will find that he has undertaken an almost impossible task. The man is urging the hoy to moye in a direction which the man himself seems unwilling to take. The apparent unwillingness of the man to move ahead puts into the hoy a feeling of loneliness. which is made all the more acute by the very feeling of being- pushed. Anyone who has eYer tried to start a halkv horse or mule by pushing him will readily understand and keenly appreciate the difficulties of the man who is pushing the hoy. But the difficulties Yanish when the man goes first and leads the bo~·. Now the .boy knows that the man is wiPing to go . with him. The loneliness of the hoy rhanges immediately into confidence and courage. The imdertaking must he all 'r ight because the man has taken the lead. Here is a le. son for fathers. Lead your boy along the path you wish him to take. If vou wi . h him to he honest. courteous. courageous, set him an example hy yon~·self practicing these Yirtues. Don't try to push him into the habit of being thrift~· if you are not willing to economize. The reason for not pu hing him is ouncl. He will not go if yon try to pu:h him. Lead him. A little boy in third grade writes. "There wa a uog and you could talk Bohemian to him anu he'u get the cows." How many of our older readers can recall the time when they used to write just like that? Rather a pleasing style for a little boy, but for a n1an-! and sorrows of school life. They learn the vast difference hetween school as thev used to know it and school as it really is no~adays. Go-to-school days for parents have proved a grea.t success. Parent-Teacher associations haYe added much to the sorial life of teachers. Parties. teas, dinners. entertainments given hv P-T societies for teachers have transformed n1any a teacher's loneliness into genuine happiness. ~f anv a friendship formed at a P-T party has . put joy and Yitality into a heart "'·here preYionslv there was sorrow and bitterness. And that· is surely one of the greatest sen·ices that human beings can render orie another. \\ 'e · had hoped that February would be warmer, hut up to the present writing it has. we're sorr\· to sav. been ronsiderahh· colder. · . E\·er~· i1ight we retire with February the strong hope and weak and Colder expectation that the merrun· ,_.,.ill in the morning he up to. or ma~rhe al)ove, 32. But the way it has dung tu zern is something to be deplored. Sile11cr. in thr u:oods A11d m)·ster}'-E'<'rr)."Wherr small lzurr.\'ing fe et Hm ·e written here the history Of ·wi11ter's qu est for food. Rli::::ards ma.\' .cool Ill)' carl)' ::eal, Prgasns may fold his .-wings And cra·wl agai11 on sire!. Strong hrnrts may fail , and still refuse it. r rt--S pring! Spring! J l.fy pussy-u.'illow pr("<'es it. -Helm Dl1'z ,idson Edwards February 9, 1929 And the poet is not alone in anticipating an early arrival of Spring, Spring, and still more Spring! Chicago's reputation as the hotbed of the criminally inclined seems to be further strengthened by the Tribune which seemingiy ·taments the fact that with the stay of sentence granted to William Hauke only three men will be executed this Friday. We had in mind to make public reply to all those romantic Si:. Valentine's expressions appearing i'n last week's edition of Shore Lines but at second thought decided to let well enough alone. We were, however, positively thrilled. \· ,. If we could only believe that \\rashington's · hirthclaY woulcl he realtv warm, we'd send todav~Lincoln's hirthda,=-a valentine to the weather man. But all tl~e backbone has heen taken out of' our ability to believe hy the refusal of winter to Jet go. TO PEACE Colldone thr transC'irnt ·whim, a11d the discord Of ·mortal's frail C0111lceit, a11d try again. The pupil must ·rehearse till he accord, Tireless! lest all lzis ejJ01'fs be in 7/ain. ~Vhen wars united stre~tgth, the 1·ock shall break Of blindi11g hate, i11stcad of human bands; H'hen right is mioht. and ·men shall help God makr . Ins/ cad of hells, all countrirs Edc11!01zds. 0 well. if winter comes, spring must he on the way. \Ve would urge every boy and girl to join a chorus. glee club, or orchestra. If a grown man or woman has never sung or played an instrument with .others he (add or slir, if you like) has lh·ed up to the present a misspent life. \Ye hope that e\·ery parent will see to it that · eyery child gets this delight£ ul and highly profitable experience. Don't let your hoy hook his sled to an anto l If there is anything that a boy may do that is more dangerous than this, and more certain to end in serious injury or death, we have not disco\·ered it. The driYer of the auto, if he lacks good judgment. may decide to give the hitching boys a ride that they will not soon forget. And he can do it! When passing )'ears-like clcmgi11g steeple clzimeShall each intone, a11d buildiug jO.\'fully Shall break in song, a11d ecstasy of rhyme, Reachi11g perclzancc to God~s OH'n harmony. Then, 0 tlze g!or').' of the per/ret da_v, Wizen natio,ns meet as 11!f!l1, wor/,' haud in ha~.:J; When blrndi11g hearts hold their sy111phonic s·wn}'. And wzderstandi11g man men understand. · -llrllrJ.· F. Stow. The Public Ctilities news medium comes through with this rather br!ght one: JarrJng Colors Young Husband- ! managed to get n. girl, but I'm afraid :-;he's rather green. Young V\' ife- But, darling, I can't have a green girl working oYer my canary-yellow gas range. And speal\:ing of Spring, the baseball nuts are chorusing their delight over the inauguration of the Cubs tr·aining tedium. Won't be long, now! -MIQUE. '(