30 WILMETTE LIFE" .July 19, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE ISSUED FRIDA T OF EACH WEEK by . LLOYD BOLLIS'lER, INC. · 1232-1236 Central Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Cbtcago oftlce: 6 N. l\llchtgan Ave. Tel. State 6326 T·IPplton· Wilmette 4100 I he does affects inevitably the joint product. Fortunate is the young person \Yho has the opportunity to belong to a school orchestra under the direction of a competent instructor. What he gains in those happy years he need nev,er lose. "Xo l\Ian's Land." stonny vetrel of the north shore for severa l vears .. ha s tossed of-f its s'Yadd ling clothes. ~-; hed its "had hoy" reputation and develop.ed "'N o M ans ' into a tnature, modern and thoroughly progresLand" siYe con1mercial and entertainment center almost before most nf us realized " ·hat "·as going on on:r there on ~hcridan road at the lak e front het\\'cen 1-.:cnil"·orth and \\'ilm ctte. SHORE LINES NOCTURNAL PROPRIETIES INXETKA and Glencoe commuters, who, not unlike most of the rest of us, crave their good eight hours of s lumb er each and every night of the annum. are th'reatening- to stage a pitched battle with the Patru skans who just recently inhabited the Sky Harbor airport oHr west on Dundee road, the casus belli ha\"ing its o rigin in the novel procedun: with Patruskans to engage upon nightly aeria l roaring s including in their itinerary the \"a st and bo undless spaces above our s lumb e rin g ,-illages. lt is alleged these sun-dodging- rn·elers remain in action as late as midnight-or, as i . . the ase on Saturda,·s. until 1 A. M. on the sti ll v Sabbath morn. · · Just what is to he done about the situation remains a matter oi conjecture on the part of the populace as well a;-; the gendarmerie . True, the constabulary. 11('\Tr yet failing to adopt pro per and stern regulatory measures in the instance of "earthh·" noi se;-; . \\'hether it bt.· of open c\ttlltlts. nightmari sh rousters. or merely convivial night O\\'k is plainly baffled concerning- this lat est ·'nn· e:trth ly" disturbance which is crashing in llJ>oll the pcardul slumber;-; ni our citizens-including the night desk se rgeants. Con fidencc is ex pres. eel in certain quarters ! hat Chic is Pet er:-;on and R uclolph of \t\' in net ka and C~lcncoc, re spectively, will apply to ·their chancellors nf exchequers t o fnrthwith appropriate sufil cie nt coin of the realm to equip squad cars and motor hikes with suitable an ti -airc raft artillen· ·.n·ll loaded ,,·ith huck-shot , pending the time wl~cn o ur revaluation l'xpcrt~ prO\·ide sufficient tax funds to make poss ible the acquisition of a few aerial pursuit planes. ).Jean ,,·bile the Patruskans will he reque ste d. under the terms 1 f the Kellogg Pact-or sume other equally (·ffective medium - to . ecureh· muffle their nocturnal perambulations. "If thcv must n)ar, let 'em roar in a westerly direction." :..uggests tl ne thoroughly exhJusted villager. SrBs('RII·TJUS PlliCE ti.OO A YE.i.R W All communications must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for publtcatton must reach the . editor by Wednesday noon to Insure appearance In current Issue. Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks, obituaries, notices of entertainments or other affairs wher.an admittance charge Is published, wlll be charged at regular advertising rates. Grade Separation will save life Let's have. immediate action! 1\l.'~ident~ of the north ~hore \\·ill ne,·er' he numbered among those inclined to th\\'art the <Hh·anre of progTe~s. Our homrs and com m en.·ia I ~ t rnrt u res are Is This a kept abreast of the latest Nuisance? dictates of architt:ctural (k sign. we possess more autq mohik~. p<'r capita. than an\· uther section of nwt r(lpolitan Chicago, <Lt~d nu\\· \\T are looking iPr\\'arcl hopefnlh· to\\'ard the complete stH. · ress of Yarinus <~irporh now being estahli~hed in this vicinity. \\ " e are rapidly he cum i ng- "air- mindrd" - in fact. we're j n~t about "up to s nnff" where progrc~~ is concerned. Pro g.r e ~ ~ mn s t not I> e h in de red. I> u t 1> \" t he same tokt.·n. it should he properly n :gufated. 'l'ake the airplanes, fur instance. ~incc the completion of ~kY llarhor on Dundee road \\'est of C. lctH·oe. we haYc been tht· recipient~ of numerous complaints from residents. particularly in thl' west sections (If Clenroe and \\'inn etka. \\·lw deplore the dis t u rhi ng- tff ects of ··joy rid in~(' pl:t nes. which. especially on ~aturday nights. roar o\·(·r the slumbering villag<·s at inten·als nf about twcnt\·-tivt: minutes until far after midnight. . ):..; it llt'Ct':--~an·? Is it a nuisance? can \\'(' d11 ahottt it? \\ "hat "Ko ~fan's Land." or the "Del Lago" are a. a~ it i s Iat t e r I'" t cnne d. must henceforth he taken se riou slv. lt is with us to remain. [ ts theater is- the mecca of hundr~·ds of 1\e\\' Trierites daily. its shops rc reln. · patronag-e from manY of our nH)st di~ rriminating sh(lpper s. TJ{e ncar future will ,,·itness vastly greater devel opment in that lucalitY than we have thus far ohser\'<'fl. Legalfy this cOt!1parati,·e h· small area is beyond the hounds of any n;unicipality. For all practical purposes it is. h(nYcver. part and parcel of \Vilmette. or 1-.:enilwo rth. or hoth. \\ 'ha tever development rotne s to "X o :\Ian 's Land" n1ust, by .virtue of its proximitY. affect . most directlY the two communities which. thu . far. have. at least official~\· . ma i ntainecl a "hands off" policy. · "Xo :\fan's Land" comn1a1Hls con~idcr atiun. 1t \\ nuld he idea 1 if en· rY boY some Years before he attained the reqt;i sit<.; age for- j<lin ing the Hov Scouts should he looking· for\Yard eagerly to his attain Join the ing that age. because it seems to us that he \\"<Hlld Boy Scouts then he facing in the ri~· ht <lirertintl. . :\femhership 111 the Hoy Scout urga:1iza tllll11lleans many impurtant thing·s to a hoY. It nH.'a ns the forming of hahi t's that \\·{11 make him a g<Hid member of :-.ocictv. Tt 111 e an s that he w i 11 h c on the w a'" t.o hecoming a happy human bring. and ~o far as can ~ee that is the apex of liYing< v-' Graduation Afterthoughts Dear ~f iqur: Hrrr arc some suggc;-;tinns for Com1lll'llC<'tnl'nt week telegrams, or as the T. T. C. might ~<tY: "li you can't be there tn see the ~lll1 graduate. \Yirc your congrat ulati ons." CPngratulations on your graduation: it grt'at surpri;-;~:: to me. (2) Father and T ha,·c ju;-;t seen your naml' ;ll11 ll l1g the list ni g r aduates· : can hard!;· beli e ve it. (.3 l Delighted and amazed that \"Oll have \\"On the ~~1e<:pskin after all these years.· ( 4 l Please accept o ur ongratu lat ion s on ,·our cc,mplcting your college course: it is trulv a~toni~hing. · · · \\a~ a ( 11 ... . \mat cur orchestra~. especially those made up ui schuol children. arc among 1:he m ost \\'Orthy and must characteristic of .\merican institutions. TheY are not A tnateur unly a so urce of the keenest e njoyment hut are also Orchestras agents of i n s t r u c t i o n whose equals it is \'cry hard to find. Years ago we had t~1e good fortune to be a member of an amateur ·orchestra. It was a small orchestra, and the leader was not a professional musician. · J-Ie led for the fun of it. :\nd the performances . of our lit.tl.e grou1; were not a pure delight to the cnt1cal. Nevertheles~ we had a great time playing the Poet and Peasant overture, not all of us observing faithfully the san1e rhythtn or being always true to the exa.ct pitch. Hut in a sense we were I)laYinO' to· h gether. and that was enjoyable. . As we think about it we become more and tnore certain that there is probablv no ~s;~ciation of young people that develops m tts n1embers so many good habits as does an orchestra. It's a social organization, its members acting together, no tnatter how ineffectively. As they gain skill the togetherness improves, and the unitv increases. \\'ithout being told, each . player in an orchestra comes 'to believe that whatever ,,.e \Yc have seen yunng men and g-rown men who show a deplorable lark of skill in dealing with material things. Some men can not build a fire in the ope n .. H.ecenth· we saw a young fellow who was applying ·hi~ lighted tnatch to the lee side of a pile of tinder. The world is full of persons \Yho do things in the clumsiest wavs: who try to sa\v a piece of wood when it is not well supported: who do not know enough to place boards on a solid foundation when they want to drive nails throug-h them. A good scout doesn't do these foolish things. ~ot only does the scout acquit e skills of many kinds; he also acquires good mental and moral habits. By dealing with material processes he gains reasoning ability that is far above the average. He also learns the value of observing certain moral rules of keeping up to high n1oral standards. ' ( ) ) \" ery l.1appy t o hear you ha vc finished bright collcg(.: years: can remember \Yhen vou entered hack in J,icycle days. · (6) \\'ell. ,,·ell. \\'ell~ It prm·es the old. savi ngthat nothi:1g is impossible. . · (7) \\'e're proud of you! It " ·as a long, hitter str uggle , my boy! · (8.) Your graduation justifies my faith that vou would do it ultimately. ~ -Veron icc!. We Counted 'Em Announcement that the Nelson Laundr\" and Dry .Cleaning System in Wilmette was called. upon last week to cleanse and polish 38 000 golf balls has br~ught to S~ore Lines the c~stomary quota of ma1~ from vanous and sundry d.oubting Thomases. Wh1cl\ recalls again the tale of the farmer who having his first glimpse of a giraffe at the zoo' exclaimed: "They ain't no sech animule." ' Hia Day Off Riv.al.ing . the London cabby who spent his day off ndmg about the city, is the tonsorial artist who, it has just been brought to our attention' gives over his Sabbath and holiday rest period~ to mowing of lawns and trimming of hedges. \Yith the Patruskans, it seems, "the sky's the limit." -Mique. Every parent should be grateful every n1oment of his life to those who founded the Boy Scout organization as well as to those who are devoting their best energies to this n1ost worthy activity.