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.January 17, 1930 ---~-- Former Mortoo Teacher Joins New Trier Staff Ultn Violet Ray Lamps $35.00 up HEALTH AND HAPPINESS Orville L. Abbott, w'ho formerly taught at the }. Sterling Morton High school in Cicero, has become a member of th~ teaching staff at New Trier High school. He takes the place of De- Forest Walton as teacher of French. Mr. Walton, who is an optometrist, is now practicing at Hastings, Mich. Although Mr. Walton left New Trier last fall, Mr. Abbott did not take up his duties at the north shore high school until after the Christmas holidays. In the interim, a substitute French teacher was employed. WOMEN "STUDENTS" HEAR OF "RACKETS," SCHOOLS Voters' Lea gu e Citizenship School Attracts Record Attendance at New Trier Arrivin(Y with · a brief-case full of revolvers ~~wed off shot guns, blowpipes, monke,: wrenches, and kindred implements - utilized by Chicago gun men. Joseph Nielsen, . secretarv. of the. £.,~ plovers' :-~ssociatton of Chtcago, m hts talk on "Racketeers," opened the day's session n f the Leai!Ue of Women Vot~r~ Citi'!enship school held Friday, January 10. at New Trier High school. Mr. ~ielsen explained that there ~re two types of "rackets": the simon-pure and the collu sive .agreement tvpe, the latter of which is composed of underworld characters and crooked l>ol_iticians. Roth of these types are ag:tm ·1 ivided into more particular kinds of "rackets" such as the doctor's "racket." the dentist's, lawyer's, hauler's. hootblack's, and cleaner and dyer's, and as the last was named the speaker displavcd a hopelessly scorched and torn pair of trousers and a "batik" colored shirt. Mr. Nielsen stated that racketeering was a "product of lax law enforcement and individual and r.nllective indifference to city politics. 'The remedy," he continued, "is the a\\'akrning of the individual o civic duty. and particularly a renewed interest of the general public in the men who ·tre running for office." Describes Great Play Area A description of the plans for the larjle Forest Preserves in the Des'Plaines river district and south ~. nd southwe'it of Chicago was given by Kenneth ~1oeller. Thirtv-one thousand acres of land have been h0ught up hy the city, and plans are being made ior golf grounds, gardens, conservator:es, picnic grounds. recreational centers. handsome driveways, and an cxtenstive forest tract. A comparison of the school systems of I11inois with those of England were g-iven bv Dr. L. F. Cit rick and ~~iss Kathlcc;1 Lockley, respectively. )fiss Lockley .;tressed the fact that the English pub li c school is in no way likened to the American public school, and that the fonn pr has a "real measure of independence in that it is uncontrolled by am· outside force. It is connected with a \mivers:ty. It is a hoarding school." Tn her !Hief historv of education in Englanll, Miss Lockley described the Dame sc~10ol. the private school, public. and. charity school, and discussed elementary and secondary education. Dr. l:llri ck, on the other hand. in her talk nn education in I11inois, discussed the pub lic and private school, and. particularlv · the Normal school for the training of teachers. "The university," she asserted. " is almost gaining prcLe~ dence ov~ r the Normal school." Discusses Finances Frederick E. Clerk, superintendent of Xew Trier High school, discussed the subject of "School Financing." The prevention of pauperism and crime and. class differentiation are among the reasons why the public pavs for education, he declared. New "Trier he explained, does not receive any s'tate aid, although the county pays for the e(!ttcation of the thirty children living in the rural districts outside the township who attend New Trier. The cost of the education of each student at New Trier is about $225 annually. Lunch-eon was followed by the showing of the Yale university film of the "Declaration of Ind.ependence." The afternoon discussions were devoted to a ~omparison of the governments of Chtcago and London by Miss Alma Hurst and Kenneth Binnie. · The important dates in Chicag_o's history Miss Hurst declared to be first 1673, the discovery of the city by Mar~ quette and Joliet; 1889 the Chicago fire, during which year, ~lso, 144 Sani- IN THBSE MAGIC RAYS Plo·· T HIIJ p,, ,.,.. BLACK WALNtJT, VANILLA, and ORANGE BISQUE Fun Ou.t Brick There Is 1 Hydrox Ascncy Ncar Your Home l··o·stratio· Nerth Shore Talking Machine Co. 71:1 CHURCH STREET, EVANSTON Univ· .f5:13 7 .f :1 ELM STREET, WINNETKA Winaetka 3.f 71, SEMI--ANNUAL SALE of SHOES SALE PRICES Offering Established Fashions at . I practically unlimited choice of shoes for pi.-esent wear and for the · comtng season. A EVERY PAIR OF SHOES REDUCED clOJI!N!VFA 'SIIESIIOP The Shoes with a Snug Fitting Heel 1 fl 634 CHURCH SmEET,.. EvANSTON UNIVERSITY 971