Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 15 Sep 1932, p. 27

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tember 21. The exercises wîiI also mark the beginning of Dr. Richards' twentieth year as headruaster, lie having corne to Lake Forest frorn the Hotchkiss school, Lakeville,, Conti., where he ýhad been a member of, the faculty for seven years. Three-quarters of a century-ago ini the midst of what then was a 1,300- acre tract of uncut, forest, the old academy ivas. opened.. Its founiders, a group' of :prominent Chicago pioneers, established the school as an institution where their sons. could adcquatel1y b e prepared for entrance to the great colleges arnd universitics of the East., In the early days of. the, scliool wild game.was plentiful in thé sur- roundinig forest and ini Skokie marsh wes.t of the campus. Hunting deer, duck and -wild pigeon, substituted for the present-day, football, basketball. and track as the students' sports dur- ing the 1850's, 1860's and early 1870's. * According to, the Lake Forest academiy catalogue, for the sclîool vear 1864-05 total expense of the 'car was $250,. including room, board and tuition, and the.students ',vere re- <quired to' cut their.,own, firewood, dra'w the ir own water, and furniish their own canidies.,or lamps for il-> lu min at ion. From Kenilwvorth, Roger A. Crowe, son of Mr. and Mrs.- Burt A. -Crowe, of 234 Rawleigh road, will resumne bis studies ýas a member of the upper middle class at Lake Forest this year. Hie is preparing for Williams college. Harry Weese,, jr., son of Mr-. and Mrs. Harry E. Weese, 141 Kenil- worth avenue, will be a new student at the acade My this yvear. Front \Vil- mette, Miles Ge ringer, son. of Mr. .and Mrs. Mil'es B. Geringer of 1000 Michigan avenue; Nortoni Potter, son of Mi.-and Mrs. . Ralph F. Potter of 925 Chestnut street, and Jolîi . L ,Whidden, Jr., son of Mr.. aud Mrs. John Blair Whidden of 1009, Elni1wood avenue, will take up their studies at Lake Forest prep schiool. this faîl. Winnetka boys resuming thieir *studies at Lake Forest this fall are: Miller of Willnette, secretary; William Hillinger of Wilmette, treasurer; George T. Mullen of Glencoe, William A. Carey of Winnetka, C. A. Thorsen of Kenilwortb, and Louis S. Becker of Wilmette mewmbers of the I execu- tive* committee. This. cluib is composed of precinct committeemen and others interested' ni the furtherance of, Republican I)arty principles. Meetings wilL be held every Wednesday evening at. 8 o'clock until the. Presidential electionl at the Wil-. mette Village hall. ,AUl citizens 1of New Trier township interested, in thc Rcpublican p.rty have been invited to attend, these meetings and to join the club Henry Fowler of Wilmette has heen president of- the club during the pas1t year. It wvas decided, at th e meeting last wveek to take immediate steps toward the organization of a drive tog et al citizens to register. on the two. sole registration days, Octoher 1i and Octo- ber. IL A recent suate lawv requ ires that ail citizens must le registered on eithier of those days iii order to vote at the Presidential electioni. Citizeils w~ho. will hbe absent f rum thcir towns on either October 1 or October 11, or citizens wlio will be unable to register hecause of sickness, must àpply to Counitv Clerk, Sweitzer's office for an application blank vhich must be filled out and sworni to by a niotary publie and returned to the counity :clerk's of- fice. in timie to be received ilot later than Octoher 10, otherw\ise they will lose their righit to vote. A coirnlittee consisting of, William Gruver, chairman, R. C. Johnson, George T. Mulleni, anid C. A. Thorsen \vas .appoinited to devise a plan to or- ganize workers among the women vot- ers to assist the club'in promoting -the suticc.ess of the Republican p4rty,. Paul A. H-off man, was appointed by IPresident Kinnie, as publicity chairman. Shawnflee- Tennàis'Team in North Shore Finals The most successful tennis teani ,ever tn reDreserit ShawnIee Cniintrv Our cleaning penetrates into'every fiber of the. feit -cleans a hat inuide as *well as outside. Thon ex" pert blocking puts back ail the original style and snap., Hats Gleaned and Blocked Limited Time 500 CASH, iNC- _____________Member 'Wimet>le Chamber o! Commerce_________ NOW! NEW Prof essio nul Subjects For Home Mo'vi es At Washington, D. C. where ie wilI Wis. enter bis sophomore year at George- town. university. He will be accom- Mrs. Theodore E. Moritz, 226 War- panied by Orja Corns, Jr. of WiI- wick road, Kénilworth, entertained a mette. who is- also a student at few friends at luncheon and bridge Georgetown. . .on Tuesday, -September 6. 1 ff ORRINCTON AVENUE, E Chicago Stores: 105 N. Wabash Ave. 78 E. Jackson Blvd. S IUN 18 S. LaSalle St. OUR NEW LOW: CASH PRICES. Men'. Topcoats Men's Suit, > Ladies' Dresses'5 Ladies' Platin CS coats AS

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