Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 9 Feb 1933, p. 24

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ties. But to use any instrumienit, even a hIlaineir, one muiist also use comnion sense. Many. years ago conîic valentines were rather popular.. They were simp le, but what they lacked in elaboratenessý thev made . u for in vio-. St. Valentiue's lence.,of" coloring Dayand sentiment. Onm a single. sheet of radier coarse paper-appeared a picture in red and blue- and belovv it *a suitable stanza in direct and. higbly tunconiplinîientary Engli'sh. The 1T1n1r of tlwse love-1wiissives wa's so strong and direct that anybody. no matter how illiterate, could quickly get its. full force. Jlanging on a w-ire ini the store, window, they could be easily in- spected. and appreciated. Aniong themn would probably be onIe întended for the washlady. No pains weûre spared to mnake ber pictured likeness on the valentine as extreie *a caricature as possible. She great big ugly nîppopotainus. v our fat arms deep in soapy slop." For some sufficient reason the comiic valentine has gone the wav of certain other be-men productions. In its place we have today a much more appropriate means of expressing affection. The verse employed is not that of the "The'rose is red, the violet blue" varietv. Instead of We're 'looking,. forward tothe 'North Shore Festival as one looks fortvard to a week. of enteriinment nicely miingled wihprofit. Were it. North' Shore to We mere entertaÎn- Festi..lient, *we imight feel that we êould dispense with, it, b1ut offeririg, as. it does,, such -a large p-jortion of plaateuaIin the arts.of vocal and instrumiental mîusic WC cannot afford to neglect the Ô'pportunîtv%.* For nmany vears 'tbousands of north shore and Chicago people have had* the privilege of adding to the joys of living by attending these fetival concerts. They have listened to the singing a nd plavîng of the world's music masters. The-y have heard miany of the world's greatest. comi- Positions. By- these experiences thev have grown in mental and moral stature. There are a. nunîiber .of things on life's programi that Nve cannot dispense with. One of themi is the Chiýcago North Shore Music Festival. best kïio%%-edge-oiiecani get is beliet basedl on evidence. Get the best evidence vou. cati. Then with this evidence wvork ont as logical a belief as von cani. This is thle best knoNvledge you catn get. Be satisfied with it. Forni the habit of regarding it as the best. This %vill rid voit of longing andl worry. Con tenît, thotigh, cold, O11 this jetty ehsconced, With y u ansd. the wind and iny dreams; GCatching. by*sight, the 'reflected ligkt 0f, dancing, star-bright -bea»u.,. ' You quiet the itriving in my soul. Troubles,. mv fancy mus t showv, Are biddem by you: Take' concurrent forrn; I)issok'i'; and so s.oftly- Evanston, the town that dearly loves to debate any given issue-usually a Most commendable virtue -ýis by way of reverting, to the Sunday movie question these days when most of tbe rest of us are scared stiff over matters of probable. secondary import inluding technocracy, consolidation, taxes, foreclosures--even complete collapse. Al of which reminds us of the glorious battle waged in Wilmette soine iew years ago when the question of permitting mo-vies to operatte;,n Sunday dernanded immediate solution. Fearful and fantastic pictures-non-movie -were painted at that tinie, we recail, of the evils attendant upon Sabbath display of the jumping celluloids, and the village, as was to be expected, became duly agitated. History records that the pro- Sunclay movie-ites finally won out, the movies came in and all was and continues to be serene, Other suburbs experienced sinillar painful thougb fairly innoxious attacks and, similarly, survived the ordeal. Evanston, alone, remains unique. But, who is thert among us who, in, these times of stress, doesn't relish a bit of comic relief? Is there ino end to iMIS mou ruful soundt Soit littie gray birds pal ientlv .rwaying Lowi oit the harc bou ' lhs, or high lin clear air, .Vever for thern is the North zvind saying "Death cornes so soon, .eht trouble or care?- .Oh, for the hcart o!f a little gray birdlin.g, Cheery and patient, timeful and gay; None of thte f cars thal corne swiftly surg:i,ap.. Only thte hapiness tucked in a day. arness, wnîcn iin. iurn coi attached to the individual. be We are ering and Friday oft louder andi gap bet ween tne the .inauguration. 'twixt a village political gath- show as diverting diet about c.JThe former probably will be

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