Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 4 May 1933, p. 30

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xuMux', ppvar.-..lu c - --8 ResolutiQfls of condolence, carda of thanka, Obitu- arle.. noieat of entertainnéenta or other affare where an admittance charge la piibl"aed, wilI be. charged t egular advertlutng riate Grade Separation Wl ave Lifte Le's: Hasten the Day!1 Wc. know. of no one who with a fair de- grec of frequiency does. not attend the movies. WTe do ti'ot know the total attend- ing the, movies in a year, but The wte, could easiiy believe that it Movies ran way up -into the many millions. The admission fee is surprisingly low, and the aniount that one gets for his noney is aimost. embar- rassiflg. If one hias any doubt as to 'whether or nlot mnechanical improvemnents have beeii made ini the taking and presenting of moving pictures, let himn sec one of those showngsof oid-time filmis. He wili im- mediateiy be convinced that the mnovie business has mnade great forward strides. Older mnovie spectators and hearers can sec certain pictures without being much affected by them. Wc iniay think thein rather daring and devilish, but the net r.c- suit is flot a changing of our moral stand- ards. But have we considered just what, the' effect oný the young may be?' And if we have considered the nature of this eechave we governed ourselvee accord-~ ingly? At, the niovies children-hear and, see thingsi that' their parent s would be un-, utterably shocked t'O have them sec and hear elsewhere. . Is this experience good for the children? The universal ansW'er Dasment.. iin, manLy ji oi ).I)aysnorth shore homes 'con- versation centers arounidthat great event. We suppose that many a youth is imagin- ing how smnart he wiIl look when adoring relatives are, pointing himn out as the one bright particular star in that. brilliant. These' last days of school, no matter whether the school is low or high are, for the graduates, especially, red letter days. And no matter how* old our particular reader may be, hie can easily recaîl comn-, mencement timnes.. Father and' mother' 1were there, with a choice assortment- of relativesl and. friends., The class. of a hun;- dred or more is seated on the piatform,. the objective of, every eye> in the audience. The principal steéps onto the platform 'and, the event,15 n. We confess ourselves most interested in the high ,school ýgraduates, those Who are intending' to go to college, mnany of thmlong miles from home. With. vhat gloWing colors. they pictuùre theniselves in that long- thou ght-of college, perhaps onie that father cherishes as ýhis ima mater! It is an inspiring picture. Maythe rcality, be even more inspiringi What is most desirable regarding al government is not only desirabie. regard- ing government of north shore villages but entireiy possible.' Efficiency in In ail govern miient the Government highest 'possible effici- ency is desirable. Every citizen wouid like to be assured that the country, state, city, or village in i,,,hich he lives is being governed with as much efficiency as is humanly possible. Nordt shore citizený; are no exception to this general attitude. And on the north shore this bigh degree of efficiency has been at- taincd and' can be attaincd in every com- munity. Why is this ideal not always and every- where attained on the north shore ? This question can best be answered by a quo-. tation from a public letter written by the chairman of the Harmony convention heid recently in Wilmett'e. ago, and .we aljusted to thle change witn. an case' that surprised us. We suspect that the' ease' of adjustment was largely doe to a resolution on our part to accept with cheerfulness whatever must be. We, got the ideaIf rom the. Golden Book of -Marcus Aurelius. 0f my heart, As softly as the Pf~tal' of a rose ,At t/te siqht of death; An iie of an old, old garde>:> Wid-, And fuit of flowers, Anmd fra*rant, With a. gray iwalt around it, In ruzns, Showingq the. blue of thte distant sea, At broken places, Britingito me an old, old.lady, *With her tatting, Her ýmemorie-s, And her graces. -Ben Now that May Day appears to have brought with it reverberating revival of those interesting bomb- ings-Chicago style-we wonder what the boys will have thought up in the way of fun, sport and amusement wheni the big village is crowded- with visitors corne time tO open the Century of Progress Expo. Perhaps an exhibit. or two of pineapples-Chicago crop-might flot be àmiss among the modern device, *to:be displayed at the great scjentific exposition. guch ani exhibit would depict clearly just ho w f at we' have advanced along the path of'civiization since the Red Skitis perpetrated the Fort Dearborr massacre. TODAY AND YESTERDAY ,n utomawtic heat; ct»trolled air; Diffused light bri9hteninj t/he face O0f t/te plain cec~trc--clock, wIsere Silently, in its use fui place Near the radio, it declares" The linte for "flashes of the day"; Above t/te comifortable chai r'& Cusýhioncd arns. t/te occupant's grcsy Head droo ps; olten /te s/tifts his. feet. Oetaiid holds o! t recurring buis;- T/te news broadcast, he repeats: "Faith!ess" stqeal," "plot," "',fig/tt," <kilt."W A cr "ertor$,»e 'e. rit. coat or UJIumbrsioo aiUL sII' vericF~I~Lit quares FC- tnoved f rom sheiter. Gin, the' type-eating Terrier, likes the season, too. despite, the f act that dog-catchers are roaming at, largepyigt eir Xearous trade. -Mique

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