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*.flot ýrdi"of thanks, obitu- nta or other affairs le, publsh4, viii be rates. WKetF,:ail rharged fitt Grade Sepatation WVill Save Lif e Let's Hastenthe Day! Nilery faintly wive seeni to recail having read somewhere,, probably ilu the Good Book, that' "The Lord helps those wvho help) theilselves." It is Spirit o! hrought to inind at this the Pioneer time b,% the course being' pursued by the pastor and congregat ion of the First Presbyter- ian church of Wilrnette. -They are going back to the early principle of seifa-reliance and self-heip so long practiced by those pioneers of ail countries and ail sections -who. when they wanted a thing done, did it theinselves. And so these Presbyteri'an folk. bearing adversity's scars, are draw- ing from the spirits of. hardy forebears that faith and courage that mnake misfor-, tunei's crown to rest lightly upon themi. When their church édifice 'was damaged by fire,. they went to work with a will and repaired it. When the second "visitation of fire" completely ruined it, they deter- mmed that froni its ashes there should arise a newv and a better church bomne. Making the necessary financial arrange- ments, they entered upon the building pro- gram, but when only haîf completed the, sting of adversity's lashi was again feit asî the pitiless hand of, Dépression laid it on. lhe promised financial aid was -tda, and operations ceased. Now the iien and women of the congrégation, under the in- spiring leadership of their pastor, are con- tributing the work of their hands to theo Completion of an audience rooni so that the play. [t is flot unusual to hear a visito r at the Fair remnark, when viewing a certain ex- hibit that liartictilariý interests hii. in that it, Iears close relation to his own chosen field of activity. "Nom- there's. sor-nething jI want to study in 'detail.. l'Il just take a Iook around at thirigs in gen- eral todav, but soietime later I'm coming ,'do%,%n hlere alone. and spend a day in this spot. That's soniething I wanàtt to, know% ail about !" If you don't get beyond the Streets of Paris or the 'Midway. vou ve iiissed seeing the real Worl' d's Fair. The exposition is a remark*ab*le educational institution:, It is a' comprehensive and visual study of %vhat is transpiring in the awe-iinspiring.ceniturv it encompasses. AIoreover. the, knowledge. it seeks t'o disserninate is available atý ridi.clously moôdest cost. Thiere probably is' no inirinity to vlhich human flesh is heir that so deeply touches the« f ounts of syrnpathy or that so quicklv stirs those fouints to A Paeticularly spontaneous action 'as Worthyv Cause blindness. 1To be for- ýver ivrapped ini dark- niess, deprived of the enjoyment of the beauties and the grandeur of nature, to know the majesty of a tree and the beau- ty of a flower oniy as portrayed by the words. of others, is inideed one of life's greatest tragedies. To promnote the happiness, welfare 'and. pleasure of such victims of cr 'uel fate is the self -imuposed work of the Hadley Cor- *rsoden ce Schooi for the,,Blind at \Vin- nek.Just now its problem is to p)rovide a course in home -economics lo meet the demiani coming from blind Nvonien 'and girls who acuteiy feel the need of such training but are unable. to procure it. To prepare and distribute the course unider illec i f a year's splendid maturity". . vacation days. . . two weeks' play... two weeks' double wvork . sport clothes.. . traveling bags . . . sum- nier resorts.. . mosquitoes. . . jazz. . . romance Iurking in woodland nooks... tearful partings... fiat purses back to the grind... Ho, hum! OnI:,1 newspaper folk work in Aigust. - Contributed.> VACATION M1iles ýof st rif e iwre left bchind; A blooniiiig 'world was mine. Cooling streanis brou ght back te, mc Children whose foret in» glee Splashc-d in finn, water f ails Beside the imill's stone u'aII Fearless deer gave ne. this thought: Paradise, this 1 sou ght. (313 impression of the Outdoor Garden and Flower Show at the Horticultural building at A Century (of Progress, the .World's Fair, Chicago, May 27,t Nov. 1, 1933. -Thalia A. Rochblitz. * IT'S IlIGILY PROBABLE Decar Mique: Fully'aware of the fact that 1 amn pretty d.. 'dnnib, and adniitting that 1I have been more or less etclud ed f rom high society, 'Which trüths account for the density of my i gnoranc e,, turn to you for that accurate information. whicb your more 'favorable opportunities no dbubt enable you to disserninate. WVhat is eating me is this:- When Dame Rumor sets ber tongue to clacking- and spreads, the 'report that a gentleman of great prominence in the commercial world and a lady iùf equal prorninence sociallv, are engaged to be mar- ried; and the gentleman's ire rises and he cussesthe newspapers and says they should be prosecuted for starting such lies; that be wouldn't even think of marrying that wonian; that people are just trying to injure his reputation; and the lady cornes back by arcbing ber 'eyebrows and saying, -What, that big hunka cheese? Who in the world would nîarry him ? It's too ridiculous to everi think about. Why, I hardly know him. 0f course, we meet occasionally at ýaffairs, but we have neyer had one of our own.- Marry him ? I .should say flot !" The thing is, M~ique, are theyjiust being nice and 'complimentary to each other, or, are, they indulging in dirty digs. thus cncroaching upon privileges supposed to be exclusivce vvith the. proletariat ? -Maque. JUST DANDY, THANKS! Mique: Sorry yQu were not. in when 1 calied at the sanctum sanctorilam t'other. day. 1 stopped up to tell yoii that, you inight recommend SalIy Rand~ to Cherry. Blossom of your line last wveek. How are Vou? - .L are, for the r merely the ec mnissioni to thtý Visitors to > of the price Fair are iMpressed.by the e Another of those charming persônalities known as "blond, tigress," h aecn trived to make Chicago more or iess no- torious, is on trial -for, inurder. In face of erecent events, wiil the old game work? their conifusîon! Mebbe Augusts dog days bave been postpoiged to September. We've still got lots of wear and nary a tcar i the white flannels and two-toned s"oe. I j