Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 12 Dec 1935, p. 40

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*It is through a similar grant fri Public \Vorks Administratoi ap'proved an allotment of pose, and aIl that is now. re( of Controller Qeneral J. R. p ected withiin a short tiine. .The need for this improi by those most closely conne *The present pool was constri ant enroliment of 800 pupils, bas been entirely inadequati enroliment of approximatel and partially constructed, th tmice the size of the standar saine source. L. -Ickes bas .or this pur- the approva!- whichi is ex- iemenît* is recognized cted with the schiool. cted to accommodate and for several years cto the needs of an y 2,400. As plan ned ýe natatorium will be d pool, and will liave mce and conifort of UCe.i rate ltoryotungsters teii to. ourteen years old increased only three per cent, and for children aged five to nine droppèd twenty-five per cent. "The record of the yotunger children has been credited to safety instruction and the work of the schoolboy patrols," Mr. jack explained, "ele.- ments whichare not generally present in high schools. Further, the adolescent is often trals~- ferring to some degree from the pedestrian to the driving stage. He may learn how to manipulate automobile controls, but often he bas no more knowledge of traffic rules and road courtesy than lie lias picked up by observation. And if 'he bas grown up in a family that believes such phrases as, 'right Wf way' are meaningless, he ivili be 'a potQftial cause of serious accidents. charming personality and engaging smile capti- vated millions during the .period covered by the text. Ini dedicating the book to "My Friends,". the author lias totiched the vcry depthis of iiman emotion. Hlow hle nakès those two words bring tears to the .cyes von wouildn't, believe: possible. The book 'is iavishly ilustýated. A hecadpiece shows 'the jovial Santa Ini the act. of dis'bur.sing showers of 59-cent dollars, presumably to the dledicatees of the boo0k. A footpiece represents TI'xpayer, prostrate, breathing bis last, wh isper- ing, "An i1 the forgotten man?" There is a pro- fuision of full page illustrations, mostly dollar pins, A quaint conceit. of the artist was cutting ont enoughi fromn each dollar sign to represent the 41 centsfnw missinz frrum *the .i-d,.C

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