Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 7 Feb 1935, p. 27

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sa dent. B iut to a sinall group of nmen, women, and children on the north shore there is justonte real nceed to- dayr. That is for an ip'door:skating. rink. About -thirty belong to the. Hub- bard Woods, Figure Skating club, and these thirty are enthusiasts, 'Con- vinced. that tbhefr numbers would be greatly augmented iîf stable skating conditions, such- as obtained in, an indoor rink, were availablé., As it- is, the local weather is most unreliable, lai proffering mush ice one day, glorious pi ice for a- few dais-pronto, no ice at th VÉuIety of PV.blh.S The fascination of figure skating lies in its variety of problems. No matter how many years one has been a figure skater, there is always*some-* ,thing to, learo, Miss -Eddy poîined-out. One can begin as a child and go on itt old age, still learning. This, challenge to açcomplishmet niakes the matter of an indoor -rjnk seem even more worthwhile. Hubbard Woodsis reputed te, have the best rink of any place in Chicago- Miss Eddy announccd There are several reasons îudging by the praise she Netterstrom of Winn,tka and Eluae Thelen of Wilmette, are other excel- lent . figure skaters. Outstanding among. the . yôunger generation are Mary Phyllis Barbeir,Clara Szyxnan- ski of New Trier High school, Donna Rlpley, who lu only Ili and Bill Smith of Winnetka.. "Why *se féw. boys comparatively? " queied, the. reporter, and Mi ss Eddy laughçd. . She. does not know., Last but not least among the rester of north àhorè figure skat- ers is William S. ;Jacoh-, abso known as Stanley Jacob. a URanim~e o-.n.1the. Ri*k" Beca-use o f the fact that the Law- rence Abts of Highland Park> and. other couples have met *hile skating, there is good journallstic reason . te suggest as a possible titie. for this article, "Romlance on the Ripk,» or more pra ctically te suggest that this thetne be used in. propaganda for an indoor rink. It should be an~ excel- lent talking, point. among the younger generation, but alas,,they seldom have promotional sense or financial surplus. SThis may be the right place toeli- sert Miss Eddy's comment on. the tremendous increase in figure skat- ing. "More skates were sold this season than ever before," she said. lier opino is that the upward trend- which ha. been notictable li the past fie years is due to the de-: pression. More and mnore people are turning to outdoor sports for mcex- pensive recreation. Golfer anmd Swm ie Incidentally, she herself is a great sports enthusiast, figure skating li the winter, golfing and swimming li the summer. Another major inter- est is reading, she confesses, books on psychology, biography, sociology. She is a graduate of New Trier High school and alumna of Lake Forest college and the Audubon Tyler Art school in Chicageo. "Neyer got a bediSi, lIsmaeriÇ CI.. 30 Ford Tudor Sedan. $ 160 Heater, good condition.. -- 33 Dodge Tudor Sedan.46 DeLuqxe equipped. 30 1Packard lConv. 32 Coupe. DeLuxe,, sidem'ts. 26 Packard 2 Sedan .. ...... .. 28-Chrysler 72 M Sedan 20 Oakland $50 Sedan ...... 31 Dodge 3 ton panel, truck..... 1150 30 Dodge 3% ton '7 pane! truck ....... Maux k, er inebargains sac& as 33 'Chevrolet Tudor DeLuxe. 33*Chevrolet Tudor. Sie- mOunts, trunk, heater. TERMS... CASH... TRADE openEs ndSam.sdaya SHOFRURE MOTOS, mW. Dodge Plymsouth De.ae 666 Center St. Winn. 1773 *êN~~de'41 dot on the diagram. .vrin-meIV caue i guc baL--;. . . ------ -.. . Miss Eddy explained. "Rob"'means Mr. Wilson.bas taught figure skat- Adding the thirty and seventy met right,- outer skate edge, . backwa-rds. ing oni a!l the fanious rinke of the bers of the two local, figure skati Simlarly, "lob," means left, outer continent, bas had the king and clubs, there are one-hundred, but d edge, backwards. _Most skating fig- qucen of Spain among bis pupils. plications reduce the total conside uires are executed forward and back- The latter gave bum a diamond skate, ably. If there were an, indoor skatii ward, usinig botb inner and outer pin after one of his exhibitions. Be-ý rink, thenumbe ol nra tis 10w price. - rary ontyl Lloyd Hollister Inc. 1232 Central Avenue. Wil.tt. Ilu.

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