Pollution and civic action to protect streams
Seventh grader Grace Williams writes on water pollution harms from Chicago area sewage to Thorn Creek and the Calumet River. She urges citizens to demand cleaner plants, better sewage treatment, and responsible waste disposal to save fish, scenery, and public health.
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Indusgeneral
Davesati
Galumet River
City of
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Pracy
Creek
Chicago
Iso
Local School News Highlights and Baseball Scores
Ed dies side won last night 6 to 5 against our side. Bowen School lost to Matteson 4 to 6 in a pennant game. May Festival planned for Thornton Forest Preserve May 25. Students announce class events, races, and athletic reps. Chicago Street School PTA meets May 21 with readings and student program.
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Eddie
Eddies
William Thompson
Japan
Josephine Canterrace
Thornton Forest Preserve
Bowen
Matteson
Thornton
Lincoln Avenue School Honor Roll May List
The Junior High Honor Ball for May lists students with A and B grades. Names include Rowena Kreutaburg Edward Heitman Edward Hoffman Ellen Thomsen Minnie Pals Minnie Rossi Alice Van Barin Katheryn Meserschmidt Josephine Verhoeven and Robert Reynals along with their A and B tallies.
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Rowena Kreutaburg
Edward Heitman
Edward Hoffman
Ellen Thomsen
Minnie Pals
Minnie Rossi
Alice van Barin
Katheryn Meserschmidt
Josephine Verhoeven
Robert Reynals
L A S Baseball Split With Bowen and Riverdale
The L A S first team beat Bowen 13 to 7 in a five inning game on May 8 with August Hagen and Robert Propper hitting home runs. The second team defeated Riverdale Pullman 20 to 5, after a 4-3 first inning, with both teams now having one win apiece.
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Bowen
Lincoln Avenues
Fuyvor
August Hagen
Robert Propper
Lowell
Harvey
Edward Ioffman
Riverdale Pullman Br. I
Riverdale
Katherine Messerschmidt
Orchestra Progress Report for Earl H Krueger
The orchestra meets twice weekly under Miss Davenport on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The group lists one cornet, one trombone, four clariets, seven violins, and one piano with two new additions planned for April 26 and May 1. They plan to reach sixteen pieces in the ensemble.
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Miss Davenport
Seventh Grade Creates Historical Calendar in Art
Seventh grade students explore Japanese music studying wood wind instruments. Boys and girls collaborate in class to craft a Historical Calendar showcasing cultural instruments and historical detail.
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Sereta Schmiedi
Down by the Sea by Edward Hoffman
A short poem describes a seaside stroll along sandy shores. It notes waves, blue waters dotted with ships, and seabirds such as sand-pipers gulls and snipes. The speaker observes prints in the sand as birds run and call along the shore.
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Down BY the Sea
Edward Hoffman
Student Council Minutes From Junior High April 27 1927
The Junior High School Student Council meeting was called to order by chairman Robert Foster on Friday at 3 o clock. Isabelle Hampton read the secretary’s minutes and the topic Our Graduation Play prompted many ideas but no final title was chosen. The discussion was tabled for further consideration. The session adjourned at 3 40.
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Pearl Cohen
Robert Foster
Isabelle Hampton
Gift funds $80,000 for Glenwood dormitory Hall
Mrs. Elizabeth Spalding McElwee of Lake Forest Illinois donates eighty thousand dollars for a dormitory at Glenwood Manual Training School. The Jes se Spalding hall will stand near the campus entrance serving as a community center and housing a select group of eighth grade graduates who will remain under school direction to better prepare for life.
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Glenwood
Chips of the Old Block Carver Spurs Notable Inventions
The Detroit News profiles a man who carved watch charms from peach stones and three sons who created items. One son devised the breakfast pack another the rumble seat and the third the small folding chairs used with bridge tables.
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Detroit News
Balloon’s 1000 Mile Journey Reaches Poland
A toy balloon released twenty two hours earlier from Staveley in the Lake District of England was found in Leisin Poland. The flight covered about a thousand miles with an average speed between forty and fifty miles per hour.
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Staveley
English Lake District
Leisin
Poland
Churches First Methodist Church May Sunday Services
The First Methodist Church invites all to Sunday school at 9 45 a m with classes for all ages and study of the Scriptures. Morning worship at 11 a m under the W F M S with special music and a sermon. Epworth League meets at 6 45 p m. Evening service at 7 30 p m with Young Peoples Choir selections. Pastor A A Myers invites all to attend.
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First Methodist Church
Epworth League Society
Young Peoples Choir
A. A. Myers
Crossings Safety Push Shows Large-Scale Upgrades
Interstate Commission hearings reveal eastern railroads spent 19 million dollars since 1910 to eliminate 948 grade crossings and plan 60 more under 4.0 million. 1923 28 saw average 2379 deaths per year, versus 1903 06 at 568. In 1927 a major railroad saw 600 gates struck by autos. Chicago Motor Club notes 81 percent of observed drivers failed to look both ways at crossings.
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Interstate Commitrce Commission
Eastern Railroads
Chicago Motor Club
United States
Speaking of Oneself According to Bacon
Lord Bacon argues self praise is rare and ill suited. He allows praising another's virtue as acceptable, especially if the virtue aligns with the speaker's own claims, while avoiding overbearing talk to others.
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Lord Bacon
Vox populi meaning and usage
A brief note explains that Vox populi is a Latin phrase meaning the voice of the people and is used to refer to public opinion. It highlights its common abbreviation Vox pop and clarifies its social meaning in discourse.
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Vox Pop
Vox Popull
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