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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1938
Page
29
David E. Hall of Wilmette, famed iris hybridizer and American Iris Society member, will discuss producing new iris varieties using color slides from National Iris shows. The Natural Science Club meeting at New Trier High School Friday at 3:30 PM offers the talk.
The New Trier frosh soph baseball team split results with Proviso and Oak Park. They lost 19 to 2 to Proviso in a high scoring game, then defeated Oak Park 4 to 3 at home. Bob Dewey pitched effectively, allowing only one hit through seven innings before two late hits gave Proviso some runs.
Members of New Trier High School senior civics classes invited Harry S. Marsh, township tax assessor, to discuss taxation issues. The May 2 meeting in the Tri-ship room sparked a lively discussion about tax problems and authorities.
Mrs Marian Cotton head of the music department at New Trier High School will judge the vocal section at the state music contest in Normal on May 7. Other judges include Mack Evans from the University of Chicago choir, Walter Aschenbrenner of the Chicago Symphonic choir, and Erhardt Bergtrasser of Roosevelt Senior High School.
The Scholastic high school weekly announces national contest results. David Geppert of Wilmette earned two honorable mentions for a piano solo and a composition for up to six instruments.
Margaret Tuttle of New Trier High School achieved the highest group on Stanford aptitude testing, earning top ratings in the Pasts Rating Test within Stanford University's report.
About 20 New Trier High School art students will tour the Harrison Commercial Art Institute for an evening lecture and special demonstration this week.
The annual high school band concert will be held at New Trier auditorium Friday evening May 13 at 8 15 o'clock. The program includes Sousa El Capitan and William Tell Overture selections with soloists Leslie Matson Lawrence Schuber Carl Mayer Eugene Fuessle Bob Matson Philip Mallen and Frances Anderson. Tickets are available from band members.
New Trier High School auto shop students will tour Navy Pier on Tuesday May 10 to inspect the Fthyl gasoline corporation motor clinic. On May 12 they visit the Nash automobile factory in Kenosha Wisconsin. A special car on the North Shore electric will be provided.
Janet Lersch of New Trier High School achieved the top score in the Spanish scholarship contest and earned a Rockford College scholarship based on that performance. She will enroll at Rockford.
A New Trier High School exhibit opens May 10 or 11 in the main corridor featuring photographs by Helen Balfour Morrison of prominent North Shore men and women.
The junior and senior music clubs at New Trier High School prepare a joint meeting in the east music room. Arthur Granquist presents a lecture recital on Lohengrin assisted by Mr and Mrs Wesley Bradburn.
Lazlo Moholy-Nagy director of the new bauhaus will speak Friday morning May 13 at 9 45 in the art appreciation lecture hall at New Trier. His topic is The New American School of Design.
Miss Laura Williams will give a lute concert for New Trier High School music integration freshmen on Wednesday May 11 at 11 45 o clock.
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