[ VolUI:ie 6, No.5 . J::!1l1lary, 1947

MRS. J0S.:]?~J.I :"~E o'~.A!'R.m. l'HE o.~r~~_~m jlBz. ON TOP' On DeCetlbbr .10t~1 , 1346, il.i:rJ. The 7t;: Gr-'lde Or?hans are leading

O'Farrell passed away at. her the girls' Bat Ball Lea.gue with 4 .home in Cl'ir.a.;o. He:::- rie'lt~l c ('.me victnrie3.a..11d. 0 dE-fent.s to their . as a shock tv ~ver.,.. O!l '3 c En<.; cra~"'i".i. I!l v::L-rmj.I!g 4 gc'..mCS, they will bekep.w.y Llissad$ n.av:Lng ha"", downed th\3 6t!l Grade Jets by identifioc. hers~U ~'ii t h ~c,~o""l scorc.s of 8 to 1 and 4 to 1; the act! "i tit s ha ~ t:!;.1 . . J:J.g t ~,~ r a 1t 7th G:-ar!e R 3d Hots by a 5 to 1 tew years. One.: Ja:.l;-?lJ':'-3l , J "D.:t, score; and beat the 8th Grade At­teaches in the r.oo.!! .Avenu8 &~h- om Girls by a 5 to 2 score. Other 001, and aI'!.otho.r df1.ug!1-t9r~ Hrs. scor.es: Atoll Girls, 4, - Jets, J, Gladys Hickey) ?u.st. P.!'E'sjd~:n~, 7 innings; R~d !Jots, 4, - Jet'S, Oak Lawn P.TeA., is' active in 2, - Atom Girls, 8, Red Hots, 2. P.T.A. circles he:a.'e. The AtoIJ Girls occupy 2nd place

. Mrs. 0 t FeITeJ~ r s fo..ru:tne ~~"!d bt~_.t;:ti1k1. Hots and Jet§. friendliness ancl k.!.nJliLe~s will B.:~~i'"~ 3;.-:.J, always reIlain intha i.leat·t:;; of . From the o:dgUbl. 25 boys, the those who kne~ her; nor will her Covington I s School Basket De.ll. eYer ready w:!.t b~ fo-:'rottf:n! I Tear.: ha~ been cut down to 15 boys.

Beartrcl t sywpt>..t!Jy 1s e'rtend_, Theso ,",,0 l'ellcln are. R. Dresp, ad to all the meIabers of her R. Staner, R. Iwanski, A. beak, teml]y in tn.°i:!'.2J~~~~~:§r-t. R. Rer,el, John and Joe Carlino,

COOK AVENUE Il~gR;K.. J. Dor..es, D. Chapman, D. RBch, Cook · Avenue S~t .. )o:: is pr0lJ.d J. lla-"Tis, G. F1~tcher, R. Duck­

at th~ JDEm1 fine new books whi~h will, P. Walter., and D. Macak. laave been add~ tr> the va!'iol.1.s On Tues., Feb • . 4th, .the boys rooD librarics~ T~ .~ t(.ac~ .... ~rf: w'-li pley their first ga'1e agamst and pupils pUG ov~r a l·e<.J.~ bigj a teo.m Dade up of 1946 Graduates •

. paper drive in DeceTIlne!" E'lld Jf:c. The P,ar.16 wD.l start at ,~ 0 i C'~ock was. wi ~b t..~e p~'(\~e'3C s t!·.!l~ rl'. a..~d CQr. ..nJ"t.')n' C plpU .. S a~ .. e · inTo too these . beoks W...:I·..) .t'u~CiL_s0d~o-:e::.· to C~IJ": cu~ unl ~taE..!, fer t:J.elr 185 was ' realizec! trOLl ~e wJ.8"Ge_:t!::;::..J.,.. ___ *_-__________ _ paper dri. Vf). GrlOQ wcrld Er.j :)y I PLA.' . .-;: :ru Gl'W!E rJR itLL 7H.\T : S -li~ YOU l ~. ' readinJ l . &VV>oA C I . BU:J.' .. ~' :£ BE A lWW LOS.ERJ . . .'

PegA 2 THE CLASSMATE

c::·n O\AT co"·n · l'=-:p tunl "-) L ~ v " . 1,) ".-- _ I - _ .. _. __ ._--- _ ._-- ------ - ~ .~

ito 11 d e R§I!lS;t§ 1. joys o£

winter-, with all its snow, are told in story , or interpreted by tb3 3l"t5.sJ

:. in v.Lv':!'d, colorful, illustration!) Jill , ,d l ... ter is !-le~e again~ How jolly it is to play in the snow!

How j '1 ·.>ieoi'at:i.ng t') r oll in its 'soft, white, cooling, freshness! The ~b3:=,lw ()f t~c h~F~~" ch:ildren aglow with vibrant health! Snow- " ba.l.::..f:' fJ-:t l:i '::'h:;r 8:ld ;}T')l1, t he boys and girls gleefully pelting orie anotued Ona ca...'1 aJ..hlo s t. hear their screams of delight! Mother Na­ture h~s co\'ered the gr ound with piles and drifts of this play­pro~,e'd ng ~ubsta:l1c9, - snow!

(Wherein the true picture is reveal­ed, 'winter, wi thall its snow, 'de-glacorized!)

Ro:Uing in the snew is allright when cother can take you right "In t..~o hou sp. f'.ftei' S'J.d: an epi sode and sse thnt you change your wet clothes! No such S8TiTi.:!e _can be offered at school and one can ocl.y 'hope against bopH that the glow of health will wi tbstand the thre 9.t s of colds and sure throats! So, boys and girls, donlt go· coopletely " daft when it COllCS to rolling in the mow, - or ·rolling ~c:ne else .in the Sl ... .:::>Vf. De sensible, - after all, one can have fun in the snow without going coopletely overboard on the subject! ~rdirig one.'s .good he9J.'th is every school child's responsibility.

Sn0;-:- balls, I ir~ess, u:-en't what they used to be! The pelting today has t~en on 811 the earmarks of vicious challenge, - each one ; as it 'were, 'an ice-cold, flying insult, to be avenged in . sh0r-!:.. 0:::-d8r ' vii,. thhlU'd icy pain-producing pellets; should one strike you, t :'}9 effect .1,ro'.ild be lethal! It is not a question of boys and girl s n0-t knowing bett.er, - they simply forget~ in their excite­oen'!") th~ power al1d speed they put behind the msstie. To lose an eye at tl, e h.-uri s of aryone engaged in such senseless "sport" can ha.:rdJ~ COlJe under the hending of a childish, or "boys will be boy'S" pranld Nor can broken windows be excused · on that plea.

C')rtair~y, have fu.:l at, snow tioP. but us~ ~ots of good sense alon.7 .... i ~ il it llll<..1 ren e""lb :3r , not every one ~nJ2'¥s o;r:: .approves of

<:> u ' . • .'-l.. ""_ So don't be) I.uer UleIl. . your idE::a of havlllg fUll Wl.."u ..,~w.

age 3 THE CLAS:3MATE

P. T. A. RAY LYNGH ANNOUNCES ITS F'EBRUARY MEETING was a visitor at Co-rlngton School Date - Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 1 P. on January 28th. Ra?, was en10ying Place - Cook Avenue School free days between fere~ters. He is Events - Celebration of Golden enrolled in th~ Sl.hocl 0'+: COIJ!Jerce Anniversary, Founder I s Day. at the Jlni vprsi t~ .Qf..-lJ-l:tn..Qi=s::..:.,--_

- Election of NoDinating . . THE CHRI::::TMAS 01.,r..L T. B , X-.RAY MO-CoI:llilittee. BILE UNIT OF COCK C~U1;TY \las tude

- Social hour and refresh available to all tilE; inhabitants ments, - hostesses, Dothers rep- of this cor.mnmity and '3u'!'rounding resented in Miss Hn.ros' and Mrs. neighborhcorls 0 11. .Tanu, ~r:r 27th ond MurphY's roop.s. 28th. StationeC:: rt C-:> o:<: Avenue

BOARD OF EDUCATION School, it sel'ved t.he fl~hool popu-ANNOUNCE.<) ITS FEBRUAP.Y MEETING lations of Dist""i~t~ J.21 ann 122, ~ - Monday, Feb. 24, 8 P.M. including St. Ge~:al.d .3 SCl1001, also. Plac~ - Cook Avenue School The X-Roy service w;:,.s of'fered Regular business of the Board is most opport;\lru:~l;r, cou:i.n.~ I :ir0ctly in order for the evening. The J' after the re.:lcl~g of thE' pa.t.ch meetings are open to the public. tests conducted in 'Ch9 s~hoi)ls.

OF INTEREb'T The free service was also Sharon Louise is the new daughte available to all who d8E'ir8ci such of lIr.snd Mrs. Herbert TalSDa. n test~ Capacity crcwds p:::oved She arrived Dec. 27, 1946. Mrs. the merit of bringing tt:"2 Sl;}l'­

Talsma is the fOrIJer Dorothy Han vice to Oak Lawn. Arrang€D6nts sen, Class of 1937. Mr. TalSIJa i were Dade by Dr. ~ Gasteyer a.nd also a 1937 graduate. Mr~ and Miss Nyden, I'u';l;ic HZ1llth ~!.'s~. Mrs. Willi8JJ Callan and Mr. and CHEE.'1l_I:INDl;.'I1.-..I.A:lTl.N QUA...B.~Et1S Mrs. George TalSDa are the hnppy And they §T:.!l che!3ry and att- · grandparents. CONGRATULATIONS! ractive! With a:mniIJUD of equip-

.. , Once' oore tllEi Class of, 1937 cent, .. Ml'~. Pollard hasbe'en in­figures~ Vernon .Novak and Marie· defatigable in her efforts to Hermann ·Novak are the . proud par",:, a<;:hieve pleasant and interest­ants of ·a daughter,. born Dec. 15 ' ing surroundings for her pupils. 1946 .. She is Ivrnn Marie. CONGRAT M.my a sea!:). 11as she sewn and the QI,ATIONSI resul toot drapes~ slip covers,

It figures again, : the; Class I dC'lls : 8t~., prov8 her abili"t\v. ot 19371 Betty Luse P..adenachcr, I Whf~ i :'CO·:H~j ·"o c3.rp~·nt.er v/ork, ot that class, and Rictlru'd Ralj,e- ! she ha S wa.y J and I:18C1l. ,3, too! macher, Class of 1936, are pr0u"i ~tbe room :ts on('1 0:( w[,ich to ·be 11' proclaiI:li.ng a son. CO.£l:GRATUI ... ! proud, - and i t ~.£ in thG basement!

. ATIONSI !

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Snf)wL~ 5.D isS ,~ti~ i t -8. lot of ' The Coc~ A·Y~l1u Sc~ovl has pur­p!'ohl:J:l-:: . rl'.~!E' e. r:il}I t tfo:r-ld ' is' chased the above named picture. conc~j.~, 16 -1 wi t,L : ·hr) p:r:;bl.c:."1 of Tap) ·~ubj ect bas long been popu­trru~8;)o::d.,.1i.m; i n ~c~lovl, :i. t is ·ic..r i h · schoolrcoI?s. The original. the g~:L::;: C:)41pl fQ...--:.t a f{aj.nst '. hDllg~ · in 'ElS Chicago Art Insti­t.h~ lX):.~; ~ i r c:--r.:-i.,l'3::,n+.e t 1"..?at -- tute. The artist is Jules Breton. J:l0n'::;' vi: ~;~C:: e Le:..-e ~'e a f 3W A vm: r :na"tu."':"a"l.. query concerning poin'(,8L' S 'l S t(~·ot..lv.ilt o ol t b,l the the iJi~tUIa wa.s once cade by a 8t"'1 rL· : :.c""l ~ 'l't~ "bc~" s a~~p,e: . . . child WuO asked, "Where's the 1. I,E \"' tt,3 .if-'::-lp &J.cn.e! ··:·· blTd.? "~ :· Tl}e- teaGher brought o1l:t . 2. I i tJ-.~ gi r ls scart it, it ·io t;h'~ n i :!e p~il~l'L~f the girl as

sti.l1 bes t t o let them alone lisliening, · - the lark being out 3 • . Do::J. 't i.r r:!J'..lde anyone in· a cut of 51-gilt ~. the sky, -

.5:10·!f figLt W:lO doe"sn't cars thr~t t !lcsong wa.s the itlportant. to j05.ll in. . tI:ing o not; tt.3 "tirdn !

4 • He:-1 .i :l10whr.J..ls are dangerous . ".8:. Nb.V;JJ" . . ------a.'1~1 j t ~~ :=: po r.-r 5po:-:tsna..~sh.ip A very fine tecbni-color film, t.c. t:r:. c- .... , tJ1';::.:r~ - na'J..icious! coupled . with most interesting

S • .Ell.U.ci.i.ng:; ~e no (, proper conncnta. ... Y J wa.s shom for the t .'!:i:?0tS f o:!" sn()wbaUs~ pupils in Covington and Cook Ave.

~. __ '!1.:-L.<"l';. :}.t_c!?:l:J. Ls_(':.!tl _ -...: Schnols ou · Wednesday, JanUBX7 15. Tha gi.::'::'': 5.J.ggest t . ' Th~ !'ilI:l ceals .,~ th tlle life of 1. Ha .cG. ~;r.owba.U. s hurt! De fair ' tile Navajo Indians todq and the 2. Girls t ate being pegted at children fOUlld it most interest­

on the way to and 1'1"01:1 sch- in0• The .filJ:lis fUrnished free ool! of . ch,u-ge by the Santa Fe R.1t.

J. It 1s not f\m to get one's mftNUS PROLiR.iJi . fac~ w['l.shed by a rough boy . Plans are under way for the whc t.tir~k..: that . t~16 -g.irl · tErtanlls iJ::u::Iunization program for . enjoy s it.! NusiIeer the chilili'en .in our schools. All

4. Girlf' e.re . certainly not on parents have been notified of 0. P[,I wi) ;:: l.:6:~5 r l\vsicr:Uy; 'such 'a -program and. they ma;y awBit ane bOJ'sj.~·.m:G. :-..- ~alize thc.t ~ fu~E!' irif<l:mation as to date,

S. It is o:.U.::t..' .. a c)'cl.s of boys ·i.o :.e-=t;;::c..2.,_-=-___ --...;.~-------_ t h r'o71 S~OH i..n girl~ j i'ace s 'i 'HO SAID -and ~ :.:.:n t.' ~t; '; r n ac'-ci:>.ftWHITF. " SNOYi"?

6. Uii':_s 1':,::1£.:1 e .. }j-.>y t eiug let. We mr..y ' r~cr:ll in later yenrs alove ;o - they can enj()y the as Jarlu·lL:. ... Y·, · 194'l, bding tho uonth S!lC'W F _ t"'.:nt e ssi~t..fInc.e . f'ron l of the ' .1I~ro\\'u ·.snowt!! Certa:inJy, . tha bcyd . . it was oia' decided ·tannish cast!

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