, 1875-09-12
LAKE VIEW.
TOWN NEWS,

TON3 NEWS.
| The Fullerton Avenue Church will be roopened
| to-day, after being closed Several weeks. The
repnirs made have greatly improved the interior
appearance, and the newly-stained walls and
ceilings look very fresh and inviting. The Rev
". r. Henderson will preach this morning and
evening.
The ladies' Of the Lincoln Park Congregation
al Church will giye lawn party Thursday even
ing on the grounds OF Mr.. George Oberne, In
''Ihe Grove " At the intersection OF C1ark sud
Frederick streets. Refreshments m4y be bad at
moderate price, for the benefit OF the Ladies'
Aid Society. This is very pleasant place as
which to spend au evening, il the wsather should
prove favorable.
The schools have ali begun the now academic
year With large attendance Of scholars. Tie
High School starts in With fine prospects,, hay-
ing about seventy pupils, half OF these being in
the regular course, and as many moro 10 tho
preparatory class. The languages are fairly ap-
preciated. there being twenty-eight scholars in
Latin, four in Greek, twelve IN French, and si1
in German. The preparatory class will become
the lowest in the High School course next year,
aud, from that time onward. the preparatory
department will be discontinued, the common
schools furnishing all necessary training. The
corps Of teachers ia as follows: A. F. Nightin-
gale, L. H., Principal; Misses Cochrane and
Aspinwall, Assistants Mrs. Applebefg, Miss
Heimuth, and MIR. H. 7. Merrill, instructors in
French. German. and muaic, respectively. Mrs
Asp1nwall succeeds Miss Lord, who resigned at
the close OF the last term.
The Ravenswood School has hinety- one schol-
ars, and is peculiarly home insu tuition, being
under the charge Of three young ladies' OF
Ravenswood. Miss janet, formerly of the Lin
coin School in the ciry. has just been appointed
Principal, while Miss Banister has been ad-
vanced from the lowest to this second room, Miss
Barrows taking her vacated place. The school
bids fair to prosper under the care Of these
ladies, two Of them having had considerable e1-
peFlence in teaching.
The Dummy-Road School is the oldest and
largest in Tho town, hnving 100 pHpi1s. This in
stitutinn is presided over BY Miss Ticheuor,
who, with her frat assistant Miss Delano, has
been there for years. The other teachers are
new comers,-hties Webber, who succeeds Miss
Stka. whose resignation on account OF bad
Cloane, Who takes new d/)artment The build
ing has recently been sa1arged to meet the
growth OF the neighborhaod.
The Diversy Ayenue School has always been
the most difficult of management in Lake View.
having an unru1y element among the large boys,
which has worried teachers and directors not q
little. The latter feel confident that they have
now secured Principal who viii rule here with
dignity and SUCCESS Miss Troendle brings to
her new field much experience obtained while
teaching in the city schools, and already PROM
ises we'll for the future. Her assistants are the
two Misses Hunter and Mrs. King. The school
has 163 scholars. It will thus be seen that Lake
View has over 500 young people in its 8choola,
which il doing well for town of 5000 inhsbit-
ants.
The Kerfoot Gold Meaal,. established 1t the
close Of last tarm, and awarded to Miss Madeline
z. Le Moyne for, the best record in the High
School, Was presented to that young lady
Wednesday br Mr.. L. D. Owen on behalf OF
the Board OF TruRtees. It is very handsome
prize, and it's yearly successor will no doubt be
striven for BY the young ladies with much
eage1ness The diverse bears the inscription,
''kertoot Gold Medal, Lake View High School
Miss Madeline Z. Le Moyne." On the reverse
is engraved. Awarded for tho highest
ment, and scholarship.9 There should be
one for the boys. Will not some one
give them 8 chance ]? The Trustees have pre-
scented the High-School With handsome sat af
Chambers Encyclopaedia, bound in half Turkey
morocco This will form tho nnoleus Of High
School Library. The wisdom Of locstiug the
High School where it ia, ia evinced by the fact
that Of tho seventy pupils in attendance not one
comea from Ravenawood, and only six from the
district north Of tbs building. More than half
of them live south OF Belmont ayenue.
An exodus Of the young people who have
outgrown the educational facilities offered them
at home has begun. Mr. J. 7. To Moyne aends
two soos to Harvard Us Junior and Sophomore;
two Of Mr. J. B. Walters daughters go to Mon
ticello and sou to the College ct New Jersey
as Freshman; A1r. s. B. Chase will have
niece at joy Hall, n. j.; Mr.. B. F. shurtler
sends i son to Fanbault, Mlnn., to Shattuck
School; Bon OF Sheriff Bradley returns to
the University at Evanston "a q Junior:
and two soua. OF Dr.. HaIsey to the University Of
Michigan as Junior and freshman. Departures
among some Of the Young ladies are also vhis-
pered Of. but as yet have not taken place.
The - Hercules" dummy has just received
new set OF fire tnbes. The water Of Lake View
ia so impregusted With lime that although the
pipes taken out have been in use hut year,
they we're found coated with . deposit Of one
eighth Of IN inch in thickness. This is an argu-
meut for the water-works. The peopla OF the
town don't want to become lime-coated inter-
nally.