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ParE 7555 Jackson Blvd. Forest Park, Ill. Forest Park Review Delivered Each Thurs, Morning By Your Postmas Paper At All The With the Personal Touch 83.00 Per Year In Advance CLAUDE A. WALKER, Editor ANDY COLVILLE, Adv. Mgr.

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22 FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1960 FOrest 6-2415 U. of Chicago Offers Staff to Public Schools Here 1 Prof. Edward Gilbert (left) of the University of Chicago, meets Ray Rahn, Board of Education president. Supt. Robert Pruitt is on the right.

The University of Chicago has system for the development of an of the Board of Education Gilbert, Director of the School sity of Chicago, to receive a re-1 port regarding the work of the Program, and ways that the Univarsity can be helpful to leadership schools such as those in Forest Park. Prof. Gilbert informed the Board that the staff of the University of. Chicago is available to the Forest Park Public Schools to experimant with some plans for instruction, to the extent that the effort appears beneficial to. the University and to the schools.

This arrangement is possible without cost to schools because of Foundation Grants to the University for such purpose. As a first step in working with the University, the Forest Park staff has expressed a desire to experiment with some ideas in improving the teaching of arithmetic at the intermediate grades. The program is developed with interested elementary and secondary schools who are seeking better educational practices. New ideas and promising innovations become the basis for study and experimentation in these schools. In describing the University's interest in' Forest Park, Professor Gilbert said: "Conditions in Forest Park are unusually favorable for such activities.

There is a high level of community interest in, and support of, the schools. Problems due to rapid expansion and growth are no longer present. Physical facilities are excellent and adequate for the foreseeable future. Administrators and teachers are interested particularly in the improvement of the instructional program, and willing to engage in experimentation and research. In view of these circumstances, the prospects of an association with the schools in Forest Park appear most promising to those of us at the University." Regarding, the program, Supt.

Robert Pruitt said, "Bold, new experiments must be conducted if American public education is to keep pace with the exploding volume of knowledge in our times. Opinions have been expressed that as much knowledge has accumulated during the last generation as there was In all previously recorded history. Our children, to live in the world that will be theirs, must know much more than their parents to work and live as tree Free Parking Monday for 'Sidewalk Sale' The biggest sales day in Forest Park in many a year will be Mondav. when the first annual "Sidewalk Street Sale" will bring thousands of people here from all over the west side. Merchants of Forest Park are expecting to participate with wonderful buys in all types of merchandise displayed on.

the street for easy shopping conventence: Beside the many buys in all types of merchandise, a number of different and interesting innovations will be added to the gular run of things in Forest Park. Umbrella Tables One merchant Is planning on sidewalk tables with umbrellas to serve meals during the day, the Telephone Company will show an up-to-the-minute display of phones of the one of the local automobile dealers is planning 8 display of the newest dels of automobiles. Also, a digplay of landscaping, new homes and many other features are planned. A band concert by the 65-member Forest Park Grade School band will highlight the evening between 8 p.m. The band directed by Tony Mustardo of the Public School System is known for its accomplishments 'and has brought home many medals in the past.

Free Parking The Village of Forest Park has consented to free parking during the entire day and evening. Children in attendance during the sale will be given free balloons. Other prizes will also be awarded, such as bar-b-que grills, free hot dogs and Pepsi, and. dresses will be prize priced at $1.99. Chamber of Commerce presldent Ray Campbell released 20 Monday, with $5.00 gift certificates attached.

All' certifi-1 cates will be honored until June 15 it turned in at any Park store. They are redeemable for merchandise. In case of rain the sidewalk sale will be Friday, June 10th. Dannenberg Dead T. F.

Dannenberg, Beloit, a life-long resident of Forest Park, died from a heart attack Saturday, in the Oak Park hospital, where he had been a patient since Friday morning. Services were held at Zimmerman's Chapel and he was buried at Waldheim cemetery Tuesday. Ted was formerly a Forest Park Commissioner and was presently employed as traffic manager for the Sanford Ink Co. He was also member of the Forest Park Eagles. Ted was the husband of the late Anna Dannenberg, and brother of Arthur of Forest Park, and the late Otto Dannenberg, Emma Melgaard of River Forest, and Anna Bott.

He was 61 years old. Indiana U. Fred A. Morley, 1518 Marengo, is on the Dean's List for top grades at Indiana Univeralty, Balloons Worth $5.00 picked' the Forest Park school improvement program. A special was held May 24 with Edward Improvement Program of the Univer- No Charge for Carnival Shows Dr.

Henry Desens, General Chairman of the Eagles carnival to be held June 10-19 in the Parking lot behind the Aerie Home 7511 Madison, announced that the committee met last night to compare 'Anal plans for the carnival activities. There will be five free shows, starting for five successive nights, with the first show Saturday, June 11. Although Allen Montan will act as Master of Ceremonies for each show, the shows will change nightly, and each show will be different. These shows will teature professional acts. There will be six rides at the carnival, and games for young and old.

A $100.00 attendance gift will 'be awarded five nights of the carnival and on the last night some lucky person will receive the grand gift of $1000.00. Food will be served, as well 88 ice cream, snow cones, cotton candy and pop corn. Speakers for Democratic Day, June 18 have not been announced. Republican Day will be Sunday, June 19 and County sioner Erickson and Senator Bidwill will speak. In reply to many inquiries, the carnival shows are free, and there is no admission to the carnival grounds.

Mrs. Lorraine Clancy, President of the Auxiliary and' Mrs. Beatrice Guthrie, a Past President were interviewed on the Jim Dale Show last week, and promised all attending a bang up old fashioned time. Leukemia Drive Three additional volunteers are Fund working drive on the which current Leukemia started May 15. They are Mrs.

Annell Bradley, 820 Lathrop; Mrs. Mary, Ann Canada, 923 Lathrop, Mrs. R. W. Peterson, 1118 Troost.

I continue until -to June 16. drive will The -door Balloons, with $5.00 merchandise certificates attached, were released Monday by Ray Campboll, Chambeer of Commerce presledent. The certificates can be redeemed at any local store daring Forest Park's first Sidewalk Sale Monday, Vote on High School Bond Issue Saturday about 9000. The Board recommends and seeks approval of the citizens of Proviso 1. To expand Proviso West school to litclude About: 45 more classrooms Next Saturday, from 12 noon until 7 p.m., voters of Proviso will be asked to consider the proposed $3,500,000 bond issue by the Board of Education of Proviso Township high At the regular school election places, the voters will decide whether or not to approve this issue, to include: 1.

$2,750,000 for added facilities at Proviso West high school. 2. $750,000 for, rehabilitation of Proviso East high school. The Board of Education pointed out this week that this third step in the original Reavis report, conducted originally in the University Chicago. 1954 by the late, professor from Because of the exploding population of Proviso township and the subsequent increased enrollments in the two secondary schools, the Board is seeking approval at this time.

Since 1955, the enrollment of Proviso Township high schools has increased from 3636 in 1956, to an actual count in 1959-60 of 5605. In September of this year, the actual count will run close to 8100 students in both schools. The predicted enrollment for 1965 is. about 8200 and by 1970 of b. Enlarge art and shop facilities 2.

Rehabilitate Proviso East high school a. Eliminate existing fire traps b. Modernize science oratories Enlarge entrances in the 1910 and 1916 portions. d. Construct passageway to the feldhouse C.

Combat auto traffic noises by sound treatment of rooms. Cost for these added facilities will be about 60 cents per thousand as assessed valuation. If a. taxpayer has an assessed valua-' tion on his home of $7,000, increased tax will be about $4.20 a year, or a little more than cent per day. Joe Silski Dies Of Heart Attack Joe Silaki, popular co-owner of the Forest News Agency, died expectedly Tuesday of a heart' attack.

He was 49 years old. Joe WAS born studied and reared in: Chicago. He medicine at' the University of Illinois, however during World War II, he went to work for the in chemistry and metallurgy. work. Joe also headed the chemi-1 cal lab at Kropp-Forge, Chicago.

Joe always wanted his own business, 50 10 years ago he and his brother Chet, bought the news: agency. Joe was very active in civic activities here, and wellliked by his co-workers. The annual free picnic which he COD ducted for, paper boys, will continue. Joe is survived by his wite, Marle, and three children, Betty, Joann, and be Joseph, Jr. The 1 Saturday from Zimmerman's to: St.

Simeon church, I Bellwood. -a.