, 1869-03-21
7H1 COUNTY NORMAL SCHOOL,

The Board Of Supervisors OF Cook
County have seleeted Engelwocd u the
si'e ior the proposed County Normal
School building. They have adopted q
plan OF bu.ldirg to cost per esiuate,
$4,000, and have voted 70 pay Blue
1sIsrd 5000 to compensate that town
for the removal Of the school to Eoeel-
wood. This brings the expense 10 10
452, ,OG0. 1t L. TO be heated and veuul-
'aud afecr The style Of the large CHI
ego sebcol- houses, and farnhhtd ae-
coldinely. Ikls to be supplied with an.
oHratus and books, and tho ground. are
10 te el closed ard ornamentet, and, As
chicsgo school building, when finished.
ccs's about $95. 600, this county building
will not probably cost leke. It will, at q
moderate estimate, CIT about $4,000 a
year to maintatn II The $l5.0o0 per
yesr represents i cspisal OF 100000,
so the proposition amounts TO
an spp1opT1stion Of ts00. 600 10 enaow
N@1msl 6tho.l Tor the education of teach.
ers. We DO not include the cost OF the
buildings ael Q.cus ds becauye we do not
lrcw how much E>geiwood has sub
scrsbed towards that object.
II IL impossible to regard this exp.nd-
NE a. either necessary or advisable.
There is no med OF such = school
Hr such = purpose. Chicago educates
at her own sxptrse In her Normal, High
ato Grammar Schooe.s - tArge corps Of ptr-
etts sa1cuslly, who are ~ competent and
81 qralldtd II teach as any one who will
te tducafel at EsgelToed. The Safe
has es abllahcd, and now supports, N +.
ms' University, al, which peIsops residing
IN Cork Cunsy can attend and eau be
tducs,td 1t least, as we'll, aud fully Al
cttaply, ss 1hey can be at Engelwooj.
Within twcnly.ieur houra travel
there = a1e., hundrc.s OF compe-
tent and experienced teachers
willing to como hero from Wuconnn
Michigan and Ohio to tAko employment.
There 10 hardly day that there are no,
experienced teachers fresh from thb nor
malsnd other schools Of New Ynrk and
New England, seeking employ mcnt i!
seactsis. Wny Then, when there u thil
atnnd.noe Of seaohera already qualified
wAilirg employment. go 70 this exrons,
ol $4,000 annuAlly 10 educate persau.
iescters. The county, II thcrs realt,
werea utcd oi an addltiooal school, coult
havo made m arrangement With Iii
+, pnsrd Of Education, Of this city, tor th
use Of rooms In which 10 eduoato not
nal clsts; bu. thai clc,r1y WAS no. In III
programme The proposlhon WAS +
c.ecs costly building In tho county =
distinguished from Ohtoseo, and cofIet
by tax on Chtohgo, tho moan
ol supper Ing II. Il Wal
Jo.-'o tx Chicago fsr the bcqofl. I
.hr public Gu side Of Chicseo. THIS pal
. Ct The ,chamc hal bstsntlAily t&!lc
, Tho tcbool h.s boon located In aubus
. VI 'bth cl,y-whIch suburb will, In II
!, coursc of. = lew ycsrs, bo wi.hln .ho co
9 pirate limits Of. Chicago. Il will the
D rcs.o o be county" institution
g Ohtc'go will probably MI II 10 WI
y pupils. nd thus reap tho benefit Of u
a mun'y IT will cxpend 10 suppos. II,
Il NtvtrthLltfa, tue expenditure II an U
v ucceitary oLc. and 40 unwiso ono. n
notty e.u'd, with much better sdvA,
It 'urc. be txneudtd In bulldog comfos'an
IN sto n.at brick school h uica In all Il
% uwra Ut the county, an,l In a'd oi ali
- iowns in The cm pioymcnt OF good eac
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