, 1872-11-28
SUBURBAN.,
Real Estate at Eng1ewood---Tho
Normal School.
Evanston 1tems---A Clergyman Pro-
moted---The Gas Pipes---
Thanksgiving Services.
ENGLEWOOC,


Among the many really pleasant and conye
nient suburbs surrounding Chicago, Englewood
aeems to be peculiarly favored in having Sc
many railroads Leading directly into the heart oi
the city, which are obliged, on account Of croBs-
tngs to stop all trains at that point, and which
take passengers to and from the great business
centres- The It qid rising from the ashes OF the
parn1 district Is, perhaps, no more striking il
4ustratlon Of the lndomitable perseverance, and
future promise Of Chicago, than the suddennesa
WIN which so many OF our suburbs have sprung
INTO existence Less than four years since,
the pupils in school at Englewood numbered
elxty,-now they number over 45O, -Four
religious organizations hold regular ser
wees each Sabbath, and several lit
erary and Social clubs are usually
aourishlng together with Lodge both Of Free
Masons and Good Temp1ars. About 150 build
ings have been erected the past season. with the
prospect OF as many more the next. Mr. Beck
ia e1pending large amount Of money in beau
tHJlng his park adjoining the school grounds.
He already has an artesian well flowing in the
park, and contemp1ates making it one Of the
most desirable resorts in the county. This park
mus form valuable adjunct to the county
property, not only as offering pleasant and at
tractlve feature to students, but by enhancing
the value Of the land belonging to the county
During the past season real estate has advanced
about IS to 40 per cent, and property that was
purchased four and five yeara since at from
three to five hundred dollars per acre, is now
selling at S25 to S35 per foot. The school
seems to be decidedly prosperous, the list of
Students for this term numbering 1875 in the Nor
NAL Department proper, while in the preparatory
and training departments connected with the
Normal, there are about as many more. Already
the school has obtained an enviable reputation,
and largely from it's thoroughly organized train
ing department, where the methods Of teaching
and mental development are carried to @ degree
Of perfection not e1celled by any institution in
the country, save, perhaps, the Normal School
st Oswego, N. 7.
The best evidence Of the quality Of the work
being performed consists in the demand for the
graduates, the class which is to graduate the
coming month being already largely engaged in
advance. In fact, so great is the demand that
aeyarl Of these are already teaching, and expect
10 return and pass examination at the close Of
the term.
The people Of the district seem alive to the
value Of an educational reputation, and possibly
the very opposition they encountered in securing
the Normal has proven Of value to them in this
direction. They are occupying three rooms in
the County Building, for which they pay rental
of one Thousand dollars year. In one OF these
they have established High School which has
obtained more than q local reputation, as it
numbers somg80 students, half Of whom are
from out of the district, and are paying nomi-
nal tuition fee, besides undergoing some expense
and inconvenience in getting back and forth.