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% take care of themselves. A natural solutio,
I, Of the problem will gradually prepare itself
~ Let the Southern States devote themselves tt
L general education, and let the Northern nat
- riots and philanthzopists supplement the
effort by missionary teachers and preachers.
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r THE PROPOSED NORMAL SCHOOL, ID
b A bill has been introduced into the Illinois
o Senate to appropriate $50, 600 for Northern
! Normal University [there already being g
! State and Southern Normnl, to be located
oy commission to be appointed by the
: Governor. OF course, the first $50, 900
would be merely the beginning of en- inter
mlnable series Of biennial appropriations, -
nrst' for the purchase Of land; second, for
the erection of buildings; third, for the fur
nlshlng thereof; and thereafter for the sup
port OF the institution. There is nothing
like geographical subdivisions to suggest op-
portnnltles for the appropriation of public
1unos- II there were not already Southern
Normal School, nobody would think Of the
necessity for NortAern Normal School: af-
ter while there will be demand for an
Eastern, then for Western, and by that
ume, i've counties in the State being pro-
7lded with them, all the other counties in
the State will insist upon being similarly
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We are not at all convinced Of the desira-
blllty OF new State Normal School in addi-
t1on to those already in operation, but wa |
are convinced that the people of Illinois ara
not disposed in these times to have Quarter (
OF q million dollars, more or less, added to
their taxes to simply provide the necessary
buildings and appliances for new Normal
School It there is demand for another
State institution Of this kind in the northern
por tlon OF Illinois, then the State can ret it.
We think, without the expenditure of one
dollar. There is located in Cook County, at
the pretty town Of Englewood, just south of
lineage, and directly connected by rail with
ati the railroads cantering in Chicago, q
county Normal School, with spacious grounds.
commodious buildings, and delightful sur.
roundings, which now merely serves Ia I
support Principal and assistants vithont
doing anybody else any good Chicago
derives no benefit from this institution. as :
We have City Normal School connected =
With the Public and High School system, d
lhe County Normal, consequently, can only t
extend its facilities to the few small towns c
IN Cook County outside Of Chicago. Yet L
there arc buildings which we have no doubt u
will accommodate 500 students, including
he boarding house, which may well be used ~
or school purposes. Here, then, are grounds a,
md buildings already provided and now te
Practically unused, located outside Of this r.
aty, but near enough to it to enjoy all the as
oVantages OF its ready accessibility and nu-
nerous railroad communications. The cost
living IN Englewooa is probably no larger ns ,tt
han IN any other village OF like size in the ~ ~
tate, and the location has attractions which a.
IN scarcely be equaled in any other part of Fl
1e State. hn
we have no doubt that the State can &c. ab
ire the use Of the grounds and buildings tn
Englewood simply by agreeing to appro- bo1
r1ate the necessary money to support the the
hool, without incurring any expense for e4t e4t
10 purchase OF site aud the erection Of sen
1iFerslty If, then, this project for Be
orthern Normal School is to be pushed. It rea
obviously the duty of both the State and CI1 CT,
'ok County to agree upon the occupation me-
~~0 A16Ae"ooA T1oHE1ky- S0ok county mai
afford to agree to it, since such m ar nat
ngement will assure the facilities Of a 8
'rma1 School to the very people for whom GR.
was constructed, and the advantage to the con
ate Is apparent from the fact that nll otipi- ing
Investment will be saved, and the cost of tuG" q
institution will simply be represented BY stat
current expenses. Chicago has not one Of OF ! !
the State institutions, and indeed asks m il
no for itself but if there is to be anoer asie p;sh
te school, the Englewood property should plen
utilized. we have heretofore recon- = e1s ~
nded that these Englewood buildings. to geth
Id their present idleness and uselessness ins sn
'ht be advantageously turned over to the whet
to to be used as an additional school for rcmn
deaf and dumb, but We understand that act o
donators of the ground object to this Of ofIi Ii
'ss they shall receive some compensation.
y can scarcely object to the present -, w y,
position, however, Us it retains the scope 1inft.
purpose for which the ground was eerv1t
inally set inside. stron
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