, 1877-01-06
LETTERS FROM TIE PEOPLE,


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| To the Edftor ef Ths Tribune.
CHICAGO. jan 3.-ln recent issue Of your
paper l noticed m article under the heading,
"Thc Normal School Fraud" the writer Of
which was evidently mistnfortncd, or thoughless,
a. TO the matter alluded 10. As this institution
is one IN which the entire county il deeply In
tcressed, will you allow one who Las had special
opp9arttunitte. Of knowing the facts in the case
10 "a ~ sh ie" M wors % i1 what has already been
Tbs article referred to suggested that I. might
ne W the interest OF Cook County to abolish
the Normal School, and use the prop
e caon @ s o ss K %ouE h 1;tuo t[nx .,n,. r
! patillzinE With tl.osc poor unfortunatps, ycry
! muel! qucstton whether It would be wi.e to d.
vert TIC provision now existing for tho cduca-
netsls, and will IN the future iced, Simply to
| meet The wants Of acomparatIrcty smnll num-
bcf OF ucal and dumb persons, Wl1D Mt tic best
would be Of but little scryIce to the general
public. Let them be provided for Ia soi;lc ap-
proprtatc ray, hit no. At Eucf a serious eacrl.
iicc u tho educational interests Of the county.
lhe proposition, III fact, seems absurd.
on Investigation, lind TINT, ut tho most, not
found who would wish to take advantage II an
tnstitutton OF this character it provlcI, while
tlc te,ord Of the Normal shows that, as train
ing .ehool for teachers. IT has assisted some s3l
n n hitIng themselves for the important work.
OF this nun,l'er:AU hare completed thu course
and graduated; last years report Showing TINT
~ . we're teaching in the county. THO catalogue
LOT lsI9 SLOWS ~ 3s8 students iu tho school that
gear; that foF l31G orcr 400.
dlc that Of thc 8s1 Normal ST. students =
very large per cent, probably = or e0 aro
poor. an, and to them tho privilege Of FREQ
vital importance. Besides, in several cases that
llayo como to my personal knowledge these
Joung persons, ~ teachers, nrc The entire rup-
POT ot ons, or both, parents, and were 1t not
be be Obliged 10 look to the county for support.
The Intelligence Of this county will certainly be
slow IN destroying the usefulness Of such ali In
sIa sitnt'on a',d rlsk t'le vcry large expenditure
not bd regarded as moro tl.an nm experiment.
More talan this, It Is hardly within the range ot
possibility that this really magnificent school
property could bc legally diverted from
the donations made 10 secure tic scllt,o1, $.j,D0
c,lsh and large unouue Of land, REWRITING 10
tle disappointed and wronged dunots. In Janu-
a%sy 1s.i - ntter tho Ereat fte the Chicago
mieslohers to bo relieved from payin, tl.cir
quota Of taxes for the support oi tlio County
Normal School, when Commissioners Carter II.
stGarns, Connittec OIL Education, reported rs
follows; That fro1n atl VIC can learn, fron
oral aud Other testimony, the 60 un,y is buvnd
~ tho acceptance nf tile deeds to maintain the
buildings t!'eEson,-a sacrifice ttecounty Should
not !anke:" THIS eaine report goes on to say:
F'FHt-We deem wcll-cortluctcd Normal |
sSho9l necessary to proper system Of public |
Soroad-That the Cook County Normal School
e IN its fnfancyi but up 10 this time nc believe
t!lo experiment jussiflcs tho hope Of It's orlglna-
a. to whether Prof. Wentworth IL thu nro,cr
person to manage this nportan. school, Il Is 1ot
The province VI ills article to t|1sctt8s lf he IA