Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-12-14
CANNOT GIVE iIsY The NORMAL
SCHOOL.

Without the shadow of uu excuse. Tie
Board Of County Commissioners has
voted TO give away the County Normal
School tn the City of Chicago.
1t is possible that the city Board of
Education will take the position that
the County Board has not the authority
to turn the county normal school over
to the city. NJ was suggested In Mon
days meeting of the Board. II IL claim
ed that under the grant of the land to
tic county for the school the county
csrnnOt get rid of the property In this
way. and that II the county should give
the Institution to the city the land
would revert to the original owner. l..
W. Beck. This question has been raised
before. and some of those who have
looked into the matter hold that the
property would be lost to boil, the city
ana the county IL this step was taken.
Legal opinions are brought forward
to offset this position and President
Healy. of the County Board. stoutly
contends that there II nothing In the ar.
g,iment and tOlds that Mr.. Beck would
have no claim whatever to the prop
crty.
When John a. Henry was County
Attorney several years ago. he looked
into the question very thoroughly ana
gave the County Board an opinion that
the institution and land could he turned
over without danger of its reverting.
Mr.. Beck evidently Inns u different IN.
lerstnnding Of the situation and the
terms Of the grant He has employed
an attorney ana has notified the Coun.
~ Board he will give quit claim deed
to the property to the city for S?:i.OOO
This II regarded by the county officials
ms Il hluff. AMI II II said he would bc
satisfied with u much smaller consid.
Grafton.
or course u quit claim deed by Mr..
Beck would get aside nll question ny
to the property cvertlng. There are
1I.12 acres of land In the tract.
The Board Of Education IL not op.
posed to taking the institution. At
least City Superintendent Lane cX-
pressed himself strongly on this point
Tuesday. lie said the city would like
to have II. but hc did not believe II
could bc turned over.
"The school has done an excellent
work." he said. ''and We would cpr.
talnly Ike to have Il. The teach, rs
graduated hy II have proved conpetcn,
and efficient and should Il pass into
our possession We would certainly con,
duct Il ON much the same plan II Is now
managed. We have not received amy
official notification that the school Il
to bc turned over. and | Imagine til.
Board will take no action until some
thing else IL done than Mondays ne
tlOn of the County Board"
President Iealy said some conditions
would attend the transfer. I'VE would
want the city" he said. ITO enter into
u contract that Il would give instruc
tiOns to students residing In thu coun
ty and outside of the city. Just the sam,
AZ II would those In the city. Then w
might want u grammar school and II
high school built on the premises fol
the children OF the nclghbOrlOOd.
Joseph W. Errunt. member Of the
school mana cement committee of the
Board Of Education. said II would bt
n splendid thing II the board OF Edu
cation could get the property and III
able TO utilize It for training school pur
poses. Mr. Errant said the land could
bc used for the purpose of building dor
mltoIies for the teachers use. ana they
could remain there i've days wees
instead OF one. as at present at the cit!
training school for teachers In the nd
d.tion to the Thomas Hoyne school OF
Illinois street. \ training course fol-
n term of years might be established
at n permanent normal school In III,
place of Il yearly term. us Is now II
practice.