The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22
THE WEEK IN CHICAGO
BY, Martha And sr.on wyman.

Chicago, Oct. 2O.-Thursday was an
important day in the Chicago traction
situation, for at that time the first thru
cars began making
Chicago Sees New trips over two cross
town routes. MI
Hope nicipal ownership IS
yet a long way on,
!. for Better Lines. apparently, as the
propositions to that
end formulated by Mayor Dunno have
been defeated by the council. but the
long struggle with the companies Wnlc1
resulted in the demand for munlclpal
ownership has borne fruit IN proposl.
tions for franchise extension that give
reasonable promise of greatly improved
conditions. The companies have got to-
pether on partially identical extension
Ordinances in which they offer universal
transfers and cars run over thru routes
across the center of the city or around
a union loop that will geatly facllltaa:te
handling business in the congested aus
trict. The thru routes are chiefly those
on diagonal avenues atfordlng saort cuIs
and some of these are said to afford the
longest continuous rides for nickel
in the world. Economy of time and the
fewest possible changes in routing nave
been the ends sought in, the arrange
ments planned. The companies promise
extensive improvements in equipment
and running, in addition to other pro
visions for which the city has long
been contending. They offer those con
cessions in return for extensions or their
franchises for twenty years, after winch
time the companies are pledged to con-
sent to disposing of their property to
the city under suitable provisions. just
one line in the city has been equipped
with the fine, long, heavy cars OF tae
twin city type and they are fairly
mobbed by the throngs wishing to take
them.
The annual exhibition by Amcrian
artists opened at the Art Institute
Thursday with a reception at which
the Woman's club, the Antiquarlans,
the Municipal Art league and the Fort
nightly acted as hosts. There are near
ly 400 pictures exhibited. The Martin
B. Calm prize open only to Chicago
artists was won by Charles . Fr az s'a
and Sky The other prize was won
by Robert Henri of New York. with a
woman's portrait. The exhibition will
remain until Thanksgiving.
There is proposition under consid-
Grafton for putting up separate build
ing for the Juvenile court and deten-
:. tion home f o r
Lack Of Ungraded W b c b cO-opera-
tion Of the school
Schools as board will b 9
sought. Ju d 6 e
Cause Of Truancy Mack, Of the juve.
nile court, has
proposed that not only the juvenile
court and detention home be housed
under one roof, but all Chicago CHART.
able and philanthropic organizations,
- e., o+yy ~ q
building for official use and for the
organizations to provide an adjoining
and connected structure: A special
commission is dealing with the matter
Judge Mack recently declared that the
lack of sufficient ungraded schools is
responsible for most Of the truancy.
for it is caused largely by backward
pupils: The presence Of a backward c3
keep up makes him dislike school and
consequently he becomes a truant
Superintendent Cooley agrees with the
Judge and promises that more ungradec
rooms shall be provided as fast as pos
sible.
Superintendent Mcmillan of the de-
partment of child study said there are
about 1000 children in the regular pub
lie school classes that should be placed
in ungraded rooms.
Il
MacQueary of the parental school show
that altho a large majority Of the boy
enrolled at the parental school last yea
were only able to do the work Of tn
first four school grades, most Of then
were over IL years old.
Chicago now has 1873 manual train
ing centers, eighteen Of which are n'ev
this year but they are entirely made ID
quate to the needs Of the schools. TIL
demand for manual training instruction
is practically universal and the boar
of education is taking steps to provid
it for all Of the 100000 pupils. Bot
manual training and household art
have become prominent feature Of tn
Chicago school system and are respon
sible for largely increased attendant
in the high schools: Superintendent
Cooley is one Of the foremost advocate
There t' is great great difficulty 1N in securin'
teachers for the rapidly increasin
work and several hundred pupils ar
preparing themselves for teaching mar
ual training. =.
Frank R. E. Woodward, in chare
Of the department Of publicity for tn
M ous gt he was st At ha5
amusement park last Saturday and
gold watch, chain and Masonic CHAIR
were presented to him. Mr. Woodwar
leaves the White City to become a.
sistant general manager Of the Beac
Amusement park, which opens mex
summer.
Miss Bertha L. Corbett has been
resident Of Chicago for several years
but her endearing "Sunbonnet Babies
and similar arti
Sunbonnet Babies tic conceits kee
her memory gree
Subjects just rs they hav
-. made her hos
For Chalk Talks. Of friends her,
Miss Corbett
still the creator Of fascinatin
children. of fancy and onlylas
spring she brought out a. frs
Teadsr, Illustrated BY roveran Boys
primer. Miss Corbett has an attra,
tive studio in the Fine Arts buildin
with some other young women in al
crafts, but she uses the place no,
rather as business headquarters than q
workshop, for her work has take
an entirely new turn and now th
babies and boys are being exhibite
in chalk talks by their creator. He
work as an illustrated story teller wa
begun by Miss Corbett about yea
ago and she is finding it very congenis
and successful. AS a preparation fe
public speaking she studied with Mr.
Milward Adams, the coach and advise
Of the great ones in opera and dram;
| Her talks are especially popular wit
woman s. organizations who find them