The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
Movement in South Chicago
Gladly Welcomed by
All Nationalities.
FUNDS INSUFFICIENT
Half of Those Who Apply For Sum-
mer Tuition Are Turned
Away.
Especial to Lake County Times.l

SOutn CnlcdgO, uly 10.-FOr the first
year in it's history the John Thorp
public school of South Chicago has in
augerated the vacation school system
and 1t has proven immensely successful
Four hundred children have been al
lowed to enter and a hundred more
were turned away because of unsuffi-
cient funds to pay for their instruction
| The purpose of this school is to keep
the minds of the pupils occupied and
keep them out of mischief during the
long summer months of vacation. 1t
Is a bookless course of study which
they take being mostly of an enter
tanning nature thereby giving their
minds rest and at the same time pro-
Viding field for their irrepressible
bodily activity. The course of study
covers domestic science, sewing, weav-
ing, etc, for girls and manual training
and drilling for the boys. 1t is remark
able how quick every child of no matter
what nationality grasped an opportun-
ity to enter this school if it was presen-
ted. They are at the same time anus
ed and instructed and they seem to well
come the chance to be taken off the
street and into the bright clean school
house
Many little cheek has been damp
ened of late by the sorrow of those who
the instructors were compelled to turn
away because of lack of funds with
which to keep them in school Nearly
every day a group Of them hang about
the doorway or peer into the windows
in vain attempt to induce those in
charge to let them in so that they
might have the same privileges that the
others enjoy The little dirty faced
fellows have been known to save their
pennies for months in the hope that
they might be able to purchase admis-
sion tickets of those who had been more
fortunate in receiving them. Mothers
who have their hands full in taking
care of those not of a school age, seem
especially glad to have the others out
of their way while they are busy in
their various occupations.
Little Cost For Much Good.
Miss Georgene Faulkner who is in
very close touch with this new idea in
the field of public school education
stated to a TIMES reporter this morn
ing that she thought that the cost
of keeping each pupil the entire sum
mer term was about three dollars. This
money is raised by various methods.
the principle amounts being given by
the school board, and the numerous wo-
mems clubs in behalf of charity.
Though both of them have done their
best to support the project it is hoped
that 1T will be unnecessary in the fu-
ture to turn any of them away who APP
ply for admission.
Think how much good citizen of
South Chicago could accomplish" She
said IF he would only be willing to give
but a few dollars to help this worthy |
cause. 1t would do a great deal in
developing better citizens in the COM
munity and preventing their taking |
steps in the wrong direction in their |
lole moments before they have had a |
chance to be taught that it is wrong"
Teachers Get Nominal Pay.
The services of most of the teachers |
are secured for nominal sum. all that
they ask being reimbursement sufH |
cient to pay their expenses. They
sacrifice their opportunity to rest for
the summer and sacrifice themselves
for the good of unfortunate waits. All
OF them must be competent as their
training of the pupils during this ner-
iod has a most significant IMPRESSION
They seem to revel in the singing Of
music and can be entertained in that
manner for hours. They also take
great interest in learning to cook and
earning the principles of various trades
n the manual training department.
The principal OF the John Thorn
school stated this morning that If holm
was not received soon they would he
to turn away many Of tba
pupils which they have already taken
n 1t is up to the people OF South
Chicago TO support this project which
las had such gratifying results to the
children during the short course of its
,areer.