The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-07
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IN REGION
DESIRED
Important Meeting Held in
East Chicago Chamber
of Commerce

| 10 create legislation thai
would authorize the constructio1
or Junior College building in the
northwestern part of this count,I
When gathered at a meeting or III
East Chicago Chamber of Com
lnerce yesterday noon
Ihis action. incorporated intcl
Two adopted motions. was:
FIRST; George H. Lewis. rres!dent
OF the East Chicago Chamber o4
commerce. is to appoint a commttte j
from his organization empower in-
tnem To act with like bodies FROM
otner cities in taking the necessary
steps to get the cooperation cd
members Of the legislature in f.lrth
ering the interests of Lake county
Second: that 1t be the concensu u
OF yesterdays meeting TO endorsed
joint movement to wage lexisla !
Ton for building Junior ColeE d
building in Lake county.
The first motion was made py
Insurance department Of the First
Trust and Savings bank. and the
second by Attorney VIM. A. Fuzv.I
Both were unanimously adopted.
COUNTY OFFICIALS SPEAK
The meeting was opened by L. n.
Canine. supCrintendent Of the East
Chicago school system. He INTRO
duced County Superintendent OF
Schools Congden. who spoke briefly
on the urgent need OF a normal
school in Lake county The r1ost|
enthusiastic and we'll versed speak
er or this subject was VIM. A. Wsrt|
superintendent OF the Gary pubic
school system.
At the opening of his address su-
p par intenGent Writ highly commend !
ed the East Chicago Chamber ofI
Commerce on its wide-awake spirit.
for taking tAe iniative in the move
higher learning in Lake county.
Linking his .oIic of more schools
for Lake county with that OF t!.e
| nationwide observance of "Educs :
ticn Week" End pointing out that
this Is probably the most oppo-tune.
time to bring before the people
OF Lake county the need Of further
school facilities, Superintendent
Writ made his plea to the civic
and other organizations OF the coun-
ty. urging them to seek enabling
legislature that would authorizes
the building OF a Junior College
with a normal school department.
Apart from the burdening taxes
that building such an institution
would cause Superintendent Writ
considered the unlimited educational
possibilities the school would af-
ford. AN investment in education
is money well spent and cannot be
said. In order to keep stride with
the general level OF education We
naturally find 1t necessary to in
crease the number OF our institu-
eions of learning so as to give all
boys and girls equal opportunities
in their school work"
From graphs and statistics com
piled in the office OF the county
superintendent OF schools Superin-
tendent Writ showed the need OF n
school here. He based his argu-
ment on the tremendous attendance
Of students from Lake county in
schools at Lafayette, Bloomington.
Muncie. Terre Haute and Indianapo-
Isl. A large number attend colleges
at Chicago and Ann Arbor. Mich.
lie laid particular stress on the
insufficient number OF trained
teachers now available in Lake
county schools and the lack OF in
stitutions in this part OF the state
to produce eligible teachers for
schools here.
RECOMMENDS NORMAL SCHOOL
only four other states in the
union rank lower than Indiana IN
tnehiciency Of teachers" Superin-
tendent Writ said. He gave as the
reasons for this condition the lack
OF enough normal schools; that
these schools were already over
crowded making the environment
bad; and that the requirements for
gent enough
Supt. Writ mentioned that the
State Board Of Education had recon
mended another new state normal
school for Indiana Believing that
this school will be authorized he
urged that Lake county people act
and go after II for this
part of the state. while some Jun
ior College work is being given in
the Gary and other high schools In
the county. these branches Of stu
dies can be eliminated in the already
nigh schools and trans
ferred to a Junior college" Supt.
Writ said.
Lake county outranks any other
counties in the state in the amount
OF taxable property wealth. The
Calumet Region, which Is Lake coun-
ty, stands out as the fastest grow
ing population center IN the state.
Taking cognizance of these facts.
the possible community entangle-
ments over this problem and also the
political vicissitudes that might arise
Supt. Writ closed by requesting the
Chamber TO take action.
VOICE PEOPLES WISHES
Speaking briefly on supporting leg
islation at the next regular session
Of the legislature that would give
Lake county this school, State Sen
ators c. oliver Holmes and VIM. T.
Hodges; and State Representatives
Oscar A. Ahlgren. James I. Day, VIM.
A. Hill. J. Glenn Harris VIM y
Love and John ". Thiel. gave as
surance to the assembly yesterday
that they would abide by the wish
es OF the people after they had made
known their wants.
PROPOSED LOCATION
A location situated midway be
tween East Chicago and Gary near
the plant OF Cudahy Packing Co.
point where a number of transpor-
tation lines converge. was mention
ID as site for the proposed Junior
College.
over 200 representative people
from all parts OF the county were in