Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 190, Hammond, Lake County, 13 January 1913 — Page 8

THE TIMES. Monday, Jan. 13, 1913.

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SCHOOL IN INDIANA

Froebel Building, Gary, Open Today; One Wing Complete; Will Eventually Accommodate 75 Teachers and 2,700 Pupils. Completion of heating repairs today enabled the Gary board of education to throw open the doors of the new $300,000 Froebel school In the south end to pupils of that district. But one wing, which accommodates 40 teachers and 1,400 pupils, was open today and it will take at least two weeks before all the classes are enrolled In this wing. Ultimately the school will house 75 teachers and 2,700 pupils. It is a much larger building: than' Gary's famous Emerson school, which has won for the city the attention of the American educational world. For Adnlta aa Well. Prof. S. J. Brickley, formerly principal in charge of the district comprising several portable schools in various parts of the south end, is in charge of the Froebel. The school is conceded to be the finest In the state. It has club and sewing rooms to which the women of the neighborhood may have use of day and night. There are also separate gymnasiums -and swimming pools for the men and women residents of the south end as well as a big auditorium for use of neighborhood clubs. At an expense of $1,000 for the land and $25,000 for black dirt a big parkplayground is being fitted out as a surroundings for the school. - C'ollrr Seeks Information. Thk Times today received the following letter from the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks: "Jan. 8, 1913. Ed 1 tor-T: mis. Dear Sir: I have heard a great deal about the remarkable work of the Gary schools under Superintendent Wirt. Have you ever written them up? If you have, I should very much like copies of the issues in which such a notice appeared, if such are still available. I shall be glad to remit for any description or discussion "that you can send me. "Very truly yours, "A. J. LADD, "Professor of Education."

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RALSTON IS NOW INDIANA'S GOVERNOR CCaatlnnad from Pare Lf

tutlon, an inheritance tax. and a number of other progressiva ideas. Governor and Mrs. Ralston held a public reception in the office of the governor following the inaugural ceremony, and hundreds of persons. Including members of the legislature and all of the state officers and their assistants attended and paid their compliments to the new first gentleman and lady of the state. Following the reception the senators returned to the senate chamber and retiring Lieutenant Governor Frank J. Hall administered the oath of office to incoming Lieutenant Governor O'Neill, and turned the gavel over to him. Mr. O'Neill made a short speech. This was all there was to his inauguration. J Close attention was paid ' to Governor Ralston's address, for there was a great deal of interest in what he might have to say on the subject, of legislation. The progressive element ' was particularly well pleased with what he s'd. ' This promises to be a busy week for 1 the legislature, for a great flood of bills is being prepared and made ready for introduction. ; Committees will meet at once and start 1o work on them, and It is expected that before the end of the week some of the bills will be reported out of committee. The leaders say they are going to push things along. However, that is what ; they always say at the opening of the ' session, and the plan always falls. j A comparison of the report of the . legislation visitation commltteee, making recommendations as to appropria tions which should be made by the legslative committee two years ago and the amounts appropriated by the legislature at that time, shows that In a majority of Instances the present committee has remained close to the bills of two years ago, and especially in regard to the regular appropriations, which are made every year. Indiana university, the Indiana School for the Deaf, the Eastern Hospital for the Insane, Southern Hospital for the Insane, School for FeebleMinded Youth, Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home, Indiana Girls School, Indiana reformatory and Indiana state prison, are Institutions for which regular appropriations larger than those of two years ago are recommended. State offices and boards for which the committee recommends larger appropriations than were made two years ago follow: Governor's office, secretary of state, auditor of state, supreme court,- department of publi Instruction, state library, bureau of inspection, and board of state charities. Most of the appropriations for state offices and boards, the committee recommends, should be the same as they are at present. Both Indiana and Purdue universities will receive larger specific appropriations, if the recommendations of the committee j are carried out. The State School for the Blind. Eastern

Hospital for-the. Insane, Northern Hospital for the Insane, Village for Epileptics, School for Feeble-MIndedf Youth, Soldiers and Sailors Orphahs Home. Indiana Boys School, Indiana Girls School and Indiana state prison are Included among the committee's recommendations as institutions which should receive- specific appropriations greater than those of two years ago. All other state institutions which received specific appropriations two

years ago are down for decreases in specific appropriations. The governor's office, the adjutant general's depart ment and the departments of public buildings and grounds are down for specific appropriations larger than those of two years ago. In several Instances where there were specific appropriations made to offices and boards two years ago no specific appropriations are recommended for this year. CHICAGO IS GREEN WITH ENVY (Continued from Page onei construction of 4,900 or very nearly a mile on the northwest side, heading toward Chicago, while 2,000 feet will be built on the south east side, leaving a gap of D00 feet between. Thecity of EaBt Chicago some time ago took over from the East Chicago company two lots of valuable dockage property for city dockage purposes. Regarding this Mayor Schlleker said this morning: "I hopt to be able to build the canal street docks this year." There is no reason why the city should not go ahead with this project In the spring. The E. J. & E. bridge end the Canal street bridge will both be finished by the time navigation begins opening up Canal street which Is a through paved highway leading: straight to the proposed docks. If these breakwaters are built and If there Is ci,ty dockage there Is no reason in the world why Indiana Harbor and East Chicago should not have the benefit of service by one or more lighterage companies. The absence of a breakwater last y ear , was one obstruction to the securing of such service. The harbor was dangerous for small light draft boats to enter. An other reason was that the city owned no docks and there was no place for the boats to tie to. C. A. AVestberg of the East Chicago company an interview this morning stated that his company will put In this year 1,800 feet of dockage"adjoln ing the city dockage property at Canal street. A great deal of dockage will be built by private interests owning frontage along the canal, next spring, said Mr. "Westberg. TOM KNOTTS AND CROWD IN CAPITAL Continued from Pare one) property. Although, he says, the city has more than the 35,000 population required to make it a city of the second class, yet under the present law it would have to wait until after the next

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census, eight- years hence, before It could be promoted. Therefore, the bill which has been prepared provides that any city having a present population of 35,000 or more and having also taxable property valued at $20. 000,000 or more, shall automatically become a city of the second class, without waiting until the next census Is taken. Of fleers Are Kicking. ; "The public accountant says that Gary cannot continue under the classification of a fourth-class city, because as such it is not allowed by the present law to do the htlngs that are necessary to keep up with its growth," he said. "For instance, a fourth-class city cannot do much In the way of building parks, but lf Gary was promoted to the second-class we could go ahead and do this. And it is impossible to get men to hold the appointive offices in Gary at the salaries which we are permitted to pay them under the present law. We are making public improvements at the rate of about $2,000,000 a year, and It Is impossible to get a city "engineer to stay in the office at the salary of $1,500 a year, which we restricted to. As a second-class city the city could make rapid progress and take advantage of its opportunity for development." COUNTRY CLUB. Smoking or chewing. Big package 5c. McHle-S. Tob. Co. Save the tickets and aee oar premium lint. Adv.

SOME OF THE NOTABLES AT CHICAGO CHARITY BALL.

ANOTHER CONVENTION i .Ml m 1 J FOR STEEL CITY ; )i 0W Three big events in as many cities. Vj i t H k & Gary getting one of them, will mark . W ; fc-' J Jl VA t? the activities of Indiana Y. M. C. A. W ! XjT( ft T& , "J 1 I

athletes during March Gary will get the gymnastic-athletic meet of the state athletes. South Bend will stage the state swimming contest, and Indianapolis will be the scene of the wrestling matches. No tentative dates for the different events have been set. . Director PInneto of the Gary Y. M. C. A. gymnasium has received an invitation for Gary to participate In a dual track meet with Indianapolis, the meet to take place at the capital city "Y" gymnasium. Abe Marks of the K. & F. stores on Hohman street, is putting on his annual clearance sale and it is the liveliest of its kind that the hustling merchant has ever had any hing to do with. Mr. Marks has decided to do some tall price-slashing and is determined to open the eyes of those who drop In to give a look at his bargains. A huge sign across his store front will tell you what is going on.

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