Educators oppose Willis as Chicago superintendent
The Chicago Urban League executive director and Chicago University professor announce opposition to Benjamin C. Willis's reappointment. In a public letter, Philip Hauser lists failures in facilities, segregation, and high school provisions, urging a new general superintendent and broader urban renewal. Hauser will speak at a Leadership Conference meeting February 6 at the Center of Continuing Education.
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Chicago
Benjamin C. Willis
Philip Hauser
Kimbark
Edwin C. Berry
Chicago Urban League
Willis
Hauser
Robert Havighurst
Stony Islan
Chicago Public Schools
Berry
Four Wall
Hyde Parkers
A. W. Williams
E. Hyde Park Blvd
League
Conrad Hilton Hotel
PTA
Whiston
Woodlawn
University of Chicago
Willis’ Reaomt
Herald
Renewal and Rehab Work Gains Speed in Hyde Park Kenwood
Acting Building Commissioner Sidney D Smith reports 1964 permits for rehabilitation in Hyde Park Kenwood rose 0 2 percent from 1963 to 1964 totaling 3 696 140 compared with 2 459 931 in 1963. Since 1959 private residential rehab has risen over 1 036 percent, with total new construction up 3 percent and private residential permits up 10 percent from 1963 to 1964.
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Hyde Park-Kenwood
Sidney D. Smith
Smith
Lutheran Theological Seminary plans reviewed for Hyde Park site
Plans for a three building Lutheran School of Theology complex adjacent to the University of Chicago were approved by the Building and Site Committee. Construction costs are estimated at 3.8 million with total investment near 7 million including adjacent properties and dormitories.
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Lutheran School of Theology At Chicago
University of Chicago
Robert J. Marshall
Illinois Synod of the
Lutheran Church In America
Perkins and
Will
Lutheran School of Theology
54Th Place
55Th St
University and
Grwood Avenues
Accomo
Stewart W. Herman
School of Theology
LSTC
Hyde Park
Kenwood
Herman
Woodlawn University
Hyde Park PTA letter questions Willis ouster at Jan meeting
An unidentified Hyde Park High School PTA member informs Frank M. Whiston that only 100 of 500 members voted to oust Superintendent Benjamin Willis at the January 20 meeting. The PTA telegram urged a professional advisory committee to find a replacement. Willis’s contract ends August 31.
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Hyde Park High School
PTA
Frank M. Whiston
Benjamin Willis
Whiston
Willis
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John McDermott
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Albert A. Raby
George Watson
Warner C. White
Kale Williams
Lutheran Seminary
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