Shoesmith School Faculty Urges Immediate Action
Fragmentary text shows Shoesmith School Faculty urging urgent curriculum action as a late hour signals time pressure. No further readable details on real estate or surrounding ghetto threat.
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Newspaper
Hyde Park Herald
Location
Hyde Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1968
Page
7
Fragmentary text shows Shoesmith School Faculty urging urgent curriculum action as a late hour signals time pressure. No further readable details on real estate or surrounding ghetto threat.
The Shoesmith faculty recounts a rewarding year with a reactivated school newspaper and diverse field trips. Guest contributors from Wisconsin to Springfield enriched the curriculum while parent volunteers aided study groups leading to an awards assembly recognizing student service and achievement.
A reader urges the Senate to restore the National Park Service request for 10 million dollars to acquire land for Indiana Dunes State Park before industrialization destroys it. The writer notes Congress approved 5 million but seeks full funding and cites Senator Carl Hayden as the appropriation chair in Washington.
The piece laments Chicago's historic Italian Court and nearby landmarks facing derelection amid apathy and profit driven politics. It warns that cherished sites risk destruction as city heritage erodes and public voices remain limited.
The piece warns that plans for demolishing downtown Chicago’s Central Library Building are not progressing. It cites a favorable 1930s Holabird and Root report and doubts Board or Acting Librarian will preserve even the grand staircase. A new landmarks law exists, but its effect remains uncertain without public pressure.
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