DOCSLIB.ORG

June 29, 1936, Minutes | UI Board of Trustees

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
June 29, 1936, Minutes | UI Board of Trustees MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TBE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS June 29,1936 The June meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illi- nois was held at the Blackstone Hotel, in Chicago, at 10 o’clock a.m. on Monday, June 29, 1936. When the Board convened, the following members were present: President Karraker, Mr. Barrett, Mrs. Freeman, Mr. Pope, Mr. Williams. President Willard was present ;also Mr. Janata, Professor Morey, Director Havens, and, during part of the day, Judge Johnson and Mr. David L. Krooth, of the legal staff of the Public Works Adminis- tration. A recess was taken until 11 o’clock a.m. 775 776 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [June 29 MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held at the Blackstone Hotel, in Chicago, on Monday, June 29, 1936, during the recess in the meeting of the Eoard held on the same day. Mr. Orville M. Karraker, Chairman, and Mr. Edward E. Barrett, member of the Committee, were present ; also Mr. Harold Pogue, Mrs. Nellie V. Freeman, and Mr. Walter I+'. Williams, members of the Board, and President Willard, Mr. Janata. Professor Morey, and Director Havens. MAnERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT WILLARD The Executive Committee considered the following matters presented by the President of the University. APPROPRIATIONS FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1936 (I) It is recommended that all appropriations from the General Reserve Fund and special funds made at this meeting (unless otherwise specifically noted to the contrary) be for the fiscal year beginning July I, 1936, since there are only two more days remaining in the present fiscal year. On recommendation of Mr. Barrett, this recommendation was approved. REAPPROPRIATION OF UNUSED BALANCES (2) A recommendation that the following estimated balances in certain funds, as of June 30, 1936, be reappropriated for the purposes indicated for the fiscal year beginning July I, 1936: USEXPENDED BALAXCESREAPPROPRIATED AS OF JULY I, 1936 Self-supporting funds: Accountancy Committee ....................................... $32 2jo Dairy Creamery. ... .................... Home Economics Caf a. ...................... Agricultural Extension Revolving. ................ Purnell Revolving. .............................. Military Bands ......................................... Military Clothing and Equipment. .............................. 3 830 Military Overcoats and Gloves. ................................. 5"' University Chorus.. ........................................... 3 Visual Aids Service (University Extension). ...................... -- 30 Total, self-supporting fads.............................. 858 3.58 Special appropriations for uncompleted activi Agricultural Industrial Research. ...... .................... 3 600 Agricultural Special Equipment. ....... ..................... I 400 Liberal Arts and Sciences Special Equipment. .................... Archaeological Explorations Report. .................... Business Office-General Deposit Installation. ........ Business Office Special Equipment.. ................. Business Office-Registration Booths. ........................... 750 Radiostation................................................. I ZOO' Coal Utilization.. ............................................. 360 on Conference. .................. ......... goo ................................ ......... 418 Illinois Foundation, .............................. I 000 Fire Truck ................................................... 975 Intercommunicating Telephone System. ......................... 4 376 'With understanding that the purpose for which originally appropriated is to be changed. 19361 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 777 Minor Agricultural Buildings. .................................. $4 209~ Minor Improvements .......................................... 20 Paving Gregory Drive. ................................ Power Plant Improvements. .......................... Sidewalks near University Forestry.. .................. Theatre Guild Improvements. ........................ ... 2 ooo2 Acoustical Treatment of Rooms. ................................ 3 850 Partitions in Library. ......................................... 5 650 Replace elevator in Physics Building. ................... 5 000 Union Building Improvements.. .. 368 Fencing of University Woods. .... 372 ................................. 3 100 Automobile.. .. ................................. 3 500 s...................... Grand Total. ................... On motion of Mr. Barrett, these balances were reappropriated as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Karraker, hlr. Barrett ; no, none; absent, Dr. Meyer. APPROPRIATION FOR RADIO STATION IMPROVEMENTS (3) A recommendation that the $20,000 reserved in the budget for the current hicnnium for the Radio Station be appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July I, 1936, for the erection of the new towers, a new transmitter building at the base of the towers, and for such other improvements as may be necessary in carrying out the program authorized by the Federal Communications Commis- sion I also recommend that the Physical Plant Department be authorized to prepare plans and specifications and secure bids on the towers, buildings, and equipment. On motion of Mr. Barrett, this appropriation was made as recom- mended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Barrett; no, none ; absent, Dr. Meyer. APPROPRIATION FOR RADIO STATION FOR PURCHASE OF RECORDS (4) At the meeting of the Board on May 27, 1936 (hlinutes, page 6j1), an appropriation of $~,mwas made from the General Reserve Fund for the purchase of a transcription or record service from the National Broadcasting Company for one year. The Director of the Radio Station reports that the Company’s practice is to rent the records but not to sell them outright. In case the University should not be allowed to keep the recorded programs, he requests authorization to use the appropriation for the purchase of other commercial records, blank records on which the Station will make its own recordings, and filing cabinets. I concur in this recommendation. On motion of Mr. Barrett, the action of May 27, appropriating $1,200 for record service was rescinded. On motion of Mr. Barrett, $1,200 or so much thereof as may be necessary, was appropriated from the General Reserve Fund for the Radio Station as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Rlr. Karraker, Mr. Barrett ;no, none ; absent, Dr. Meyer. APPROPRIATION FOR REMODELING THE ILLUMINATION LAB0RAT0 RY (5) A recommendation that an appropriation of $5,500 be made from the Gcn- era1 Reserve Fund to cover the cost of the necessary work proposed in remodel- ing the Illumination Laboratory of the Departmenf of Electrical Engineerlng. -_ On motion of Mr. Barrett, this approprlatlon was made, by the aAp ro nations made ,subject to release by President Willard, but balance not yet released 9, %im for expenditure. 778 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [June 29 following vote: Aye, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Barrett ;no, none ;absent, Dr, Meyer. AGREEMENT WITH LINDE AIR PRODUCTS COMPANY AND APPROPRIATION FOR RESULTING NECESSARY CHANGES IN WOODSHOP (6) The Linde Air Products Company of New York has offered to lend the Liniversity, without charge, gas welding equipment valued at $1,800. Since the Vniyersity’s facilities for instruction in welding are inadequate, the acceptance of this loan will make it possible to give instruction in gas welding with equip- ment constantly kept up to date and in good condition at no expense to the L’niversity. The use of this equipment will, however, require certain changes in the woodshop, the cost of which is estimated at $850. The Faculty Committee on Special Appropriations and Non-recurring Expenditures agrees with the Dean of the College of Engineering and the Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering that the University should take advantage of this offer, and recommends that a special appropriation of $850, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be made from the General Reserve Fund for this purpose. I recommend authorization of an agreement with the Linde Air Products Company for the loan of this equipment, and an appropriation of $850 to corer the cost of the necessary changes in the woodshop and the installation. On motion of Mr. Barrett, the agreement was authorized and the appropriation was made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Barrett; no, none; absent, Dr. Meyer. APPROPRIATION FOR PUBLISHING KASKASKIA VALLEY REPORT (7) A recommendation that an appropriation of $500 be made from the Grneral Reserve Fund for the mimeographing of 1,000 copies of the Kaskaskia Valley Report which has been made by members of the University staff, the staffs of the State Surveys, and the staffs of certain State departments for the Illinois State Planning Commission. On motion of hlr. Rarrett, this appropriation was made, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Barrett ;no, none ;absent, Dr. Meyer. ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FUND (8) Since 1917, the University has been giving examinations four times a year, usually in Chicago, for candidates for admission to the State Bar Examinations. This practice was started at the request of the Board of Bar Examiners under an arrangement that the University should charge fees high enough to cover all expenses. Originally these examinations were in high school subjects only, but in 1926,again at the request of the Board of Bar Examiners, examinations in college subjects were added. The fees established by the
Load more

Recommended publications
  • DEMO 20 Columbia College Chicago
    Columbia College Chicago Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago Alumni Newsletters Alumni Spring 2014 DEMO 20 Columbia College Chicago Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.colum.edu/alumnae_news This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. Recommended Citation DEMO 20 (Spring-Summer 2014), Alumni Magazine, College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago. http://digitalcommons.colum.edu/alumnae_news/90 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Alumni at Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. It has been accepted for inclusion in Alumni Newsletters by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. ISSUE 20 SPRING/SUMMER 2014 A “Colossal” Success How a personal The Alumni Magazine of blog became a DEMO professional career Columbia College Chicago Aidy Bryant SNL Superstar Lena Waithe and other millennials make their marks Friday, May 16, 2014 Alumni at MANIFEST Urban Arts Festival Columbia College Chicago will celebrate the work of our more than 2,000 graduating students with our annual urban arts festival. From art exhibitions to readings, original fashion designs to interactive designs, the talent will spill out from Columbia’s South Loop campus and onto the streets. The Main Stage and side stage performances from student bands create the musical backdrop to the Manifest showcase. THIS YEAR, THERE IS AN ALUMNI LOUNGE AND AN ALUMNI-ONLY RECEPTION. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: colum.edu/AlumniManifest CONTENTS DEMO ISSUE 20 SPRING/SUMMER 2014 20 34 12 FEATURES PORTFOLIO SPOT ON DEPARTMENTS 8 MILLENNIAL HUSTLE 25 DREAM WEAVER 32 Lee Bey’s (BA ’88) journalism 3 Vision Look out, world! 20-somethings Photojournalist Lenny Gilmore background prepared him for a wild Questions for President Kwang-Wu Kim Lena Waithe (BA ’06), Tony Merevick (BFA ’10) brings fantasies to life career ride as an influential architecture (BA ’12) and Roma Shah (BA ’08) are through digital collage.
    [Show full text]
  • Chicago No 16
    CLASSICIST chicago No 16 CLASSICIST NO 16 chicago Institute of Classical Architecture & Art 20 West 44th Street, Suite 310, New York, NY 10036 4 Telephone: (212) 730-9646 Facsimile: (212) 730-9649 Foreword www.classicist.org THOMAS H. BEEBY 6 Russell Windham, Chairman Letter from the Editors Peter Lyden, President STUART COHEN AND JULIE HACKER Classicist Committee of the ICAA Board of Directors: Anne Kriken Mann and Gary Brewer, Co-Chairs; ESSAYS Michael Mesko, David Rau, David Rinehart, William Rutledge, Suzanne Santry 8 Charles Atwood, Daniel Burnham, and the Chicago World’s Fair Guest Editors: Stuart Cohen and Julie Hacker ANN LORENZ VAN ZANTEN Managing Editor: Stephanie Salomon 16 Design: Suzanne Ketchoyian The “Beaux-Arts Boys” of Chicago: An Architectural Genealogy, 1890–1930 J E A N N E SY LV EST ER ©2019 Institute of Classical Architecture & Art 26 All rights reserved. Teaching Classicism in Chicago, 1890–1930 ISBN: 978-1-7330309-0-8 ROLF ACHILLES ISSN: 1077-2922 34 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Frank Lloyd Wright and Beaux-Arts Design The ICAA, the Classicist Committee, and the Guest Editors would like to thank James Caulfield for his extraordinary and exceedingly DAVID VAN ZANTEN generous contribution to Classicist No. 16, including photography for the front and back covers and numerous photographs located throughout 43 this issue. We are grateful to all the essay writers, and thank in particular David Van Zanten. Mr. Van Zanten both contributed his own essay Frank Lloyd Wright and the Classical Plan and made available a manuscript on Charles Atwood on which his late wife was working at the time of her death, allowing it to be excerpted STUART COHEN and edited for this issue of the Classicist.
    [Show full text]
  • Mccormick Place July 12-15, 2020 Mccormick Place
    annon Dr W Dickens Ave e Av N d S W Armitage Ave n N t a o C c la k evel t l r k S o n N N C t D L t t r t S a S W Wisconsin St S k e rd July 12-15, 2020 ed bee a t S h ra c ho r als r a H July 12-15, 2020 r N O N IFT20N L e McCormick Place D r IFT20W Willow St McCormick Place W Eugenie St McCormick Place W North Ave 2301 S. King Dr. North/Clybourn Sedgwick OLD 1 AC Hotel Chicago Downtown CLYBOURN TOWN 630 N. Rush St. CORRIDOR 2 Chicago Marriott Downtown Mag Mile 540 N. Michigan Ave. 3 Congress Plaza 520 S. Michigan Ave. W Division St Clark/ Division 4 Courtyard Downtown/River North GOLD E Elm St 30 E. Hubbard St. t S COAST 5 Courtyard Magnificent Mile ed t E Oak St 165 E. Ontario St. als H E Walton St N E Delaware Pl DoubleTree Magnificent Mile t 6 r S D t t S ns E Chestnut St 300 E. Ohio St. S k s alle l N r ea l S e rl la E Pearson St a L C L W a Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown k 7 N N O N W Chicago Ave N Chicago e Chicago y S 600 N. State St. t ho S W Superior St wk O’Hare r W Huron St 34 e Fairmont rn P 8 International D Airport o 23 r W Erie St rb 200 N.
    [Show full text]
  • Shuttle Flyer-AHA SS18
    Shuttle Service to McCormick Place Shuttle Hours of Operation Shuttle service is approximately every 20 minutes Saturday, November 10 6:30 am – 6:00 pm Shuttle provided to/from hotels and McCormick Place 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm * Return shuttle from McCormick Place returning Back to hotels * Time last shuttle departs McCormick Place returning to hotels. No shuttle service from hotels to McCormick Place after 6:00 pm. Sunday, November 11 6:30 am – 6:00 pm Shuttle provided to/from hotels and McCormick Place 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm * Return shuttle from McCormick Place returning Back to hotels * Time last shuttle departs McCormick Place returning to hotels. No shuttle service from hotels to McCormick Place after 6:00 pm. Monday, November 12 6:30 am – 6:00 pm Shuttle provided to/from hotels and McCormick Place 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm * Return shuttle from McCormick Place returning Back to hotels * Time last shuttle departs McCormick Place returning to hotels. No shuttle service from hotels to McCormick Place after 6:00 pm. Shuttle Routes Gates 1-3 at South Building Gates 1-3 at South Building Route #1 – (Boards at Gate 3) Route #5 – (Boards at Gate 1) Please allow 15-17 minutes travel time one-way. Please allow 12-15 minutes travel time one-way. Hyatt Regency Chicago Sheraton Grand Chicago Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park EmBassy Suites Chicago Magnificent Mile Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago Loews Chicago Hotel Swissotel Chicago Route #6 – (Boards at Gate 1) Route #2 – (Boards at Gate 3) Please allow 20-25 minutes travel time one-way.
    [Show full text]
  • Classification Owner of Property
    NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (3-82) Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service For NPS use only National Register of Historic Places received i 2 Inventory Nomination Form date entered JAN ( I9u. See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries complete applicable sections___________________________________ 1. Name historic Blackstone Hotel (D009:15-32) and/or common Blackstone Centre 2. Location street & number 302 S. 36th Street N/A not for publication city, town Omaha vicinity of state Nebraska code 032 county Douglas code 055 3. Classification Catiegory Ownership Staitus Present Use district public X occu pied agriculture museum X building(s) _X _ private unoc cupied x commercial park structure both .work in progress educational private residence site Public Acquisition Ac<;essil3le entertainment religious object N/A in process _K_. yes: restricted government .scientific being considered yes: unrestricted industrial transportation no military other; 4. Owner of Property name Blackstone Centre Association street & number 11308 Davenport Street city, town Omaha N/A vicinity of state Nebraska 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Douglas County Courthouse street & number 1819 Farnam city, town_____Omaha ____ state Nebraska 6. Representation in Existing Surveys______ title Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey has this property been determined eligible? __ yes X no date On-going federal X_ state . county local depository for survey records Nebraska State Historical Society city, town Lincoln state Nebraska 7. Description Condition Check one Check one X excellent deteriorated unaltered X original site N/A good ruins X altered moved date fair unexposed Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance A large eight story over raised basement structure, the Blackstone Hotel is E-shaped in plan, exhibiting a five part composition to the front facade as a result of projecting central and end pavilions.
    [Show full text]
  • Mccormick Place | September 14 - 19, 2020
    8 12 McCormick Place | September 14 - 19, 2020 83 65 72 89 96 75 69 48 40 27 5 43 47 67 44 14 49 2 46 95 16 23 22 1 56 7 20 84 66 3 11 6 32 41 57 52 24 85 21 17 78 61 60 73 92 77 38 45 87 90 62 76 28 54 33 81 71 70 91 79 93 25 4 53 80 74 88 9 50 18 59 30 68 94 58 37 13 10 82 86 31 34 42 64 26 39 35 55 36 63 Ocial IMTS 2020 Housing Provider 51 15 29 19 1 21c Museum Hotel Chicago 17 Courtyard Chicago 32 Hilton Garden Inn 55 East Ontario Street Downtown/River North 10 East Grand Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 30 East Hubbard at State Street Chicago, IL 60611 Chicago, IL 60611 2 AC Hotel Chicago Downtown 33 Hilton Garden Inn Chicago 630 N Rush St 18 Crowne Plaza Chicago West Loop Downtown Riverwalk Chicago, IL 60611 25 S. Halsted Street 66 E Wacker Pl Chicago, IL 60661 Chicago, IL 60601 3 ACME Hotel Company Chicago 15 East Ohio Street 19 DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago 34 Hilton Garden Inn Chicago Chicago, IL 60611 Midway Airport Downtown South Loop 6624 South Cicero Ave 55 E 11th St. 4 Allegro Chicago, A Kimpton Hotel Chicago, IL 60638 Chicago, IL 60605 171 W Randolph Street Chicago, IL 60601 20 Doubletree Chicago Magnificent Mile 35 Hilton Garden Inn Chicago 300 East Ohio St McCormick Place 5 Allerton Warwick Hotel Chicago, IL 60611 123 East Cermak Rd.
    [Show full text]
  • Article About Benjamin Marshall
    ARTICLE ABOUT BENJAMIN MARSHALL The article below is from the January 16, 2011 edition of the Chicago Tribune, and written by Blair Kamin. His architecture is better known than he is: Enthusiasts Among the street’s former property owners: the late rally to celebrate under-appreciated Benjamin Marshall, advice columnist Ann Landers and talk-show queen designer of landmark hotels and much of East Lake Oprah Winfrey, who bought a 5,000-square-foot East Shore Drive Lake Shore Drive co-op in 2006, then sold it after He was dashingly handsome and an A-list partier, realizing that her neighbors could look into her hosting bold-face names like the Duke of Windsor at his windows. lakefront mansion in the northern Chicago suburb of Blackstone Marshall “helped define Chicago,” said the Wilmette. society’s president, Jane Lepauw of Northbrook, who is He designed some of Chicago’s best-known landmarks - joining Jennifer McGregor of Lake Forest to co-chair - the Drake and Blackstone hotels; five of the eight the group’s March 4 gala at the Drake. The society’s aim: buildings on exclusive East Lake Shore Drive (left, in Raise enough money to mount a Chicago exhibit of the 1920s); the elegant residential high-rise at 1550 Marshall’s works and catalogue his archives, which North State Parkway, and the South Shore Cultural improbably reside at the University of Texas. Center, where Barack and Michelle Obama held their At first glance, Marshall seems an odd figure to wedding reception. celebrate. His high-living, Jay Gatsby ways are out of Yet the Chicago architect, who shaped these highly sync with the grim realities of today’s economy.
    [Show full text]
  • Blackstone Hotel
    Click images to view full size Blackstone Hotel Chicago, Illinois Project Type: Hotel Volume 39 Number 07 April–June 2009 Case Number: C039007 PROJECT TYPE A 23-story, 332-room luxury hotel located in downtown Chicago, Illinois, the Blackstone Hotel underwent a two-year renovation and reopened in March 2008. Built in 1910, the hotel has hosted 12 presidents and its Vice- Presidential Suite is the original “Smoke-Filled Room” from which the phrase originated. Developer Sage Hospitality Resources worked to ensure that historic details were repaired or replaced when necessary, yet the hotel also includes modern conference and event facilities, as well as a coffee shop and full-service restaurant. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a city of Chicago landmark, the rehabilitation of the structure was funded in part through state and federal historic tax credits as well as tax increment financing (TIF). The hotel is now part of the Marriott Renaissance brand. LOCATION Central Business District SITE SIZE 0.44 acre/0.18 hectare LAND USES Downtown Hotel, Restaurant, Convenience Center KEYWORDS/SPECIAL FEATURES Adaptive Use Boutique Hotel Historic Preservation High-Rise Building PROJECT ADDRESS 636 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois WEB SITE www.marriott.com/chirh DEVELOPER Sage Hospitality Resources Denver, Colorado 303-595-7228 www.sagehospitality.com ARCHITECT AND PLANNER Lucien Lagrange Architects Chicago, Illinois 312-751-7400 www.lucienlagrange.com INTERIOR DESIGN The Gettys Group, Inc. 312-836-1111 Chicago, Illinois www.gettys.com GENERAL CONTRACTOR James McHugh Construction Chicago, Illinois 312-986-8000 www.mchughconstruction.com HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONSULTANT Heritage Consulting Group Portland, Oregon 503-228-0272 www.heritage-consulting.com GENERAL DESCRIPTION Part of the Marriott Renaissance brand, the Blackstone Hotel is a historic 332-room luxury hotel with conference and event space, a Starbucks coffee shop, and a full-service restaurant.
    [Show full text]
  • Brief Biographies of American Architects Who Died Between 1897 and 1947
    Brief Biographies of American Architects Who Died Between 1897 and 1947 Transcribed from the American Art Annual by Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., Director, Maine Historic Preservation Commission. Between 1897 and 1947 the American Art Annual and its successor volume Who's Who in American Art included brief obituaries of prominent American artists, sculptors, and architects. During this fifty-year period, the lives of more than twelve-hundred architects were summarized in anywhere from a few lines to several paragraphs. Recognizing the reference value of this information, I have carefully made verbatim transcriptions of these biographical notices, substituting full wording for abbreviations to provide for easier reading. After each entry, I have cited the volume in which the notice appeared and its date. The word "photo" after an architect's name indicates that a picture and copy negative of that individual is on file at the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. While the Art Annual and Who's Who contain few photographs of the architects, the Commission has gathered these from many sources and is pleased to make them available to researchers. The full text of these biographies are ordered alphabetically by surname: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z For further information, please contact: Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., Director Maine Historic Preservation Commission 55 Capitol Street, 65 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333-0065 Telephone: 207/287-2132 FAX: 207/287-2335 E-Mail: [email protected] AMERICAN ARCHITECTS' BIOGRAPHIES: ABELL, W.
    [Show full text]
  • Dining in Chicago 1
    DINING IN CHICAGO 1 DINING IN CHICAGO by John Drury with a foreword by Carl Sandburg and published by The John Day Company New York COPYRIGHT, 1931, BY JOHN DRURY PRINTED IN THE U. S. A. by John Drury 2 FOR THE JOHN DAY COMPANY, INC. BY H. WOLFF, NEW YORK TO MARION... The Best Dam' Dinner Companion In All Chicago ABOUT THE AUTHOR John Drury... first began his gastronomic adventures in this life at Chicago, Illinois, on August 9, 1898... in school he was terrible in arithmetic but talented in drawing... had to quit high school to help lift the mortgage of the old homestead... worked in factories, drug stores, stockrooms and department stores... continued education in Lane Technical Night School, studying English composition and French... remembers the English composition but forgot the French... fired from his job as clerk in a South Clark Street bookshop because the proprietor caught him once too often reading Keats... worked on a farm in the Illinois River valley and quit after a week because the plow horses would stop in the middle of a furrow and look at him contemptuously... later became clerk in book section of Marshall Field department store... at outbreak of World War was refused admission to army and navy because of failure to meet physical requirements... intent on wearing a uniform (being Irish), he enlisted in the 11th Regiment, Illinois National Guard, and helped to keep Chicago safe for Democracy ... in 1918 went to New York City to live in Greenwich Village... first contact with intimate side of restaurant life gained while working as a bus boy in Child's, on Broadway, near Wall Street..
    [Show full text]
  • Miami Beach Conflict P
    N T R 0 D u C T 0 N I The Miami Beach Art Deco District is our nation's most unique quickens, it threatens to alter the very essence of the community-s resort. For over fifty years, it has sustained itself as a retirement social, architectural and cultural fabric unless properly directed. and vacation community, and until recently, it remained nearly The citizens of Miami Beach have recently begun to appreciate unsurpassed in the accommodations, recreation and scenic setting the inherent attributes of their historic Art Deco District. The latent which it offered to hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. potential of the District is being recognized with a conscious and enthusiastic effort to restore economic health and vitality to the area. They recognize that the District will be unable to attract its All of South Florida is currently experiencing intense development potential share of the strong regional tourist market if positive pressuries because of its ideal climate and seaside environment, action is not taken to reverse the trends of physical deterioration and the Art Deco District is no exception. Land values in the and neglect. They also recognize that the architectural richness District are high, especially for oceanfront property, and the and quality of their community make it a very special place. effects of uncontrolled new development have already become apparent in demolition and insensitive new construction. In some The time has arrived for a full-fledged Preservation and Develop­ areas, new development has been sensitive to the historic integrity ment Plan to focus this new energy in directions which will most of the District.
    [Show full text]
  • Blackstone Library 4904 South Lake Park Avenue
    EXHIBIT A LANDMARK DESIGNATION REPORT Blackstone Library 4904 South Lake Park Avenue Final Landmark Recommendation adopted by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks, August 5, 2010 CITY OF CHICAGO Richard M. Daley, Mayor Department of Zoning and Land Use Planning Patricia A. Scudiero, Commissioner COMMISSION ON CHICAGO LANDMARKS John W. Baird, Secretary Phyllis Ellin Yvette Le Grand Chris Raguso Christopher R. Reed Patricia A. Scudiero Edward I. Torrez Ben Weese Ernest C. Wong The Commission is staffed by the Chicago Department of Zoning and Land Use Planning, Historic Preservation Division 33 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60602 312-744-3200; 744-2958 (TTY) http://www.cityofchicago.org/landmarks Printed May 2010; revised and reprinted August 2010. BLACKSTONE LIBRARY 4904 South Lake Park Avenue Date: 1904 Architect: Solon S. Beman Built in 1904, the Blackstone Library is a stately Classical Revival-style building designed by Chicago architect Solon S. Beman, the noted designer of the industrial town of Pullman. It was presented as a gift to the city by Isabel Norton Blackstone in honor of her late husband, Timothy Beach Blackstone, a Chicago railroad executive and philanthropist. As the first purpose-built library branch in the city, the Blackstone represents the Chicago Public Library’s early efforts to serve the needs of readers in rapidly growing neighborhoods. Despite its relatively compact size, the Blackstone Library’s carved granite entrance portico and richly decorated rotunda provide a grand setting for one of America’s greatest institutions: the free public library. 1 The Blackstone Library is located at 4904 S. Lake Park Avenue in the Kenwood community area.
    [Show full text]