August 16, 1893 – The Chicago Daily Tribune reports that the
Art Institute of Chicago and the Armour Institute have joined forces “for the purpose
of establishing in Chicago a full and thorough course of study in
architecture.” [Chicago Daily Tribune,
August 16, 1893] W. M. R. French will direct the Art Institute coursework,
and the Reverend F. W. Gunsaulus will handle the work for the Armour Institute. The Art Institute library in 1893 had 1,300
books and 19,000 photographs with 200 books and 1,000 photographs relating
directly to the subject of architecture.
The Armour Institute had 10,000 volumes in its library as well as
physical and chemical laboratories and courses of study in electricity, mining,
and mechanical engineering. Director
French says of the decision, “The Armour Institute, under the Presidency of the
Rev. F. W. Gunsalulus, has laid out courses of technical study of the highest
order. The departments of mechanical engineering, electricity, civil
engineering, etc., are equal to those of the Institute of Technology of Boston,
and the laboratories, shops, library, and appliances are in accord with the
most approved and modern practice in technical schools. There are already 500 applicants to enter the
various departments upon the opening of the first school year, Sept. 14.” William French is shown above at the easel. Reverend Gunsaulus is the man at the desk in the right photo.
August 16, 1978 – In an editorial the Chicago Tribune states its opposition to a recommendation by the Chicago branch of the American Association of Architects that a way be found to preserve Chicago’s Loop elevated structure. The paper asserts, “Anyone who finds a resemblance between Chicago’s elevated and San Francisco’s cable cars must have been standing at Lake and Wabash so long that the screeching has softened his brain. No way can the “L” be considered charming, quaint, fun, or attractive to visitors . . . There is no good reason, either sensible or sentimental, to preserve the “L” one day longer than is economically unavoidable. The noisy, dirty eyesore is of no architectural value and will interfere with the practical and esthetic pleasures and profitability of both the State Street mall and the North Loop renewal plan.”
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