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...motor southwest from Chicago, when you are almost within sight of Joliet, a big sign appears on the right of the highway: STATEVILLE. Behind it rises a broad, bare hill across whose desolate skyline stretches a wall. Above the wall rise four great, drab cheeseboxes. These are the cell blocks of Illinois' model penitentiary. Here, last week, occurred the first major prison riot of the year...
Warden of Stateville is Henry C. Hill, who also is in charge of the old State prison at Joliet, five miles away. Last month three convicts were trapped and killed as they tried to escape from that institution (TIME, March 2). Later a man died of heart failure while shackled in solitary confinement. Fortnight ago the angry inmates rioted (TIME, March 23). Two died from wounds...
Sullen since the death of three comrades who tried to escape (TIME, March 2), angered with the news that another prisoner had died while shackled in solitary confinement, 1,100 convicts at Joliet (Ill.) State Penitentiary dashed their food to the floor and rioted in the mess hall one noon last week. Guards drove most of them into the prison yard, fired at their feet with shotguns. Another group isolated itself in the kitchens, was later subdued. Within an hour all were herded back to their cells. Casualties: one prisoner killed; one guard and three convicts wounded. The Joliet penitentiary...
However, it still remains among the undesirables, and progress within the course is held at a minimum due to the failure to produce student interest. The greatest weakness seems to be its hasty survey of French authors. Joliet, the book provided for the purpose, is so condensed that for most writers it is a more encyclopedia of facts, which the student promptly forgets upon completion of the final, test. The class and examination time spent in covering a stipulated amount of Joliet each half year is almost completely wanted. The value of the work is negligible beyond its discussion...
...merit of the work is often lost or must be passed without consideration. Thus it is well on into the second term before mere line for line interpretation is cast aside, and the more beneficial and interesting topics are discussed. The time now expended in vain efforts to conquer Joliet could be more suitably used for the earlier development of ease in translation. This would permit rapid translation from preparatory school methods of conducting the course to the more spirited and individual manner which characterizes the true college curriculum...