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Show TAUGHT FOJt-41 YEARS REMARKABLE RECORD OF AN EDUCATOR EDU-CATOR IN CHICAGO. As an Instructor of Youth He Proved Eminently Successful Many Owe Their Sucre In Life to His Methods of Teaching. Dr. James R. Dewey of Chicago, who recently severed his connection with the educational interests of that city, has the unique experience of having spent 41 years of continuous work as an instructor. In 1860 he took the chair of Greek in the one High school then in Chicago and continued his services ser-vices uninterruptedly until the last week in September when failing eyesight eye-sight compelled his retirement. During his long term he varied from time to time the branches which he taught. When he first began he taught Greek and Latin and in after years this was changed for scientific branches. While engaged in the work of teaching hi studied medicine and about 12 years ago was graduated. He also lectured in the Chicago Homeopathic Medical School. When he became instructor in Chicago's Chi-cago's first High school the number of pupils in that institution was -200. He lived to see that number swelled to 12,000. There are hundreds of men living in Chicago and other places who DR. JAMES E. DEWEY, owe to Dr. Dewey's careful training the successes that crowned their latei careers. |