University of Wisconsin Milwaukee - Ivy Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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Morally, Milwaukee is unrivalled, it being a remarkable fact that the number of policemen per czzpzhz is less than in other large cities in the world, and it might be added that this number have very little to do. The water supply of Milwaukee and all connected with it, is owned by the city, and its market value alone exceeds the public debt of the city. The new intake tunnel for the supply of water is located 8,000 feet from the shore of the lake and 45 feet below the surface, and is so situated that absolutely pure water, as cool and clear as crystal, is supplied in unfailing abundance. By means of a tunnel from the lake to Milwaukee River 525,000,000 gallons of water are forced every twenty-four hours into tl1e stream, and by accelerating its motion, keeps the river clean and pure throughout the year. There are nearly I4O churches, Chapels and' missions, representing every phase of religious thought, and meeting the requirements of every religious mind. Among the many features that 'commend Milwaukee as an educational center and make it specially adapted for a Normal School for thc educating and training of teachers, are: The Public Library, The Public Museum, The Layton Art Gallery, The Public School System, which offers opportunities for practice teaching that no other city in the State possesses, its Banks and Banking Systems, of great aid to classes in Civics and Economics, its immense manufacturing plants, always Open for inspection to students, its Art stores, its Book a11d Music stores, and the Soldiers' Home. 15

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New City Hall. sense of freedom which cannot be obtained in any other me- tropolis. There are more shade trees in Milwaukee than in any other city of its size, and nearly all of the residence streets are so arranged that the sidewalks run inside a little strip of greensward, in which stately trees are planted, thus forming a charming ad- dition to the beauty of the surroundings. Milwaukee is blessed with beautiful parks, which its well-equipped street railway sys- tem places at the very doors of the Normal School. The Lake Shore parks are beautiful beyond description, and when the boulevards are completed throughout the city it will make a park and drive system unrivalled. The miles of asphalt and fine block pavement make the streets of Milwaukee a paradise for wheelmen. The very best opportunities are offered for pleasure and recreation. Statistics of health show that Milwaukee stands in the first rank-a fact accounted for by the rolling surface and the elevation above the lakeg by pure water, perfect drainage, the absence of excessive heat in sum- mer, and the absence M powrzjf. 14

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