WIRT - BENEVOLENT DESPOT OF GARY SCHOOLS

Post-Tribune (IN) | June 5, 1997 | Copyright

PHOTO William A. Wirt developed the "work-study-play" plan for the Gary schools. His idea was to develop the child's whole character. (POST-TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO)

THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED VERSION. HISTORY This space is devoted to news about Gary history. This article, by Indiana University Northwest history professor James B. Lane appeared in the Post-Tribune May 11, 1974.

William A. Wirt had a singular opportunity to construct - almost from scratch - an urban educational system that retained his personal stamp for more than a quarter-century. Admired ...

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