The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-02
NEW HIGH-SCHO0L BUILDING.
Indications from the Meeting of the School
Board Last Night that 1t Will
Be Built.

A heated discussion over the proposed erection
of a new high-sehool building occupied most of
the session of the School Board at the regular
meeting last night. The resolution of MI. Brown,
introduced at the last meeting, instructing the
committee on buildings and grounds to prepare
plans for the construction of new high
school building was called up for
consideration and was made the
subject of prolonged discussion.
Commissioner Stratford renewed his motion,
proposing the erection of a new high-sehool
building and new eight room building on the
lot of No. s, with rooms for new classes in the
high-school branches for the accommodation of
pupils living on the Southside Commissioner
Merritt offered as a substitute motion provid-
ing that when the board adjourned it should be
to meet again in special session on
next Friday evening ''to consider and
adopt plans for new high-school
building" and for the erection of a building on
the grounds of school No s. A motion for
emitting the word adopt was made by Mr.
Bingham. but was defeated by a vote of to o.
In the discussion upon the main question Com
missioner FrenzeI expressed the opinion that
the present High school building is in as safe
condition as most of the school buildings, and
is safer than No. 6, No. 4, and some others
Commissioner Brown replied that the allusion to
school No. 6 as unsafe was false, and added that
the only explanation that there could be for such
q statement was that some architect had his eye
on the job of furnishing plans for a new school
house Mr.. Bingham inquired if this was not
an explanation, too, of the scheme for erecting
a new high-scheol building. The discussion
turned upon the finances of the
board and from the conflicting
statements which were made grew into heated
controversy The vote upon the motion of Mr..
Merritt, providing for special meeting on next
Friday night to consider and adopt ''plans for a
high-sehool building" resulted in its adoption by
a vote of to 3, the ballot standing rs follows:
Yeas = Commissioners Brown, Bell, Merritt,
Smith, Stratford, Thompson, and VOnnegut--L
Nays-Commissioner Bingham, Browning, and
Frenzel
The committee on the appointment of teachers
and salaries, reported changes among the teach
ers as follows signations-Carrie Tchenor,
of school No. 8; Alice r. Palmer No. IA; Mag
gle Noble, No. %, and Susie Chapman, No 2S.
Transfers-Lizzie Stearns, from school No. 2 to
the High school annex Nellie Stackhouse, from
Nc to No. 2; Katie Williams. from No. to
No. & Lucy Forsythe, from No. ID to No. 20;
Henri Ingersoll, from No. IA to No. s.; Wealth.
Wilson, from No. % to No. Z New appoint
ments-Allie Gage. school No 3, 2 B; Mary
Henchman, No 6, 3 B; Lulu Thatcher No. T. 2 B;
Mollie E. Bond, No. 8, B; Helena Williams,
No II, 4 and B; Lucy Kackley No %, 2 A;
Annie Reddngton, No. p, 4 A b; Mary Hall,
assistant principal No 2, and Julia Ashley crit
les, school No. TO- The report was adopted
1t may be added, in connection with the pro
ceedings Of the board, that it is authoritatively
stated that majority of the members of the
board Savoring the new high-school building.
held meeting last Monday night, and decided
upon its construction.