The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-03
THE CAT AND HIS PAW
j. Il. FRENZEL-MARTINDA ELECT
ED PRESIDENT OF SCHOOL BOARD.
lutiOns Providing for Interest
the school Funds.

John P. Frenzel is still the boss of the
School Board. The public has had its eye
on the cat for some time and has voted
TO purify the schools Of the obnoxious
Frenzelism. but through the Vaccinations
OF Frenzel, that boss is still in control.
His understudy was last night elected pres
ident of the Scnool Board and his man
Adam was reelected treasurer. The pub
lie has little hope now of securing interest
| on the school moneys until Frenzelism is
completely routed at the next school cleo
| ton. The programme cut and dried
| by Frenzel and carried out at the meeting
| of the board last night.
The retiring board began it's last session
| at o'clock and adjourned early. The COM
mittee buildings and grounds reported
| that school No 8 had been completed and
recommended that $1,000 be borrowed to
| meet the expenses of Improvements on
| High School No. 1 and schools Nos. It. IL
| and %. The committee further recon-
mended the sale OF school property No. 50
| and the purchase of grounds more centrally
| located. The committee on teachers and
salaries advised the appointment of George
| Rink and Mrs. Pearl Wilkinson to the de-
| partments of German and music.
The president announced that the commit
| tee having in charge the Gregg Request
| had arranged for the distribution of
| scholarships and places of study. A mo-
ment before the old board adjourned, Com
| missioner Martindale passed a document
over to the secretary. 1t expressed the APP
probation of the board of the efforts of the
| retiring president and of Commissioners
| Conner and Vonnegut. Mr.. Frenzel arose
! to thank the board for its expression. He
| paid a high compliment to the superintend-
| ent his assistants and the corps of teach
| ers and believed that Indianapolis had the
| best executive ability at the head of its
schools in the world. He referred proudly
| to the school of manual training and physi-
| cal culture, and hoped that the finances Of
the schools would permit extension of
| such as would give the city the best sys-
tenn in these departments to be had. He
| also advised the injection into the city
| schools of the kindergarten system. In
concluding, he said:
"Of course l have made mistakes, but
my intention has been to fill this place TO
the best of my ability. L have been criti-
| cised. but the man in a public Office may
| expect that However, there is a vast
difference in criticism. and the tendency
| to PREJUDICE the motives of public officials.
My relations with the members OF this
board have been the most pleasant, and
| / feel that l cannot do a greater duty to
| incoming
| members the superintendent and his corps
OF assistants.
The newly elected members were await
| ing the conclusion of the retiring presi-
| dents remarks. and at the close took the
seats vacated by the retiring members.
| The new members who Frank II.
Backedge, Frank Vonnegut, H. C. Hen
erickson and Fred ID. Appel, were all
| present. Commissioner Adam moved that
4 "a
| and the board Immediately began the Sc
| lection of a president. AS the chairman
| was about to call for the vote on pres-
| dent Mr.. Blackledge arose with a resolu-
| ton which he desired 10 introduce. Mr..
| Martlndale arose 90 point OF order and
| smart dialogue ensued before the Fren-
| eel crowd succeeded in reseating the dis
| turber. Mr.. Blackledge placed in nomina-
| ton H. c. Hendrickson for president. Mr..
| Martindale's name not before the
| board. the Frenzelites having already
| ranged his canvass. His election resulted
| on the first ballot. Hendrickson received
| three votes and Martindale seven. Mr.
Martindale promptly seated himself at the
last incumbent raised this place to one of
| dignity and honor. At the close of my
term I will not have detracted anything
| With this extremely delicate compliment
| to himself Mr.. Martindale called for NOM
| nations for the office of treasurer. Mr..
| Vonnegut announced the name of Frank III.
| Blackledge. He said that Mr.. Blackedge
had been elected with the understanding
interest on the school funds This e state
/ ment was flung among the FrenZelites, who
received it with snarls. Mr.. Hendrickson
| arose to speak, but fatty told that he
| was out of order by President Martindale.
| After number of Intellectual attempts to
| make himself heard he sat down. By
singular coincidence Mr.. Adams name was
| not placed before the board, but he was
elected treasurer on the first ballot by
| Mr.. Hendrickson named Mr.. vonnegut for
| the office of secretary, but he was defeated
Election Of Secretary e was oowed by the
| unanimous selection of Miss Emma Riden-
our to the office of assistant secretary.
| Charles A Dryer was reelected attorney
| for the board over w L. Taylor, who was
| proposed by Mr.. Blackledge. Then, on the
| motion of Mr. Russo, the bond of the treas
| feature of FrenZelsm came when Mr.. Russo
| introduced motion providing for the ap-
| pointment of John p. FrenZel and John b.
Conner as advisory members of the com
| mittee School for Manual Training.
Messrs. Hendrickson and Blackledge sprang
| to their feet and characterized the resolu-
| ton as a cut-and-dried scheme of the
| Frenzel men. They thought it was in
| timation that the new board could not man.
age its own affairs. Inc motion was put
| while the protesters were yet speaking,
and carried by vote of TO 2
| ledge arose with a bit of paper in his hand.
The. Frenzel men scented trouble. and a
motion to adjourn by Mr.. Russo was sec
| onded by Mr. Adam.
but 1 desire to be heard" said Mr..
| Blackledge.
| You are out of ORDER shouted the pres
ident. There is a motion TO adjourn
Il say that it was not seconded before
| arose with this resoluuoiI-"
| "All in favor of the motion to adjourn
| say aye" screamed Mr.. Martindale, as
| Mr.. Blackledge wildly waved bis resolu-
ton. The vote to adjourn was overwhelm-
| ing. and the FrenZeltes scattered.
The resolutions which Mr.. Blackledge de,
| sired to introduce and which created
| marked CONSERVATION in the FrenZel ranks,
| were to the effect that the board instruct
| the treasurer to place the school funds at
| the highest rate of interest to be had and
| that the attorney be directed to investi-
| gate the notes and obligations entered into
! by the School Board on July 2 1894.
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