The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-28
TRUSTEES OF UNIVERSITY
SELECTIONS MADE BY THE STATE
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Talk of an Inspector of High Schools
-ProfessiOnaI and Life Lii
censes Granted.

The State Board of Education which met
yesterday morning with superintendent of
Public instruction Jones' elected three new
trustees for Indiana University, in addition
to transacting other public business. The
new members of the university board are
Nat L. Hill of Bloomington BENJAMIN F.
Shively of South Bend and Robert I. Ham
ilton of Huntington. The new members
will serve for three years
The State Board of Education is consider
ing the advisability of asking the next
Legislature to provide an Inspector of high
schools. At the next meeting of the board
1t is expected that the suggestion will be
formally acted upon. Concerning the need
for an inspector Superintendent Jones said
yesterday:
THE members of the State Board are all
busy men and cannot take the time to go
around over the State visiting all the COM
missioned high schools and inspecting them
with a view of lettering their standing
What is needed is capable man who can
give all his time and attention TO the high
schools, making regular visits to them and
reporting on their needs and progress to
the State Board In my opinion such an
officer would be of the utmost value and
would De OF great assistance to the direc-
tors OF education of the State" Mr. ZONES
believes that there will not be much oppo-
sition TO the appointment of such an in
spector.
HIGH SCHOOL COMMISSIONS.
The board granted commissions yesterday
to high schools in the following cities: JEFF
fersonville. Vevay. Chesterton and An
drews. The plan Of adopting a new course
of high school studies was considered. At
the next meeting of the board. to be held
July ?. the matter of selecting new course
will be arranged.
The major portion of the boards time
was spent in issuing professional licenses
The following applicants were successful:
Michael Bossert. Franklin county: Clark ID
Brock. Huntington county: Leonard Cole
Dearborn county; James NJ. Large. Hunt
ington county: John W. Lewis. Wabash
county: Calvin Ochiltree. Fayette county:
Clarence Pratt. Laporte county; James III.
Scott Clarke county; Samuel +. Schnuli
Porter county: Thomas B. Sonner. Crav.-
ford county; Frank E Trafzer. Randolph
county, and William w Wells. Vigo
county
The following teachers were granted life
state licenses: w. W. Holiday Grant
county: John Rahr. Huntington county:
Frank r. Trafzer. Randolph county; Hale
Fayette county. l. e. Hamilton. Wells
county: Edward Kahl. F'loyed county: r.
$: Miller. Spencer county; Clara j. Mitchell,
Shelby county: c. l.. Stubs Grant county.
H. l.. Smith. Franklin county: ]. + Thorn
ton, Parke county. and o. o. Whitenack.
Starke county.
The following members Of the board were
present; Frank l.. Jones. president: w w.
Parsons. OF the State Normal: President
Swain. OF Indiana University: President
Stone. of Purdue University: President
Stott, OF Franklin College; President Mills
OF Earlham College: ]. n Study. superin-
tendent of the Fort Wayne schools: w 4
Hester. OF the Evansville schools: c N
Kendall. OF the Indiasapolis schools. and
of no
schools.