The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-22
DECLARES SCHOOLS ARE
NO BETTER THAN BARNS
John NJ. BlosS Makes Sensational
Statement Attacking Ventilation
and Heating Before Trustees.
OFFICERS
NOMINATED

That ninety-nine out of every ore hundred
sohoolhouses in the State are little better
than barns was the statement made by John
NJ. BlOss at the first session of the annual
meeting of the Indiana Association of Trus-
tees, held in Room Y, Statehouse. yesterday
morning Mr. Bloss was formerly state su-
perintendent and Is retiring president of the
trustees association. The statement was
made during the reading OF the address of
the retiring president. by barns" he said
Il mean school buildings without means for
proper ventilation and heating"
AS trustee of Hamilton township. Della
ware county. Bloss is one of the strongest
supporters Of the Capitalization movement.
During the past year a new six-room build
ing, costing $1,000 was erected in his town
ship. On the success or failure of this
school depends, in large measure, the III
ture of the Capitalization scheme, which has
In view the doing away with of the old dls-
trict school and having one modern bulldlhg y
centrally located, in which the grade
courses and three years of the high school
course will be taught
Owing TO the illness of President z. S.
Sullivan he WAS unable to attend the open
ing meeting yesterday morning ana Jpnn Nj.
Bloss was made president pro tenn. 1t Is eX-
pected that Mr.. Sullivan will be here Tor the
meeting to-day. John w. Drag0o was APP
pointed secretary pro TEN. owing to the alb
sence of the secretary, l.. w. Dunfee
ON LEGAL DUTIES.
Attorney General Miller addressed the
trustees at the meeting yesterday after
noon. He dwelt at great length upon the
numerous legal duties of the township
trustee, enumerating them as he spoke.
He also reviewed the work of the trustees
throughout the State during the past year.
An interesting paper on Tree Planting in
Indiana" was read by w. II. Freeman.
secretary of the State Board of Forestry.
He told of the gradual disappearance OF
forests in the State and said that every
effort should be made TO preserve the for
ests. State Superintendent of Schools Cot
ton spoke on 1.-The Trustee a School
officer" He told of the work done by the
trustees in the school and said they were
valuable aids.
I'm selecting a nominating committee one
trustee was named from each of the thir-
teen congressional districts of the State,
as follows: District /, James T.. Foster;
District 2. Dr. A G.. Cox; District 3. s. p.
Morris: District f. Newton Brown; District
D. s. r. Davis District 8. II. w. George;
District Z, Pearson Mendenhall; District s,
j. w. Dragoo; District 9. James j. Reeder,
District TO- Thomas G. Dougherty; District
II, w. c. Thornton; District IL, Lewis
Schumeyer District 49, George Paddock.
meeting of the nominating committee
was held at the Hotel English last night
The following officers were nominated:
President, ]. a. Dragoo. Eighth district;
vice president, Newton Brown, Fourth dis
trict; secretary, Pearson Mendenhall Sew
enth district; treasurer, Frank Simms,
Ninth district.
The committee will report to the asso-
citation at the meeting this morning. 1t is
believed that the officers nominated will
be elected without any dissenting votes.
Governor Durbin will address the trus-
tees this morning. @. NJ Gavin will dis
cuss the trustee as a bookseller, and c. w.
McReynolds will speak of the trustee as a
rOadmaker.
lor. formerly attorney general and guber-
Material candidate, Will deliver an address
on THE Law and the Trustee With the
reports Of the committees the meeting will
adjourn.
1t was decided yesterday to hold the an
nual convention next December and TO in
vite all of the newly-elected trustees TO be
DreSent