The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-14
SCHOOL BELLS
TO RING NO MORE
Board Adopts Supt. Martindale's Sug.
gestion That They Be Silenced--
Good Roads Scheme Opposed. =

And now the old school bell il
doomed. II will be relegated to the
discard along with the factory wits.
tie. the horse and buggy and other
time-honored institutions, which
twentieth century progress has brand
ed as passe.
The end of the school bell was
spelled Thursday night, when Supt.
Martindale. In his report to the board
OF education in regular session, rec
commended that the rules be changed
so as to dispense with the ringing of
the school bells before the sessions,
or at least, to limit the ringing to one
minute. The bells are now rung for
five minutes, under the rules.
The suggestion met with instant
favor II was concurred In without
q dissenting vote and referred to the
committee on rules for proper action.
In all probability IT will be optional
with the principals whether to limit
the ringing OF the bells to one min.
ute or dispense with 1t altogether.
The board went on record as being
opposed to the proposed $2,000.000
bond issue for good roads in Wayne
COUNTY, which the Board of Com
merce is pushing with great vigor.
Inspector Burton declared that the
improvements would benefit the pleas
ure riders chiefly, and was being
sought in their interests rather than
in the interests of the county at
large. Detroit would be called upon
to pay three-ffths of the interest on
the bonds, and Mr. Burton took the
position that II was inequitable to
place such q burden on the city when
money Ii SO badly needed for ad-
ditional school buildings.
On Mr.. Buttons motion, Secretary
Lee was instructed to write the board
OF supervisors at once and ask that
action on the bonding proposition be
delayed until money has been provid-
ed for the new schools desired. In
spectors Mumford and Cary were the
only members Of the board to vote
against the resolution. 1t was the
opinion Of the majority that schools
are OF more Importance than cement
rOadways In the rural districts.
The report of the committee on real
estate and school buildings, recon-
mending that plans be secured for
new school buildings to cost upwards
of 100000, was adopted unanimously.
The proposed list Is as previously pub
lished, except that the committee rec
ommends an 18-room building at Ham
ilton boulevard and Taylor-ave., instead
of an 8-room addition to the Fair
banks school. The propositions sub
mitted by the architects and engineers
of the board, In this connection, were
referred to the corporation council,
who will see that the contracts for
the plans and specifications are drawn
in such a way as not to bind the board
to re-employ the same firms next year,
whether 1t desires to do SO or MT.
Inspector Goldberg proposed an
amendment to the rules, to make 4
impossible to employ in the night
schools teachers not qualified under
the rules. This would eliminate some
nine teachers who have been on the
night school STAFF since 1903, includ-
ing Miss Kate Flanagan, who Is the
principal object Of Goldberg's attack.
He charges that she worked against
his election two years ago. Tho ctfer
teachers affected are: T. f. Mccarthy,
A. Isle Hoeger, Margaret HAYES.
Sarah Jageriskey. Charles A. Schneid.
er, Lydia Johnson, lola Smack and l..
A. Mackinkowski The matter was re
ferred to the teachers COMMITTEES.
INSPECTOR Goldberg scored one on
the Martindale faction when he asked
Stunt. Martindale for the enrolment
figures Of the Wingert school. The
superintendent gave out the number
as 257. while the school has accom-
modations for 200 pupils
Those figures confirm information
that came to my attention few days
ago." said Goldberg. After two years
this school Is only half filled. II the
school had been placed in my ward,
where 1t belonged, 1t would have been
filed ND long ago, but II was stuck
over there on the boulevard simply
to spite me and the result Is just as
l expected"
Gbldberg's remarks went unchal-
lenged.
On. the superintendent's recommen-
dation, the board voted to open q
room in the Bishop school for foreign
pupils ranging from 10 to 16 years of
age, who cannot speak English. Here
tofore these pupils have been placed
in the primary grades; under the new
arrangement they will be given a
special course.
The superintendent reported that
the annexes to the Russell school had
been opened and the auditorium in
the Bishop school had been convert
ed into assembly rooms, with the
result that halliday sessions had been
discontinued In both these schools.
The evening school attendance. Oct.
6, was 2,772.