The Detroit times., 1911-01-27
HUTTON TALKS
ON 'FATHERHOOD"
Inspectors Grafton Features Board Of
Education Meeting-Bond Issue for
New Schools Desired.

ocnOOl inspector GeOrBe T.. 1utton
OF the Sixth ward. enliyened what
otherwise would have been a rather
prosy session of the board OF educa-
ton, Thursday night, by happy ora
torical effort on the subject OF Faith
erhood," which would have earned the
plaudits of Col. Roosevelt, whose views
on racesuicide are well known
Some time ago NJ. NJ. Wilmarth,
who has his business In Detroit, but
who lives just outside the city limits
on Grand River-ave., sent In COM
muncation asking the board to admit
five of his seven children to the Win
gart school, without charging tuition
fees. The matter came up for ina.
action. Thursday night, and Inspector
Hutton was the only inspector to
come to Mr.. Wilmarth's support On
the proposition.
ANY man who Is the father OF sew
eL children and IL willing to pay car
fare at the rate Of 10 cents day
for each In order to send them TO
school, must have a high instinct OF
our educational ability and l think
the board should make an exception
to the rule In his case" declared Hut
ton, with great dramatic effect. Il
have been married 20 years and have
no children. Mr.. Wilmarth has seven
ana I honor him for 1t. Otherwise
wouldn't be standing here wasting my
valuable breath In his behalf"
Then the vote was taken and. not
Mr.. Hutton's earnest
plea, the request was denied, the ma
jority of the members taking the posi-
ton that to grant II would be to let
down the bars to all suburban resi-
dents, especially those with large
families.
The most important business OF the
session was the adoption OF resolu'
ton asking the council to again sub
NIT a charter amendment increasing
the bonding limit, with view to Is
suing bonds to provide for needed
school buildings. II 1t can be done
legally, the council Is asked to sub
NIT proposition for the Issuance o
bonds specifically for new schools, TO
guard against any possibility or the
bonds being diverted to some other
use after they are authorized by the
people.
Inspector George NJ. Condor has
been trying for a year to get from
Secretary Lee a schedule OF text books
now In use In the schools and the
late OF expiration OF the various cor
tracts for buying books. Lee has In
sisted right along that II would re
luire extra help to get out such list
and both he and Supt. Martfndale
Thursday night, that the
Job would be a different one, as Il
would require going back In the rec
,rds for several years. However. Mr.
Condor, In a new resolution he intro
luced, asked simply for the text books
adopted within the past five years
and requested that the list be forth
coming by the next meetin. The
resolution was adopted and the see
'etary promised to have the list ready.
President Kuhn submitted COM
urging that steps be TAX
IN to again institute condemnation
to acquire additional land
adjoining the Washington Normal
school. This property was condemned
some time ago, but the supreme court
held the action illegal. The commun.
cation was ordered printed In the pro.
and referred to the corpora
ion counsel.
The Detroit Society OF Sex Hygiene
Ient In q communication outlining a
,lan for carrying on the work Of the
by holding group meet
ngs of parents. The matter was re-
erred to the committee on sanitation.
Inspector Snitgen put through res
,lution directing the board to include
n It's estimates q sum sufficient to
,uild an eight.room addition to the
Garfield school.
President Kuhn appointed as a spe-
ial committee on estimates Inspect
RS Hutton, Cary, Snitgen, Mumforo,
Burton Condor and Rob
'rtson. The board adjourned to meet
gain at o'clock. Monday evening,
or the consideration Of the est
mates.
The early part OF the session was
AIKEN up by the consideration OF q
,artial report of the committee on q
evision OF the rules. The most I'm
,ortant change was the adoption of a
ule requiring all communications re-
,eived by the superintendent and Sec
etary TO be submitted to the board
or reference to the proper commit
ees. Inspector Hutton opined that
ome OF the changes proposed by the
committee were "superfiewus."
Business-like Printing. No fuss and
10 feathers. The plain, neat kind that