The Detroit times., 1914-08-14
BOARD FINALLY
CHANGE
SCHOOL NAMES
"Monickers" of Inspectors Will
be Effaced, Condon's Recon-
siderati0n Plan Failing
GOETHE-AvE. SITE CHOSEN
FOR NEW BUILDING
Committees Recommendation
Accepted Despite Protest of
Delegation of Citizens

The Board OF Education decided
finally. Thursday evening, In favor OF
remaining the seven schools which IL
recently has named for q lie number
Of Its own members. The selection
Of the new names for the schools by
the teachers and schools committee
was provided for In q resolution pre-
sented by Inspector Mumford and
passed In the last regular meeting
Of the board. The question came up
again on q motion OF Inspector Con-
don TO reconsider the resolution. Al.
ter short debate, the members OF
the board voted unanimously not to
reconsider.
Dr.. Albert McMichael, president OF
the board. for whom one OF the two
high schools In the list was called,
expressed himself emphatically az
opposed to Inspector Condon's mo
ton.
Inspector Condor explained his &C.
tion by saying that he did not con
slider II just to the men whose names
had already been associated with the
schools, for Q year or two In some
cases, to remove them at this late
date. The only member supporting
him was Inspector Sherman. who as
serted that he believed the matter q
sufficient Importance to deserve fur.
Their deliberation.
why do you want more dehbera
tionT' Inspector Mumford inquired.
'The question has been up for con
sideration two months now. The
press OF the city IL unanimous on Il
and public sentiment Is practically
80. think the matter ought to be
settled finally right now"
When the roll-call began. the atti
tude Of the members was soon evi
dent. 80 Inspector Condor voted
against his own motion, making the
vote unanimous.
Inspector Kunx, for whom q new
high school to be built In the Sew
enteenth ward was named. arose i'm
media&ely and proposed that the
school be named the Southeastern
high school. His motion carried with
out opposition.
BY accepting q report Of the real
estate committee, the board settled
another much-wrangled-over point re
lating to the location OF the proposed
Southeastern high school. The site
at Goethe and Fairview-aves.. recon
mended by the committee and Supt
Chadsey, was selected. A committed
Of citizens was present to ask for the
location OF the school near Jefferson
ave. or Kercheval-ave., but their pro
test was not sufncient to sway the
board.
Upon request Of Mayor Marx for
permission to use some Of the school
buildings Of the city to house visitors
during G. A. r. week. the board voted
TO refer the matter to President Nc
Michael with power to act
Inspector Condor made an effort
to secure reconsideration OF q reso
luton by which the substitution Of
square for radial brick In the smoke
stack Of the heating plant on Ferry
field was referred to q board Of arbi
tration. Inspector Condor argued
that the contractor should be made
to tear down the chimney and re
build II as specified, In order to i'm
press upon men who might In the
future be engaged to do work for the
board that no one could make such
q substitution and get By with It,
Inspector Maybee warmly seconded
his efforts, but the motion was do
feated, 10 to Ave.