The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28

SIXTEEN
FOR BOARD
Citizens Com m lite e
Picks States In Meet
ing Tuesday Night
THREE WOMEN
ARE FAVORED
Action Criticized BY
Business WOmen's
Suffrage Body

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petitions as candidates for the sew
on-man school board, IS were in
dorsed by the Citizens School Board
committee in meeting in Hotel
Pontchartrain Tuesday night. To
put It's states before the people
prior to the primaries On March Z,
the committee will arrange for
house-tohouse canvasses, and will
distribute more than $4,000 circulars
telling OF the candidates qualihca-
tons.
OF the is Endorsed by the commit
tee, three are women. Seven OF the
remainder are Republicans and six
Democrats. In naming its states
the committee emphasizes the tnct
that not all the candidates not
rejected were considered objection
able.
The list OF candidates indorsed.
with the committees report on
them, follows:
REPUBLICAN.
Two-year term--ALEXIS G. AN
CELL No. 900 Iroquois-sve.. one OF
the leading Detroit attorneys. For.
mer Judge United states district
coprt As president OF Detroit As
ISOLATED Charities. member state
housing commission and other kim
dred organizations. he has always
given generously OF time and
strength 70 civic and philanthropy
interests.
Four.year term JOSEPH s.
STRTNGHAM. No. 27b seminole-sve..
consulting engineer. Long connected
with the Soivay Process company and
other industries. His technical
knowledge as an engineer and famil-
larity with large business problems
SiV-yrar term SAMUEL G. MUM
FORD, No. 1885 Second-sve controi-
er Detroit Edison company. Exten-
sive business experience president
% old school board. Hts intimats
know ledge OF past sc~~nol conditions
work Of the new board
TWo>year term--E EDWARD u, DE
VINE. No. 2t5 Cadiliac-nvc.. attorney
Born and educated In Detroit univcr.
sity graduate. Taught school nve
years
n
EY. No it5 TrowbridEe- ave. attor-
ney University graduate. Taught
In Michigan schools
pour-year t~rm-RALPH r. VIII
KINSON. No $50 aYirginia Park. at,
torney. Teacher Detroit College OF
Six-ysar term-JoHN c. sPAULD-
ING No 50 Selden-ave.. attorney
Member ~ the old school board
The committee believes that the
election % ono or more women mem
hers is desirable.
Two-year term-MRs. e. A. MAY
BEE. 40. Is7 dnwood-ave. Edncat-
cd IN public and private schools
widow ~ e. 4. Nav bee. former mem
Der 81 the old school hoard.
Four-year term MRS CARRIE
CHURCH OOSTDYK. 80 go5 Van
pvke-ave Graduate DufneId school
1875 Favors use o. schools for com
munity ccnters and for voting pur-
slT-year term MRS LAURA =.
OSBORN. No. 50 tawrence-avc. Has
had seven years experience az gram
mar and high school teacher The
most active woman pioneer for the
email school hoard enactment.
DENoCRATIC.
Two-year term-pR ANDREW p,
PhysicIan. important that new board
Four-ysar term-DR. JOHN &.
HALL No. 1908 L.afsyette-ave west
Dentist Present member state ex-
aiming board. One OF tho most
faithful and valuable former mem
hers Of the Wayne county poor COM
mission.
six-year term-FRANK " AL
FRED No ~ Westminster-avc Cen
erei manager Pere Marquette Rail.
way company Needed on the board
because 81 large business experience.
Two-year term--A RCHIBALD w.
DIACK. No. AS Burnf-ave. Consult
ing chemist Educated In Detroit
schools Graduate OF University OF
Michigan.
WILLIAMS. No. 1864 Third-ave. At
torney. Law graduate. teacher and
school superintendent for 10 years.
County school commissioner durins
two terms.
slS-ysar term-GEoRoE v n
LOTHROP, No. 40 Jenerson-ave-
Secretary Lothrop Estate company
William J. Weakley, attorney,
who was the principal speaker. told
the committee that the new board
81 education will take over the con.
troll OF Si4.OO0.O00 worth OF prop
fIA1s nave otNVN HFi6bho III - Nh
ploy. and provide for the education
Of 10000 children.
we want no faddists, no reform
ers. no politicians. and no persons
Who are personally ambitious" he
faid In conclusion.
Criticism Of the states selected by
he Citizens' School Doard commit
tee was voiced in a meeting OF tho
business Woman's Equal Suffrage
association in the' Statler Tuesday
f1ght. The league members oppos
I'd particularly the naming OF party
states, contending that a non-parti.
an selection OF seven-man school
hoard is doubly defeated. A. g.
Lovett, OF the Detroit Citizens
league. addressed the meeting in
the absence OF Pllny Marsh.