Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-13
NO POLITICS IN
SCHOOLS is RULE
Board Takes Action to Halt
Employees Activity.

4 move to protect employees Of the
public schools from approach by pol
fticIans who desire them TO actively en-
gage In the campaign In the interests
OF certain candidates, was made by school
officials today.
School employees are forbidden by a
rule Of the board Of school commissioners
from taking any active part in any po-
litical campaign, other than voting.
The board, at q meeting last night,
ordered copies Of the rule posted where
al employees might see them.
Commissioner Charles L. Barry, upon
whose motion the decision to post the
rule was made, stated that he has re-
eeived number of reports OF school en-
ployes being approached by politicians
who urged them to work on behalf Of
certain candidates and that he instituted
the board action in order that the en-
ployes might know that they were sub
5ect TO dismissal from the service If they
needed the requests of the political work
ers.
He stated that so far as he knows the
charge OF tampering with school en-
ployes can be made against no particular
party since workers of several are said
70 have been guilty.
DEFER NIGHT SCHOOL
DElAS4OG AzAA-hs
The board decided to request con-
ference with officials of the Knights of
Columbus after it had adopted a resolu-
ton informing the lodge that It did not
believe the use Of a part of Shortridge
High School should be granted for the
night school for former service men,
which the order proposes to operate.
The sympathy of the board with the
lodges project was expressed and the
order was invited to cooperate with the
public night schools already in existence
BY giving its financial support to pub
lie night school at Shortridge to be con-
Quoted by public school authorities.
L committee composed of Commission
ers Barry, Tutewiler and Allison was ap-
pointed to sttend the trial Of George
Baker, foreman Of custodiaDs and labor
ers, on charges of assault and battery in
Justice Conrad Keller's court Saturday
morning for the purpose Of determining
Z IL the board should pay Bakers attor-
ney's fees.
ATTACKED BY EAIPLoYE
AT SCHOOL NO. 90
Baker, it was reported by Carl ".
Eurton, superintendent Of buildings aud
grounds. was attacked by Oliver De Alley,
21e0 North Illinois street, custodian of
school No. 32, when he suspended the
latter pending final action OF the board
on a complaint of the school principal
that De Alley is incompetent.
Bakers defense Of himself, Mr. Burton
reported, resulted in De Alley fling
charges against him.
The superintendent of buildings and
grounds suggested that the board hire
counsel to defend Baker.
+. T. Haskell was authorized to pub
Ifsh q monthly school bulletin during
the school year. one-half to be devoteu
To reading matter and the other to ad-
vertising.
The publisher is to bear all the ex-
penses Of publication and receive what
rroat he is able TO make off of the adj
vertising.
Ient of Schools Z. L. Graf were as fol-
lows: Denman Kelley, L. A EvesIage.
Mamon Finch and Miss Marion Carr.
Appointments were announced by the
superintendent, as follows:
Miss Anne Rstterman, Mrs. Grace
Buckholtz. Miss Charlotte Lord. Mrs.
Myra Philbrook. Mrs. Nellie Tyler. Mrs.
Eunice Love Goldsboro, Mrs. Elry Cur
us Smith, Miss Avia Gibson, Mrs Helen
Cpdegraf and Mrs. Blanche Southland as
teachers in the elementary schools
Mr.. Graf recommended the appoint.
metn Of 162 teachers In the public nIghr
schools, to be divided as follows. EIe-
mentary schools, white, twenty four;
colored, sixtytwo: Manual Training
high school, thirty eight; Arsenal Tech
nicaI schools, thirty eight
Charles Rush, librarian. reported the
resignation Of Lois Ringo, Helen VIII
son and Luella Nelson and the appoint
ment Of Barcus TichenOr. Mary Kellner
Esther Jones, Ruth Hoffman and Edna
Moore Kennedy.