Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
HIGH MARK FOR
HOME READERS

HOME READERS
During November the total number Of
home readers Of library literature
reached 5S,e01, the highest point in the
history of the library, a gain of more
than 1900 in the last three years, Mr..
Rush stated, in connection with his
appeal for more books.
Superintendent Graf was instructed
TO communicate with Mr.. Stout of ths
Educational Thrift Service, Inc, of New
York, and arrange with local banks TO
cooperate in a campaign for Thrift
stamps, to be inaugurated in the public
schools at an early date.
Leave of absence on account of illness
has been granted Miss Anna Elliott until
Jan. q, 1921. Dorothy Allen has been
appointed TO elementary practice, salary
at the rate of from $500 TO SLIGO a year.
The appointments on temporary contracts
In elementary schools for the remainder
Of this term were announced as follows:
Miss Blanche Southland. salary 81, 800 q
yesr; Elizabeth KIinsick Maddox, sal
airy S1,400 a year; Florence Hoover, sal
airy 81 400 a year; Ruth Bailey, salary
81 200 a year. Hannah Hadley was al
lowed $50 additional pay for extra service
in the Office of the sup rvisor of domes-
tic art.
Superintendent Graf also announced
the following appointments to the eve-
ming school stan Addie Jones, No %,
academic, beginning Nov. u. salary So
an evening" j. W. Martin, No. %, con-
crete construction, Nov. 20, salary $3.50
an evening; Ida N. Bryant, No. ca, spe-
cisl academic Dec. IL, salary $3.50 an
evening; Carl Hanske part timel, per-
nit workers, Dec. l, salary S1,75 an hour;
nursing, Dec. l, salary $kT5 an hour
The bid Of A. Van Jelgerhois for lots
lying opposite school No. 70, formerly
McLsin school, at $1,000 was accepted.
Community Christmas trees will be
placed In the school yards at schools
No. 81, IN Irvington, and No. 81. at Oh
ney and Roosevelt streets, in accordance
with request by r. Walter Jarvis, direc-s
tor Of recreation.
The contract for plastering the parapet
walls Of school No 10 was awarded to.
the Gale Construction Company for $3.50,
Bids to repair the roof of the same
school building were rejected. The Hat
field Electric Company was granted final
payment for electrical work amounting
to S34S.54. The recommendation that
Clarence Myers be assigned regularly to
the supply department at a salary Of
$1,000 a year was affirmed by the board.
Appropriations of IS, 900 and $500 were
granted the military department and the
text book department, respectively, to
meet requirements previously ordered by
the board. Final approval was made for
the following contracts for supplies in
excess Of 5000: P. W. Kennedy & Son.
boiler repairs. school 13, S462.74; p. w.
Kennedy & Son, boiler repairs, school
20, $2OS54: Rand, McNally Company,
books. supplementary reading. s2244O; A.
Burdsal Company, paint for school 50.
$3.50; Ferries Hubbard Lumber Company,
lumber for NJ. T. H. S. woodworking
classes, $500; American Woodworking
Machinery Company, shop equipment
$476; Hut Buick Sales Company, seven.
passenger Buick automobile, $2,215.
B. S. Gadd, Carl Burton and L. A. Sny-
der were appointed to investigate tho
conditions regarding the ineniciency Vt
the Arsenal Technical School fence, which
is said TO be in bad condition along its
entire length Of mile and a half.
Women will supplant men as night
custodians of Shortridge High School,
it was decided by the board of recon-
mendation of Carl Eurton, superintendent
Of buildings. Men in employ at that
school will be transferred to other build
ings. The salary of Oliver Gender, night,
Waterman at shortridge High School.
was increased.
Immediate repairs will be made to
boilers and steam pumps at schools No.
l., 81 and "a at estimated cost of 81, 625,
S2,625 and $2,S35, respectively.