Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-03

Miss Charlotte J. Dunn and Miss Alma
L. Sickler com pose the committee.
Ellis Q. Graf. superintendent of the
city schools; c. f. Crippin, president OF
the school board, and Milo II. Stuart,
principal of the Arsenal Technical
schools, have been invited to attend.
FEDERATION JOINS
IN PROTEST.
The indianapolis Teachers federation
also has taken the matter up and is
planning q protest to the school board.
According to officials of the fedora
ton, no explanation has been made OF
refusal TO renew Mr.. Carrolls contract.
I'VE learn that late in February a
committee Of the indianapolis Teachers
federation was appointed 10 work for
incres sed salaries for grade scho5i teach
ers and each high school was asked TO
elect five teachers to work for increased
high school salaries" the report says.
'All three high schools elected com
mittees.
In two high schools the committee met
with the cooperation OF the high school
administration.
AT the Arsenal Technical High school
they were interviewed individually by
the principal Of the school before they
began their work and warned not to be
too active.
THREAT. CAUSES
ONE TO DROP OUT.
zone member Of the committee with
drew as a result Of that threat
The committee reported that com
mittee of all the schools held a meet
ing before the school board. but that
there was no official spokesman for the
Technical representation.
May l one member of the committee,
Mr Carroll Of the history department.
was told he would not be reappointcd
next year" the report continues.
8He was then told that his work was
satisfactory and his character not IN
question.
when he ssked if he were being dis
Ioissed for his activities on the salary
committee his question was not an
swered.'
Mr.. Carroll came to Technical about
FIVE years ago and has risen rapidly.
becoming one Of the best paid teachers,
the report points out.
It states that he was deputized this
year to take over a certain amount OF
the work Of the principal in addition 10
his own.
It points out that he served year IN
the army, attaining the rank OF captain,
and that he is secretary OF the School
mems cl1b, vice president-elect Of the
Teachers Federation and recently presi-
dent Of the nigh School Teachers asso-
citation.
s'YCur committee did not interview Mr.
Carroll, as we heard shortly after taking
up the investigation that he had a written
statement Of his case and We secured
that from him instead Of an interview"
the report continues
IN connection with Mr. CAROLS case,
however. we wish to call attention to one
point-the statement that he would be
ped TO a maximum salary II retained
~ therefore might be dismissed for rea-
sons Of economy.
IF the maximum salary IS to be held
before the teachers Of our schools, not q s
a goal to which they may climb, but as
a jumping of place they dare not ap-
proach too near. the results are bound
to be disastrous to our school system.
NO efficiency can be secured under
such policy"
FAIRLY PROTEST
POINTED OFT.
The committee points out that the
matter was presented at q meeting Of
Technical teachers May q and that the
teachers drew up a resolution and sent
II to the school board thanking It for
the salary increases but declaring they
could not accept them and retain their
self respect If Mr. CarrolTs efforts in
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