Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-27
TEN PORTABLE
BUILDINGS TO
RECONSTRUCTED
School Board Orders Bids on
100000 Worth of I'm
prOvements.
PICTURES USE PLANNED

PICTURES USE PLANNED
Matters Of routine occupied the atten
ton of the board of school commission
ers at its session last night, and the
meeting was the shortest and one of the
most harmonious held by the board this
year.
The most important action taken by
the board was the ordering of advertise
ment of bids for ten two-room portable
buildings. which will cost approximately
100000 when set up and fully equipped,
and the taking of the first definite steps
toward the establishment of visual edu
cation in the schools OF indianapolis.
On recommendation of Superintendent
E. O. Gran. the purchase of five motion
picture projectors for use in the city
schools, together with film service, was
aui lorized. Three projectors will be pur
chased from the Society for Visual Edu
cation and two from the Pathe Com
pany Mr. Graft estimated the com
pIete cost at about $500. He said that
Indianapolis has fallen behind in this
branch Of education and that this is al
most the only city of its class that has
not taken steps toward the installation
of some form of visual education.
CRIPPIN CASE TO BE
MADE SPECIAL ORDER.
1t was decided that the board will
meet as a committee OF the whole Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock to consider the
matter Of the connection of Clarence E.
Crippin, a board member, with the print
ing OF the Bulletin, an official school
publication. The Bulletin is printed by
the Enquirer Publishing Company, Of
which Mr.. Crippin is an officer and stock
holder, and some time ago Albert Baker.
then attorney for the board, gave an
opinion in which he said that It was ille-
gal for the company in which Mr.. Grip
pin was interested to hold a contract Of
this character. Since that time the board
has taken no action in the matter, and
at the meeting last night W. B. Allison
said that he felt the matter should be
taken up and disposed of definitely.
The appointment Of q negro district
supervisor was asked in a communication
signed by Thomas u. Dexter, secretary Of
the Indianapolis branch of the National
ABSORPTION for the Advancement Of the
Colored Race. The communication stated
that the fact that 70 cOlored district
superintendent was appointed last year
was looked upon by thousands OF colored
citizens as a reprOach upon the race"
Superintendent Graf was directed to
answer the letter.
CONSTRUCTION WORK
AT sTANDSTILL.
School construction work practically
has been brought to a standstill By the
building trades strike, L. A snider
building adviser, reported. He said that
all contractors doing school work have
requested an indefinite extension of time
IN which to complete their contracts be-
cause Of conditions arising from the
strike.
Mrs. Alice Newman and Mrs. Anna
Hicks, representing the educational com
mittee Of the Y. W. c. A, appeared be-
fore the board and asked If any action
had heen taken in regard to the giving
Of Bible courses in the high schools as
adopted and approved by the State board
of education. They explained that these
courses now are being given in high
schools Of more than one hundred cities
and towns Of Indiana. Mrs, Julia Belle
Tutewiler, president Of the board, ex
planned that the matter was still in the
hands Of the instruction committee, where
II was placed several months ago, and
had not been reported out by the com
mittee.
petition. signed by about one hun
dred negro residents Of the city living IN
dlEul1uQ
received asking the erection Of a new
grade school in the district bounded by
Northwestern avenue. Twenty First street
Capitol avenue and Sixteenth street. The
4petition was referred to the committee on
buildings and grounds and Superintend
ent Graf.
The board passed a resolution Of regret
on the death Of George LemauX. former
chairman Of the board Of public works,
who died last week.
ARTS ASSOCIATION
SESSION DESIRED.
That a strenuous effort will be made
to obtain the 1922 convention Of the
Western Arts Association for Indianap-
oils was indicated by the action of the
board indOrsIng the efforts Of a number
Of Indianapolis teachers who will attend
the convention at Peoria. H.. next week.
to get the next convention Of the organ
izati0n for this city. A communication
was received, signed by Florence II.
Fitch, director OF art instruction; Lucy
Montgomery, supervisor of sewing; Mrs
Ida c. Langerwisch. supervisor Of cook
ing and Harry E. Wood, director of
manual training, asking approval OF the
board to the project The letter stated
that it has been thirteen years since
the convention has been held in this city.
and the teachers offered to take upon
their own shoulders all extra work con-
nected with it.
On recommendation OF Superinten dent
Graft Miss Fitch was authorized to at
tend the convention at the expense OF the
board.
Mr.. Douglass reported that new plans
for purchasing coal for next winter
called for an abandonment of the coal
yard which has been maintained by the
board. He said that under the new
arrangement a saving of about 5000 will
result to the city even if there is no drop
in the price Of coal.
He also reported a number Of changes
in personnel Of his force and after the
meeting he said that these changes and
reductions in the force will result in an
annual saving OF between $500 and
$1,000.
!. APPOINTMENT OF
NLIBRARIAN APPROVED.
On recommendation Of Charles f. Rush,
city, librarian, the following appoint
ments were approved: Alice VI. Peters
and Efie c. Abraham, assistant in cata-
log department; Frieda Newman. gen
eral assistant in branch library depart
ment; Myra Baldwin, part time supply
substitute.
The following graduates of the library
training course were given appointments:
Edna Bernstein, Grace Greene. Margaret
Harlan, Bessie Here!h, Alice Mary John
son, Mary KeIlner Edna Levey, Mary
Mcbride. Dorothy Phillips. Isabel Rus
sell. Flora Shattuck, lone Wilson and
Leah Henry.
Nj Rush reported that despite the