Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-26

considered OF paramount importance.
She urged a resumption Of the building
program, pointing out the shortage or
school facilities in the city at the pres
ent time and the fact that building costs
are falling rapidly. Another recommen-
dation was that the military committee
adopt a rule requiring each boy to make
a deposit in cash covering the price OF
uniform and that this amount be
refunded upon the return Of the cloth
ing. Mrs. Tutewiler said that last year
the school board had been forced to pay
ont large sum due to failure of the stu
dents to turn in suits, lost books and
other articles.
The reading Of Bible selections and the
repeating of the Lords Prayer in all
schools at the opening Of the days work
was also urged, the reading to be done
without explanation or Interpretation.
This matter was referred to the Commit
tee on Instruction/for consideration.
A strong plea was made by the Presi-
dent for ban on school plays in which
members of the opposite sex kissed. She
insisted that long continued rehearsals
Of plays containing scenes of this char
acter cannot have other than bad moral
effect on the pupils.
,, In closing, Mrs. Tutewiler made a plea
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needs and called attention to the fact
tiOnal books
TEMPORARY LOAN
AUTHORIZED.
One of the most important matters to
be acted upon was the authorization of
a temporary loan of $4,000 for the local
tuition fund to meet teachers salaries I'M
til the May taxes are available. The
money will be borrowed from the school
building bond fund, in which there is
now more than S2200,00O, more than
81 100000 Of which will not be needed
until November. This loan must be ap-
proved by the State board OF accounts
and the State board of tax commissioners.
A discussion of this matter brought out
the fact that the board is now working
on tax money that will not come due
until May and that it will have to Dor
row in the summer to pull through I'M
til the November installment Of taxes
are due.
The Burleigh Choral Society, colored,
was granted permission to use Caleb
Mills Hall without rental charge on the
evening Of Feb. 81 for a concert for the
benefit Of the Mothers Aid Society.
A communication from the Meridian
Heights Church offering the board the
/ free use of the church building except
the auditorium, for school purposes to
relieve the crowded situation Of School
/ No. 20, which is located directly across
the street, was referred to the committee
on instruction. The offer brought forth
| a number Of appreciative remarks from
| board members for the unsel1shness of
| the offer.
Charles E. Rush, city librarian, re-
! ported that the library committee had
drafted a clause which 1t hopes ply
sicians. lawyers, doctors, trust officers
and clergymen will suggest to persons
consulting them about the drawing of q
will. The clause makes provision for
/ donations to the library fund. A copy
/ Of the clause will be sent TO all profess
| sionaI men in the above classes.
Mr.. Rush also reported that Henry
/ J. Ryan, head of the characterization
committee Of the American Legion, had
| offered to donate a digest Of the work
| done by the legion to the library. This
4 offer is made to indianapolis, as the home
/ Of the legion, and will not be made to
/ otoher cities.
/ Donations Of $50 each from Dr. ]. p
/ Mears and Ell Lilly & Co. for the pur-
/ chase of medical periodicals for the pub
/ lie library were also reported. Mr.. Rush
| says these donations have been received
/ annually since 1898
On recommendation of Superintendent
| Graf. Russell c. Lowell, director OF voca-
tional education, was authorized to attend
the convention Of the National Social We
cational Education Society at Atlantic
City Feb. BPS. and Harry Z. Wood, di-