Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-13
CHARGES FLY
ATMEETING OF
SCHOOL BOARD
Mrs. Tutewiler Reads Attack
on Barry's Church-Ac-
cuses Him of Plot
AID REPLACES C. C. HIT

Meetings of the board of school
commissioners for the last few
months have been turbulent, stormy
affairs at the best, but in comparison
with the cyclonic session last night
all that have gone before have been
but as gentle, summer zephyrs.
Denunciation of the indianapolis
News and Charles L. Barry, board
member, the accusation that they
were working together Ito discredit the
board and bring disgrace TO Its fair
name" a statement that George c. Hit,
who was displaced as business director
by Ralph ". Douglass. his assistant, rs
a victim Of his pretended friend, the
Indianapolis News" and statement that
'.traditionally the church TO which Mr..
Barry belongs has not been In accord
with the purpose Of our public schools,
were the high spots IN a paper read by
Mrs. Julia Belle Tutewiler, president Of
the board.
Mr. Barry, who is a Catholic. made an
impa ssioned answer to the charges, de-
tending his right to sit on the board,
pointing out that at the election he had
received more votes than any other mem
ber OF the board. He accused the ma
jority members Of the board Of "a cruel
and vicious persecution of Mr.. Hit for
the past fifteen months" asserted that
the Catholic church had not been antag-
onistic TO the public schools, and served
notice on the majority members that il
they came into any board meeting i'm the
future with preconceived plans of action
I am going TO use the can opener on
them and show the public what is in
Them"
CRIPPIN BRINGS ON
ANOTHER STORM.
Another young tempest was aroused
by the motion OF Clarence z. Crippin that
the board go into executive session for
the election Of certain officials of the
public schools and that representatives OF
the press be excluded. This btought Mr.
Barry to the front again protesting that
the action was unfair and Of doubtful
legality. However, he was outTOted by
Mr.. Crippin and Bert S. Gadd. and the
newspaper men and visitors fled out.
W. d. Allison did not vote.
After about fifteen minutes the doors
were opened and the election of the fol-
lowing officials for the next four years
were announced:
Ralph W. Douglass, business director !;
Frank /. Reissner, secretary; Charles E.
Rush, librarian c. W. Eurton, superin-
tendent of buildings and grounds.
All elections. except that Of Mr.. Doug
lass, were unanimous. The vote for bust
ness director was: Douglass, 8; George C
Hit 1; William Fortune, L Mr.. Douglass
received the votes Of Mrs. Tutewiler, Mr..
Gadd and Mr. Crippin: Mr.. Barry voted
for Mr.. Hit, while the vote for Mr.. For
tune was cast by Mr.. Allison.
No one was selected to take the place
Of Mr.. Douglass as assistant business di-
rector. and no attempt was made to fill
the position of attorney for the board,
left vacant by the resignation Of Albert
Baker at the last meeting.
OPINION HOLDS
CONTRACT VALID.
An opinion was received from Merle
n. A. Walker OF the form of Hollett Il
Walker, holding valid the contracts en-
tered into between the board and L. A.
Snider as an individual to act as build
ing advisor OF the board and with the
firm Of Snider & Rotz 70 act as engin-
eers for the board. These contracts were
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