Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-12
MISS LANDERS,
SANS POLITICS.
MAY HAVE JOB
Place In Visual Education De-
partment OF Schools o. KID
ConditiOnalIy.
SALARY $500 A YEAR

With the exception of a spirited dis
eussiOn over the approval of the appoint
ment OF Miss Julia Landers, member for
Tndiana of the Democratic national WON
ems committee and chairman Of the Sew
enth District WOmen's Democratic Club
70 q position IN the new department Of
visual education at a salary of $500 q
year the meeting Of the board of school
commissioners passed of quietly last
night
The name of Miss Landers was among
q number of appointments recommended
by e. U. Graf, superintendent of schools
Immed iEtely Charles L. Barry, a mem
Der Of the board. raised the question
Of her right TO hold a position in the
public schools in view Of her politica'
activities. He also said that the salary
Of $500, which is the maximum pai(
90 high school teachers. might tend tt
arouse dissatisfaction among the regular
teachers, inasmuch as Miss Landers never
had been employed in the public schools
ALLISON OBJECTS
TO POLITICAL ACTIVITY.
81 do not believe it wise to employ per-
sons" Commissioner W. D. Allison said,
'who engage~tn active political work and
we ought TO consider this feature care
fully
superintendent Graft said that even
without action on the part Of the board
he would take sters to enforce the rule
forbidding any emplOye Of the board to
take an active part in politics in case it
should at any time become necessary to
do so.
Finally Commissioner Bert s. Gadd
reached a solution OF the problem by
moving that the appointment OF Miss
Landers be approved subject to the
understanding that she f0rego all po-
litiFal activities covered by the rule OF
the school board. This motion was car
rfed unanimously.
Superin tendent Graf explained that be
had decided upon Miss Landers after
writing to the Society OF Visual Educa-
ton which supplies the motion picture
machines used by the board In Its visual
education and the society had recon-
mended Miss Landers. who had been in
its employ for about a year.
Mr. Graft defended the salary OF
$500 paid to Miss Landers saying
that sa General rule salaries in special
departments run higher than IN regular
teaching work.
Miss Lsnders has been At work for
the school board since oct. MIR. Graft
said and her appointment dates from
that time
LEVY CUT REDUCES
REVENUES 500 O0O.
A large part Of the time 81 the board
was taken up IN a discussion OF Just
how the budget was to be adjusted to
meet the cut Of about $4,000 in the
school revenues for the ensuing wear
made by the State board Of tax COM
missioners last week when it cut II
cents off the school levy for the fiscal
year 1921-1922.
The suggestion made by Business
Director Ralph W Douglass, that the
school lunch plan by which free lunches
are to be furnished to needy children
might have TO be abandoned met with
whole hearted disapprovsI OF every mem
Der Of the board. The school lunch FUND
as budgeted amounts to $4,000.
Mrs. Julia Belle Tutewiler, president Of
the board. said that IN her opinion 4 cut
should be made In the $1,000 budgeted
for military obstruction before the lunch
fund was made TO suffer.
The application of the Gold Medal Ath-
ietic Club for permission to use the
gymnasium of school No. D. Arizona and
Chestnut streets, several evenings a week
was referred to a COMMITTEES composed Of
Mr.. Gadd and Mr.. Douglas.
ARSENAL. TECH
SPEC IFICATIONS
Plans and specifications for heating.
ventilattng. plumbing and electrical
work at the old shop building at Arsenal
Technical High School, the estimated
cost Of which will be $21 900. were pre-
scented by L. A Snider of the firm of
Snider ROtz. engineers for tbs board,
and were approved.
Bids on equipment for domestic
seller ce rooms and gymnRsiums in a num-
DER OF grade schools were received and
referred TO a committee.
C. ". Burton. superintendent OF build
ings and grounds, recommended that o.
7. Ollie. first assistant engineer at the
Arsenal Technical High School, be pro-
NOTED to engineer at a salary OF S15O a
month, and that A. H. Wiley be named
as custodian at School No. and L. B.
Toon as custodian at Emmerich Manual
Training High School. The recommended
tons were approved.
Charles E. Rush, city librarian. re-
ported the following changes In the per-
sonnet of the library STAFF: Resigna-
tions Louise Hughel, branch librarian.
Irvington Branch Library: Gladys Fitch,
assistant. Central Library appointments,
vivian Trittscbuh, assistant. Central Ii
brary; Elizabeth TIaerle, attendant, Cen
trail Library.