Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-23

dianap0lis were such as to justify it.
but with so many children in temporary
buildings and on halliday schedules we
dislike to SEQ these places erected. We
think all the school children OF Indian
spolis should he treated alike"
HOUGH WOULD
ban FBILI.S.
- Win Fl. Hcugh of the tax board said :
THE trouble Is, something has to
wait under present conditions We
~<sant to get all the school children Of
- dianapoIs IN school all day before
taking VI these frills We want these
fancy Improvements to wait ou the chill
dren instead Of be children waiting on
these fancy improvements. To keep chill
dren in these destestlble old bull linEs
such as I saw ~ No Is. Is nothing less
than 4 crime. q nOries Of school laws
should be hapT lest 81 a persons life. and
child who is k-pt ia these places can
not hope for happy memories"
Many references were made by the tax
comm Issioners TO school NJ IS. a negro
school al Columbia avenue and Sixteenth
street. whore the highest grade Of maple
flooring is being used and whore the
window sills are Of marble. This build
ing VIII cost $4,000 when completed
Another building to come in for con
dltonum and lunch room building az
Emer1eh MANUAL Training High school
saf This IS a wonderful building" Com
missioner Brown said. "But 10 build il
under present conditions seems 10 me {
terrible mistake when so many children
are in half day school"
Any architect who would prepare plans
for a building such as No &c with its
marble sills and high grade maple floors
IS doing something almost like 4 crime
against the city when conditions are as
they are at present" said Philip Zoercher,
member Of the tax board.
THINKS ALL CAN
BE HOUSED.
Ralph ". Douglas. business director Of
the school board, attempted 10 argue that
the school city Will be able to house all
the school children even by udhering TO
the present expensive building plans. but
this view met with little support on the
point Of the tax board.
you viii have TO show me" Commits
siOner Brown said.
The tax board also showed considerable
interest in the matter Of why architects
are paid per cent for school work in In
dianap0lis, their home city, when some Of
the same architects accept school work
outside Indianapolis for per cent. Mr..
Gadd said that there was an association
Of architects here and they set their
fee at per cent.
AS at al other hearings, the inquiry
went far astray at times into matters
I not related directly to the point at issue
and there was considerable wrangnng
: on the part OF different factions Of the
school board between themselves, but
eventually the conclusion was reached
that the tax board would put its recon-
mendations in writing and would submit
them TO the board of school commits
sioners.
Mr. Brown said that the tax board
would take some little time to do this as
It wanted to give the matter careful
consideration. This viii mean that II
viii be some time before bids for the
four schools can be advertised. How
ever. according to Mr. Douglas this will
make very little difference now, as he
says August is always & bad time for
selling bonds. and if the bond issue
cannot be sold this month he thinks
advisable TO hold it until September