Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-05
NEW BOARD TO
PLAY POLITICS,
SOFT APPEARS
Many Changes Considered in
School Body if Reports
Are True.
HIT TO GET JOB BACK?

baseball diamond, has assumed a new
dignity in school affairs, according to
current reports.
The noble sentiment embodied and ex-
pressed in those few choice words seem
to have become the guiding spirit of the
three individuals who, after the first of
January will control the destinies of the
board Of school commissioners, Charles
l. L. Barry, AdOlph Emhardt and Dr. Marie
Haslep.
Theoretically, the school city Of In
dianapoils is q nonpolitical affair, i'd
ministered on a high plane for the well
fare Of the school children Of the city
without the slightest faint of politics
or self-interest on the part of the mem
bers Of the board of school commits
siOners-that is, theoretically, but say
the observers. what is a little thing like
a theory between lot Of victorious
friends2
Therefore. it follows that, since the
election last month, when Charles L.
Barry was chosen 10 succeed himself
while AdOlph Emhardt and DR.. Marie
Haslep were elected to succeed Mrs. Julie
Belle Tutewiler and Clarence E. Crippin,
the first of the year. there has been
steadily increasing flow Of rumOrs to the
effect taht the Barry Emhardt- Haslep
AnbinatiOn is going to make one grand
fhtical housekeeping in the personnel
Of executives of the board. Everyone
who ever showed the slightest trace Of
friendship with or whose position was
due in any way to any member OF the
present board. viii be out in the cold,
cold word and the place filed by some
one acceptable to the indianapolis News,
the Taxpayers League Of Indiana or the
now famous committee of 1OG," com
posed largely Of unmarried men and
women and others having no children in
-
played such an important part in the
election Of the three candidates who will
control the next board.
MATsON SLATED
TO LOSE POSITION.
Among the changes slated, according
to gossip. are the following. Frederick
NJ MatsOn, attorney for the board since
the resignation Of Albert Baker last
spring will not be reappointed and the
Job will go back to Mr.. Baker again.
George e. Hit, formerly business d.
rector, will be given his old pOsistion
back and Ralph ". Douglass, who sue
ceeded him, will find himself entirely out
Of luck Mr. Hit is not living in Indi-
annapolis at the present time, and is in
newspaper work in New England. How
ever it is understood that he was await
ing the outcome Of the election with 4
watcbfuI eve and with the understand
ing LuAL he WIS ~ nave MS oAA Bo7AtASA4
back If the Little Schools slate went
across.
Carl ". Eurton, superintendent OF
buildings and grounds, who has made
q splendid record since he went into Of
fee Is another employe slated for the dis
card according TO available dope. Mr.
EurtOn was appointed over the protests
of W. D. Allison and it has been notice
able OF board meetings that Mr.. Allison
Sans to take particular pains. which are
unmixed with pleasure, in ODjecting
to recommendations made by Mr.. Burton.
1t is believed the Barry Emhardt Haslep
faction can count on the whole hearted
support Of Mr. Allison in their efforts to
separate Mr.. EurtOn from his job:
CRAFTS NAME
Is MENTIONED.
Even the name Of Superintendent Graf
has not been left out Of the discussion
and ther4 is no little talk that he will
be dismissed before the four years, for
which the new majority faction is elected,
have expired
Mr. Graft incurred the entity OF
number Of young women Of considerable
influence with the new board almost two
years ago when he refused to give a de-
tailed explanation Of the why's and
wherefOres of the dismissal Of Daniel p
Carroll, 4 popular teacher at Arsenal
Technical High School. Ever since that
time these women have been after the
Graft scalp and it is said they were
among the most ardent supporters Of
the Barry -Haslep combination
at the November election. They are now
demanding their pound Of flesh, it is said.
In 1924 Fred Bates johnson and
Charles a. Yoke, two other members Of
the slate on which Barry, Emhardt and
HasIep were elected, viii take office and
then the new crowd will be in full con-
troll and can run things to suit them
selves unhampered by opposition within
the board, barring, Of course, the pos
sibiIity Of a split within their own
ranks.
SPLIT LOOMS
IN OFFING.
That there is at least a possibility Of
some such split is indicated By the dis
sension that is said to have sprung up
in the ranks Of the victors even before
they have taken Office. 1t has been
smserally conceded that Mr.. Barry, who
~ is a member OF the board, would be
the next president as a matter Of course
1t was felt that his experience as board
member and his determined and bitter
opposition to the policies of the present
board would assure him this honor when
his own crowd got in control.
But tales now in circulation insist
that Adolph sEmhardt is looking with
covetous eyes on the presidency, and IS
basing his claim on the fact that at the
recent election he got more votes than
any other candidate. He is said to feel
that this clearly entities him to the high
honor Of sitting at the head Of the table
and being addressed as ''Ir. President"
appointing committees, asking visiting
delegations at school board meetings if
they have anything to say, and receiving
motions to adjourn.
STUART LIKELY
TO LOSE POST.
The name Of Milo II. Stuart has been
dragged into the stories OF late as a can
didate for the official can"
Mr.. Stuart seems to have committed the
objectionable crime Of expressing ap-
prevail Of the building program of the
present board, and Of having publicly
stated that indianapolis should have
modern, freproOf, well-equipped school
buildings for the school children of the
city.
And the cleanup campaign to be in