Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-30

! Crippen, which was not read at the ooar9
| meeting, is as follows:
indianapolis, March 20, 1S24s
"Nrr. c. Z. Crippin,
1909 East Ohio street,
"City.
Dear Sir-Replyfng to your inquiry
beg to state that in the latter part OF
February, 1921 am trusting to memory
as to the time-a contract was entered
into between the school board OF the
town of Woodruff Place, by Gordon q.
Varney, president, and myself as secre-
tary, and the board Of school commits
sioners Of the city of Indianapolis, By
George c. Hit, business director, ana
that the contract was predated as OF Sep
TENDER, 1920.
mTbe provisions of this contract were
the same as the contract Of the previous
year
Very truly,
(signed) "LANNES McPHETRTDGE."
After the big battle the board settled
down to routine work. A letter signed
by Alfred Potts, for the Taxpayers
League. was read in which it was stated
that the league accepted the explana-
ton that L. A. Snider, building advisor
of the board, did not get L per cent
on all contract work done by the board,
the engineering contracts being excluded
However. the league stood by its
original position that the employment Of
Mr.. Snider, as building advisor, and the
firm of Snider and Rotz, as engineers,
on the basis of payment to them OF
per cent. of all engineering contracts
was Illegal and that Mr.. Snider could
not rightfulIy hold a position with the
board and be interested in any contract
Snider and Rotz. This communication
was referred to Mr.. Walker and not to
Mr. Baker, regular attorney for the
| board Mr.. Barry opposed the motion,
| after ammending 1t to read that Mr..
Potts be notified of the action Of the
board.
TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO
MISS CLAYBAUGH.
| It is almost certain that the graduation
exercises of Arsenal Technical High
School June 10, will be held in the big
Gypsy Smith tabernacle. commun1ca-
ton was received from Milo Fl. Staurt,
principal of the school, asking that the
tabernacle be obtained at price of $780,
I On motion of Mr.. Crippin the matter was
! referred to the committee of which he is
chairman, the committee on instruction.
A touching tribute to Miss Virginia
I
Latin at Shortridge High School, who
died several days ago, was received from
/ George Buck, principal of ShOrtridge. The
letter was referred to the committee on
! thanks and memorials.
/ Mr.. Hit was granted leave Of alb
sence of two weeks to go East to attend
! to personal business.
A special meeting Of the board will be
/ held Friday afternoon at / 80 o'clock to
/ consider selection Of brick for school No.
70. the proposed fresh air school, to cost
about sixty thousand dollars, and the
proposed improvements in the normal
/ school
( plans and specifications for engineer
/ ing work Mt school No. were approved
and bids ordered advertised.
/ The following teachers were given
I leaves Of absence: Jessie NJ. Grant, Feb.
/ % to April 4, 1921, and Nora D. Odiet,
/ March % to June q. Several appoint
ments also were announced. They are;
Belle Letter, elementary schools; Edward
r. Carpenter, history instructor, Short
ridge High School; Halo Downs, depart
ment Of school census; Belle O'Hair, Eng
/ fish, Shortridge.