Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-25
STAND STILL
ADVOCATES PUT
FORTH TICKET
Little Schools Party Plans to
Become Active in Cam
paign.
SLATE TO BE BOOSTED

Advocates Of a stand still policy in the
administration OF school affairs in In
dianapolis and opponents of the building
program tnaugurated by the present
board Of school commissioners, have or
ganized under the title of the Citizens
School Committee and have put out a
Little Schools Slate as it is generally
called. The five candidates favored for
election to the school board by the Little
Schools party are DR.. Marie Haslep,
Charles L. Barry, Adolph G. Emhardt,
Charles r. Yoke and Fred Bates John
son.
Among the more than one hundred per-
sons comprising the Little Schools" COM
mittee there are many who are also mem
bers Of the Taxpayers League OF Indi-
ana, which has consistently and bitterly
fought the extension Of school facilities
for the last year, and which has sue
ceeded in holding up indefinitely by
means of an appeal to the State board
of tax commissioners, the erection Of
three greatly needed school buildings In
widely separated parts of the city.
SENDS DAUGHTERS
TO PRIVATE SCHOOL
On the list are large numbers Of per-
sons who have no children, or who never
save sent their children to the public
schools In this connection 1t has been
the cause of considerable comment that
Edgar 81. Evans, chairman OF the organ
ixation, sent his two daughters to pri-
yate school and that they never attended
public school a day In their lives, also
that Reginald II. Sullivan, vice chairman,
is not married.
Opponents of the slate point out that a
large number of persons connected win
a certain financial institution In the
city are interested in the movement Ihey
attribute this interest to a failure OF
the institution to obtain the establishment
and control of a savings system in the
schools under the present board, which
would have resulted in making the instl-
tuition depository for an enormous sum
Of money represented by the savings OF
the school children.
PERSONNEL OF
SLATE OF INTEREST.
The political personnel Of the slate Is
Of more than passing interest IN relation
TO present city campaign
DR.. Marie Haslep is known as strong
antf-Shank Republican, while Charles l..
Yoke the only other Republican On the
Little Schools" slate, is On adherent OF
the News-Jewett faction OF the Repuo-
lican party and at the opening OF the
mayoralty primary campaign last spring
presided at the big Howe meeting at
Fountain Square when Thomas c. Howe
who was defeated by Samuel Lewis
Shank at the primary, delivered his key
note address.
The other three candidates are Deme-
Gratis. Charles L. Barry is at present
member of the school board and has op-
posed consistently every effort to carry
out the building program which has for
its object the providing Of seat in
modern, freproof building, for every
child of school age In the city. He has
been a strong advocate OF the use Of
portable buildings in large numbers.
AdOlph Emhart long has been a IA
miliar figure In Democratic politics, and
Fred Bates johnson was formerly an
employe of the Indianapolis News, and
a member Of the public service commits
sion.
1t is significant that the new organiza-
ton has employed Robert Tyler as Its
agent. Tyler is the publicity agent who
originated and carried out the plan OF
paying $3.50 each for Testimonials" for
Leonard Woods when the News -Jewett
crowd was intent on winning Indiana
for him In the presidential primaries.
THREE SETS OF
CANDIDATES IN FIELD.
With the announcement of the little
schools slate three sets OF candidates
are in the field definitely.
The Better Schools League, which be
heves in the extension Of school facili-