Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-03
LEAGUE BOOSTS
SCHOOL BOARD
MAJORITY FOUR
Organization Sends Letter to
Teachers as Election
Draws Near.
REFERS TO SALARIES

In a special letter to the school teach
esr Of the city the Better Schools League
has made a strong appeal for support for
Mrs. Julia Belle TuteWnder Clarence E.
Crippin, Fred / willis and Albert Smith,
candidates for school commissioner fav-
ored by that Organization.
The letter points out in no uncertain
term that in the face Of bitter and IN
fair opposition the majority members OF
the present school board have had the
courage to carry out a progressive school
policy that has resulted In increasing the
salaries Of teachers from a point where
they were a disgrace TO a civilized com
munity" to the present figures. The
teachers are warned that II the reaction
airy financial interests now striving for
the control Of the board gain control on.
Of the first steps viii be to cut teachers
salaries
DIRECTS ATTENTION
TO IMPROVEMENTS.
Attention is also directed to the i'm
provements that have been made in
buildings and equipment since the major
tty members Of present board came into
control
The letter is as follows
''The Better Schools League asks the
support Of al teachers Of the indianapolis
schools fore its ticket, the members Of
which are pledged TO a continuance of
> the progressive policies Of the majority
, OF the present board. The league feels
thst this support viii be given cheerfully
and Loyalty because the teachers know
better than any one else the marked i'm
pFovement Of school conditions under the
present board.
This majority Of the present board de-
serves your support because Z. has had
the courage TO carry out progre lsive
school policy in the face OF the most bit
ter and unfair opposition. You well
know that hen this board took Office,
the financial support Of the schools was
utterly made uate. The board lost no
time in obtaining the necessary Iegisla-
ton TO enable il TO pay better salaries
and TO repair and enlarge the buildings.
IN IVY, the salaries OF teachers in In
dianapolts were disgrace to q civilized
community. There is no need of giving
you the ngures-yOu know them to your
eoErOw-S5OO minimum, 1878 maximum
Contrast with that the present schedule
-S1r2O9 minimum, $1,000 maximum. and
vtth>The further assurance that ADEQUATE
salaries viii be maintained and further
increases made II the current rates Of
pay In tbs country q large continue TO
JUSTIFY II. lake no mistake--h the re-
acton1Ey financial interests now charg-
ing this board with extravaganza and now
Seeking to get control Of the school or
ganizetion are successful, the first meas
ure or economy VIII be to cut TIE teachers
salaries because that is the item which
takes most of the school money.
Not Only has the board increased the
salaries bit it has improved the build
ings and equipment Thirty buildings
are now N frst-class conditi0n-neyv
plumbing, new heating and veutilating.
newly painted walls and improved light
ing. These Improvements have been made
not spasmOdically but in accordance with
we'll developed plan which contempIates
nothing less thgn the fixing up Of all the
buildings and maintaining them in first
class condition. You know of these in
provements better than any one else.
The members Of the Better Schools
= League ticket are committed to a policy
Iof real progress. The opposition is no
y less definitely committed 10 a policy Of
reaction. II the teachers OF this city help
to bring upon the schools the kind Of ad-
TinistratiOD advocated by the opposition,
they Will pus the schools back on tn. basis
they were On in 1917. No teacher who
has the interest OF the indianapolis
schools at heart viii be a party to such
an action. The policy Of seeing with how
small an amount the schools can be-
maintained has prevailed too long in In
dianapOlis.
We appeal to you TO stand by those
who have supported the schools, who
have Loyalty fought the fight FOR better
salaries and better buildings and ara now
under fire for daring 10 do IT, Unless
those who have the true interests Of the
schools At heart now come 10 their sup
port, with their influence and votes. 4 re-
dictionary administration is Inevitable"