Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-18
WOULD PROTECT
SHORTRIDGE IN
MONEY OUTLAY
Parent Teacher Association
Enters Strong Protest to
Further Expenditures.

A strong protest against further ex-
penditures by the board Of sehc0l com
missioners on Arsenal Technical and
| Emmerich Manual Training high schools
until some steps are taken toward a neg
building for -Shortridge was voiced last
night at a meeting Of the Parent Teach
er Association of Shortrldge High
School
The report drawn up by committee
appointed at the last meeting of the as
sociation to look into the needs Of Short
| ridge was approved unanimously and the
| committee was continued with authority
to develop plans now under consideration
CLAIM SHORTRIDGE
WILL LOSE BENEFITS.
/ The report stated that if the present
building program for Manual and Tech
meal High Schools which calls for the
expenditure of s1,700,000 on these two
high schools, is carried out, that it viii
be impossible for Shortridge to be
! given new buildings on account of the
limit of Bonded Indebtedness permitted
the school city under the law The need
OF the proposed improvements at the
other two high schools is not denied, but
the report states In substance that they
should not be pushed to the prejudice Of
Shortridge.
In part the report Of the committee
which is composed of Ira NJ Holmes
chairman; James NJ Ogden, Mrs Fred
Pettijohn, Mrs. J. W. Moore, r. B. Wade
+. F. Chandler, Charles F. Coffin, Mrs
j. E. Pierce, Mrs. Adolph Schmuck and
Thomas A. Hendricks, is as follows:
BUILDINGS. EQUIPMENT
WHOLLY INADEQUATE.
school conditions in the present build
inGs prove that the buildings and equip
ment are wholly inadequate, and we be-
lieye that the present buildings and
equipment cannot be made adequate by
additions or repairs
"a new and larger school is a recog
nized necessity by school authorities, but
difference Of opinion exists concerning
the building program.
I'VE find additional improvements and
( enlargements proposed at both Manua
and Technical High Schools, involving
/ the expenditure Of more than 81, 600 900
and while we cannot say these improve
ments are not needed, we do say tn,
urgency is not as great as 1t Is for O new
/ Shortridge.
I've find the Indebtedness OF tn,
/ school city alarmingly close to the lega
/ limit. There IS In the school city tax
! able property Of the approximate value
/ of 5000, 600, GOO The rate Of indebted
ness is per cent The bonded in
debtedness is now approximately $40,
0O0,00o.00. which leaves only a S2,UO,
600 margin Of borrowing power und Il
the present policy of the school admins
tration. Proposed improvements ar
now under consideration for Manual ant
Technical High Schools, and grad
schools, calling for an expenditure o
| ST. 10000 This sum does not Include
school furnishings and equipment.
MUST DELAY OR
sHORTRIDGE WILL SUFFER.
Unless uhese improvements are in tn
( main delayed, a new Shortridge woult
| be impossible for the want of money.
I'VE believe that the school commits
sioners have the power to raise the funC
/ for the erection OF a new school If tn,
/ cQntemp plated Improvements at Manua
are delayed and that no additional i'm
provement be made al Tech at this time
I'VE, therefore, recommend that thii
association protest against additional i'm
| provements nj both Manual and Tech
meal High Schools until such time al
/ the school city is financially able t
/ carry into effect such Improvements II
addition to the new Shortridge High
! School.
! 1--WE further recommend that inasmucl
as your committee have plans under
way not yet perfected, which may ma
/ ter1ally assist the board OF school com
missloners in financing a new north sid,
! high school, and better realize til
/ necessity, that your committee be con
| dnued with authority to develop plans
under way and report to this body it,
conclusions"