Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-26
KIDDIES
TO SEE MOVIE
WITHOUTLEAVE
Miss Alexander Said to Have
Opposed Wishes of School
Beard.

DISregarding a resolution of the board
of school commissioners adopted last
night, In direct opposition Of the ex-
mittee of the board and without asking
or obtaining the consent of f. U. Graft,
superintendent of school, Miss Georgia
Alexander, district superintendent of
eleven public schools of the city, took
about 1900 grade school pupils from
their classrooms today to see THE Four
Seasons" an educational film being
shown this week at a theater.
1t is considered certain that the board
will take some action IN the case, but
just what 1t will be no school official is
prepared to say at this time.
Certainly something should be done in
the matter" DIR. Marie Haslep, chairman
of the instruction committee of the board,
said when told of Miss Alexander's nc
ton.
Yesterday Miss Alexander called me
by telephone and | told her that person
ally l was opposed to taking the children
from the class work TO see motion pic
ture, but if she had obtained the consent
of Superintendent Graf l would agree,
regardless Of my personal opinion. l I'M
derstand this permission was not OBJ
ldluGu. MISS attAulutE tOiU mt NuA III .
the conversation, she did not see why l
would object to this as it was no more an
advertising affair than it was for the
school children to go to a dry goods
store last week to get maple trees for
Arbor day"
Superintendent Graft said there had
neen no time to notify Miss Alexander
of the official action of ,ue boaru, but
that at a meeting of district supervisors
Monday, which was attended by Miss
Alexander, he had discussed the question
st length and had said the instruction
committee was opposed to taking children
from school to attend motion picture
shows and the committee would so repors
to the board last night. He said Miss
Alexander was inclined to argue the mat
ter Mt tina. t.n1o. lie also said she had
not asked his permission Jefore taking
the action today.
When the matter was taken up by the
board DIR. H slep recommended the board
adopt a resolution to the effect the
hoard would not give Official approval of
any motion picture and the children not
be taken from their classes by the teach
ers TO attend any motion picture show
Tie motion WAS alorted unanimously.
Or. Haslep said Miss Alexander had
told her she intended TO take her chill
dren to 1.-The Four Seasons" today. and
Commissioner Bert S. Gadd asked Mr..
GRAF what he intended to do IL Miss
Alexander went through with her plans.
After some hesitation he answered
We'll l don't think we will cross the
bridge until We come to it,"
at certainly looks as If Miss Alexander
has led the board squarelv up TO the
bridge" a school official said.
Miss Alexander has the following
schools under her supervision. Nos. l,
4. 3, g. II, %, p, 81, 80, 40 and 6s.
After leaving the theater children from
School No. were taken by their teach
ers to call on Mayor Shank at the city
hall The mayor made Il speech caution
ing the pupils to save their pennies, be
honest and obey their instructors and
predicting that one Of them might be
governor some day.