South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-14
EDUCATION BOARD
CONSIDERS TRYOUT
OF PROPOSED PLAN
Ask Two Months Tryout of
Religious Education Move
To Decide on Action.

A proposed plan OF a tryout pro-
/ gram or religious education in the
I fifth. sixth and seventh grades OF two
public schools Of this city sponsored
I and directed By the Council or Re
/ ligious Education OF South Bend and
| MishaWaka was considered last
night by the board of education at
/ the weekly session.
/ revised plan TO that submitted
T 10 the board last year was presented
/ by a committee OF six members. rep
+ resen ting the religious school and
+ the Protestant churches Of this city
+ and Nishawaka. The plan as offer
+ ed calls for "A two months tryout
/ among the pupils of two schools Of
fering elective religious education
7 during two periods a week. the
/ school alloting these two periods for
. the study OF religion
According 10 the plan. the Protes.
/ tant churches OF the city will spon-
sOr this branch Of training which is
not 20 DE held in the school build
\ Ing but az some church IN the imme-
date vicinity Of the school under
+ taking the system. Tn the plan ths
churches assume an financial re-
/ sponsibility i'm furthe-ing such a
/ program as far rs possible and all
administrative responsibility of such
/ instruction and further responsible
\ ity for the conduct Of the pupils
I while they are off the school prem
/ ises. etc.
Need Parents Request.
According 10 the plan as outlined
\ by Rev. Mcclure, enrolment of
7 children into such classes viii not
be accepted by the Council without
the written request Of parents ask
/ ing the permission Of the school for
dismissal during the two periods
each week. for purposes Of religious
/ education
The committee on conference with
; the board comprised the following
members: John l. Shafer. Mrs
Y Fred Woodward. Dr. A. T.. Nonger.
Rev. r. c. Johnson, w. b. Schaefer.
Rev. NJ. NJ. Rodgers. Mr.. Frank Nc
. Kibben. and Rev. Archibald Mcclure.
chairman.
Discussion of various angles of the
proposal followed. although no def
mite decision on giving the plan a
tryout was reached. The matter is
TO be considered by the board with
a definite answer To be given the
council at the next board session.
The board authorized the expend-
iture of approximately 5000 TO be
used this summer in redecorating the
Studebaker. Lincoln, Washington.
and Junior High schools. Work of
] +frecr A..
schools covers the greater part of
the expenditure.
The building Of fences at the play
grounds of the Linden and Oliver
schools. work to be done during the
summer. was authorized. Insurance
on the school buildings of the city
was agreed to be reapportioned so
as TO make all insurance on the
various buildings including the new
schools payable and expiring at reg
ular periods.
Appoint Committee.
The board appointed a committee
consisting of William Happ. H. C
Cushing. II. c. Christman, to ap-
praise all school buildings. Ths
committee is 10 report on complete
appralSals by the first Of April. Ap-
praisal OF interior school equipment
such as desks and the like will be
made by the school authorities. A
valuation of all school buildings and
equipment is the motive of the
board.
An order advising the various
teachers not 10 publish lists of
pupils names and the amounts
offered by the children in the Thrift
clubs was made by the board
Teachers in some schools were re-
ported TO have placed such lists on
the board i'm the hest of meaning
but thereby causing jealousy among
those children who could not afford
TO give as much as others.
Bids on $4,000 of school bonds.
ordered sold by the board some
time ago, for creating funds toward
building Of the new River Park
school. viii be received at a session
Of the board to be held Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock at the school
Administration building.