Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-15
SCHOOL BOARD
FINDS BUILDING
PROBLEM HARD
Barry Promises Action, but
Declines to Fix Con-
structiOn Date.
OLD BODY IS BLAMED

Members of the majority faction Of the
board of school commissioners are finding
it increasingly difficult to meet the need
Of new school buildings in Indianapolis
il any other manner than that of the old
board, whose building program they
criticized so severely during the cam
paign last fall.
Delegations of citizens from three
widely separated parts Of the city ap-
peared before the board at the meeting
last night to request the erection of addi-
tions or new buildings and in each in
stance they were told their claims were
well founded and that they deserved the
improvements which they asked. How
ever, President Charles l.. Barry, who
acted as spokesman for the majority fac
ton in talking to the delegations, was
careful not to commit himself or the
board to any definite time when the i'm
provements would be put through.
He made frequent use Of the phrases
I'VE will do something for you some
time In the future" this does not mean
We will put It off indefinitely, "as soon
as our finances will permit" and other
phrases similar in character, and he in
timated the old board was responsible
for all the trouble
TAX BOARD HOLDS
UP CONSTRUCTION.
Two delegations were from schools
which would be under construction
now, IN accordance with the build
ing program Of the old board, had it
not been for the action of the State
board of tax commissioners in refus
ing to approve the bond issue for their
construction. In this stand the commits
Mr., Barry. These two schools are No.
81, Wallace and East Tenth streets, and
No. 16, Bloomington and Market streets
A delegation composed OF N. W. Beck.
o, J. Larman, Mrs. Grant Smlthson and
the Rev. Joseph E. Weber, represent
ing the Enterprise Civic League, ap-
peared before the board and urged the
betterment Of conditions at Daniel Web
ster School No. 46, Howard and Refs
nex streets The delegation told the board
at this school 800 children were crowded
into eight rooms, twenty eight were in
one room In which no sunlight ever
entered, and the building was a fire trap
and had been condemned years ago. The
Rev. Weber made special objection to the
outhouses in the school yard and said,
during the summer months they are
a rendezvous for white mule"
When the matter of the fire hazard at
the school was under discussion. w. D.
Allison, a member Of the board asked
If there were no fire escapes.
mo, not unles the children could slide
down the vines" Mr.. Beck answered.
ASK ADDITION
TO SCHOOL.
Mrs David Shepherd presented
petition signed by 100 citizens in the
neighborhood Of School No. 20, Spruce
near Prospect street, asking for an ad-
dition at that school. The petition was
referred to the committee on buildings
and grounds.
In order to meet teachers salaries until
the next instalment of taxes is due It is
necessary to borrow S125,000 from the
school building bond fund IN addition to
the 100000 already borrowed, Walter
J. Twiname business director Of the
board, announced. The money viii be
transferred to the local tuition fund
A resolution also was adopted for a
loan Of s2j0O00 to meet current school
expenses until June 80. This money win
be borrowed on the open market and bids
will be asked from various financial IN
stitutions.
High school commencements will be
held at Tomlinson Hall the nights Of
June y. 10, II and 10, it was decided by
the board. The coliseum az the fair
grounds and the CadIe tabernacle had
been under consideration, but were re-
jected. The use of Tomlinson Hall viii
make 1t necessary to hold the Arsenal
Technical High School exercises on two