The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-11
BOARD TO
AIR ACTIVITIES IN
GOOD WILL RACE
eacherS Ran Wild in Dew
aSted France Contest
Is Charge,

81 Charges that certain city school
sachers violated school board regula-
ions during a recent drive to raise
unds to send Good viii representa-
ives to Devastated France will be
Investigated by the school board.
Some teachers" Commissioner
= adolph Emhardt said today. did not
SIX about rules or regulations. They
j ust closed their eyes and ran wild.
They discipline school children, but
Jail to obey any discipline them
elves. I am surprised the superin-
y endent would stand by and see it
Zone"
Entertainments in Schools
q According to stories in circulation,
#Jmhardt and DIR. Marie Haslep. pres
#dent of the board, said, entertain
4nents TO raise funds for Miss Alice
& cullen, candidate of the school teach
Rrs, were given at some schools during
School hours, and only children who
had purchased tickets were permitted
z o attend.
school building auditoriUms were
: used for entertainments without the
!. consent of the board, it was charged.
JAlso, it was said, school children were
urged to buy tickets to various en-
1terCainments, for the benefit of Miss
Cullen's candidacy. This is forbid
den by regulations of the board. it
was pointed out.
Probe Move Lost
A motion by Emhardt 10 direct E
: L. Graft, superintendent Of schools,
TO investigate the manner in which
the Good Will contest was con-
Quoted in the schools. failed for lack
of a second. Only three members were
present at the time. DR.. Haslep, who
was presiding and could not second
the motion; Emhardt and Charles l.
Barry.
Barry. who refused to second the
motion, said:
"I have fullest confidence in the
teachers and believe whatever they
did they did believing it was proper"
Promises Investigation
Y have positive information tickets
were sold to pupils" DR.. Haslep said
Personally intend to investigate the
matter and already have made
arrangements TO do So.
The contract for q shop building at
Yandes and Sixteenth St. was awarded
10 the lowest bidder, Charles J.
Wacker, on a bid Of $4,000. These
continent contracts were awarded;
Plumbing, Freyn Bros. S9.516; heat
ing, Wiebke Company, $3.50: electric
wiring, etc. c. L Smith Electric
Company. 1925.
Delegates from the neighborhood OK
school No. SO. Keystone Ave and
Thirtieth St. appealed for an eight
room building.
Only Two POrtables
we have been a part Of the city
fifteen years and the plant at our
school consists Of only two portaoles.
All children beyond the 4B class must
go either to a nearby county school,
or if they want to attend a city school
thew are forced to go all the way
TO College Ave. and Thirteth st.
Last wear thirty Indianapolis
children attended the county school
at a cost Of about S45 pupil"
BOARD members frankly admitted
the situation was acute. The ques-
ton was referred to the buildings and
grounds committee.
Plans Are Authorized
...to- s+a,, toward carving out
rhe building program adopted re
emil, was taken when Mcguire &
shook. architects. were authorized to
prepare new plans for a ten-class-
nom building at No 81 school, Tenth
and Wallace SITS. The plans VIII re-
Mace those made about two years
ago Erection of this building was
held I'D at that time, when the state
tax hoard refused TO approve a pond
issue.
A sDecial meeting to consider plans
for four buildings will be held next
T,,esdav evening. This will be the
second meeting of this kind. Repre-
ssntatives of all civic organizations IN
terested win be invited The four
buildings are: No. SO; No. IS, Winter
and BiOyd ANeS.- NJ w. Jul" ~ w.
nut St; No. 20. Central Ave and For
ty-Sixth ST.
Teachers Appointed
Superntendent Graft reported these
appointments: Thomas kimberhn'
chemistry assistant. Shortridge High
school. and Verne D. Weddle, Louise
NJ. Allison. Ir1na Ritz. Lydia Wolfe
Kate Morrison. Florence NJ Talbot
and Alice Rexford, all elementary
teachers.
Miss Belle O'Hair spoke on behalf
of some of the teachers and asked
that the salary Of Miss Alice Cullen,
who was selected as a good viii dele
gate to France. be continued while
She was away. The matter was re-
ferred to the finance committee and
Frank B. Ross. attorney for the board.