The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-23
Times Proposal for Reduced
Street Car Rates to High
School Students viii Be
Presented Before Federated
Civic Club Meeting Friday,
EDUCATORS GIVE PLAN
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL
Graft Declares Idea Splendid
and Would Like to See Sug-
geStion Adopted Snethen
Says Company Should Be
Eager to Foster Move.

The proposal Of the Indianapolis
Times that a special reduced rate of
fare be granted to high school and
other students who must use street
cars intraveling to and from school.
viii be presented for approval at the
meeting Of the Indianapolis Fedora
ton OF Civic Clubs at the Chamber of
Commerce Friday night.
The plan will be presented by John
F. White. secretary-treasurer OF the
Federation.
Il believe the Times proposal is
good idea he said. Il approve it and
I viii see that it is placed before the
civic clubs"
The proposal is meeting with unani-
nous approval Of persons interested
in education.
Here are some Of the comments:
Z. Z. GRAFT. superintendent public
schools: Il would like to see a thing
like that done. A large proportion OF
the Indianapolis school children have
TO use street cars. This, I think. is a
splendid suggestion. have known it
to be done In other cities, where tick
cts are good only at certain hours
when the students are going and re-
turning from school,
Snefhen Gives Approval
EDWARD o. SNEPHEN. president
Indianapolis Federation Of Community
Civic Clubs: "I think it is a most ex-
cellent idea The street car company
would lose so little revenue it would
be hardly noticeable. I heartily agree
with The Times and I think the street
car company should take 1t into consid-
Grafton and show it is eager to foster
education.
There are possibly some children
who would be shut out Of high school
by an increase In fare. It may be
this few extra cents that viii break
the camel's back and bar the child
from continuing his or her education.
Provision could be made to sell these
tickets through the school principals
by the week or month. as may best
seem fit"
JOHN B. REYNOLDS. general sec
retary Of the Indianapolis Chamber
Of Commerce: eff some way could
be worked out whereby granting Of
a special rate tn school children could
be safeguarded so no one but students
could benefit, I would be In favor of
II. The tickets need only be used in
most cases in off peak hours, especi-
ally in the afternoons. Any scheme
which will make ii easier for the
large majority OF children to receive
a high school education is worthy Of
support. and I do not think any right
thinking person could object to such
an exception as this"
Is Worthy Thing
MISS AGNES CRUISE. member of
the Chamber OF Commerce education
Acommittee: "I think it would be fine
rand. If possible, should be done to
help the school children. If it can
be kept exclusively for school chill
dren. it Will be a worthy thing to en-
courage. If other cities are doing it
and find ii successful. it should be
tried in Indianapolis. for certainly no
one needs help and support more than
the student who is striving to learn
TO become a good citizen
PHILIP ZOERCHER, member Of
the Chamber Of Commerce education
committee: I'm in favor Of building
more high schools so that students
won't have to ride to school. Never
theless. I think The Times proposal
is all right and would like to see il
carried through"
DIR. MARIE HASLEP, member board
of school commissioners: 81 think that
a fine idea and hope the street car
company viii grant the request if it
is made"
Would Help Tremendously
CHARLES L. BARRY, member of
the Board OF School Commissioners:
It's becoming more and more neces-
sary for school children to ride on
street cars because Of the rapid
growth of Indianapolis. This great
growth Of the city makes it impos-
sibie for the schools to keep pace. 1t
seems It would help tremendously to
have q special fare for high school
students. Especially would this be
appreciated where there are two or
three children in one family attend
ing high school"
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