The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-09
FACTION BLOCKS
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
BUILDING MOVE
Yoke, Johnson and Barry
Line Up to Undo Work of
Old Board.

A new faction, composed Of Charles
e. Yoke. Fred Bates Johnson and
Charles L. Barry, is in control OF the
Indianapolis school board. At a
meeting Tuesday night. Yoke was
elected president and Barry vice presi
dent.
Yoke and Johnson succeeded Bert
S. Ga6G and ". D. Allison. Jan. 1.
Hopes of immediate erection Of three
new high schools were blasted when
the majority faction put through mo-
lions forbidding the business direc-
tor. Richard 0. Johnson. to proceed
with purchase of ground for colored
and west side schools and to order ar
ehitects for a new Shortrtdge. to be
located at Pennsylvania and Thirty
Fourth SITS.
Work Halted
Purchase OF land for additions 20
Schools No. "a, North and Agnes SITS 4.
and No. 20, College Ave. and Twenty
First SITS. also was forbidden and
architects were ordered to cease work
on plans for additions at No. q. Park
Ave. and Seventeenth St., and No. SO.
State and Lexington AYES.
In presenting the motions, Johnson
said he believed the "old boald'
should not have ordered purchase of
grounds for the high schools or Sc
1ected architects. but should have per-
mitted the new board to have a
hand in these matters.
Emhardt. chairman OF the building
and grounds committee last year, an
swered that there was no such thing
as a new board or an "old board, >"
but that the school board was a con-
tinuing organization. He pointed out
that three Of the five members Of the
board as now constituted were MEM
bers last year.
Barry. who seconded Johnson's mo-
ton, has been a consistent opponent
of school building programs for the
past three years.
Adolph Emhardt and DR.. Marie
Haslep. old members. voted against
the motions.
On the vote for President, Yoke
voted for johnson while other mem
bers voted for Yoke
Consistent Division
fractional division came on the vice
presidency Barry received three
votes Emhardt IS said to have voted
for DR.. Haslep and DIR. Haslep for
Johnson.
The three-to-two ratio waa main.
A-F~ 81 A
bert Baker. for more than twenty
i've years school board attorney before
his resignation about three years ago.
was selected to succeed Frank B.
Ross.
Johnson took the lead in attacking
plans of the old board for high school,
extensions and made all motions
revoling action. Barry seconded the
motions. -.
Overcrowding Described
More than 5000 school children now
attend school in portables and make
shift buildings. while all high schools
are overcrowded badly, according to
school officials.
Yoke named these committees:
Finance-Charles L. Barry, chair
man; Fred B. johnson.
Buildings and Grounds-Johnson
chairman; DR.. Haslep, Barry.
instruction - Barry, chairman;
Adolph @. Emhardt, Johnson.
Public Library-Johnson, chairman;
Barry. Haslep.
Military Observation-Disclosures, chair
man: Barry. Emhardt
School Observation-Disclosures
z. U. Graf. chairman; Barry, DR.. Has
Iep.
More Committees
Gregg Bequest-Barry. chairman:
Graf, Johnson.
SeegmiIer Scholarship-Jonnson
chairman; Gaff. Barry.
Thanks and Memorials-Dr. Haslep,
Graft.
Trustee of Gregg Fund-william NJ.
Taylor.
Teachers Pension Fund-Johnson,
chairman; Barry.
Citizens Library Committee-The
Rev. Frank S. c. Wicks. Mrs. Kate
Miner Rabb, the Rev Allan B. Phil
putt, Rabbi Morris NJ. Feuerlicht, RI.
Rev Monsignor Francis H Gavisk,
Meredith Nicholson, William NJ. Tay-
Tor, Theodore Stempfel, Evans Wool.
len. Mrs. Perry H. Blue, Mrs. Agnes
Mccullough Hanna. Merle Sidener,
Albert Baker. Hugh Mex. London,
Thomas c. Howe. Laurence D. Cham
beers. Mrs. Lee Burns. Herbert Foltz,
Hilton U. Brown. W. D. Allison,
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