The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-13
POST IS
GIVEN GLADDEN.:
AID TO MILLER
Williams and Underwood
Also Named Assistant
SuperintendentS.

Successors to three assistant In
dianapolis school superintendent,
whose positions were abolished last
October by the school board, were
announced today by Superintendent
Charles F. Miller, following ap-
proval Tuesday night by the board.
The new assistants to Miller are
Fred T. GLADDEN., former assistant
superintendent, State department of
public instruction; Byron B. Will
lians, present State public instruc-
ton statistician, and C. G. Under
wood, Charlottesville school super
intendent.
GLADDEN. was named as transfer
clerk to supervise disbursement of
administration budget, transfer of
pupils, rediStricting of school city,
and similar work.
Williams was named to have charge
of publicity and research work of
the elementary schools.
Crawford will be director, of
elementary education.
Gladden's appointment is effective
July 1, Williams Aug. IS, and Craw-
ford's, Aug. l.
Salaries Are Cut
They succeed Assistant Superin-
tendents D. It. Weir, Joseph F..
Thornton and Miss Flora Drake,
and Research Director Murray A.
Dalman, who have been given
teaching positions.
Salaries of the new officials, it
was learned, will be: Underwood,
$4,000; GLADDEN., $4,000, and Will
liams, $3,500. Salaries of the de-
posed officials were: Weir and
Thornton, $1,000 each; Miss Drake
$500, and Dalman, $4,000.
Appointment of GLADDEN., a
Democrat, is a complete reversal of
the boards past position. Several
members opposed GLADDEN., but ap-
proved his appointment rather than
break with Miller.
Underwood has been Crawfords-
vile superintendent six years. For
several years he was superintendent
at Painesville, Ohio, near Cleveland.
He is a graduate of Kenyon College
and took post graduate work at Co.
lumbia University and other uni
versities.
Fast Time in Offices
GLADDEN. was assistant State su-
perintendent under Miller and was
Miller's choice for State superin-
tendent when Miller resigned Aug.
81, 1927, to become Indianapolis su-
perintendent
GLADDEN. resigned from the State
position at request of State Super
intendent Roy P. Wisehart April 1
as result of controversy over grant
ing of a teaching license to Fay
Green, daughter of w. o. Green,
Lexington, Ind, politician, Aug. 81,
1927.
Lexington residents complained of
the appointment and Wisehart dis
covered, it was alleged, through cor
respondence between GLADDEN. and
w. o. Green, that Miss Green had
been granted a license by GLADDEN.,
although possessing not more than
one-third the necessary qualifica-
tions.
Daylight saving time was adopt
ed, effective next Monday, for the
school offices and shops. The fast
time schedule is effective only un-
til Sept. 10. when school reopens.
The library started on daylight saw
ing time Monday.
Walter Gingery, Washington High
School principal, urged purchase of
additional land adjacent to the
school for additional playground
and athletic purposes.
Superintendent Miller and Mrs.
Lillian Sedwick, commissioner, were
issued a travel order to attend the
National Education Association
meeting at Minneapolis, MINI, June
80 to July 7.