The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-07
CITIZENS launch CAMPAIGN
TO CRUSH BOSS COFFIN'S
GRIP ON CITY'S SCHOOLS
Fifty Attend Meeting ID
Form Committee for 7
City-Wide Drive.
WOLFF HEADS CIRQUE
Name Insurance Broker as
Chairman in Cleanup
Action.

A city-wide movement to
"clean up" the school situation
in indianapolis by crushing the
recently gained power OF
George Y. Coffin, county G. Q.
P. boss, was begun today by q
group of substantial citizens
with the formation of the
citizens school committee at a
luncheon at the Lincoln.
The committee was organized to-
day with Herman G. Wolff, insur-
ance broker, 813 Illinois building, as
general chairman. More than fifty
persons present were made members
of the board of directors on motion
of Henry l.. Dithmer, president of
Polar Ice and Fuel Company.
Those attending the luncheon
voted to organize themselves as the
board of direcors and to expand the
board rapidly to include all persons
interested in elGNion of school
board free from untoward influences
and having the interests of the
school children and the school city,
alone, at heart"
Many IndOrse Campaign
Formation of the committee has
been underway for about six weeks
it was said, but activities we're kept
under cover until the organization
was perfected, More than a half
hundred prominent citizens have in
dorsed the program to "unseat"
Coffin and elect an outstanding
school board
IF there ever was a time when
we could elect a group of consci-
ent1ous citizens to conduct our
schools it is now. If we can't sue
ceed this year we might as well give
up. 1t IS our idea that a ticket
must be drafted in this election.
We will not accept any self seeking
politicians" Wolff said.
1t is likely that two men and
one woman will be nominated on
the citizens ticket. A committee
will obtain about fifteen names from
which the three reputable citizens
will be chosen.
Standing on Its Own
1t was pointed out that the citi-
zens' committee is Standing on it's
own" and not affiliated with any
existing organization or civic move
ment. The committee will cooper
ate with other civic enterprises and
seek support Of all organizations in
terested in raising the rating of In
dianapolis schools. Wolff deplored
the fact that the rating of the local
schools had been lowered materially
in recent years.
Its about time we are starting
up the ladder" Wolff declared.
j. j. Daniels, an attorney, was
temporary chairman at the lunch
con. Wolff was nominated by
Thomas G. Howe, former Butler
university president, and seconded
by Fred Sims, attorney.
Need for Cleanup
Emsley w. johnson, Butler trustee
and attorney, pointed out the need
for cleaning up school affairs"
Others initiating the movement:
Eli SchloSS, Ellsworth Heller, John
Koch, G. A. Millett, William A.
Mooney, A. NJ. Rosenthal, H. o.
Garman, Harry c. Hufstetter. VIII
liam Moore, Russell Byers, Walter
G. Marmon, H. NJ. Bowling, s. D.
Hitz, Thomas D. Sheerin, Edward A,
Harris, J. S. Watson, Charles ].
Lynn, A. D. Hitz, John F. White.
Earl Buchanan, Nicholas Noyes,
Mrs. S. N. Campbell, DR.. F.. v.
Overman, Mrs. Lucien King, Guy A,
Wainwright, Charles Koehring.
James Kingsbury, Robert P. Sloan,
Perry Lesh, Mrs. w. c. Smith, Mrs.
J. Don Miller, Mrs. E. E. Eshback.
MSs. Walter Greenough, Mrs. Eli
Lilly, Mrs. P. A. Keller, Mrs. o. c.
Kelly, Mrs. William H. Coleman.
Mrs. George Van Dyke, Mrs.
Carl Wagner, Mrs. Willworth,
Mrs. Frank D. Hatfield, Mrs.
Ed Reick, Mrs. Izona Shirley, Mrs.
Fred L. Pettijohn, Mrs. F. G. Bali.
and Mrs. Mortimer FUrscott.