The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-27
SCHOOL BOARD
Meeting NEAR
TOFIST Fight
President Seeks to Dust
Buildings Head; BraWI
Checked.
BRICKS STIR WORD ROW
War Between Majority and
Minority Factions Again
Flares.
BRICKS STIR WORD ROW

flares.
Suppressed excitement still per-
yaded school headquarters today as
officials and employees covertly dis
cussed the word battle which nearly
grew into a fist fight at the school
board meeting Tuesday night.
ALI eyes were directed toward the
next board meeting, April 8, when
resumption of open warfare between
the new majority and minority fac
= tons is expected.
The Tuesday meeting was marked
by the threatened personal attack
of Charles w. Kern, president, by
Carl w. Eurton, buildings and
grounds superintendent; renewal of
the old heating and ventilatilg con-
troyersy;: unsuccessful attempt of
Commissioners Theodore F. Vonne-
gut and Kern to GUST Eurton, and
charges six employees had been dis
charged on religious grounds.
Fails to Dust Eurton
Hostilities began after a quiet
thirty thirty minutes spent in opening bids,
when Vcnnegut declared that for
three weeks, he as chairman of the
buildings and grounds committee
had not been consulted on matters
pertaining to the buildings and
grounds department.
He followed this with motion
that Eurton be dismissed. The mo-
ton was lost by vote of 3 to 2,
Kern voting with Vonnegut.
Then, when Eurton submitted the
report of his assistant, H. F. Osler,
showing dismissal of six buildings
and grounds department employees,
Kern asked Eurton the reason. Eur
ton declined to explain.
do you have any other cause
than religion?" Kern asked.
It never have heard their re-
ligion mentioned" Eurton replied.
Eurtons threatened alta k on
Kern was preceded by statement OF
Mrs. Lillian v. SedWick:
st understand reports have been
given out that 1 purchased brick
for School 80. 1t is not true"
Upon being question: by Kern,
Eurton explained the brick had been
selected by the architect and two
board members.
who were the board members?'
Kern demanded.
Bricks Stir Row
You and Mr.. Vonnegut," Eurton
charged.
81 know you have done some
pretty Shiny things in the last three
weeks, but I didn't think you would
go to this extent" Kern replied
heatedly.
Eurton, his fists clenched and
his face flushed, advanced on Kern,
who arose from his seat to defend
himself Eurton easily was dis
suaded from the attack by specta-
tors, and walked out Of the room
shouting:
THAT brick was selected by Kern
and Vonnegut. Let the records
show it."
"I want it read into the record"
Kern said, that it is an utter and
absolute falSehood."
Previously Mrs. Sedwick had
made a motion which she said was
designed to provide free, open and
competitive bidding on heating and
ventilating" in grade buildings. 1t
was passed.
The motion provided that all
plans and specifications for ele-
mentary buildings provide for use
of various ventilating system, and
that no plans and specifications
shall limit construction to ANY GER
tain system or systems or prevent
or prohibit the use of any other
system or systems"
Reveals Old Plan
The motion repealed an order
passed by a previous board in 1918,
which it has been charged practical
" limited heating and ventilating
plans to include only the direct, in
direct system manufactured by G. c..
Shipp. Shipp was present at the
meeting, seated on bench Just out
side the board room.
Kern charged that several of the
systems do not comply with state
health laws.
Kern cited several buildings. in
Guiding School 46, where ventilating
systems have proved unsatisfactory,
charging the motion would make 1t
impossible to comply with the law.
Architects Named
Architects named for Schools 81
and 81 we're j. Edwin Kopf &
Deery and Harrison g. Turnock.
Vonnegut and Kern refused to vote,
Kern saying:
mo, am opposed to spending
money that way"
Original plans for the two schools,
taken from plans for School 30,
with engineering changes. had been
rejected by the new majority iac-
ton after the state tax board lad
ordered bids obtained.
Employees dismissed included Glen
B. Turner. Shortridge, chief engi-
neer: Edward Sheehey, Manual
Training, fireman; John Cahill,
Patrick CaSSerly and Charles
Specht. Manual Training custodians
and Herbert Smith, library Gus
todian.