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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08
Tech Adopts Ne7O Plan
to Aid Incoming Pupils
Freshmen Are Instructed in
Workings of High
School.
Edward Wilson

The difficult transition from grade
school to high school has success
fully been made this semester
through a new plan at Technical
high school, according to Milo H.
Stuart, principal.
] Every first semester pupil has been
assigned to one of seventeen special
study groups where a teacher in
structs the individual pupils in the
workings of Technical. The begin
-ner learns how he can fit harmoni-
ously into the school society.
The new students quickly come to
feel at home in their new surround
ings and arrive at an understanding
of the aims of the school while
adopting school standards for them
selves.
Since a pupils early attitude to-
ward a school forms the basis Of his
lasting opinion, it is hoped that a
fuller appreciation of the school
work may be brought to him. Many
pupils who otherwise might become
misfts are quickly made part of
he school system.
The new plan does not super
sede the sponsor teacher plan which
has been in successful operation
for several years, but it is intended
to supplement the work of the
sponsor.
Under the sponsor plan, Tech
nical students have the same spon-
sor from the time of entrance I'M
til the senior year. In this man
ner, the sponsor gives a continuity
of contact affording intelligent con-
structive and sympathetic advice.
The sponsor plan has preserved
for the thousands of Tech students
the close personal student-teacher
contract of the small high school.
The new freshman system is an
other instrument for strengthening
this understanding attitude.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08
RUSSIAN ARMY
HEAD TO TALK
Teachers College to Hear
General Next Thursday.

Major General Victor A. Yakhon-
toff, retired Russian army officer,
will speak at l p. m. Thursday at
the Teachers College of Tndianapo-
lis on "The People Who Live in
Russia Today"
General Yakhontof was in charge
of the operations of the tenth Rus
sian army during the World war,
was military attache at the imperial
Russian embassy in Toxic, secretary
Of war in the Kerensky cabinet,
editor of a Russian weekly maya
zine, and the author of several
books,
Miss Cerene Ohr, superintendent
of the branch libraries of Indian
apolis, will speak at the college
Tuesday. Other speakers for this
month, as announced by Miss Julia
Harrison Moore, chairman. of the
chapel committee, are Miss Nellie
Gates Brown, assistant director of
the Indiana university training
school for nurses, March 10; Miss
Corinne yelling Of the English de-
partment of Butler university,
March 26, and Roy P Wiseheart,
state superintendent of public in
struction, March %.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08
P.T. 4. TO HOLD
THREE SESSIONS
Talks and Entertainments
Planned at Meetings.
Photos by Bachrach.
Wallace Simms

Three meetings Of parent teacher
groups of the Marion County PIT.
A. will be held next week, according
to Mrs. E. A. Clark, county publicity
chairman.
Mrs. Earl r. James, president Of
the Marion county council, will
speak before the University Heights
PIT. A. meeting at 2:30 p. m. Fri
day on "Are Parent Teacher AsSo-
Citations Worth While?"
Mrs. Alex Barry, publicity chair
man, will entertain with a luncheon
for Mrs. James before the meeting
other guests will be Mrs. E. A.
Clark, Mrs. Ted Green, correspond
ing secretary of the Marion county
PIT. A; Mrs. Harold Fisher, presi-
dent of the University Heights Club,
Mrs. Jack Tilson, Mrs. Chris Rose
baum and Mrs. Charles Sims.
The PIT. A Of Township House
will meet at the school at 7:45 o. m.
Thursday A Fathers Night" pro-
gram will be given with Fred
Schortemeier, former secretary of
state, as the principal speaker. A
musical program will be given by
the Irvington School of Music and
the Warren high school quartet will
sing.
The PIT. A of George Rogers
Clark school of Center township met
at 3 p. m. today. Mrs. Earl r. James
spoke.
The Shadeland PIT. A. will meet
at 8 p. m. Tuesday. The pupils of
Mrs. Elsie Manning will give a
mixed program following the meet
ing. A social hour will follow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08
ENGLISH Group
SINGS TONIGHT
Concert viii Be Staged in
Caleb Mills Hall.

The English Singers of London,
England, will appear in a concert at
8:l5 tonight at Caleb Mills hall,
Thirty-fourth and Meridian streets,
under the auspices of the Federation
of indianapolis Public School
Teachers.
"The English Singers have the
most perfect group of voices heard
in indianapolis for some time" said
Ernest G. Hesser, director of music
of public schools who is chairman
of the music committee of the feder-
alton.
The Singers will give concert of
madrigals, folk songs, ballads and
other music.
Proceeds from the concerts spon-
sored by the federation go into the
fund for promotion of music in
grade schools. This year the Orloff
trio is giving concerts at all grade
schools as part of the plan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08
TECH SENIOR CLASS TO
STAGE BARRIE PLAY
"The Admirable Criehton" VIII BE
Given April IS.

"The Admirable CriehtOn" Will BE
Given April 19.
"The Admirable Crichton," by
James Barrie, will be given at the
Murat theater April 10, by the June
senior class of Technical high school
under the direction of Miss Mar
garet Axtell, class sponsor, and Miss
Clara Ryan.
The cast:
Criehton. James Helms; Lady Mary,
Louise Shipman; Ernest, Richard Birely;
Treherne, Lee Harper; Lord Loan, Bill
Galpin; Lord Brocklehurst, Byron Miller;
Agatha, Mary Elizabeth Edwards, Gather
inc, Lois Sedan: Countess. j. B. Wilma
Fisher: Tweeney. Margaret Sivern; Flewry.
Joe Macy; Fisher, Helen Louise Perkins;
Lompsett, Fred Gardner; Judkinss Edward
Meth; Perkins. Lorraine Eisele; Simmons,
Dorothy Cooper Jean, Dorothy Stark;
Ralston, Richard Evans; Thomas, Rob-
ert Loop; James, Morris McDaniels;
Gladys, Louise Troy and Page. Richard
Strother.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08
MORE RADIOS
INSTALLED IN
CITY. SCHOOLS
Set at No. go Is Stolen;
Other Outfits to Be
Placed This Week.

PUT your radio under lock and
key every night"
That is the warning broadcast to-
day by Detective Chief Jerry Kin
ney, following the theft last week
end of "a $3.50 Fada radio from
School so, Pennsylvania and Thir-
ty-third streets.
The radio had been placed in the
school by The Indianapolis Times
and E. NJ. Gass, head of the radio
department of the Gibson COM
pany, Michigan street and Capitol
avenue, just the day before it was
stolen.
Atwater Kent radios have been
placed in a number of schools by
the H. T. Electric company, 612
North Capitol avenue, and The
Times.
Schools with new radios are
Washington, Shortridge and Broad
Ripple high schools; School So, at
301 Linwood avenue; School IS, at
800 South Emerson avenue; School
So; Wallace and Tenth streets;
SCHOOL 10, SHERMAN uTlVG anu Nel-
mont street; School 81, washington
street and Ritter avenue, and
Crooked Greek school, on Michigan
road, near Kessler boulevard.
Plans are being made to place sew
eral other radios this week and next.
The work of placing has been slowed
because of the theft of the machine
from School co. Precautions now
are taken against theft. Another
set will be placed at School so.
Severe interference was found
near the Crooked Greek school when
the Atwater Kent set was placed last
week. w. A. Jacoby, Times inter-
ference man, will make a survey to
locate the source of the trouble.
Jacohy has been running down in
reference in Indianapolis and near
by cities for several months, and he
believes the trouble near the school
can be located easily.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08
SHORTRIDGE
BY WILLIAM HOFFMAN

BY WILLIAM HOFFMAN
Four Atwater Kent radios were
loaned to the school Monday for the
Hoover Inauguration by The In
dianapolis Times and the H T..
Electric Company, 612 North Cap
itol avenue.
Warman Welliver is in charge of
the vaudeville which will be given
by the Junior class Saturday after
noon and night. The Juniors have
been hustling about the school in
preparation for the entertainment,
which is expected to attract two full
houses.
There will be ten acts in the
show and the audience will vote for
the faVorite group.
At auditorium exercises Wednes-
day, the juniors gave several selec-
tons from their show.
A tea and book shower was held
Tuesday in the Charity Dye library
and Roda Selleck art gallery. From
three to fou. hundred books and
a large sum OF money were received.
Preliminaries Of the Constitution
cratorical contest were held
Wednesday. Sidney kaufman, John
Millett, John White, William Pea
cock, Bernice Shaw, j. Don Miller,
Robert Hamill and William Hoff-
man we're chosen to participate in
the final school contest.
A student party was held
Wednesday afternoon in the, gym
under auspices of the student coun-
ell, consisting of student entertain
ments, games and dancing.
The communities that will be
in charge of the Honor society
party, have been announced by the
president, John Kitchen. Members
of the decoration committee are
Mary Margaret Hill, chairman;
John David Harold Dunkel and
jeanette LeSaulnier, Millett, stage
manager, John Elan; refreshment,
Martha Metcalf, chairman, Sydney
Kaufman and Dorothy Leedy; in
vitation, Nancy Moore, chairman,
and Josephine Davidson.
Cleanup committee, John Pedigo,
chairman. and John Kitchen; re-
ception, Mary Elizabeth Huff, chair
man, Helen Johnston, Nancy Moore,
Josephine Davidson and John David
Millett; entertainment, Maxine Bid
die, chairman, Virginia Sanders and
Elsie Schmidt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08
ROUNDUP PLANNED
P. r. A. to Examine Chill
dren During Summer.

A "summer-round-up" of school
children of Marion county will be
conducted this summer by Marion
county parent teacher organizations
through the National Congress OF
Parents and Teachers, according to
Mrs. Charles Dawson, county chair
man.
The children will be examined by
a physician starting May 1, and
their defects will be charted. These
defects will be remedied during the
summer so the children may return
to school this fall in better health.
Presidents of the PIT. A. groups
are appointing committees to take
charge of the work. All chairmen
AMI presidents are asked to call
Mrs. Dawson at Humboldt 1882.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08

ton" School of the Air Players.
Tuesday
Questions and answers.
Art appreciation. DR.. Henry Turner
Bailey.
Civil government, seThe Work of an At
torney- General" Gilbert Bettman, attor-
ney-general OF Ohio.
wednesday
Stories for grades. one. two and three.
Stories for grades. four, five and six, IAN
Irish Fairy Story" Julia Carter.
Story for grades seven and eight. MA
binogian," E. Gertrude AVC3.
Thursday
The. EVERYDAY Values Of Dramatic
ability" Mrs. Helen Schuster Martin.
Geography, Germany" Dr.. W. R. Nc
Cennell
Friday
First Half Heur-Horn and Trumpet
Nocturne. from "a Midsummer Nights
Dream" ............... Mendeissohn
Excerpt from Overture to 'SemiTa-
nlae ...s;ss.. 49,. ....;.. hoSSlm
Toyland's ........, $1,000 Herbert
Second Half Hour-The Overture
Overture to ssWilliam Telp' F1ossinl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08

Many interesting programs have
been prepared for indianapolis
school children for next week in the
School Of The Air. broadcast daily
at 1890 p. m. over radio station
WLW, Cincinnati, 0.
In addition to the school, =
Walter Damrosch viii play his
weekly concert program at 10 q. m.
Friday for the children.
Schools equipted with radios
through the courtesy of The In
dianapolis Times and local radio
dealers report fine reception of all
programs. The school OF The
air." program:
Monday
Health lessen, Dr.. G. A. Neal, director
of Ohio health department.
Current events, Harrison Sayre.
History oramalogs Jefferson xnaugura-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08
Manual
BY MAX EINsTANDIG

TOUR new students took the
IL scholarship lead in the first
marking period this semester. In
the White house, Louise Weiland
averaged SO, and Pasquaie Ferraro
averaged 96.3. In the Red house,
Elizabeth A. King averaged 96.875,
and Harold HcrwitZ averaged 1925.
Eleanor Graham was elected
president of the Junior Drama
League. Other officers are James
MCDANIEL, vice president, and joan
Boswell, secretary-treasurer The
league was divided into six groups
headed by the following chairmen;
Byron Morris. Joan Boswell, James
Mcdaniel, Marguerite Boatman,
Elizabeth A. King and Frances
Wysong.
The following officers were elect
ed by the Business Girls Club: Ida
Gavin, president; Lucetta FTiar,
vice-persident; Mildred Mattson,
secretary, and Margaret Dronberger,
reporter. The committee in charge
of the next meeting Tuesday is
composed of Margaret Cassidy,
Emma Moehlman and Lucille Lisby.
Joan Boswell was elected presi-
dent of the Masoma Club. Mar
garet Bartholomew is vice. president,
and Frances WySong is secretary
treasurer.
James Kelso was elected treasurer
of the Odd Number Club at the last
meeting. Committees were appointed
by Max Einstandig. president. Eliza
beth Bissel is chairman Of the So
cial committee with Mary STEM
walt, Ida Zimmerman. Marie Gross
man and Paul Lindemann as as
sistants. Torothy Anderson is chair
man of the program committee with
Frances Dearborn and Wilbur Ear
ris as assistants.
Cedric White was elected preSi-
dent of the January senior class and
Alvin Brehob was named vice.
president.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08
CHILD EXHIBIT SHOWN
New Pictures Placed IN Teachers
Special Library.

A new exhibit of child life and
pictures of interest to children will
be placed in the teachers special
library Of the Office of the board
Of school commissioner Monday
by Lyman Brothers, it was an
nounced today by Miss Belle C.
Scof1eld, acting art director of the
public schools. There will be six
or seven large pictures replacing
the present exhibit of marine art.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08
FETE ART INSTRUCTORS
School Supervisors Entertained by
Training Glass.

Art supervisors Of the public
schools were entertained this week
at a dinner given by the teacher
training class of the John Heron
Art School, at the Spink-Arms.
Supervisors honored were the Misses
Belle G. Scofield, Marie Stewart,
Laura Holden, Myrtle Mize, Virginia
Lignell and janet Keller. Miss
Ethlyn Miller, who is in charge of
the class, directed arrangements for
the affair.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08
ARSENAL STUDENTS
WRITE FOR MAGAZINE
School Publication Contains Work
by City Pupils.

1.-THE Outside Readers Club" the
book review section Of the Magazine
World for March, national maga-
zine published for high school class
use by the publishers of the Attain
tic Monthly, is made up entirely of
book reviews written by members
Of Staff / of the Arsenal Cannon,
student publication of Arsenal Tech
nicaI high school and edited by
Ethel Mary Ostrom, editor Of Staff l,
and by Miss Ella Sengenberger,
sponsor.
The section includes reviews by
Ethel Mary Ostrom, Dorothy, Coop
er, Helen Louise Brown, Virginia
Casey, Margaret Schofield and Ger
aldine James.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08
P. 7. A. to Stage Play

The P. T. A. of School 68 win give
play at 8:15 p. m. Friday, March
Is, in the auditorium of School 81,
Olney street and Roosevelt avenue.
Mrs. Lydia Stoneburner is chairman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08
SCHOOLS MAKE
new RATING TO
TEST TEACHERS
Principals Prepare Charts
to Judge Ability of
instructors.

Following a survey of several
months, basis for judging teacher
ability is being formed by a special
committee of principals appointed
by public school officials.
All elementary grade school
teachers submitted a total of more
than twelve thousand items which
in their opinion could be used as
basis for judging These items we're
simmered down to twenty eight
points by the committee and by BY
ron B. Williams, director of public
ity and research of the schools and
secretary Of the special committee,
The main headings under Roman
numerals will be retained in the
rating, but the sub headings under
arabic numerals probably will be
changed by the committee under
the direction of Walter Gingery.
principal of Washington high
school, chairman.
The rating chart:
/. Personality
I. Ability and willingness to cooperate
:. Ability and Willingness to adjust self
to new situations
3. Tact and self-control in dealing with
| children, colleagues and patrons
Z SSeatn .sssS and appropriateness o. dress;
interests and welfare Of the school.
8. Health and physical fitness.
II. Professional Equipment
!. Academic preparation
2. Professional preparation.
3. Understanding of children.
4. Professional interest and growth.
5. Loyalty and devotion to The profess
III. Business Efficiency
I, Punctuality.
havior.
4. Classroom care, organization.
5. Staying on the Job till II is done.
6. Accuracy and promptness in reporting.
". Teaching Efficiency
!. Establishment Of goals
2. Accomplishment OF aims,
9. Proper choices of lesson types.
q. Stimulation Of thought.
5. Dealing with pupils as individuals.
V. Pupil Responses
l. Reactions to assignments
subject matter.
3. Participation.
4. Initiative.
5Evidences OF thinking.
6. Growth OF pupils in Skis, attitudes
and appreciations.
Principals TO Judge
The committee will form basic
definition Of each suh-heading.
Principals will judge teachers in
their building and rate them ac-
cording to the chart.
These ratings will be used by
school officials in judging the fitness
Of teachers. The entire Judgment Of
officials will not be based on the
ratings, however, but will be an inn
portant cog in the system of judg-
ing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08

In the magazine coupon cam
paign" just closed 446 coupons were
sold under direction of the eighth
hour advertising class. Three
highest individual sales were re-
corded by Adelaide Cohn, Jack Led
erer and Frank Steinmetz
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08
SPRING TERM OPENS
Teachers College Begins Another
Semester Monday.

The spring term of the Teachers
College of indianapolis opens Mon
day, it was announced today. Final
examinations for the winter quarter
were held Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of this week. Regg;stra-
ton was held Wednesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08

Esten Stearns was named chair
man and Mary Frances Cray, vice
chairman of the postgraduate class
of $50 students. The color COMMITTEES
consists of Mary Frances Cray,
chairman; Mary 10 Ross, John Holt
man and Charles Rogers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08
Technical
BY WILLIAM FROSCH

OEVERAL large storage battery
~ chargers have been completed by
students of the electrical depart
ment. The project represents work
of boys in the electrical, woodwork
ing, sheet-metal, and painting de-
partments. All outfits will be sold.
A boys choir is being organized by
j. Russell Paxton Student officers
of the group are Harold Gore, presi-
dent; Norman Cary, vice-president;
Nathan Roberts, secretary treaSurer;
Walter Noffke, sergeant at arms;
Robert Reid, librarian, and Allen
Beaumont, historian.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08

The automobile shop has pur-
chased several used automobile
chassis for use in experimentation.
A Ford model A motor has been ad-
ded to the equipment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08

Third hour advertising class II
is conducting a subscription cam
paign for the Cannon, school pub
iication. Ben Parrish is manager of
the class; Ardith Whitmore, secre-
tary, and Werner Bauman, treas
liYny.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08

Cedric White was elected presi-
dent of the January senior class and
Alvin Brehob was named vice.
president.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
MONIES
fssskxss, Observation-Disclosures

''Tha Midnight TaXi,' stirring
Vitaphonc film d .picting the opera
tiora Of modern nootlegEers and
gang crs, will be- shown tonight at
the West Coast Imperial Theatre,
with Antonio Moreno and Helene
Costello in the leading roles.
Moreno, long leading figure in
the film world. las come into his
own with the advent OF the "talk-
les, his long stage experience
making it easy for him to appear in
speaking parts.
As the son Of wealthy man,
seeking adventure. Moreno becomes
member IF - bootlrgging gang,
only to fall in love with girl
whom h- believes to be a member Of
The gang but who is in reality an
amatrur detective. seeking to break
gp TIA. gang Tier. are plenty Of
exciting moments an the film, a real
romanti. interest, and above all the
talking parts are unusually clear
and cmphasiz. the action cf the
picture.
.'Thcy re Coming to Get Ne, Z
taking comedy, features Chick
Sale. tho famous /icgficld Follies
comedian. His film is exactly the
same rs though Sale were present
in person at the theatre. Joseph
Ragan, famous Irish tenor, will also
De heard in Moviotone singing
act, with the Fox Movietone news
reel rounding out the program.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-25
GOAR DELIVERS
EXCELLENT TALK
TO ROTARY CLUB

Yesterday 5 regular weekly meet
ing of The I'll Centre Rotary Club
found Wilson W. McEuen acting in
the capacity of chairman of the day,
with l.. G. Goar of the Neloland
Experimental Farm as principal
speaker
McEucn is q member OF d com
mittco embracing county wide in
Jercsts which is working toward as
>uring permanent retention Of the
Mclol"nd Station. and presented
Goar TO the Rotarians as one Step
in Il campaign designed to awaken
e Hvlitr interest, generally, in the
work Of this adjunct to agriculture,
and its value to- our community,
Goar gave an extremely interest
.ng and comprehensive sketch Of his
unit, which is Il branch of the agri
cultural extension service of the
state university. operating iii con
Junction with the I. :. Department
Of Agriculture, outlining many of
the tests and experiments being con-
Quoted in the interests of the in
UHNtI y. '7uCIl .lttiIS tlS ne INldt ipit
If the life Of the alfalfa plant to
frequency o. cuttings; tests as to
variety. diseases ana planting dates
Ct wheat. oats and barley; rice as
a reclamation crop; tarious soil i'm
provemcnt projects. etc, are receiv-
ing attention, with unmtasured
value to the future welfare Of the
ALLEY.
IN amusing slant to Il serious sub
iect was given by Frank Bowles in
preliminary talk en some of the
agricultural problems involved in
worthless Colorado River lands be
ing at present exploited by certain
coast real estate firms.
Harold V Hughes and Henry f.
Pendergast were welcomed into the
club membership by we'll worded
induction address or the part of
President Charles f. Sones.
NJ. S. Slaughter, Riverside. was a
guest, and visiting Rotarians includ,
Cd NJ. W. Bates, Calexico; j. r.
Snyder, Holtville; John G. Pace, J.
\. Smith, Cedar CITY, Utah; Earl
Collins and Earl Gabbert, River
side.