The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-18
ALL TEACHERS
WILL Be PAID,
Leslie PLEDGE
Executives Selections for
Commission ASSailed
by Educator.
CITES POLITICAL ANGLE
Governor Explains G. 0. P.
Personnel of Body as
Coincidence.
CITES POLITICAL ANGLE

Every teacher in state aid schools
will be paid for her work" Governor
Harry c. Leslie announced today.
The state Of Indiana, as long as
I am Governor, will not go back on
it's honest debts"
The commission Of thirteen ap-
pointed Tuesday to investigate the
alleged bankrupt condition of state
aid schools and prepare possible
solution is to present the data which
will disclose exactly how much
money is owed teachers, Leslie said.
No special session will be called,
it was indicated, unless testimony
points to absolute necessity for such
a session in order to keep the schools
open.
Appointments Criticised
Bitter criticism of the commission
appointed by the Governor was ut
tered today by R. V, Ellington, Mar
tin county schools superintendent,
who called the Shoals protest meet
ing last Friday.
The personnel of the commission
is made up of persons from nom
state aid counties" declared Eding-
ton, land all but one of the mem
bers are Republicans"
1T would seem to me to be an at
tempt to whitewash a legislature
which failed to take care of or heed
the impoverished condition of the
southern Indiana counties.
THE state aid counties should
have been given some representation
on the commission" declared Ed
ington as he read the names of
those who compose the investiga-
tory body.
Personnel of Communism
The members are: Roy P. Wise
hart, state superintendent Of public
instruction: Lawrence F. Orr, chief
examiner of the state board of &C
counts: State Senator Alonzo H.
Lindley of Kingman. State Repre-
sentative George w. Freeman Of
Kokomo, Arthur H. Sapp of Hunt
ington, past president of Rotary In
ternational; 1. L. WINNER OF Green
castle, Indiana Taxpayers Assocl-
alton agent; John G.. Rossrnan, East
Chicago school superintendent; j.
w. Jones of the Terre Haute Nor
NAL college faculty, Guy c. Cantwel
of Gosport, state board of agricul-
ture member; T. M. Mcdonald OF
Princeton. attorney; Dwight S. Rlt-
ter, indianapolis business man; Mrs.
E. G. Rumpler, indianapolis CLUB
woman. and GeorgS G. Cole, Dear
born county school superintendent.
They will serve without pay.
A few townships in Putnam and
Dearborn counties receive state aid,
the records disclose.
Cole is the only known Democrat,
according to Ellington.
Leslie In Defense
Governor Leslie declared that he
never thought of politics when ne
selected the commission.
"Thev may not come from state
aid counties, but they are interested
in state aid schools inasmuch as
they have to pay taxes toward Ihelr
upkeep," said Leslie.
II endeavored to pick representa-
tive citizens and did not even know
their politics myself. Any one can
find fault with any commission that
may be appointed"
Comment on the commission was
reserved by Thomas S. Jones, Cory
don attorney, who is chairman OF
the committee of five appointed at
the Shoals conference Of county
school superintendentS to request
the Governor to call special ses-
sion of the legislature to obtain re-
lief for the schools.
Appears Representative
"The list appears to be that OF
representative citizens, and no mat
ter what their politics or ATTITUDE
NAV be, they can come only to the
conclusion that We need immediate
aid when the facts are presented
them" he said.
Jones declared he had intenoeo Vo
call a meeting of the committee Oh
FIVE for the first week of January
but now will inquire OF Leslie WIleI
the state commission will meet
Jones will arrange for the commit
tee to appear and lay the facts be-
fore the commission.
Facing Crisis
Governor Leslie was advised To-
dav bv State Senator Oliver Kline
of Huntington. Republican, that
the schools in southern Indiana are
facing a crisis and special session
Is imperative.
He advised Leslie to call the ses-
sion and then announce that all
bills except for state school would
be vetoed.
This would make them SUCK
only to state aid" Kline said.
He recommended appropriation OF
money from the general FUND 70
keep the schools open and operat-
ing.
mo commission or board at pres
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