The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-20
League of Women Voters Hears
Talk on State School Aid

proposed some ways of correcting
these.
The league for the past year has
been studying the question Of f1nanc-
ing education. Holmstedt said, in
part:
1.-THE responsibility of the state to
equalize educational opportunities
may be met by setting up an &C
ceptable program Of education and
demanding that all localities furnish
the type decided upon to the chill
dren in their communities.
This program should be financed
in way that the burden would
fall upon all people in all localities
at the same rate, in relation to
their ability to pay. The state should
participate to a greater extent III
the financing of the program it de-
mands, either by levying state
uniform tax and apportioning it, or
by setting up an equalization fund. "
The way things are now, it was
explained, some wealthy commun1-
ties are able to carry out the state
educational program with very
small tax per head, while in the
poorer communities the residents
are taxed in extreme excess. in or
der to carry out the program.
THE state should set up an ade-
Quate measure of need, wherein the
amount required for each locality
will be determined, so that the
amount required from the state
would be determined before it is
spent. And that measure of neec
should be protected from exploita-
ton by local officials through the
state government
Mr.. Holmstedt explained that this
program was a resume of educa-
tional financing programs in effect
in eleven states at the present time,
where the problem of financing the
state program of education has
been satisfactorily met.
Mrs. Charles N. Teetor, Hagers-
town. state president, opened the
morning session. She also gave the
presidents report. Mrs. w. T
Barnes, Indianapolis, gave the in
vocation. Mrs. T. J. Louden, first
vice president, presided at the
| business meeting Mrs. Ralph E.
Carter, Indianapolis. secretary, gave
the minutes of the 1929 convention
Mrs. H. R. Misener, Michigan City
presented the convention rules.
Report of the nominating COM
mittee was given by Mrs. j. G. Boss
Elkhart. They are Mrs. Louden
Bloomington, to succeed herself as
first vice president; Mrs. S. Neil
Campbell. second vice-preSident,
and Mrs. Ora Thompson Ross,
Rensselaer,, who was renominated
for treasurer. Three directors will
also 2e elected.
Preceding Mr.. Holmstedt's talk,
various study groups were reported
upon.
Organization and finance was the
subject of the afternoon session.
Mrs. H. R. Misener, second vice
president, Michigan City, presided.
Miss Florence Harrison, fourth re-
gional secretary, spoke on How the
League Works" Mrs. L. R. Halcor-
sen, Evansville, talked on Develop
ing an Organization" and Miss
Florence Kirlin, executive secretary,
Indiana League, had as her subject
What the Indiana League Has
Done This Year" The rest of the
afternoon meeting was devoted to
the presentation of a budget by
Mrs. Ross, chairman of the central
finance committee, and talk on
The Memorial Plan" by Mrs. L.
L. Kolb Delegates, as guests of the
Indianapolis League, were taken for
a drive at AIS.
Tonight, at the annual banquet,
the subject of utility mergers, from
the standpoint of the public and
from the standpoint of the large
will be discussed in de-
bate between Robert Feustal, Ft.
Wayne, executive e-preSident of
the Midland United Company, and
Alvin c. Refs, Madison. Wis. legis-
lator against private ownership of
public utilities. Mrs. Teetor will pre-
side. Mrs. John Hewitt RoSenstiel,
director of the fourth region, will
talk on What Is the League?"
Election of officers will take place
Friday from u to 80. The morning
and afternoon sessions will be de-.
voted to business and lectures re-