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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
Proceeds From Perform
anCeS Will Be Used to
Fix Auditorium.

Mrs. Tubbs of Shantytown," a
three-act comedy, will be presented
by the mothers of the Parent
Teacher Association of School SIS,
at 1915 Sheldon avenue, Thursday
and Friday nights at 7:45 in the
Hillside Christian church, Ingram
and Nevada streets.
Proceeds derived from the per-
Torrance will be used in fixing the
School SIS auditorium.
Those taking part in the playlet
and the characters they will por-
tray are: Mrs. Fannie Schmidt, as
Mrs. Mollie Tubbs;" Mrs. Cleatis
Storms, as Miss Clingie Vine"
Mrs. Anna Theising, as Mrs. Ellen
Hickey" Mrs. Eva Steele, as May
dele Campbell" Mrs. Nellie Rocker,
as Simon Robels;;" Mrs. Bess
Crouch, as "Tom Riordan;" Mrs.
Ruth Clayton, as "Queenie Sheba
Tubbs;;" Mrs. Beneva Hamar, as
''Methusalem Tubbs;;" Mrs. Ivorine
Redwine, as Billy Blossom Tubbs; "
Elite Coons, a Swear old child, as
Victoria Hortensia Punky Durko
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
ENGLISH GROUPS
ELECT OFFICERS
Girls Organization Install
New Chiefs at Manual
Hiqh.

Newly-elected officers of the vari-
Gus English groups of the Girls
League, organization for all girls at
Manual high we're installed at a
service Monday afternoon in the
auditorium. Lillian May, president
of the English VIII class, officers of
which act as the leaders for the en-
tire league, off1ciated.
Following the formal program, a
party was held in the boys gym and
Irish songs were given by three du-
cts composed of Jeanne Reynolds
and Mary Belford; CARMEL Black
and Imogene Hastings, and Helen
Clark and Maxine Strait. The pro-
gram was completed with an Irish
folk dance by Jesse Levin and Mil
dred Rugenstein.
Twenty girls in the English v
class acted as hostesseS at the party
and served refreshments.
Mrs. Homer Shull, dean of girls. is
sponosr of the league, and other
members of the faculty act as spon-
sors for the individual groups.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
PUPILS GIVE PROGRAM
Iech Madrigal Club Entertaips a.
Veterans Hospital.

ola English madrigals of the
EAzabethan period were featured 't h',
members of the MadrigaI Club Of
Iechnlcal high school in an enter
Calnment program given by then,
aC the veterans hospital TUESDAY
!. Russell Paxton is director of
The Madrigals. Members of the clnb
are Fannle Atkinson, Ruth Thomp-
SON. Jean Booth, Charles Reed
beecher McGinnis and David starr
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
JAPANESE PROGRAM
TO BE PRESENTED
School ! Pupils of 6B Class viii
Entertain Their Mothers.

Pupils of the 6B class at School
at 748 Bates street will present a
japanese program Thursday after
noon at 2:l5 at the school for their
mothers and Mrs. Lola Eller, prin-
cipal.
Mrs. Helen Gray, teacher. ar
ranged the program, which is cor
related with the EnghSh, geography,
music and writing studies of the
pupils, and parts we're selected from
the pupils studies of Japan.
Featured in the program will be
a Japanese song. Poor Butterfly -
japanese costumes to be worn by
the pupils and Cherry Blossom
decorations. A Japanese dance al
so will be given and talks will be
made by the pupils on rice, tea,
farming and houses in Japan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
X-MANUAL GRADUATES
RATE HIGH AT PURDUE
Named Distinguished Students" fol-
First Semester at University.

-Four graduates of Manual high
have been named distinguished stu
dents at Purdue university for the
first semester, according to a letter
received recently by E. H. Kemcer
McComb, principal at Manual.
The former Manual pupils are
Milo Haines, Elizabeth Ann King,
William Covert and George Burk-
/ hardt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
SCHOOL MOVIES TO
Be SHOWN AT Tech
Pictures of Freshmen to Be
Presented Thursday.

A motion picture of freshman
pupils at Technical high school, Ia
ken as they left the school audito-
rum on their first day Of school,
will be shown at an open house
event to be held at the school on
Thursday afternoon. Parents will
be guests.
The program will include several
musical numbers and a greeting by
De Witt S. Morgan, principal.
Following the entertainment the
parents will be escorted on a tour of
the buildings and grounds by their
children, finishing the trip in the
faculty lunchroom, where tea will
be served.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
SCHOOL PUPILS
PAY VISITS TO
CITY FACTORIES
Learn of Business Life of
Community in Their
Trips.

Pupils of the third grade class at
School 5, California and Washing
ton streets, Thursday made an in
>spection trip of the Hook Drug
Company commissary, 81 North
California street.
Miss Bessie Rundberg, teacher, &C
companied the pupils. They were
shown by Robert Lock, superinten-
dent, how drugs, perfumes and other
articles were shipped into the COM
missary, boxed and sent to Hook
stores all over the city.
At the close of the visit, Lock
presented each of the children who
made the trip, with jig-Saw puz-
zle.
The class, on return to school,
drew pictures of how they thought
they looked while in the different
departments of the commissary and
these were sent, along with a letter
OF thanks to Lock.
Girl Reserves Visit Factories
The girl reserves of School 5,
composed of girls in the junior high
division of the school, have been
visiting factories and business firms
in the west side and recently visited
the Century Biscuit Company and
Kingan & Co.
Mrs. Laura Wadsworth, teacher.
is sponsor of the group which meets
each Tuesday after school from 3
to 4. They now are planning visits
to the Indianapolis Brush and
Broom and Artificial Ice companies.
Miss Helen O'Gara, teacher in
the junior high division at the
school, has been conducting an in
troductory class in foreign countries
and languages, in connection with
the English classes.
The eighth grade pupils under
Miss O'Gara have been studying life
and products of Germany in the
last few weeks. The pupils of the
class and teachers in the school have
COIlCI1puIeQ cOllect1On OF German
articles which have been placed on
display in the room.
Study Made of Germany
A feature of the display is a map
showing the route from Maine to
Cologne, used by Mrs. Elsa Williams.
teacher, on trip through Germany,
several years ago. Mrs. Williams
contributed the map for the study.
The study of Germany will close
Friday and pupils will begin study
OF Spanish customs and products
Monday. A final revue of the Ger
man study will be held this week.
with the pupils writing compost
lions on the subject.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
NAME BUTLER
STUDENTS FOR
TEACHER POSTS
Fifty-0ne Get Practice AS.
Signments in City High
Schools.

Dr. irwin T. Shultz, associate pro
fessor of education at Butler uni
versity has named fifty-one stu
dents for practice teaching in Indi-
annapolis high schools this semester.
Student teachers from Butler at
Shortridge include Arthur Crab
tree. public speaking; Dorothemay
Lawrence, English, Edward Wilson,
English; Constance Mccullough,
mathematics; Grace Nesbit, English;
Margaret Mclaughlin, algebra; Al
len Bailey, English; Ruth Thoma-
son, home economies; Martha Met
calf. clothing Theresa Bagroli, Eng
lish; Elizabeth Forsythe, clothing;
Mary Elizabeth Goodnight, home
economies; Patricia Collins, English;
Ethel Reagan, English; Arlee Spur
lock, public speaking; Evelyn Todd,
English; Louise Haworth, English;
Catherine Jose, English; Robert
Jones, German, and Dorothy Phil
lips, English.
Students Are Named
Those at Technical include Don
aid Weddle, business organizations
Edward Eikman, economies; Julia
Stevenson. American history; Don
aid Lankfor' history; Mary Louise
Shields, ste graphy; Cecil Clark,
history; Miriam Roesener, world
history; Dorothy Prebster, modern
European history; Margaret Horna-
day, geometry; Ardith Whitmire,
English Mary Hargitt, sewing;
Thomas Rasmussen, bookkeeping;
James Sucker, business organiza-
ton, and Lavon Rice, mathematics.
Other student teachers from But
Ter and the school at which they
are doing practice teaching are:
WashingtOn-Rex Webster, bot
any; John Vladoi French Helen
Chapman, clothing; Marjorie Lyle,
history; and Thelma Flack, Latin.
Broad RippIe-Virginia Taylor,
home economies; William Smith,
botany; Virginia Craig, history and
Harry Chickedantz, history.
Crispus Attucks-Hulda Herod.
German; Ralph Hanley, chemistry
and John Street, state civics.
Get Practical Experience
Standardization Raber, Paul
Tauer, and James Allen, all in ply
steal education.
Manual-Leneta Cox, history.
School 60-Philip Stone, history.
Under the plan for the students,
each semesters work in practice
teaching includes eighteen periods
of observation and thirty-six hours
on instructing under the supervi-
sion of the regular class room teach.
er.
The plan has been worked out ir
order that students, who intend en-
tering the teaching profession, may
get practical experience in the field
while they are undergraduates.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
Week of Rest
School Page Will Not Be
Printed During Spring
Vacation.

TUE to the closing of all pub
- lie and high schools in the
city for a one-week spring
vacation, next week, The Times
will not print a school page
Wednesday, March 90.
The school page which is pub
lished each Wednesday, except
during school vacations will be re-
sumed, Wednesday, April 5.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
Vacation Near
Annual Spring Rest for
City School Pupils
Starts Friday.

THE annual spring vacation for
grade and high schools in
the city will start at Friday, &C
cording to an announcement by
Milo H. Stuart, assistant super
intendent of Indianapolis schools.
At the close of school, Friday,
studies of the approximate 10000
pupils in local grade and high
schools will be dropped until Mon
day morning, April 3, when
studies will be resumed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
Social Chorus 10 Sine

The Broad Ripple high chorus. I'M
der the direction of Raymond Hall.
head Of the music department, will
sing tonight at the Union Congre-
gational church, Seventeenth and
Rembrandt streets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
PUBLIC OFFICES VISITED
Eighteen Broad Ripple High School
Pupils See Police Station, Courts,

Eighteen members Of the Ply
Chy Club, science organization of
Broad Ripple high, Thursday visited
the city police station, courts and
city hall.
During the tour, the group in
spected methods of finger printing,
photography and radio and tele-
phone systems. Cell blocks also
were visited and emergency, patrol
and squad car dispatching was
studied.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
GRADUATE NURSE DIES

Following an illness of three weeks,
Mrs. Christine Grace Darling, 43, a
graduate nurse, died Tuesday in her
home, 802 Udell street.
Funeral services will be held at 2
Friday in the home. Burial will be
in Grown Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Darling, wife of Harry Darl-
ing, former employe of the Indian
apolis health board, had been a res
ident of indianapolis eight years.
The husband is the only survivor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
MRS. LILLIAN CURTIS
Is TAKEN BY DEATH
Resident of City for Twenty Years
Will Be Buried Thursday.

Last rites for Mrs. Lillian May
Curtis, 70, a resident of Indian
apolis twenty years, will be held at
10 Thursday in the j. c. Wilson
undertaking establishment. 1890
Prospect street. Burial will be in
Grown Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Curtis, a former resident OF
Lafayette, died Tuesday at the
home Of her son, Edward Curtis,
1907 Southeastern avenue. after an
illness Of only twenty minutes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
JUDGE TO BE SPEAKER
Michigan Jurist Will Give Address
to SchOolmen's Club.

'The School Master as States
man." will be the topic of Judge E.
J. Millington of Cadillac, Mich, in
an address to the Indiana School
mems Club in the Lincoln Saturday
Others who will speak are: C. o.
Williams, secretary of the Indiana
State Teachers Association; Paul C.
Stetson, superintendent of schools;
Milo H. Stuart, assistant superin-
tendent, and DR.. Edward c. Elliott,
president of Purdue university.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
Mercedes Will Do on the
Air What He Does on Stage
Radio Studio and Circle Theater viii Function As One
Tonight in Unique Interview and Idea.
BY WALTER d. HICKMAN

IF you like mystery puzzle will Is
% that is different
have told about their act at
the Circle this
that this theae
the MONIES can be reached For that o'clock
will start interviewing Mercedes for a short
interview will
three people that WTBF with Mercedes
myself That committee will be
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
Study Made of Germany
Historian Is Elected

Glenn Baker was elected historian
OF the seniors at Manual high school
at a recent meeting of the class
Other officers elected include; Mar
thaJane zintel, giftorian; Irwin Cap
lin, willmaker, and Dorothy Phillips,
prophet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
CHORUS TO PRESENT
THREE-ACT COMEDY
"Clubbing a Husband" to Be Given
BY PIT. A. Chorus.

Clubbing a Husband" three-act
comedy-playlet, will be presented
by the Mothers Chorus of the PIT.
A. of School 81, at 400 English ave-
nue., Thursday at 7;3O in the audi
forum.
Mrs. E. F. Echolds, wife of the
principal of the school, is directing
the play. Admission will be 10
cents and proceeds will be used for
the benefit of the school.
Other entertainment will be fur
nished by Mary Louise Mines, fifth
grade pupil, who will sing two
numbers, accompanied by her moth
err, Mrs. Myrtle Mines, and sing
ing by Harry Johnson, accompanied
by his daughter, Miss Maxine John
son.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
Mothers of School IS to
Appear in 3-Act PIaY

Tubbs," and Mrs. Margaret Williams,
as "Elmira Hickey"
Others on the program will in
clude the Hawaiian Guitar Players
and Hamilton Williams, who will
sing between acts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
MUSEUM DIRECTOR TO
TALK ON STATE PARKS
General Science Pupils to Hear
Lecture by Arthur B. Carr.


Lecture by Arthur B. Carr.
estate Parks of Indiana" will be
the topic of Arthur B. Carr, d.
rector of the Children's Museum, in
an address to the pupils of the mu-
seum'S general science class Satur-
day morning at $50 in the museum,
1150 North Meridian street.
At 1920 children are invited to
take lessons in soap carving. They
are asked to bring white soap, suit
able for carving, and an ordinary
peeling knife.
Edmund G. Schildknecht Of the
art department of Technical high
school, and six of his pupils will
instruct the class.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
Chorus To Gire Program

The colonial chorus of Washing
ton high school, under the direction
OF Miss Eta Scharf, will present a
program Sunday night at the
Downey Avenue Christian church III
IrVington.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
SAFETY PROGRAM Is
HELD AT SHADELAND
Annual Program is Presented;
PlayIet Is Given by Pupils.

Playlet Is Given by Pupils.
The annual safety program of
Shadeland school was held recently
and pupils of the fourth grade pre-
sented a playlet. Our Best for
Uncle Sam" for the PIT. A. of the
school.
The fifth and sixth grade pupils
at the school presented several safe
ty songs, and Peggy Olsen gave a
reading, our Boy Cops"
Miss Julia Landers, Marion county
safety director, was the principal
speaker at the meeting. She ex-
planned the benefit of safety organi-
cations in city and county schools.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
Punnet Show 10 he Given

A puppet show will be presented
by Harry Fowler at $50 Thursday
in the Cropsey auditorium of the
public library.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
BACK HOME AGAIN

Stolen automobiles recovered by police
belong to:
A. w. Reinking, APO Guilford avenue,
Graham-Paige sedan, found in front of
1885 Bundy place.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-22
JUNIOR VAUDEVILLE
PROGRAM Is ARRANGED

Annual Presentation at ShOrtridge
Set for Saturday.
Junior Vaudeville" annual pres
entation made by the junior class of
Shortridge high will be given Satur-
day afternoon and evening at 2:30
and 8:15 in Caleb Mills hall.
Those who will have acts include
Gertrude Osborne, Virginia Wheeler,
Marquette Hiatt, Eugene Roderick,
Alice Bailey, Virginia Carson, Mary
Jewell Long, Morton Davidson and
Marjorie Newman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-21

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY


When JANET HILL learns that ROLF
CARLYLE has been breaking engage
mrnts with her 20 meet BETTY KEN
DALI. a society girl. she tells him theiI
marriage is on Janet Us q pretty and
secretary 20 BRUCE HAMIL TON, aaFer-
Using manager Of Every Home Maya
zine
She stll loves Rolf who IS hand
some and attractive boo spite Of being
irresponsible and eXtravagaut. Janet
tries 20 forget him. but succeeds only IN
being miserable and lonely.
She meets JEFF GRANT, young en-
giueer who has moved 20 the rooming
house where she lives 800.
Then one night Janet hncs little
girl CRYING on The street The little
girl IS ROSIE sILVANI. who has been
irving 10 cell candy and lost her money.
Janet starts 20 take her home
a h0ldup man grabs Janets purse, but
JcF Grant appears and the man runs.
Jef takes Janet and Rosie 20 the liltle
girls home They md The family almost
destitute send them food and clolning
and later find job for PAT sILVANI'
Janet and JEFF become close friends.
He asks her 20 help him select a GIT
for a girl and they buy a purse Later
AZ lunch Janet looks at a neW.papeI
end sees In headlines that Rolf mas
eioned with Betty Kendall.
Janet tells JET about her broken en-
Placement with Rolf end that sne never never
win care FOR anyone else Later ne gives
the purse which he had bought as
birthday present for Janet 70 stenog-
rapher DOLORES CtALAHhN. -
NOW GO on WITH The STORY
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-21
CHAPTER TwENTY-THREE

MIR. HAMILTON went on with
1VA out waiting for a reply. He
did not seem to notice that he had
called Janet by her first name.
Nm leaving the magazine" he
said. It's all happened rather
suddenly"
why, Mr.. Hamiltonl"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-21

Few jungle creatures dare attack the great
apes when several are together. When I am gone,
advise you to seek their society. But if you let
them know you are afraid they will take advan-
tage Of it.
The Washington times., 1933-08-30

the picture the top of this page the right and
you small section of great Chicago appears
with the wonderful Century of Progress exposition in full
blast
Look at the little picture above and you how things grow
in the United States-and how QUICKLY.
The little picture above shows exactly the the
big picture at the top of the You notice considerable
CHANGE in the architecture and the people.
It isn't necessary say more except suggest that
try with city like Chicago that make this change 100
years. while cities in Europe and elsewhere have been prac
cay standing STILL will make many other changes just
marbe the NEXT 100 years and the 100 after that and
The building the left in the little picture old
fashioned nn the picture hanging above shows bull
The Indians in their bringing in wild ducks
shot out in the lake perhaps at the mouth of the Chicago
River
Game cheap in this country You need be very
old remember when delicious prairie chickens sold two
for 25 cents
Some will sigh for 1.-THE good old days. But they need not
Modern days with elevators paved Streets sewers electric light
and all the other improvements PUBLIC SCHOOLS especially
are better less picturesque if you like, but BETTER
s-The picture above reproduced by permission of
Alderman & Son. of 4o8 South Michigan Ave. Chicago.
The Washington times., 1933-08-30
Cut the RagWeed
And Curtail Hay Fever

Hundreds of Washngonans suffering illness because
OF the nhumanity of neghbors and the nacon of the Dis
trict government
We refer to the victims of hay fever who about this time
OF the year. are in the throes of agony.
great deal of their distress caused by the ragweed
now booming and casting upon each breeze difficulties for
scores of fellow citizens.
The sufferings of these people be greatly mgaed by
cutting or pulling up the ragweed.
owners OF property apparently give little thought to the
suffering which they causing when they allow the weed
to flourish few minutes of attention their grounds and
much distress would be eliminated.
But hundreds Of appeals have been made them
Ragweed still flourishes and with it hay fever
Under these circumstances has duty per-
tor We spend thousands of dollars annually in Washington
in the interest of the public health but the government
nothing to stamp out the ragweed
Ever since 1899 there has been law the statute books
requiring in charge of property to cut weeds when
they reach height of four inches
Unfortunately the enforcement Of that law left in the
hands of the Health Department. The Health Department
has funds with which to hire inspectors to investigate this
nuisance.
That fact should not deter the District Commissioners
enitng all property of the city in the
weed
They instruct policemen that in making their daily
rounds they shall notify property their beats who
have ragweed growing their grounds to cut it. Such
suggestion from the police would undoubtedly bring results
This is concrete method by which the government help
Of its distressed citizens.
It should be done at once.
The Washington times., 1933-08-30
Queer Fame

He collected beautiful books
which he did not open. He
collected watches and clocks
and used to walk through the
house from one to another, call
ing each clock by a pet name.
He gave himself the title of
Lord" and appointed his own
poet laureate to sing his
praises. He held town Office
the old New England town office
of 'Informer of Deer" His job
was to alarm the town when
deer strayed in from the forest
to browse in the vegetable
gardens.
He rode in a grand, gilded
coach h-and-four. never stopped
talking or writing, scribbling;
wrote book without any
punctuation whatever and died
leaving a small estate for his
heirs to tear into even smaller
fractions.
Queer he was, and maybe a
little crazy-yet nobody's fool.
Today at the top Of High Street
in Newburyport stands his
beautiful square, white house,
with it's Georgian cupola and
the Captains Walk, from which,