The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-01
CITIZENS GROUP
WARNS AGAINST
SIMILAR NAMES
Avoid Confusion. {. n.
Evans Urges in Review of
Boards Record.

Voters in the coming election who
desire to support the CITIZENS
SCHOOL COMMITTEE TICKET
must not allow themselves TO be
confused BY other tickets bearing
similar names. Edgar II. Evans,
CITIZENS COMMITTEE general
chairman. warned in a statement
issued today.
As an organization" the state
ment read. the CITIZENS SCHOOL
COMMITTEE Is civic rather than
political. Il is interested solely in
the election Of a competent school
board and has no concern with any
city. state. or national campaign.
Men and women Of different
races, religions and party Affiliations
are behind 1t.
They have one interest in COM
mona desire 10 keep the Indian
apolis schools at a high standard Of
efficiency. Their purpose IS 70 con-
tinue the work started in 1929 when
members of the present school
board sponsored by the CITIZENS
COMMITTEE, were elected to
Office"
In reviewing the conditions which
led TO the election of the incumbent
school board five years ago. Mr.
Evans said that. IN 1929, the people
OF Indianapolis had become indig-
nant over the favOritism. nepotiSmI
and factiOnalism Of the old school
board. They welcomed a change.
Reviews Boards Record
This change came sharply and
decisively on election day." he con-
tinued. The vote was so over
whelmingly for the five CITIZENS
SCHOOL COMMITTEE candidates
that one of the indianapolis news
papers demanded that the old board
resign Immediately rather than wait
until Jan. 1.
If the voters today remember
what the situation was five years
ago. there should not be the slight
est doubt as to what Will happen
Nov. s.
I also call attention TO the rec
ord OF the board which this commit
tee drafted IN 1929. after careful in
vestigatiOn. Just as We have done
with the present school ticket. The
incumbent board. composed Of five
representative citizens. Is finishing
its fifth year. The members did lot
draw any salary, as that is the In
diana law.
"Whe : the CITIZENS SCHOOL
ticket of 1929 assumed Office in 1890.
II found the school city was taking
81 900 600 a year from the city tax
payers in property taxes. BY 1888.
the board had that amount down 10
S460O000. Both figures are eXclu-
sive of the funds received from the
state house. which were about the
same both years. as in 1888 the new
state taxes designed 10 aid the
schools had not vet produced much
additional revenue.
Four Buildings Built
IN addition the school debt was
cut from S11.OO0O00 10 $4,000 300
and four new school houses we're
built.
AT the same time the standards
of efficiency of the schools were
raised and all classes received fair
treatment.
What a splendid record!
What more could have been
asked Of any group of citizens? Yet
today. when the committee has
drafted another equally fine ticket
in an effort to carry on the good
work. we find opposition. That is
to be expected when an Office spends
millions a year.
Persons anxious to see other in
terestS in charge OF our schools have
filed candidates. Moreover. they
have initiated the CITIZENS
SCHOOL COMMITTEE folders and
literature. They have started 'whlS-
pering' campaigns against the in
tegrity of the present board, against
the new ticket and against the
CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
I ask voters 10 distinguished
carefully when literature concern
ing the school board election is
handed them