The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-29

whose decision the whole stauts of
Mr.. Addington in the next school
year rests, absolutely refuses to be
drawn into the controversy.
Tonight there will be a mass
meeting of all factions in the dis
pute at the school auditorium for
the nominal purpose of arranging
details of the method of voting, but
about this meeting interesting ru-
mors are flying.
Some say it will be a showdown
some say Mr. Hohlt is gathering his
forces to make a showing-others
say it will evolve into a permanent
organization seeking the impeach-
ment of Mr.. Hohlt.
AddingtOn Remains Calm
Through it all. Mr.. Addington,
most concerned because he has the
most to lose, remains calm. This
morning he gathered his pupils in
the auditorium and pleaded with
them successfully to call off strike
the pupils had decided to make in
his behalf. The pupils prepared a
petition for Mr. Addington, instead,
and delivered it to Mr.. Hohlt who
promised to introduce it to the as
sembly tonight.
But no sooner had the pupil dele
cation left his Office than Mr.. Hohlt
was remarking that he instends to
build up the school system" and
that there are many weak spots
and I'm going to see that they're
remedied."
For instance" he said, there
are several women teachers in the
high school who are weak. and I'm
going to replace them with men
teachers. I do not think Mr.. Ad-
dington is a good principals good
disciplinarian. 1 removed Ray Scott
as coach and installed j. P. Hunk
Francis because there is a certain
element in any town that likes ath-
letics and I believe Mr. Francis will
turn out a better basketball team"
Parents Behind Addington
Mr.. Francis recently was dismissed
from Jacksonville under unfavor-
able circumstances after his team
lost the final game of the state
championship play. Mr.. Scott has
not been notified officially of the
hiring Of Mr.. Francis, nor of his own
fate.
Meanwhile large number of par
entS have publicly rallied behind
Mr.. Addington who has been princi-
pal the last nine years there, and
was history teacher and basketball
coach a year before that.
They point out that he has a good
scholastic record from Williams and
Marry College, that he served with
distinction during the World War,
being in five major conflicts and
decorated for bravery, and that he
has made Southport High School
matter of noticeable personal
pride during his terms there.
For Scholarship
Mr.. Addington himself. although
once an accomplished athlete and a
competent baseball and basketball
coach. says that he definitely does
rot think that as much emphasis
should be placed on basketball az
most Indiana high schools place
on it.
Z believe" he said. that the
heart Of the high school curriculum
TODAY should be the social sciences.
Other sciences have outstripped the
social sciences in years past and it is
time that we learn through the So
cial sciences how to administer the
gifts and resources with which other
sciences have endowed US"
Meanwhile State Senator John
Bright Webb. whose school bus Mr..
Hohlt recently declared unfit for
further us Elm Perry Township,
threw a charge of state political in
trigue into the whole affair.
Charges Are Denied
He charged that Mr.. Hohlt was
intending TO replace many members
Of this years faculties with Pleas
Greenlee's Democrats" Mr.. Green
lee is patronage secretary to Gov.
Paul v McNutt, and Senator Webb,
through all the Legislature, was
anti administration.
Both Mr.. Greenlee and Mr.. Hohlt
denied this charge today. And to-
night in the building that Mr.. Adj
dington caused TO be built and 70 be
copied after a Sir Christopher Wren
building in London because he adj
mired the work of the designer Of
ST. Pauls Cathedral in London, the
matter will be aired.
But Mr.. Curtis. who still holds
the key to Mr.. Addington's fate in
the contract already signed by Mr..
Hohlt. is not expected to be there.