Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 141, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 November 1928 — Page 22

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ELEVEN GROUPS OF P, T. A, MEET ON SAME DAY Varied Programs Offered for Sessions on Wednesday. Eleven groups of the ParentTeacher Association will hold November meetings Wednesday, ac- % cording to Mrs, H. L. Stenger, city Chairman of publicity. School 57 will meet at 7:15 p. m. with Homer Borst speaking on the community fund. Miss Ruby Winders will lead singing, and school children will give a program. Clemens Vonnegut School 9 group will meet at 3:15 p. m. in the assembly hall. Dr. Ada E. Schweitzer of the state division of child hygiene, will speak on “The Child’s Health.” Miss Nina Bass has arranged a musical program. A food sale will be sponsored by the department grades. Mrs. Wilfred Welland, president, Will preside at the School 35 meeting at 3:15 p. m. in the auditorium. Community singing will be accompanied by Mrs. Albert Schnell, and Miss Elizabeth Edmonds will give a group of songs and readings. Miss Flora Dutcher will speak on “The Adolescent Child.” Mrs. Nellie Zimmer will report on the physical exhibition at the state teachers’ convention. The rooms of Miss Claudia Ballard and Miss Paline Chambers will conduct a food sale. Play to Be Given A fire prevention play will be given by the department grades of Lowell School 51 at the meeting at 3:15 p. m. The primary band will play under direction of Miss Daysic Alwes and Miss Olive Breisch. A series of tableau and music will be given by the children under direction of Miss Lucia Ketcham at the 7:30 p. m. meeting at School 36. Mrs. C. W. Thompson will sing a group of songs, and Mrs. Brandt Downey will speak on the Community Fund. Miss Pearl Forsyth will speak on “Girls, and the Life of Today,” at the meeting at 3:15 p. m. at School . 82. Richard Burk will give a reading. Miss Bernice Boynton will be the speaker at the meeting of the P. T. A. at School 73, according to Mrs. C. M. Lindsay, president. Mrs. C. Niece, a parent, will sing. Thanks Program Planned A Thanksgiving program will be given at 3 p. m. at School 33 by the pupils of Miss Besse Snider and Miss Louise Wottring. Mrs Blanche Chenworth, of L. S. Ayres and Company will speak. The exchange table will provide a variety of foods. J. H. Ehlers will- direct showing of a Community Fund film at School 14 at 3:10 p. m. A brief program will be given by the children, and important'business will be discussed, according to Mrs. O. W. Guthrie, president. Mrs. Brandt Downey will be the speaker at School 46 in the auditorium at 2:30 p. m. A sharing program has been arranged. School 21 group will meet at 7:30 p. m. and will have a Community Fund program by the children of the school. A moving picture will be shown and a candy sale will follow. Meeting Is Postponed The meeting of the Emerson School 58 P. T. A. has been postponed to 7:45 p. m., Friday, Nov. 23. The program will be announced later. Fathers’ night will be observed at 8 p. m., Friday, Nov. 9, at School 42. Miss Mae Belcher, secretary of the Y. W. C. A., will be the speaker and pupils of Mrs. Ora Willetts will give a play. Miss Ruth Bailey will entertain with a story, and the primary chorus will sing a group of songs. Mrs. F. E. DeFrantz will preside.

OLD STARS TO SEE TILT Manual Alumni of 1907 to Watch Shortridge Game Today. The Manual-Shortridge high school football game at 2 p. m. today at the Delavan Smith athletic field was to have as guests of honor the nine local members of the 1907 football squad from,, Manual. Foot • ball was not included in the school programs from 1907 to 1920. The members of the 1907 team are Emmett Stagg, Bynum Fletcher, Will Hamilton, Carl Buddenbaum Richard Stephens, Edgar Hart, George Morris Leo Kirkoff and Albert Feeney. NAIVE CADET CAPTAINS R. O. T. C. Officers Are Selected at Shortridge. Philip Hauss and Sidney Kauffman were appointed cadet captains of the Shortridge high school R. O. T. C. unit this week. Cadet first lieutenants are Archie Paradise, Davis Ardern and William Thompson and cadet second lieutenants, Proctor Moore. OPEN SALES COURSE Manual High Trains Students in Selling Talks. A class in salesmanship has been added to the Manual training evening school courses with about fifteen students enrolled. Miss Helen Haynes is in charge of the group. More are expected to sign up in the course, it is said. SELECT DRUM MAJOR Tech High’s Band Leader Is Named for Year. Edward Saxton was named drum major and first' sergeant of the Technical high school band this week. Other officers appointed are Russell Abdon, Thomas Inman, Marshall Keaiing, Charles Crawford, sergeants, and Ainsworthy Loy, Gilbert Wilson, Ora Greenwood and Robert Hufflngton, corporals.

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Officers have been named at Broad Ripple high school for the more Important organizations this year. New leaders of the June senior class are (above, left to right): Wallace Hartzell, president; Hope Willcutts, vice-president; Mae Henry Lain, secretary; and Nile Weatherford, treasurer.

NIGHT SCHOOL STAFFSNAMED Teachers Are Chosen by Commissioners. The following appointments to the Indianapolis evening schools were approved by the board of school commissioners this week: Technical: Thelma E. Thomas, Harley R. Jones, John Hall, E. G Link, Werner Honninger, Arete Covey, Sylvester Moore, Gertrude Thuemler, Gladys Brown, H. H Norris, and Wendell Johnson. Crispus Attucks: Helen Wilson, Nettie Walker, and Charles Stewart. Elementary Schools: Aurelia Smith at 8, Merle Cole at 24, Blanche Crossan at 26, Julia Campbell at 26, Christian Rice at 23, Emma Wilhite at 23, Gertrude Hicks at 23, Aletha Bird at 23, Pauline Morton Finney at 42, Pearl Alexander at 42, and Jessie Settles at 42. Other Appointments: Sarah L. Lockwood, part time sewing; Mattie W. Rhea, elementary schools; Elva Elrod, elementary schools; Estella Allen, elementary schools. Susan Hull was granted extension on her leave of absence from Jan. 1. 1929 to June 1, 1929, and May F Guth was granted a leave of absence from Oct. 22, 1928, to January, 1929.

Y. W. C. A. GIRLS GET JUMP OVER SANTA Interest Shown in Classes of Handicraft. Great interest Is being shown in the handicraft classes of the school, conducted by the Young Women’s Christian Associajf *** It**® Christmas pres - jgfzjta. Santa Claus. BrUL iRr jl The girls meet if mdiJm oach Monday HsH from 7 to 9 p. m. Miss Beam *£? Y ‘ A ' building at Pennsylvania and Vermont streets. New students are taken at any time, it is announced, and the work will progress during the school year. After Christmas, the girls will undertake new projects. SCHOOL P. T. A. TO MEET Radio Talk and Crayon Work on Program. The Parent-Teacher association of the John Strange school in Warren township will meet Nov. 9 at 8 p. m. Mrs. Agnes Norris, music and art director, will give a demonstration in crayon work, and Mrs. Clarence Maxwell will speak on the radio contest. Mrs. H. Carbaugh, president, will preside.

January senior class officers are (center, left to right): Garnet King, secretary; Nola Ploughe, president, and Louise Swinford, treasurer. The Orange Aid Club, a school booster organization, will be led this yeai by (below, left to right): Anna Marie Dungan, vice-president; Hope Willcutts, president, and Neats McCord, treasurer.

Five Grade Schools Issue Papers on Pupils' Work

‘Spirit of 75’ Uses Wood Cut for Cover Design on Magazine. Five grade schools have issued publications this week with work being done by the students. “The Spirit of 75” is the name of the six page folder from School 75. The wood block cover design was made by Caleb Golay and is printed in black and white. The editorial staff Is composed of Buena Herrin, editor; Mary League assistant editor; Nelson Craig poetry editor; Caleb Golay, art editor; Mary Johnson and Jean Matthews, reporters; Robert McTarsney, business manager; and Thomas Sheridan, assistant business manager. Stories and poetry have been contributed by staff members and other students. Articles are by Nelson Craig, Buena Herrin, Joseph C. Meyers, Gladys Stafford, Kenneth Haynes, Robert McCalip, LaFrenda Johnson, Virginia Boswell. Leo C Golin, Edward Johnson, Jean Matthews, Webster Dill, Dale Crittenden, Dorothy McKinney, and Dorothea Martin. Chronicle Has Eight Pages The Cobum Chronicle is published by the pupils of the Henry P. Coburn school, Maple road and Broadway. It contains eight pages in addition to the art paper cover of a two-color illustration. David Baker is foreman and is assisted by Normal Grauel and Billy Cooling. Other members of the staff are Mary Keller, editor; Harry McClelland and Herman Ziegner, assistant editors; Joseph Myers, ousiness manager; Homer Lathrop, assistant business manager; Virginia Marshall, exchange editor, and Robert McVie, Jean McWorkman, Mary Louise Merrill and Howard Cline. Contributors in this issue Billy Barr, Fred Harms, Gordon Messing, Mary Frances Newhouse, Billie Rouse, Howard Cline, Virginia Marshall, Virginia Siefker, Florence Wolff, Harrison Green, Herman Ziegner, Ruth Marshall, Shubrick Kothe, Martha Moore and Mary Virginia Bowles. “West and Best” Another eight-page paper with an art cover is from the William Bell school, Thirty-third and Pennsylvania streets. The editorial staff is composed of Betty Humphreys, Pauline McCarty, Louise Rose, James Stalkner, Elsie Connan and Kathleen Bates. Thomas Dillman is puzzle editor; George Bockstahler, business manager; Richard Foutz, assistant business manager, and James Swan, executive editor. Contributors are Mary J. Hamilton, Virginia Ruch, Arthur Polneer, Joan Arthur, Philip Hyman, Ruth Duckwall, Virginia Ott, Patty Power, Betty Humphreys, Ann Dorsey, Harold Tweetmeyer, Joyce Haug, Bernice Mendel, Marjorie Haug, Hilden Lacy, Virginia Ruske and Thomas Dillman. “West and Best” is published by the children of School 16, Bloomington and Market , streets. It is

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printed on four pages and carries advertising. Articles are written by Blanche Carter Bowers, Fannie Montgomery, Eleanor Cameron, James Petren, Lucile Chambers, Mabel Rihe and others. Skillen Prints One “The Skillen F: ho” is an eightpage paper prepared by the pupils of the Eleanor S. Skillen school, Wade and Boyd streets. Mabelle Hall is editor: Herbert McKee and Kenneth Craig, assistant editors; Ray Harms, joke editor; Robert Stewart, Donald Wagner and Gertrude Hoffman, reporters, and George Bahre, Albert Pugh, Elizabeth and Floyd McDuffie, circulation department. Contributors of this issue are: Marjorie Shick, Donald Goodman, Amy Bird, Helen Powell, James Delph, Alice Watts, Fred Embree, Maxine Lang, Joseph Blackburn, Donald Bowles, Jean Munson, Mildred Hull, Russell Hummel, Lillian Rayburn, Mary Alice Long, Dortha Cooper, James Walton, Harold Blackburn, Ralph Scering, Harry Mills, Warren Snyder, Alma Johnson, Ruth Vititoe and Robert Stewart.

TRADE SCHOOL WORK McCulloch Pupils to Send Examples Abroad. Students of the Oscar C. McCulloch public school are preparing a portfolio of examples of American school work to send to Scoala Priinara de Fete in Jutetul Elfov, Rumania, as a return favor for the material sent to the American school by the foreign classes recently. The interchange of ideas and work is part of the campaign of the Junior Red Cross to foster good will between the American and foreign schools. E. H. Kemper McComb, Manual high school principal, is director of the local chapter and is sponsoring the effort. The McCulloch school sent for Rumanian correspondence because more than 200 of the 575 pupils are of Rumanian parentage. Virginia Bolnit, 8, and Victoria Marsulescu, 12, volunteered to translate the letters. Mrs. Mabel Schmidt is principal of the school. HEAR CHILDREN S SONGS Program Is Given in Teachers Special Library A group of childrens songs made up the program of the weekly music exhibit in the teachers special library in the office of the school board Wednesday. This was the last of the October exhibits. Maude Delbridge, soprano, sang, accompanied by Lenora Coffin. Teachers Told of Social Work Information on social problems to be met by the school teachers was given in a chapel talk Tuesday bv L. H. Millikan, head of the child welfare department of the state board of charities, at the Teachers College of Indianapolis.

GOOD GRADES AVERAGED AT MANUAL HIGH 300 Students Have Marks of 87.5 Per Cent or Better. More than 300 boys and girls at Manual high school made scholastic averages of 87.5 per cent or better at the end of the first period of this semester, according to E. H. Kemper McComb, principal. The school is divided into the “red house” and the “white house,” the school colors, as a basis for marking and other activities. Fifteen boys and seventeen girsl of the “red house,” and sixteen boys and twenty-two girls in the “white house” were among the thirty highest averages. Twenty-three boys and eighty-seven girls under the red banner and forty-one boys and eighty-eight girls under the white received marks higher than 87.5 pec cent and were given honorable mention. The following are the students making the highest averages in the school: BED HOUSE Boy Average! Average Wm. Marne?.. 93.25 George Hicks... 90.83 Charles Hensle 92.81 Martin 05105... 90.62 Irvin Lambert. 91.87 H. Schoenborn. 90.00 Chester McPall 91.87 Robert TUlord. 90.00 William Hrnzie 91.66 V/Inford Fox... 90.00 C. Hagenmaler 91.50 Thomas Low... 90.00 Clement Craig. 91 25 D. Rugenstein.. 90.00 Leo Kirch 91.00! Girls Average! Average Mary Hayes... 96 36 Marg. Cassidy 92.77 D Rearick.... 94.72 Wilhelmlna Hall 92.50 Louise Givan.. 94 50 C. Heflin 92.50 Rose Mendelson 93.61 Helen Light.... 92.50 Alta Keeler.... 93.60 Stella Menke... 92.50 lona Johnson.. 93.50 Marie Miller... 92.50 Louise Carter.. 93.50 Lorena Miller.. 92.50 Lois Graff 93.50 rhelma Swan.. 92.50 K. Goldman... 92.651 WHITE HOUSE Boys Aver. Ayer. William Winter 96.25 Richa: ’ Bauer. 9194 R. Greenburg. 95.27 Elvy Allen 91.87 Alvin Brehob.. 93.75 M. Schwartz.. 91.66 Wilbur Noble Burnhart 92.75 Joseph Adams. 90.80 Fred Koehrn.. 92.50; Whitney Burks 90.25 George Flgg... 92.12 Charles Ayres. 90.00 Harold Welch 92.00!Rudolph Klinge 90.00 iGlrls Aver. 1 Aver. M Stlerwalt... 95.27 Mildred Britton 93.05 Rora Penn 95.10 M. Armstrong.. 92.50 Mildred Bllyeu 94.00 Doro. Bluemel. 92.50 Vlr. Harris 93.75 June Kempt ... 92.50 M. Wr.lther... 93 75 D. Anderson... 92.50 Ruth Gresham 93.61 Sara Gross .. 92.50 Ruth Stratton 93 61 Ida Gavin .... 92.50 Dorothy Bernd 93.61 Irma Seitz 92.50 F. Dearborn... 93.50 Clara Ottlng .. 92.50 Georgia Brier. 93.12 Elizabeth Pfaff 92 50 Ethel 81um.... 93.05 Louise Welland 92.50

HOLD CAMPAIGN AT SHORTRIDGE Senior Election Race Like Real Politics. “We have here tonight a wellknown man. A man who—” “Have you heard what they say about—” This is a part of the Shortridge high school senior election, with after-dinner speakers, a whispering campaign and everything. There are two to five candidates for each of the five offices. Campaign managers have lined up the votes and extoll the virtues of their candidates. The election is about two weeks away. The following candidates have been certified by the faculty: President--William C. Bertermann, John Forney, John David MUlett. Vice-President—Lily Deranlan Rosella Hall. Mary Margaret Hill. Celeste Jordan. Secretary—Martha Adams. Julia Bowman, Georgia Jean Glddlngs, Margaret Wheeler Treasurer—Joe Coffin. Richard Wright. Annual Editor—Richard Oberrelch, Edward Wright.

Tennis Queen Sweeping opposition before her in the annual Shortridge high school girls’ tennis tourney, Miss Agnes Hinkle, a

reshman, took the . nis crown turned last year by : iss Muriel Adms, a graduate. Miss Adams holds everal championhips in Virginia, here she now is iving. In the final natch of the tournament Miss Hinkle efeated Dorothy Jreamer, 6-2, 6-2. Dther strong players in the rounds were Jane Horn-

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sher, Nellie Mae Slate, Magdaline Adams, Martha Helmich and Maurine Stump. Observers predict a brilliant future for Miss Hinkle, and say her style and strength will increase each year. HALLOWEEN OBSERVED Two Parties G'.en by Students at Teachers’ College. Two Halloween parties were given this week by students at the Teachers College of Indianapolis. The annual all-chool party was given Tuesday In the assembly hall under the direction of the student council. Miss Gwendolyn Sheering is president and Mrs. Mazie Branham is faculty sponsor. The other party was given Monday night by the Pan-Hellenic association. Miss Lois Wiggins, president, was chairman in charge, and the party was chaperoned by Miss Elizabeth A. Hall, faculty sponsor. HOLD ‘BUNKLESS’ VOTE Squelch Campaigners at School Class Balloting. A “bunkless election” was held this week by the civics class of the Teachers College of Indianapolis under the direction of James H Peeling, head of the social scienc: department. The affair was arranged along lines of a national and state election with copies of an official ballot sheet and with the school divided into six precincts Electioneering was forbidden, and embryo campaigners were squelched.

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“Sailing, sailing over the bounding main—or rather Pleasant Run," sing Mildred Newbold, 6, and Robert Dittmar, 5, of the demonstration kindergarten of the Indianapolis Free Kindergarten Association. The children of the class completed paper boats the other day and while the sun still was shining they sailed them in the little stream near the school, 3509 East Sixteenth street. Miss Ida Conner is the director and Miss Margaret Denny is assistant. , Robert is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Dittmar, 1339 Kealing avenue, and Mildred is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Newbold, 1510 Olney street. “Mother told me I could go boating if I wore my galoshes,” lisped Mildred.

Start Night Teacher Classes To meet the need for qualified teachers of vocational work, night classes in “Methods of Teaching” will be started at 7:30 p. m. Mon-

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day at Technical high school by the vocational department of the Indianapolis public schools. Edward E. Greene, night school principal, will be n charge of registration.

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ART LECTURES GIVEN CHILDREN AT INSTITUTE Painting Is Topic of Talk Saturday at Herron; Second of Series. The second of the series of eight lectures given each week for Indianapolis public school children by the John Herron Art Institute will be held at 9:30 a. m. Saturday at the museum, Pennsylvania and Sixteenth streets. The subject of this week’s work will be painting with the pictures in the museum as illustrations. Miss Anna Hasselman, curator, and Miss Mary Margaret Miller, museum assistants, will lecture. Students will study the work of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. The work of Raphael in Italy, Velasquez in Spain, Rubens in Flanders, Rembrandt in Holland, Millet in France, Reynolds in England, and Whistler in America also will be studied. Three Courses Planned The representative artists of Indiana will be William Chase, Theodore C. Steele and Wayman Adams. Many pietpures in the museum will be used. Note books are given to the students with blank spaces for notes between the topic headings. The books are bound and decorative covers are made. Prizes are offered at the end of the course of instruction for the best work. It is planned to repeat the work three times. The first section started Oct. 27 and the last session will be held Dec. 15. Children will attend from SSchools 2 to 41. The second section will include students from Schools 42 to 85. The third group will be made up of representatives of those schools which have the best attendance records. Architecture to Be Studied Sculpture will be the topic for lectures Nov. 10 and 17, with methods and demonstration the first session and sculpture in the museum the second. Architecture will be the subject for Nov. 24. This is anew subject in the course and Indianapolis buildings will be used as subject matter. The increase of outstanding bits of architecture in the city in the past few years has led to the new course, it is said. Pottery with methods and examples will be given Dec. 1, and textiles with methods and examples Dec. 8. Note book day has been set for Dec. 15, the close of the course. Miller to Speak at School 75 A community program will be given Thursday at School 75 by children and parents. Charles F. Miller, city superintendent of schools, will be the principal speaker.