Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 119, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 September 1929 — Page 24

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NOLO ARTISTS ON PROGRAM OF FALL CONCERTS Symphony Orchestra Will Open Teachers’ Season on Nov. 18. World prominent musical entertainers will appear in fall and winter concerts, sponsored by the Indianapolis Teachers’ Federation, Mrs. Anna Lloyd, president said today. All concerts will be held in Caleb Mills hall, Shortridge high school. George Barrere’s Little Symphony orchestra of thirteen players, former members of the New York Symphony orchestra, will open the season Nov. 18. Barrere, the conductor, formerly was leading flutist in the New York Symphony. The Maestersingers of Vienna, famous boys choir, will appear in Indianapolis for the first time, Jan. 8. A third feature of the concert program, already arranged, will be Giovanni Martinelli, opera tenor, who has had leading roles in the Metropolitan and Ravinia operas of Chicago. He took Caruso's place at the time of his death in 1913, and is popular among radio fans. Trio on Tour Arrangements have been completed by the federation to send the OrlofT Trio on its fourth annual tour of Indianapolis public schools this year. Officers of the federation this year, besides Mrs. Lloyd, include Mrs. Sue Sims, School No. 2, vicepresident; Miss Helen Thornton. Technical high school, recording : secretary; Miss Louise NewhouseJ School No. 2, corresponding secre-1 tary, and Carl Hanske, Manual 1 Training high school, treasurer. Standing committees recently appointed to carry on the federation work this year follow: Committees Named Social Committee—Miss Martha Updegras, school No. 80, president; Miss Laura Holden, city art department; Mrs. Lois Hoelscher, school No. 8; Miss Helen Murray. Technical high school; Mrs. Gertrude j Weathers, Shortridge high school; Miss Edith Robinson, handwriting, department, and Miss Ida Lobraico, school No. 21. Legislative—Miss Emil McAdams, chairman: William H. Back, Washington high school: Merlin Stump, school No. 32; Mrs. Mary Ritter, : school No. 27; Mrs. Helen Ehrhardt, school No. 78, and Miss Lillie Nauher, school No. 47. Judiciary Committee—H. H. Anderson, Technical high school, chairman: music committee, Ernest G. Hcsser, city music director, chairman: auditing committee, D. P. Weir, chairman: press committee, Miss Margaret Duden. School 45. chairman, and Miss Louise Wheeler, school No. 80. and Mrs. Willa Jones, school No. 26: visiting committee, Miss Alice Cullen, school No. 5. chairman: Miss Lydia Lycan, school No. 50; Miss Daisy Brooks, school No 81; Miss Lulu Case, school No. 49. and Miss Lillian Smith.

SHORTRIDGE FACULTY INCREASED BY SEVEN Graduate Now Conducts Classes In Freehand Drawing. Beven new members have been added to the Shortridge high school faculty this fall. They include Mrs. Florence Porter. former Shortridge dietitian, head of the new domestic science department; Mrs. Dorothy Thompson, In the chemistry department: Howard Wood, teaching merchandising courses: Joseph Perrins, who comes to Shortridge as band and instrumental music director from New Carlisle. 0., and Miss Jane Messick. Shortridge graduate, conducting classes In freehand drawing. SCHOOL NO. 58 GIVES GARDENING TRAINING Pupils Save Seeds for Next Year After Tomato Experiment. Primary pupils at school No. 68. Drexel and Twenty-first streets, are getting practical training in gardening, under direction of their principal. Mrs. Harriett Cook. Last spring the pupils planted tomato seeds in boxes in the school room and later transferred the plant* to their home gardens. The class now is saving seeds for gardens next year. REPORTS ON CONVENTIO Teacher' at School No. 57 Hear Miss Augusta Nessler. At the first teachers' meeting held at School No. 57 this year Miss Augusta Nessler reported on her trip to the National Educational Association convention In Atlanta. Miss Helen Loeper. principal, has started special curriculum work at the school, with the assistance of teachers, including Miss Bertha Denzler. Jean Eberhardt. Abbie Kant*. Charlotte Olives. Genevieve Burns and Miss Nessler.

Cnspus Attucks

BY CLARENCE MAXWELL The Attucks Booster Club, recently organized by P. A. Vaughn, teacher, held a pep session in the school auditorium this week for freshmen. Preparations for an Armistice day parade are being arranged by Cadet Major Roberts Storms and Sergeant F. H. Whitlow, United States army, assisted by Captains John Ervin. Ernest Rice. Carl Anderson and Ralph Jones. The new Attucks athletic field is nearing completion, and machinery soon is to be placed in the Attucks anne*. Five national representatives of the W. C. T. U. spoke to faculty and students this week.

Club Officers Take Pai~t in Parade

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Officers of the Washingtonian Club of Washington high school are pictured with the beautifully decorated umbrellas they carried in the ‘‘umbrella parade” last Thursday, in which practicably all the girls of the school participated. Left t# right, they are: Delores Harden, president; Annice Shirley, vice-president; Voneda Mitchell, secretary, and Fern Easton, treasurer.

36 APPOINTED TO CITY POSTS School Board Approves List of Teachers. Thirty-six teachers and assistants, appointed to positions in city schools, have been approved by the school board. Elementary Schools—Mrs. Melva Pickett, Miss Rosalind Emrlck. Miss Prudence Cook, Mrs. Helen O’Daniel. Mrs. Marie Parker, Mrs. Mabel R. Craisr. Mrs. Lola W. Bort2; and Miss Sarah Louise Lockwood. Hicih Schools—Miss Willa Dickson, Broad Ripnle: Georee Hicks. Raymond Ader. Glenn Nees and Miss Helen Neals, Manual Training: Miss Virginia Bonifield. Miss Bertha Drane. Miss Marjorie Fegas. Miss Mary Jane Gross Miss Martha Hedrick. Miss EthelV Merrick. Miss Virginia Plock. Miss Charlotte South. Miss Frances Strong, and Miss Maxine Wright, part time library assistants at Shortridge. Part Time In Special Subjects—Mrs. Mane Collings. sewing: Miss Anna Dearborn. sewing: Mrs. Lenora Milliken. sewing: Mrs. Bernice Moore, millinery; Mrs. Stella Muterspaugh. sewing: Miss Mabel Rose, millinery, and Miss Alice B. Clark home nursing. Howard F. Wright was appointed biology instructor at* Shortridge high school, and E. F. Echolds was appointed principal o t School No. 1. Other appointments Include Miss Jane Messtck. art, Shortridge high school; Mrs. B'anche Ratvllngs. English. Shortridge: Maurice W. Lee. shop. Crispus Attucks high school: Miss Laura Martin, assistant secretary. Washington high school. Resignations reported include Mrs. Hertha Casperson Miller. Walter Mcßride. Miss Ruth Haynes: Miss Pearle Johnson and Miss Margaret Forcht. Recommendations of W. A. Hacker, social service director, for appointment of ninety Instructors in night schools were approved.

GYM GLASSES OPEN MONDAY Community Houses to Begin Winter Activities. City Community houses will open for winter recreational activities on next Monday, Jesse P. McClure recreation director, announced today. The following centers will open: Brookside, Rhodius, Greer, Brightwood. Municipal Gardens and J. T. V. Hill (Negro). Regular gymnasium classes for women, girls, men and boys will be held in these centers from 3 to 9 p. m. daily. Civic organizations and church groups will be permitted use of Community house auditoriums for social gatherings and amateur plays. Class schedules include training classes for young women. Miss Lola Pfeifer will instruct this class. Persons making best showings in class work will be eligible for employment as playground next summer, McClure'said. In co-operation with city churches a young men’s class will be conducted at Brookside Center. Calisthenics, apparatus drills, basketball, tumbling and indoor games will be given by Bruce Hunter, assistant recreation director. Leaders in this group likewise will be eligible for positions as playground instructors. DISCUSSION GROUP IS FORMED BY TEACHERS "Problem of the Child” Topic for Study a< School 81. Tenchers at school No. 81, Rural and Seventeenth streets, have perfected an organization for holding professional discussion meetings this year. t Miss Ruby McCaminon is chairman and Miss Mildred Finkbiner is secretary. The subject for study and discussion will be ‘‘The Problem of the Child.” Teachers of the school who took special work in colleges during the summer are Miss Adelaide McCarty. principal, who studied at Columbia university: Miss McCammon. at Indianapolis Teachers’ college and Miss Virginia Fillinger, at Indiana university. STAFF IS “ANNOUNCED Dorothy Rubin, Editor, Names Aids on Teachers’ Publication. Staff members of the T. C. 1., student publication of the Indianapolis Teachers college were announced today by Miss Dorothy Rubin, editor. They are the Misses Cecil Alexander. Lucille Keller. Margaret Dickinson. Eertha Barow. Frances Whitcraft, Rosella Hall, Bernadine Clash man. Dorothy Schaibly, Lucille Leffiqgwell. Vivian Powell, Lenora Rafferty. Beatrice Young, Alta Keeler and Hilda Sommers.

Calvin Fletcher School . Offers Special Training

Only Public School in City Limited to Two Upper Grades. Specialized training in the seventh and eighth grades is the feature of instruction at the Calvin Fletcher school, 520 Virginia avenue, which is the only public school in Indianapolis limited to the two upper grades. Miss Mildred Weld, principal, is assisted by a staff of fifteen teach • ers in teaching 350 children. The students come from sixth grades of five other schools, including Schools 7, 28. 25. 20 and 61. Boys receive instruction in wood working, electrical work, and concrete construction, under direction of John J. Max, industrial teacher Miss Mary Leslie has charge of girls who specialize in household duties. According to Miss Weld, the school is able to economize on equipment in industrial branches by having instruction limited to seventh and eighth grade pupils. The School Civics Club held Its preliminary meeting this week and elected the following temporary officers: Walter Leaman, president; Miss Lillian Wheeler, vice-president, and Miss Edna Hudgins, vice-presi-dent. One of the main extra-curricular activities is the school bank, in which two-thirds of the studentbody deposit savings. John Donnahue is president of the bank, Claude Bowers, vice-president, and Freeman Tucker, cashier. Students buy shares of stock in the bank for 1 cent each, and are allowed to withdraw and deposit them in regular banks of their own choice.

Old Memories Arthur Kennedy, Graduate 16 Years Ago, Visitor at McKinley School,

Eyes dimmed with memories of schooldays long ago, a tall, middleaged man. hair tinged with gray, sat with pupils at the William McKinley school, 801 South State avenue, Thursday and revisited the scenes of his childhood. Arthur Kennedy, a graduate of the school sixteen years ago, and now f a broker in San Francisco, returned to his childhood haunts Thursday and presented moving pictures of his many travels to the pupils. He told how he was graduated from No. 39, gone west, w’orked in a San Francisco broker's office all day and attended night school to finish his education. In the geography classes at old No. 39 he had dreamed of strange countries, and wished he might some day visit them. When he returns to that same broker’s office next month # hc w’ill have completed a trip around the world. His childhood dream is realized. “Now that I have attained that goal and visited the old school again, I am ready to go back to San Frtmcisco,” he said.

PUPILS MAKE BOOKS Printing Part of Thomas Jefferson Work. Students at Thomas Jefferson . school, 748 Bates street, make books and pamphlets as a practical school activity. They publish this month's magazine for the Indianapolis Camp Fire girls, designed the cover, and wrote poems and stories for the magazine, which was dedicated to Miss Mary E. Buckley, principal. The sixth grade of the school Is planning a notebook on James Whitcomb Riley. It will contain pictures of his home, compositions on his life, and poems, written by the students. Class 4B is preparing an Indianapolis booklet, containing accounts of Interesting places, and prominent bui’dings in the city. A reading club also has been started at. the school to encourage pupils to read the daily newspapers. Club members keep scrapbooks of interesting new articles found in i their reading.

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SCHOOL NO, 2 PUFILSACTIVE Diversified Activities Occupy Much Attention. Diversified activities, including Instruction in practical subjects, are engaging ' attention of pupils at school No. 2, 710 North Delaware: street, this fall. Story writing is taught by means of locking at pictures of animals. Children bring pictures of their pets to class, and write stories about them. In grade 18, Miss Ethel Bryan, teacher, has arranged periods in which children discuss the stories. * Another feature activity is “The Seeing Things Club,” in which nature topics are studied. Colors, habits, songs and characteristics of birds are arousing much interest. Fifth grade pupils study Greek and Roman play and recreation activities, and are planning to construct a model playground./ Publication of the school paper. Tire Harrison Propellor, is the major activity of 8 A pupils. This year the paper is being edited in newspaper style by sixteen pupils. PURDUE SHOWS GAIN New Enrollment Mark Set as 4,200 Enter, pv Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 27.—Enrollment at Purdue university has passed the 4,200 mark, with a number of late entrants still to register, President E. C. Elliott announced today. This is an increase of about 300 more than last year. The engineering school has the largest increase in enrollment, with a gain of 200 students. The freshman class numbers 1.560 this year. ENLARGE SCHOOL BAND Parent-Teacher Association Makes Gift of Instruments. Enlargement of the orchestra at the George W. Sloan school, Thirtyninth and Rader streets, is announced by E. J. Black, principal. L. J. Pritchard is director of the j orchestra, which recently received the gift of several instruments from the Parent-Teacher Association of the school.

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SCHOOL NAMED IN HONOR OF DRY CRUSADER W. C. T. U. Officials Guests at Frances E. Willard Dedication. Another monument to education and the memory of Frances E. Willard, temperance crusader, stood in Indianapolis today, following dedicatory exercises Thursday at School No 80, at 6202 Bellefontalne street. Mrs. Lillian Sedwick, member of the city school board, formally named the new building the Frances E. Willard school. Approximately five hundred children and parents attended the exercises, at which W. C. T. U. leaders were guests. Mrs Ella Boole, national W. C. T U. president, took part in the dedicatory program, and guests of the organization included Mrs. Ida Wise Smith of lowa, Mrs. Ida Marden DeYo of California, Mrs. Margaret Munns of Washington, Mrs. Sarah Hoge of West Virginia, and Mrs. Belle Burger of Missouri. School Heads Speak Charles F. Miller, city school superintendent, and K. V. Ammerman, Broad Ripple high school principal, spoke. Mrs. Sedwick presided at the exercises, at which Miss Edith Hall, principal, spoke in behalf of the school. Music was furnished by the Broad Ripple high school orchestra, directed by Miss Mary Elizabeth Johnson and the chorus of school No. 80, directed by Miss Maude Delbridge. The new school is considered one of the best grade buildings in the city, according to officials. It contains twelve class rooms, besides ample facilities for domestic science, manual training and school activities. P-T Group Assists The parent-teacher organization, in charge of Mrs. Robert Hamill, president, assisted in dedication arrangements. Members of the student chorus, which had part on the program follow: Elsie Applegat-e. Sherrll Boardman, Ona Butler, Fairetta De Voult. Frances Dokes, Elizabeth Dokes, Ruth Glaubke, Agnes Hasse, Julia Heaton, Geraldine Jackman, Margaret McKenzie. Nina Langford. Josephine Skelly, Reginald Bass, Harold Besser, Morris Conley. Ledward Drullinger, Oliver Easterday, Charles Herrin, Donald Rider, James Gibbons. Robert Kepner, Mary Arnold, Dorothy Chamberlain, Kathryn Darnell, Dorothy Keever, Myrtle Long. Edith Prather, Scott, Doris Watts, John Cloe. Lowell Harmon, Paul James, Charles Le Monde, Harry Schoeneman, Fred Sampsell, Charles Terhune, Robert Whldden, Evelyn Clinton. Jeanette Grose, Marie Kelm, lone Klepler, Camela Lobraico, Reba Mayhew, Maxine Pelley, Patricia Risely, Martha Vance, Helen Winkle, Sarah Wright, Leland Bass, John Eastman, Paul Hardy, Wilbur Harold. John Hoggat, Stephen Low, Jack Perkins, Paul Picket, Elmer Schloot, Maurice Taylor, William Walker, Willard McDonald, Louis Boggs, Russell Blake, John Bowen, Donald Smith, Jack Stevenson, Donald Mystrom. Jean Dearinger, Elinor Earle. Mary Greenwood, Martha Goss, Thelma Harman. Mary Harvey, Laurna Smith, Ruth Taylor and Helen Blue.

CAST OF TECH PLAY NAMED BY DIRECTOR Park Newton to Play Title Role in “Monsieur Beaucaire.” The cast of Booth Tarkington’s “Monsieur Beaucaire,” to be presented by the January senior class of Arsenal Technical high school, w’as announced today by Miss Clara M. Ryan, director. It includes Park Newton, in the title role, and Joseph Tomes, to appear as the Duke of Winterset, Others chosen are Thomas Ochiltree, Harry Walker, Wayne M.urphy, Edw’ard Springer, Richard Sites, William Frosch, Isador Scherr, William C. Thomas, Stanley Gamer,, Nathan Roberts, Arthur Wood, William H. Thomas. Eva Mae Lombard, Evelyn Wolford, Lucile Stanley, Mary Ann Wade, Alberta Denk, Eleanor Cleveland, Dorothea Gottlieb, Charles Glore, L. D. Ginger, Kurt Klee and Stanley Malless.

Named for Dry Crusader

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This beautiful stone front forms the main entrance to school No. 80. 6202 Beliefontaine street, which was named the Frances E. Willard school in honor of the temperance crusader at dedication exercises Thursday night. Inset is the principal, Miss Edith B. Hall.

Speakers Announced for Educational Council Year

Administrative Group to Have Varied Program During Winter. Several prominent speakers will appear on the 1929-30 program of the Indianapolis council of administrative women in education, according to arrangements completed this week. Persons who will address the organization this year include Charles F. Miller, city school superintendent; Mrs. Demarchus Brown, well knowm lecturer; Miss Genevieve Brown, Indiana supreme court reporter; Miss Eunice Johnson, director of training at L. S. Ayres; Miss Forba McDaniel, Indiaca Bankers’ Association secretary, and Miss Anna L. Reade and Mrs. Jeannette Knowles of Indianapolis public schools. Miss Charlotte Carter, president, has appointed the following officers

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and committee chairmen to serve this year: Vice-president, Miss ivye Henley; secretary, Ruth Patterson; treasurer, Miss Verena Denzen; directors, Miss Mary McGee, Miss Sara Cotton, Miss Helen Loeper, Miss Clara Nieman and Miss Elizabeth Chipman. ' Committee chairmen include Miss Dorothy Pennington, condolence; Mrs. Grace Granger, fellowship; Miss Alice Funk, membership; Miss Flora Torrence, program; Miss Edith B. Hall, publicity; Mrs. Alice Corbin Seis, recognition; Miss Pearl Bedford, social; Miss Kate Mason, yearbook, and Miss Ida Helphinstine, discussion group. School Distributing Books Books now are being distributed at School No.- 85, 330 South Arlington avenue, w r hich has been made a city library center, according to the Miss Pearl Bedlord. a ctiy librarian will be at the school one day each week to distribute and collect books.

SEPT. 27.1929

P.-T, CLUBS TO START SESSIONS ON WEDNESDAY Series of Meetings Gets Fall Program Under Way in County. Club activities of the Marion County Parent-Teacher Associations will start next week, with opening fall meetings of local organizations Wednesday. At a meeting of the Marion county council, at the Lincoln Tuesday. Mrs. E. R. James, president, discussed the year's work with department chairmen. Mrs. Henry Goll. ways and means; Mrs. Arthur Long, recreation and athletics: Mrs. G. G. Derbyshire, literature: Mrs. F. W. Shideler. welfare, and Mrs. E. A. Clark, publicity. Meetings Scheduled The following meetings are announced for Wednesday: The Parent-Teacher organization of School 76 -wiH meet at 2:30 p. m. Mrs. Julius Travis will talk on “Character Building.” and Mrs. F. C. Copeland will entertain with sengs. Parent-Teacher members at School 10 have arranged a Riley program for their meeting Wednesday at 2:30. Tea will be served. School 33 will hold its first meeting at 3:15 with Mrs. Clayton Ridge, city federation president, as the speaker. Mrs. Cornelius Posson will sing. Presents Members Miss Charlotte Carter, principal, will present members of the executive board to Parent-Teacher mem bers of school No. 51 at a meeting at 3:15 p. m. The opening session of the Par-ent-Teacher members at school No. 35 will convene in the school auditorium at 2:30 p ni. A program of talks to mothers and songs is arranged. . School No. 53 will hold its regular meet'ng at 3:15 p. m. Music will be furnished by Mrs. L. Gibson, Mrs. J. Scoggan and Mrs. R. D. Todd, mothers of the organization. Officers aiding Mrs. James, in the Marion county council work this year, are Mrs. J. L. Murray, vicepresident: Mrs. W. H. Hines, recording secretary; Mrs. T. A. Green, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. J. E. Shearer, treasurer. School Publication Ready Soon The first fall edition of “Our City Schools,” bi-monthly publication for city schools, will be ready for distribution Tuesday, according to Byron Williams, editor. Interesting information regarding teachers and pupils in city grade and high schools is published in the small booklet, sent to teachers, public libraries and business men of Indianapolis.