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Superintendent Directs Bob Caught Himself a 2 Real | : 1.2250 Teachers Besides |

,500 Pupils

-.. Payroll'of 3000 Draws $11 Million a Year; . “Conflict i in Authority Biggest Headache ;

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“mdministrator who can sell public on quality of produet, _“&ry, $12,000 a year or more. Apply to Indianapolis Board of

By CARL HENN Indianapolis needs a new superintendent of schools, Virgil Stinebaugh, present superintendent has re-

(First of a Series)

WANTED: Qualified, experienced executive of ‘middle age i

corporation. Must be capable

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quested transfer to another position for reasons of héalth. ‘He says his job is a “man-killer."”

He may be right. The man who accepts t responsible for the education’ ™ of 46,000 elementary and’

kindergarten pupils and 15, 500 high school students, as well! as their discipline and well-be-ing during school hours, The children attend 82 elementary schools, Two more are in process of Being built and a third 18 being planned. There are seven) high schools, one of which, Manu- | al, will be replaced beginning this

fall. 2250 Teachers Other educational services offered include summer school and night. school courses ior adults, extension courses, special classes and social service work. More than 2250 teachers and instructors are employed yearly in the Indianapolis public school system, They must be supervised

and instructed, promoted or fe:

tarded on their merits, Also under control of Indianapolis School City, .n independent corporation, are the city library system and funds for the Children’s Museum, John Herron Art Institute and Indianapolis Bymphony. : Indianapolis Bchool City owns,

Kystem Not | i Its functions affect nearly all who live within the corporate! limits of Indianapolis, If a résident does not receive its services in one form or another, he may) feel its weight at tax-paying time. | The 1040 school tax was $1.43 per| $100 of assessed property valuation, Responsible for fixing the tax rate is the Board of School Commissioners which functions as a

board of directors for the School!

City corporation, ‘In. the president's chair sits-—or should sit—the superintendent of schools, The system which he oversees is not perfect. The structure of Indianapolis | School City tends to divide responsibility and authority "and leaves no clearcut head &¥§ the top. Salaries Are Lower | AS a consequence, more adminIstrative power than was intended | when the corporation was created | can be assumed by a strong School ‘Board. Presently it has been staffed for 20 years by candidates selected by the same civie group. Indianapolis, like most cities in the United States today; faces the necessity for providing millions of dollars worth of buildings and facilities for rapidly Increasing bumbers of children, Teachers’ salaries are at the lower level of ‘Indiana's larger Teacher morale has

property valued at 850 million, Its iy

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he position will find himself ful, efficient service was not always rewarded with advancement, Our school system had a modest beginning in 1853, when the first free elementary schools and

ia city high school were opened.

- Before that time, only private schools had been avaliable for, the education of children of pioneer families here. It was not {until the city received a charter in 1847, a generation after its | founding, that taxation could be imposed for schools, Court Outlaws Tax Normal growth of the system came to an early halt in 1858 {when the Indiana Bupreme Court ‘decided it was unconstitutional for cities and towns to levy taxes! for school support. All schools immediately closed. : Elementary grades were reopened in February, 1860, but the high school was not reorganized until 1864, Under the progressive administration of A. C. Short‘ridge (for whom Bhortridge High School was named). pupils were examined for Ntness to enter the high school, The pupils proved so unprepared fi

years la or, Bubsequent growth of our city

‘in midweek. schools has brought man rob- | " ls In addition to the pay raise It is subject to ratification by! grocery ‘at the home address, re-| memberships next ported her husband had been in German-bullt former

. | ‘Parents Complain

There were times when charges (of graft, corruption and inefficiency were hurled against the {Board and administrators. Debates waxed furious over curriculum and- teaching policies. Parents complained about inadequate facilities for their children, Today, however, the Indianapolis publie school system instructs its charges in generally jadequate buildings, although {dome are too old and others are overcrowded, The various curricula, while considered conservative by some

sta, not of spot) rena TH WF The variety and quality of courses offered in our high schols far surpass the resources of most high schools in the United States. The library system provides city residents easy. access to books and magazines by means of a network of branches and special units. It offers many special services for children, adults and the crippled, ill and blind. The Children's Mureum, Herron Art Institute and Symphony! constantly are helping to ralse

the cultural level of a city not noted - for slavish. addiction to the arts,

” ” r (TOMORROW: The Board of Kchanl Commissioners.)

List of Persons on DC-4

MINNEAPOLIS, June 24 (UP)

~-Northwest Airlines today re-

leased the following list of per. |

sons aboard the DC-4 passenger plane overdue on a flight here from New York: -

Crew Members .

Robert C. Lind, 35, R. R. 1, Hopkins, Minn. pilot. Verne F. Wolfe, 35, Minneapolis, co-pilot. Bonnie Ann Feldman, 25, St.

Paul, Minn., stewardess. Passengers Anderson, Dr, Leslie P,

Yakima, Wash, ; Ajemian, Dr. and Mrs. Leon M,, New York City.

Barton, M. L. Carle, Dr. A E, Minneapolis. Eastman, Mrs. Whitney, Minnheapolis, Frankel, Miriam, New York City.

Freng, Mrs. W. H. and her two children,

Frost, Mrs. William, 27, Port-|

land, Ore. ro Albert W. George, late Portland, Ore. Trainmaster of the| Spokane, Portland & Seattle Ral road.’ Goldsbury, ton, Ore. Gorski, Mrs. William, Seattle, | Wash. Heenan, Mrs. W,

Pvt. Richard, Mil

Heuston, Mr. and Mrs. B,; Tas]

coma, Wash. Hill, T. L., Minneapolis, Minn. Hoban, Miss. H.

Hokanson, My and Mrs. John, J., and their. two

of Dumont, N. children, Tommy and Janice.

City. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. A. R.

Johnson, Miss Ruth, Spokane,

Wash.

Kaufman, Mrs. Winfield, Beate}

tle, Wash.

Keating, Miss Mary, 24, Forest

Hills, N. Y. 5 Kelty. T Larson, Mrs. Carl, 62, chester, Mass.

Long, Leo F., Worcester, Mass, Longfield, Miss J, Billings,

Mont. - ‘Main, Mrs. Pearl; Spokane Wash. Malby,

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Hughes, Mrs. Nora, New York |

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“Mrs. “Yenfl, Spokane, (Wash, i wos, Das Rishase, £

MeNickle, Redfield, 8. D. Meyer, Miss H,, Newark N Nielson, K., Anchorage, Alaska. Olson. Ried, W. Rorabaugh, Philadelphia. Ross, Schaeffer, Mrs. Oscar, Bozeman, Mont, and son, Chester, §. Schlachter, Mr. and Mrs, Montclair, N. J. Sehwartz, ¥. G, of New York City. ~ Sirbu, Joseph Skoug, K., New York City, Spohn, Miss Leona. Thompson, Richard W,, 36, New York City. Walsh, The Rev.

Miss Frances, “45

Mrs. N. C, 68

Carl,

Augustin, a

Franciscian friar of the Atone ment, Garrison, N. Y, Wohler, Leo, Billings, Mont, Wooley, Mrs. Eva, 82, Minneap olis.

Bohnie Anng Feldman, lost

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‘CIO United Auto Workers ini-|

bother Robert ‘much, however. This picture was taken before the fishhook was removed.

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Briggs, CIO OK Pension

DETROIT, June 24 (UP)- “adjustment” reducing the dif-

ference between their wages and Briggs Manufacturing Co. and the those paid at the Detroit plants.

"I caught a fish this big,” 4-year-old Robert Marshall tells Patialman Wilbur Gruner. What naped George Gennera, Cassian,| - really happened was that the boy was "fishing" back of his home at 542 Rene St. yester © one of his casts went wild. A fishhook caught in the back of his neck. The wound didn't seem to

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briny Steals Into its In Room

¢ > J id al ry : Stil Critic Pretends That He Is Not the Mayor Fourth Man Hunted And Then Leads Youth Into Officer's Arms FBI A ead NEW YORK, June 24 (UP)—Mayor William O'Dwyer, who wa By gents onee a patrolman, used his head to capture a “wild-eyed intrude | | Henry Harlan Shelton remained who stole into his bedroom early today. ' in critical condition in General When 18-year-old Michael McDetmott menacingly approache | Hospital last night with wounds Mr. O'Dwyer’s bed with his hand in his jacket pocket, maye ntiicted by FBI agents who ar- tricked him into thinking he had found the wrong man, : him on a kidnap charge. A spokesman for Mr. O'Dwyer iton, described as one of the said Mr. McDermott appeared | scout and an altar boy who qu 10 most wanted criminals in the the bedroom doorway about 6:30 school two years ago to help su) ination, was shot twice and cap- a.m. port the family. ‘tured Friday night in front of the! ‘The mayor was awakened, She said Michael tried ‘0 per IK & M Tavern, 302 5. E. Michigan apparently sensing a pressnoe] suade her to go with him to M by two FBI age rather - than actually hearing! 'Dwyer's home, but that she rv | Vestal Ely, a2 o of £ 1126 Park anything, He opened his eyes|sseq noting that he had downe Ave, and Herbert Alken, 37, of and saw the figure of a MAN several beers. Later, she said, } i821 8. New Jersey St. were ar- with his hand in his coat POCk- marisa 2 tax! and was off rested after the shooting on 'et.” the spokesman said. | Gracie Mansion,

charges of harboring or conceal-| The intruder pointed a finger

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day, when Mich. appliance salesman, offiieials sald. They forced him to drive them on a 700-mile tri

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Norway Returns $87, 500

Effective July ‘8 A pension plan patterned after the Chrysler program will give

tialed a three-year pension-and-| pay-raise contract tonight, avert- ) k arts Ing a.Mrike of 30,000 key parts workers $100 monthly including!

workers sat. for Monday. social security benefits at the age The new contract provides a ,; gs.

five-cent hourly wage hike, the) The contract Sahil a “Quali- a jo at Raymond St,

‘largest granted during the currentrfied union shop” in which new Ave. at 11:30 a. m. He was soaked 7,...4 as a firetrap. Iround of Jnegotiations in the in- employees must join the union by rain that fell early in the

(dustry, * ‘after 30 days but are not re- morning,

Briggs manufactures bodies for quired to maintain their mem-| : Packard and a bership after a yea also in- had

h: tion and grievance prockdures, away from home at walkout | Monday after bargaining snagged but may be reopened on econom- | through the night. fe terms July 1, 1951 and 1952.| Mrs. Warren, who Briggs workers UAW Ind, will

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