Shortridge Editorial Board Leaders Change After Resignation
The Shortridge editorial board meets weekly to set Echo policy with William N. Otto as sponsor. Richard Oberreich serves as president and Jean Underwood as secretary while editors rotate days. John Forney resigned as Monday editor after being elected senior president.
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Shortridge
Echo
William N. Otto
Richard Oberreich
Jean Underwood
Dorothy Dauner
Edward Wright
John Kitchen
Marjorie Holcomb
John Forney
Even the Dog is Irish at Central High School
William Hanrahan, engineer and owner, introduces Rowdy the Irish setter as the beloved mascot of Central High School. The dog greets athletes on basketball and football runs and is especially loved by the band members. Rowdy is friendly and proud, with Hanrahan noting his ownership.
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Central High School
Rowdy
William Hanrahan
Holiday P T A Programs Highlight City Christmas Observances
P T A groups from multiple schools plan Christmas programs and parties next week led by school 76 54 60 80 85 81 13 Lew Wallace 75 38 18 78 98 36 and McKinley 39. Rev l A Tripp harp selections choral readings and dramatizations accompany tree gifts and cantatas as pupils and mothers share carols and brief talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Wallace
L. A. Tripp
Church Federation
Homer Dale
Santa Claus
Shortridge Candidates Vie For Class Offices And Activities
Seven juniors announce candidacies for class offices at Shortridge. Englelke and Vedders seek president, Campbell and Howe vie for vice president, Cring for treasurer, Forshaw and Welliver for vaudeville chairman. A student yell section planned at games aims to boost team spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Englelke
Fredrick Vedders
Dorothy Campbell
Jane Howe
Charles Cring
William Forshaw
Warman Weliver
George Naylor
Manual Plans Yuletide Fete At Manual Training High
Christmas at Manual Training High School will feature a joint program Thursday in the auditorium with the Manual Carolers, the Girls Glee Club, and a bass choir. Other performances include a double quartet and instrumental solos. Home economics staff host a Christmas tea after the program while the clothing department displays gifts, and students prepared 45 pounds of fruit cake and candy for sale and orders. The Junior Red Cross and H Y S club filled 150 Christmas stockings for Indianapolis Orphans Home guests.
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Charles A. Searcy
Fred Hohlt
Virginia Leyenberger
Frances Dearborn
Mary Elizabeth Colter
Bernice Terry
Dorothy Anderson
Wilbur Eggert
Riley Fledderjohn
Robert Davis
Richard Bauer
Junior Red Cross
H. Y. S. Club of
Manual
Indianapolis Orphans’ Home
Art Course Closes Final Session At Herron Institute
The final session of the first section of the Saturday morning art appreciation course for school children at the John Herron Art Institute will be held at 9 30 a m Saturday. Pupils will turn in their notebooks for grading by Miss Anna Haaselman and Miss Mary Margaret Miller. The second section runs Jan 12 to March 9 for children from Schools 42 to 85. The third group will be formed from schools with the best attendance.
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John Herron Art Institute
Anna Haaselman
Mary Margaret Miller
Teachers Appointed and Leaves Recommended by Board
Seven teachers appointed and two recommended for leaves of absence at a board meeting. Dorothy Peterson and Eugene Miller named study hall assistants at Shortridge High School for the school year starting December 12. Other appointments were for evening schools: Myrtle Ware academic at School 26, C. E. Hicks shop at School 26, Susan Bradford millinery at School 26, Laura Wolfolk cooking at School 26, and Adelaide Cronin English for foreigners at School 52.
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Board of School Commissioners
Dorothy Peterson
Eugene Miller
Shortridge High School
Myrtle Ware
C. E. Hicks
Susan Bradford
Laura Wolfolk
Adelaide Cronin
Organ Lessons Begin at Crispus Attucks High School
The only public school pipe organ class in Indiana starts at Crispus Attucks High under J Harold Brown. A $16500 organ was installed last spring and five piano-proficient juniors and seniors are enrolled. Daily practice hours, rapid popularity, and a planned two year course accompany plans for Technical High School to offer organ lessons in September 1929 with a 5000 pipe organ to be installed next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Crispus Attucks High School
J. Harold Brown
Technical High School
Ball College Plans Semester Plays by Spotlight Club
Ball Teachers College in Muncie will stage a three act play each term next semester by the Spotlight Club with Professor Irvin Shoemaker as sponsor. The junior class will present the Junior Follies in February, a ten act program divided among ten sections. A Christmas party will discuss further play plans. An unrelated note mentions that in English history no woman sought a divorce before 1801 and only three before 1841.
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Muncie
Ind
Ball Teachers College
Spotlight Club
Irvin Shoemaker
New York
Schoolma'ams Stage Frolic at Indianapolis Teachers College Fair
A village fair at the Teachers College of Indianapolis featured a town crier fiddler carolers and an old fashioned school entertainment directed by Ruth O Benedict. Mrs Fannie K Baker read hands at the post office and Christmas decorations plus selling of marmalade linens and toys marked the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers College of Indianapolis
Ruth O. Benedict
Fannie K. Baker
Fay Marshall
Emma Colbert
Mazie B. Suppwniatz
Nativity Nativity Pageant Planned by Principal Carter
On December 21 Charlotte Carter announces a nativity program with children singing carols and a narrative portrayal. The event highlights student participation and festive presentation.
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Charlotte Carter
County P. T. A. Groups Arrange Yale Parties
Marion county P T A groups plan Christmas events next week with parties and entertainment. West Newton School P T A meets Tuesday in the high school for a cantata and a brief business session. University Heights P T A meets Friday with a Christmas party after the meeting.
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Marion County
Parent-Teacher Association
West Newton
Santa Land
University Heights
Education For All Urged By Underwood
C C Underwood, Indianapolis school system director of elementary education, argues in Our City Schools that democratic education must lift the population to higher intelligence and happiness. He cites Dewey, Aristotle, Comenius and James and urges schools to train thinking, reading, and informed action to adapt to a changing world.
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C. C. Underwoor
Indianapolis Public
Aristotle
Comenius
James
Dewey
Underwood
Music Program Set at School 26 for Public Evening
The second annual dramatization of public school music will be held Wednesday evening in the School 26 auditorium under principal G. L. Hayes. Each grade presents a nation in costume with its characteristic music, and folk songs Water Boy Steal Away and Swing Low Sweet Chariot are featured.
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G. L. Hayes
Cropsey Hall
Central Public Library
Final Verses of Police Safety Alphabet Amid School Campaign
The Indianapolis Times prints final verses of a safety alphabet by Police Chief Claude M. Worley to promote the accident prevention bureau’s campaign in schools. Children may request the full alphabet by writing to Chief Worley. The verses urge careful steps and caution to prevent danger.
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Indianapolis Times
Claude M. Worley
Accident Prevention Bureau of
the Police
Curriculum survey plan formed by Group 1 leaders
Supervisory Group 1 met at the board office to chart a two year curriculum revision. Each member listed five top principals. the fifteen most named join C. C. Underwood as the general curriculum committee. Group 2 will add fifteen more in January and form subject matter committees.
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Board of School Commissioners
C. C. Underwood
Nathan Morris Kindergarten Hosts Jewish Feast Shakeout
The Nathan Morris kindergarten of the Indianapolis Free Kindergar ten Society held a celebration of a Jewish Feast today at 27 West Morris street, acording to Miss Bertha Wallace, secretary.
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Nathan Morris
Indianapolis Free Kindergarten Society
West Morris Street
Bertha Wallace
First Aviation Class Held at Shortridge High School
The first meeting of an aero dynamics and airplane construction class was held this week at Shortridge High School. An officer from the 113th Observation Squadron National Guard taught, with lectures forming the course base.
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Shortridge High School
One Hundred and Thirteenth Observation Squadron
National Guard
Christmas Pageant Planned by School 45
Miss Olive K. Funk principal says School 45 will host a Christmas pageant Thursday evening at the school.
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Olive K. Funk
Slight Change Shown In City School Costs
A. F. Walsman reports Indianapolis public school costs show little variation per pupil over three years. The study notes a total rise of about 1.45 dollars per pupil last year, with increases mainly in salaries janitors and utilities, while administrative costs and repairs declined from 1926-27 to 1927-28.
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Indianapolis
A. F. Walsman
Our City Schools
Max Einstandig Elected Historian for June Senior Class
Manual BY GEORGE HICKS reports Max Einstandig has been elected historian of the June senior class. Ada Coleman's room brightened with a large crayon Santa scene by George Figg. New books added to the Manual library include Abraham Lincoln Grows Up Sandburg and The Sea and the Jungle Tomlinson among others.
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George Hicks
Max Einstandig
Ada M. Coleman
George Figg
Santa Claus
Abraham Lincoln
Sandburg
Garber
Ticknor
Chalmers
Gilbreth
Bluebird Show Slated At Walker Theater Saturday
The Bluebird will be presented at 2 30 p m Saturday at the Walker theater by School 17 and the Cos mopolitan Music School. Special guests invited include Mrs Byron Williams Mrs Lula Mae Miller Mrs Fred T Gladden and Mrs M S Reed.
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Walker Theater
Cosmopolitan Music School
Byron Williams
Lula Mae Miller
Fred T. Gladden
M. S. Reed
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City
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William Bell School 60
C. J. Buchanan
Louise Schellschmitt Koehne
J. M. Ogden
Mr. Graham
Broad Ripple Christian Church
Howard Staley
Virginia Fillinger
John Vogel
Joe Pat Arvin
Vivian King
Betty June Mathey
D. E. Chapman
Raymond Keiser
School 36
McKinley School 39
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Wiley High School
Terre Haute
Celeste Jordan
Mary Frances Litten
Mabel Espy
Amy Crise
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Helesi Johnston
Lois Jordan
Bedford High School
Caleb Mills
Frank Oliphant
Senate
Warman Welliver
J. Don Miller
Reading
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Elbert Gilliam
Jane Saxon
Page
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Manual Training High School
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Ball College
Yale
Blanche Chenoweth
L. S. Ayres and Company
Perry Township
Warren Central P.T. A
Cumberland P.T. A
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P.T. A
Crooked Creek School
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