Married Woman May Be Teacher in Schools Here

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, July 9, 1924:  Last night after lengthy discussion, the Indianapolis board of school commissioners, with the approval of schools superintendent Ellis Graff, by a vote of 3 to 2, rescinded a rule preventing the employment of women teachers with young children and adopted a substitute rule providing married teachers must apply for a leave of absence four months before the birth of a child and remain off duty until the child is one year old.  Commissioner Dr. Marie Haslep asserted a better rule would be that no married woman should teach, and Commissioner Adolph Emhardt contended that “ninety-nine out of a hundred married women are teaching simply because they don’t like housework.” The marriage rule that has been in effect for a year was responsible for about twenty-five teachers failing to receive contracts this spring.   

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“Married Woman May Be Teacher in Schools Here,” The Indianapolis Star, 9 July 1924, p. 3:1

Butler Welcomed by Mapleton Civic Body

From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, June 28, 1924: Butler College received a hearty welcome to its new Fairview Park site this afternoon with hundreds of colorful banners, a procession of seven floats from north side churches and businesses, 100 automobiles carrying approximately 500 members of the Indianapolis Federation of Civic Clubs, twenty cars carrying city employees, and the Indianapolis Police and Firemen’s Band.  Organized by the Mapleton Civic Association, the welcome-to-Butler parade started at City Hall with Mayor Lew Shank in his car, accompanied by Hilton U. Brown, chair of the Butler board of trustees, leading the motorcade escorted by the mounted police.  The parade moved through the downtown streets, north on Meridian St to 46th St, and then due west to Fairview Park where speeches were delivered.  An evening pageant, The Value of an Education,” closed the day’s festivities.

“Butler Welcomed by Mapleton Civic Body,” The Indianapolis News, 28 June 1924, p. 1:5

Drivers' Licenses Urged by Mayor

From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, June 21, 1924:  Mayor Lew Shank announced today he will ask the next Indiana legislature to enact a law requiring all persons driving automobiles to pass an examination to obtain a driver’s license which could be revoked and the automobile impounded in cases of accidents where negligence on the part of the driver is proved.  He also believes such a law would be a great influence in curbing speeders and reckless motorists.  Currently, motorists convicted of speeding and reckless driving can take advantage of the opportunity given by the court to turn in their license plates and certificates of title to the court bailiff and have their cars stored for a stipulated period and receive suspensions of fines and costs.  Those who have cars stored face heavy penalties if they are found driving other machines.

“Drivers’ Licenses Urged by Mayor,” The Indianapolis News, 21 June 1924, p. 1:8