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MCHS
THIS WEEK IN INDIANAPOLIS
1924
news stories & adverts from one hundred years ago
Compiled by Steve Barnett
Ads & Illustrations clipped by Carl Bates
Jun 17, 2019
Charge Spite in Transfer of Teaching Staff
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, June 17, 1919: Irvington citizens held a mass meeting last night in the School No. 57 auditorium...
May 4, 2019
New Phases of Art in Public Schools
From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, May 4, 1919: High school art students, directed by artist Otto Stark, designed wall decorations at...
Apr 30, 2019
Report Says Lunches Helped Grade Pupils
From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, April 30, 1919: Grade school pupils gained weight and new mental vigor, especially in cases of...
Mar 12, 2019
Junior Officers' Unit is Sought
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, March 12, 1919: At the regular meeting of the Indianapolis board of school commissioners last...
Mar 3, 2019
City to Spend $5,040,000 on 1919 Building
From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, March 3, 1919: New building and construction work in Indianapolis during the coming year is...
Feb 26, 2019
Governor Signs Anti-German Bill
From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, February 26, 1919: Yesterday, Indiana became the first state to enact anti-German school...
Dec 11, 2018
Architect Unfolds Plans for Development of Arsenal Schools
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, December 11: The model created by architect H. VanBuren Magonigle visualizing an elaborate...
Nov 28, 2018
Say Schools Face Serious Problem
From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, November 28: The Indianapolis public schools are starving from the lack of money for necessary...
Nov 18, 2018
Health Board Orders Masks
From The Indianapolis News, Monday, November 18: The Indianapolis board of health has ordered the universal wearing of gauze masks...
Nov 9, 2018
Evening Schools Open With Good Attendance
From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, November 9: Good attendance has been reported in the evening classes offered at six black...
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