Shortridge High School - Annual Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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o Srrilse BOARD PRESIDENT LILLIAN DAVIS, School Superinrendonr Korl l4oIp, Doord Commissioners Dr. Mory Busch ond Porriclo Welch Iisren ro inrroducrions of people in orrendonce or rhe Seprember 25th meering. During rhe meering severol reochers, pore-nrs ond communiry Ieoders oddressed the ooord on rheir concern obour rhe conrinuorion of rhe srrilse. MR. l-IOOVER BAKER ond Mr, Phillip Hirsch piclser in fronr of rhe school during one of rhe firsr doys of the srrilse. Mr, Bolser wos one of severol reochers orresred by the Indiono- polis Police severol doys Iorer for violoring Judge Huse's order ro ceose piclsering ff-M -- A-E ia .- oil iii- J A i-RE' A-4 J, c 4,1 ,H W- max Jw' ,525 wh S l ,Til fx. i i..-,i my 3, v-. -vi mtv -q 4 iillNG Jflil E J

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'li I u v l r I I In 'l l I I X N xxx I R ll I cl Rcfl ll I EQWQ l l My tanning. Ch EFS I I l CHAOS APLENTY os sophomores ger rheir schedule on rhe firsr doy of school Becouse of the shorfoge of reochers guidonce closses, where schedules ore usuolly possed our, were reploced wlrh moss schedule poss ours. SHORTRIDGE TEACHER, Mr Borron Pllchordson, packers on Merldlon Srreer IO fronr of rhe school The reochers olrernor' ed shifrs ro rholnroln o consronr presence in fronr of rhe school, leovlng only for I E A rollys, police croclsdowns ond when school hours were finished. Srrllxe 5

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POLIS if UIERS ON 7 IRIKK af' Strike Con 'r. con'r from p. 4 But continue it did, post the first week, through the second, ond into the third until some oction wos finolly token. During the third week, Judge Huse honded down 0 court order thot ordered the reochers bock to work ond ordered pickets orrested by the lndionopolis police. One stipulotion of the order wos thot reochers not returning to the clossroom would foce o S25 o doy fine thot would hove to be motched by the l.E.A. The order hod no effect though os reochers remoined out of school. Some reochers olso tried to continue picketing but were promptly orrested. Among those or- rested were Shortridge reochers Mr. Borton Richordson Mr. Hoover Boker ond Mt. Do- vid Hommer. As the fourth week possed tempers become short between oll porties involved ond with the outside community MR THOMAS PAYNE tolks with Mory Ann Endsley during o breok between closses Mr Poyne wos one of the few reochers found in the school during the firs' few doys of the strike All depclrtment heods, like Mr Poyne were in school becouse their controct wos still in effect lffyq O Ag nw-4 b 'wbh gxgw ,www- sl breothing fire, rhe porties returned to the botgoining toble. Finolly, during the fifth week the reochers returned to the school ond the controct negotiotions went to bind- ing orbitrotion. The end result of the strike will be the lingering emotions ond tension honging over the school system. lt hos been ogreed thot neither side will win o cleor cur victory but there is not doubt thot there wos o loserg the students, SHIRE 7