The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-01-30
BLOOMSBURY NORMAL SCHOOL.
CONTINUED.

large auulenCe. WnlCn mad assembled
in the Chapel of the institution to hear
it, and was received with the most
lively satisfaction. Prof. Henry Cary
er, the Principal of the school, pre-
sided at the meeting, and addresses
were delivered by the different mem
bers of the committee, Judge Rupert,
President of the Board of Trustees,
Hon. Thomas Chalfant. General Ent,
and others. In the evening "Soca-
BILE" was held at the school, and this
was followed by banquet at one Of
the hotels.
The following is the proclamation
of the Department recognizing the
Bloomsburg Literary Institute as a
State Normal SCHOOL,
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMON SCHOOLS
HARRISBURG. February 22nd, 1900.
WHEREAS, In pursuance of the ap-
plication to this Department Of the
Trustees of the Bloomsbury Literary
Institute for the appointment of a
committee to examine its claims to
recognition as the State Normal
School of the Sixth District, according
to the provisions of San Act to pro-
vide for the due training OF teachers
for the Common Schools of the State"
approved the 2oth day of May. 1857,
the following gentlemen were ap-
pointed, viz: Hon. Wilmer Worthing-
ton, Of the County of Chester Hon.
James c. Brown, of the County OF
Mercer; Hon. George ID. Jackson, of
the County of Sullivan, and Hon.
Henry M. Hoyt Of the County Of Luz
erne and,
WHEREAS, The committee SO ap-
pointed, in conjunction with the State
Superintendent of Common School, C..
G.. Barkley, Esq, County Superintend-
ent of the County of Columbia, c. V.
Gundy, Esq, County Superintendent
of Union, and William Henry, Esq,
County Superintendent of the County
of Montour, the County Superintend-
ents of the other counties in the dis
trict-Northumberland, Snyder, Dau-
phin, Perry, Juniata, and Mifflin--be-
ing unable to be present, after having,
on the 10Th day of February. 1869,
visited and carefully inspected said
Institute, and made careful ex-
animation thereof of its bylaws, rules
and regulations, and its general ar
rangements and facilities for study, re-
ported unanimously that said Institute
is entitled to recognition as State
Normal School, with all the privileges
and immunities enjoyed by other insti-
tutions of like character in this Com
monwealth: ...
Noao therefore, /, State Superin-
tendent of the Common Schools do
hereby give notice as required by law,
that | have recognized the Bloomsbury
Literary Institute as the State Normal
School of the Sixth District, composed
of the counties of Columbia, Union
Montour, Snyder, Northumberland,
Dauphin, Perry, Juniata and Mifflin
In testimony whereof | have
l~, hereunto affixed the seal O
: L. S. the Department of Common
(~or-) Schools, at Harrisburg, the
s2nd day Of February, 1909
|. p. WICKERsHAM,
State Superintendent of Public Schools
1t is not the purpose of the writer tc
follow chronologically the course o
events in the history of the school, i
is impossible, if it were desirable, tC
describe the struggles of the Trustees
, in continuing and carrying forward the
work of building. The very large
amount of money required. the falling
off of subscribers, the want of promp
payment of those which were good
the talk of those who were not IL
sympathy with the movement, were al
discouraging circumstances. The Trus
tees were therefore obliged to assume
personally the cost OF carrying on th'
work. They have had upon them
selves at one time, as a personal obi
CATION, more than twenty thousanC
dollars. Repairs, expenditures anC
deficiencies to the amount of from on'
to three thousand dollars annually
have been provided for by them, Oh
their personal responsibility. The,
have given days and nights to th'
business of the school, they have born
for the public and general good, burd
ems which no man in the town ha
struggled under in his own business
When State aid came slowly or not a
all, when subscriptions failed, whel
the daily pressure Of the debts was al