The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-10-26
VOTE THE DEMOCRATIC
TICKET.
The High School Building for the use
Of the Institute.

The Superintendent Of public
schools for Columbia County states in
his programm for the Institute "The
Directors will please meet in the upper
court room in the Court House. This
change Of place for holding the meet
ing is necessary because the Blooms
burg directors for the first time re-
quire that the sum Of $1,000 be paid
the treasurer Of their board for jani-
tors services, heat &c"
LETTER OF SUPERINTENDENT.
BLOOMSBURY, Pa, Sept. 20, 1894.
Robert X. Little, Esq.
Sec'y. Bloomsburg School Board,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Sir.
Please ascertain to
let me know by Tuesday Sept. 25th
whether or not / am to have the High
School Building for the usual time in
which to hold part Of the exercises Of
the county institute-we have been
using the High School room Tuesday
a. m. Wednesday a. m. and Thursday
a. m., also one other room Thursday
a. m. for the meeting of the directors
association.
We also have announced as hereto
fore in circular of examinations that
there will be an examination held in
the High School Building on Saturday
Sept. 29.
desire to know also by the s5th
whether or not l am to have use Of
the building on that day.
Respectfully,
WILLIAM c. JOHNSTON,
Co. Supt.
A meeting of the Board of Directors
was held on Saturday evening Sept.
2a at which all the members were
present, to consider the foregoing ap-
plication.
The matter was considered some
what at length. The Board in previous
years had paid from its treasury the
sum of five dollars for ianitor's services
alone during institute week tor the
care of the High School building when
used for institute purposes and it was
further stated that the Board had
been Informed that the County Super
intendent had also paid the janitor
from seven dollars and a half last
year upwards in former years addi
tionally for the Same services.
1t was also reported to our Board
that the Superintendent had been oc-
cupying the High School building for
holding examinations therein without
first making reques, for such use or
obtaining permission, and the further
information being brought to the at
tention of the Board that the County
Commissioners had provided an office
for the Superintendent in the Court
House as provided by law, whereupon
the following resolutions were unani.
mously adopted
"The use of the High School Build
ing will be accorded to the Directors,
Teachers and Instructors during the
session of the County Institute, and
that the sum of $Io-for janitor's
services, heat &c. be requested to be
paid to the Treasurer of the Board
therefor and that the janitor be in
structed to have in readiness the
building under the direction of the
proper committee.
That the use Of the building for
the purpose of holding an examina-
ton as indicated in the Superintend
ent's letter be refused, unless arrange
ments shall have been previously made
therefor by the County Commission
ers"
The statement of the Superinten.
dent In his circular in so far as it is
intended to convey the impression
that the use of the High School
building in former years has been
granted gratuitously. without compen.
sation for any services is false. The
Board in its action above recited
determined that all such con.peps~-
tion should be made to the treasurer
where 1t could be properly accounted
for in the annual settlement and
they would make satisfactory settle
ment with the janitor for extra
services, and therefore requested that
the small sum of ten dollars should be
paid the treasurer of the district.
The above statement and extract
from the minutes are directed to be
published by unanimous vote of the.
board at meeting held October 20,
1894.
RoBT. r. LITTLE.