The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-15
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WHY WASN'T THE GLEN

WHY WASN'T THE GLEN
PARK SCHOOL OPENED
Editor TINES think that it is just
and right that the public should know
the facts in the Glen Park school affair
that has been aired so freely In nearly
every paper in the county by some one
who did not understand the entire
situation. 1 regret to say that 1t is
the truth that the Glen Park school
south of the Little Calumet has not
been opened when the rest of the Gary
schools opened since that school has
become a part of the Gary school sys-
tenn. When Gary annexed the four sec
tions south of the Little Calumet the
school at Glen Park came under the
jurisdiction of the Gary school board
and L had no more authority for open
ing that school than I had for closing
the Jefferson school in Gary.
The reason given out by the Gary
school board for not opening it, was,
that l refused to turn over a certain
share of the school funds and up to
this date they have made no demand
on me for their proportionate share
of the funds. But to be fair with them,
| 1 went to the school authorities of
Gary fully two months before the open
| ing of the srhools and told them that
| to feel safe both on my own part and
| on the part OF the trustees bondsmen
| they should mandate me through the
courts and 1 would pay their share of
] the funds on court order. giving them
| plenty of time to take action and have
| things Strengthened out before the
| time arrived for the opening of the
schools and nothing had been done till
some of the school patrons in the dis
1 to- nf rfx
| themselves to start the mandatory pro-
ceedings. Wednesday. Sept IA. 1 can't
see where the trustee should come In
for so much waste of printers ink
! unless he was expected to start court
proceedings against himself asking the
| court to COMPEL him, (the trustee) to
pay a certain share of the funds In
| his hands to the school city of Gary.
/ Every article that I have seen pub
! lished in regard to the Glen Park
school affair seems to fiounce the trus-
/ tee for the school not havig been open
! ed and that the public should know
the exact situation, is the reason that
i / write this article, and not for the
| sake of answering a lot of stuff tina,
has been printed giving only a very
small portion of the actual facts as
| well a whole lot of rubbish that is
not altogether truth. Since there has
been demand made and in the abb
sence of higher authority to transfer
the funds is il logical that the trustee
should voluntarily pay out of the town.
ship funds a sum the Gary school board
| would dispute as being the correct
amount duo Them?
1 have had no intention of placing Z
thing in the way of a settlemen o.
this matter only insisting on a settle
ment that would not jeopardize the
trustees bondsmen and settle in a lega
way. and by the advice of an attorney
This could be effected only by a cour
! order and since the Gary school board
was apprised of this fact In plenty o
!. time, to take care of the matter L d.
not feel that am to blame for existing
conditions. l do not know who tn,
were and in the future I wish he woul,
not only confne himself to the truth
but the whole truth
The article in Wednesday evening
TIMES stating that County Superintend
. ent HIGHWAY had taken a hand in tn
matter and was arranging to have tn
. Glen Park school opened is absolutel.
, untrue. This school has passed from
his supervision, and the only talk
, have had with him was at the las
, Board of Education meeting h
: wanted to know why it was that thi
school had not been opened when tn
} Gary schools opened OF course as
schools official and a patriotic citize
he takes an interest not only in LAX
County schools, but in all educationa
= matters of the state. This articles ais
states that Supt HIGHWAY would as
! sumo ali responsibility on the trustee