Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-19
FIX DATES FOR
COMMANDMENTS
No Definite Action on Choice
of New Foose Building
Janitor

Commencement dates for the 1916
graduating classes of the Technical
and Central High and the Teachers
training schools were definitely fixed
yesterday afternoon by the school
board. The dates are:
Technical High, June 15, eve
nlng.
Central High, June 16, morn
ing.
Teachers Training school, May
%, evening.
The board approved of the new
suggestion to hold Central commence
ment exercises in the morning, in
stead of the afternoon. The Teach
ers' committee was authorized to ar
range for the exercises.
Because President Stamm and Di-
rector Robert A. Enders were absent,
no definite action on the choice of
new janitor for the Foose school
building was taken on Mr.. Houtz's
motion the board first postponed ac-
ton unreservedly because these men,
bers were absent; then after his error
in thus precluding a possibility of
providing janitor at the building
dawned upon him, Mr.. Houtz turned
right face about in its attitude with
startling suddenness and suggested
that his own action had better be
rescinded. He furthermore suggested
that motion should be made to set
the date for the election at the next
meeting of the board. The Rev. DIR.
Yates accepted the tip and made the
motion accordingly.
DIR. Keenc Sarcastic
DR.. c. L. L. Keene took occasion
just then to state some blunt truths
as to the boards selection of a
janitor.
The new director had suggested that
applicants be examined and that the
results be threshed out before the
board. Two candidates, Daniel
Crutchley and John Fagan underwent
the tests and Crutchley won out by
making the highest average. In spite
of this, however, an effort had been
made to give the whole question a
political aspect. EX-Select Council
man Harry f. Sheesley, defeated Re-
publican candidate for the mayoralty
been behind the effort to start an
agitation. Crutchley is from Shees-
ley's ward and he has opposed him.
While DR.. Keene mentioned nobody
in his remarks, fellow directors smil-
ingly figured that the old adage of
been demonstrated. when Director
Houtz sprang promptly to his feet as
DR.. heene concluded.
The Chastc Ones
DR.. Keene didn't mince words in
criticizing the actions of members of
the board who had not held to their
word.
Some people are so chaste." biting
ly remarked DR.. Keene, that when
they are out on the street they'd be
ashamed TO meet the naked truth"
DR.. Keene denounced the strange
political story in one of the local
papers which tried to convey the inn |
tsl I, Low To
janitorship election was the opening
gun of factional campaign in the
Republican party.
Not that l censure the reporter
that wrote the article" declared Dr.. .
Keene. But | do censure the man
who gave such information to the |
reporter"
Mr.. Houtz defended his action by
explaining that the whole board |
should be on hand when the janitor
is chosen. \ casual suggestion by
Director Boil that he might be out |
meeting be called had some special |
significance in Mr.. Houtz's opinion |
Then he switched his attitude so as
to fix the time for the election at the |
next regular meeting. At that time
an expert consulting engineers re-
port on the character of the eXamina-
ton papers of the two candidates OBJ
tanned by Mr.. Boyer will be opened. |
A little later Mr.. Boyer gave Mr.. |
EoutZ a few unpleasant moments. |
Director Houtz had referred to the |
fact that he is custodian, in a way" |
of the Hamilton building. whereupon |
Mr.. Boyer genially asked him why
he hadn't settled a certain natter |
IN that building sometime ago. Neither /
would divulge the character of the .
disturbance referred to although it is |
said TO have been a question of |
wide difference of opinion between |
the janitor and his assistant. Other |
directors got the impression that Mr. |
Houtz had called upon Mr.. Boyer to |
help settle the contention.
Are you afraid to tell here what /
you told me over the phone, Mr. /
Houtz?" cody inquired Mr.. Boyer.
Certainly not" replied Mr.. Houtz .
Then why don't you tell?"
Mr.. Houtz didn't answer.
John 'Gunderman has also applied
for the Foose janitorship and Robert .
J.. Alcorn wants to be transferred
from the Reilly to the new w. S. .
Steele building. The board decided .
that the principal of the new Steele
building shall be a male instructor.
The board accepted the r. A. Lam
berton prize oratorical fund as pro-
vided by James NJ. Lamberton's will .
and Secretary Hammelbaugh was
made the trustee.
tet, Art Thou Weary, Schneider;