The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-02-09
PLANS UNCHANGED
FOR new RAWSON-
NIT. CORY BUILDING
Petitions Will Be Presented to
Bluffton Board Next Tues
day Night
Board Expected to Express
Willingness in Proposed
Transfer

Altho the Bluffton board of educa-
tion at its next meeting is expected to
indicate a willingness to accept
Orange township territory which has
petitioned to be transferred here from
the Mt. Cory -Rawson school district,
spokesmen for the Mt. Cory-Rawson
board of education this week declared
the petition will make no change in
projected plans for erection of new
school building there.
News of the requested transfer
came as general surprise when it
appeared in last weeks Bluffton
News, and created stir of comment
in both Bluffton and Mt. Cory-Rawson
school districts following disclosure
that the petitions had been filed.
In commenting on the movement
for transfer of the Orange township
territory, spokesmen for the Mt.
Cory-Rawson board indicated this
week that plans for construction of
the new high school building between
the two towns would not be affected.
Statement by Board
Raymond Reel, president of the Mt.
Cory Rawson board, this week an
nounced in reference to the petitioned
action:
"We have been asked if the recent
action of certain voters in Orange
township would cause any change in
the building plans for the Mt. Cory
Rawson local school district.
"The mere fact that petitions, ask
ing the transfer of some areas out of
our district have been filed, definitely
is no reason for any change in plans
| now or later. We feel confident that
| if the voters in question had been
acquainted with all the facts and in
| fiuences they would have been even
less willing to place their names on
the petitions when circulated"
No action by the Bluffton board of
education is necessary at this time,
other than an indication that the
board probably will signify its will
ingness to accept the territory in
volved in the controversy if and when
the transfer is made, according to
Supt. of Schools Aaron B. Murray.
Supt. Murray pointed out that the
Hancock county board of education,
to which the petitions were presented,
has an interval of two months before
being required to take action on the
matter, either pro or con.
Bluffton school authorities have
duplicate copies Of the petitions,
signed by petitioners, which were pre-
sented to James West, clerk of the
local board of education. They will
be reviewed by members of the
Bluffton board at their meeting next
Tuesday night.
Seek Transfer
In the newest attempt by residents
of Orange township territory to re-
affiliate with the Bluffton school dis
trict, two petitions repeatedly signed
by more than $3.50 of the qualified
voters in the affected territory were
presented to the Hancock county
board of education.
Filed as individual petitions cover
| ing two separate areas, the petitions
are said to have total signatures of
43 of 48 qualified voters in one
district and 81 of 60 voters in the
| other.
Boundaries of the areas in which
the petitioners live follow an
irregular route extending as far north
as the Union township line; and south
to a point one-half mile between the
Rayl road and the Lincoln highway.
J On the east the farthest point is
one-half mile beyond State Route SO.
Western boundary is the present
Bluffton school district, either along
the County Line road, or one-half
mile east of it at other points.