Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1907 — Frats Cause Great Row At Bloomington [ARTICLE]

Frats Cause Great Row At Bloomington

Bloomington this state, is all torn up over troubles in the high school which have resulted in the resignation of the entire force of teachers, except one, and including Prof. Clark, the high school prioeial. The whole muss grew out of the existence of secret fraternities iu the school, which as always, were sowing discord iu the school, cutting down the scholar-hip of the pupils. Prof. Clark has been bitterly opposed to the fraternities, and lesigns now because he considers that tne school board has not properly supported him in hi-, fight against them. The board now give as thefr. reason for no further action along Prof. Clark’s lines, that there is now a state law forbidding fraternities in high schools and that they will enforce that law and let it go at that. Prof. W. H. Sanders, superintendent of the Bloomington schools, and formerly ot Rensselaer, seems to have kept clear of the trouble. The school board has accepted the resignations of all the teachers, ten in number, and will closj the high school until another bunch can be secured.