Souvenir book of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania : showing some of the public buildings, churches, schools, business blocks, residences, factories, streets, and other views. . Photo by Dr. A. GraydunFIFTH STKKET FROM CEXTRE kJ«.ira EKvell F. P. I^lHSKLS STOHK. BLOOMSBURG STATE ]yORMxVi:. SCHOOL. HE BLOOMSBURG LITERARY INSTITUTE was iucorpo St 4l|| r rated in 1856. A fchool was opened for a short time, and» then suspended. In 1866 Prof. Henry Carver came here andopened a school in the old Academy, corner of Third and Jeffersonstreets. This stirred up renewed interest in educational matters, a
Souvenir book of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania : showing some of the public buildings, churches, schools, business blocks, residences, factories, streets, and other views. . Photo by Dr. A. GraydunFIFTH STKKET FROM CEXTRE kJ«.ira EKvell F. P. I^lHSKLS STOHK. BLOOMSBURG STATE ]yORMxVi:. SCHOOL. HE BLOOMSBURG LITERARY INSTITUTE was iucorpo St 4l|| r rated in 1856. A fchool was opened for a short time, and» then suspended. In 1866 Prof. Henry Carver came here andopened a school in the old Academy, corner of Third and Jeffersonstreets. This stirred up renewed interest in educational matters, andthe Institute organization was revived, resulting in the engagementof Prof. Carver as Principal. The location for a new building wasselected, and a contract made for the erection of the building, at acost of $15,000. The present Normal Auditorium is that L. B. Rupert was elected President of the Board of Trustees,and continued as such until 1873. Judge Elwell was then elected andhtld the until 1888, when he resigned, and William Neal waschosen to fill the vacancy, and was annually re-elected until [898 superseded him. In 1889 Dr. Waller was appointed State Superin-tendent of Public Instru
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