The Status of Janitorial Service in the Smaller Oregon School Systems

Abstract

The problem of janitorial service in the smaller school systems of the country is one to which little direct investigation has been given. It is true that there are many excellent studies explaining the peculiarly important function of the janitor. Also, schools, institutes, and conferences for janitors are no longer uncommon, and efficiency experts in the study of janitorial practices, as a phase of plant operation, are in demand. However, such critical consideration has been confined mainly to the large city schools of the country where complexity, both of the municipal and the school unit, admits of and demands constant reorganization and refinement of janitorial practice.