The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-07-16
Ohio State Teachers Association.

CLEVELAND, July 10th, 1859.
BRo. CLARK AS education is the great
auxiliary of all reform, the friends of tenn
perance cannot be Indifferent to any effort
made for the purpose of improving and in
structing the rising generation.
The semi-annual session of the Teachers
Association was held at Sandusky' on the
7th and Sth. The President of the society,
DR.. Anderson, of Miami University, opened
the session with an address of singular ex.
cellence, literary and didactic. Ignorance,
he considered the great source of vice and
corruption, for which the enlightenment of
the people was the best specific.
For want of time, l am obliged to avail
myself of the following extracts from the
communications of Mr.. L. A. Hine, who de.
livered an animated address during the
water excursion referred to, and of another
correspondent of the Free Democrat,
AT noon of the first day, the session ad,
iourDed, to enjoy the preparations made by
the citizens of Sandusky city for the inter-
est of the teachers. A steamer was charter
ed to give them a sail on the lake, among
the beautiful cluster of islands that guard the
entrance to Sandusky Bay. The Arrow
sailed to the spot where Perry fought and
triumphed in the decisive battle of the last
war. As most of the delegation were from
the central and southern portion Ofthe State,
this excursion was one of great interest.
During the trip the "leading" citizens gen
erously waited upon the company, and
poured out all the lemonade which a hot
day could demand. A band of music was
provided, and with the addition of some
pleasant speeches, and the fresh sociality
heightened the enjoyment of the occasion
The boat returned at Z o'clock, and in the
evening nearly all the teachers assembled
at the large and commodious mansion oi
Hon. 0. FOllett, in grand social reunion
Here, too, everything that could make the
occasion pleasant was provided"
On Thursday, the 9th, the Association
met and discussed the merits of the contem.
plated school bill, to which, objection was
made only on the first article, which pro,
vides that in every township the entire con.
Germs Of every district are to be submitted tc
the control of persons chosen by the town
ship at large. The objections were present
ed by DR.. Wayne Griswold, of Circleville
as fully as limit of ten minutes would al
low. Finally, the Association approved o.
the bill and submitted it to a-committee fol
amendments to be suggested to the legisla
ture.
prof. Fairchild, of 0berlin, then report
ed on the relations which the sexes should
hold to the schools. He contended thai
both sexes should be brought together in tht
same schools, and equally well educated
! He spoke of the increased expenditures O
education where the sexes attend different
schools. Economy, therefore, dictates thC
union of both under the same teachers. TIL,
female schools and academies do not aAorC
the means of as substantial an education a.
are secured to the male. No well endowed
female academy or college has ever yet beer
established.
"Mr Fairchild then spoke of the socia
| benefits that would arise from the union o
the sexes in our schools. The family is thu
| first society out of which all other forms
arise In the family the males and females
are bred together. The family regulations
should be extended through the other rela
tions of life. But our system of education
divides the sexes, so soon as our youth g
out Of the family for instruction, One goot
effect of uniting both sexes in the schoo
room would be the promotion of order. /
is ever true that the influence of the sexe
over each other, from the youngest to thu
oldest, is the most healthful restraint. ThC
boy feels an intuitiye respect for the girl
and is always more careful Of his conduc
when in her presence than when with hi,
male associates. The same may be said OIL
the girl, and thus is seen the benefits of this
union in preserving order. Another benefit
arises from the more elevated moral tone it
would pTOmote--a benefit arising out of the
natural regard of the sexes for each other.
When educated separately, the boy is more
rowdyish and the girl is ignorant of true
propriety of conduct towards the opposite
sex.
"The immortality growing out of young
ladies' boarding schools was stron0ivy aaf