Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-07-02
9pule SntfIIigrmtt.
The Warren High School.

The present aeademical year Of the Warren
High school closed last Friday evening with an
exhibition. Notwithstanding the absence of any
previous public notice, the basement room of the
new high school building was crowded with the
friends andpatrons of the school. Nopublic de
monstrations call out a better a attendance in War
ren than the exhibitions of the high school,
This is unmistakeable evidence that the people
of Warren are fully enlisted in the prosperity
and welfare of their public schools. As to the
evening exhibition, we have not spaeeto partic-
ularize on the separate essays and declamations,
it is sufficient TO say that they were creditable to
both scholars and teachers Besides affording
momentary amusement to the audience, we opine,
that some of the hearers were benefited by the
practical lessons in the second eolloquy; SO
that the laborious duties of the teachers and the
thankless services of the school directors will be
better appreciated for a short time, at least. We
believe that the services of the trustees are en-
tirely gratuitous and that no legislative provis-
ion is made for the compensation of Boards of
Education and Local Directors. 1t is said by
those UhO kROlC, that the scenes in the last col
iloquy were q correct representation of the active
proceedings in school girl calls, sewing circles and
meetings of our board of education. We learn
that a Jelr individuals were displeased with the
selections of the declamations, which breathed
the spirit of manly independence and freedom
The sentiments of their declamations were but
the reflection of popular sentiment, and no man
of sense could tax umbrage at them. The mu-
sic was highly extoIled by every one. The es-
says of the young ladies would not suffer by q
comparison with the productions of some of our
more pretending fashionable city boarding
schools.
The Primary Schools will close next Friday.
Over 200 pupils have been in attendance at
the Warren Public Schools since last fall. We
regret to learn that the schools are about to loose
some of their efficient teachers by an attack of
marimony. In such eases the disease musttake
Its course.
Respecting irregular attendance, the annual re-
port of last year, we believe, diseloses the fact,
that the average attendance of scholars at the
high school was less than one half the number
of names enrolled in the school. Parents should
regard their true interest in this matter, by aiding
the teachers and thus save much money, much
time, and prevent the formation of evil habits
The fall term will commence in about two months
when the long rows of desks blotted with ink,
and covered over with rude initials, the dusky
walls and low ceiling of the little brown school
house, viii be deserted for a more congenial
abode, where our village youth may lay the foun-
dation for future greatness. The desks of the
new school house will soon be Numbered with
well thumbed books, and around them seated
viii be perhaps future Divines, Lawyers and
Statesmen, learning to distinguish the wrong from
forth its warning summons to vagrant truazts
who loiter along our streets, and the spacious
halls will ring with the merry laugh of happy
youth. The high school building is the fairest
ornament of our village 1t is a teacher in itself
Its fine proportions and convenient arrange
ments teach order, n~eatness, purity and good
manners An intimate connection exists between
good school houses and good schools. This beau
tiful structure stands forth as G sure guaranty of
the prosperity and success of the rising generation,
1t proclaims to every spectator the dignity and
worth of education. The Warren Union Schools,
have now been in operation long enough to con-
vince our citizens of the superior advantages they
possess over the old Independent district system of
rHired schools. Tn high school during the past
year. Notwithstanding the iH-arranged and badly
ventilated rooms, has been highly prosperous,
and has greatly fourished under the King-lv au-
Craze council and MGrUi -llous discipline
of the several instructors. The annual report of
the Superintendent respecting the condition of
the public schools, during the aeademieal year
Just closed. will be published in q few DAYS.