Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-04-30
REPORT
OfMe Board of Education Of Var

rem. 1856.
Warren April %, 1856.
The Board of Education in presenting
their annual report of the state of the
Union Schools in Warren, and the con-
dillon of the finances pertaining to the
schools under their control, are happy in
being able to say that during the past
year the schools, in all the grades and
departments, have been in a most -four
ishing state, AMI the management of Mr..
Marvin. the Superintendent and his corps
of Teachers seems TO have met the APP
probation of the entire community, and
done much toward producing that very
very liberal feeling among the people
with regard to expenditures, which has
made it seem a pleasure rather than a
a burden to the citizens Of the Village 10
raise the amounts necessary for building
the new High School, and purchasing
school lots and buildings for some of
the primary and secondary schools.
The progress OF the new High School
building has been as rapid as was con-
sistent with economy and thorough work.
manship, and the Board congratulate
the citizens that their wise liberality
has secured to the Union District a.build-
ing which is not only well adapted to the
necessities of the population, but which,
in its durability and tasteful structure, is
an ornament TO the village and a monu
ment of the public spirit of the people.
1t is the expectation Of the board that
the building will be completed, and
ready for use, by the opening of the fall
term of the Schools, about the LIST of
September, and with the inducements
which they will then be able to offer to
foreign students, they have no doubt
that large numbers of students from the
surrounding country will be attracted
to Warren as a desirable place to OBJ
tain a thorough education, and fit them
selves for the business of life. One of the
chief difficulties in the way of making
the course of study at the High School
what it should be, has been the small
ness of the number of those who have
wished to take a course of study in more
advanced classes. Our teachers could
not devote time TO a class Of two orthree
students, whereas if the number had
been increased to fifteen or twenty by
the admission Of poyiHg students, the sal
airy of the teacher would be nearly OF
quite paid By these foreign students
These considerations make the board
look forward to the opening of the ample
rooms of the new building with a conf
dent expectation that the opportunities
and advantages of our own youth will
be geatly increased thereby, whilst the
cost to the people for tuition will be no
greater. and perhaps considerably less.
The Board would also present a sun
mary of their accounts for receipts and
expenditures during the past year, and
would give the following balance sheet
as a full statement of their finances.
LIST, Moneys belonging TO the ordinary
school fund TO be expended for the sup
port of the schools as distinguished from
the building fund.
RECEIPTS.
Balance school moneys in Treasurer's
year. sI,93ss So
Amount Of State School Fund received
from County Treasurer, I.496 90
Amount received from County Treasu
rer, raised by tax levied by authori-
ty Of a resolution of the Board Of
Education, passed June 90, 1855, for
sustaining schools in the district for |
the year, LIDO 3 4
as received, 100 50
Amount received from State Treasurer
as part of Library Pund, to purchase
Apparatus IN lieu Of Books. 1923 1
Total receipts Of school fund. --4,229 "a
EXPENDITURES OF AME
Amounts paid to Teachers for services . 195 so
" for incidental expenses,
as repairs, stoves. coal. broOms,.
pals, rePt, draining lots. building
outhOuses. sweeping, fire building &c'92s 20
Total expenditures from school fund. --3,524 90
Balance of school fund n used. 7O5 ca
The Board would therefore report
hat they have received from the various
sources of the school fand, tax, buttons,
&C., the sum of -Four thousand two hun
dred and tiOenty.nine "a 100 dollars for
the support of the Union Schools apart
from the building &c, and hat they
have expended for such purposes the
sum of three thousand fire hundred and
tpenty four 90 100. dollars, leaving a
balance of school fund in their hands, of
seven hunered and fire 6i-1OO dollars.
end, Moneys belonging to the build
ing fund raised for purchase oflots, cree.
ton of buildings &c.
RECEIPTS.
Amount Of builling fund. and fund for
spuTchase of lots, raised by tax levied
under authority OF a resolution pass
ed by the legal voters Of this dis
trict, at meeting called for that pur-
pose. May 9th, 1854, and collectedin
1854. beng a balance from last year, 3Il W
Amt Of sam collected in the year 1855 4,465 IL
Total receipts from tax. 4,77S 81
Amount borrowed from W. L. Bank.
under authority Of the resolution Of
the legal voters Of the district. au-
thorising the erection of the High
School, 3JS go
Amount borrowed in like manner, OF
the ordinary school fund in hands Of
the Board. sO5 g.
Total receipts from all sources. --5,s4l 81
EXPENDITURES OF SANE.
Amount paid Richard Craven, for ma
son work OF High School. per con-
Amount paid SouIe & johnson. for
carpenter work OF same, on acct, 1850 90
Amount paid for various items on new
building, as draining, on acct lath-
ing. &c. &c. 24ie7
Total expenditures, --5s4l 81
The Board would therefore report
that they have received. nothing as yet
from any tax to be levied under the res
of the voters of the District for
the express purpose of building the
Hiph school. and that to avoid borrow