The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-04-09
LOCAL And PERsONAL.

the present tima - tax TOO whlehis daily In.
eressine--forsies, drpHkenness and dissipa.
ton in .its. multiiaiiOns forms. The steps Of
quite too thsbf Of OuryOung men Of promise.
are bending towards the Malstrou Of de-
slruction, and unless some thing can be done,
ssne place Of pleasant and profitable resort
can be found. where their leisure hours, may
be spent, we fear their sphere Of useful
meas VIII ultimately be very much cireum-
seribed.rsT We are far from coDdcmning
smusehepb. for the young, We are as
much opposed to the long faces and sancti-
monisus airs, which the ean,ing hyPoerte is
wont to, assume as any one. We believe
,hstiheidays Of youth and early manhood,
should be devoted, not alone toa preparation
for the stefner duties Of faiter life; but to the
pleasant chjayments Of The hour which
bring sunshine TO the heart and throw sur
row and sadness to, the winds. A dua,
yrissily,- anopiag boy, is a sigh phich NE Al.
nsighty. never fnfrnded sIOuidbs seen upon the
fasefikis green Esrh. $685. -
There Is. however, wide difference be.
tween The young man who, with pleasant,
but earnest and resoiuts nature, occupies some
portion Of each passing day 10 the Discipline
sad preparation Of his powers for the per
formance of a noble and useful pSit on the
stGge'ofiite; and the one, who lises Hrthe
present alone, and whose whole existence is
devoted TO those amusements which mper.
ceptibly, but surely drag him down ward,
destroy, his faculties, ruin his character, and
finally bring him tC grave Of shame and
dishonor. s. 49,. .is,,~
But it was not ofthe young men we in.
tended to speak in this article. There is a
younger class still, who are greatly in need
watchfullness and care. In the country,
boys from eight TO twelve and fifteen years
old, are kept at work upon the farm, or in
the work shop and thus grow up with habits
Of Industry and economy; but in the village
and city, II is different. Here there is no.
thing for them to do ordinarily, in the line Of
physicsllab They cannot be confined to
the houses and dooryards, 81 their parents,
and it would be most unwise and itnpoli,ic to
attempt il, if it could be done. They need
exercise aud must have it. Parents and
guardians, must give them something to do,
or they will find it for themselves. Every
hour must be occupied. and ,oiH &c IN one
way or another. AS a general rule buy is
far more active than man. ..".'. ~
Hers, in Rayenna, we have a class OF
boys varying, from the age Of eight to twelve
and fifteen years, who, for sprghtlEess,
quickness Of perception, and natural cnpac.
iiy, cannot be exceeded by those of any COM
muniiy within our knowledge. II properly
trained ind educated, tHey will moi fail to
become useful and honorable members oi
society; il wrongly trained and eddcatcd,
they cannot fail to dishonor themselves und
the social circle where they dwell. How
then shaH they be educated! How shul
their time be employed! What will yoG
give them to dol You desire TO make them
Intelligent, honest, and virtuous. Il the street
where quite to mary Of them are receiving
their instruction daily, the proper place fO'
their mental and moral .fal"ing! Are the
Saloons, where tn y consregutc at night, tt
hear inebriates tell their obs Gene stories
aud sing their bachunalian songs, the school.
ofyirtue in which they are to gain lesson,
Of moral restraint end hoiies!Jl -
But sou answer, "Send them to Schou!.'
This is just where considerable portion o
their tine should be spent. But to wha
81 hool will you send thcm-where! THERl
IS ROT REsPEcTABLE AND coNvFKIEN:
ScHocL ROOM IN RAvESNA-koT oEE.
II would be quite unnatural for boys t.
fell in 1--we with an unpleaiaht and uncom
Portable place. You violate one Of tile iirs
and fundamental principles Of ctucatioH-:
that Of a love OF order and beauty, when yo
eek them to remain there. Give the schoo
boy a pleasant home and he will love i,
givo him an ddpleasSn,,; gloomy, and .un
healthful place and he will cherish dslik
and hatred towards it. y.
need, then, good School house az
good teachers, and We taht affsrdto &c
along without them.
* There is now, project going forward G
building School house in Ravennn, whic
will be on honor to the town. II this pre-
ject 10 carried forward, honestly, econom
cally and under the sapsrintendence Of comp
tent and reliable men men who do not, them
selves, seek personal profit thereform, "
believe it will prove to be a public blessing
and one OF the best investments the borog
has ever made, both for the rich and the poo
the high and the low. We can afford to d
pense with other improvements for the sGl
Of forwarding this enterprise.
Next Monday 10 the day set apart for IL
election Of Q member of the Board Of Ed
eation and also for . vote upon subject
building house. Let there be q full tu
out and fair expression Of the public wi
8s. An ATTEMPT AT SUicIDE.-- We regret
learn that Mrs. WARWICK, wife OF Rev. N
Warwick, Of Garretsville, few eyenin
since in a fit Of meatal ALTERATION, made
attempt to hang herself with rope hitch