The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-01-22

,PEATN Tp., Jan. l9tn., 1857. ~
Ma. EDrros;--About a year since j)int
effort was made by the Board of Education
of this and Center township. to secure uni.
formily Of text books in our schools. We
succeeded in establishing complete unif,r-
nifty. Similar efforts | understand were
made in other townships, and the prospects
were hatterinI that soon the same books
would be used in all the schools of our coun-
ty. This was a consummation most d-vout-
ly to be wished" al4-a .-
Unfortunately for the cause Of education
and the best interests Of society, IN effort is
making by book agent from your town To
frastrate what we have done, and again bring
confusion into our schools. O.her and diffe-
rent books are sought to be surreptitiolsly in
troduced into our schools, by appeals 10 the
teachers Individually. And the b Joks thus
sought to be forced upon us have less merit,
am confident, than those adopted by our
Boards of Education.
Therefore protest against change Of class
books in our schools at this time AID also
protest against the sacrifice of the dearest in
terests of our children, to promote the private
gain of either book publisher or his agent.
PLAIN.
REMARKs.-We give the above.a place in
our columns, not because any good can be
produced by it, nor as an entering wedge to
tedious and improbable discussion of the
merits of different school books, but solely
for the reason that we have been an alder and
abettor in producing the dire confusion com
MIA apad of w. laI To haliaua hat bor
was perfect understanding between the Board
of Examiners for the county and the Town
ship Boards, as to the text books to be used
throughout the county schools, and being full
ly satisfied that uniform series of school
b ,oks was essential to the educational inter-
ests of the county, we urged their adoption
by the different schools al once.
1t now appears that Plain and Center town
ships had adopted uniform series of text
books, and efforts were made to adopt a uni
form system in other townships. The text
books selected by those townships, differ from
those since urged upon the people only in three
particulars. to wit: Grammar, Geography,
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was extensively published at the commence
ment of the agents efforts to introduce them.
" Plain " sLolld have raised his warning
voice ere the seed Of discord had been so ex-
tensively sown. .. a.. ..... --.l--
In the first place, there was but one prop
er course to pursue. A general meeting OF
the township Boards should have been called
and text books agreed upon Then, the Board
for this township could have acted as Agent
for the couny, and there wolll have been
no clashing of interests, no per cent to agents,
and no complaints except from those who
would complain uuder any CIRCUMSTANCES
Such a meeting would now do no ham, and
might, if properly conducted. be of inesti-
mable value 10 the people.
The course pursued by the agent is not
known to us. That he works for money, we
have no doubt, and as long as he wears
those fine boots, which he won on the election,
and refuses to pay the four dishes of oysters
lost, he is deserving of no charity at our
hands