The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-05-28

but Instead Of their communication Ghe product
Of Sabbath days convention, held in tin-shop
with the assistance Of "eminent counsel) casting
any light upon the subject to which called atten-
ton, it has only served to render 1T more obscure
and their conduct more suspicious and unsatisiac
tory Before proceeding to the eucidation of this
proposition wish to make few general remarks.
| pursued the subject week after week giving
my reasons at each step for SO doing and the de-
predatory petit -fogging of that fact by the Board
cau awaken for them only emotions of pity
1t is evident from certain talicsed words in their
communication that they decided in their minds
who TAX Payer" is, and then sought by ercruci-
ating severity to annhilate him. They shot by guess
and their poisoned arrows have fallen harmless in the
dust / would however, say to the real author Of
that production, that those who live in glass
houses should not be the first to cast stones y
Though employed as an attorney, he has no au-
thority to depart from the subject uAder consdera-
ton to besmear supposed adversary with his
loathsome and enveDomed slime, or to debase him
self by administering to the petty malignity of
his retainers and hangers-on. Let him beware.
The charge that attacked the school or its
teachers, either directly or by inuendo, is simply
untrue. We have ever had as good and efficient
teachers as could be found in the state and re-
marked that our present ones were no more learn
ed, skillful and experienced than they Believing
thus, repeat the remark, not with view to un-
dervalue the teachers, but to show that this could
be no reason for advancing their wages Yet the
amount of this one item has been increased from
$3.50 to 800 per aunum.
1t is true that the former Board paid $50 for a
course of lectures to the school upon the subject
Of Physiology. The lecturer had with him more
than $4,000 worth of material and apparatus, to
Illustrate lis subject, among which was a mani
kin.
The Board considered the expenditure iudicous
and could make it, and yet keep the expenses with
in two-thirds of what they now are That the
present Board should look upon a manikn as sim
ply 'ShoW," | am not prepared to dispute
That either Of them could explain its uses, ever
define the meaning of the word, seriously doubt
1t is charged that the former Board in the las
year Of their term paid the then principal $50, 70
attending institutes This is entirely untrue.
The present Board say Our teachers, in at
tending Institutes pay their own expenses VII
e the Board be 50 kind as to tell Us when or whtr
e they have attended an institute Il IS not know.
. they have attended any.
The Board say that at the annual meeting il
b June, 1873 when the old Board went out Of power
they left an EXISTING outstanding Indebtedness o
over 800. This lou undoubtedly be deaied."-
p, Now why should they anticipate denial uuIes
n they We're conscious ofuttcringa ia!sehoOd Tha
$ was the true and only reason and the bravad
=, which follows the quotation have made shall no
u prcvcutm1 from charging upon them willlul ant
4, corrupt menlacty | demand the vaunted ev.
= deacc. 1t is believed that at the vacation in th
spring Of flSj5,all orders drawn up to that time wer
paid There might have been one or two whic
had not been presented to the treasurer, but ther
t WAS 10 reason why they shoula not have been a
+ there was money in the treasury uncxpendcd.-
S Even AT the annual mccting, six weeks thereafter
8 al,l before any other Indebtedness created, tn
thea treasurer paid to his successor in Office abou
r. 800 in cash and cash means Does this fact ev
dence over 800 indebtedness
, But whether there was an indebtedness at tho
u, time Or not has nothing to do with the matter u
H., der consideration. We wish to know what tn
:, school is costing at this time. An indebtedness
=. any given period is no evidence of the amount
,. expense, but only of the difference between III
p expense and available means. Here again fal,
issue is attempted to be made by the Board an
,e their eminent counsel with the evident dcsg
to Withdraw public attention from the true que
ii ton under discussion, If such was not the pu
&, pose, then would say to emminent counsel"
v that sturdy old moralist Sam johnson, said to OF
r Of his friends, IL find your reasons, Sir but am Ne
bound to find your brains
,s A few days ago, there were registered in all Il
% departments 32l pupils, There has probably NJ
s. been quarter since the foundation of the scho
4. in which the number enrolled was not equal to
10 greater than thar But say our astule Board 81
papers are to be found contang the number
le scholars enrolled previous to the year 1855, b
to that in the natural course Of events children mu
increase is undoubtcL.' What beautiful blen
ing VIC have here of the most sapient speculatio
II with the most erregious ignorance. During sey,
u years past the registry Of pupils has been kept
IT bound volumes, provided for that purpose, but
c little are our present Board and 'emnent counsc
10 acquainted with our school matters that they knc
is not where to look for facts connected with t
IL school. The number ofpupiIs was stated to she
ur that there was no necessity for an increase of c
y peusc, through the employment of addition
sA teachers
l. The statement that two more teachers are er
III ploycd by the present Board than the former or
c is also untrue. There were six employed by the o
o' Board and there are only seven by the new The .
j tempt therefore to account for the great augmc
Il taton Of expense in this manner, fails also.
Il Let me now call your attention to some of d
r. figures contained in the communication Of i
e' Board for fdcts there none, Such another CO
al glomct1 mass Of error stupidity an lalsahooI.