Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-04-20

-f of Warren, held at Empire Hall, lHGrch
1859.
The Union School System. was adopted in
this town. In the spring of 1873. The condition
of the public schools. prior TO our organization
under the Union School System. Will be well
remembered by tn Dse of our citizens, who then
resided in Warren. There were only three
School Houses in this village which was then
divided into several School Districts; and except
irfshe three school buildings above referred to
our public schools were kept for oalv few
months in the year. in such temporarily fitted
up rooms, as could be procured. We believe
that in no township in the County, at that time,
were our public schools il so bad state as in
Warren and as general thing, there were no
townships in the County, where the facilities of
instruction, in public schools, were so poor
as in our own town. We had. it is true, some
good select schools: as good as could be expected
with the low standard of Education which then
prevailed here. and with the want of suitable
School House.
Under this state of things, our citizens wisely
concluded that something ought to he done, for
the interest Of Education among us. Instead of
being behind other portions of the County in
the matter of Education. our citizens thought
that we ought to be equal. at least, ifnot super
ior to most of the townships in the county
Our central position, as to business, being the
county seat and the amount of wealth. possessed
by our citizens, seemed TO demand that We should
take the lead 10 Educational matters. Impress
cd with this sentiment, and with view to
execute the will of the people who elected them,
the first Board of Education, elected ON the Odd
nfApril. 1919, entered upon a discharge of their
duties. and they found the Office nosinecure. 1t
was their duty to reduce TO form and make avail
able, the Educational materials which existed in
town in chaotic Confusion. The result was
that our schools improved as fast as could DC
expected, under the circumstances, and they
1sre regarded, with gradually iacrea sed favor,
at home and abroad. 1t is impossible in one or
two wears TO build up in any community,
thorough school system. Ii Is the work of time
requiring the judicious use Of means, aud the
united and thorough corporation OF teachers,
parents and scholars.
1t was not until the erection of the present
High School Building. that our schools began 10
attract to them scholars fron abroad. In fact
before then, we had not the room TO accOmmo-
date them.
In the summer of 1851. Mr. Marvin was em-
ployed a. our superintendent, ri Il salary of $500
n wear There was no arrangement or under
standing that be should continue lnpger than one
wear His future employment was left TO be de-
iermined by our wishes and his own, As the in-
terest of each might appeartO require. Under his
administration under the other superintendent
there was plainly noticeable an improvement In
the condition of the schools. Our citizens began
70 see the necessity of providing additional
schools and of erecting suitable School Build
ings, and on the 9th day of May 1854. at public
meeting duly called. by the Board. the citizens
voted tax Of 5000, one half payable in the
wear 1854, and the other half in 1855 for the
Durpose of purchasing School House Sites, and
building primary seiaeal Bouscs ~
Undcf the authority of this vote, the Board Of
Education purchased two lots on Quinby Hall,
for building lot, fo- the sum of $500. The lot
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