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


Grammar Schools for Sl40O.
The building on the FarTal LOT had 10 be fit
ted up for the use of the Schools. Previous Il
the purchase of the Farral lot and buildings, tLI
| Board had entered iuto 4 contract with the ex-
ecutors Of the estate of Judge PeaSe 10 purchase
a lot south of the German Church. for 3 100
The purchase of the Farral lots. giving US tw,
small school rooms, dispensed with the present
necessity of the lot south of the German Church
and the contract was cancelled.
Al the expiration of Mr.. Marvin's first year
he was suited with the School and the place, and
the parents, scholars and Beard of Education
were suited with him, and he engaged to stay
another year. at a salary of $1,000. The citizens
and all connected with. or interested in the
Schools, felt that a suitable High School Build
ing was indispensable to he complete SUCCESS OF
our Schools. Hence publ c meeting was duly
called on the 9th day Of June, 1855, to deter
mine upon the propriety of voting a tax sufi-
cient 10 construct High School Building, and
to authorize the Board of Education, in anticipa-
| ton Of the tax. TO borrow money, and toproceed
| immediately TO the erection of the building
| This meeting, which was largely attended. voted
nearly unanimously 10 raise tax of 5000,
one-half payable in the wear 1856 and one-half
in the year 1851; and authorized the Board 10
borrow money al q rate of interest not exceed
| ing per cent The Baafd were enabled 10
make an arrangement with the W. II. Bank to
borrow the money, aud the Bank only taxed the
Board interest from the time it used the money;
cashing the checks of the Board. ard charging
interest only from the time of advancement, at
the rate of six per cent The Board Immediately
thereafter made arrangements for the erection of
the present High School building, which was
completed and ready for use in August, ls56.
This was done in the second year of tine en-
plnyment of NJ. Marvin. During this year,
and before our High School building was com
pleted. Mr.. Marvin received an application 10
take charge As President. of the new College in
Pittsburgh, for the education of f.males The
place was al inviting one. as to salary and posi-
| tion, and the Board were aPprehehsiye that Mr.
Marvin would, at the close Of his engagement
with US. accept that appointment unless other
inducements were offered him TO remain here
We knew that he was attached to the schools
and the people of Warren and that he felt an IN
terest in our s;ccess. We thought that his sue
cess here, his reputation before he came here
| his education and aptness in teaching, added
| to his energy and faifhfulneSs in his employ
meat. would demand 4 greater compensation
| than we We're paving him and that his duty To
himself ald family. woald reg,,;re him TO ac-
cept 4 mare favorable position elsewhere We
think that professional teachers. although they
are known Ia be somewhat seif-deHving are not
10 be considered As entirely exempted from the
motives of interest, which for the most rart.
control the best of mankind. To secure perma-
nently The services of Mr.. Marvin. OF anv other
person who intends To make teaching a basin
csS. hc must be pad what his services VII COM
mand. You may for less sum, employ for
single term. or for single year. persons well
qualified TO teach, who resort To teaching as
temporary employment. TO enabl. them To real
ize the means 30 obtain other positions of which
they are in pursuit The permanent Success of
our schools. III our judgment. cannot be secured
| bv the adoption of tn IS policy. The success of
our schools, thus far. had been all that we could
reasonably expect, although we coIll not re-
gard their permaaence a fixed fact. The school
was suffering for the want of 4 Suitable build =
ing Our new school edifice was TO be ready
| for the commencement Of our school in August
Mr. Marvin's engagement with US at Salary
of $1,000, would expire in June. IL became a
grave question with in the Spring of 1856
entrusted hv the people. with the temporary care
of their Educational interests, what should be
our policy in retaining the services of Mr. Mar
Ein.
Looking at the question in a business and
| Educational point of view. We thought, that we
were promoting the interest of our constituents
in prpposing to Mr.. Marvin such Salary as
would lie reasonable and about equivalent TO
what he could get elsewhere. hoping thereby
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at least for time, that our High School, in our
new building, might be opened under his ausp;-
ces. We had been looking forward with hope that
the occupancy of our new School loom would
give fresh impulse, to the cause of Education.
among US; we therefore thought, thatif he could
do nearly as well here. as he could by going to
new place, that under the circumstances, he
would prefer to stay The Board of Education
therefore resolved unanimously. on their own
motion. and without consultation with him or
intimation from him that he desired it, to offer
him 120O, Per year, upon condition that he
would continue in our employ as Superinten-
dent. We thought then and notc think that our
action was wise and ju licious, and we faiter
ourselves, that the subsequent success of our
Schools has fully demonstrated the wisdom Of
our course. 1t is now onr deliberately formed
opinion that the man who is qullified to be a
successful Superintendent of our Public Schools.
should receive compensation of Sl2JO per an
mum. we know he can command that for his
services in other places ana in other employ
ments.
1t is not higher, l. is Eot as high as other
places are playing for the services of a compe
petent Superintendent. In most PLACES in the
State rs large as Warren, the Superintendent
does not teach, his services being confined to the
general Superntendence of the Schools. Mr..
Marvin teaches from to hours in day he
sides performing the usual duties of a Superin-
tendent. The Superintendent of the Cleveland
Schools although he does not teach. and has an
assistant. receives a Salary of $500, per year.
The Superintendent of the Toledo School receives
$500. of TIfin Schools Sl200, of Portsmouth
School $1,000, of GAINESVILLE School $1,000. of
the Cincinnati School $500. and of Sandusky
City School $500. We feel it our duty here
publicly to state that Mr. Marvin has been
n1al, frl Of
his duties. He has seen to more things con-
nected with keeping our Schools and School
Houses in order than was strictly his duty as
/ Superintendent. His faithful labors have very
mnch lessened the labors of the Board of Flu
ucatiOn, to their great relief as no member of
the Board from the commencement of our Union
School, to the present time. has ever received
directly or indirectly, one cent compensation for
their services or time spent in looking after the
varied wants of the district During the cree
ton Of our High School Building. all the MEM
bers of the Board devoted much time 10 oversee
ing the same. in making contracts. &c. This
labor has been cheerfnHy performed.
Miss Campbell. lst assistant Teacher in the
High School, has been paid for the present year
at the rate of $4,000 per year. Miss Palmer,
The 81 assistant 10000. The male Teacher
in the Grammar School has received fifty dollars
per month. for 40 weeks. being s477 so per year
/ The female teachers In the Grammar School, two
in number, at present. Miss Harmon and Miss
] Parsons. have received six dollars per week, or
4 1852 per year. The salary OF our teachers in
our Secondary and Primary Schools, is five dol
lars per week, or S2I0 per year.
| We have not paid S 400 per year to the lst as
sistaEt teacher in the High School. until she has
demonstrated. by least one years probation
at less salary. her ability to discharge, aecep-
tably the duties of her position
We have not paid any more salary in any in
stance, than in our judgment was necessary to
secure and retain competent teachers If the
complaint against salaries is sustained by the
people, we fear it will much impair if not entire
ly destroy the usefulness of our schools.
We therefore regard it due to you, AMI imnor-
tant TO the welfare of your schools. that you
should have before our annual election OF two
Directors, full and true statement of our action
in the discharge of the trust you have sonfded
10 cur care