Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-03-27

OtsufheieHtly tempting TO attract the best reach
era. or that the examinations of applicants for
certificates, arr tOO rigid and critical 10 attract
y sIrly qualified candidates and incompetent
teachers from the circumjaeent counties. Hence
Trumlull County Cannon Schools are now
generally taught 10y TrumSull County Teachers;
and In their hands We have no fears in respect
to the progress of education and the success of
our schools
THE vARkES UNION SCHOOLS.
The winter term of our schools close this
week. alter a successful term. The High,
Grammar, Secondary and Primary schools are
now trained under a mild and judieicus. but
firm system. Our Union Schools are n honor
to the place and the teachers.
The following is the present corps of teachers:
High SeAs0i-lHmes Marvin,
Mis-. S E. York,
Miss Jennie Smith,
Grammar SchcoI-H. VI Ford,
MIss Jennie Clark,
Miss Mary Campbell,
Secondary SeksoIs. Liberty &reet-Mrss Wright.
High Street-Miss II 'PherrIn
West RGrYen-Ars. GasklIl.
Liberty N-Miss WuOdford.
Primary Schools. Liberty Street Miss Pom-ro,
High Stree-MIss s Bushnell.
School Sfreet-Miss Stevens.
During the winter the average daily attend
Hnee, We understand, has besn less than DIES
Ir~d, On account oil hun- arrangements and
es-L1a.~ IT,. -.-R.,lT- ..4.r9.l ., .,tr -
{ n, the IEosl erIty OF the schools.
Mr.. Marvin, in his report. ts the State Gpm-
missioner, in regari to our Union School, and
the selection of teachers says:
The grent trouble in the rremisss is that a
smart yonhg lady having the r-quisite i~ntell,.
nee aud tact to please as a teacher, Very soon
assumes the control of some older ru;.lr OF tn
stern. r sex We havA one exception ui a PIimn
ry teacher who sdds to the duties of wife. moth
- and matron, the care of about sixty five To
seventy pupils in her"wn house. where she has
hern passing along the successive generations
Of little fellows for the last seven years. W.
never emf boy a teacher for more than one term
1t first, and that a mutual trial. This cuurst
Vt w ho az 10 VI N@NHNNE "a Noh
sequrntiy the beet sehuUls. These furnish
models for those students who GO
uur High SeLoOl to instruct in the country
Irouud us. The pr sent winter some forty Of
hes. students are applying the lessons taken
lere by observation.
Contrast rather than comparison would *
libit the schools now and ten years ago. Then
few attended select schools, others hogan t.
COX hopefully to the public school experiment.
Then there was no APPARATUS, no library. no
sOmmodious building tor a high school. Now
necessary facilities are at hand. free to all, !
the primary to the most thorough seadrmie t
curse. A large part of the citizens appreciate
lese home blessings; Oth-'s, too ignorant or too
Irdi !, merely submit TO them. not having suf
cient resolution to rise and reject them if they
ould. ! presume that We are not alone in haV-
lg a few OF this class of mere ballast weights
, progress.
Our schools are not by any means up to our
Zeal. To promote heatness, order, and cheer J
II love of learning. we need better primary i
Ouses, more shady Fairgrounds, and iaeili- |.
ei for more varied physical exercise. d
The destruction OF q large portion of the bust
ess part of our town by fire laSt spring. damp
bed our hopes, but the excellent style of build
lg which has superseded the old, on The
arned" dist let, treasures US for the future
his people have . will to do, when once Put IN !
oaon. They would feel that half u Century !
rs lost if thrown back Ten years iu their grand =
,nmon school enterprise"