Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-21

rrocrrdfpee Of fbe rurou anc sauduphy
~ rehc1tcgs, AssocfeGbb.
FThis hseoclatioh assembled Ne ciydt, NOV.
l5th at 10 o'clock a. rn., Rev. II. Bushnell Of
Fremont, presiding. The meeting was opened
with prayer by the President The Constitu-
ton and Dy.Lass wsfe then rcd, shd an oppor-
tunity given cr ,he addition Of menbors. 4s
pames were added, -coten,pf senagskE
wqsthtii ~ stcre,aFy ifo tent Minhteso 81
thepfctious meeting wete then read.
The opening address was then made by NJ. r.
Cowdry, of Sandusky, on the "Past aud Present
condition Of Common Schools in Ohio" Mr.. Q.
spoke yf the condition of fcomppp schoolgirl the
cities aud rural districts from 1910 to 1850, and
Of the movements which led to the noble and
liberal school law OF 1853. He then invited at
tention to tho ,unfriondly Legislation upon, this
great inierckts'wbicb' had aegphly}pG
shice1 "a, ttoving ihat inttSllof 6Trb attack
gradual undermining process had been going
on, tending 10 bring the common schools Of Ohio
to the standard Of 1910 The remedy roposcd
to check this backward tendency was 10 make
the schools so good thattbc people would be un-
wiling to give them mp. The way 10 make tho
schools good, was kor teachers "a LABOR with the
same singleness and earnesiness ofpurpose with
which self-made men engage in other pursuits
The Association then listened TO three excel:
lent essays by Misses NJ. H. Burbank, Of Nor.
walk; o. T. Alderman, Of Ffenone and NJ. j.
Bemeato Of Clyde. subjrcts--"Goodness Es.
sential TO True Greatness" Gymnastics in oul
Common Schools ~The Primary Tcacher."
on motion. it was resolycsi to holdfhe next
meeting at Bellevue.
On motion, Mr.. Cowdry, Mr.. Stephenson oI
Norwalk, and Miss Haskell, Of Bellevue, were
appointed Committee of Arrangements t'ft'
The meeting adjourned until ~ o'clocl,, PIN
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The subject introduced for discussion was
School Discipline.
| G. G. Woodland, Of Fremont, made an able in.
PRODUCTION aud was followed by Rev E. Bush.
nell and Messrs Stephenson, Cowdry, Breckcn.
ridge and Whhe9U .ssilia sarU
This was followedby an interesting discussion
upon the subject OF changing the routine of study
in our schools, so as to have but one prominent
study during the term OF year. Participated il
by Messrs BUSHNELL, Stephenson, Cowdry
Woodland, breckenridge and Others
On motion, the gommiteesappoi to pre-
pare business for the next meeting reported, al
follows: Address, by NJ. T. Brown, Of Toledo
Essays, by Misses Hubbard. of Sandusky, Sum.
ner, Of Bellevue and 8lcAIillen, Of Milan.
The following resolutions were then offered by
Mr.. Stephenson and unanimously adopted. AT
ter which the meeting adjoumed.s'9 aht 81
! Resolved Thatthe thanks of this Association
| he rendered to the citizens of Clyde for the hos
/ piiality extended to its members
! Resolred That The thanks of the Association
| be rendered TO the c. d Tgand s. d. & G.. r! r
Cos for passing its members home free ofcharge
| Resolted That the thanks of the Association
be rendered to the ladies and gentlemen VIII
have so kindly interspersed lis proceedings witt
music. S. s. CoTToS, Sec'y pro tem