The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-07-06
the Board of Education of
the town of Ashland.

there have b en- enrolled in the Ashlan,
Union School 58S pupils-males 2S9, fe
males 1919.
The School has been organized, o
; heretofore, with six different Department
ments, each occupying a separate room
, and managed and instructed by its owl
teacher, under the general direction o
the Superintendent. A remarkable de
gree of euie;ness and order has prevailed
and with the exception of a single de
partment) strict discipline has been main
tanned, and commendable progress made
in all the branches pursued.
The teachers have studied to discharge
faithfully and conscientiously their duties
Entire harmony has prevailed among
them, and all have cheerfully aided in
carrying out the plans of the Superih-
tendent.
The youngest classes of our pupils, va
rying in age from six to ten years and
forming the
SECOND PRIMARY DEPARTMENT
have been under the care of Miss Emma
Potter. The entire number admitted TO
this Department during the year has been
1896 males and IS females. Of these
there have been advanced 10 a higher de-
partment A. A large number have at
tended but occasionally, seldom have 20
been present, with an average attendance
of 81 10. The grade of studies in this
department range from the Alphabet to
the Second Render. The youngest class
is taught principally from cards and the
blackboard; Wells Word Method is then
introduced, followed by the First and Sec
ond Eclectic Readers. Much attention is
also given to Oral Instruction.
From this grade scholars are advanced
to the
FIRST PRIMARY DEPARTMENT,
Miss Bell Buchan, teacher. ia pupils
nave been enrolled in this Department.
males Sc, females So. Seventeen have
been promoted to a higher department.
The average attendance has been 81 l g.,
being 80 Ola per cent. of the enrolment.
The attention of children of this grade
has been given chiefly to reading and
spelling; with oral exercises in simple Ar
ithmetical Table and upon selected mis-
cellaneous topics. They are taught to
point upon states. Pupils here finish the
Second and Third Readers and commence
the Spelling Book.
THE SECONDARY DEPARTMENT
has during the three terms of the year
been under the care of three different
terchers, Miss Elizabeth j.. Stubs, Miss
Mary II. Moody and Miss Frclie A.
Thomas. 1l2 scholars have been ENROLL
ed, males 40, females 60. Owning to a
repeated change of teachers, and in part,
perhaps to the fact that the new teachers
were strangers to the characters and dis
positions of the pupils, the administration
of this department has been a stormy one;
and more trouble has arisen and more
cases of discipline have occurred than in
all the other departments of the school.
Scholars in the department use 4th Rea-
der and Spelling book, and commence
Mental Arithmetic and Primary Geogra-
ply. The higher classes have also les
sons in wiring. Average attendance
Al 60, being 363 per cent. of the enroll
ment.
THE INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT
has been very successfully managed and
instructed the entire year by Miss Belle |
Crowell. Al males and So females have
been enrolled, total SO. Average attend
ance AZ 10 or AZ 5 9 per cent Scholars
in this department use the Fifth Reader
and Spelling book, are taught in Geogra-
puy, u1Suldl AElluLuGtlC, anu w TlIlUS, |
commence Written Arithmetic and have
regular exercises in defamation and con-
position.
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
has been for the past two years under the
care of Miss Jennie Gardiner. During
TIE past year SO names have been enter
ed upon its roll-males A, females 55.
The average attendance has been Sc l 9
The discipline of this department has
been admirably conducted, and as a teach
er Miss Gardiner has few equals. All
the classes have been taught Reading,
Orthography, Penmanship, Mental Ar
ithmetic, two classes of Geography and
two in Grammar. Compositions and de-
are part of the regular exerci
ses of the school.
In the High School IA pupils have been
with an average attendance of
80, or 40 per cent. of the enrolment. Du-
ring the first term Miss E.. N. Burr re-
signed her position as teacher in this de-
partment, much to the regret of all con-
with the school, and for the re-
mainder of the year the responsibility of
its management and instruction devoived !,
upon the Superintendent. Miss Harriet :
Deshong, for a few weeks, heard the rec !,
i%tations of the younger class in Geog1a-
ply and U. S. History. The scholars in
his department have been classvd as fol-
,ows: Is have studied Intellectual Ar -,
63 a classese) Written Arith- ,
netlc, 25 Geography, 43 a ~classes) Eng !
ish Grammar and Analysis, % 6 class $
- ALGEBRA, 7 Geometry, % Natural :
Philosophy, 10 Astronomy, Ito 6 class- =
Latin, and Is History. Instruction y
las also been given ip Orthography, Dec J
and Composition. :
In eDery Department the Bible is dali &.
y read and instruction given il moral 6
nd religious duties. TIE extreme sever
ty of the winter and the prevalence of +
mall pox in the spring diminished mate !.
tally the attendance, especially of the =