The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-01-31
OUR UNION SCHOOL.

Having about an hours leisure, on last
Thursday afternoon, we concluded to go
and see the Union School of our place -
Of course our appearance there was unex-
pected, both by the teachers and pupils,
bnt we found none idle. All We're busy
We were much pleased with the good orr
der which eXists>in each room. The con-
duet of The pupils, as a whole, is always a
good criterion by which to judge of the
skill, ability, industry. and qualification of
the teachers. We love the school ROOM
We know its great value. 1t is the foun-
tain Of a nations greatness. Every teach
er may be regarded as an engine. toiling
hard to rid human nature of its original
ignorance. Do parents appreciat the
Importance of co operating with the teach
ers of our schools. We are told that it is
very seldom that any one visits it. This
ought not so to be. The impression should
not be made upon the mind of the pupil
that it is sent where you dred to go your
self. Too many visits would be as i'm
proper as none at all. But every parent
and guardian should visit the school once
each term. and thus encourage the young
soldiers by their presence and interest
which they take in the welfare OF the
young. We were not at all pleased with
the building. It would make very con-
venient store-louse for lager beer bar
rels, but is fur from being such building
as those four hundred embryo minds are
worthy of. Parents, do you want your
sons and daughters TO stay home at night ?
Then make your home pleasant for them
and they will be more likely to stay
Water seeks its level, and the young are
very apt to go where they can find most
pleasure Make the school-room pleasant
and attractice. and the pupils will go there
with pleasure. Provide nice rooms. desks.
benches, etc, for them and then they will
often the case that pupils are obliged to
sit in old musty, dreary, dungeon-like
buildings. with ragged walls, and yet they
are blamed for distfguring the benches.
walls, desks, etc. We wish that in such
case the pupils could be provided with a
hatchet instead Of a pen-knife. Now we
do not wish to be too fault-ffnding. but
really our school building is not worthy OF
our place. So long as a community is de-
iicient in its educational facilities, strang-
they have no assurance that they will have
good schools to send their children to.
Those who provided the present building
for our town. did nobly, and if we do as
we'll, we can have splendid school-house
erected which will be a charm to those
seeking new homes and new schools. We
are favored with every facility necessary
to make Upper Sandusky a city of ten
thousand inhabitants, in less than ten
years. We have q splendid, permanent
railway. excellent soil, ingenious and in
dustrious citizens, but. we lack two great
essentials to the prosperity of our place
First, manufacturing enterprises. Second
good school buildings. Let us encourage
the manufacturing enterprises We have
and erect new. substantial, and commodi-
GUS school buildings. We are willing to
bear oar share Of tax for such noble pur-
pose. We have already heard of men who
would like to come and settle here. but
our school house is repulsiye TO them.
We have known parents to murmur ev-
cry time they are called upon to purchase
new school books for their children, and
yet the same persons spend enough for
filthy tobacco, in few years, to purchase
a nice library. No teacher Will ever re-
quire new books. unless he thinks that
they are necessary, and for the good of the
pupil.
We understand that the average enroll
n2ent in each room, last term. was 100.-
No living being can do justice to more
than half that many pupils.
In Mr.. Myers and his assistants we have
we believe, a good corps of teachers, and
we hope that they VIII be retained for a
long time to come