The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-08-12
Correspondence States and Union,)
LOudInvilIe.
LoUDNvILLE, 0.
August, 7th 1868.

He. Eator.-The.e was a meeting
of he ei.:geas held in The Baptist
Church of ta;s place on Wednesday
evening last, for lie Pc pose of con-
| sideTing the condition o; our schools
and the best method of improving
the same. The meeting was or2an-
lied by appointing NJ. G.. H. Stew
at chairman, and j. H. S1noorn,
secre 'a-y. At the ie1rest of The
c.la:. Df. A. j. Scott stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting. 1t WIS to awak-
en- an inie. est in, and inc. ease the eff
fciency of or schools. Tat the
Boa1a Of education have secured COM
petent Teache- g for the coming year,
and wish 10 awaken IN interest in ed
ucesional matters. There is a great
inCife. ence manifest I'd on the part of
the patrons /; and though some find
fault, even this is better than stolid
indifference, Our present school
house is lar too small, and in every
respect, uusritaole; aod we wish to
ask our oeo,D DE # we shall have a Dew
one. We need a house that will cos:
from fifteen to t~weBty-one Giocsrnd
dollars. Aie the people wiling 10 be
( re6 to this amount. This question
will be scomitfed 10 the people by
the board, within the next twenty
Rev. Homer EDDY was then cal
upon. and spoke SUBS: .ntially a fol
"a thorough education is the best
a parent can bestow upon his
children. The common people of this
country neeG an education, as well as
professional men. The fa1 ne, me-
tnc day laborc~-a" classes of
men are votes, and sborlG be intelli-
gent. AL may understand the pin
,i2les OF cove. nment Moral i~nsIruc-
ion. as well as scholastic is necessary
The mo.al insU. dc.ion contemplated
by our law-maki1g rowe.s is prectic-
lily ignored. This is a great wrong
the Tisirg gene: ation. A great
oss is Sustained every year on cccount
# absenteeism. During the year,
Aug. 31st, 1867, the agsre-
ate loss in the Sale from this source
lone, was 2,O12.223 months of
chool privilege, !; and the actual loss
= noney 70 the STATE of these lost Up
10. -r.iGies wes So, 5s7, 068. Our
chools shorld be properly graded, /.
nd to do this a new house IS ALSO ,
utely Necessary" i
Rev. s. P. Jacobs then addressed
he meeting, as follows: {
ga person might as well argue the /
ropiiety of having bread in the ]
ouse as to present arguments in ia ;
or OF a liberal education. A man
18th a well disci pline1 mind will {
lake a better farmer or mechanic a
t is important that the elemen-ry
ranches be thoroughly understood 6
his is the foundation of all scholar :
lip, both scientific and classic. Many !
raGuates c:nnot write and punctuate {
We need a first class
chool house Our present house g
oes not correspond with the church ;
5 of this place, nor the dwellings, '.
lat are being put r,,, nor even with q
lie improved condition of our streets, t
Or with the school houses in other +
.
NJ. j. B. Sanborn was called, and =
I'D that two things are needed o a
rst class school. First, a competent p
and second, that the te1cher G
ust De sustained by the pat ons of
school. T
The chairman then made some Z
remarEs, relative to the eff II
ency OF our present board, as no a
1mer beard haG ever brod3ht the "
before the people or manifest \
so deep an interest in educational 6
The meeting then alouIn- .
to meet Two weeks LON net Set
day evening in the NJ. E. Cnr-ch. it
ct everv man and women n the n
attend or next NEE. !,
G. HI. STEWART e
II. SANBoRN Cha nan, I
Secretary. u