Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-04-08

er to gladden. and sieken the hear, and
make it both rejoice and weep. Yes,
there they still think of the shades of
the forest, and the ten thousand violeis
sending forth their sweet odors; and
the boughs Of the trees, when covered
with their green foliage, almost prevent
the great orb of day from pouring his
rays upon the old school-honse. There,
too, the Joys of youth and friends, and
the vigor and beauty Of life is mingled
the sad reflection that those days
with the old school-house. have long
since passed away. And while some
have gone to distant and new countries
to build schooLhouses, plant churches,
and educate q new generation, many,
very many have passed away to the
land of rest, only to be remembered by
here and there some near and dear
friend, who may chance to drop SYM
pathizing tear over their mouldering
graves.
As the township increased in popula-
ton, other schoof-houses were demand
ed. Accordingly, in 1928, a school
house was built opposite the south
burying ground; and in 1896 the old
north school-house was vacated, and
two took its place; one was built upon
the line between J. L. Martin and
John Sloan, and the other one near
where the north school-house now
stands in district No. 3. During all
/ this time our schools had to be support
ed entirely by subscription. Captain
Harrington says, 81 would here remark
that we had no school law, no public
money, and all the expenses had to be
borne by those sending to the school.
1t was hard upon US having large
families"
In 1896 there was q law passed
requiring the trustees of the several
townships to divide their townships
into school districts. When that was
done, and the scholars of the district
| enumerated and d'returned tn the county
clerk, small amount of money could
be obtained from the treasurer, to pay
the teacher, provided he had obtained
certificate on examination. On the
passage of this law, our trustees divided
the township into three districts, run
ming the lines east and west through
the township. As the settlement was
then nearly all upon the east side OF
the creek, they made only three; be-
ginning at the south part, calling that
district No. l, the center No. 2. and
the north part of the township No. g
Other districts have been set of from
these as circumstances required, and
now there are eight in all.
The first grammar school was Sc
| lect school taught by y-Ditmars, Esq.
in 1880. This was a first rate school.
The second was in 1885, taught by Mr..
Carr. He taught Geography in the
morning, by classification, and English
Grammar in the afternoon. These
schools inspired the youth with great
ambition for learning, and some of the
people began to contemplate sending
their children abroad for higher in
struction than they could obtain at
home, and in casting about, to see
where We could best send and sustain
our children, the Grand River Institute
was selected, for this was a manual
laboring school. This Institution was
well sustained with students from
Greene, for several years. From this
Institute some went to 0berlin. Kings
vile received some patronage from
Greene, and little later Farmington,
and the Eclectic at Hiram, now con-
verted into College. From these
several Academies, some have grsdua-
ted at Oberlin, Cannonsburgh and Col.
lege Hill.
Charles A. Harrington having return
ed from College, was employed to teach
our select school at Churchills corners.
He, in company with others, taught 4
number of fall terms Captain L. d.
Kee and sisters taught one or two
terms. Also Ephraim Kee, in company
with C. A. Harrington, once or twice.
Elder S. d. Bates taught select school
in the Freewill Baptist meeting house,
and l think this community, and those
who have attended our high schools,
win bear me out in saying that they
have, as y whole, equaied. if not sur
passed, most of the same class of schools
around us. But we have 10 state the
melancholy fact, that the war had the
effect on our schools, which it has pro.
duced on others. Teachers and students
alike, went into the army to maintain
our government, and we have had but
one or two schools since. One taught
by Melissa Rice, and one by Ashley
Bascom, I'd.
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