Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-02-25
Upper Sardusky, Ohio.
Friday Morning, February 25.

place 10 comm 0QntcatlOn Oh cur
friend a. W. Brinkerhoff, in reply
to our brief notice of the School
Meeting last week. In reply to the
explanation requested as to the
meaning of the words with which
the article was concluded, our friend
is informed that said words are
quoted from Goldsmith, and there
fore cannot be Italian, but, although
meaningless, are about as instruct
i've to the Board of Education as
the result of that meeting. At least
if the Board of Education feels itself
authorized to proceed and erect any
form of School Building from the
result Of that meeting, we must con-
fess that the gentlemen composing
it are possessed ofa very small frac
ton of the intelligence and judgment
we have hitherto been pleased to ac-
cord to them. Nor do we appre
hcnd any fear that so far as that
meeting will influence the Board, we
will have any occasion to change
our opinion Of the gentlemen COM
posing the same, because we look
upon that meeting as having decided
nothing. OF course our application
OF the term "shanty'' to the School
House some propose to build in the
So 18th part Of town, was intended as
joke; and to those Who regard us
as having somewhat failed to state
the exact proceeding Of the meeting,
we would explain that the article
was written after having received
some Inspiration from those who
represented that the plan proposed
by Mr. Grisell would cost seventy
or even one hundred thousand dol
lars, which was not intended by it's
friends to cost over thirty five thou
sand dollars. Neither Mr.. Grisell,
nor the friends of isplan, proposed
TO saddle upon the town a showy
and extravagant structure at an un-
reasonable cost, but to provide Up
per Sandusky with plain, commo-
Gious structure, commensurate with
tuc necessity Of the School District.
That's all, and "nothing more"
The north wing proposed by Mr.. G's
plan can be built for about what it
will cost to put a house in the south
part of town, for in the former case
all that is necessary is to build, but
IN the latter, grounds must be pur
chased and at probable cost of
fifteen hundred or two thousand
dollars. Now we believe that of all
money expended by the public, that
which goes to the support of our
public schools is the most judicious
and cheerfully given, by the tax
payers. Divest the American In
stitutions of our common Schools"
md that other prominent feature,
called "politics," Ga term which, by
the way, has become SO intensely
obnoxious to gentlemen who have
asrired for office and failed) and
where viii there be the superiority
of our Government over those of
the old country, and of which we so
delight to boast, and rightly too
Having been born and raised in a
country ruled over by hereditary
officials and monetary tyrants,
where we were not even afforded an
opportunity to step inside of q
school house of any kind because we
we were poor, we should now be
the very last person to take narrow
minded view of such school oues-
ton rs is now presented to the peo
pie of Upper Sanduslzy for decision.
Although our pecuniary cifcumstan-
ces were such as to allow us to at
tend common school but a few
months, we know too well how TO
appreciate their pre- eminent worth,
especially to the poor, ard our ad
lniration for them will never dimin
ish. Hence, we shall always be
willing to be taxed for common
school purposes, with the regret that
we have so little property to pay tax
es upon; and ever prefer to be re-
earded as extrayagant in their favor
than penurious But says some =
The common chool system was
only intended by their originators
to teach the mere fundamental bran
ches; that the high branches nov
Taught make fools Of many and tina
any education beyond the common
branches should be obtained at pr
vate expense. But il some are fool.
because they have been favored will
the opportunity to acquire libera
education, what would such hav'
been without any education at all
Again, are fools born only Of poo
parents 1--WE must educate" sai'
Lyman Beecher, very able, goot