Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-11-25
Mr.. Gdaor:

mr.. fstFttOr:
| l, or some one, got some Of the items in my
article in the last Telegraph somewhat mixed.
Please permit me to correct them.
In speaking about the number of scholars
in the Primary and lst intermediate depart
departments, intelded to say that no teacher
can properly (no, perfectly, teach that number
of scholars of the ages of which these schools
are composed.
The subject of ventilation and Hthe yentilar
tor stoYes," is badly mixed.
The ventilation of our school rooms, so far
as it has been tested, appears to be all that
could be desired. Formerly, ip entering the
school when the scholars were in the air WAS
felt to be FOUL and the scholars, many of them
suffered from headache, and lassitude. Now
the mir is not offensive, and the aspect of the
school in this respect, is much improved. The
foul mir is expelled from the rooms through
system of wooden pipes, pet up under the di-
rectien of Dr. EAMEs aud the Superintendent,
by which the foul air escapes from the ceiling
and near the floor. The ventilation thus Sc
cured is necessity, no matter what stoves
are used But S benefits are very much 81 eat
er when the "velilatOr" stoves are used, be-
cause pure mir from the outside is forced into
the room and heated as ii passes through the
air chamber of this stove. This pure air helps
to expell the foul air out. The ventilation
you'd be vesy much better by the system of
tubing put up, and is n necessity Of itself But
with this pure air supplying stove, we have.
so far as we have had occasion to test il, Just
what was peedcd,
Parents are deeply interested in this matter (;
it is hoped they will notice its effect on their
children. If they do, they vii! find less colds.
head. aches and lassitude than formerly.
What ! intended 10 state IN my former arli-
Gle WIS: With the increase Of rooms provided
the two past years, they are still insufficient !;
and should there be an increase of families
from abroad, the natural increase of scholars
to our school WILL another year, render still
more accommodations necessary. If all the
property included in the school limits are tax,
ed to support free public school, no scholar
entitled to its benefits, cap be expelled, and il
the rooms provided are not sufficient, others
must be obtained.
The Board OF Education has not only TO
look this fact in the face, the community must
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fully informed of all such important items
which they and the law intrusied TO the
Board
Should the increase Of business bring to our
village families from abroad, school sccommo.
dations must be provided for their children
The rapid growth OF our village is yet some
what uncertain we know not what may bC
needed in school accommodations i've years
ahead. So it would be unwise TO anticipate
The proper method, in the meantime, appear,
, to be, to make provision for the increase o
scholars as they shall come, until the fac
, about our grow tn as q village shall be ascer
tained. Primary schools may have TO be es
tablished in different parts of the village
3 This may relieve the pressure from the pres
ent school buildings for a time But we ex
4 pect to become manufacturing town, vi
4 look for large apd somewhat rapid increas
: of business and of inhabitants this is tn,
s general opiaion here and abroad-we all shal
3 be disappointed if it be otherwise. If we ar
q anticipating all this, We must begin also Il
J., think, and talk, and conclude, what aught q
s be done, to provide school accommodation
S for this increase, II this increase does come
d no partial enlargement of the present build
e ings will suffice, This necessity would hay
+ to be met and met in such Away as to be al
q honor and an ornament to this village, and
}, proper representation of our estimate OF Ia
!. importance Of education, we would nave Il
o have a substantial, Gommodious moderI
o nnion school building.
! Let US so far anticipate what is probable a
y aot to be taken by surprise when It Savaes
I. This is the reason why have written. L