Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-07-12
Annual Enumeration Returns to County
Auditor.


An abstract Of the enumeration of unmarried
youth between the ages Of five and twenty-one
years, in Perrysburg School District, No. l.,
Wood county, Ohio, taken and returned TO the
undersigned, Clerk of said School District by
the Board of Education, between the first and the
third Monday of September, 1871:
No. of each Subdivision. Perrysburv School
District No. l &: No. Of White Youth Male. 28l ;
Female, 400 Total. 1856. No. of CoOred Youth
Male ,6; Female, 7-Total. IS. Whole No.
of.Uumarlied Youth between the ages OF 5 and
81 years, in each sub division, T27. No. Of
Youth between 10 and 81, $50. U.S.R.. 1s.
Town 3-43. Town IA.
certify the foregoing to bS correct,
tsisnsd.l J. G.KNOLL,
Clerk Board Of Education.
Perrysburg, Wood county, o, Sept, 20, III.
1t is understood throughout town that the
above was furnished br Auditor Newton for pub
licstion in last weeks JOURNAL and in vindicA-
tion Of the distribution nf school moneys made to
this District. In it, nothing can be discovered
which can serve even as an excuse, let alone a
justification of the action of the Auditor. He
distributed money to this District upon the ba-
sis of IS youth therein. What says the report ?
PBRRYsBUK0 SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. /.
No.of white youth male '''''''''.'. 1881
do do female .... ..... 4U5
Total. ......,... ....'.' .... ...' '.... 1856
or lheso, there were coored youth ......... Is
or these, between 1s and 81 '......".,... $50
But the law provides that ouly tho unmorried
youth between S aud 81, shall, using = common
expression, draw public money. That humbsr
is given, though in a bungling manner, yet auf-
6csutly clear to be readily understood at 1871.
The Law also provides that where a district
includes parts of two or more original surveyed
owushIps, the report shall stats the number of
y,uth IN EACH District No. l, includes a portion
OF each OF townships Nos. l, 8 and 4, U. 3. r.
Tho rOpOrt states that Of the youth, there were
in town No. l, 4 in town No. 8. 4i-totAl 10
tn sse two townships AZ, and AZ from 737 leaves
$50 as the No. in town 4. All this is plain and
must have been readily compTeheuded by mar
possessing the intelligence that Mir. Nswtoa does
The U. s. r. lS," in the report, appears 70 bs
utterly meaningless, and bow Mr. Newton could
with desiFe To do right, base his distribution
upon that unmeaning phrase. II is impossible 4
mcsive. Why did be nat base II upon No.
or No. 4S or the sum OF tbsss two--t7f The las
| NoueuJ heNo Ooou mAOb u1Sto teooNu
able than the No. 10.
But the number Of unmarried youth in the dis
trict between aud Al is explicitly stated to b
z27, and of these wsrs Ia town No. I, Is 1,
towa No. 3, aud the reminder, ~ matter o
Oourss, must have been in town No. 4. An thi
was plain aud evident upon the face Of the re
part and no officer dssirous OF discharglng hi
duties honestly aud impartiaily, could have hes
ilated one moment In making the distribution up
ON the above numbers.
The return Of Mr.. Knoll WAS not so defectiv
as we had been led to believe from the reporte'
proceedings of the Board Of Education and tn
communication of"N. II. o." 'Tis true Il
somewhat bungled. but uone but spirit Of pet
verseness would have seized upon II as a pTeleS
TO excuse the perpetraiion Of an unJust act.
An oflieer who would do an act OF that charAC
ter once would, under similar circumstances, n
peat il. and 10 not therefore. safe depositary {
the public interest aud his services should b
dispensed with At the first opportunity. Tw
terms Of such Que are sufficient.
JusrcS.