Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-29
From the INDIANA FARMER
IMPORTANT SUGGESTION To
SCHOOL OFFICERS.

In seating school room always avoid placing a
small desk in front of larger one. A scholar can
neither sit nor write with ease when desks are so
arranged. Desks of the same size should be plac-
ed III the same row; placing the large desks in the
outside rows. and the smaller ones in the inside.
Ii necessary at any time 20 place a small desk in
front OF a larger one, beck seat should be placed
between teen, corresponding in size with the
smaller desk.
As matter of justice to the people, we would
advise all trustees to require warranty 10 be at
tdcheo Hnder the seat or eeery desk they purchase. We
are convinced that this is the only way by which
warranty will amount to much. Our reasons are
that a trustee usually looses guarantee, even If
one be given him, and IL is very seldom that his
successor ever sees it, consequently when desks
break the usual result is that the trustee not know
ing whether the desks were warranted or not,
buys new ones, as many have done the past gear.
Furthermore, require warrantee to be written as
fellows and be sure the words 'ordnd'y Jair uss
DO not appear in it:
FORM OF WARRANTY.
"This desk is warranted for FIVE years from the
time o. delivery. II il breaks in use within that
time, o. becomes rickefy We will upon notification
replace II with a new desk oompIet, (not the cast
ings only) free OF all charges.
(Signed)- MANUFACTURED
Require the above warranty" to be given in all
cases by a responsible manufacturer. We propose
10 warrant creTy Bent Wood SIX in the above
manner, and if one breaks or gets rickety, il Is
sure TO be seen by the teacher director that il be-
tees allow themselves to be persuaded TO purchase
any manufacture of school furniture without such
warranty, they should b. held strictly accounta-
Die by the people for gross carelessness. go much
school furniture Is breaking in the country dis
tricts ePec.dy, that il cannot longer be overlook
cd and passed by as an insignificant matter. We
have, during the past year, had trustees pay us
hity dollars and upwards for repairing broken cosf
1tn desks with "bent wood"
All we ask is for you To purchase whatever desk
you thlnk best, b" rbe" 20" purchase desk in the
future, protect yourselves and your people Us We
suggest in the way vi u p'ueficai warranty
We clip the above frum "a circular j.
sueG by the Higgins Bent Wood School
Furniture Company. Of Indianapolis.
There is Sc much sound sense in il, we
feel called upon To give il the benefit of
our circulation and 10 call upon the pen
pie to see that more care be taken in the
selection of good school furniture Trus-
tees should not at any price purchase
furniture which the manufacturers can
nol aifoid To and will net warrant" us
above. School furniture property made.
ai:d uf durable material should last fscea
~ years and ii the manufacturers will
not fully warrant il for five wears bv at
tacling the warranty To edch and erery
desk they sell they should not expect the
oeop'c to encourage them i'm the manu-
tacture OF a worthless article. We hope
there are no trustees in this State who
will allow agents To persuade them at The
expense 'f the people tn purchase school
furniture which will have to he replaced
by the to,cnship for at least ten or fifteen
years We would tur:hs: -sugeesf that
trustees at their Nav meeting pass re-
solution not To purchase any desk unless
ectry one has warranty" dttached simi-
lar To the above.