The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-03-18
Letter from the State Capital.
ing-O1phans-Wonts Gf State
School Teachers Ecomia0ttORS-
G1.anlei.s Conuention--Le Lecture.
COLUMBUS, March IL. 1873.

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G7'anges's Conventional Lecture.
COLUMBUS. March IL, 1915.
ED. PRESS = Certainly to-day IS sag-
gcstivc to the school girl of {, compo-
sition upon the beauties of apriny,
using all the rhetoric within her reac n
:: Sunny Skies" gentle Southern
breezes," &c, &c, all find a fifth
place in her rhapsodies. But while
these pictures may be filing the
thoughts of the school girl, the OHIO
law makers, having a Saturday after
noon recess, saunter around town,
lounge in the Hall, or write letters, as
their preference may dictate.
The Appropriation bill has left the
fostering care of the Representatives,
and is now in the Senatorial nest, for
a second incubation.
Several important measures are still
pending in each branch, or hanging on
1.-The ragged edge" of both. The
County Fee bill, or rather bills, for
their name is legion, makes slow pro-
gress. In addition to those already
sent from the House to the Senate,twS
more were sent over this past week.
An observer would think that our
Solous saw good measure of immor-
tality in these County Fee bills.
Marx, Of Lucas, is trying to work
through good measure, which pro-
v1des for teaching trades 10 children
of the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home. Unless something of this
kind obtains soon, our State, act
ing as foster parent, will be sending
out hundreds of her wards, with 10
habits of industry. 1t is further pro-
posed TO purchase a farm adjoining
the Institution, that those who may be
without mechanical skill may have q
field for their muscle. -
All effort to relieve our schools in
the way of some plan of teachers ex-
amlnations in which skill ana expert
ence shall be consideration, thus far
has failed, until to-day Cincinnati
ShCa lOA aho othSA SAtASS W
the first class,a different reading down
and she is happy. The country asked
for it, and the project was throttled in
the committee. Certificates of COM
potency to teach in the cities are to be
valid for five years for the longest
time. Well, 'God made the Country
and politicians made some of the
towns. Cincinnati has ten members,
and their favor is worth courting,
when some member from the country
has pet measure to put through
1t is an unbearablc burden for city
teachers to appear at the examiners
office once a year, but nothing for
country teachers to 90 twenty miles
through the mud.
More court facilities, so urgently
asked for from many parts of the State
is not being very favorably responded
to, as yet, only as the "repeal of Sec
ond trials" may work some relief. The
creation of new iudgeships, so easily
carried in the House, is a failuse, so
far. in the Senate, with one exception.
Constitutional Amendments do not
bud as yet. What the warm spring
days may DO for them, the wild
waves are" not Saying"
The Changers and Grangeresses,a land
their visitors, had pleasant time at
their State gathering. No finer body
of Ohio citizens ever gathered for bus
mess at our State capital. GLOW the
old thing worked" on the inside, for
obvious reasons, your correspondent
cannot speak from personal knowl-
edge. The resolutions passed speak
the controlling of pru dence, discretion,
and talent. They were III session four
days. 1t is worthy of note that in
official favors our goodly county was
duly honored, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Ford bearing away the dignity Of Of
fiicial honors from the hands of the
State Grange. None will bear .hem
with more honor TO themselves, or
credit TO the body they thus represent,
Every county in the State was repre-
sented.
John B. Cough. the prince of plat
form speakers, last night, gave his lee
ture entitled Circumstances" He
spoke in the Opera to a full house,
many Of the audience standing for
want of seats. While much of his
popularity is due to his powers of
oratory. he wins largely upon his au-
dience by his deep sympathy with the
wants of humanity to-day. \.