The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-03-20

silence with an anxious look same as to
say let them come, we are ready; at
which time several batteries were
brought to bear upon; them, in shape of
baskets, buckets, and pans, loaded with
cakes and pies of the most choice quail
Iity. These were passed and re-passed
4 along each line from end to end and as
soon as exhausted were replenished and
re-passed in rapid succession until l
thought surely the contending devour-
ling force would have to yield. At last
those batteries withdrew in good order,
after few minutes interval they reap
peared again, loaded this time with
kisses and candies Of various kinds,
manned by T.B Dearth, their teacher
and others After a. general swapping
and cracking all along the lines for
about ten minutes more, all feeling fully
satisfied with the result, their teacher
announced a recess of thirty minutes -
At the sound of. the bell all reassembled
in the school room again or as many as
could. Whereupon they were appropri.
ately addressed on the. topics of educa.
tion by Hon. VIM. Milligan. VIM p.
Morrison, James Neiswanger,. james
| Taggart, and T. B, Dearth. The occa,
sion was very much enllvened by choir
Of good singers. Mr.. Taggart, claim
ed In course Of his remarks sahat in his
opinion the common schoollaw OF Ohio,
was instituted for common education
al purpose, and it never was Intended
by that law that the higher branches
that are now so often being introduced
and taught in common school should
impose on the primary classes That
in his own experience as q teacher, it
took more time to properly educate q
half dozen in the higher branches, than
| it did thirty or forty in the common or
primary department. Therefore the
few former that are seeking higher edu.
cation in common schools are doing il
at the expense ofso many of the latter;s''
or words to that effect
| The remarks however ] thought oi
some note, as Mr.. Taggart has been au
educator for. twenty FIVE years. Mr.
Dearth dismissed his school at half-pas,
three o'clock P. NJ. The local directors
i manifested their approval Of the teacher
! by employing him second term. Dis
trict No. 2, this township, closed tn,
present term March 7th. Jas. Neis
4 wanger, teacher. This school closed
! with perhaps one Of the best picnic.
ever had in the district. It was com
bined treat Of cakes, pies, and various
Il other good things, not only Furnished
by the househoulders of the district bu
citizens Of adjoining districts togethe
: With the large treat of candies presented
by the teacher, This festival was CON
: Quoted about the same as that Of th
former district, After the feast and re
cess the school and audience again con
): vensd In the school room, beautiful,
8 decorated Tor the occasion, and wer
highly entertained by choir Of yocs
music with Prof I. McPeak at the head
and the several addresses, delivered b,
= visitors and householders.; The schoo
closed at three o'clock P. II. with
unanimous vote OF thanks by the die
1 trict for the manner that Air. N. ha'
conducted his school, which exceede,
the most sanguine expectation of ALL
Q Also, voteso thanks was rendered t.
+ all that had contributed no freely to tn
picnic. For there was certainly mucl
: due to the ladies Of the vicinity for try
;. ing to have all things SO nice and goo'
9 just such as fond mothers like to do 70
good and obedient children. There wa
t much praise bestowed upon the eduea
= Itors of both these schools But I thin
/; there is much of their success due t
l. the interest that parents are now takin,
: in both teacher and school, and if thi
g plan had been long-ago adopted W
/ could have had many good school an
l. teacher too, that was treated with neg
Is lect and amounted to but little or moth
y ing. This latter district had one of th
J. most noted Literaries in the township
B. closed its session on the evening OF th
le school. There is a new village in prog
!" ress in the Northwest end of Betht
township on the farm. OF Manassa Lir
y damood. Several lots have been SUI
d yeyed and some buildings erected
al will make good trading centef as ther
W are no other villages within four or fiy
le miles. Bethel, will perhaps be it's II
l. corded name. NOS. CARLO.