Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-14
Educational Mass NTeeting--Ninth
Congressional District.

! graded schools, was held at City Hall in
| Washington c. H., on Saturday, Novem-
Der 9th, 1873, under the management and
direction of Prof Jno. P. Patterson, Vice
President of Ninth Congressional Dis
trict. At O'Clock the meeting was opened
by chorus, followed by prayer by Rev.
| w. d. Cherington. The President for the
day, Hon. H. V. Kerr, made short ad-
dress, after which Hon. NJ. S. Creamer
spoke some very appropriate ''words of
welcome" We then had the pleasure of
hearing an address by J. J. Burns, our
| State School Commissioner. Among his
| first remarks, he said something like the
| following: F'That it is the duty of each
| generation to train up the one following,
that it may know how to live properly"
And, in speaking of school, he made the
assertion, that if we should compare our
town with our country schools, we should
find the town and city schools superior;
and in these country schools there is need
of some supervisor. And, that while
County Superintendent might not remedy
all that is wrong in these schools, he
| would be great relief; that County
Superintendent would be an adviser for
new teacher, and, if he could not be pres
ent the first day of school, he might come
during the first week or first month; that
this superintendent should be a man in
terested in Institutes, ,prolonging them in
to Normal schools, which can be made of
great value to the teacher; that the SUI
perintendent should act as examiner, for
there are many who will pass as good
teachers who will not pass the required
examination; and rtSG UerSa. That this
County Superintendent should act as
reviver in educational matters. These are
only a few of the many valuable remarks
made by the Hon. j. j. Burns. He closed
his address by saying that he was willing
for other nations to excel in manufac-
lures, but let us excel in the sending out
of good men; that we should select teach
ers who have the desire of the county's
good at heart.
Supt. Stephenson, of Columbus, next
addressed the teachers, setting forth the
present condition of ungraded schools,
and the good results that would follow if
there were an officer whose duty and bus
iness it would be to provide the wants of
the school, to give instruction to teachers,
to visit schools, examine pupils, etc., etc.
Among the good results, he mentioned
the following: System and harmony in
graded schools, increased attendance,
economy in time and money, and more
competent teachers and more rational
methods of instruction. Supt. Stephen
son commenced his address by stating thai
the present organization will not allow
better teachers; that they are as good as
they can be under the circumstances
that in town there is a Board of Educa-
tion, who visit teachers and look after
buildings; that we find that it pays to
hire man to superintend the school in
town, and why should there be any diff
ference between the supervision of town
and district school?
Next in order was the report of the
committee on resolutions, which was as
follows, and read by Supt. Lewis, of Cir.
= cleville:
: Resolued, That this convention of the
friends of education, assembled to consider
the condition of ungraded schools, deem!
. | it vitality important to the interests Of
l these schools to secure from our present
General Assembly, as speedily as possible
system, so wisely founded, cherished an6
firmly established by preceding Assem-
l blies, as are Indispensable to remedy ex.
: isting evils, enlarge its usefulness and adj
vance it towards completion.
2. That this Convention, therefore
. earnestly petition the General Assembly
: of Ohio to enact a law creating the Office
! ofCounty Superintendent of schools ant
n its members hereby pledge themselves
: and urge upon the friends of education
e throughout the State to bind themselve
in like manner to keep the value and i'm
portance of this great measure, at thi
It time our most pressing educational need
r before the people until it has been incor
: pOrated into the school laws of the State
3. That this Convention earnestly peti
> ton the General Assembly to SO mOdif!
the present SCnOO1 system that each town
q | ship shall be a school district In fact, a
= well as in name; and TO this end, it re
u cOmmends the abolition of the sub-distric
e boards of directors and the election b.
a each township at large, as in village dis
tricts, of q township board of education
which shall have all the powers of tow
: and city boards of education.
n g.. That committee, consisting of on
n | member from each county of this Con
gressiOnal District, be appointed to secur
u the circulation in every school district c
petitions to the General Assembly, in az
- cordance with the foregoing resolutions
y Editor Browning, of Wilmington, mad
r. the proposition that these resolutions b
er published in every county.
Jno. Hancock, L. L. D., opened the di.
cussion on the resolutions in most enel
y getic manner; after which the meetin
~ adjourned till 80 p. m.
- In the afternoon, Prof. Allen read I'll
correspondence from members who coul
not be present at the mass meeting. lie
50 ters were read from the following name
educators: CIV. Mackinnon, London;
VI B. Peaslee,2 Cincinnati; w. j. Whit
~ Springfield; j. S. Campbell, Delaware
NJ Alston Ellis, Hamilton3 w. w. Lack
81 NIiamisburgh, and from Senator J. v
u Owens, Newark, and Representative {
r. w. Wilson, of London.
ne After the correspondence had been rea
We the discussion of the resolutions was
ad order.
Col. H. B. Maynard created an intere
ed by stating some objections that may
". advanced against County Superinten
of ent, and brought out the idea of increa
ON ing the powers of the present Board
W Education.
of Mr.. G. w. Frambes, Supt. Lewis,
CirclevilIe, Hon. VIM. Millikan and 9th
gentlemen spoke in favor of county S
pervision.
eo DR.. John Hancock, of Dayton, deli
cred his address, indicating that the gre
part of our talent comes from the countr
and since this is the case, under the We
poor management of affairs, with bett
supervision the results would be mu
better: that we need inspection of o
country schools; that Il good inspectC
who understands his hnsinass i necI