Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-16
EMINENT EDUCAToRs.


The Last bays Seasi0m In Eaae Hmeerssts
OF Ungraded schooRs.
Columbus Journal, Jan. Is.
The Convention of the educational men
of the State held session at the High /
School Saturday morning, and after
listening to an address four hours In |
length, the following memorial was
adopted, D. D. Taylor, of fGuernsey, only
voting in the negative:
WHEREAS, This Convention hold these
truths 70 be absolute and universal:
]. That the concern of parents for the
good of their children absorbs and con-
trolls all other human interests.
2. That the welfare of the State de-
pends upon the morality and intelligence
of its people.
8. That to prepare children for success
full and useful lives, and for their Just
meeting; and at the polls5 good schools
are Indispensable. :.
4. That good schools cannot be secured
without the direction and supervision of
skilled experts; and
WHEREAS, The truth lastnamed is fur
ther supported by experience and observa-
ton to the effect:
! 1. That while very great Improvement
has been made in the schools of the cities
under supervision, the ungraded schools
of the rural districts have made little ad-
vaneement.
2. That in consequence of the improv-
ed condition of the schools In the State in
which county supervision was first intro
duced, State after State has incorporated
| It as part of its system of school admin
istratiOn, till at the present time it Is q
cherished feature of the school systems in
three -fourths of the States of the Union.
g. That iE is the common estimate of
tofro hot haI faf "a iF1Ta af
children attending the rural district
schools is wasted for want of the adapta-
. tion of each successive step of instruction
to that which preceded and that which Is
to follow.
: 4. That the people ofthe rural districts
c who are within the reach of town and
t city schools, and who are able to meet the
expense, very, commonly seek to havt
their children educated in these schools
t 3. That the boys and girls thus sent t.
q cities for education are estranged from
a the life and duties of the farm and coun'
try household, and as a result the tenden
: cy of population is to larger cities, thu
C interfering with the proper distribution
+ OF labor and with the best development o
= the resources ofthe whole country.
= 6. That in the management of rail
roads, manufactures, and all other enter
|. prises, "A large per eentage of the Who'll
d expense is given to. oversight and direC
q tion, and that where this is neglected,
= nanciai disaster is the consequence.
o T. That wherever this subject ha
II been thoroughly and impartiaily invest
te gated by the people, the almost unan
II nous opinion is that faithful and earnes
= super vision of the common schools of tEl
~ whole State is vitality essential to prC
II gress.@ = poses -
ic In consideration of the principles an
~ facts above mentioned, be It ..-..s
, ResoIUed, That this Convention, con
posed of friends of education and teacl
ers, do hereby respectfully and earnestl
responsible supervision in every county,
if the State.
~ A committee of three. with Aston ELI
- of Hamilton, as Chairman, was app0inte
IT to prepare an address and sswOrk up'' Il
er Legislature. ..s