The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-09
DISTRICT WORK. HOUSES.

District work houses under the control Of the
State, for the punishment Of persons convicted OF
minor ofenses, and so located as to be accessible
to and meet the demands of the several towns snu
villages, as well as the large cities Of the State
presents subject worthy Of the most careful con
sideralion.
That property is exposed, life endangered ,homei
made unsafe, and very general sense of inseeu
| rity experienced throughout the State, owing Il
the presence Of maraudng bands Of idle vagrants
| vicious and often malicious, persons is faO
from which early every community IN abe STATE
| has suffered more or less, and from which every
| community seeks relief, Against these classes O
persons no adequate system OF reliet has been de
viSed, except IN our largest cities. A work .hOusC
system for the State would involve il is true con
siderable expense; but, in view Of tho constantly
| increasing burden imposed upon the people fol
| jail fees for boarding these classes in enforced
| i0eDeSS Of the county jail and considering the
aRsrt gate sum OF innunerable petty thefls, and
the properly taken by violence or maliCiOusy de
slrOyed by arson or otherwise, there eau be nc
doubt that such system OF work houses wONd
prove an actual economy to the State, even # nc
other public Interest were subserved
BOARD OF STATE CHARITIES.
Among the most important subjects of leglsa
ton are the benevolent, penal, aud Ieformatory
institutions Of the State, and in view of this fact
the Board of State Charities has been created, tC
investigate all matters pertaining TO these institu
tions, and are required TO report annually to the
Legislature in writing, a full account of their pro
Ceedings, which will appear in due time. TO the
facts and recommendations thus Obtained, the
Legislature Is largely IL debit for the necessary
information in regard to these institutions; but
in addition, IL would seem veIy desirable that All
opportunity should be afforded for oral conference
with the Board Of state Charities In order that
more complete presentation OF these sul jeCs cod
be obtained th0n is possible by printed report.
would, therefore, recommend that the Board OF
State Charities be requested, on some occasion
early in your seSsOn to meet the members OF the
Legislature in Joint convention Tor conference
aud TO present. orally, their views aud sugges
toDs upon the benevolent and correctional In.
stltul Ions.
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
The thirtysecond annual report of the State
Board ofAgIicuture is ready for distribution, and
presents matters of great importance to that large
producing class Of our community, upon whom
the wealth of the State depends more than upon
all others and to whose intelligence and skill we
are indebted for our large annual increase in val.
liable productions OF all kinds The eagerneSs
with which this report is sought is the best evil
denCe OF the high appreciation in which tits held
Eighteen thousand copies III Englieh and Two
thousand copies IN German are printed annually,
and the demand is scarcely met. II Is with pain
l have to record the death of the hOnored seCre
tary of this department, John II Klippart, to
whose intelligence, general Information, and un'
tlring ssslduily during period of twenty one
years, the Slate largely owes its richest develop.
ment in agriculture and kindred matters.
EDUCATION,
The sui ject of fedutntion is old yet always new;
often discussed, but never void of interest 1t is
intimately connected with material as well as
moral development, and upon 1t free institutions
must rest, II they continue to stand Its primary
law is change and if there is no advance, there is
certain retrogresson. Hence, in framing the
Constitution of our State, plan providing for q
system Of popular education in order 10 train the
youth Of our state for the successful performance
of the duties of citizenship, they wisely laid a
foundation whereon generdatiOns have built, and
are to Guild, The plan rs was Intended has been
improved and is doubtless susceptible Of still fur.
ther Improvements
Alta number of conventions OF the people, call.
ed to consider the present condition of the schools
aud their relation to the vital cause of popular
education, changes In our school law have been
advocated which shall give unity to the schools
OF the townships by placing them under control
OF boards OF education with the same powers as
the board Of education of a village dstrsct, and
shall constitute the presidents Of the township
boards tnJ0 county boBrd of education, whose
duty It shall be 10 employ county Superintend.
ent of schools.
1t is doubtless true that anything which tends
to the of the schools of those districts
where other educational agencies are so few that
shall furnish attractions there aud aid in stopping
the dIitt of enterprising men from country to town
Is worth our most careful consideration. invite
your attention TO discussion of the general topic
in the report, soon to be laid before you, Of the
State Commissioner OF Common Schools.
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY.
Ny attention has been called by the Trustees Of
the Ohio State University to the fact that the Leg
slature has, at different times, authorized the
payment Of the necessary and reasonable expen.
ses Of the Board while In the discharge Of their Of
Acial duties, but that no appropriations have
been made for this purpose. It would also Rp.
pear from an estimate Of expenses for the ensuing
year, which the Board 10 required by law to fur
nish, that the sum Of S2S550 Is required for addi
tional buildings improvements and equip.
ments ofths mechanical and physiological labor
RtOry
Ailusion Is made thereto because, under the law
Of Congress making the land grants no portion Of
the funds derived tnerefrom can be used for such
purposes and If required for the satisfactory and
successful management Of the University, must,
in that case as In other State institutions be sup
piled from the treasury OF the State Hitherto, no
appropriations to the University have been made
since lis organization, except the SUN of 81 200 10
equip scnOol os mines and mining engineers (,
aud It may be said In support OF what is now ask
ed that, covering in its broad and liberal nstruc
tons necessity deeply felt by the people at large
in their various industrial pursuits, It's claims
should receive a just and considerate action at
your hands,
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