The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-01-23
CONVENTION
Of the Ungraded School Section Of the
Ohio State Teachers Association.

! Ou account OF Lu6 IdCb LudL no Qel-
egates we appointed from our Con
| gressional District, the Editor went
to the above Convention as a volun-
teer delegate.
/ Owing to the storm and eonse-
quent delay of trains, we were not
able to reach Columbus until Friday
evening, Jan. 10, thus missing the
first session of the Convention, but
as we went there for information, we
were pleased to learn that we had
missed nothing of Importance except
the welcoming speech Off. W. Ste
vensOn and some remarks by Com
missioner Burns.
The Convention re-assembled at Z
P. NJ. in the Hall Of the House of
Representatives. The first address
was by Hon. Daniel Worley, Chair
man of the House Committee on
Common Schools. We understand
that Mr.. Worley has a bill on Coun-
ty Superintendency, which be has in
troduced into the House.
He fav.rs the idea, but we do not
think there was much in his leading
argument, viz that what was good
for the City Schools would be good
for the rural districts. If a man
have a drove of cattle, he will need a
general manager, but if he have but
/ one COW, all he needsis a boy to take
her to pasture and drive her back.
A superintendent, as known to the
city schools, will not amount to
much, in my opinion.
The second address was by S. H.
Ellis, Past Master, State Grange, P.
of II. He did not pretend to be
posted on the subject, but said that
he favored County Supervision, and
that the country schools were
receding, instead of advancing, in
usefulness.
\ Prof A. H. Tuttle, of the State
University, was the next speaker.
Though he did not pretend to deliv-
er an address, he bore emphatic tes-
timony in favor of a decided depar-
ture from book routine, and express
ed himself as believing in County Su-
perVision.
Aston Ellis, of Butler county, a
member of the State Board of Ex-
aminers, thought there was need Of
reform, but, though he favored
County Supervision, he thought that
the adjustment of the present sub
district system would accomplish
more good than even County Super
vision. Mr.. Ellis is a fluent and
forcible speaker, and we were gery
favorbly impressed with him.
He was followed J. V. Y. Elder, of
Knox county, who spoke as a repre-
sentative Of the ungraded schools,
and he, by G. W. Oakes, ofNorwalk,
both in favor of Supervision.
D. D. Taylor, editor Of the Guern-
sey County Times, was then intro
duced by the representative from
Guernsey county, and spoke at some
length in opposition to the move
ment, or rather in justifyiug his po-
sition, he being instructed by his
constituents to oppose County Su-
pervision. The audience at first
thought Mr.. Taylor was a humor-
ist, but we think most Of them came
to the conclusion that he was a bore,
before be had concluded.
S. J. Kirkwood, of Wooster Uni
versity, ". R. Wean, of Elyria, W.
a. Cole, of Marysville, J. W. Hunter,
of Carroll county, Prof E. H. Cook,
of the Columbus High School, and
Prot. E, L. Tappan, of Gambler,
Professor of Mathematics in Kenyon
College, all spoke in favor of Coun-
ty Supervision
John Hancock, Sup't. Of Dayton
Schools, offered a resolution that the
Convention call on Gov. Bishop and
pay respects. It was carried.
A vote of thanks to the House of
Representatives for the use of the
Hall, was passed.
The following committees we're
announced by the Chairman of State
School Committee, Burns:
On Resolutions-H. N. Parker,
W. N. Ross, A. J. Kickoff, John Og-
den, and c. ". williamson.
On Finance-E. H. Cook, E. T.
Moulton. and NJ. W. Lewis.
The Convention then adjourned,
to meet in the High School Chapel,
at nine o'clock Saturday morning.
The meeting on Saturday was ably
by W. NJ. Ross, Of Ere
mont, a member of the State Board |
of Examiners. He also favored !
County Supervision, as did many
others who followed, but there was
a great deal of Wild talking, as there
were no resolutions expressing the
sense of the Convention. It was
nearly noon before the Committee
on Resolutions made its report, as
follows;
VVurpr,s This Convention hold