Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-23
And whatsoever will, may Freely
drink and be Enriched
Forever.
Hundreds Of Thirsty Children Daily Re-
ceving the Saving Streams Of Knowl-
edge from our Schools.
An Interesting Account

The first regular school, governed by
a regular board of trustees, occupied
the building lately changed into sa-
loon by Mr.. John Becker. The demand
for more room not being necessary. this
building was all that was required for
some time. The next change was made
to the building lately occupied by Post
81 VanArsdale, and belonging to Mr..
Backus. This was comfortably prepared
for school work, and from the marginal
notes placed in the Record by Director
Summons one would infer that he had
a troublesome task in the selection of
efficient teachers. Opposite one teachers
name we find the criticism Better study
law" mo good" Since which time we
learn that the individual referred to
acted upon Director Summons advice
and is to-day prominent lawyer.
Again change is made. This time
the Court House is made to do service
until school house is built. At this
period it was found necessary to organ
ize q second division, and engage an
assistant teacher. For the first few
years lady teachers were found to suffice,
many of whom did excellent work, and
labored under many disadvantages in
the shape of inadequate accommodations.
irregular attendance, etc.
The Board of Trustees then decided to
engage male principals, prominent
among whom was Mr.. Woolsey, a teach
er of marked ability and wonderful tact
in school government. His premature
death closed career that had every
indication of being brilliant and use
full one. Salaries ranged from $50 to
800 per month, and we find the success
i've boards of trustees always liberal to
pay good salaries to the teachers engag-
ed from time to time, who merited their
approval by efficient work in the school
ROOM. OF all the teachers employed, O.
B, Weed served the longest time, first as
assistant and then as principal. When
we mark the successive stages of the de-
velopement of the school system in Che
bOygan, we find, as in all new places,
that it keeps pace with the develop
ment of the town. AS better buildings
are erected for business places, and COM
m0diOus residences take the place of the
primitive log houses, so we find better
buildings, with larger accommodations
erected for school purposes.
This takes us up to the fall Of SO, when
we find that at the annual meeting, the
subject of creating and organizing a
graded school for the district was voted
upon. The necessary two-thirds vote of
the electors present being obtained, the
next step was the election of board of
six trustees, instead of the three who up
to this time held the reins of govern
ment. The result was as follows; for
the term of one year, Philip Breeze,
David Smith; for two years; M. w. Horne,
Francis Summons, and for three years,
Daniel Wheelock, and John Barber.
The necessityIoflproviding suitable
building and accommodations for the
district next engrossed the attention of
the trusteesNelect. They voted at
special meeting held shortly after their
selection, to erect building to cost not
less than $4,000. Mr., Sammons gener-
Ously donating piece of land for the
site, it was found that this would not be
large enough to serve the purpose of
school grounds, SO it was resolved that
the board should purchase enough land
to make two acres in all. This was
again modified so that the grounds were
limited to their present extent.
The proposed building was an under
taking of some magnitude in the infan-
cy of Cheboygan, and no wonder that we
find in the records, meetings and adj
jounments, motions and amendments.
every few days, but final action was at
last taken, when the following commit
tee, Messrs. r. Patterson, Stevenson, DR..
Maiden, Jno. Lain, and f. s. Abbot, sub