Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-26
FROM BETHEL.

/ some Interesting Points on the school and
Church work-Other Notes.
| The schools of this township closed last
/ Friday with the exception "t three schools.
/ For the first year in the history of the
/ township all the schools opened and closed
about the same time. The average per
cent. of attendance throughout the year has
been creditable and the general interest
encouraging.
| Eighteen teachers were employed in the
township the past year, including the super
! intendent, and of this number twelve have
been retained in the township for next year.
OF the remaining six, two are going 10 col
lege and the remaining four were not
applicants.
The High school will be under the control
of two teachers instead of three. a. during
| the past year. Thirteen applicants for ad-
mission to the High school have passed the
entrance examination and doubtless ere
the school opens in the fall this number
will be increased TO twenty.
The members of the High school arranged
last Saturday to hold their second reunion
some time during the vacation,
and everything in connection with the
school is in a fiouriShing condition.
The closing exercises at TeCumseh school,
under the control of Mr.. Hartman, last
Wednesday afternoon, We're attended by
number of the patrons, and the exercises
We're of an interesting character. Mr.. Har-
man assumes the principalship of the Don
nelsvilIe school next year.
DOnnelsville has been greatly improved
since spring by the erection of a number OF
handsome residences in the eastern and
central parts of the village.
The congregation known as the Brethren
in Christ. or Dunkard church, is erecting a
convenient church building at Donnelsyille
this season, making the third church in the
place. The citizens are making due prepa-
ration for the Sunday school association,
which conveneS there next Friday.
The small fruit association of the western
part of the county holds bi-weekly meetings
at Olive Branch school house. At the
meeting last week Elmer Wallace was
chosen To ill the Office of receiver and gen
eral distributor of fruits and berries sent by
the association to this city for distribution
here and at the surrounding towns. His
headquarters will be in this city.
Miss Anna Hartman and her mother. from
Columbus. are the guests of Mrs. Frank
McClain and family.
Miss Laura McJiltOn is visiting friends at
LoCkland, q.
One of the most interesting and enter
tanning features of the educational mass
meeting was the recitation by little Mary
Cost, entitled Little Goidenhair." Although
but nine years old, little Mary recited this
difficult selection without hesitation, and
acted out, both by gesture and appropriate
expression of countenance, the spirit and
life of the selection. With proper atten-
ton little Mary is destined to play all i'm
portant part in the dramatic world.
Special credit is due the pupils, teachers
and patrons of the schools in the extreme
parts of the township for the interest they
manifested in decorating their wagons and
providing away for the safe and pleasant
conveyance of the pupils to the mass meet
ing last Saturday. Bethel, Helmer and
Medway schools deserve special mention.
Rev. Mr. Chote. Of the Christian church.
delivered the annual sermon to the members
Of the &. A. K. at the Methodist church,
New Carlisle, last Sunday.