The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-06-26
THE SCHOOL HOUSE PROBLEM
Meeting Of Citizens.

Meeting Of Citizens.
On last Monday evening G meetin
of citizens of Logan met in the Cou,
room to discuss the bes: plans tor tn
benefit of our schools.
Miss Steinman one OF our most &C
compiished young ladies was employs
by the Sentinel to lake q short hand
report of remarks made.
The discussion and the exact state
ments made by those who spoke follow
below.
Mr.. o. w. II. Wright, Chair
man of the meeting, spoke Al
follows:
1t is very discouraging to the
school board of this town 10 have
80 small an audience here. With,
out any reflection upon any thing
on the outside. it would seem tG
me that question involving the
life, health and welfare of oul
children who are the attendants
upon the public schools of this
town, should congre,ate together
a larger body of the citizens OF
Logan. II is proper possibly for
me az chairman of the meeting
and president of the board to
state the object of this meeting.
We have school building in Lao
gan composed of three stories
and a basement. We have en-
ployed in there fifteen teachers
besides the supertindent. There
are about 7S3 pupils IN atten.
dance upon orr public schools
now, and under the recent Iegis-
lation in Ohio which compells
pupils TO attend school between
between ''tfe ages of eight
and SIXTEEN" that nubmer will
be increased in the next year
possibly one hundred more. Tie
truapt law. which l think is a
glorious and good law, compells
the attendance of pupils between
those ages. The State of Ohio
has seen fit to take hold of this
matter. and the father who does
not send his child to school upon
notice may be arrested and fined:
AMI The child himself who refuses
10 attend the public school, after
proper notice from the truant
officer. may be arrested, taken be-
fore a proper magistrate and sent
10 the Stale Farm as an incor-
rigable youth; and as one of the
trustees of that institution, have
seen in the last two months over
fifty boys sent from various parts
of Ohio sent for this very reasn,
lntelIigeh: looking boys, strong
i'm mind and strong in body. but
incorrigibIe, and sent there for
the purpose Of Furnishing them.
Ti.ls is merely preliminary TO the
general question. We have moi
room 10 accommodate our yout h.
There is no place in the state OF
Ohio where school is taught in
four stories of one building.
challenge any contradiction upon
that question. In town the
size oil Logan, il is disgrace aud
/, h ;ne that we shall have our
babies cent down 10 this base
ment where there is neither light
nor air. You fathers who have
children going 10 school should
go down 10 this basement where
we are compelled to place them
under our present accommoda
fions; they cannot see in there.
and cannot get fresh air. In
winter all those in the back part !.
of the room must freeze, whilst
those in front roast. One stove
in each room makes IT very hot , /,
IN front, AID generates hot air.
Lhe effect of which you know. ]
will tell you. have little white
headed boy who will 90 10 school
In September. That child shall
.ot 60 down in that basement.
because in wet weather IL be
comes damp. moldv and u.iheal
Inv. We must do something
The State Inspector of public = =
ehool buildings has been in Lo- r
ran, and the newspapers have
printed his report that our build
ng is unhealthy. detective both :"
n light, ventilation and heating
Now. yon fathers and
Mothers of these 70) and some
hildren uiust say 10 The school d
oard what we must do: In ten rt
AVS from today We are Soiag To d
.b:nit Lwo propositions 10 vote L