The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-06-26
THE HOOKING SENTINEL JUNE 2e, 90

Zo0S. IL miSnI DO I'D OTucT ~
me 10 say how il happened III
male that examination. At {
meeting called by the Stat'
Board Of Health, at a meeting o
the superintendents. this matte
of ventilating, lighting and heat
ing old buildings was thoroughly
discussed, and brought the mat
ter OF tins building that We Use
here before the State Board o.
Health. and before The State
Commissioner of Schools also
and they said at once they didn't
see what the people of Logan
meant by having school in sucll
a building, and by sending oul
children into such rooms as we
have here; that Is by the use oI
the system of ventilating, light
ing and heating, that we have in
e here, The report l think il
1t hasn't been thoroughly exam
ined will be in order 10 have ii
real.
| Mr.. Chairman. (rhe report
read. Published in Sentinel oi
last week. Now, IN addition !
will say just word, and l think
it is in order for the patrons 10
discuss this matter more particu
larly. We have in our rooms
with few exceptions, from As TO
so and 80 pupils, which as YOU
see is spoken against in this re-
port. In order TO relieve this un
healthy condition, tho secretary
has recommended that this mum
ber be reduced 10 about 40, and
| would say in the leading
schools in The state, the number
of pupils in any one room is re
duced to not more than 40 or As
pupils. With no ventilating fa-
cilities and with the improperly
heating that we have. you can
see how extremely unhealthy il
must be for the children in these
schools. Now, l have heard, as
you all have, of the excellent
condition OF the Logan schools |
for a number Of years, and you
have boasted of your schools aud
We are proud 10 boast Of the
schools as far as the work 10 done
1T the present time, but are you
proud TO. boast of the conditions
under which the pupils do the
worki That is the question.
Have your pupils favorable con
litlons under which TO do this
work! 1 answer that they have
lot. The pupils do an immense
mount of work but they could
10 more work and better if they
lad more favorable conditions
lnder which to work. DR.. HaE. I
ock says TINT the only differ a
nee between killing The children q
t once or in q few minutes and I
hat Of sending them to school U
nder the present conditions is !
hat it is slow process. but as p
are,-just as sure. So does the >,
tate Board of Health make The h
anne statement, and it is recon
lended that we do away with
le stoves and heat the rooms by
,me other method; il is recon- +
,ended thai we do away with = ),
le building. That fact remains q
,r The citizens to say whether il
,e children should have more N
.vorable circumstances under II
hich 10 do this work. We
1ould remember this one thing I"
lat the health and lives of our 81
hildren are far more than dol Il
.rs and cents. We should val II
e the lives ofthe children above :,
ollars and cents. If we can ::
Iake better provisions for the II
lildren there we should do it. h
Ir. w. W. McCray: v
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen, K
am not here for The purpose of y
laking speech but it strikes u
e, as have been sitting here, '
lat we are beginning at the u
rong end. When l came here II
that the Board of Ed s.
cation would have some propo- u
ton that they had in mind 10 Il
axe to this audience to. nigh 1 b
think these matters are we'll L
lderstood by the town. These a
alters 10 a greater or less degree II
I'VE been discussed for fifteen IL
.ars, and surely there is no II
ed of discussing on these a
,ints at tins time. What we II
ant now are some practical e:
to think over. That p
he way it strikes me. ] ol
,uld like 10 hear from the sup. ~
intendent if he hasn't some n,
actical suggestion to make, as dj
the way out Of this difficulty. 90
e and the Bo ard of Education q,
e the proper parties TO make sh
ese propositions and 10 acquaint II
emselves will the best method +.
managing these affairs. Sure p, n
you do not come here 10 ask
10 advise you on these matters; =;
, have selected you for that ~,
lrpose. That Is your business =, -