The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-06-19
THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL.
Sentiments and Sights by a Sen
tinel Man.

mdny reverts with mingled emo
tions OF pleasure aud pain 10 tha
time long ago. when the books
and slate were collected aud car
ried home for vacaiIong Th> ga,
visions of life were then opening
ON the enraptnred mind. Ever.
scene WAS fresh 10 the eye. aud
every pleasure wore The charm
of novelty. CMllhood. bv some
is called the happiest PARTON oI
life. It's innocent gayeiy, lis con
filling sweetness, lis buoyant and
aGtctionate playfullness, its gusl'
OF tears, aud It's glow of returning
joys, throw around il an imdescri
bable charm. The victim OF mis-
fortune and The sated votary Of
pleasure have sighed over the
period of heir childhood as car
rying with II into oblivion the
only pitlance Of happiness which
the Creator has been please d 10
assign them. On last Fri day af
iern0on a member of the Sentinel
staff was detailed 10 attend the
closing exercises Of She schools
al Tins place, which consisted of
declamaiions, dialouges. songs
and drills, etc. In The company
Of Prof. Rayman, Superintendent
If The schools. and Mr.. q. NJ.
Bowlbv, one of the directors, We
visited The LIST. d. primary presi
ded over by Miss FickIe. and the
End. ID. primary by Miss Mill.
The bright and happy faces Of
the little boys and girls, and the
pleasant and courteous bearing
of the teachers carried the scribe
back tc his childhood days when
aprons were the style for boys,
and a half dozen or more boys Oc
cupied one bench, the scenes
crowded themselves upon our
mind thick and fast Of the last day
0r school long ago. One is remind
ed 50 room as our infant feet tread
The path Of HE they feel the
of ihorns and we quick
Is perceive that however beauIi
Iul in The commencement that
path leads but To the grave, and
The clapping hands and laughing
eyes of some of these little pupils
may he missed before The first
day o: school when the roll Is
called who We're so hapy and did
such honor TO themselves aud
credll Ia their instructors. Miss
Cages school, the 3rd ID. prima-
~ was next visited In connection
with the Ist &. primary presided
over by Miss Lehman. both
occupy the same room.
The brightness and heer both OF
scholars and teachers that greet
I'd us here sled its lus,re through
he window of one soul al least.
md The recollection OF the same
will ever be a pleasant memory.
The 2nd e. primary, Miss White
eacher, was the next school 10
be visited and here rs baiore il
seemed To he the aim oi teacher
md scholars 10 heighien our en-
10 dispIace an earIhen
up by "a golden chal ce. aud to
,pen VI or our vision fruits that
,ever became tasteIess. fnwers
hat never fade. The First and
second e. primary schools are
augh, by the Misses N"Lnan
md Keller. The II aud 2nd 4. !
,r,marv ian.t, hy Misses Doyle
md Wesienllaver. The 1t and
.md d Grammar laugh, by Misses
II Carthy and Floyd. The g
grammar Up Miss Downey. The b
grammar 10y Mrs. Belt, the A
,ram mar bv Miss Mcbride, were |
Visited in rotation, and the little
ime we had to devole TO each |
school will not allow us TO par
icu!ailza. IL would take more
SPACE than the Sentinel has in ITS
entire columns 10 do justice 10
he teachers aud pupils Of our
public schuols. Prof. Revman
and l,is most eXcellnni corps of
deserve The thanks
and cGmmendaiiun Of our citi-
.ens for The Way they have per-
formed their duties. We should
thai school teachers
are class oil individuals VII
.nl"nly in a great degree the in
:ences which is destined 10 sway
he moral and political interests
Di the nation through their pu
pills, and for these reasons The
heart of each parent should warm
10 the teacher of their boys or
girls. Ii is proper 10 saw :hat The
|,ilh school was not in session at
he time of our visit. We ac-
knowledge The many cOurtesies
shown us by Prof. Reyman and
teachers.
SCHOOL BOARD MEET NG,