The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-03-01
1T Is GOOD.
The Impressions Of Visitor to the
City OF HillsbOro.

observations made during brief visit
to your lovely little city.
Frequent visits here, some years ago,
during the summer months, made last.
ing and very favorable impressions upon
me. The situation is beautiful and it
must be delightful place of residence.
At this season, during an exception
ally dull stage of business everywhere,
the streets seem vacant OF teams, and
the place dull and uninteresting But
there seems not to be evidences of dis
tress and want, such as are apparent in
in larger places, especially manufsctur
ing centers, where 80 many idle men
are found with families in a starving
condition. Congratulate yourselves
| notice many late evidences of prog.
ress, greatest of all, your water works,
which, when completed, and made
available to all improved portions of the
city, will be means Of safety Your
electric plant for street illumination and
incandescent light, is an advance to
ward metropolitan ways. There is no
money spent to so good purpose as
that to secure an abundance of light in
our streets, homes and stores. Bril-
liantly lighted business houses draw
customers, and make goods more attract
ive This is one form of advertising,
and the cheapest plan of encouraging
the purchase of more tasty goods, as
well as a snowy display of them.
If some OF your many wealthy men
would supply modern Opera House,
for public gatherings, such a commun.
ity would support it well, and command
choice entertainments in their season.
But it is not my purpose to direct at
tention to what you lack, but commend
you for what you have, Other larger
cities have better and more public build
ings, at the expense of enormous in
debtedness, and these adverse times are
groaning Under increasing and Calling
taxes. Hilsboro has roomy churches
in good repair, sufficient in number and
variety to accommodate all who will at
tend them, if not for all who should 60.
Your school houses are creditable for
your population, and l suppose roomy
enough for 800 pupils who make them
their home, most hours of five days of
the week. Do the public consider that
children of school age, spend more wax
ing hours with their teachers than they
do with their parents? How important
then, that this time should be spent 80
as to secure most beneficial results, with
pure and capable teachers. In time. a
model. High School building will be
needed. 1 am informed that young
men and women are now fitted for class.
es in our best colleges and universities
at your present High School, under the
training of Prof. E G. Smith and his
worthy assistants.
A short acquaintance with Superin.
tendent OF schools, Mr.. Minnich, and
reports given by others of his manage
ment is proof that no mistake was made
in calling him to fill the vacancy Great
ed by the death of Mr.. Major.
In the company of teacher, spent
an hour in examining specimens of pen
manship, drawing, map making and
modelling in paper and clay. Although
the latter is confined to the primary
grades, the objects gave evidence of skill,
proof OF correct observation, and many
samples by children under twelve years
of age showed marks of artistic taste.
Manifestly, drawing and modelling, as
we'll as music are profitable as means
of recreation.
Penmanship is essential. Boys and
girls who excel in writing strong, plain
business hand, find it an accomplish.
ment, and requisite to lucrative posi-
tions when school days are over.
Music and drawing are educational,
affording relaxing and pleasing recrea.
ton, in the midst of exacting studies
Pupils from the oldest to the little
tots, with few exceptions, manifest a
love for these exercises. They are what
sugar is to lemonade, spice to the pud
ding, or sauce to steaming dish of ven
ison.
l have had unusual opportunity fol
examining work done in Dayton schools
and do not hesitate to declare tina
samples seen here, are equal if not su
perior to them.
During repeated visits to the World
Fair, seeing similar work in the severa
exhibits, / am confident your school
stand A. A. l. was especially strucl
with samples OF modelling in clay by tn
children of the Hillsboro schools in tn
Ohio exhibit, which there brought you
educational system into complimentar
notice. l have learned since of CON
mendation bestowed on that exhibit
/ by the publishers of the system you us'
In my judgment, the standing OF CON
munity may be largely determined b