The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-06
Columbus Gossip


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Columbus, FeD. A bulletin snow
ing the grades and general standing
of the high schools Of Ohio prepared
In compliance with the provisions OF
the Brumbaugh high school law en-
acted April 8, 1902, has been issued by
Hon. Lewis ID. Bonebrake, state COM
missioner of schools. The schools are
classified in three grades, first, sec
ond and third. Reports were received
from 800 high schools and of this
number 179 are in the first grade,
maintained in SO counties; 26S, sec
ond grade, maintained in 80 counties;
334 third grade, maintained in SO coun-
ties, the total number of recognized
high schools being 7S1. Twenty-Five
schools fell below the required stan
dard and are not classified as high
schools.
The Stark county high schools are
classified as follaws:.
First grade-Canton, Massillon.
Second grade--Alliance, Beech City,
Marlboro, Minerva, Navarro, Waynes-
burg. isli
Third grade-Lake, Greentown, New
Berlin, New Baltimore.
There are 10 teachers and 18 rooms
In the Canton high school and five
Teachers and five rooms in the Massll-
lon school. The apparatus Of both
schools is pronounced excellent and
the libraries good. The enrolment
in the year at Canton Is $40 and at
Massillon $50. Canton, Massillon and
Alliance are city districts, while Beech
City, Magnolia, Marlboro, Minerva,
l'Waynesburg, Greentown, New Berlin
and New Baltimore are special dis
tricts. Canal Fulton, Louisville, Ma
varre and Lake are village districts.
The apparatus and library at Alliance
is classified as good. The enrolment
is 174. The apparatus and libraries
of the second grade schools are gen.
orally fair, while in the third grade
schools the apparatus is poor and the
libraries fair.
Il There ia talk that Judge c. c. Will
Jams, who was reared in Stark county
and graduated at Mt. Union college
graduating from the institution, will
be a candidate for the Democratic nom-
|inntion for mayor of Columbus. He is
very popular and will shortly retire
from the common pleas bench, He was
defeated for reelection by close vote.
Two Stark county patients were ad .
mitted to Gallipolis epileptic hospital
during the year ending Nov. Is, 1902.
The number on hand from the county
at the close of the year was II, and the
number admitted since Nov. 30, 1899
is ~.
Columbus, Feb. 5.-The current is
sue OF the organ of the Anti-Saloon
league contains a spicy statement
warning legislative and other political
candidates to refrain from making
deals with liquor interests under pain
of drawing the fire of the league upon
their heads. The publication OF this
warning inspired by the report that
Joe Miller, representative of the
brewers, had conferred in Washing
ton recently with Senator Hanna to
secure the latters support of legisla-
tive candidates friendly to the liquor
interests. The anIi-saloon people
Intimate rather broadly that II Hanna
acquiesces to the demand of the liquor
element they will make trouble for
him in his candidacy for reelection to
the United States senate. The state
ment In part says: I'VE have not
asked Senator Hanna to support an
ti-saloon plans for the next legis.a-
I turc We have not approached any
candidate for nomination upon state
ticket seeking to commit him to our
interest. The league will keep hands
Oft and will be satisfied with any nom
inees who are fair, impartial men.
But we wish to say that any candidate
that is found making deal with Joe
Miller or his representatives for their
favor will find trouble, II the Anti
Saloon league Is able to make trouble
for him. The surest way for a can
didate to involve himself in a dim
Guilty with the church and the tenn
perance voters of Ohio will be to
bind himself to the tail end Of beer
wagon"
The sensational charges Of incom-
potency and dishonesty made by the
trustees of the Gallipolis epileptic
hospital against their predecessC S
may result in an Official Investigation
Of the present and past Management
of the institution. The present trus-
tees evidently overlooked the fact
that Governor Nash was a member Of
the preceding board and their ill-tem-
pered raillery and bitter accusations
strike him as well as the other
mombers. Friends of Governor Nash
and the former board declare with
indignation that the present trustees
are largely to blame for the botch ed