The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-21

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directors was in sub-distrlct No. 3, on
the 18th day of February 1928. AT
this election Joseph Grove sen, Jesse
Hines and Jacob Kemery were elected
directors, and Peter Hockensmith,
treasurer.
The third election for school direct
ors was held in sub-district No. 5, on
about the 18th of April, 1929. At this
election Martin Mckinney, John earns
Sen, and John Atkinson were elected
directors and John Brothers treasurer.
The fourth election for school d.
rectors was held in sub.district No. 8,
abut the 18th of April 1929. At this
election David Evans, John Russell
and Adam Phillips were elected direc-
| tors and Josiah Price treasurer.
On the second of March 1929, dis.
trict No. 2, was divided by the trus.
| tees of the township into two districts
of equal size thus: The southern
district to be No 2, as formerly, and
the northern district to be No Z, and
to be known as the Washington Dis
trict." The fifth election held in the
township for school directors was in
this No. Z, district, and was held in
| August 1929. At this election Henry
| Melsheimer, John Richards and Jacob
Loop were elected board of directors
and Samuel Chestnutwood, treasurer.
The sixth election for school direc-
| tors was held in subdistrict No. a. on
or about the 5th of February, 1880. At
| this election Jacob Keyser, Leonard
Shroyer Sen, and Samuel Henlina
were elected directors, and Jacob
Smith treasurer.
The seventh election for school di.
rectors was held in sub-district No. l,
about the 10th of November 1880. At
this election John Price, Morgan Van
meter and Jacob Howenstine were
elected directors, and George Howen'
stine treasurer.
There have been other divisions
made among the different districts un'
! til at the present day the board OF
education of the township consists OF
eleven members one representing
each district. For several years past
there has been no school held in one of
the districts, there being not more
| than two or three scholars there, and
these have been sent to school in ad
| joining districts.
Since the time of the introduction
of the Free school system and its
adoption by the residents Of Pike
| township. there has been steady
progress onward until the present day;
the schools at this time comparing
| favorably with those of surrounding
| townships. According to the report
of the township clerk for the school,
year ending September, 1902, the fol-
| lowing is the amount Of money eX'
pended for school purposes, incidentals
etc, and the number of pupils en-
rolled.
Amount of money on hand for school
purposes September 1st, 1901.
| Tuition NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $272O.i9
! Incidental Fund ........... 5Sl.G7
Amount of State tax ...... 65l.0O
Amount from section 16...... 1870
! lotal ....'''.. ..'''.'..'''' @flZz'ou
Amount of money assessed by school
board April 18th, 1902.
| For tuition ................ $2OO0OO
For accidentals ............. 10000
| lOtal ..'......,,....... SZiOVOO
Amount paid to teachers for the
year ending September 1st, 1902, was
...... .................. $272l ,9G
| lncidentals .............. 92O.3d
Total .................... $3642.29
The approximate value of the school
property as returned to the auditor
| for 1902, was ......... $14, 5000
The number of pupils enrolled were:
Males 22s
| Females zoe
Total ................... 43i
The assessment roll for the year
1902, was:
| Real estate ...............$5 $569, 100. .OO
Personal property ........ 181, 10000
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In order that the reader may form
some idea of the primitive school
buildings and schools of the township
we give the following: The first build.
ings erected for school-houses were
generally about 20x24 feet in size
built Of logs with either a fire place
at one end to warm the building or
large ten plate stove set in the
center. Around the wall was desk
for scholars to use in writing. The
seats we're generally slabs or hewed
puncheons with legs set in auger
holes. The next books used about
the year 1S40 were: "The United
States spelling book" Cobbs series OF
readers, Murray's Grammar, the West
ern Calculator and Olney's Geogra-
ply. Other books followed which in