The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-07-03
SandIes Receives Some VAL
liable Information.
GETS REPLIES TO QUESTIONS
Total Of 673 Reports by Reputable
People Throw Light on Many I'M
portant Phases Of the Ohio
School System.
D. A. DONOVAN,
Special Columbus Correspondent.
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luTnlSHeu III Reports sent 10
Secretary A. P. Sandles by
reputable people in every county in
the state, in reply to list of ques-
tions sent to them by him. A total
Of 673 reports were made. They
throw light on many important phases
of the Ohio school system. In reply
to the question Of whether 1t is ad-
visable to use the school house for
meetings of adults for discussion of
public questions, GIT declared 1t was,
while so took the contrary view.
Lose On One Point.
DO your teachers take as much
interest as they ought in community
affairs outside of the school room and
school hours?" brought 134 aff1rma-
tive answers and $40 negative an
swers. In answer to another question
407 gave it as their opinion that
teachers do not do anything to help
the community in a social or moral
way outside of teaching, while 245
said that they believed they did.
1t seemed to be the consensus of
opinion that it was not necessary for
teacher to be a resident of a COM
munity and identified with les inter
ests to be qualified to teach. A little
more than one-half of the number
who reported said that teachers had
not made any effort to have flowers,
shrubs, good lawns and trees on
school and church grounds.
Are your teachers strong leaders
In your community" brought 204 af-
frmative answers and 445 negative
answers, so the preponderance of evil
dence would seem to be that teach
ers are not strong leaders. Opinion
is about equally divided as to whether
the BoXwell law helps or weakens the
country school. A total of 800 said it
helped it and 3O6 said it weakened it.
More than four out of every five
answered that they did not think
teachers were as competent as they
should be. Four hundred gave it as
their opinion that county examiners
sometimes grant certificates for the
sake of popularity or sympathy, to un-
qualified applicants for teachers GER
tificates. The view that they do not
was taken by 179.
That there is a tendency to employ
younger teachers now than formerly
was indicated, 473 saying that there
is, while 180 held to the opposite view.
The severest slam given the teachers
was in the answer to a question as
to whether some teachers, to be popu-
lar with pupils and parents, pass pu-
pills with good grades to cover up de-
fective teaching or poor grades. A
total of 489 said "yes," while 1876 an
swered mo" This data applies to
country teachers.
Cox Honors Predecessors.
Gov. Cox believes in honoring some
of his predecessors in office. Tuesday
afternoon he announced the appoint
1nent of two ex-governors, Myron T.
Herrick, Republican, and James E.
Campbell, Democrat. Both are named
trustee of the Ohio Archaeological and
Historical society for the term end
ing Feb. 18, 1916. Other appointments
announced are those of W. F. Cary, to
be a member of the state board of en-
balming examiners for the term end
ing June 5, 1916; DR.. H. H. Herman,
to be a trustee of Miami university,
and Homer Gard, to be trustee of
the same institution. Mr.. Gard is
editor of the Hamilton. Journal and a
man of considerable prominence. He
is brother of Congressman Warren
Gard, who succeeded to the vacancy
in the national law making body
caused by the elevation of James M.
Cox to the governorship.
Say Father Prosecuted.
So bitter are the children of Matth.
ew MILAN, the Columbus man who
on Monday murdered his wife and
then killed himself, that they have
not only refused to view the body OF
their father, but also have declined to
have him buried in the family lot in
Mt. Calvary cemetery. So the muir.
derer and suicide will lie in a grave
almost unmarked and there will be NO
funeral services over his body if the
wishes of the children have sway. Ac.
cording to the grown girls of the Mil
lian household, their father prese.
cuted his wife for 40 years, or dur
Ing their entire married life. A shoe
maker by trade, he did only enough
work to buy drink and, almost con
tinually drunk, would repeatedly abuse