Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-11-07
Public School Survey Day to
Be Celebrated Nov. Ia.
ELABORATE PROGRAM LAID OUT
"A Light in Every School House In
Ohio on the Evening of Nov. A."
Is the Slogan of Every
Wide Awake Teacher.
Special Columbus Correspondent.
Columbus, Ohio.

ated widespread interest. An
elaborate program containing
instructions, suggestions and programs
for its observance, in pamphlet form,
has been prepared by a committee
consisting of Frank ]. Miller, superin-
tendent of public instruction; DR.. w.
o. Thompson, president of Ohio State
university, and ]. A. Shawan, super
intendent of schools of Columbus.
Every teacher in the state will receive
a copy of the pamphlet.
Five Specific Features.
Five specific features are empha-
sized for the program by the commit
tee. These are: Reading of the gov
ernor's proclamation for the day,
reading of the history of the schools
of Ohio, reading of the sketch of the
Ohio school survey, which will show
the urgent need of new school sys-
TEN, discussions by parents and Wis
1tors and the election of lay dele
gate to the Educational congress, to
be held in Columbus Dec. and 6.
1t is suggested that superintend-
ents, principals and teachers adapt
the general plan for observance of the
day to their particular needs, making
such notifications and extensions as
may be necessary for this purpose.
Meetings should be held both in the
afternoon and at night.
Light in Every School House."
"a light in every school house in
the state on the evening of Nov. IA" is
the slogan which every wide awake
teacher in Ohio is urged to adopt so
that every nook and corner of every
school district in the state will be
represented at these school house
meetings, which are to give impetus
to the project to lift rural schools from
the deplorable condition which has
dwarfed the efficiency of a majority
of them.
They are making great prepara-
tions to observe survey day in West
Jefferson, Madison county," said Mr.
Miller, superintendent of public in
struction. "All the school children in
the township will be there to march
in a parade of honor of the celebra,
ton. A letter 1 have received from
E. L. Porter, superintendent of the
township schools, shows the go-ahead,
progressive spirit they have there
He says:
Z" am planning to have all the
township schools come to Jefferson on
the afternoon of Survey day and have
a program, and at it's close a grand
parade of the township grades in the
village and following them the high
school. At night there will be a
patrons meeting. A school parade
with 500 children in it will be the
largest parade ever made in this vii
lage, and it will be composed of boys
and girls. Send me programs at
earliest possible date.'"
Work Of Gov. Cox.
The school survey, the work of Gov
Cox, has been made by commission
consisting of w. l.. Allendorff of Erie
county, Edith May Campbell of Gin
cinnati and Representative Oliver J.
Thatcher of Clinton county. DR.. Hor
ace L. Britain Of the Municipal Re
search bureau of New York city was
secured without cost to direct the
survey work, which has extended into
every county of the state, with spe
cial attention given the schools oil
rural districts.
Among the field workers who were
secured to aid in the survey were one
dean of college, two deans of normal
colleges, is professors in normal col
! leges and colleges of education, SO Sc
nior students of education, members
of the legislature, state supervisors Of
/ education and others. Considerable
information was also obtained by g
questionable sent to $4,000 teachers
county auditors and school superin
tendens. The report OF the schoo'
survey will show in detail all the in
formation obtained regarding the
needs Of the schools. The legislature
at the special session, will enact laws
to start the urgently needed recon
struction of Ohio's school system.
viii Hold Board Responsible.
Stating that under the Warnes Law
Ohio had an opportunity to make
a forward step in just taxation
Gov, Cox has placed the selec
tion of deputy county tax commits
sioners in the hands OF the state
tax commission. He said he expected
to hold that hoard responsible for the
operation OF the law. He pointed out
that taxation is delicate public ques
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Board of Complaint.
For the appeal of those who may
not be satisfied with the findings o
the new county taxing machinery IL
the assessment Of property, it is pro
vided in the Warnes law that there
shall be a board of complaint to b'
composed OF three persons. These
boards are to be named by the STATE
tax commission and are to have tn,
right of reversing the rulings and de
cisions in matters of taxation OF tn,
tax deputies and their force. The az
p1Hl from the board OF complaint ls Il
tie state tax combustion itself.