The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-08-18

from Mt. Vernon district.
He was also a member of Grants
cabinet
In the spring of 1887 the third house,
frame structure, was built on lot
just northwest of the present school
house. Doubtless many present at this
reunion remember that little red
house" 1t now stands nearby on Mr..
Reeds place. 1t was seated similar to
the previous ones, the desks running
along the side of the house and sta
tionary benches placed in front of them
SO that when sat at his desk he faced
the wall. Later these were replaced
by more modern seats and desks. Ev-
en- in that house there were no black
boards for many years and the first
one procured was eight and half feet
by five feet. Some of the larger pupils
would not use it, not being accustomed
to such modern inventions.
Teachers were paid after the old
plan until somewhere between 1S55-60.
The teachers in this third schoolhouse
were as follows: Elizabeth Gregg,
Hannah Dunn, Hannah Brown, Emaline
Lord, Amanda Brown, Deborah Win
ters, Frank Beebe, Martha yelling,
Hiram Dunn, Henry George, Barak
Dickerson, Cyrus Hosack, Isaac Gates
Lydia Wetherby, Hamilton yelling,
Lemuel Mann. Chalmus Sellers, Flint
Brown, Dick Willison, Flora James,
Mrs. NJ. j. Stump, Mrs. Abbie Harrod,
Elizabeth Disman, w. S. Brown, Can
dace Phipps, VIM. Stackhouse, Miss
Hendershot, Mrs. Shaffer and Frank
| Boner
The public school system was adopt
ed but the teachers continued to
board round" During the early his
tory of that house, the grammar was
introduced and previous to that time
the U. S. history was brought into
the school. Miss Elizabeth Gregg of
Batemantown taught the first term.
Mrs Stump, Miss Flora James, Mrs.
Abbie Harrod. Miss Elizabeth Disman,
Wilson Boone, Miss Candace Phipps,
VIM. Stackhouse, Frank Boner and
Mrs. Shaffer are few of the instruc-
tors of later years. Some of their pu-
| pills are here today.
For thirty-nine long years that house
served as the place to educate the
youth of the neighborhood, and many,
very many, were the feet that tripped
over the threshold OF the number
who went out from its doors some set
tied near home following the pursuits
of their fathers; others went to seek
their fortunes in the far west or dis
tant lands; many have lain down in
their last sleep, some having found a
resting place in the little burying
| ground so near the scene of their
| childhood's hopes and sorrows while
| in school.
When ths Civil War broke out there
were brave ones who volunteered to
fight for the cause of our dear Repub-
| lie, not many of those are now num-
bered among the living, Some who
spent their early years of school life
there became teachers, professors,
ministers. editors, lawyers, judges,
doctors and bankers. Time would fail
me to name them all.
But everything grows old and that
old school house was no exception. 1t
was judged too poor and small to
longer serve the purpose for which it
was built, so in 1875 the M. e. church
which was erected in 1851 and stood
on an adjoining lot, being no longer
used as a place of worship was re-
paired and converted into school
house.
VIM. Kennedy first held sway there
he was followed by VIM. Smily, Profs
John and Charles Krout, James Jones
Horatio Markley, DR.. Eastman and
many others whom space forbids me
to name. Several of the pupils later
became teachers of the rising genera
tion. William Kennedy, VIM. Smiley
Mrs. Belle Lanning, Mrs. Carp Smi
ley, John Smailes. James Jones, John
Krout, Chas Krout, Luella Modi, Flora
Reed, Frank Powell, DR.. Eastman, Mrs
w. b. Mann, Horatio Markley, Mrs
Melissa Pocock, Ella Talmage, Clara
McGaughy, Mrs. Lottie McNay, Miss
Fredericks, Mrs. Hattie Hair, Brat
Mann, Mrs Dora Lloyd, Mrs. Ella
Lloyd, Mamie Barrett were some O
the teachers
The school had its highest term en-
rolment while occupying that fourtl
house he students fought with tn,
multiplication table and long columns
of spelling, with knotty problems ant
difficult sentences as elsewhere. Man,
were victorious and are rewarding tn
patient teachers by leading useful an,
happy lives as farmers, carpenters
editors, doctors, merchants teachers
4 church workers and home maker
= bringing blessings to those about them