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EXPENDITURES.
Amount paid teachers -- Elementary, $85,- 611.81; high, $9,062.75; total, $94,674.56. Man- aging and superintending, $3,600; sites and buildings, $14,560.35; interest and redemption of bonds, $15,123.73; contingent expenses, $21,753.61; total, $152,712.25. Balance on hand September 1, 1890, $64,577.97; amount of or- ders issued and not paid, $1,034.99.
YOUTH OF SCHOOL AGE, JULY, 1890.
Boys, 8,214; girls, 7,746; youth between six Townships, elementary, gentlemen 36, ladies and eight years of age, 2,499; youth between eight and fourteen years of age, 6,474; youth between fourteen and sixteen years of age, gentlemen 69. Sub-districts in which schools 2,260; youth between sixteen and twenty-one years of age, 4,727; total, 15,960. Number in United States Military District, 8,210; number in Virginia Military District, -; number in Connecticut Western Reserve, -; number of youth entitled to interest or rent on section 16, 7,750.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND NEW SCHOOLHOUSES AND THEIR COST.
Township districts, 24; sub-districts, 164; Townships :- Elementary, boys 3,373, girls 3,023; high, boys 40, girls 38; total 6,474. Sep- 2,015; high, boys 290, girls 353; total, 4,802; separate districts, 10; sub-divisions of separate districts, 10. Townships-Elementary, 3; high, arate districts :- Elementary, boys 2, 144, girls -; total, 3. Separate districts-Elementary, I; high, -; total, 1. Grand total, 4. Cost :-- grand total, 11,276. Townships-Elementary, $1,785; high, total, $1,785. Cost :- Separate districts-Ele- ENROLLMENT BETWEEN 18 AND 21 AND RE-EN- ROLLMENTS. mentary, $12,020; high, -; total, $12,020. Grand total, $13,805. Different pupils between sixteen and
School rooms, townships, elementary, 169; high, 2, total, 171; school rooms, separate dis- tricts, elementary, 96, high, 16; total 112, grand total, 283. Number of teachers necessary to supply the schools, township districts, 171; separate districts, 106; total, 277.
DIFFERENT TEACHERS EMPLOYED.
Townships, elementary, gentlemen 143, ladies 195; high, gentlemen 2, total 250. Separate districts, elementary, gentlemen 5, ladies 87; high, gentlemen 10, ladies 7; total 109; grand total 359.
TEACHERS EMPLOYED THE WHOLE SCHOOL YEAR.
Townships, elementary, gentlemen 62; ladies 27; high, gentlemen 1; total 90. Sepa- rate districts, elementary, gentlemen 4, ladies 83; high, gentlemen 7; ladies 7; total 101; grand total, 191.
WAGES OF TEACHERS, NUMBER OF
SCHOOLS TAUGHT LESS THAN TWENTY-FOUR WEEKS, AVERAGE NUMBER OF WEEKS TAUGHT, AND RATE OF SCHOOL TAX.
Average wages of teachers in dollars :--- 28; high, gentlemen 45. Separate districts, elementary, gentlemen 57, ladies 45; high,
were taught less than twenty-four weeks within the year, I. Average number of weeks taught :- Townships, elementary 31; high 20. Separate districts, elementary 35, high, 36. Average rate of local tax by counties for the years 1889 and 1890, in mills :- Townships 1889-1890, 2.6; 1890-1891, 2.7. Separate dis- tricts, 1889-1890, 6.5; 1890-1891, 6.4.
ENROLLMENT.
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twenty-one :- Townships, elementary, boys 751, weeks taught: Adamsville, 32; Chandlersville- girls 509; high, boys 28, girls 15; total 1,303. 36; Dresden, 36; Frazeysburg, 32; New Con- Separate districts, elementary, boys 106, girls cord, 36; Roseville, 38. Names of superintend- 55; high, boys 128, girls 125; total 414; grand ents :- Adamsville, J. A. Brown, salary $480; total 1,717. Re-enrollments :- Townships, ele- Chandlersville, L. E. Baughman, salary $450, mentary, boys 97, girls 80; total 177. Separate Dresden, C. F. Palmer, salary $900; Frazeys- districts, elementary, boys 68, girls 54; high, burg, E. E. Smock, salary $600; New Concord, boys 20, girls 14; total, 156; grand total, 333.
A. H. McCulloch, salary $500 ;. Roseville, J. A, AVERAGE MONTIILY ENROLLMENT. Williams, salary $440. Enumeration :- Adams- ville, 1889, 150; 1890, 142; Chandlersville, 1889; Townships :- Elementary, boys 2,308, girls 93; 1890, 92; Dresden, 1889, 404; 1890, 399, 2,174; high, boys 23, girls 29; total 4,534. Sep- Frazeysburg, 1889, 221; 1890, 226. New Con- arate districts :- Elementary, boys 1,924, girls cord, 1889, 234; 1890, 233; Roseville, 1889, 260; 1,737; high, boys 235, girls 301; total, 4,197; 1890, 285. Pupils enrolled :-- Elementary- Adamsville, 65; Chandlersville, 37; Dresden, VILLAGE AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS. 292; Frazeysburg, 155; New Concord, 160; Roseville, 196. Pupils enrolled :- High- Adamsville, boys 41, girls 35, total 76, grand
grand total, 8,731.
Receipts for the year :- Adamsville, $1,332.33; Chandlersville, $1,107.40; Dresden, $6,141.40; total 141; Chandlersville, boys 24, girls 21, Frazeysburg, $3, 173.71 ; New Concord, $3,432.39; total 45, grand total 82; Dresden, boys 44, Roseville, $5, 123.77. Expenditures for the year; girls 41, total 85, grand total 377; Frazeysburg, Adamsville, $830.58; Chandlersville, $762.50; boys 22, girls 24 total 46, grand total 201; New Dresden, $4,535.95; Frazeysburg, $2,084.27; New Concord, boys 16, girls 26; total 42, grand total Concord, $2, 170.64; Roseville, $4, 155.01. Num- 202. Roseville, boys 15, girls 20, total 35, ber of school houses in the district :- Adams- grand total 231. Average daily attend- ville, 1; Chandlersville, 1; Dresden, I; Frazeys- ance :- Elementary-Adamsville, 43; Chan- burg, I; New Concord, I; Roseville, I. Num- dlersville, 24; Dresden, 231; Frazeysburg, ber of school rooms exclusive of rooms used 121; New Concord,. 124; Roseville, 136. only for recitation :- Adamsville, 2; Chan- Average daily attendance :- High-Adams- dlersville, 2; Dresden, 8; Frazeysburg, 4; New ville, boys 26, girls 23: total 49; grand Concord, 4; Roseville, 6. Value of school total 92; Chandlersville, boys 12, girls 12, total property, including grounds, school houses, 24, grand total 48; Dresden, boys 29, girls 25, furniture, apparatus, etc .:- Adamsville, $2,000; total 54, grand total 285; Frazeysburg, boys 16, Chandlersville, $1,500; Dresden, $24,000; girls 18, total 34, grand total 155; New Concord, Frazeysburg, $4,500; New Concord, $9,000; boys 12, girls 21, total 33, grand total 157; Roseville, $10,000. Number of teachers neces- Roseville, boys 10, girls 14, total 24, grand sary to supply the schools :- Adamsville, 2; total 160. Per cent. of the enrollment on the Chandlersville, 2; Dresden, 7; Frazeysburg, 4; enumeration :- Adamsville, 94; Chandlersville, New Concord, 4; Roseville, 5. Number of 88; Dresden, 94; Frazeysburg, 90; New Con- teachers employed, not including those that cord, 86; Roseville, 89.
Per cent. of daily gave half or more than half their school time attendance on the number enrolled in elemen- to supervision :- Gentlemen-Adamsville, 1; tary schools :- Adamsville, 66; Chandlersville, Chandlersville, 1; Frazeysburg, 2; New Con- 65; Dresden, 79; Frazeysburg, 78; New Con- cord, I; Roseville, 2. Ladies-Adamsville, I; cord, 78; Roseville, 70. Per cent. of daily Chandlersville, 3; Dresden, 7; Frazeysburg, 2; attendance, on the number enrolled in high New Concord, 3; Roseville, 3. Average wages school :- Adamsville, 64; Chandlersville, 54; of teachers per month, in dollars, to the nearest Dresden, 64; Frazeysburg, 74; New Concord, integer :- Gentlemen-Adamsville, $60; Chan- 90; Roseville, 70. Per cent. of total average dlersville, $50; Frazeysburg, $63; New Concord, daily attendance on total enrollment :-- Adams- $56; Roseville, $50. Ladies-Adamsville, $30; ville, 65; Chandlersville, 59; Dresden, 76; Chandlersville, $25; Dresden, $29; Frazeysburg, Frazeysburg, 77; New Concord, 79; Roseville, $30; New Concord, $33; Roseville, $27. Number 70. Branches of study :- Adamsville, U. S. his- of teachers that taught the entire time in the tory, 76; physiology, 123; algebra, 3. Chan- year the schools were in session :- Gentlemen- dlersville, U. S. history, 23; physics, II; physi- Adamsville, 1; Chandlersville, I, Frazeysburg, ology, 35; algebra, 23. Dresden, U. S. history, I; New Concord, 1; Roseville I. Ladies, 45; physics, II; physiology, 37; algebra, 29; Adamsville, 1; Dresden, 7; Frazeysburg 2; New geometry, 3; Latin, 40. Frazeysburg, U. S. his- Concord, 3; Roseville, 2. Average number of tory, 60; vocal music, 40; physics, 3; physiology,
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190; geometry, 3; Latin 4. New Concord, U. S. boys 19, girls 18; Frazeysburg, girls 19; New history, 54; physics, 17; physiology, 61; algebra, Concord, boys 17, girls 17. Entire number of 30; geometry, 17; Latin, 16. Roseville, U. S. graduates in history of school :- Dresden, boys history, 115; vocal music, 123; physiology, 203; 24, girls 50; total 74; Frazeysburg, boys 7, girls algebra, 29; geometry, 2. Districts :- Different 4; total II; New Concord, boys 17, girls 25; pupils enrolled whose ages were between 16 total 42; Roseville, girls 8; total 8. Number of and 21 years, July 1, 1889 :- Adamsville, high 20; years in high school course: Dresden, 4; Fra- Chandlersville, high 33; Dresden, high 63, ele- zeysburg, 3; New Concord, 3; Roseville, 4.
mentary 12; Frazeysburg, high, 22: New Con-
mentary 2; high II. Re-enrollments caused by previous attendance at some other school in the state outside the district :- Adamsville, 18;
TRICTS OF THE COUNTY FOR THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR 1891.
Adams district, state common school fund Chandlersville, 15; Dresden, 9; Frazeysville, 8; (source A), $201.75; local school levies col- New Concord, 5; Roseville, 4. Salary of high lected (source B), $643.89; U. S. military school school principal :- Adamsville, $480; Chandlers- fund (source C), $21.61; interest on sales of ville, $450; Dresden, $405; Frazeysburg, $600; section 16 (source D), nothing. Total, $867.25. Blue Rock district -- A, $279.00; B, $1, 163.52;
New Concord, $500; Roseville, $440. Portion of time given to teaching by principal :-- Adams- D, $99.82; total, $1,542.34. Brush Creek district-A, $292.50; B,
burg, 19-20; New Concord, 19-20; Roseville, $1,520.36; D, $158.71; total, $1,971.57.
3-4. Amount paid for supervision :- Dresden, $450; Frazeysburg, $30; New Concord $25; $22.66; total, $1,503.54.
Roseville, $132. Amount paid for high school
Clay district-A, $62.25; B, $201.26; D instruction :- Adamsville, $480; Chandlersville, (Perry Co.), $32.00; total, $295.51.
$450; Dresden, $855; Frazeysburg, $570; New Concord, $475; Roseville, $308. `Amount paid for elementary instruction :- Adamsville, $240; Chandlersville, $225; Dresden, $1,395; Frazeys- D, $40.95; total, $739.12.
burg, $880; New Concord, $925; Roseville,
$1,125. Average cost of tuition per pupil on C, $19.04; total, $1,207.58.
average daily attendance :- Elementary-
Adamsville, $3.70; Chandlersville, $6.00; Dres- C, $24.66; D, $517.18; total, $2,261.13.
Jackson district-A, $159.00; B, $591.49; C, $5.63; Roseville, $5.71. High-Adamsville, $6.30. $17.03 .; total, $767.52.
den, $4.78; Frazeysburg, $6.77; New Concord, Chandlersville, $10.00; Dresden, $10.06; Fra- zeysburg, $12.35; New Concord, $12.00; Rose- C, $20.09; total, $1,210.86.
ville, $12.60. Average cost of tuition per pupil
on total enrollment :- Elementary-Adams- C, $25.55; total, $1,022.74.
ville, $5.60; Chandlersville, $9.37; Dresden, $6.04: Frazcysburg, $8.63; New Concord, $7.00; $455.62; total, $1,582.78.
Roseville, $8.27. High-Adamsville, $9.60; Chandlersville, $18.75; Dresden, $15.83; Fra- C, $22.17; total, $1,371.28.
zeysburg, $16.77; New Concord, $15.00; Rose- ville, $18.33. Withdrawn from high school :- $1, 191.16; C, $20.33; total, $1,401.24.
Dresden, boys 21, girls 16; Frazeysburg, boys
Newton district -- A, $414.00; B, $727.09; 4, girls 5; New Concord, boy 1, girl I. Num- D, $212.14; D, from Perry County, $17.96; ber remaining in high school :- Adamsville, boys total, $1,371.19.
Perry district -- A, $179.25; B, $842.00; C,
Rich Hill district-A, $319.50; B, $1,021.40;
Salem district -- A, $78.00; B, $354.77; C,
Salt Creek district-A, $198.75; B, $653.99;
school pupils first year :- Dresden, boys 16, girls 16; Frazeysburg, boys 15, girls 15; New Con- C, $0.32; D, $343.05; total, $1, 196.1I. cord, boys 14, girls 14; Roseville, boys 12, girls
Springfield district-A, $267.00; B, 13. Average age of graduating class :- Dresden, $1,368.39; D, $55.11; total, $1,690.50.
Cass district-A, $211.50; B, $1,269.38; C,
Falls district-A, $340.50; B, $2,036.13; C, $36.47; total, $2,413.10.
Harrison district-A, $138.00; B, $560.17;
Highland district-A, $177.75; B, $1,010.79;
Hopewell district-A, $353.25; B, $1,366.04;
Licking district-A, $187,50; B, $1,003.27;
Madison district-A, $238.50; B, $758.69;
Meigs district-A, $318.75; B, $So8.41; D, Monroc district-A, $207.00; B, $1, 142.11;
Muskingum district-A, $189.75; B,
45, girls 31; Dresden, boys 23, girls 25; Frazeys- burg, boys 18, girls 19; New Concord, boys 12, 19.20; total, $1,040.45.
girls 24; Roseville, boys 15, girls 20. Number graduated at last commencement :- Dresden, D, $197.36; total, $1538.26.
boys 2, girls 5; Frazeysburg, girl 1; New Con- cord, boys 7, girls 7. Average age of high $8.35; total, $441.12.
cord, elementary 4, high 27; Roseville, ele- APPORTIONMENT OF SCHOOL FUNDS TO THE DIS-
ville, Chandlersville, Dresden, all; Frazeys-
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Union district-A, $180.00; B, $846.65; C,
Chandlersville district-A, $58.50; B, $19.28; total, $1,045.93.
Washington district-A, $255.75; B, $723.20; C, $27.40; total, $1,006.35.
Wayne district-A, $369.75; B, $1,322.86; D, $223,86; total, $1,916.47.
$298.II; D, $102.52; total, $459.13.
Norwich district-A, $54.75; B, $323.36; C, $5.87; total, $383.98.
New Concord district-A, $177; B, $746.08: C, $18.96; total, $942.04.
Roseville district-A, $168; B ( Muskingum Zanesville district-A, $4,878; B, $25,908.81; Co., $849.11, Perry Co., $162.97), $1,012.08; D, C, $264.80; D, $257.39; total, $31,309. (Perry Co.), $86.38; total, $1,266.46.
Names and addresses of county examiners: Taylorsville district -- A, $180.75; B, $842.32; E. E. Smock, Frazeysburg; Charles E. Swingle, Zanesville; L. E. Baughman, Dresden; Charles D, $300.95; total, $963.99. Frazeysburg --- A, $171.00; B, $676.91; C, E. Swingle, clerk.
Names and addresses of instructors and
$18.32; total, $866.23. Dresden district -- A, $321.75; B, $1,446.77; lecturers at institutes: Prof. L. D. Bonebrake, C, $34.47; total, $1,802.93. Uniontown district-A, $87.75; B, $538.74; D, $21.67; total, $648.16.
Mount Vernon; L. E. Baughman, Dresden; R. H. Morison, Carey; C. F. Palmer, Dresden; W. H. Weaver, Newark; Dr. John Hancock, Adamsville district-A, $109.50; B, $633.09; Columbus,
C, $11.73; total, $754.32.
Chapter XI.
SCHOOLS OF ZANESVILLE.
T' HE following historical sketch of the pio- son, David and Isaac Spangler, Richard Still- neer and public schools of Zanesville is well, Harriet Convers, James Cordery, Eliza condensed from a paper prepared by Su- Price, Elizabeth Montgomery and Amelia Mc- perintendent of Instruction W. D. Lash:
Intire. In 1809 or 1810 Richard Kearns kept a The first school in what is now the city of school on the corner of North and Sixth streets. Zanesville was kept by a Mr. Harris in 1800 Rev. William Jones, a Presbyterian minister, and 1801, in a cabin on River street, in what is taught in the old frame court house in 1810 and now the Eighth ward, between Lee's corner 1811. He taught some of the higher branches, and the mouth of Licking creek. In 1802 a including Latin and Greek. "Mother Goff," as Mr. Jennings kept a school in a cabin which she was familiarly known, taught in a house stood on North Second street, on property now which stood on the corner of Spruce alley and belonging to the Cargill estate. In 1805 Sam . Main street in 1811. In 1812-14 Arthur Reed uel Herrick, then a young lawyer, came to taught in a house on the corner of Fountain Zanesville and taught school in a cabin which alley and Seventh street. In 1816 and 1817 a stood on the school lot on which the old Mar- Mr. Black taught in a house north of the mar- ket Street Academy now stands. This school- ket house. John W. Spry taught a school in house was without " daubing," and had no Frazey's brick house, on the corner of Locust other floor than the ground. A large stump alley and Sixth street, in 1819, and afterward, in which stood in the middle of the room served 1823 and 1824, in the old Harvey tavern, on the the purpose of a " dunce-block." Mr. Herrick corner of Third and Main streets. In 1824 seems to have been a severe schoolmaster, and James Perry taught in a two-story log house on one of the exploits of his refractory pupils was Market street, where Duvall's machine works to escape his rod of fearful length by crawling now stand. . In 1822-24 Rev. George Sedgwick under the lower log of the wall into the safer taught a "Seminary for Young Ladies" in a regions of out of-doors. Among the pupils of house which stood on the river bank below the this school were William and Margaret Thomp- lower bridge. Some of the higher branches
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were taught in this school. Other teachers of ter made certain provisions which have had this early period were Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. much to do with the educational history of Colerick, Paul McPherson, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. and Zanesville. The "McIntire academy," as it Mrs. Mole, James M. Fulton, Robert McCor- was known, was built by the executors under mick, Jotham Hobbie, Miss Russell, Miss Jane this will, and was first occupied for school pur- Flood and Mr. Richardson.
poses about the year 1836. The first principal The Zanesville academy and the McIntire of this school was John M. Howe, who had, school were not strictly public schools, yet the for some time previously, conducted a private name of John McIntire, by reason of his royal seminary in a building on the corner of North bequest, is so intimately associated with the and Seventh streets, known as " Howe's semi- educational interests of Zanesville that some nary." He was assisted by A. E. Howe and mention of these schools is almost a necessity George Miller, and subsequently by Thomas in a sketch of this kind.
H. Patrick. Mr. Howe remained as principal
The town of Zanesville was laid out in 1799 of this school some ten or twelve years. The by Jonathan Zane and John McIntire, the pro- school was one of high order, Latin and Greek prietors of the site, at which time they set and other branches of higher education being apart and appropriated the west halves of lots taught in it. The highest, or classical depart- 15 and 16 in the tenth square, for the use of ment, was taught by Mr. Howe in person, the schools in the coming town. In 1818, after the lower departments by his assistants. Mr. Howe death of John McIntire, Jonathan Zane, the was succeeded by Mr. Theodore D. Martin- surviving proprietor, executed a deed for these dale, who was assisted by Mr. T. H. Patrick grounds to Daniel Convers and others, author- and two or three female assistants. Mr. Mar- izing them to enter upon and take possession tindale was succeeded by Mr. Joseph David- of the same for school purposes. Soon after son, who was assisted by about the same corps this, Daniel Convers, associating with himself of teachers. Mr. Davidson was succeeded. by about thirty others, organized a sort of joint Mr. T. H. Patrick, who remained as principal stock company for the purpose of erecting a of the school until 1856, when, the graded schoolhouse on the ground thus secured to school system having been fully organized, it them. The number of shares, which was lim- was thought by the McIntire executors, as well ited to fifty-three, at $25 each, were all taken, as by others interested, that the purposes of and, with the funds so raised, the first and sec- the testator would best be carried out by plac- ond stories of the Old Market Street academy ing the school under the control of the board were built. The third story was added by of education and causing it to be merged in Amity lodge, of the Masonic fraternity, and the general graded school system of the city. used by them as a place of meeting. The Accordingly, an arrangement was made be- building was completed and the first school tween the McIntire trustees and the board cf opened in it in February, 1822. By the articles education, which will be found stated in its of association cach stockholder was entitled to proper place in the succeeding portion of this send one pupil for each share of stock owned sketch. Although the McIntire school has by him. The school was maintained under this ceased to exist, as a school distinctively for organization for a number of years. During a poor children, it served a noble purpose for a portion of its history two departments were period of twenty years, and will ever be re- sustained, in the higher of which many of the membered as one of the historic belongings of higher branches of learning were taught. The the city of Zanesville.
first teacher employed in this school was Ezek- Prior to April, 1839, the public schools of iel Hildreth. William Pope, Jotham Hobbie, Zanesville were conducted under the general Allen Cadwalader, and others were his success- school laws of the state, and were of the same ors. After the public schools of the town be- ungraded character as the schools of the rural gan to assume organized form, this building districts. The general state school law (that was rented for a number of years, for school passed March 7, .1838,) was not considered purposes, by the board of education, and in adapted to the wants of the town in the expen- 1858 it was finally released to the city by the diture of funds for school purposes, especially survivors and representatives of the stockhold- so in consequence of the existence of the Mc- ers and by Amity lodge. It is now occupied Intire school fund, which rendered the situa- by the German-English schools, which form a tion of Zanesville, in that regard, peculiar. On part of the present school system. 29th of December, 1838, a meeting was held in
John McIntire died in 1815, and by his last what was known as the senate chamber, pur- will and testament, given in a preceding chap- suant to a notice from the school directors of
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Zanesville district ( Ezekiel T. Cox, Uriah Uriah Parke and C. G. Wilson were re-elected, Parke, and Henry Eastman), and a committee and H. J. Cox appointed in place of Dr. Turner, appointed to draft a bill adapted to the educa- deceased. October, 1840, Rev. Amos Barthol- tional wants and interests of the town of Zanes- omew was appointed examiner, vice Buell. On ville; while another committee was appointed the 6th of November, 1840, the new school- to circulate petitions to the legislature for its house on the hill being ready for occupation, enactment as a law. the following rented rooms were vacated, and
The result of this movement was that on the schools transferred to the new building: the 13th day of February, 1839, a special law John Hall's, old Methodist church, two rooms was enacted by the legislature for the support and better regulation of the schools of the town of Zanesville. in the basement of the Market Street Baptist church, and Mr. Stratton's. Mrs. Barton's room had been previously vacated, and the school
April 1, 1839, an election was held at the transferred to Nathaniel Wilson's room, corner court house, and the following-named gentle- of Fifth and South streets. On the 27th of men were elected as members of the first board November, 1841, Richard Stillwell resigned, of education: Hugh Reed, George W. Many- and Jesse Keene was appointed a member of penny, Allen Cadwalader, Charles G. Wilson, the board of education in his stead. December Richard Stillwell, John A. Turner. This board 9, 1841, the council purchased of John M. Howe organized April 6th, by electing Richard Still- the building on the corner of Seventh and well, president, John A. Turner, secretary, and North streets, known as "Howe's seminary," Charles G. Wilson, treasurer.
together with the lease of the grounds upon
The first board of examiners appointed by which it was located, for the sum of $1,500. the council consisted of Rev. James Culbertson, This building was repaired and improved, and Rev. William A. Smallwood and Wyllys Buell. was ready for occupation on the Ist of April, During the same year ( 1839) the board of edu- 1842. cation selected sites for the school building,
With the occupation of this building begins and put the schools in operation in rented the history of the graded school system of Zanes- buildings, as follows: James Barton's room, ville. "While the schools were scattered in diff- corner of Market and Fifth streets; Mrs. Bar- erent parts of the town, no efficient system of ton's room, Fifth street, between Market and organization could be adopted, and the plan of South; Mr. Spaulding's school-house, Sixth separate and independent schools was found street, near Marietta; Old Methodist church, very exceptionable, as well from expensiveness between First and Second streets; first floor of as inefficiency." In September, 1842, a system of old academy, on Market street; room in base- organization was adopted, and went into imme- ment of Market Street Baptist church; second diate operation. The board of education to floor of old academy, on Market street; Mr. N. whom this organization of the schools is due Harris' school-room, on Third street. In Sep- consisted of Messrs. Charles G. Wilson, Uriah tember of this year, Messrs. Reed and Many- Parke, Horatio J. Cox, Hugh Reed, George W. penny were re-elected members of the board of Manypenny and Jesse Keene. The board of education. February 15, 1840, the board of examiners at this time (September, 1842,) con- education recommended to the council the sisted of Rev. James Culbertson, Rev. W. A. erection of a school-house on the northwest Smallwood and Dr. Thomas M. Drake-Dr. part of the old graveyard, and submitted plans Drake having been appointed in July of this and specifications for the same. The council year, in place of Rev. Amos Bartholomew. On adopted the recommendation of the board, and the 20th of September, 1842, Mark Lowdan and immediately advertised for bids for the erec- Adam Peters were elected members of the tion of the building. On the 12th of March, board of education in place of Messrs. Reed 1840, the contract was awarded to James Ram- and Manypenny, and on the 26th Col. John W. age, at $3,750. On the 28th of March, 1840, the Foster was appointed in place of Jesse Keene. council rented again all the rooms previously In April, 1843, E. E. Fillmore was appointed a occupied by the schools, except Mr. J. Barton's, member of the board of education, in place and rented three additional rooms, namely: of John W. Foster, resigned, and in September One of Col. John Hall, one of Mr. Stratton, and of the same year, was elected to the same another in the basement of the Market street office. On the 7th of April, 1845, the residence Baptist church. In July, 1840, Allen Cad- of Uriah Parke, then secretary of the board of walader resigned, and Uriah Parke was ap- education, was destroyed by fire, and with it all pointed a member of the board of education in the records and papers belonging to the board. his stead. In September of the same year, The foregoing facts are gathered from the min-
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