In addition to these, a teacher of Penmanship and one of Music are employed, who give lessons in all the schools above the Primaries, making an aggregate of 35 teachers. SANDUSKY SCHOOLS.-1 High School; 1 First Grammar School; 3 Second Grammar Schools; 4 Secondary Schools; 7 Primary Schools; 1 Colored School; Total 17. For the current year the Board have raised the wages of the principal teacher in the High School, from $85 to $90 per month, and the wages of the principal in one of the Second Grammar Schools from $25 to $27 per month. BELLEFONTAINE.-We learn from the Gazette that the people of Bellefontaine have enjoyed a rich treat in attendance upon a recent exhibition of their Union School. "Union Hall" was crowded by the largest gathering ever seen in that beautiful town. The exercises were of a high character, and demonstrated the excellency of the instruction which the pupils of that school experience. The Superintendent of the schools, Mr. Parsons, received from the exhibitors a valuable present, as a testimonial of their appreciation of his high accomplishments as a gentleman, and his rare merits as a teacher. XENIA.-The Union School in this gem of a village, is under the charge of Mr. P. H. Jaquith, and has enrolled 543 pupils. It is fast rising in character and popular favor. We had intended in this number to have given a notice of the Cincinnati Schools, as we saw them while on a visit to that city, a short time since. But we must defer the matter till our next, simply remarking that we judge them to to be among the very best in our country. Mr. RICKOFF is doing a great work in the Queen City, and no man is better qualified for such a charge. INSTITUTES. (NOTE. For want of space we are obliged to condense the notices, which our friends send us, of educational meetings, in various parts of the State. Give us 5,000 subscribers and then we can enlarge the Journal, and better meet the wishes of our correspondents.) TUSCARAWAS.-Met at Canal Dover the first week in April-the best institute ever held in that part of the State-118 bona fide teachers present a host of citizens attended all the meetings-instructors, Arithmetic, C. Tracy; Elementary Sounds and Reading, C. S. Royce; Geography, J. H. Rolfe; Theory and Practice of Teaching, and Grammar, J. Ogden; Physiology, T. McCartney; Mental Arithmetic, R. Q. Beer-evening meetings, filling the largest church in the village, addressed by Messrs. Barney, Ogden, Tracy, Rolfe and Royce-a resolution against altering school law passed by 500 citizens-adjourned to meet at New Philadelphia on the first Monday in Oct. next. Mr. Ogden excited deep interest in favor of the McNeely Normal School. "Although our county has been on the back-ground heretofore, we intend to occupy that position no more. Tuscarawas will let you hear from her again." All right. COSHOCTON.-We have seen no full account of the Coshocton Institute, but from the "Age" we clip the 2d and 3d of the resolutions passed at that meeting. All hail, Coshocton! We admire the way you have of saying things. If ever you meet again "may we be there to see." "Second. That we regard the circulating of educational journals as a principal auxiliary in this important work; and we therefore, with pleasure, recommend the Ohio Journal of Education not only to teachers, but to all classes of community. "Third. Believing that the well-being of the pupil, both for time and eternity. depends much upon the teacher, we do emphatically insist that the standard of morality among teachers should be elevated, and especially should they be free from those sins of a depraved appetite that degrades the moral nature and blunt the finer feelings of the soul." MONROE.-Met at Woodsfield, March 31st. Five years ago the County Asso ciation numbered but 3 members; now it has 120. Then Monroe did her mite: now she shows her might. Then she was a dark spot in our State; now she is "bound to blaze." The Association does its own chores, never having had a Lecturer from abroad. This, and more than this, we learn from an esteemed correspondent. He sent a long list of subscribers, which shows that the folks that way know what is good. We, like Gen. Cass, are in favor of the "Monroe doctrine." From what we learn of this county we judge that it is blessed with not a few of as good teachers as our State can boast. WARREN CO. ASSOCIATION.-Met at Lebanon, on the first Saturday of April -a fair number present-meeting very pleasant—a good deal of miscellaneous business transacted-in the forenoon an excellent address by Mr. Foster of that county, and in the afternoon a rather prosy one by a stranger. Old Warren can very safely be trusted to do her part in the cause of education. OUR NORMAL SCHOOLS. MCNEELY at Hopedale.-The second session has opened encouragingly. About 70 pupils are connected with the two departments-Normal and Academic -not counting those in the "Model School." More are daily arriving, and the number for the term will range from 75 to 100. Most of them are preparing for teaching. The Principal has secured the confidence of the pupils and of the community generally. He is admitted to be "the right man for the place." Mr. C. S. Royce has been engaged to teach Phonography and Phonotypy to a class of 60, and his efforts are highly successful. On the whole, the friends of "the McNeely" have good reason for satisfaction with the success of the enterprise. Hopedale is Hopeful. SOUTHWESTERN-at Lebanon.-"That goodly mountain and Lebanon." We have visited this very pleasant town, and have not seen a pleasanter in all our State. A finer location for an institution of learning could not be found. The Normal School, under the charge of our friend, Mr. A. Holbrook, is marching straight up the hill of science. It has 130 pupils in the Normal Department, and 45 in the Model School. The summer term will commence May 5th, and continue eleven weeks. At the close of the term the "S. W. Normal Institute" will commence, and continue five weeks. The "Model School" is under the charge of Mrs. Holbrook. The pupils pay a tuition fee of $24 per annum, and about $1,000 is thus realized. From what we saw and heard, we feel the utmost confidence in the success of this enterprise. NOTICES AND SUCH LIKE. The semi-annual meeting of the Fayette County Musical Association will be holden on the 9th, 10th and 11th days of June next, at Washington, under the superintendence of Professors JOHN GIBSON and L. G. FESSENDEN. The Convention will close by giving, on the last evening, a grand concert of vocal and instrumental music. All persons, and especially those interested in having music introduced into the common schools of Ohio, are invited to be present. JIM EDWARDS, Ch'm Com. of Arrangements. Bloomingburg, April 4, 1856. PREMIUMS.-Read Mr. ROLFE's advertisement, on second page of cover. Every school should be furnished with Pelton's Maps. They are worth ten times their cost. But our friend Rolfe, just like himself, offers to pay you for doing yourself a favor. The page of "Practical Phonetics," which we are accustomed to receive in type, from Cincinnati, has failed to reach us, for the present number. We regret that our Book Notices, and a notice of several of our exchanges, including the Genius of the West, Cincinnati; Union School Journal, Spring field; Normal School Advocate, Dayton; The Acorn, Cleveland; the Illinois Teacher, and the Wisconsin School Journal; also, Mr. Barney's recent and exceedingly valuable Report, all designed for this number, are crowded out, and must wait over, one trip. Do not fail to notice our eight pages of new advertisements. Appleton comes out with that long-promised Geography. Shelden and Blakeman remind us of their excellent "Normal Series;" do not fail to read their notice. A. S. Barnes and Company furnish a splendid catalogue of popular school books, with prices annexed-a good idea. Merriams tell you just the identical spot where you can "Get the Best" of Dictionaries, and so do Hickling, Swan & Brown. The latter house-but see page 4 of cover. ACKNOWLEDGMENT.-I have received, per JOHN HANCOCK, Esq., the following sums, on the 14 per cent. fund, and credited the Association with the same: W. D. Parker, $12; Asahel Page, $12; A. J. Rickoff, $10; J. Hancock, $10; A. S. Reynolds, $10; John D. Caldwell, $10. Total, $64.00. A. SMYTH. FINANCIAL. At the last meeting of the O. S. T. A., it was voted to recommend that, as far as possible, pledges be obtained from Teachers and others, for the payment of 13 per cent. on their salaries, for the purpose of increasing the efficiency of the operations of the Association, to be paid in advance, in two semi-annual equal payments. The following sums have been pledged, and others will be forwarded for publication as they shall be received. M. F. COWDERY, Miss N. R. Hart, Morrow.................$5 25 15 Edwin Regal, Hopedale.. 18 ...... ....... ........... ............ ....... ........ John Hageman, Cincinnati 12 13 50 .......... 15 ......... ......... 12 .... 12 A. L. Reynolds, .... 15 W. F. Hulburt, A. Page, .... 15 John W. Edwards, 15 John T. Swartz, 750 B. O. M. D. Beck, Thomas J. Lone, CIRCULATION OF THE JOURNAL. 7,659 10 12 7,065 19 25 7,209 2 1 5,847 4 3 8,777 43 25 10,263 24 16 57,923 120 128 8,416 8 15 11,647 23 27 19 5 21 35 Seneca..... 8,164 25 11,203 6,129 2 15,949 18 18 50 84 45 2 24 431 33 Summit.. 10,026 6 6 17 Trumbull 11,619 11 40 Vanwert...... 27 Vinton 8,035 32 Warren.. 9,791 37 13 26 Wayne 12,214 16 13 41 Williams.. Knox....... 10,854 21 Lake.. 5,381 24 37 21 Wyandot 30 Jackson The first column shows the School population of the counties; the second, the circulation of the Journal May 1, 1855; the third, the circulation May 1, 1856, and the fourth, the circulation necessary to render the Journal self-supporting. As there has been no census taken in the State for six years, we have used the enumeration of youth between the ages of 5 and 21 years, taken Oct., 1855, as the basis of calculation. It will be seen that the circulation at present, though 314 above what it was last year, is far below what it should be. The whole expense of the Journal for 1856 will somewhat exceed $4,000. The advertising will produce at least $1,000, and over $3,000 must be received from subscribers, or the Journal will continue to be, as it was last year, a bill of expense to the Association. There is much that we would say on this subject, but the want of space forbids. It will be seen that Lucas, Athens and Warren take the premiums of $50, $30, and $20, offered in the February number, and which we hold subject to the order of Messrs. John Eaton, Jr., W. H. Young and W. T. Hawthorne. These counties are followed closely by Clermont, Seneca and Lake, and we gratefully |