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Reminders of the Past:
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One-room schoolhouses dot the landscape of Ohio and provide a reminder of what life was like for the children of rural areas at the beginning of the 20th Century. Sadly, only two of the more than eight, one-room schoolhouses that once stood in Huron Township remain today. As early as 1841, a schoolhouse stood on Fox Road just west of Camp Road in Huron Township. In September of 1841, Squire Barrett sold a small plot of land in the north part of Lot 9, Section 3 to Huron Township for school purposes. As the population of Huron Township grew, so did the number of children attending the rural schools. In the early 1860s, there was an average of 25 students attending the school on Fox Road, which became known as the Sub-district No. 8 School. Hence, a new and improved schoolhouse was needed to accommodate the growing number of students. In 1868, the director of the Subdistrict No. 8 School, George W. Harris, suggested that a new schoolhouse be constructed in his district just to the west of the original schoolhouse. Hence, in May of 1868, the Board of Education of Huron Township resolved that a tax would be levied on all of the property of Sub-district No. 8 in the amount of $500; and a tax would be levied on all the taxable property of the township (village exempt) in the amount of $700. These taxes were for the purpose of purchasing a lot, building a 24-foot by 30-foot brick schoolhouse, digging a well, and fencing the ground in Sub-district No. 8. By April of 1869, the new
schoolhouse was well under way. Unfortunately, the $1,200 in taxes that was collected from the residents of Huron Township was not enough to complete the new schoolhouse. Therefore, the board of education levied another $900 tax. The new schoolhouse was likely ready for use by the fall of 1869. In 1868, a vote was put to the people of both the township and village to decide whether or not to build a central high school. The voters in the township voted against the measure; however, the people of the village voted for it. Though defeated in 1868, efforts to centralize the schools continued nonetheless. In 1886, Huron built a large school in the village on the corner of Williams and Shirley streets. The younger grades were composed primarily of students residing in the village, but high school students came from all over the township. In the early 1900s, August Scheid was appointed director of the school in Sub-district No. 8. Scheid, who had several chil-
Hanson’s Miss Frederica 08 class of 19 ht): Edith Back (left to rig , Jessie Smith Hohman Edward h, tc Pa Churchill son, Lyndon Starr, Miss Han heid, Bill Sc r ve Scheid, Den : Leonora w ro t on fr Delius; Frank n, an Behrens Neim orma N n, w no Delius, Unk en el H Smith Hedelund, Behrens, ie ar Greenman, M id and Melbourne Sche . ill Herbert Church dren in the district, was a strong proponent of centralized schools. In 1911, Scheid personally pro- Emory Fox purchased 196 acres vided the means for children to be of land, including Lot 9, from the brought into the village for school People’s Loan and Savings Comby purchasing a bus to transport pany. The People’s Loan and Savstudents from Sub-District No. 8 ings Company had recovered the into Huron each day. Mrs. Scheid property in 1931 in a suit against designed the bus, and it was man- August Scheid, who owed them ufactured in Sandusky. Further, $47,535. The Fox family likely the Scheid’s son, Lyndon, who challenged the Board of Educawas to attend Huron High School, tion of Huron Township for ownwould be the bus driver. Hence, ership of ‘the schoolhouse lot’ the schoolhouse in Sub-district since the schoolhouse was obviNo. 8 was no longer in use after ously not in use as a school, and, September of 1911. A few of the therefore, the land upon which other one-room schoolhouses the schoolhouse sat was supposed survived the centralization effort to revert back to the land owner. for a short time, but all eventually In June of 1941, ‘the school house lot’, containing 0.65 acres, was succumbed. From 1911 until 1941, subsequently sold to Dennis C. the schoolhouse in Sub-district Fox. By the time Fox came into No. 8 sat vacant, but was still un- possession of the schoolhouse, all der the ownership of the Huron of the windows and doors were Township Board of Education. gone. Yet, he had a vision for the During the 1930s, the owner of old schoolhouse, which included the land upon which the school- rehabilitating it and making it his house sat allowed their pigs to home. Since that time, many othuse the structure for shelter. The ers have made improvements to once lovely schoolhouse was the schoolhouse and have called now in shambles. In March of it home, but yet have lovingly re1941, Thurman, Katherine and spected the house’s unique past.
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Three students get published By Jennifer kiLBury Three sixth-grade Gifted Language Arts students — Hannah Blackwell, Kylie Greulich and Maggie Nelson — learned recently their work will be published in the upcoming months in the national magazine, Creative Kids. Earlier in the school year, the students of Dale Casper’s sixthgrade Gifted Language Arts Class had focused their studies on a section of creative writing. One unit within this section included poetry. The students were asked to write 40 to 50 poems creating a book out of their best 15 to 20. Upon completion of this assignment the students were asked to select their “best” work for submission to a contest in Creative Kids magazine. “All of the students did a fantastic job,” said Casper, gifted intervention specialist. Many students have submitted materials and have been selected before, however, never has there been three students accepted at one time, he explained. “To be chosen is an accomplishment,” he said. The magazine is geared toward gifted children between the ages of 8 and 16. Being a national magazine, the competition is tough; therefore, the guidelines are very extensive. Materials for submission include cartoons, songs, short essays, puzzles, photographs, artwork, games, editori-
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Farm Pond
By Hannah Blackwell Bluegills nip at my toes As I swim in pitch black water. Duck weed and leaves cover the water like a blanket. In the shallows, Muck oozes between my toes. Frogs jump seconds before I step on them. Hannah had written “Farm Pond” this past November as she reminisced about a trip she had taken this past summer with her family to her “Grandmother’s cousin’s house somewhere far away.” For Hannah the true meaning of this poem lies within her personal experience. Having had the experience of swimming in the farm pond helped her to re-live the event through words.
Nelson Hannah’s word choices add great description in completing the overall visual she was trying to accomplish. Hannah plans to continue her creative writing while exploring other writing opportunities.
Bonfire
By Kylie Greulich The pyramid made by the logs. The heat of the fire, so hot on my face. The orange color of the flame, Lights the dark sky. The popping sounds of the moisture in the wood. The fire dying down, now you see the glow of the embers. The heat of the embers, letting you throw a coin in and letting it melt. This is the power of the bonfire. Poetry and journaling are Kylie’s favorite forms of writing. She
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The Huron Board of Education will host a series of informational meetings regarding Open Enrollment for the Huron City School District. The first meeting will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10 in the McCormick Middle School Auditorium. Superintendent Fred Fox and Treasurer Michael Weis will explain how Open Enrollment works and will discuss the options the Board of Education has based on the Huron City Schools policy on Open Enrollment. Currently, more than $200,000 in Huron City School revenues are being transferred to other districts as Open Enrollment has become a financial burden to the district. All informational meetings are open to the public.
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