Excerpt from Cleveland Schools in the Nineteenth Century With the close of the Nineteenth century, the Cleveland schools have been in existence nearly 100 years. During that time they have become the equal of any public schools in the world. Eminent educators, both of the United States and of the Old World, have time and again testified to their superiority. A desire to preserve the record of the early schools, and of the work of the men who put Cleveland's educational system upon a permanent basis, has led to the publication of this volume. Much valuable information concerning the early schools has become inaccessible by the destruction of early records, and by the death of Cleveland pioneer educators. Every year the task of telling the story of the early schools becomes more difficult. The facts presented in this volume were taken from official records, and from the testimony of men who lived in Cleveland in the early days. I desire to acknowledge my obligations to Mr. Edward L. Clough and Attorney W. A. Rogers for valuable assistance rendered in compiling this volume. I am also indebted to Director of Schools Bell, Secretary Horace L. Rossiter, Superintendent of Instruction Jones and their assistants for much information. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Early History of the Cleveland Public Schools Though there are yet among us those to whom the history of the Public Schools of Cleveland is a matter of personal experience or observation, the exact sequence and relation of events are sometimes recovered with no little difficulty. Had we an unbroken official record of the Schools, there would be still wanting such a narration as would enable us to comprehend the spirit and scope of purpose which have prevailed in the successive stages of progress which have been made, or the causes which have led to occasional retrogression. But, unfortunately, we have no such records from which we may construct even a skeleton of the School history of the last half-century; and, to supply some of the missing parts, we are compelled to rely upon the memory of the older citizens who had, in any way, been connected with the management of the Schools. To prevent the entire loss of interesting and valuable historical material, therefore, it seemed prudent to the Board of Education to put into permanent form a record of the past, from which some estimate may be made of advancement in the present and of progress in the future. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Story of a Cleveland School From 1848 to 1881 A family record can be of no great worth to those outside its circle, nor can these pages need any introduction to the band of once school-girls and school-boys whom they commemorate. Since they were completed, you have given unequivocal proof of your feeling of interest and ownership in them. As a part of the educational history of our city, the facts here recorded may have some value. They could probably have been collected in no other way. It is intended that as perfect a list of all pupils of the school in its various phases as can now be made shall accompany each copy of this book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.