Education in Plain Township
Schools
The early Wayne County school house was patterned very much after the log houses of that era. Heat was obtained from a fireplace located at one end of the house, light from the window frames cut out of the log; and a single door with latch and string served as an entrance and exit.
Early schools were constructed by subscription. Parents subscribed a stipulated amount for each of their school-age children. Subscriptions were usually for a quarter of the year, with the school beginning November 1st. Fifteen students would be a normal-size enrollment, with attendance being about two-thirds.
Instructors were highly regarded in the community, even to reverence, and were considered a master. Subjects taught were “the three R’s”: Reading, ‘Riting and ‘Rithmatic. If the teacher could teach the above he was hired with no further examination.
In 1858, the first general law on free public schools was passed. Plain Township was the first to act in Wayne County and built a new school house called Peoples College. There was much controversy over this "college" as they were then called.[1]
Active Schools
For a map of local school districts, visit GreatSchools.org
- Hillsdale Local Schools [2]
- Northwestern Local Schools [3]
- Triway Local Schools [4]
Historical One Room Schools
- ↑ Wayne County Scrapbook, compliments of McIntire,Davis & Greene Funeral Home.
- ↑ Hillsdale Local Schools. http://www.hillsdale.k12.oh.us/.
- ↑ Northwestern Local Schools. http://www.northwestern-wayne.k12.oh.us/.
- ↑ Triway Local Schools. http://www.triway.k12.oh.us/.