Newspaper item mentioning Papa Charles: 9/7/1876
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A summary of news from Mount Union in the Stark County (Ohio) Democrat.
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What was Papa Charles doing in the 1876-1877 school year?
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MT. UNION
M. E. Sabbath-school picnic on the 9th inst.
The public schools are to be under the superintendency of Mr. J. H. Breese during the next year.
The attendance at college is but little more than one-half that for the corresponding time last year. Cause: Hard times.
Mr. J. B. English, an old and respected citizen, and Mayor of the village, died of typhoid fever on the 29th ult.
Miss Clara Preston, a lady of extensive experience and eminent ability as a pianist, has been chosen to that position in the Cosmian Literary society.
Prov. F. W. Wood has assumed the duties of the chair of Modern classics once so ably filled by the lamented Scherf, more recently by Prof. C. F. Stokey. Prof. Wood is a proficient in Italian and Spanish, as well as French and German.
M. E. Sabbath-school picnic on the 9th inst.
The public schools are to be under the superintendency of Mr. J. H. Breese during the next year.
The attendance at college is but little more than one-half that for the corresponding time last year. Cause: Hard times.
Mr. J. B. English, an old and respected citizen, and Mayor of the village, died of typhoid fever on the 29th ult.
Miss Clara Preston, a lady of extensive experience and eminent ability as a pianist, has been chosen to that position in the Cosmian Literary society.
Prov. F. W. Wood has assumed the duties of the chair of Modern classics once so ably filled by the lamented Scherf, more recently by Prof. C. F. Stokey. Prof. Wood is a proficient in Italian and Spanish, as well as French and German.
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1.
This is a stop in the Tour about Papa Charles in his role as a teacher and school administrator.
The brochure for the Tour is at:
2.
M. E. Sabbath-school picnic on the 9th inst.
M.E. surely stands for Methodist Episcopal. "9th inst" means the 9th day of this month, so September 9, 1876..
3.
Mr. J. B. English, an old and respected citizen, and Mayor of the village, died of typhoid fever on the 29th ult.
"29th ult" means the 29th day of last month, so August 29, 1976.
4.
Prov. F. W. Wood has assumed the duties of the chair of Modern classics once so ably filled by the lamented Scherf, more recently by Prof. C. F. Stokey.
This conflicts with what was in a 1904 summary of Papa Charles's life: In 1874 he was elected principal of the high school at East Liverpool, Ohio. Severing his connection with the schools of that city, Prof. Stokey accepted the chair of modern languages (French and German) in Mt. Union College, and after holding the position two years he came to Canton in 1877 to take charge of the special department of the public schools.
I think it likely that this newspaper article is correct and that Papa Charles remembered things incorrectly nearly 30 years later, but I don't know. It sounds as though he particularly remembers the year 1877 as the year in which he came to Canton. Alma was born in Canton in June 1877, which suggests that he was already there, but there could be other reasons for Papa Charles and Mama Margaret being in Canton at that time.
This is a stop in the Tour about Papa Charles in his role as a teacher and school administrator.
- The previous Tour stop is: 1875-02-22 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE MENTIONING PAPA CHARLES
- The next Tour stop is: 1877-08-23 NEWSPAPER ITEM MENTIONING PAPA CHARLES
The brochure for the Tour is at:
2.
M. E. Sabbath-school picnic on the 9th inst.
M.E. surely stands for Methodist Episcopal. "9th inst" means the 9th day of this month, so September 9, 1876..
3.
Mr. J. B. English, an old and respected citizen, and Mayor of the village, died of typhoid fever on the 29th ult.
"29th ult" means the 29th day of last month, so August 29, 1976.
4.
Prov. F. W. Wood has assumed the duties of the chair of Modern classics once so ably filled by the lamented Scherf, more recently by Prof. C. F. Stokey.
This conflicts with what was in a 1904 summary of Papa Charles's life: In 1874 he was elected principal of the high school at East Liverpool, Ohio. Severing his connection with the schools of that city, Prof. Stokey accepted the chair of modern languages (French and German) in Mt. Union College, and after holding the position two years he came to Canton in 1877 to take charge of the special department of the public schools.
I think it likely that this newspaper article is correct and that Papa Charles remembered things incorrectly nearly 30 years later, but I don't know. It sounds as though he particularly remembers the year 1877 as the year in which he came to Canton. Alma was born in Canton in June 1877, which suggests that he was already there, but there could be other reasons for Papa Charles and Mama Margaret being in Canton at that time.
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