Geauga record. [volume], July 05, 1956, Image 7

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Professor Easton’s Class
Approximately 40 persons who
were students at the Geauga
Seminary ,once a flourishing ed
ucation institution in Chester
ownship, were expected to at
end a reunion Wednesday even
ng in the Chester Community
2fyirch.
The reunion marks the 50th
gathering of those who were
students at the Seminary under
Professor Easton, acording to
drs. Ralph C. Pease, Chardon,
president of the reunion.
The annual reunion of all stu
dents who attended the Semin
ary is scheduled for August 11,
Mrs. Pease said. The group
which met yesterday, consisting
of those persons who were stu
dents of Professor Easton, also
participates in the reunion for
all seminary students.
4
Will the person or persons
who witnessed the head-on acci­
dent which occurred on the peak
of a hill on Auburn Center Road
one mile north of Newbury, Ohio
at about 4:00 P.M. on April 28,
1956, please contact George Smyth
1231 Chester Ave., Cleveland
Ohio. Phone PRospect 1-6401.
Wand’sbuy
hat in it
Group of Seminary Students Hold 50th Reunion
Those meeting yesterday were
students in the Seminary around
the turn of the century.
A description of the school ta
ken from the Chagrin Falls Ex
ponent of April 15, 1897, follows:
Nestled down in an enchant
ing and picturesque spot of Ge
auga county, far away from the
hustle and bustle, the carking
cares, noise and distraction of
the busy world, is the beautiful
little hamlet of Chester. Sur
rounded by thrifty, progressive
and intelligent farmers, the cosy
little village gives evidence of
the character of its denizens
shown in the general air of order
neatness and an appreciation of
the beautiful manifested in the
neat and attractive homes and
surroundings, public buildings,
churches, etc.
On a slight eminence over-
NOTICE!
for you—if you step out
yourself a 1956 Buick
right now?
Well, first of all —the time is right.
Right now, your present car is at its
peak worth.
And, with the whole summer and almost
half of ’56 still ahead of you, you’ll get
more enjoyment out of a spirited new
Buick this year if you buy now.
Second, there’s the matter of how much
more automobile your money buys in the
best Buick yet.
We tell you flatly that nowhere but in a
’56 Buick can you get so much bounty
for so little booty.
looking the village is located Ge
auga seminary. A recent visit
to this famous school by an
EXPONENT reporter, and ar
tist, found the principal, Prof.
C. F. Easton, on the point of
calling the afternoon session.
The visitors were given a hearty
welcome. The pupils grouped
in front of the building and a
picture taken of scholars, teach
ers and edifice. The reporter
was then introduced to Mrs. Eas
ton, to whom the EXPONENT is
indebted for much of the data
embodies in the subjoined
sketch:
Geauga Seminary
lays great claim upon the re
spect of the citizens of its own
and adjoining counties, on ac
count of the noble work it has
done during its long life in ed
ucating the youth of our land
to become great men and wo
men. Where is the county, or
even town, which some time has
not been able to own some sub
stantial representative to the
dear old institution? Truly, we
have only to cast an eye over
the varied class that yearly ga
thers upon the grounds of Geau
ga seminary in reunion and in
memory of past, happy and
profitable days spent here, to
become convinced of the wide
i ness and grand extent of its
influence. The guests at these
gatherings, some of them, are
bowed and frosted with age ma
ny bear the eager and hopeful
expectancy of midde-aged dig
nity still more with the bright,
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yet undecided light of the fu
ture brooding about them as if
hoping (like one distinguished
personage) to catch at the
Old Sem” an inspiration to fu
ture plans.
The building occupies the cen
ter of a six acre lot, formed by
a rolling knoll, wfyich ever to
those removed whispers, in the
language of poetry, “There is a
green hill far away.” It is a
three story and basement wood
structure. During repairs in 1892
the famous cupola was removed,
and about sixteen small rooms
and two halls were put into one
large two-story room, which is
lighted by nineteen windows,
and is at present occupied by
the high school. The room, for
so many years known as “The
Old Chapel,” is used as a school
room for the lower department.
Geauga seminary was built
by Geauga and Ashtabula coun
ties, by subscription. At nearly
every reunion of students there
are those present who take de
light in testifying to the number
of socks knit and sold by a mo
ther or grandmother to obtain
a fund to assist in the contri
butions. It was planned by a
Mr. Woodworth of
county, and it was
November, 1843.
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Ashtabula
raised in
to have
institution
The first teacher
charge of the new
was Mr. Daniel Branch, who
taught about five years, for a
bout twelve years the school
was under the control of the
Free Will Baptist church, and
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during this time the following
teachers were at its head: Dr.
Ball, succeedng Mr. Branch,
was followed by Dr. Day next
came Mr. Tappin, and Prof.
Fowler succeeded him after
the administration of the last
named gentleman the control of
the institution passed into the
hands of the town. Priest Young
and Mr. Mills were then gen
eral managers, and Mr. Bisbee
was the principal teacher.
Succeeding this corps of in- School,
structors came the following
teachers, in the order named:
Mr. Thomas, Mr. Apthorp, Dr.
Herrick, Mr. Miner and Mr.
Fish under the jurisdiction of
the last, the wing was built on
following these teachers were
Mr. Moore, Mrs. Wilder, Mr.
Thomas a second season, af
ter an elapse of twenty years) 1
succeeding him were in their
order- Mr. Haywood, Mr. En
sign it was under the last ru
pervision that the property be
came deeded to the special dis
trict Mr. C. A. Vincent followed
Mr. Ensign and became the
principal.
The present teacher, Prof. C. i
F. Easton,e then assumed con
tol in the year 1885, and with
what untiring will, self-sacrifice
and “long continuance in well
doing,” he has labored for the
past twelve years is known pos
sibly only to himself. Prof. Eas
ton was born in Mesopotamia,
Trumbull county, Ohio, October
21, 1855. Was the son of a pro
sperous farmer, and all reports
from his early life prove that
“Charlie” was no shirk, even
then, with .his scythe, rake and
hoe. But these implements in
time proved rather irksome to
a youth whose whole soul thirs
ted for the living waters drawn
from the great fountain of
books. At the age of fourteen
he attended Orwell academy, in
Ashtabula county, and at the
age of fifteen secured a certi
ficate for teaching. The winter
he was sixteen he taught in his
home district, having some half
dozen boys older than himself
for “pupils.
Mr. Easton, from this time
gave his whole attention to ed
ucation, teaching winters and
attending Grand River institute
at Austinburg, O., the other two
terms of the years. He gradu
ated from this institution in 1877,
and then for two years taught in
Western Reserve seminary,
Farmington, O., and a season
in Whiteside county, Ill. He then
attended Adelbert college, when
it was located at Hudson, and
the last year of his course, re
moved with it to Cleveland.
From this college he graduated
in 1883.
For the following two years y y
he taught mathematics at Grand
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Mile East of Chardon on Rt. 6
Garcia Speaks
at Banquet
Mike (the Big Bear# Garcia,
star pitcher for the Cleveland
Indians, spoke Monday evening
to 122 fathers and sons at the
annual Father-Son Banquet of
the Chardon Methodist e n’s
Club, held at Chardon High
Garcia answered numerous
questons pitched to him by the
boys who were present, and con
cluded his talk by giving copies
of Bob Feller’s book, “The
Strike-Out Story” and autograph
pictures of himself to the young
sters.
The dinner was concluded with
an hour-long motion picture of
the 1955 World Series, which
was donated for the entertain
ment of the boys and their dads
by the Cleveland Baseball Club
The dinner was served by the
WSCS and the girls of the Meth
odist Youth Fellowship.
River institute. April 4, 1885,
he married Miss Abbie K. Spen
cer of Hartford, Trumbull coun
ty, Ohio, and the following Aug
ust they frst entered Geauga
seminary, and lived for seven
years in the basement. He found
the grounds and building in a
retrograded condition and has
spent the greater part of his
hours off since at plastering,
painting, papering, puttying,
sawing, hammering and trim
ming, until he can almost say
in triumph, “Oh decay! Where
is thy victory?”
For nearly ten years he has
acted as county examiner of
teachers. The professor is a
musician of more than ordinary
abilities. He taught vocal and
instrumental music to an unus
ual extent in his early days,
paying much of his way in col
lege, and previously by teaching
singing school and also taught
vocal music in the preparatory
school at Hudson.
Geauga seminary is the alma
mater of James A. Garfield and
his wife. It still holds sacred the
rooms in which the illustrious
pair first met. He was sitting
in front of one of the windows
with his feet in another chair,
inquiring of his philosophy tea
cher in regard to the tendency
of water to seek its own level.
The first words that ever es
caped those lips, which reached
her ears, were: And is that
the reason water will not rim
out of the spout of a teapot?”
Families in
Host Guests
Bv Mrs. W. S. Woodin
SOUTH HAMBDEN —Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph J. Woodin and
daughter Joan of Hilliards spent
the weekend visitng Mr. and
Mrs. Miles Webster of Concord.
Mrs. H. S. Woodin and son, Mr.
and
Mr.
new
and
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Weide
man and two daughters, and
Mrs. Hal Egleston of Sandusky
visited her sister, Mrs. H. S.
Woodin and family Sunday af
ternoon.
Diana Caruso attended a fare
well party in Cleveland for her
father who is leaving for
in Europe.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Hangen and
sons were Friday visitors with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hen
ry Boerwinkle.
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mond
June
Kurtz,
Mrs. Henry Boerwinkle and
and Mrs. Douglas Price and
baby and Paul Lampman
family.
June
a tour
Cleve
Walter
Natalie DeFranco of
land, a niece of Mrs.
Peterson, is spending the week
with them.
Relatives from Cleveland gave
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Peterson
a real house warming and sur
prise party Sunday,
children were
guests. They
with a sum of
i Marian and
tended the ball game in Cleve
land Wednesday evening.
Thirteen
included with the
were presented
money.
Jack Arnold at-
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pokorny at
tended a dance in Parkman
Wednesday evening.
GEAUGA RECORD, CHARDON, OHIO, JULY 5, 1956—7
COUNTY FARM
NEWS
COUNTY AGENTS
Roy F. emerson
Associate County Agent
A dairy cattle judging tour
was held Friday on three breeds
of cattle. The planned stops were
Comema Farm swhere the
group judged Brown Swiss Cat
tle, Circle Farm (Paul Price)
where the group judged Guern
seys and the Robert Hill Farm
where Ayshires were judged.
This was the second 4-H judg
ing tour in Geauga County this
year. The last tour was held
several weeks ago. Expected
turnout for the tours was about
forty members. These tours are
used as a basis for the selection
of the county judging team for
competition in the judging con
test at the Ohio State Fair.
A TRI-COUNTY bird control
demonstraton was held at the
alter Green Farm located on
Rt. 20 at Green Rd. in Madison
Township Monday at 6:30 p.m.
Bird control devices were ex
plained and will be there of you
to see. Insect control will al
so be discussed.
Some of the speakers for this
meeting were William Fitzwater
of the Fish and Wildlife Service,
George Still, Grape Entomolo
gist and Vernon Patterson, Ex
tension Horticulturist.
Unless otherwise designated,
all births are at Corey Hospital,
June 11 ,to Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Kothera, Middlefield ,a
daughter.
and Mrs.
Burton,
June 12. to Mr.
chard Farinacci,
daughter.
Wiggings, Chardon, a
rence
daughter.
June 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Ken
neth Wlmot, Chardon, a son.
June 22, to Mr. and Mrs. An
drew Kovacic, Newbury, a
daughter.
to Mr. and Mrs. Don
Chardon, a
to Mr. and
June 23,
aid Moss,
June 24,
ward Wiech, Chardon,
1 ter.
Have You Met
Ri
a
and Mrs. El­
June 14. to Mr.
mer Bollinger, Burton, a son.
June 15, to Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Leslein, Orwell, a daugh
ter.
June 15 ,to Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Stutzman, Middlefield, a
daughter.
June 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Doug
las Price Jr., a son, Douglas
E. Price II, at Huron
Hospital.
Road
17, to Mr. and Mrs.
Byler, Chardon, a
20 ,to Mr. and Mrs.
Burton, a daughter.
20, to Mr. and Mrs. Law-
June
Ray
son.
Jake
son.
Mrs. Ed
a daugh-
Great joy, especially after a
sudden change
ces, is apt to
'dwells rather in
on the tongue.
of circumstan
be silent, and
the heart than
Henry Fielding
fora home.
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you a lot
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krato
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manager of the hardware de
partment at the Braham Gar
age Door, Inc., in Cleveland,
and Mrs. Kratochvil worked
for seven years as a nurse’s
aid at Rinbow Hospital. Their
three sons are Dennis, 11
Leonard, 19 and George, 25
and daughter, Mary Ann, 26.
HAVE YOU MET
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Price
who have moved to Bardwell
Dr., Chesterland, from Uni
versity Heights? Mr. Price is
an installer with the Ohio Bell
Telephone Co., Cleveland. The
couple have one son, Jeffrey,
9 months old.
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