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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY 237
In the school report made September 16, 1842, by A. Root, we find
there had been enrolled during that year, in all the schools, 193 males
and 184 females, total 377. The following item is from the same report:
"There being no school houses in the district, we rented school rooms
and incurred other expenses in support of the schools to the amount of
$174. We Avere aLso under the necessity of purchasing a stove at a cost
of $12, and a Avriting table AA'hich cost $4, both of which are now on
hand and will be useful in furnishing the school houses hereafter to be
built."
So it seemed that the first public school property of the City of
Sandusky AvaS a stove and a writing table, together yalued at $16; that
the title to these was acquired in 1842, and that the hope was then cherished
that these would '' be useful in' furnishing the school houses thereafter
to be built."
The same report states that a tax of 2 mills on the dollar was levied
on the property of the district for school purposes, and that this levy
produced $242; that $175 of this Avas then collected, the balance being
delinquent.
(By reference to Haskell and Smith's Gazetteer of the United States,
we find that Sandusky at this time contained about 300 dwellings and
1,200 inhabitants.)
September 16, 1842. A. H. Moss, F. M. Follett and Z. W. Barker
Avere elected school directors. There were two male teachers and four
female teachers employed during the winter of 1842-43.
The branches taught were "Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Grammar,
Geography and Philosophy.'' School funds received from all sources this
year, $349.09.
September 19,1843. Henry F. Merry was elected school director.
ERECTION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS
October 14, 1843. At a meeting of the voters of the school district
it was, on motion of Eleutherous Cooke, '' resolved, that a Committee of
three be appointed to prepare and present a plan for the erection of
one or more school houses in the toAvn of Sandusky, to ascertain the plans
of the said Directors for such school house or houses, and the probable
expense of building them; to inquire into the expediency of locating one
or more of said buildings in the Public Grounds, or of purchasing one or
more lots for that purpose, and to report the result of their labors and
inquiries at an adjourned meeting, together with their opinion of the
expediency of erecting at present such building or buildings."
On motion, Moors Farwellj Alexander M. Porter and Zenas W. Barker
Avere appointed such committee.
February 21, 1844. The above committee reported in favor of purchasing
lots near the east and west markets and another in the "Western
Liberties" on which to erect buildings, and concluded by saying: "Your
committee suppose that the proper site for the High School is the Public