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54 HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
been a diligent student and a great reader. For example, he learned to
read French, German,»Spaiiish and Dutch after his fiftieth year—the
last after his eightieth—and he is almost as familiar with the best literature
of France and Germany us with that of his mother tongue.
Jon FISH'S SCHOOLS
Years Schools and Locations
1845-48. Auburn Township, Geauga County, Ohio.
1849-51. Select School, Auburn Center.
1851-52. Geauga High School, Chardou.
1852-53. Select School, Auburn Corners.
1853-54. Geauga High School, Chardou.
1854-55. Potato Hill, Berlin Township, Erie County.
1855-59. Berlin Academy, Berlin Heights.
1859-61. Berlin Heights High School.
1861-62. Select School, Birmingham, Erie County.
1863-64. Select School, Berlin Heights.
1865-80. Berlin Heights High School.
1880-81. Select School, Florence Township, Erie County.
1881-83. Berlin Heights High School.
1883-98. Florence High School.
In 1848-49 Mr. Fish gave lectures and addresses in various places in
Northern Ohio. In 1852 bis parents moved from Auburn to Florence
Township, and this led him 1o come, in 1854, to Erie County, where all
his subsequent teaching AA'as done. In 1862-63 ill health prevented his
teaching, and in 1864-65 he Avas on a farm in Burr Oak. Michigan,
whither his parents had moved in 1864.
Mr. Fish also conducted a "Teachers' Class" for I he training of
teachers. Each session of the Teachers' Class continued for tAA-o weeks.
The years and places of holding the sessions are given beloAV:
JOB FISH'S "TEACHERS' CLASSES"
Time Place
1859. Spring. Berlin Heights.
1859. Fall. Berlin Heights.
1860. Spring and fall. Huron.
1861. Spring. Huron.
1861. Fall. Huron.
1S62. Spring. Birmingham.
1862. Fall. Berlin Heights.
1863. Fall. Berlin Heights.
1864. Spring. Berlin Heights.
1866-80. Berlin Heights.
Mr. Fish Avas engaged as instructor in several county teachers' institutes,
as folloAvs: One held at Chardou in 1851, tAvo at Berlin Heights.
one at Sandusky, one at Vermilion and four at Milan. He also served
as county examiner of teachers in Geauga County in 1851-54, and in
Erie County in 1857-64 and 1881-91.
Mr. Fish's pupils came not only from every toAvnship in the county,