Trumbull County Public Schools - Annual Yearbook (Trumbull County, OH)

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WINNERS OF FIRST AND SECOND PLACES IN COUNTY DIVISION OF STATE SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST. '

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County Administration Trumbull County School District The Trumbull County School District has more high schools than any other county in Ohio. There are 25 separate first grade high schools exclusive of those in the cities of War- ren, Niles, Girard and in the exempted village of Hubbard. The County School District has an area of approximately 600 square miles, with 42 school buildings and an enrollment of 12,000 pupils. Four hundred teachers are employed and 200 vans are used to transport the pupils to and from school daily. The country is completely centralized. The first township to centralize was Gustavus, which was the Hrst township to completely centralize 'its schools in Ohio and also the first in the United States. The last to centralize its schools was that of Bazetta whose new building will be ready for occupancy September lst, 1929. Ohio's school system ranks third in the United States being outclassed only by Cali- fornia and New Jersey. Trumbull County's school system ranks first in Ohio. It it first in the State in -proportion to the number of high school pupils enrolled in its high schools to the total population of the country. There being one high school pupil enrolled to every 11 inhabitants. The tax duplicate of the County School District is S91,801,7S0. The money invested in buildings and grounds is approximately SS,- 0O0,000. The 1928 budget for sinking fund and maintenance was S1,250,000. Of this amount SS04,437 was for teachers' salaries and S144,990 for transportation. z Two million two hundred thousand have been invested in new buildings and additions in the past six years to take care of the in- creased enrollments. A building program of S273,000ifor the year 1929 is now beinglcom- pleted. Trumbull County is a part of the old West- ern Reserve District, famous for its zealous regard for the benefits of education. This dis- trict was settled by New Englanders, prin- cipally Connecticut people, who brought with them a H116 educational tradition. From its very beginning, therefore, this section has promoted the establishment of good schools. The language of the famous Ordinance of 1787 indicates the intense conviction of these early settlers: Schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged. The steadfast adherence of Trumbull County to the cause of education has borne rich fruit in the social and industrial life of this section. Joi-IN c. BERG, County Superintendent of Schools. '1 ,

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+ ++++?+49'P'P'P'l'+'P+'P'I'4 P'P'F'P+'Pi'4 !'4'40P'P+'P'P'P4 P'P SUCCESS- 'To the Class of 1929 We are not playthings of Fate but masters of destiny. A small part of the events that crowd us may be relegated to that uncertain sphere we call fate, chance or luck. But for the most part we determine, our own fate by our degree of mental alertness, by employing our powers of imagination, a rugged will to achieve, and unremitting industry and toll. If you do not like the results, change the cause. Do not blame Fate. Many of life's most restless, discontented and unhappy men and women are to be found in marble palaces, while in homes of rustic and frugal simplicity is found contentment, peace and happiness. Refuse to permit your soul to become sullied by petty hates and stupid grudges. Be true to yourself and the stings of life will be transformed into the J .I 40311 'I' '! l I I Z' -X' '! X I I' '!0!--Iwi'-X' I 2 .E fi s E if 2 'Z' s E 1 Z E 'X' 3 .. warm comforts of human joy. Success is merely getting what you go after. Have you a plan to Work? Work it- that's success. Have you a duty to perform? Perform it-that's success. Have you a dream to realize? Realize it-that's success. Success is not a secret. It is doing instead of doubting, working instead of wishing. Class of 1929, the world lies before you. Meet it like Christian men and women have for ages. The best wishes of your Superintendent, faculty, fellow students and a host of friends all over Trumbull County go with you. Suc- cess to you! . THE EDITOR.