Saucy students were frequently a problem. The board of education felt the need of some such ruling, and accordingly passed one. It read, A scholar guilty of wilful dlisobedience to a command of his or her teacher or the superitntendent of schoolsj or who shall treat any teacher of the school . . . with intentional disrespect or who shall be guilty of using unchaste language, or shall be guilty of immoral or vicious practices or of such disorderly conduct as to disturb the school . . . shall be liable to be suspended from the attendance from either or all of the schools, under the control of the board for such period of time as the board shall deem the welfare of the schools may require. A number of cases of suspension resulted from the passing of this measure. For the most part the rules and regulations set down by the board of education were observed by the student body, but occasionally, violations were in evidence. On one occasion, a concerted action was taken by several of the boys in the school' system who opposed the dictatorial policies of the school, whereupon, a ringing declaration of independence was signed by Columbus school boys in protest against the tyranny of their teachers. At a mass meeting the boys adopted the following resolution: Resolved, that we will go out and return to the school room whenever it suits our convenience without let or hindrance. Resolved, that in the event of a want of concert of action inl resisting such teacher on the part of school boys our fathers be sent for, and their aid solicited to carry out a just resistance to such tyranny. Resolved, that the decisions recently made by the probate court and the mayor's court, giwng, in the estimation of this meeting, unwarranted latitude to teachers to flog and other- wise punish for disregarding oppressive rules and regulations made by teachers and school directors, meets with our unqualified disapprobatian. Whereas, we the school boys of Columbus, have been wrongfully and otherwise punished by school teachers, dressed in a little brief authority by our parents and guardians, which authority we dispute-recognizing as we do, no superior in judgment or authority upon, earth, hereby declare that the whole human race were born free and equal and are endowed by their creator with certain rights over which the rest of mankind have no control, among those rights is the privilege to give our consent or withhold it, in all cases afectng our personal liberty, and believing the restraints of the school room: as now managed, are a wolation of those rights, therefore, Resolved, That those decisions are unconstitutional and consequently of no ejfectg but even allowing them to be so, we, not having been consulted in planning said constitution or in making the laws, are not legally born by them. During the Civil War, Columbus boys were again up in arms. hVe'll Hang Jef Davis on a Sour Apple Tree was a popular refrain among the boysg however, there were seven Columbus schoolboys who substituted the name of a member of the board of education in place of Jeff Davis, and were expelled from school. ' ilgigt g 4 V I - Under provisions of the law pasised by the general' assembly in 1845 two grades of students were supported from 1845 to 1848. They were made up of advanced students and those who were learning the rudiments of education. When Dr. Asa D. Lord was named superintendent, he divided the system into primary, secondary, grammar and high school departments. The time for completing the course of study in the lower grades was from two to three years, and in the high school, four years. Pupils varying from 5 to 7 years of age were enrolled in the primary departmentg pupils from 7 to 10, in the secondary department, those over 10 to the grammar department, and those over 12, who were deemed competent in the high school department. . ...Notwithstanding the fact that the Akron school lawg which was passed in February, 1847, is considered by some as a foresighted piece of school legislation, Columbus early anticipated the law in many respects, in the re-enactment of her special law. This act, besides legally establishing , schools of such grades which the Board might deem best for the public interest, employ such teachers as they might deem expedient, make all necessary rules and regulations, therefore, determine the age at which scholars may be admitted into such schools and the period for each grade and prescribe terms for non-residents, in addition, in lieu of the levy made on parents and guardians, to supply deficiencies in school funds, to levy an additional tax of not more than one mill and a half per dollar on the tax valuation of city property. on
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