A history of Cleveland and its environs; the heart of new Connecticut, Elroy McKendree Avery . y was given to every teacher, andeach teacher was instructed how to do the work of her grade. Underthe influence of Superintendent RickolT. ])ett(>r school buildings cameinto being. Mr. Rickoff had clear ideas on the subject of school con-struction and was al>le to scc\ire Die needed action. On the first nf 1867-70J THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 361 September, 1868, and with appropriate fomialitics, the new schoolon Sterling Avoniie (East Tliirtieth Street) was opened—the finestschool building in the stat
A history of Cleveland and its environs; the heart of new Connecticut, Elroy McKendree Avery . y was given to every teacher, andeach teacher was instructed how to do the work of her grade. Underthe influence of Superintendent RickolT. ])ett(>r school buildings cameinto being. Mr. Rickoff had clear ideas on the subject of school con-struction and was al>le to scc\ire Die needed action. On the first nf 1867-70J THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 361 September, 1868, and with appropriate fomialitics, the new schoolon Sterling Avoniie (East Tliirtieth Street) was opened—the finestschool building in the state of Ohio; it cost about $45,000. Threesimilar school buildings were put under contract. The Orchard,Rockwell, and St. Clair school buildings were soon completed. Thereceipts of the board of education on account of the constructionfund were $195,, including $61,1) realized from the saleof bonds; the expenditures for buildings and equipment were $161, The school census of 1869 showed that there were in thecity 27,524 persons of school age, of whom only 11,151 registered. Andrew J. Rickofp in the public schools. Male principals of A-Grammar schools wereno longer appointed. Instead, the city was divided at first intofour, then into three, and later into two districts, each in chargeof a supervising principal whose duties were wholly those of generaloversight. Public School Record for 1867-72 In 1867, there were 118 teachers in the grade schools and tenteachers in the high schools. In April, 1868, the legislature passedan act to provide for the support and regulation of the publicschools of Cleveland. This act clipped the authority of the citycouncil in school affairs and gave the board of education completecontrol of the schools, with power to levy taxes without restrictionby the city council, except that the city hall still had a voice in thepurchase of proper sites and the erection of suitable schoolhouses 362 CLEVELAND AND ITS ENVIRONS [Chap. XXII thereou.
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