Ney School, Washington Township

The Ney School (also known as Georgetown School, Sand Hill College and later Ney Junior High) was located near the intersection of State Route 15 and The Bend Road.  
The Daily Crescent-News published a story about the Washington Township Schools on April 17, 1909:

"A PROGRESSIVE COUNTRY SCHOOL

Washington Twp. - A Leader in Education

One of the best illustrations of the rise of the country schools is the Washington township school.  The new school building at Ney, erected at an expenditure of $10,000, has been completed and is now occupied and is one of the finest examples of a modern country school building in northwestern Ohio.

The new building houses the primary grades and the High School.  The Washington township High school is one of the few successful country high schools in the state.  The Washington township schools are graded similar to the city schools.

The Building

The building is of brick, two story, with a high basement.  There are four school rooms in the building.  A library is one of the features of the building.  The building is heated with a furnace and is modern throughout. J. I. Hale of this city was the architect.

 

 The Township Schools

The Washington Township schools are far ahead of the schools of neighboring townships in point of excellence and are in keeping in every way with the progressive spirit of Washington Township.  The township High School is located at Ney because it being the center of the township.  Mr. V. E. Hagy is superintendent of the township schools and also principal of the High School.

When Mr. Hagy first went to Ney, five years ago, there were but fourteen pupils in the High School.  During the five years, he has raised the standard of the high school and has built up a course of study which will do credit to any community.  With the betterment of the school, there has also been an increase in the enrollment until now forty-nine pupils attend the Washington Township High School...

Are Union Schools

The village of Ney does not support a school of its own.  The village and township unite in the support of the township and village schools.  The schools at Ney, in which is housed the High School, employs three teachers and the district outside of the village, seven instructors.  The total enrollment of the school this year is 385.

The Board

Much of the success of the Washington township school is due to the efforts of the Board of Education...The Board is composed of the following: C. F. Goller, President; John E. Garber, Clerk; Members - Christ Goller, A. J. Neiswender, H. A. Sell, F. H. Gipe, V. E. Hagy, Superintendent of Schools.

General Rules

-The Course of Study shall cover a period of eight years of thirty two weeks each.

- The school year shall be divided into two terms: the first covering the first four months and the second the remainder of the school year.

- A written examination shall be held at the close of each term and shall cover the term's work, according to the Course of Study.

- The questions for these examinations shall be prepared by the Superintendent and manuscripts shall be graded and promotions made in such manner as the Superintendent shall direct.

- No pupil shall be promoted to the next higher grade unless he shall have an average grade of at least 75 per cent with no grade below 60 per cent. (65 percent for the high school)

- The hours of daily sessions of the schools shall be from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a. m. and from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

- The Literary Society shall hold meeting at least every four weeks, and such exercises are to be considered as regular school work, and grades shall be kept by the Principal.

- All pupils who complete this course with satisfactory results shall be entitled to a diploma.

Course of Study

The course of study in the primary departments are very similar to the courses in the city schools...reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, grammar, geography, history and physiology.

In the High School...Geography, History, Civics, Algebra, Composition and Rhetoric, Literature and Classics, Physiology, Geometry, Bookkeeping and Commercial Law, English and Latin..."