Description: "Ohio Central Normal School, or Worthington Female Seminary" illustration from "Historical Sketches of the Higher Educational Institutions, and also of Benevolent and Reformatory Institutions of the State of Ohio," 1876. The Ohio Central Normal School, formerly the Worthington Female Seminary, was founded in 1839 and was the first female seminary of the Methodist Church west of the Alleghenies. The seminary was originally located in the Masonic Temple New England Lodge No. 4, located at 634 High Street in Worthington, Ohio. Students from Worthington and surrounding communities--as well as a few from around the country, primarily Methodist ministers' daughters--were educated at the seminary. It was initially very successful, often having as many as one hundred and fifty students, but after the establishment of the Ohio Wesleyan Female College in 1853, the Worthington Female Seminary lost support and closed in 1857. The building became home to the Ohio Central Normal School in 1871, providing training for kindergarten, primary, intermediate, and secondary teachers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04162
Subjects: Worthington (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Education; Women--Education - Ohio; Teachers--Training of
Places: Worthington (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Thomas W. Harvey (1821-1892) was an accomplished Ohio educator who is best remembered for his contributions to textbooks during the mid-to-late nineteenth century. After graduating from the Western Reserve Teachers' Seminary in Kirtland, Ohio, in 1844, Harvey established Geauga High School in Chardon, Ohio. In 1848, he accepted a position as principal of a private academy at Republic, Ohio, and in 1851, he became superintendent of Massillon schools, a position he held for fourteen years before becoming the superintendent of Painesville's schools. In 1871, Governor Rutherford B. Hayes appointed Harvey as the Ohio State Commissioner of Public Schools. Harvey held this position for the next three years. Upon completion of his term, he returned to Painesville and assumed his position as superintendent. During his career, Harvey also helped establish the Ohio State Teachers' Association and the Northeastern Ohio Teachers' Association. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04126
Subjects: Education--Ohio; Teachers--Training of; Educators; Schools--Ohio
Places: Painesville (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Preble County, Eaton, Ohio, Sept. 11, 1936. Nursery school." This is a photograph of several nursery school children eating their lunch in Eaton, Ohio. There are two caretakers in the background. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F01_026_001
Subjects: Nursery schools--Ohio--Eaton; Preschool children--Ohio--Eaton; Preble County (Ohio)--History; Nursery school facilities; Education; Teachers; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption: "Looking for Books, Nursery School, Toledo." This is a photograph of a nursery school in Toledo, Ohio. There are some children picking out books and there are two large goldfish in a bowl on the window sill. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F12_010_001
Subjects: Nursery schools--Pictorial works; Nursery school facilities; Toledo (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Children--Ohio; Education; Teachers; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Miss Drake, assistant principal at the New Clinton High School (1905-1910), with two of her pupils. This image was included in a "Memory Book" compiled by Mrs. H. V. Cottrell, historian for the Clinton League (sometimes called the Clinton Welfare League) from 1938-1943. The book shows the development of the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, and records the history of the League. The Clinton League was a women's group founded in 1912 to promote child welfare and later general welfare in Columbus, but which was based in and primarily focused on the area of Clintonville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P285_MB1_035
Subjects: Clintonville (Ohio); Clinton League; Women--Charities; Education--Ohio; Teachers; Students
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Clintonville School, ca. 1897, which replaced an original red brick building on the site. This building, located at Clinton Heights Avenue and North High Street, served as both the Clintonville grammar school (through the 1920s) as well as the Clinton Township High School from 1897 through 1905, when a secondary building was built to house high school pupils for the township. Adults pictured are Principal Matheny (left) and Assistant Principal Miss Kate Smith (right). This image was included in a "Memory Book" compiled by Mrs. H. V. Cottrell, historian for the Clinton League (sometimes called the Clinton Welfare League) from 1938-1943. The book shows the development of the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, and records the history of the League. The Clinton League was a women's group founded in 1912 to promote child welfare and later general welfare in Columbus, but which was based in and primarily focused on the area of Clintonville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P285_MB1_036
Subjects: Clintonville (Ohio); Clinton League; Women--Charities; School buildings; Education--Ohio; Teachers; Students;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "PORTSMOUTH - Domestic Science Class of Sciotoville School, one of the basement rooms modernized by the W.P.A." This is a photograph of several students in a science class at Sciotoville School in Portsmouth, Ohio. Sciotoville School was built by the WPA in 1937-38. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F07_004_001
Subjects: Classrooms; Domestic science; Sciotoville (Portsmouth, Ohio); Schools--Ohio; Students; Teachers; Science--Study and teaching; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Portsmouth (Ohio); Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photo of an elementary school teacher with four of her students. The students are looking through several books and the chalkboard tells the students assignments for the day. More information needed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F04_13_001
Subjects: Children's literature, American; Classrooms; Reading; Children; Elementary Schools; Schools--Ohio; Books; Teachers--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Social Studies Class, South High School, Lima. Photograph by courtesy of South High School" This is a photo of a social studies class at Lima South High School in Lima, Ohio. There is a teacher at the head of classroom the room and several students working on classwork. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F07_003_001
Subjects: High schools; Social studies; Classrooms; Lima (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Maps; Students; Teachers; Education; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: This engraved portrait depicts Joseph Ray, a famous educator best known for writing mathematical textbooks. Born in Virginia on November 25, 1807, Ray graduated from Franklin College in New Athens, Ohio, in 1828, and from the Medical College of Ohio in 1831. In 1832, he helped establish the Western Literacy Institute and College of Professional Teachers, which helped teachers become more professional and better-trained and provided them with the latest teaching techniques. Ray died from tuberculosis on April 11, 1855. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04174
Subjects: Education--Ohio; Educators; Teachers--Training of
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing first and second grade students on the steps of Clintonville School, ca. 1900. This school was located at the corner of Clinton Heights Avenue and North High Street, and was later replaced by another elementary school which is still in use today. This image was included in a "Memory Book" compiled by Mrs. H. V. Cottrell, historian for the Clinton League (sometimes called the Clinton Welfare League) from 1938-1943. The book shows the development of the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, and records the history of the League. The Clinton League was a women's group founded in 1912 to promote child welfare and later general welfare in Columbus, but which was based in and primarily focused on the area of Clintonville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P285_MB1_037
Subjects: Clintonville (Ohio); Clinton League; Women--Charities; Teachers; Students; School buildings; Education--Ohio;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Classroom photograph showing several students along with their teacher at Douglas Alternative School in Columbus, Ohio, taken for the Columbus Free Press. Douglas Alternative School was an elementary school on Columbus's Near East side, part of the Columbus City School District. It closed ca. 2010. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B02F07_06
Subjects: Teachers; Students -- Ohio; Schools; Children--Ohio; Columbus City Schools;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)