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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1977
Page
5
When Ohio became a state in 1803 its constitution praised popular education yet did not provide for funding or administration of common schools. The document reflects early optimism for educational progress but left crucial gaps in school governance and support.
The AP notes that the issue of free public education was addressed as the school system expanded, with decisions shaping policy over the next half century.
The Singing Hoosiers group, linked to Tri-Arts Council and Middletown Symphony Association, will perform four school shows Friday at Middletown High School and Lemon Monroe High School before a Saturday 8 p.m. concert in the Dave Winkelman Auditorium at Miami University Middletown Campus. Indiana University students have toured the globe and will present roadway music, folk songs, and jazz with concerts at multiple venues. Tickets cost 3.50 for adults and 2 for students.
William E Simon, the outgoing Treasury secretary, will begin a three year term on Georgetown University’s board of directors starting July 1. The appointment adds a second Ford cabinet member to the university’s governance. Henry Kissinger is also slated to lecture at the school.
Readable text notes a Shawnee village named Blue located near Bellefontaine in Logan County prior to white settlement. The fragment mentions occupation by white men afterward, implying a historical change in control of the site.
Blue Jacket, a white man named Mad Maduke Swearingen captured by the Shawnee at 17, earned his name from a blue hunting jacket. He grew into a famed Shawnee leader active in clashes with white settlers, shaping frontier strife.
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