Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-11-13

! Pursuant to a published notice, a Convention o
the Friends of Education was held at the FREE
/ Church in Montpelier, on Saturday. Oct 18Th
lS45.
The Convention was called to order by Thoma
II. Palmer Esq and on the nomination Of the Hon
Isaac F. Rcdfeld,
Hon. JAMES BARRETT
was called to the Chair and
d. w. c. CLARK
was appointed Secretary
=. The objects of the Convention were cancisell
stated by Thomas II. Palmer Esq. who concluded
! by presenting the following resolutions which
after having been warmly advocated by Judge
Redfeld, Rev. ]. T. Peck, D. w. G. Clarke, Gov
ernor Slade, J. p. Fairbanks and Others were unan
! imousy adopted:-
ReS0Lued, That it is expedient TO form State
Society for the improvement of Common Schools.
Resolved, That Committee of three be appoint
ed to prepare and report TO this Convention, Con
stitution for the Vermont Society for the Improve.
ment Of Common Schools"
The Chair appointed Thos. ii. Palmer, ID. w. G.
Clarke, and Dr. Shubae Converse os the Commit
tee to report Constitution for the consideration OF
the Convention, who reported the following:
CONSTITUTION OF THE VERMONT so
GETTY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE COMMON
SCHOOL.
l. The object of this Society is the improve
ment of the Common School, by diffusing through
the State information respecting the defect and de-
ilclcnclcs of our School System, and the best me-
thods of removing the one and supplying the other
and by promoting the formation OF County and
Town Societies, to assist i'll the accomplishment OF
this great object.
p The officers of the Society shall be Pres
ldent, fourteen Vice Presidents Secretary, Cor
responding Secretary, and an Executive Commit
tee all Of whom shall hold their Offices for year,
and until their successors are chosen.
3. The duties of the President, Vice Presi-
dents, Secretary, and Corresponding Secretary,
shall be such ordinarily appcrtain to such Off
GERS.
L. The Executive Committee shall consist of
four members, of which the President shalbe one,
obcio. 1t shall be their duty to keep the subject
Of Improvement of the Common School continually
before the people by short, pithy, and pointed ar
cles IN the County papers, and otherwise
>. The Annual Meeting Of the Society shall be
held at Montpelier the third Thursday of Oct.
Special meetings may be called by the Executive
Committee, or by the President at the request of
five members of the Society.
6. Any person may become member of this
Society by subscribing his name to this Constitu-
ton
Z. The signing of this Constitution shall be
considered as PLEDGE |. That the sgner shall en-
deavor to extend the usefulness of this society, by
enlisting members among his neighbors, cope
cully persons likely TO visit Montpelier durlngIhe
session of the Legislature. .. That he Will assist
in the establishment of County and Town Soce-
thy on the subject of Education, and spread useful
information through the community. B. That he
will assist in disseminating the publications Of the
Society in his immediate neighborhood
s. The first election Of officers shall take place
on the adoption of this Constitution, and annually
thereafter on the third Thursday of October.
9. This Constitution may be altered or amend
ed at any annual meeting by vote Of two-thirds
of the members present.
On motion of Governor Slade the foregoing
Constitution was adopted and presented for sigma
ture.
The following gentlemen thereupon subscribed
their names:
p Miller, Isaac f Redfed, Geo II Hodges, Walter
Burnham, Thos B Harvey, Samuel Swift, EJ Scott,
Cyrus Birge, Benz Falrchild, John Crowley, Hosea
f Balou, Ebenezer Howe, jr VIM Gilmore, II f
Dana, Frederick Billings, James keyes, Oramel
Crawford, Selden Burbank, p Fairbanks, L +
Bogue, Benz Nutter, Nathan Burton Asahel Hurd,
Geo w Hartshorn, Thos ii Palmer, 5 IL Jenlson,
William Slade, Thos Il Barrett, Thos Powers,
Samuel Whtcomb If. Thomas Kidder, Shubdel
Converse, William Warner, Justin Morgan Fred
erick Button, Daniel Bowen Bella Howe, Jesse 7
Peck, Chas + Edgerton Chas c Newell, Welcome
Bemis, Dennis May, r c Benton, Eli Lee, c ii
Conkey, Stephen Holland, Joseph Adams, J B
Wheelock p + Drury A Bucklin, Surry Ross.
On motion of Col. j. p. Miller, it was ordered
that committee of five be appointed by the Chair
to report the names of Officers Of the Society UNI
der the Constitution.
The Chair appointed Messrs. J. p. Miller, Geo
II. Hodges, William Warner, Asahel Hurd, and J.
p. Fairbanks, as such committee.
The Committee, after short absence, reported,
through Col. Miller, their Chairman, as follows:
For President,
HON. SILAS II. JENISON
For Vce Presidents,
]. ID. Wickham, Bennington County.
Robert Pierpoint, Rutland /"
II. II. Barrett, Windsor " -"
VIM llebard, Orange
|, +. Redied, Washington
Samuel Swift, Addison "
Geo. w. Benedict Chittenden 4"
j. II. Kmball, Orleans
Erastus Fairbanks, Caledonia
Judge Sowle Grand Isle
Reuben c. Benton, Essex
Luke G. Poland Lamole
Horace Eaton Franklin
fo Secretary
ID. w. G.. Clarke.
For Corresponding Secretary
Thomas If, Palmer.
For Executive Committee.
Thomas IL. Palmer,
]. p. Fairbanks
VIM. Warner.
And the report was accepted, and the officers nom
mated were unanimously appointed for the year
ensuing,
Mr. Clarke, on his own motion, was excused
from serving as Secretary, and Daniel P. Thomp
son Esq. Of Montpelier, appointed to that office.
On motion, Ordered, That the Secretary of this
Convention cause its proceedings, including the
names of the signers to the Constitution, to be pub
lished in all the papers in the State.
And, on motion of Judge Barrett, the Conven-
ton adjourned SINE die.
JAMES BARRETT Chairman.
ID. w. c.. CLARKE, Secretary.
- Papers in the State friendly to the cause off
Education, are requested to copy the foregoing.