Litchfield enquirer., 1846-12-31
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.

the Winchester and Vicinity Institute of Instruction; and shall have for its object the improvement of Common Schools, and other means of popular education :; and shall have for it's especial object the elevation of the profession of teaching.
 ART. 2. Any person residing in the towns of Barkhampsted, Colebrook, New Hartford, Norfolk, Torrington, and Win chester, may become member of the Institute by subscribing this Constitution, and contributing twenty-five cents an- nually towards defraying its incidental ex penses.
 ART. 3. The Officers of the Institute shall be President. one Vice President
 for each School Society within the limits of the Association, a Secretary and Treasurer, with such powers respectively as their several designations imply; and who shall together constitute an Exec utve Committee. ...
 ART: 4. The Executive Committee shall carry into effect such measures as the Institute may direct, and perform such other acts not inconsistent with the objects of the Association as they may deem ex- pedient and make report of their doings annually, and when called upon at any regular meeting of the Institute.
 ART. 5. The annual meeting of the In sti,ute shall be held sometime during the month of November of each year, at which meeting the officers shali be ~cho- sen. It shall also hold regular monthly m"'tings during each month of the year, with the exception of the months of May. June, July and August
 ART. 6. The Institute shall appoint a Board of Examiners consisting of three persons, who shall examine all those who shall present themselves to them for that purpose, touching their qualifications for t-'nching in the several branches speci fled by law; and shall give tr those
 "iIh whose literary and other attachments they are satisfied, certificates. rccomend- ing them in the name of the Institute as fit persons to he employed in teaching Common Schools. The persons thus approved shall constitute d Teachers Glass, the members of which shall COL tlnue 10 pursue course of study, such as the Institute shall direct, and shall have regular lessons assigned them, in which they shall be examined at the close of each month
 ART. 7. A public mcc tirg shall be held ''h
 ing of the Institute, a, which an address shall bc delivered with a view tu excite he attention ofthe community to the at- '"n,ion of the community to the subject nf educatiOn
 ART. s. This Constitution may be altered or amended at any annual meet ing by majority of the members pre- sent; and regulations DO: inconsistent with it's provisions my be adopted at any meeting.
 Under this Constitution, the Convention then proceeded to appoint the following persons, officers for the ensuing year. THERON ROCKWELL, Esq, prcsi- dent.
 Vice Presidents Rev. Mr. Pettibone, Winsted-Nelson Roberts, Esq, Torrng- ford-Rev. Alfred E. Ives, Colebrook- Sylvester Platt, Esq, Winchester--Rev. John A. Mcktnstry. Torrington-R. Bat tel. Esq, Norfolk-Rev. Henry Zell, Vol. coltville-Daniel Sanford, Esq, Bark hamsted Rev. Cyrus Yale, New Hart ford,
 Rev. JOSEPH ELDRIDeE, Norfolk, secre- tary. r
 SAMUEL w. Coz, Winchester, Treasur- CT.
 Voted-That the Vice Presidents be Committee in the several towns to circu- late and obtain signatures to the Consti. tuition. .-' E. '..''- '...'.E >' '9>s.t
 Vofed- That the Convention adjourn to meet at the, basement ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church in Wiusted, on Satur- day, January 2d., l847, at 10 o'clock. A. M. e ;.r.r. e. ..'s nas, .s..
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The bench of the Supreme Court is unusually tull.- Eight dlgnified Judges may be seen ran ged in due order of Judicial seniority. settilng great questions of law and justice. First, the dark and solemn form of the Chlel Justice, occupying his central posi- ton among his learned compeers. On his immediate right, with characteristic grace and dignity, sits the tall person of Judge John Mclean. occupying the hon ored seat of Story, now no more-op tbe immediate left of the Chief Justice the small person of Wayne, the Southern Judge-then on the right of Mclean, Ca tron of Tennesse, his short, thick form con- trastlng with the tall spare person of Daniel. of Va, on his right, that wing of the bench terminated in Woodbury, whose wholesome ruddy face indicates happy and contented mind. Indeed he has no reason to complain of being neglected in ,s a m n hfHaa -.E ~GIs- plain of his want of a ble Industry in the spheres he has been called to fill. New York and Pennsylvania, finish of the left wing 0f the august tribunal the persons oi Nelson, Grier, the latter being the last or the series. @ .e- atF2 ..5s..-E4- 7, -i-i
 Gen. Gaines and lady have arrived in he city. probably to prosecute their case \ of property involving some millions. Ssn-| < ator Cilley, of New Hampshire, attracts notice as a weather beaten or war worn soldier Ia me a nd hlind T snnDosa of onAY