Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-01-11

Der, pursuant to public notice, by III. N.
Marsh, County Superintendent. Mr..
Marsh took tbe Chair, and Charles Starr
was appointed Secretary, pro TEN. There
being Blu, few in attendance, the institute
adjourned to meet tomorrow morning &C
9 o'clock.
Thursday morning. o'clock. Insti.
tute met pursuant to adjournment. when
on motion Of 8. w, Stone, committee Of
three was appointed 10 draft constitution
for said Society.
s. w. Stone, Francis Goodspeed, and
8. A. w. JeWsti, were appointed said
committee.
The committee subsequently reported
the following Preamble and Constitution,
which was unanimously adopted by the
Institute: - IS ai eide
Having in view the advancement Of
Common Schools and the improvement Of
ourselves in the qualifications requisite for
teaching and believing that the organi.
cation of TIE ;chers Institutes, is among
the means best calculated to cement the
lnteres. and secure unanimity Of action
in the great cause of common school edu.
cation.-We, therefore. pledge ourselves
to be governed by the following Constitu-
| ton. -ifIH1ls a.
| Article l.-This Society shall be
known as the "Wil County Teachers
Institute" -ofibs
Art. 2d.-The officers of this society
shall consist OF President, Vice President,
Secretary, Corresponding Sec'y, Treasurer,
and an Examining Committee of FIVE, 10
be elected annually.
Art. 3d.-It shall be the duty of the
President to preside on the deliberations
of the Society, to appoint all Committees
not otherwise provided for, to decide all
questions Of order, and to call special
meetings whenever the interests Of the
society shall demand.
Art. 4th.-N shall be the duty of the
Vice President to perform all the duties of
President, in his absence. ~
Art. 5th.-lt shall be the duty of the
Secretary to keep correct record of the
proceedings of the Institute.
Art. 6th.-It shall be the duty Of the
Corresponding Secretary, to give public
notice Of all meetings of the Institute.
Art. 7th.-lt shall be the duty Of the
Treasurer to receive all monies belonging
to the society, and hold the same until the
expiration OF his term, unless otherwise
ordered by the Society. -.e-.
Art. Shit shall be the duty Of the
Examining Committee to examine ell ap-
plicants who are teaching or intending TO
teach and give certificates of membership
to those possessing the necessary quaIifi-
cations.
Art. 9th.-No person shall be received
as member of this Institute. who shall
not present certificate of good moral
character, and the necessary qualifications
from the Examining Committee.
Art. 1Oth.-All elections of officers
shall be by ballot.
Art. 1lth.--Any officer receiving Q ma.
jority of all the votes cast, shall be declar.
ed elected.
Art. 12th.--Any person having pre-
sented his or her certificate az required ia
Art. 9th, of this Constitution, and having
received vote of two thirds of the mem.
bers present, shall be declared elected T.
member of this Society.
Art. I3th.--Any person on receiving q
vote of two thirds of the members present
at any regular meeting, shall be de-
clared an honorary member OF the So.
ciety.
Art. 14lh.--Any member may be sx-
PEELED by a vote OF two thirds Of the men,
be-s at any regular meeting.
Art. 1Jth.--The annual meeting ofthis
Institute shall be held on the first Monday
after the Isl Saturday in October.
Art. l6th.--No subject shall come be-
fore this Institute which shall not be i'm
mediately connected with the subject Of
Common Schools.
Art. 17th.-No part ofthis Constitution
shall be altered or amended, unless by
vote oftwo thirds of the members present
at any regular meeting.
The Institute then proceeded to the
election of officers, which resulted in tho
following:
H. N. Marsh, Pres't; Francis Good
speed, Vice Pres't; s. w. Stone. Sec'y;
K. J. Hammond, Cor. Sec'y; 8. A. w.
Jewettt, Treas; Miss Dusinberry, MISC.
c. Hopkins, Cha's Starr, A. Mcintosh I'D
Miss Cook, Examining Committee.
The following is copy of the resolu.
tons unanimously adopted by the lnsti.
tute
Resolved, That we recommend School
Teachers to insist upon obtaining psrma-
nent boarding places. ri
Resolved, That the Teachers of this
Institute should use their best endeavors
70 establish District Libraries, wherever
hey may teach.
Resolved. That it is the duty Of teach.
'rs to insist on the regular attendance Of
scholars, and in case OF the absence ofG
scholar, to ascertain the cause, and if il
De unnecessary, that the scholar be dealt