Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-12-20
For the Portage Sentinel.
Portage County Teachers Association.

The annual meeting of this Association
was held at Rayenna, on Tuesday, Dec. 5,
ls46. Owing to the storm AMI heavy
roads there were but few in attendance.
in the absence ofthe President, Mr.. STILES
NJ. BAssErT, Of Randolph. was called to
the Chair, and FRANcls w. TApfAN, ap.
pointed Secretary.
On motion. it was resolved to proceed to
the election Of officers for the ensuing
year, and the f,llowing were unanimous
)y elected to fill the respective offices:
President. GEORGE MESSENGER.
Vice Presidents-Aurora, P. P Kenne-
dy; At,oater, c. C. Sharp; Br9mfeld,
w. R. Kelso; Charlestoavn, Albert Austin,
Edin6urg, P. Barron; Franklin, Ira Ira
cy; Freedom, G. Delano; Hiram, A..
Moore; Mantua, D. Day; Nelson, Luman
H Cotton; Paras, B. Shaw; Palmyra, H.
H. Willard; Shalersrills, S. Strawder;
Streets5oro', l. NJ. Chapman; Randolph,
s. NJ. Bassett: R1renna, s.. Folambe;
Rootsto,on, w. Butler; Su6fcld, W. F.
Williams; Windhana, E +. Clark.
Recording Secretary, B j, Wells.
Corresponding Sec'y, w. F. MllIikan.
Treasurer, Andrew Jackson.
Executive COMMITTEE, Fras. w. Tap
pan, Geo. Messenger, B. Rogers.
The Corresponding Secretary then made
report Of the progress oftLe cause in this
county during ihepast year, and Of the
encouraging promises of the next. Letters
were read form various townships.
Mr.. w. F. Millikan, of Windham, pre-
scented the following resolutions. which after
some discussions were adopted:
Resolved, That the Common School is
one Of the guarantees of the welfare, safety
and permanency of our most cherished in
stitutions and that the happiness of society
in general and the greatest good of every
individual is intimately connected with its
prosperity.
Resolved, That no interest more de-
mands the care and aid of the State as well
as the County to the full extent of its dele
gated powers than this.
Reselred, That as teachers and friends
of the cause we will do all we can for the
elevation of the standard of common School
education in the county and throughout
community.
Resolred, That while burdened with the
care and responsibility of the Teachers, we
deem it good to confer together-to receive
and import information, aid, and encourage
meat, and that we think it important, that
our Association should be sustained with
vigor.
Resolred, That we view with much re-
greet the apathy that exists in some parts of
the county in regard to the improvement of
common schools and wish we might have
the cooperation of all in furthering an edu
cational form which has been carried on
with SO much vigor in some parts of the
State and which we believeis begun here.
Resolred, That in our opinion the system
of Teachers Institutes is eminently adapt
ed toimprove our primary schools of eleva-
ting the standard Of teachers qualifications
and that by their operation in other States
guage of one Of cur legislators, Schools
have been improved more than fifty per
cent.
RESOLVED, That we think it important
and most cou,tsously imrits School Direc-
tors, guardians, and parents to visit us fire.
quentIy in our humble abodes and thus
encourage both teachers and scholars and
see to it that your servants are faithful.
Resolred, That we recommend that the
schools Of each township meet in February
next, and hold public examination each
school being examined in the presence of all
the others, either by their own teachers Or
by some one appointed for the purpose.
Resolued, That the interests of the cause
of Common Schools demand that Teach
ers Institute be held in this county during
the ensuing Spring, and shat our Ex Com
mittee be requested to cooperate with the
Committee appointed at the close Of the In
stituts in October.
Resolred, That the proceedings of this
meeting be signed by the officers and pub
ished in the county papers.
STILES NJ. BASSETT, Chairman.
F. w. TAPPAN, Secretary