The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-11-17
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end. By w. w. LIVINGSTON, who adj
dressed the meeting on the same subises,
in q manner that reflected credit upon
him. And the whole was enriched By
various musical exercises by Msssrs.
GLASS and SMITH.
On the morning of the second day the
committee on resolutions, presented the
following, which were discussud and
adopted:
!. Resotrsd, That a thorough system
of Common Schools in this County, would
greatly augment its moral. intellectual and
physical growth, and consequently improve
its agricultural interests, industry and 10.
cial happiness. b iiia
2. That knowledge is power, virtue
and happiness. That it is inseparabls
with the highest interest in the destiny Of
man-present and everlasting.
8. That Legislatures and Governments
should make ample provisions for the iu.
provement Of the human mind; that pro.
fe%ssional men Of the highest order should
give this subject their u~nboundsd appro.
baton.
A. That teachers have hitherto, in this
country labored under great embarrass.
ments from a want of system in every de.
Partment of education, particularly uni.
formity in school books.
4. That the people Of this county can
not facilitate the progress of education
more efficiently than by the adoption Of .
uniform standard Of text Books for schools.
6. That we the teachers of Monroe
county being fully satisfied Of the superior
merits Of the books h~ereinbelow named.
and being assured by both actualtrial and
the testimony of the best educators Of the
country, that they are better adaptsd TO
the wants Of schools than any other now
published, earnestly recommend tho fol.
lowing as. the standard Text Books for
the county to the exclusion Of all other
books in the departments mentioned:
In Orthography and Reading-McGuE
fey's Eclectic Primers, Speller and Read.
ers.
In Arithmetic-Ray's parts 1st. I'd.
and Sd.
In Geography--Mitchell's.
In English Grammar--Pinneo's Pri.
mary, Analytical and English teacher.
In Alge6ra-Ray's parts LIST. and ed.
In Natural Philosophy-Comstock.
I. That it is essential to the best inter.
ests Of teachers and pupils in general
throughout the county, that a series Of gen.
eral and uniform rules be adopted into the
schools Of the same.
8. That a committee of three be Up.
pointed to report at the next meeting Of the
association a series Of uniform rules for.
the better government of schools.
9. That the thanks of the association
be rendered to Mr.. +. C. Bowles, u
learned and much esteemed friend, for his
efficient labcrs with US.
10. That the thanks of the meeting bs
rendered to the Trustees of the Methodist
Protestant Church, for the services Of their
meeting house.
II. That the proceedings Of this meet.
ing be published in the Spirit Of Demo.
cracy. 3 sys
On motion, adjourned to meet in the
town Of Lewisville, on the last Saturday Of
December next, at 10 o'clock, A. M.
w. W. LIVINGSTON, Pres't.
Jos. C. CLARK, Sec'y. pq.4s
From the st. Clairsville Gazette.
AN IMPOSTOR.