The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-11-05
Educational Convention.


Iu pursuance to call for an Educational Con-
ventiOn, to be held at st. Paul, on Saturday,
October 29th. 1853, signed by H. F. Masterson,
J: W: North. w. r. Marshall, f. W. Merrill, H.
NJ. Rice. and G. Secombe, on behalf of the friends
OF education throughout the TerritOry,-a num-
per OF such persons from different portions of
tne territory, assembled at the Court House at
ii CLOCK: A NJ, of that day, and proceeded to
organize the Convention by the selection of r..
r. Cressy, as President, and Daniel ROhrcr as
Secretary.
On motion, it was ordered that committee
of five be appointed by the President. to sul-
init resolutions for the consideration of the Con-
ventiOn. The President appointed Messrs. II.
F. MastcrsOn, Lorenzo "A. Babcock, and f.. ID.
Neill, of st. Paul, and J. w. North and C. Sc
combe, of St. Anthony. said Committee.
On further notion it was ordered that CON-
mittee of five be appointed by the President
before the adjournment of the Convention, to
prepare suitable address to the friends of edu.
cation in Minnesota, to be submitted to this con,
vcntiOn at a future meeting.
An appropriate and eloquent letter was read
from Mr.. Michael Magner of Traverse DIES Sioux
regretting his inability to attend the meeting Of
the Convention.
The Convention then adjourned until o'clk
p. NJ.
2o'clock, P. NJ.
The Convention met pursuant to adjournment
and was opened with prayer
f. d. Neill, of st. Paul, delivered short and
appropriate address to the Convention.
The committee appointed to draft resolutions
expressive of the sense of the Convention re-
ported the following, and on motion it was or
dercd that their Report be accepted, and the
committee discharged, and the resolutions be
considered separately -
1.-THE COmmittpp annOIpfp1 tn and
report resolutions for the consideration of this
Convention, respectfully submit the following
Res0lued, l. That we have the fullest conf
dcnce in the Common School System of this
Territory.
Resoiued, 2. That the tax levied for educa-
tiOnal purposes, being expressly appropriated
for the Common Schools. it cannot rightfully he
applied to pay for instruction in any other
school.
Resoived, 3. That we deem it of great impor-
lance to have one uniform system of books in
the Common Schools.
ResOiUed, 4. That we recommend that the
school law be so amended as to provide for the
appointment or election of County Superintcn-
dents of Common Schools
DR.. Thomas Foster. of Hastings Dacota Co..
submitted the following amendment to the third
resolution.
"Resolred, That we deem it highly nexpcd-
ent to change, at this time, the uniform system
of books adopted on the recommendation of the
late Superintendent. and now in universal use
in our Common Schools
The resolutions as amended, after being ably
discussed by MessrS. Ames. Whitney. and Cres-
sy, of Hennepin County, DR.. Foster, of Dacota
Co, Messrs. Sweet Sccombc. Murphy. and Mer-
rill. of st. Anthony, and McSsrs. Masterson. Ri
heldatfer. Clark. Neil, and Cresscy, of St. Paul,
were then adopted by the Convention.
The President appointed the following gen.
tlemen committee to prepare and submit to
an adjourned meeting of the Convention a suit
able address to the friends of education in Min
ncsOta Mcssrs Sweet and J. W. North. of St.
AnthOny:J. G.. Riheldafier and DR.. W W Finch.
of st. Paul: and DR.. Thos. Foster of Hastings
The Convention then adjourned to meet at
the Court House in st. Paul, at 10 o'clock on
the 10Th day of December next.
T. r. CRESSEY,
President of the Convention.
DANIEL. ROHEER,
Secretary.