Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-03-18
Teachers, CONVENTION.

Agreeable to previous notice, large num-
Der of teachers and friends of education met
at a. B. Jacksons hotel, in Bristol, on Sat
urday. the 18th inst, for the purpose of hol-
ding an educational convention, and organ
lied by the choice of I. W. WEBSTER of
Kenosha as President and GEORGE M. DEW
EY Secretary j. c. Roberts then stated
the object Of the meeting When, upon
motion, it was voted that committee of
three be appointed by the chair, to report
series of resolutions FIR the consideration of
the meeting The following gentlemen were
appointed, VIZ. b.. Jilsun, V. Butler, and
j. c. Roberts. During the absence of this
committe, short but interesting reports in re-
lation to the schools of the county were sub
mitted to the teachers present. The COM
mittee, through their chairman, then submit
ted the following preamble and resolutions
which were taken up and ably discussed by
the gentlemen present, and unanimously adj
opted:
WHEREAS. The teachers office and mis-
sion are of the highest Importance, surpassed
by none in the. amount of influence they
might exert upon the rising generation, there
fore,
Resolved, That the person who undertakes
this calling should enter it with full knowl-
edge of the responsibility he or she assumes
and with constant appreciation of the high
and living obligations resting upon them to
advance not onlySthe intellectual and physi-
cal, but the moral elevation of the pupil.
And whereas experience has satisfied us
that great evils, derogatory to the advance
ment of the pupil result from frequent chan
ges made in teachers therefore,
Resolved, That where district have OBJ
tanned the services of a good teacher, they do
lasting injury to the scholars by making I'M
necessary changes therein.
Resolved, That truancy andirregularity in
the attendance Of Scholars are among the
greatest evils that teacher has to contend
with, and we earnestly ask if something can
not be done by giving further power to the
teacher or school board upon the subject of
irregularity, and if some Legislative action is
not necessary upon the subject of truancy
Resolved That every teacher, however
we'll he may deem himself qualified to teach,
should nevertheless be subscriber to one or
more periodicals devoted to the subject Of
common school education, that he may keep
himself informed of all the improvements
of the age, in the Science of the government
of schools and the best modes Of teaching
Resolved, That we recommend to teachers
the investigation of the Phonetic mode of
teaching the English language, that they
may satisfy themselves by practical expert
ence, whether the system is what its friends
claim it to be-the easiest aud shortest mode
of learning our common Roman print.
Resolved, That committee of five be ap-
pointed by this meeting to make suitable ar
rangements for having a county celebration
of the common. schools of this county, on
the 4th of July next, in some central portion
of the county. Messrs John G. McMynn, Jno.
B. Jilsun of Kenosha, Girden Gillett of
Wheatland, J. C. Roberts of Bristol, A. p.
Adams Of Paris were appointed such COM
mittee. 49,
Voted, that committee of three be ap-
pointed by the chair to rep TT to the semi |
annual meeting of the "kenosha County |
Teachers Association" upon the subject of
Truancy and yagrancy.. The chair appoin-
ted Messrs john G. McMynn, A. Grif |
fifth and George NJ: Dewey as said commit
tee. 1880 ....... ..--
Voted; that the, papers in this county be
requested to publish the proceedings of this
Convention; 2G.1 sl.-.-.
Voted to adiotHH sine die. :
I. W. WEBSTER. Pre.'t
Exoprr " Drur- Ga..'1