Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-12-13
To the School Teachers AMI Commissioner
or Augusta County.

To the school Teachers AMI Comnissloners
or Augusta County
The members of the Board present at the meet
ing ON the 3Jth November adopted the following
resolution
That tho Superintendent De instructed to call
a Convention OF the teacherSOt the c0unty to meet
the 3 ,ard of Commissioners in S;aunton on the
Odd day Of December eJl. anl request tie news
papers of the town TO publish nIce thereof, and
of the uhjrcis OF the Convention"
In conformity with the abnve resolution in
vits all the reachcrs of the county to meet with
the Board at the time and place indicated. As it
is made my duty aSo to rive notice Of the objects
of the Convsntiun shall proceed 20 do so briefly.
In the first place the funds at the command OF
the Board being considerably larger in amount
than heretofore and the Legislature AT its last
sion having authorized an increase of compensation
to teachers. the Board will then determine what
rate of .uition shall be paid in future. But the
principal and most important matter to come be-
fore the Convention. will be the consideration Of
some plan which will result in the adoption Of 4
uniform sslem Of school books ne all the schools Of
the county. ,ss
This is 4 subject 0f very great Importance to
teachers and parents. The Board are satisfied
that some sjsiem should be adopted. and will use
their utmost endeayurS tn accomplish this end
Teachers of the. cnunty. their efnris would en-
counter m1ny diff :uties, they did not prove al
{ ,reth n fire less. In my annual report u the
Board and through them To the Second Auditor.
this subject occupies prominent position, rs be-
ing in my humble Judgment one Of the most i'm
pOrtanl that cuald come before meeting of Teach
ers and Commissioners. In every State nf the
Uniun. SO far as am advised, where they have
any sort of public school system, except IN Viz
GINA, they have a unil0rm system of hunks, And
no one familiar with the subject cam dIubt for
moment. that the labor of teachers would be light
ened almost one half and the progress of pupils
be greatly accelerated. and the pockets of parents
be protected by the adoption. OF such system
here Ii cannnt be done unless there is concert Ut
action. therefore appeal 10 every teacher in the
county to attend the proposed meeting IN Saturday
the sd inst. Much gnud would be accomplished
ii we had an annual meeting ti teachers in the
cIunty; aud may not this movement be the inlta
tory step towards forming Teachers County AS
siciation peru anent in IT'S organization
To the Commissioners, would give notice that
there was not sufficient number pr sent on the
30lh November to 90 into the election OF officers,
and 1t is therefore that there sh"nId be
a full meeting On the sd inst iur that pnrpDSe.-
Otherwise the cnuniy will not be entitled To draw
Its qnita ut the school fuud nr the next year. and
no app1rtlonnent can be made till that is dome
Besides, the law attaches fine of ten dollars. hr
failure on The part of any Commissioner Ia at
tcud To this duty. j. ID. lMDODEN.
Dee. %. 1851. Sup't of Schuls.
Or Other papers Of the town requested To copy