The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-04-07
MoRRIsTowN, March sIst. ,5A

A large promiscuous Meeting of the cti
zens Of Morrstown, and vicinity, after having
witnessed the Examination, and listened
TO the reading Of original Essays, &c. by tho
young Ladies Of Mrs. N. NJ. SrEwART's &C..
lect School;-for the purpose of expressing
their opinion of the same, Organized the
Meeting by calling E. CASTOR, M. D. to the
chair, and appointing VIM Hogue Esqr,
Secretary. . 7tf
DR.. R. HAMILTON then read the ioliowihg
resolutions:
Resolved, That il is NOT the opinion Of the
citizens of Morrstown, and vicinity; that
Ignorance is the basis Of either National or
Personal property or happiness, any more
than it is the Mother of national devotion:
but, on the contrary, we believe that Intelli-
gence, Virtue, and a sound Morality are tbs
only sure foundation Of personal or social
enjoyment, as we'll as the true index of
Heaven born Piety.
Resolved, That we have this day Witnessed, :,
with unalloyed pleasure the Examination of
the young Ladies in Mrs. Stewarts sci ect
school in our village. The Examination,
from its scope, depth and minutiae, brought
out prominently The fact, that although the
young ladies have been only a few months
under her tuition, they were thoroughly in
doctrinated in the rudments Of every science
to which their attention had been directed, a
great desderatum in acquiring good educa-
tion, and one which is too much neglected
by teachers in Seminaries, as well a. the
common School,
Resolved, That to the young Ladies' our
Thanks as well as cordial approval are due
for their prompt, appropriate responses, to
the many searching queries put 10 them BY
Mrs. Stewart, as well as by the audience.
They have shown, most conclusively, bv
their ready and correct answers to the many
Mathematical, Physiological and PhiloeicsI
questions lro. o'ed tolthsm::t that, on their part.
it was no "Parrot Erorcise."
RESOLVED, Thatw hereby most respectfully
tender to the accomplished Principal, Mrs.
N. M. Stewart, our heart felt gratitude for
her evident care and toll bestowed on our
daughters,
Resolued, That we exceedingly regret that
the want of a suitable room in which to hold
the school renders it expedient tosuspend it
for time.
Resolved, That when the circumstances
that have suspended the school are removed,
WE WILL evince our sense of the benefits
conferred on us by Mrs. Stewart, in something
more substantial than the cheap bestowmeDt
of well meri.ed commendaton for services
rendered; by SO far as WE possibly can in
creasings the umbsr of her scholars and
thus extend to others, the advantages enjoyed
by those who have availed themselves of her
instructions through the term just closed.
RESOLVED, That all the friends of Female
education in Mo-ristown and vicinity, are
hereby invited to meet with us in the
Presbyterian Church in Morristown, On
Monday, the 10th inst, at / o'clock p. NJ, to
take the necessary measures to permanently
establish Female Seminary in Morrisio,on.
RESOLVED, That the officers of this meeting
furnish copy Of these proceedings to the
editors of our county papers with request
that they publish them.
| All Of which were unanimously adopted.
E. GASTON, Prest.
| VIM. Hogue, Sec'y.