Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-09-29
Meetings Relative to.the CO. ~superint'dt
STANDING STONE TOWNSHIP.

lANDlNG S1ONE TOW
At u meeting held in the School House in
Lats District No. Standing Stone Towns hip,
Bradford County Pa, on Tuesday Evening
Sept. 18th, 1853, pursuant to public notice.
The meeting was organized by calling ASA
STEVENS Esq, to the Chair, and IL. w.
Tracy, was appointed Secretary.
The object Of the meeting being stated by
the Chairman, to take into consideration mat
tiers concerning the County Superintendent of
Common Schools. On motion it was therefore
Resolred, That a Committee of Seven be
appointed by the Chair to draft Resolutions
expressive of the sense of this meeting. There
upon the chair appointed II. w. Tracy, +.
l.. Gregg, Geo. Stevens, VIM. Kingsley, Henry
Huff, Isaac III. NanncSt, and Geo. Nanncst,
said Committee.
After a very full and deliberate interchange
of sentiment 10y the citizens present, it was
unanimously
Rcsclred, That this meeting do now adjourn
to meet at this place on Saturday Evening
Sept. p, ut early candlclight, at which time
the Committee was requested to report.
Saturday Sept. -, 1855. The meeting
convened agreeable to adjournment. The
proceedings of the 18th inst, having been
read and approved of, the Committee on Rcso-
l~utionS, through their chairman reported the
following =
Res0ired. That in the opinion of this meet
inc, SO much Of the law For the regulation
and continuance OF Il system of education by
Common Schools us authorizes the School
Directors of the several counties of this Com
monwcalth to meet in Convention at the Seat
of Justice in the said counties, to select Coun-
ty Superintendent ought 10 be repealed. En-
p~erience having fully demonstrated, that such
officers tend rather to embaraSS and dcrangc
the Common School System, by coming in con-
hict with the School Directors, and thus I'M
pair and weaken, instead of giving strength
and vigOr to it.
R@esoired, That while we are willing to be
taxed to defray the expenses of Government,
and the education of Children, we are not
willing that money thus raised shall be seized
by " Hawks Therefore We do most soIemnlv
protest against having quartcrcd upon the
Common School Fund of this County a sucker
or leech in the form of a County Superinten-
dent, thus absorbing $500 of the peoples
money, thereby reducing the State appropria-
ton, to SO small and trivial a sum, as not to
be worth the trouble and expense necessary to
obtain it.
IlcSOtCcd, 1HaI III NOUlu DC worse Ilan 4
waste of time for the County Superintendent,
to visit this School District on his official bust
ness. The patrons of the common schools,
having become so entirely dissatisfied with
that part of the law, which creates the office
of County Superintendent, and the supple
ment thereto, by which that officers salary
has been so shamefulIy increased, they are de-
tcrmincd that all connection with that Office in
the schools of this district, snail ceqSc.
Which after being duly considered and dis
cussed by many citizens present, was unani-
mously adopted by this meeting. Thereupon
on motion of Simon Stevens, it was
Resrired, That the proceedings of this
meeting be signed by the officers and Published
in the papers Of Bradford County.
ASA STEVENS, Chairman.
III. w. Tracy, Secretary.