The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-11-24

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Porsnge Comfy feacler's Assocls [
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Mr.. EbrroR:7eIn lhe Portage County
DsmOcrdi Of this week, / see a report Of obr
Co1n,y Teachesss Association. which con I
tains some mistakes that should be correct
cd. /, therefore. ask the favor of having the
same report, corrected as think il should be,
Inserted in your Paper. It's Is follows:
We presume il is known to many that
wear or mofe Sgo, certain teachers and friends
of Eduoatioh oEaahized at Ravsnns 2 Teschr
ers' Association, which for some cause,
known or unknown, did not come up to the
wants and expectations OF those who formed
II, and 1t finally ceased to act. Believing
the demand for such an Organization 70 be
still as great, il not greater than at any pre-
siioouts time, few practical teachers issued
cali for such meeting Of the teachers at
Rootstowih, On On Saturday, The foth inst, and and
in accordance with that call, large number
of teachers convened to reorganiEe such an
association. ,;5t-.;, 60. =, ts,,ofI
Prof. o. N, Hartshorn, Of Stark County. I.
was called to the chair, land A, E, Holcomb,
elected Secretary. On motion a committee
of six, consisting Of Saddler, !! <.
Pickett, ]. H. Reed, s. Blake, Miss J, 8.
4 Reed, and Esther Gurley, was elected to
draft Constitution for the. Association, and
in due time they submitted the following
4 which, after some discussion was adopted,
PREAMBLE. vEsl t7ss
AS means Of elevating the Teachers
profession, and promoting the interest OF
4 schools in Portage county and vicinity we
) whose naaiuies nre affixed associate ourselves
, under the following a5.. b.4qal u,g,.Gaa
.lr CONSTITUTION. rfs:t L
p ART. /. This association shall be called
4 the Portage County Teachers Association.
I, ART. 9. The officers OF this Association
shalr be President, FIVE Vice Presidents
Recording Secretary, Corresponding
Secretary, a Treasurer, and an Executive
i Committee of FIVE members. yi r
- ART. 3. The President shall preside at al
;. meetings of the Association. lD case OF HI
u abssnce from any cmsef one Of the Vice Pres
n dents shalt perform the same duty. Z. s'7.
'f ART. 4. The Recording Secretary shal
$. keep record of all the doings Of the Asso
! citation in a book to be provided for that pur
pose. - ,4..-s ri, s...f s,...
!, shall perform all the correspondence e. itill tll
y Association. He shall further Keep a fu
le copy of all correspondence to and from PEI
n tanning to the Association, in a book to b
provided for that purpose. He shall als
IN keep all communications received by him
oo file and make full report to the Associ
/ ton when called upon to do so at any reg
= - lar meeting. He shall also be chairman
/, the executive committe. .'r1-s9a blu
80 ART. 6. The Treasurer shall receive
Ist funds Of the Association and pay out q
, ~. same only on orders of the executive Coz
o. % mittee. He shall keep account Of all mo
II II les received and expended by him in a boz
i. provided for the purpose, and report the CO
IL dition of the finances when called upon
for do 80 at any regular meeting.
w. Arr. z. The Executive Committee shi
carry into effect all orders and resolntio
y of the Association and shall devise and ?
-, ~ in opera,ion such other measures not incn
~ ~. sistent with the objects of this Associate
IS; .;s as It shall deem best 1t shall fix the til
oh and place of holding all regular meetings
III .,.d, the Association, and shall at least regu
~ quarterly meetings andan annual meeting
~. not done by the Association, II shalt sect
r. speakers and arrange busineSsfor any regu
~ r. meeting if n / dofe by the Associahon
~. shalfhold it's first meeting as soon after ell
yee Sc ton as possible, and it shall meet thereaf
INV on its own adjournment and appointing
~! Three members shall constitute quorl
.he for business.
has ln ART. g. ANY teacher or active friend
~ Education may become member OF
ber Association by paying to the treasurer
onr following sums, viz: Each, gentleman
ha cents, and each lady % cents. and the sa
he annually thereafter, and subscribing this e
stitution.
ART. 9, Persons not members Of this .
~ sociation that choose to attend its meeti
,rv1 as delegates or are appointed so to DO
N. similar Association shall be considered h
to oraFy members. 7il'2 'F.. - ~.
III All. 10. The officers OF this Associat
;ss s shall be chosen BY ballot OF the annua mi
;ss ing and shall hold their Offices For one. "
,old or till their successors are elected.
war ARr.1l. This constitution may be ame
! n ed or altered rat any, regular, meeting b
NE. vote of two.thirds OF the members presen
,se, ~ Ha LIST OF OFFICERS. m r
ak- President--H. ID Smalley, Randolph.
the Vice Presidents--D Strong, Edinbnr
an George Baldwin, Roctstown; Sarah
rive Pickett, Franklin;l Sarah Underwood. r
'th, delph; Miss II. J. Parsons, Brim6eld.
snI a.I Recording Secretary-S. s. Reed. Ro
not, town. a, t2gt s. we .ae
rom Corresponding secretary--J. ]. Sadd
e OF Rootstown. f ao II
iFt' Treasurer--G. Seymour, Rootstown.s
WILD Executive Committee. ]. Sadd
ties Rootstown; G. B. StilsoD, Edinburgh; j.
'r it Pickett, Fra kiln; s. M. Blake, Brinfi,
p,e' A. M. Holbrook. Sbalersville, t7,5a
,noi On motion, j !. J. Saddler. j. K. Pick
ong s. o. Pickett, s. N. Blake and Sarah !
of derwood were appointed a committee to
goy pare an address, for publication, to the tel
ers and patrons of schools in the county