Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-27
Public Meeting.

At a meeting of the citizens of Wilmot twp
hold at the school house, in sub-district No. /
in said township, on Saturday Sept. 20, 1886.
pursuant to public notice. The meeting was
organized by calling j. l.. JONES, Esq, to
the chair, and HIRAM Stone was chosen Sec.
rotary. The object of the meeting being sta.
ted by the chairman to take into consideration
matters concerning the County Superintendent
of common schools. On motion it was there.
fore,
Resolved, That a committee of FIVE be an
pointed by the chair to draft resolutions ex,
pressive of the sense of this meeting, and Jona-
than Buttles, Hiram Stone, James Strong
Charles l.. White and John Waring were an.
pointed said committee. After a very full and
deliberate interchange of sentiment by the citi.
zens present, it was unanimously
Resolved, That this meeting do now adj
journ to meet at this place on Saturday even.
ing, Oct. 6, 1855, at which time the commit.
tee are requested to report.
SATURDAY Oct. 6, 1855.
The meeting convened agreeablv to adjourn.
ment. The proceedings of the 29th Sept. be-
ing read and approved Of, the committee thrG
their chairman reported the following
WHEREAS, We believe Education to be a
great blessing and the corner stone of Repub-
lican Institutions and to devise the best and
most efficient means of educating our children
is the primary object of the parents and guar
dianS who constitute this meeting. Therefore,
ReSOired, That while we believe the proyis-
ions of the common school system, in themain,
to be wise and beneficial to a majority of the
people, we also believe that the creation Of
the Office of County Superintendent is unwise
and unnecessary, and that the Representatives
from Bradford county will carry out the wishes
of their constituents by voting for the repeal
of that part of the law.
Resotred, That we do not approve of the
the course pursued by those of our school d.
rectors who were Instrumental in raising the
salary of the County Superintendent from
$500 to $500 per annum, and that for the
future we shall be more careful, in the selc-
ton of men to serve us in that capacity.
RcSotred, That the Circular, or printed
solution" of the celebrated problem, viz Its
required to draw by draft $500 from the fund
raised by the 3 mill state tax, paid by citizens
of Bradford County, without diminishing said
fund, or increasing the taxes of said citizens,
is antagoniStic to the arithmctical rules now
in use by men of scientific and literary acquire
ments and teachers of recent date.
Res0lrcd, That in q township like ours,
where it is necessary to raise a school tax Of
seven mills on the dollar, in order to pay our
male teachers from $l2 to SIS per month, and
have but 3 or 4 months school in a year q:
that, the services of a Superintendent at Sl29
per month is very expensive assistance, which
can very well be dispensed with, without any
detriment or Inconvenience to our schools
Therefore we respectfully decline having any
of that gentleman's assistance the ensuing VIII
ter, or of the Secretary appointed by him ti
the townships of Wilmot, Albany and Over
ton-it being very strongly impressed upon@
minds of the citizens of these townships that
the real interests of the schools can be better
promoted by the directors of the district, aud
the parents of the children.
The above resolutions after being duly q"
cussed, were unanimously adopted.
On motion, Resolved, That the proceedings
of this meeting be signed by the officers a1
published in the County papers.
Sigusd by the odfcers.