The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-07-17
Portage County Teachers Associa.
lion.
SeerstGry's report Of Tie meeting he'd at Al.
pater Juae 2sh. 1885

SeerstGry's report Of Tie meeting held at Al
lcater June 2sh, 1856.
FORENOON SESSION.
Association convened at IL o'clock A. M
Prest. SMALLY in the chair. Meeting open.
ed BY prayer by Rev. SHAAP.
Secretary's report read and approved
The chairman of the Committee, appoint.
ed at our last meeting, to devise plan for in.
Producing vocal music into our common
chool s, after giving various reasons (Which
we have not space to inserD in favor Of the
utility Of its introduction, reported the fol-
lowing plan as the most expedient for the
present:
That teacher Of music be employed in
each town, or engaged to give lessons to
certain number of schools at regular inter.
vals, during the week, while the schoo Is are
in-session and during school hours; each
lesson occupying from thirty to sixty min.
utes, or varying the time as is thought best.
This plan has been adopted in teaching
Penmanship, Drawing, as well as Music, in
many places with apparent success.
On motion the report was adopted.
AT our last meeting the following resolu.
tion was laid on the table to be taken up at
this:
Resolved, that we hold our next Institute
at Ravennu.
On motion said Resolution was taken up.
Dir. BETTIs moved the Resolution he
amended by inserting Randolph in place of
Rayenna.
On motion the amendment ives laid on
the table for few moments. The Consti.
tuition was then read and membership solici.
ted. The amendment was then taken ND
again and lost.
Association then adjourned for one hour.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Association convened at half past ono
PfeS't. SMALLEY in the chair.
5. s. REED moved that ShalersviIle be
inserted In the place of Ravenna in the Re.
solution then pending before the Associa.
ion; carried
The Resolution, as amended, was then
adopted.
We then listened to an Address by Rev.
l. PRYEE. ..
On motion our sincere thanks were ten
cred to Mr.. PRYNE for his able address.
j. X. PICKETT moved that our next Insti-
ate commence on the 9Th day of October, I
nd continue for three weeks; carried
lnoved, When we adjourn, we adjourn to
cct on the 23d day of August on the Fair g
rounds at Ravenna, and there TO hold a :
ommon School Convention. Carried. +
q. Is. STILsoE moved that Committee =
arrangement be appointed to consist OF
'e from each town with six additional :
embers from Ravenna, Carried. y
The following were appointed said Com.
ittee: 0;
Caiista Martin, Sulield; VIM. H. Belts, q
lndo'pb; J. B. She ldon, Atwater; Lizzie Pi
Reedcr, Deerfeld; H. H. Willard, Pal. So :!
7ru; David Strong, Edinburgh; S. s. Reed, ~ y,
'otstown; Judson Blake, Brimfeld; ]. K. "
ckett, Franklin; T. w. Browning, G. H. ho h,s
IIier, A. Pryne, A. Hart, J. s. Herrick, Ar
Ii. Ebhert Mary Rudolph, Frances Coch- =
!, Ravenna; p. P. Pianey, Charestown
niel Cuttis, Esq, Paris: Alvan Smith, III
INDIAN; VIM. Smith, Freedom; ]. H. che
'ho)s Shalersvlle; o. L. Harmon Streets Il
o; Nelson EggIeston, Aurora; w. L Hol. L
ok, Mantua; Harvey Everett, Hiram; soy
ephine Tinker, Nelson. ".. Is"
IN motion J. Fl. EBBERT was appointed F
irman ofthe Committee. II
loved that Rev. A. PRYKE and Prof.
''ord be invited TO deliver the addresses -,
ne Convention. Carried. 81
Dur thanks were rendered to the proprie. -
OF the house for the use of the same. NJ
ssociati on then adjourned. es o
H. D. SNALLEY, Pres't. o'If ta Il
. s. REED, Scc'y. can can