Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-11-29
From the Lebanon Herald, Nov. 9Th.
Convention of Teachers in lebanon


Conventions of Teachers in Lebanon
Common schools.
At meeting Of portion Of the citizens OF Lee
banon on the 2sth Of Oct. 1856, for the purpose
Of considering the subject of popular eduestion in
Tennessee, the Hon Robert L. CarIthers was call
ed TO the Chair, and n. Green, Jr., was appointed
Secretary.
Hon. n Green introduced the following resolur
tons, which were unanimously adopted: a-
Whereas, the Legislature Of this State has es-
tablished system of common schools with the
laudable design of bringing the means OF obtains
ing knowledge within the reach OF all classes OF sos
ciety; but the fund appropriated for that purpose
IS so inadequate, and the system oil conducting the
schools is defective that the object of the Legis
lature has failed. The public schools, continued
for a small part of the year only, and taught al
most universally, by Incompetent persons, have
had an injurious effect on the cause OF common
school education, for while so little benefits results
from them, their existence prevents the establish
ment Of Subscription Schools" which would lave
been far better than the public ones. And where
as the practice under our present system: OF ems
ploying incompetent Teachers, because they can
be obtained at low price, has had the effect OF
causing great proportion OF competent teachers
to seek employment elsewhere; thus having di =
rect tendency, still further to lower our means OF
education, and TO entail hopeless ignorance on
the mass Of our common people, unless something
be done promptly TO arrest such downward tenden
cy. And whereas, an enlargement OF the school
fund, and reorganization Of the school system
are Indispensable, in order that it shall become eff
6eient for the ends proposed,
Therefore, ResolUed, That it is expedient that
Convention Of Teachers, and the friends Of eduea
ton in this State, meet in the town of Lebanon,
on the I'd Thursday in July next, to take into con-
sideratoD this whole subject, and TO memorable
the Legislature thereon.
ResckUed That the friends of the cause OF edus
cation should bring the subject before the people,
by discussions in the newspapers, and otherwise,
so that suitable enlightened interest shall be ex-
cited thereon.
The following resolution was also adopted:
ResOlUed That a committee be appointed to pre-
pare an address to the PEOPLE of Tennessee upon
the bject of popular education and publish it as
early as convenient; that said committee in said
address be requested to call Convention OF the
friends of education, and especially the teachers
throughout the State to assemble in Lebanon on
the % Thursday in July next, and that the COM
mittee be requested to provide for the delivery of
address at the opening OF the Convention upon
the subject under consideration.
Whereupon the following gentlemen were ap'
pointed on said committee:
Gov. VIM. B. Campbell, Col. VIM. L, Martin,
COL John K Howard, Hon. R. L. Caruthers Hon.
n Green, Hon. All. Caruthers, Prot. Alex. P.
Stewart, Prof Nathaniel Cross, r. J. Meigs, Esq,
Francis B. Fogg, Esq.
The meeting then adjourned.
r. L. OARUTHERS, Pres.
n GREEN JR Sec