Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-07-16
Report Cf Tcc:iE. 10 fo.iu County
Tca"hcr's Association.
FOHExno, SESSION.

The meeting met pursuant - CALL al orynl..: y
by appointing R;v. w. :. HARK -, Pres, prD TEN,
AMI MARX CUMMINGS, Secv., pro TEN. TIE Pres
ident then appointed committee t. draft rcsoIu-
tions. Constitution mi b, Iiws for the govern
mcnt OF the Association, coasistine, of ID. W. Cow
STOCK, Rev. j. B. l.. SoULE AMI W. VI. SMiru.
Esq; aSoa committee to nominate permanent of
hccrs, said committee to consist Of Drs BRowy and
lIIGiNB1 TIAN IN Mr. w. TAYLOR. The said com
ni;t'cc t. report at the afternoon session. The
meeting then listened tn a few appropriate rem lrk
, from MeSsr;. ]. y l.. SorLE, Prof BnowE and DE-.
BRowS. On motion OF Mr.. TAyLpa, the meeting
adjourned Ia meet at the sme place at 9 O'Clock.
! T. M
AFTERNOON SESSION.
/ Thc mcctn., met pursuant to adjournment, Rev.
w. :. liARkER in the c,iir; the meeting WAS call
cd tO order. The record of the loren )on session
was c .lIcl for and rcld, an on IN o;ion of d. W.
Comsrocx, approved The committee on nom.na
TONS 10y d.. BRDwS, The Chairman. made the TO.
loving rcoor: For President X v. W. :. II,RKER;
/ lst Vice President &. VI. REEVE; > Vice Prcs't.
Miss lIriEv lIoGAx; Recording Secretary, MARX
CuuuINGs; Corresponding Secretary, u. w. Cow
srocH; Treasurer, VI w SmTu. On motion the
report was received AMI the committee discharged.
/ The Bolrl OF oil ,crs, reported by the commit
/ tee was unanimously elected. TIE committee OF,
/ Resolutions, &C., by d. W. CoMsrocK. tho chair
Ialn IN ,,ic Il report whicl was received and com
m.t:cc discharged. The Constitution was then
read sect IN nv section and adop,ed.
/ Then the President appointed all Executive com
mit.ce consisting OF Drs. SHERMAN. BENSEr and
: IIlGtNBurHaN. together with the President, lst
Vice President and Recording Secretary. On mo
! ton the Executive committee were instructed to
procure person to address the Association on the
evening OF Friday the 1th Of August, next. On
/ motion of ID. v. CoaSTocK, vote of thanks was
| rendered To the editors OF the Marshall County
! Democrat and the Marshall County Republican for
their Kindness in publishing the call for Il meeting
! to organize a Teachers Association. On Ill ),ion,
! il was agreed that all th)sc Tho attend the next
meeting of the Association from abroad shall he en-
tertaincd free of charge. The society then listen
ell % some very appropriate rem irks from Rev. Mr..
! Little, of Michigan city. IL was ordered thlt Il
copy of the proceedings be published in the papers
| of this place On motion the meeting adjourned to
meet AT the Prcsbyts rian Church in Plymouth. ON
the 9Th day of Au gust next at O'Clock. p. M.
w. S HARKER, Prest.
MsEK CUMMINGS, Secy.
The following are the resolutions alapad:
Rrsolr-i. That an organization be formed to be
called the Marshall County Teachers Association
and that its first meeting he held at Plymouth on
the 9Th day of August at : O'Clock, p m.
! Resoiccd. That the present condition OF tho
schools i'm this county demand an organization b,
which Parents and Teachers can meet and inter
change their views upon the highly important sub
ject of Education.
Resolued, That the cause OF Education demands
y greater unity Of action anon. the Teachers o
this coun'y, nnl also between f'rents and Teach
cfl.