Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-07-08
State Educational Convention.

Our readers will find in paper to-day, copied
from the Warrenton Neacs, report of the proceed.
inrs of this body, from Tuesday evening up to
Thursday afternoon. The Editor Of the Neos, Mr..
Walsh, was appointed Reporter to the Convention,
and thus had good opportunity of sketching the
proceedings and in this he has succeeded very
well. An outline of every thing which occurred
appears to have been faithfully given. The Con
venton, We learn, adjourned on Thursday night
about ten o'clock-closing an interesting, harmon
ious, and, we trust, profitable session.
The regular proceedings, over the names of the
officers will appear soon.
We had the pleasure Wednesday night, of
hearing the addresses by Prof Charles Phillips Rev.
Dr. Wilson, William Eaton, Jr. Esq, Rev. Mr..
Christian, and Prof. Webster, of Va. These ad
dresses were characterized by thought, learning,
sound common sense, and some of them were touch
ing and eloquent. The proceedings will give the
reader some idea of the number of gentlemen who
took an active part and participated in the debates
of the Convention. We have observed the deber-
atoms and the men composing many public bodies
but we say, with TRUTH that we have never seen
any Convention public body of any kind in this
State, which was superior to this Convention in
intelligence learning, general ability. 1t is
natural that Observation-Disclosures, whose duties are
mainly confined to the circle of the school room,
and who mngle SO little in public life, should ex-
hitt difidence and more less embarrassment
when called to speak before a large assemblage
hut so thoroughly the hearts Of these gentle
men in their work, that diffidence and embarrass-
of fo
their duties in Convention and before audiences in
a manner and with force which would have been
credtab!e to members of the bar, whose business it
is to speak so frequently, and often without due
time for arranging their thoughts. Their remarks,
too, by their clearness drectness, and simplicity OF
STYLE showed the value of that severe mental train
ing through which they have passed.
In the absence of DR.. Wheat, the former Presi-
dent of the Association, the duty of opening the
Convention and of presiding it until Thursday
afternoon, devolved on E. w. Ogburn, Esq, o
Guiliord. This duty performed by that gen
tleman in an excellent manner, and to the entire
satisfaction of the Convention. On Thursday, The
Rev. Alexander Wilson, of Alamance, elected
President of the Association for the ensuing year
and thereupon took the chair and returned his &C
acknowledgements for the honor conferred upon him
This appointment was peculiarly appropriate. DR.
Wilson is one of the oldest teachers in the State
having been engaged in this good work for nearly
forty years. and in addition to this he is well quail
flied to discharge the duties of the place.
The time fixed for the next meeting Of the Asso
citation is the first Wednesday in July, 1858; but i
was left, we believe, with the State Superintendent
and the two Secretaries to select the place. Thu
general impression appeared to be that the Associa
ton would hold its mex: annual meeting in Charlotte
Or Goldsborough.