Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-05-15
Committee.

Meeting of the State Educational Association.
To all the friends of Education in North Carolina
At the Educational Convention held in Salisbury
in October last consisting of about one hundred and
thirty delegates, and repre- senting some thirty coun-
ties, the following resolutions were unanimously
passed, to wit:
Resolved That this Convention form itself into perma-
nent Society for the advancement of general Education and
that be called the Educational Association of North Caro-
Resolved That the officers of this Association for the
hold their Office until the adoption of Constitution and By
Resolved That this Association shall meet annually
time and place shall be designated by the Executive
Committee.
Resolved That committee of seven be appointed by the
Chairman of this Association to draft Constitution and By
Laws for the of this Association and report the
same at the next annual meeting of this body,
Resolved, That all officers and teachers in Schools and all
persons interested the of general Education be
ted to attend as delegates at the next annual meeting CT
this Association
The undersigned were appointed, under the second
Resolution, an Executive Committee, with power TO
determine the time and place of the next meeting of
this Association and they defined the time for Tues
day evening the 3Oh day of June next and selected
Warrenton IS the place. The time, it is hoped, will
be generally convenient 10 Professors in Colleges and
to teachers and the place one of the most pleasant
and healthy towns in the State aid accessible to all
sections.
The citizens of Warrenton, through the undersign-
ed, tender the free hosptaties of the place to all
VINO HCtenu This HReuDR Ino various hallT
of the State will pass all delegates at half their
| al rates of fare.
All officers of schools of all descriptions all teach
and all friends of the cause of education will be
considered delegates and TO all such earnest in.
| vitalon is hereby given to attend The convention
OF last Fall was great success lnaugurating new
in the educational history of North Carolina and
if the movement then happily begun be properly
followed up. it cannot but rebound to the interest of
the State, and TO the profit of teachers. The first
meeting not only profitable, but pleasant to all
who participated in its proceedings; and from the
cheering Indications all the State, hope to see
| still larger gathering IN Warrenton, feeling sure,
also, that all will leave it as the delegates left Sails.
bury, with an anxious desire to be present on the
next occasion of the kind
| Constitution and Bylaws for the government of
the Association will have TO be adopted the meet.
ing in June good deal OF other important business
is to be TRANSACTED while lectures, addresses and dis
cussons various topics will add to the interest Of
the occasion. We hope that no one will wait for a
special invitation, and that all the friends of the
great at stake will endeavor attend and aid
in the good work by their presence and counsel.
c. H. WILEY,
w. N. H. SMITH,
J. II. FOOTE, lex. Comm
E. W. OGBURN,
| J. T. WHITE,
R9~Ths newspapers OF the State will confer =
special favor by publishing the above address