Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1858-02-20
Teachers Convention.

Columbia county, assembled in Mr.. Eaton 1
School Room, in Bloomsbury, at l | o'clock
Saturday, the 18th inst, for the purpose
of forming themselves into an Association
The Convention was temporarily organ
lied, by appointing Mr.. Burgess, Chairman
and j.. L. Sharpless, Secretary.
After some remarks by the Chairman
on the objects oI the meeting, a Committee
consisting of Messrs. Sharpless, Morris
and kester, was appointed to draft a Con.
stitution for the government of the Asso.
citation. y
On motion n second Committee made
up of Messrs. b. F. Eaton, j. G. Stokes
and A. z. Young, was appointed to report
q scheme of business for the afternoon
session.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met according to ad.
journment, and was called to order by the
Chairman. The report Of the Committee
on business being called for, the following
scheme was submitted and adopted;
Item l. That we entertain the report of
the Committee on organization.
Item 2. That we request the County
Superintendent to give an account of the
progress Of education, as Indicated by his
official visitations of the various districts.
Item 3, That the teachers present be
also requested to make brief statements on
the present condition of the schools in their
respective districts and the results attend
ing the Teachers Institute lately held at
this place.
The committee on organization reported
a Constitution, which, after being amended
in several points, was finally adopted under
the following form
CONSTITUTION.
Art l. This Association shall be called
the " Teachers Association of Columbia
county"
Art. 2. The object of this Association
shall be the mutual improvement of its
members in the theory and practice of
teaching, and the advancement of the cause
OF education generally, throughout the
county.
Art. 8. Sec. 1. The officers of this As.
sociation shall consist of a President, two
vice Presidents, Treasurer, Recording and
Corresponding Secretaries, and Executive
Committee, and they shall each perform
the duties usually assigned to such officers.
Sec. 2. The Executive Committee shall
consist of five members, whose duty it shall
be to prepare items of business for the
consideration and action of the Association.
Sec 3. The election of officers shall be
held at the first stated meeting of the AS
sociation in each year.
Art. 4. Any Teacher or friend of Edu-
cation in the County, may become q men,
ber of this Association by subscribing to
the Constitution and paying an initiation
fee oftwenty. five cents.
Art. 5. This Association shall through
its Corresponding Secretary, from time,
to time, invite any we'll qualified person to
deliver public lecture before it on any
subject connected with the cause of educa-
tim.
Art. 6. Ten members shall constitute
business.
Art. 7. There shall be at le1st two sta
ted meetings of this Association during the
year, one in the first week of February and
in the first week of October, and as many
special meetings as the President and Ex-
ecutlve Committee may deem advisable to
call.
Art. 8. This Constitution may be altered
or amended by vote of two-thirds of the
members present, provided the said alter
alton has been submitted 10 any previous
meeting.
MIR. Burgess next gave very interesting
statement on the condition of the County
Schools. He thinks that the opposition tC
the School Law is gradually giving way
and that new and vital impetus has beef
given to the system, such as will soon socur,
for it the entire confidence Of the commu
nifty.
The Teachers present followed with in
tcresting remarks on the schools in thei
neighborhoods. But one sentiment on tn
good effects attending the late Teachers
Institute, prevailed. There is one louC
call for others to follow as soon as proper
A committee composed of Alessrs. William
Burgess, B. L. Eaton, j. ". Swartz, L
Appleman, T. j. Morris, and A. P. Young
was appointed to report at the mex meetin
list of officers.
The following resolutions were then sub
mitted and unanimously adopted:
ReSoLccd, That we hereby signify ou
hearty approval of the present Commo
School Law of this State, and especially Z
the results attending the feature introduce
by the Legislature-the separation Of tn
Office OF State Superintendent of Commo
Schools from that of Secretary of Stale
and that we regret the attempt recent
made to repeal said feature in the law, an
that we recognize in Mr.. Hickok, the pre-
sent State Superintendent, an efficient, er
terprizing and thoroughly competent perso
for the post he occupies.