Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-08-24
WHOLE NUMBER 545
ler ffty on Arithmetic, followed by re-
CESS, and j. M. Evans forty minutes oa

Ter nifty on AfithmoLlC1 IOll1Hed Dy re-
CESS, and j. NJ. Evans forty minutes on
Geography.
Miscellaneous business being in order.
the critics made report which, with
some criticims, was received.
A resolution was now offered by NJ.
Bosworth, authorizing the Association to
edit one column weekly of the Telegraph,
as per the liberal offer of the Editor of that
paper; and after considerable discussion
was laid upon the tabla.
On motion of j. NJ. Evans, it was
agreed that the Association close its pres
ent session at O'clock P. M. e
The hour for adjournment having mr.
rived, Association took nooning TIL
o'clock L. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Called to order by the President.
o'clock T. NJ.
Mr.. A. w. Smith now concluded his
lecture on penmanship.
Pres. Andrews occupied short tims
in some remarks upon School Govern
ment" followed by recess.
; Miscellaneous business being III order.
the following resolution, offered by j. NJ.
Evans. were unanimously adopted, towit:
Resolved. That the thanks of this Asso-
cia,ion are hereby rendered TO Pres. An
drews and Professor Kendrick of Marietta.
for the able manner in which they have
contributed interest and success to this In
stitule.
Resolred. That the thanks of this AS
sociation are hereby rendered to the iahnb-
i,ants Of Racine, for the kind and gener-
Gus manner in WHICH they received and
entertained its members.
The following resolution was discussed.
and on motion for it's adoption was lost:
Whereas, The success of our Common
Schools depends greatly upon the eff
cheney with which our School Examiners
perform their duty; Therefore. Resolved,
by this Association, that every Examiner
who cannot or sOiU not pune ctually perform
his duty, should resign his Office. (The
above resolution WAS offered by II. F. Mil
ler.)
on the table last evening be now taken up
Resolution affirmed that the present is
the best mode of examining Teachers
The following resolution was unani-
mousIy adopted. to-wit: Resoi"cd, That
this Association respectfully request of
parents and guardians that they earnestly
cooperate with Teachers III their efforts
to maintain good governpaent over their
y children and wards while attending our
Common Schools.
r Motion carried requesting tie Neigs
Co. Tslegrrph to publish the proceedings
Of this seesion Of our Association.
On motion, tho Association stood ad
iourncd till the first Tuesday after Christ
mas. j. Il. PHILSON, Pres.
II. L. S1BLEY, Sec'y.
We remark, in conclusion. that this, the
III first attempt at holdinga a Teachers Inst'-
tute in Meigs County was all that could
be desired by its most jealous friends. The
n utmost harmony and good feeling seemed
Or to peryade all the exercises Of the occasion
and i've evening lectures, which were dc
" signed for the awakening of the popular
mind as we'll as for the instruction o
to Teachers, were we'll attended, and We be
) liove, generally, properly appreciated
We From all those ,0to attended, we hear bu
H. one voice-that of sincere satisfaction ant
qualification. Those who did not an(
II, ,could no attend, have no business, in on
"a
he spect.