The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-06-27
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CEDAR CO.
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.


The meeting was called to order b,
the President. The chairman of the Ex
Committee presented the order of bust
ness for the day.
The Secretary read the minutes of tn
previous meeting, which were approved
The committee appointed to revise the
constitution, then submitted its report
1t was accepted, aud after scme amend
ments, was adopted.
The Constitution aud Bylaws as
amended, read as follows:
PREAMBLE.
We, the members of the Cedar County
Teachers Association, feeling that the
Constitution under which we organized,
Jan. 4th, 1856, is inadequate in some OF
its provisions to supply the growing edu,
catlonal wants of our county, therefore,
to render our Association more useful
and effective, would revise it so as to
have it read as follows:
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE 1st.-This association shall
be called the Cedar County Teachers
Association.
ART. I'd. The officers of this Asso-
citation shall consist of President. Vice
President, Recording Secretary, Cores.
pond'ng Secretary, Treasurer, Critic,
end an Executive Committee of three
They st"""' pe elected viva voce and shall
hold their offices for one year, or until
their successors are elected.
ART. Sd. The President shall pre-
side at all meetings of the Association.
The Vice President shall act in the alb
sence of the President.
ART. 4,h. The Recording Secretary
shall keep faithful record Of the pro-
ceedings of each meeting of the Associa-
tion, and carefully preserve the reports
read at the several meetings, and perform
such other duties as usually devolve upon
such officers of similar associations.
.H.RT. 9th. The Corresponding Secre-
tary shall conduct the correspondence of
the Association, keep list of letters sent
aud received, and report the same to the
Association when called at any regular
meeting. 49,.
ART, 9th The Treasurer shall re.
ceive and hold all funds belonging to the
Association, and pay out the same only
on order of the chairman of Ex Commit.
tee. He shall keep faithful account of
all moneys entrusted to his care and re-
port to the Association when called upon
at any regular meeting.
ART. 7th. The Executive Committee
shall carry into effect all orders aud reso-
lutlons Of the Association, shall .ix the
time aud place Of holding all its meet
ings, shall Appoint an annual meeting,
before the Association, and devise aud
put into operation such other measures,
US may seem best, not inconsistent
with the objects of the Association.
ART. Sth. The Critic shall criticise
the conduct Of, al language used by the
members of this Association, and report
all errors of said members at the next
meeting of the Association.
BYLAWS.
ARTICLE l. Any active friend of ed
ucaticn may become member Of this
Association by signing this Constitution
aud paying the sum of twenty-five cents,
and may continue his membership by
paying an annual instalimeHt Of twenty
five cents.
ART ,. Each member of the Asso.
citation shall checrfully perform all the
duties assigned him by the President, or
the Association, and for persistent refus-
al SO to do may be expelled by vote
of two,t thirds Of the members present,
provided no duty be imposed inconsist-
ent with the objects Of the Association.
ART. 3. There shall be appointed, at
each meeting of the Association, one per-
son to conduct class in one Of the com
mon branches at the mex. meeting Time
Of recitation, one half hour.
Q ART t. There shall be committee
Of three appointed at the commencement
of each meeting to answer all questions,
on the subject of education asked by any
member; and they shall report their an.
swers ut the close of the meeting.
ART. 5. This Constitution and By
Laws may be altered or amended by vote
of majority of the members present at
any regular meeting, provided, that no.
tice of such alteration or amendment had
been given at the previous meeting.
On motion, the Secretary waited upon
the members of the Association, request.
ing them to renew their membership in
accordance with the new provision iu the
bylaws, also, to obtain new members.
The members present all paid the re-
quired dues, and number of new mem.
bcrs were admitted.
Intermission of As minutes, during
which time all present partook of good
dinner, which had been spread IN the
grove, by the people of the vicinity, for
the occasion.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
j. w Reeder read a report on The
Beauties of Science.
Mary G. Cue, Sibbel w. Maynard, j.
B. Webb, E. A. Worline, II. B. Wright,
Myra Daniels, +. A. Firth, F. King,
and f. B. Soper, who had been appoint.
ed to report at this meeting, failed to do
so.
The following question was discussed:
"Should perfect order be kept in the
school.room.
The committee appointedto empty the
County Superintendent to visit schooiiss is,
submitted the following report:
To the Cedar County Teachers' Assoeta.
ton:
Your Financial Committee had placed
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