Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1862-10-24

EDUCATIONAL Association
The North Carolina Educational Association
held its annual meeting in LincoInton on Tues.
day and Wednesday last. Owing to the dis
turbed condition of the country and the inclean
ent weather of the early part of the week the
attendance was not as large as usual though
the meeting was an interesting and cheering
one. During the sessions, interesting speeches
were made by Prof Sterling of Greeesboro,'
Prof. Smythe of Lexington and others. On
Tuesday evening, VIM. M. Coleman, ESQ.,, Of
Concord. delivered before the Association and
a large audience of ladies and gentlemen, an
excellent Address on the Importance of FOSTER
ing Common Schools in North Carolina and
the duty of the State assist in the good work
The Association requested copy of the ad-
dress for publication.
That Jealous and indefatgable friend Of Com
mon Schools, Rev. C. III. Wiley, was present
and assisted in adopting measures for promot.
ing the cause OF education. The thanks Of the
Association were rendered to Mr.. Wiley for
the faithful and satisfactory manner in which
he has discharged his duties as superintendent
Of Common Schools. No mar is more de-
serving of the gratitute of the people of this
State than Mr.. Wiley. lie is good man and
The following gentlamen were elected off,
GERS for the ensuing year: fa
Pres:dent-Prof. Saml. Lander, Of High
Point. .s38. es,sif ...i -
Vice Presidents Rev. T. M. Jones of Green's
boro l.. Blackmer, Esq, of Salisbury; Prof.
+. M. Hubbard, OF Chapel Hill; Prof. d.
Richardson, OF Wilson DR.. j. 4. kirkpatrick.
of Mecklenburg; Prof. Graves, of Sampson.
. Recording Secy---J. d. Campbell of Greens
boro. - s+@''''' ''+r'
Cor. seo'y-W. J. Palmer, Of Raleigh. o1og.
{ A committee aof seven was appointed -
issue an Address to the people of the sConfsd-
eracy in regard to encouraging Southern L;t
erature and fostering the production Of South.
ern School books. We learn that ths CON.
mittee consists of his exeellency, z. B. Vance,
Rev. c. Ell. Wiley, Rev, r. N. Davis Wm.e
] Johnston, A. w. Burton, E. j. Clemmsrend
w. j, Yates. .<ea..s,.s - n...s, F.g,.,d. :.
|, Resolutions of thanks to the citizens Of
Lincolnton for the hospitable manner ID which
they enterseined the delegates, were passed
also to the Railroad companies for ffhsa ss1al
accommodations afforded the members Of the
Associat ton. =, ..as. .gs..t.s -
/ During the discussions in the Association,
the gratifying fact was made known that the
want of School Books in this State was being
supplied to some. extent by North Carolina
authors Prof. Sterling and Campbell. of
Greensboro, have already issued several thou,
and copies of two readers and q spelling Book,
and we learn that the demand is so great for
| these books that they are unable to ossupplyit ii
at present. Prof Smythe, of Lexington,s has
issued a Grammer which ! has also, met with
good sale and great demand. Prof Lander OF
High Point, has in process of qualifications an
Arithmetic which we feel certain wilI both
CRAFTY and satisfy the Southern public when
Iit is put in the market All these books are
gotten up in, good style, considering the scars
city OF printing materials at this time, The
authors deserve the thanks of the people OF the
South, and we do hope they viii continue TO res
| ceive the encouragement and patronage bof aall
| who feelsthe importanceof fostering Southern
literature in preference to. the miserable incen,
diary publications of the North. go; 49,. !.
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