Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-07-04
TEACHERS, ASsOCTATTON.

lGACHEhS' ASSOCIATION.
Teachers met at the Presbyterian Church, in
Monroeville, Saturday, June goth, at 9 o'clock
a. M; Officers same as the previous meeting
Minutes of former meeting read and approved
Rev. &. Bushnell then presented the report Of
the committee on Constitution and Bylaws
The report was accepted.
On motion of r. W. Stevenson, it was decid.
ed TO adopt the Constitution and Bylaws arti.
Gle by article. They stand adopted as follows
CONSTITUTION.
Art. I. This Society shall be known as tbe
Huron and Sandusky Teachers Association.
Art. II. The Officers of this Society shall b,
President, Vice President and Secretary: to h,
elected by ballot, and hold their offices for on,
year.
| Art. III. 1t shall be the duty of the Presi
dent to preside at all the regular meetings of th
Society. In case of his absence the Vice Presi
dent shall preside.
Art ". 1t shall be the duty of the Secreta.
ry to conduct the correspondence, keep accurate
minutes oi the proceedings of the Society, and
also to act as Treasurer.
Art. V. At each meeting there shall be q
committee appointed to select lecturers, nomi.
nate essayists, and propose questions for discus.
ion for the succeeding meeting.
Art. VI. Any Teacher, School Director. on
friend of Public Schools, desiring 10 unite with
others in their efforts to advance the cause of
education may become a member of this Asso-
cation by subscribing TO the Constitution aud
Bylaws.
Art VII The current expenses of this As.
sociation shall be met by tax levied on the
male members, and in case of any deficiency
such dehcit shall be met by voluntary contri.
buttons of members.
BYLAWS.
Art. I. This Association shall meet ON tbe
third Saturday of November, February and
June.
Art. IL: All regular meetings of this Associ-
alton shall by opened with PRAYER
Art III. No essay shall occupy more than
fifteen minutes, unless by permission of the AS
sociation; and no speaker shall occupy more
than ten minutes in discussion, or speak more
than once on the same subject, without permis-
sion from the President
Art. ". This Association shall be governed
by the Rules OF Order approved and adopted bv
Legislative bodies
Art Y, Order of Exercises.-lst. PRAYER,
"a Calllng the Roll; Sd. Reading Minutes OF
previous meeting; 4th. Election of Officers. 5th
Lecture; 9th. Reading of Essays; 7th. Discus.
sion; Sth' Report of Special Committees: OH
Mlscellaneous business; 10th. Adjournment
Art vi, In addition to its regular exercises
this Association may, by a vote OF the majority
OF the members present, resolve itself into an In
stitnte and have appropriate exercises under
that head.
Art. VII. These bylaws NAV be altered or
amended by two-thirds vote of the members
present, at any regular meeting of the Associa-
ton; and the Constitution by a two-thirds vote
OF the members, notice having been given at the
preceding meeting
The following are the names of persons who
became members of the association, by subscrib-
ing TO the constitution and by-aws.
GENTLEMEN.
Rev. i. Bushnell, Sup't Fremont U. Schools.
r. W. Stevenson, Supt Norwalk U. Schools.
@. Q, Chamberlin, Sup't Monroeyille u. Schools
j. 5. Ellis Supt Bellevue U. Schools
Smith Motley, Supt Clyde U. Schools.
Rev. Bailey, Bellevue.
H. H. Chamberlin, G. II. Sewers, A. T. Lane,
Monroeville.
W. o. Squire, Clyde.
J. B. Loyeland, f. NJ CHM, j. Burgner, Fremont.
M. ii. Newton, Sandusky City.
VIM, II, Pearce, Republic.
LADIES.
Mary E. Burbank, Matte A. Colvin, Norwalk
Matte L. Moses, Julia A. Kittell, @. D. Sowers,
Monroeville.
H, GOwdy, Mary E. Hit L. NJ, Haskell, S. E.
Sumner, Bellevue.
7, +. Squire, Nora Smith, Mary j. Bement
Clyde.
Minnie N. Sears, olilya T. Alderman, Mary De-
ran, Z. @. Martin, o. j. Bartlett, Fremont.
The balloting for officers resulted as follows:
Preside1a-Rev. 4. BUSHNELL;
Vice Presiient-R NJ. STEvENsoN;
SecretsFy-J. S, ELLIS
Mr.. Bushnell, now took the Chair and Mr..
Ellis the Secretary's desk.
Discnssion-Wh is the best method OF pre-
venting tardness and irregular attendance at
school2
Mr.. STEVENSON, said he had labored much with
Boards of Education to remedy these evils, OF
which iiregularity Of attendance is the worst;
and having tried various methods he thought
the best plan is to have regular course of study
in each department, so that irregularity or tar
diness will quickly cause a scholar TO fall back
into lower class. The plan pursued in San
dusky City, Is to send every scholar who be-
comes irregular in any respect to the Irregular