The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-05-27
Educational Association of the Confed.
crate States.
To the Teachers and Friend, Of Education
in the Confederate STATE, 0f America

in the Confederate States of America
We have been appointed to make to YOU
the following statement
In arcoidance win call issued bv the
State Educational Associalion OF Moth
carolina, highly respectable meeting Of
teachers aud friends If education met in
Columbia, South Car" ina, "n Tuesday the
18th Of April. Six s,tnies "err repte-rn.cd
III the mre,iug, about seventy Delegates,
and n peItnanrht National Association Was
"rgunrzed. hrn Z f"r its object the promo
tl"n at 'hr great cause of educatiun 10 the
Confederate St,tes
N.e Of the m'st important subjects b.
Tore the meeting VAS the supply ui suitable
text books tor nnr =, h'",ls, aud IL was as
4, ,rtnn-d that IN nv works srr ia c"ur.r e Of
prrparatOa b, ,I'izrns "t our country, aud
that II mum rr Of ehm-ntar, b"uks have
niread' been publlshrd and nrc H. great de-
mand. Tn. As-ocia' ion deemed il If vital
mp"rtance I" encourage. b, all in-ans rou
sI-'ent with Ills character aud "hjrct, sucn
useful aud pairi"ii; enterprises. and pledged
'l- mrmbers ~ the Use of hurii. works ~
preference TO any o;h-r. Of equn merit
To Widen and rlrrngthen tn. Influence Of
the Association IL wns rec. .mnrudrd to
t"rm State Soci-l,rs with similar objects,
~ each State Of The Cunfrd-rac, and n
resolution wrs pnssed urging on the au
tr"ities of the se,e,al s ate. The impor
lance Of States syslruI> "f public schools,
ana the appointment Of n superintendent in
each.
IL way also recommended that efforts b.
made TO edncaie for teacher. " urthy ,ounp
m"n dis 'b'ed BY the war from manual Ia
TOR, and mran~ were nduptei for tn. dis
s~mInniiOn of the views Of the Association
on various subjects c"uiirc,-d with The pur
p"se" al II" orgnlzari"n. IT l. believed IN 4
~ Inc hearty 4" "perniiUu ot the Iesch.r. .
aud fiiends at education ~ all parts uf the
C"niederncy, IN carrying out the uhj"cts Of
These movements, can be secured, IN i'm.
men-e amount vt god can be accomplished.
ouf association was profoundly Impressed
win the belief that nOic is the time tn
work Hio HAT whatever il deuiand-d /, ,
The wants of the country, should be uud.r.
AIKEN ai once, aud Without " ailiny for bet.
ter iImes. Better times. by the blrs>iug ,i
G"d, are IL Le expected "nN from the ilii
gen. eArrii"n of all n,s-> u, their nupr =.
triaie sphere. for the public wrIfarr an,:
alter those VIII" Iabot IN religion. thing,
no p riion Of the community can accom-
| riIs" u"re Tor national drv. l"puent than
those who, under PRO, idenc-. direct thu
hearts ahd minds Of the rising generation
We need not sugpert to yuu the g.~xl
advantages IN our work Of mutual counsel
aud CO operation. By coming together in
National and State Associations tho teach
er- and friends "f eduratiDn gain ,mpor,an,
information Of each o.h-r aud Issrn the
"A a,
they animate aud rnc"ur iye one another to
greater efforts, while b, ihi. mean. injuri
Gus prrJudices are worn away, q national
and catholic spirit is fostsr-d, and the .du
IN i"nHl forces OF The country are 90 united
and directed as greatly to enhance their ia
h"ence and TO SECURE that respect aud con
Liberation which they ds,ervs.
In the hauie Of our National Association
~s I'M ito your attention To the above state
msnt and .uggss,iors, and We venture to
eIpro's the hope that you will heartily AID
in promoting tie Usefulness Of the move
nents now =" conspicuou-ly inauguralsd 10
our beloved country
The next meeting Of the Association " i'll
iuke place in Atlanta, G-oryia, on the hrs,
"wednesday in September nex,, aud IN tn.
me"niine you are invited freely tn comunu.
hicate with those "f Us who reside in your
respective States and thus 10 enable u. II
you cannot attend this meeting, to rspor,
your views in regard 10 the suljscls herein
embraced
Z. IL. WILEY, Greensbrro, N. c.;
I. } WELLS. Wslierboro, =. {,
}. STODDARD, Savannah. Ga.
w. 7. DAVIS. Petersburg, Va.
JNO. u. PRATT, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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