Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-05-06

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States of America, and that a Committee
of one from each State be appointed to re-
port a Constitution and Bylaws for its
I Government, which was composed of the
following gentlemen Rev. G. 81. Wiley,
North Carolina Professor W. 7. Davis,
Virginia; Professor J. L. Reynolds, South
Carolina; Mr.. j. F. Cam, Georgia; Mr..
S. T. Peace, Alabama; Mr.. W. b. STRAIT
ton, Louisiana:
The following letter from President Davis
was read:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
RICHMOND, Va, April %, 1868.
GENTLEMEN I have the honor to ac-
knowledge your invitation to attend meet
ing to be held in Columbia, S. G., to de-
liberate upon the best method Of supplying
text books for schools and colleges, and pro.
noting the progress Of education in the.
Confederate States. The object commands
my fullest sympathy, and has for many
years attracted my earnest consideration.
! 1t would be difficult to over estimate the
influence of primary books in the promo
tion of character, and the development of
mind. Our form of Government is only
adapted to virtuous and intelligent people,
and there can be no more imperative duty
of the generation which is passing away,
than that of providing for the moral, intel,
lectual and religious culture of those who
are to succeed them. AS general propo-
sitiou, it may, | think, be safely asserted
that all true greatness rests upon virtue,
and that religion is in people the source
and support of virtue. The first impres,
sious on the youthful mind are to its subse-
quent current of thought what the springs
are to the river they form, and ! rejoice to
know that the task of preserving these. ed.
ucational springs in purity has been desolRs.-
ed upon men SO qualified to secure the de.
sired result. 7 have only to regret my in
ability to meet you, because it depriyes me
of the pleasure your Association would
give.
With my best wishes, | am, very respect.
fully, your fellow citizen,
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
One was also read from Governor Vance,
of North Carolina, complimentary and COM
mandatory, and others. from several friends
of the cause.
The Committee on the Constitution and
Bylaws, reported that they had drawn up
Constitution, but that they had not deem
ed it expedient to frame Bylaws at the
present stage Of the proceedings.
The Constitution was then taken up ar
ticle by article and adopted, as follows:
ARTICLE This Association shall be
called the Educational Association of the
Confederate States of America, and its OBJ
ject shall be to promote the educational in
terests of the country.
ARTICLE 1.-THE officers of the Associa-
tiou shall consist of President, one Vice
President from each State represented, a
Recording and Corresponding Secretary,
and Treasurer; and these officers shall be
elected by the Association for one year, or
until their successors are chosen.
ARTICLE Hit shall be the duty of
the President of the Association to preside
at its meetings, and to discharge such other
duties as shall appertaiu to his Office and
he shall, at the expiration of his term, de-
liver an address before the Association.
ARTICLE IV.-It shall be the duty Of
the Vice Presidents to preside in the order
they are named, in the absence of the Pres.
ideDt.
ARTICLE V.-The Recording Secretary
shall keep permanent record Of the proceed
ings, and list of its members, and shall
perform such other duties as are incident
to his Office. -.
ARTICLE VI.-The Corresponding Sec
retary shall assist the Recording Secretary
in keeping the minutes Of the Association,
and shall conduct such correspondence as
the body or its President may direct.
ARTICLE VII.-The Treasurer shall re-
ceive and keep the funds of the Assooia'
ton, subject to its orders, and make no dis
bursements except on the order of the
President, countersigned by the Recording
Secretary; and he shall, at the end of his
term, make report Of all moneys received
and paid out by him, and deliver to his sue
cessor the funds in his hands.
ARTICLE VIII.-Any such citizens Of
the Confederate States who may be engaged
in the profession Of teaching, or who has
in any way, identified himself with the ed
ucational interests Of the country, may be-
come member of this Association, in the
following manner, to wit: He must be
nominated at our annual meeting, by 9
member of the body, and elected by ma
| iority Of the voters then present, and sign
this Constitution.
ARTICLE 1X.-Each member of this
Association shall annually pay to its Treas
urer such sum as may be determined by the
bylaws.
ARTICLE X.-The Association shall hole
an annual meeting at such times and places
| as it may designate, !.