The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-01-02


Ed. Standard,
As Recording Secretary Of the eschers Asso.
citation Of this county, was instructed to sub
nit TO you for publication, synoptieal report Of
Its four days session, commencing Tuesday De-
eember oath, at II O'Clock A. NJ, and closing
Friday afternoon, December q, 1867.
In conformity with the above instruction. I
subjoin the following
REPORT.
jackson, Ohio, Tuesday, Dec. "a, 1867. The
Teachers Association Of Jackson county, Ohio,
met at the Presbyt erlan Church. The President
D. W. Delay in the chair. Prayer by Rev. H. J.
Carr. The roll being called, 60 members report
ed present, and AZ absent.
On motion of Prof. Smart committee was
appointed to submit questions to the lecturers
from the class. The following persons we're ap-
pointed VIM. A. Persons, j. G. Stevenson and
Mrs. E. F. Ford.
On motion Of Irvine DUNCAN, the following
persons were appointed committee on Deport-
ment Irvine DUNCAN, J. A. Aleshire and Miss
Alice Warth, said comm ittee to report each day
of the session.
In the afternoon, Prof Young deliye6 lee
ture on the English language, and Capt. Mitchell
lecture on Mental Arithmetic. The lectures
occupied forty minutes each. Ten minutes were
allowed to ask questions, and five minutes for
recess.
Each subsequent days proceedings were SINH
lar to the first. Two lectures were given each
day, by each of the lecturers making four lec-
lures each day.
On Tuesday, the following resolution was
offered by j. G. Stevenson: Resolved, that the
Boards of Education in the several townships In
this county be requested to adopt uniform sys-,
TEN Of Text Books for our Common Schools.
Resolution adopted.
On Thursday Prof. Smart, of the Executive
Committee, reported that the expenses of the
Institute would be S15O,OO, which was all paid
The following resolution was offered by Prof.
Smart and unanimously adopted Resolved that
1t is the unanimous opinion of the Jackson
County Teachers Institute, that the educational
interests of this county as well as the State at
large, greatly demand such State legislation as
will secure efficient county supervision of Pub
lie Schools.
Capt. Mitchell offered the following resolution,
which was adopted: Resolved, that the Secretary
be instructed to furnish copy of the above reso-
luton to the Representative from this county in
the Legislature, the Senator from this District,
the State Commissioner of Common Schools, and
the editor of the Ohio Educational Monthly.
On Friday, the following resolution was offered
by VIM. A. Persons and was unanimously adopt
ed Resolved that the Teachers Institute of
Jackson county request the County Examiners
to elevate the standard of qualifications for teach
ers in this county.
The following resolution was offered by J. G.
Stevenson, was adopted by two-thirds vote:
Resolved, that the teachers of jackson county
condemn the prevalent practice of holding
Spelling Schools" at night. Vote afterwards
reconsidered, and resolution discussed, aud again
passed.
The following resolution was offered by VIM.
A. Persons, and adopted Resolved, by the
Teachers Association of jackson county that our
thanks are due to Prof Young and Capt. Mitch
ell for their services as lecturers before this As
sociation-for the kindness and courtesy with
which we have been treated by them, and the
interest taken by them in the educational affairs
of our county also, to the officers of this Asso-
citation for the able manner in which they have
discharged their duties and to the trustees and
members of the Presbyterian Church for their
generosity and kindness in gratuitously bes.ow-
ing the use of their building for our convening
during the session.
The business being closed, the President ad-
journed the Institute sine de-
D. W. DELAY, Prest
R. H. KINN1soN Sec'y.