Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-08-05
TEACHERS CONVENTION

According to previous notice calling
meeting of the Teachers Of the public
schools of St, Mary's county Oh the third
Instant. at Leonardtown, a number OF
the Teachers assembled at the Court
House on the afternoon of the appointed
day
The meeting was opened by calling A
B. Holmes, Esq, to the chair and j lin
e. Duke to act as secretary The Presl-
dent Ira wing taken the chair ana stated
the object Of the meeting, on motion Of
Cbas. j. Fozwell, E.q., the following
committee Of five, C. j. FoxwrlI, j. NJ.
Dent, Henry Ford, jeff b 5arboe and
VIM. F. Perry, were appointed BY the
chair to draft resolutions dcclaratory of
the object and purposes of the meeting.
The committee retired and after an alb
sence of an hour, returned and reported
By their chairman, c.. j Fozwell, Esq
the following resolutions which we're adopt
ed bv the following vote,-the ayes and
noes being called by. VIM. I. Perry,
Esq Ayes-Messrs. c. J. Fo1well, J.
NJ. Dent, Henry Ford, Jeff. B. Jarboc,
Geo. H. Carpenter, Jos. Fl. Goldsbo-
rough, Jno T. Duke and A. B. Holmes,
uavs-Wm. F. Perry, Thos. D. Perry.
Juo. G. Perry and Joseph A. Greenwell
WnyrrAs, il has been suggested that the
Teacher, OF the public schools of ST Mays
county in Justice to themselves should asse nrhle
in Loonardtowp on the thUf day II SuG dst
1859. for the purpose Of considering TIT pro-
prietv of forming Teachers Association and
for the further purpose OF aScerta'aing as far as
moss hle the causes tor the great reduction of
their salaries in the past scholastic year, ard
for instituting such proceedings rs in their ju3C-
uent may appear most effective for their relief
,,3 ~ attain redress for t}r- great pecuniary
loss thew have sustained in the past scholastic
year
Therefore Resolved, That it is the sense of
tbiS meeting that the p,se4ic school law has
not been administered ~ the county officers
under said law in conformity with the pTovis-
ions thereof hut that n many respects, has
been wholly disregardsi and made 10 operate
in contralenfion to the manifest intent Of SAID
law and most unjustly and Ipjurously not only
10 In. Interest u the Teachers OF SAID schools
i.,,i u, tl5s 9anaage Of the community generally
ana 10 tbe prejudice Q; The public school econo-
my.
Resolved. That the Teachers Of ,ht said Pab-
lie schools should take imlned date action through
the Courts for the purpose q recovering .Il
monies which by the school law are aPprop~ia-
,eti and should be applied . he paymeRi OF
the salaries OF Teachers, ava aieS, Ia ide sense
of this meeting has beeD Diverted from lis le,it-
innate ohjet
Resolved. That's eommi;tee OF three be av
roip,ed b., the char 70 consult with counsel pre-
i.,r,torv 10 the Institution 81 legal proceedings
IN the premises IN behalf Of The Teachers oi The
public schools. ard tsat said conult9e report
AZ he mex, meeting
Resolved That he organization Ola Teach
ers' association viii rebound she interest and
rro,eatien Of the Teachers O the gso.'c sca9a,>
- thiS county and thitlti> '5s se-e iAd earnest
-vs.re =. .al< i!-eeIin. taai '-e--z A}t4 ec iGt
attendance ri ii. tue Teachers : liz IT us
schools O. tbs couuty al cur next meeting 10 by