The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-01-13
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T This Association assembled in tho Town
Hall at.aC oals,nouth, on salondAy, December
18th, 1868, at o'clock. P. 2M:''7e.. % =, ....,
The meeting was called TO- order by the
President, and tho session opened with tho
reading Of n portion Of Scripture, and prayer,
| by M.:Jobn Sands, ofRoane, C0untySl ;tG'
On motion, Mr.. C. Walker, Of Ohio,
was chosen Secretary pro tsa to supply the
place of!thc absent Secretary, Mr.. J. a. Field.
On motion ofMr. j. r., Wood, 4, the, dis.
chnrse of gil duties assigned by the. Exocu-
tive Committee, was postponct}till tie opch'
ing Of the morning. session.on the goth, g.,
On motion, n Committee Of three was mp.
pointed to prepare mn order Of business for
morning session. Of the 10Th. Committee
Mr.. IL. Nood, MIW j. Gates and. Mr..
Sands ST.. =, ,.-. , ..... ...- 80 -
No business being in readiness, tho: Prcsi.
dent called upon Mr.. Kinnison, who said TINT
Notwithstanding tho fact that no had taught
both in Putnam and Kapawha counties, since
the institution Of tho present free school sys-
tenn, yet liz Ind i,ialc no efforts to acquaintt.
himself with the financial condition Of the
10 so
schools in either county. and consequently
could give no information in that respect:
But he thought the course taken by the
school officers Of kanawha county was truly
coiDmrnluble, for although it was so much
larsry than Putnam rs to require n consider
able number Of houses more than were found
necessary to. accommodate the, youth.of Put
nam, and the citizens Of the latter were, upon
III average, much Weather than the citizens
Of tho former, yet the houses Of kanawha
were far superior 70 thU>o Of Putnaln. "
) lie thought, also, that the private citizens
as well rs tho olliccrSS Of Kanawl,a all man.
fcstcd much inoru interest in tho cnuso' Of
popular education, than was shown by the
citizens :Hml officers Of Putnam, while The
taught III t'st county. rte seemed to est
mate scl,ool vHilatlons very highly, which .hc
believed were fashionable in ,kinawha, but
very uncommon among, his north western
:. nc;shbors. -~' s-
: The following question was then selected
for discussion
y Should Corporal Punishment be entirety
dispensed with in our Public Schools ?;
;. The Chairman appointed OIL the
-iGrmuiim-Mr. y. I. Field, Mr.. I. j.
> Gates, AMI Mrs NJ. a. GiIlianl. ..'-
.NyMcr--Slr }. Sands, Mr.. z. Y. llaStnm
: anil Mr. j. kinn'>on.
The question VAS discussed with mnc'
. lie I'LL evening, when
On motion OF MIR. Sands. Err, Berry. D
k"nawhn City, was invited I" address tho
J Association on tho subject of Universal Elm
cation, at the opening Of the Evening SESSION
: of the 9th. The invitation was accepted
hut owing to the inclemency Of the weather
: the meeting here mentioned way not held
consequently no address was delivered. +
On motion, adjourned: to. u'cet at ln]a a.
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