Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-16


that to frame any good system vii re-
qaire much time and labor, we most
respectfully but most earnestly recon-
mend your honorable body to appoint OF
provide for the appointment OF
Commission, consisting of nine
citizens of Tennessee, distinguished
fortheir acquaintance with and friendship
for the cause of education, whose dug
it shall be to digest and frsme a school
system suited to the present condition and
applicable to the future wants of the
people of Tennessee, and report the
same TO your honorable body at the esr-
lest practicable day. Said Commission
ers to receive no, compensation beyond
their actual Sad Necessary expenses in
Cured in the discharge of their duty.
Believing that these petitions are rea-
sOnableAnd practicable, your memoFial-
lists respectfully submit them to your con-
sideratiOn, hopiug they may meet youe
approval. ,a HUNTER NICHOLSON,
.1-tl a- s1f VIM. BOssoE.
DIR. Elliott stated that he was menu
Der of the Memorial Committee, but hal
not attended its sessions, and did nos
know when the committee would meet
He was opposed to the report, and would
take occasion 70 present minority report
TO the Legislature.
Several members remarked That if Dr.
Elliott had any minority report to present,
they hoped he would present such report
to this Association so that its purport
might be known.
Judge Whitworth explained some OF
the provisions of the memorial, and be-
fore doing so, remarked that he supposed
DR.. Elliott had had full notification of the
time when the Memorial Commit
tee would meet Judge w. then
stated that the memorial was designed
among other things, to carry out an idea
not contained in the present law. If tina
county court should refuse TO levy tax
for school purposes, then we ask the Leg
stature TO say to the county court to sub
nit the question of tax for school pur-
poses to the people themselves. This
memorial reached the point that bad been
suggested, of having no lower division
authorized in Tennessee to levy taxes than
a county or county court.
Prof H. Nicholson stated that he
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been made in the. Association, that the
people of Tennessee were so utterly ig-
nOrant. The essentials of any good sys-
tenn Of education were plenty of good
teachers, plenty of good school houses,
aud plenty of pupils. -...-.t v,,- .
All over the State there were systems
Of private schools, and that fact must be-
looked to. He thought that the common
schools could be so arranged that the pn--
pill could pass from them to the grammar.
school and thence 10 the Academy anil
the College. By colleges he did not mean
the little one horse concerns in Tennessee,
that had been so multiplied that their d.
plomas were not of as much value ss the
sheep from which the parchment used
for said diplomas was obtained. A COOL
system would require time for its perfec-
ton.
Gov. Brown stated that no one mad n
simulated that the people of Tennessee
were ignorant, but the desire was that a
more perfect system of education should
be adopted. The Governor then made q
few remarks in regard to some OF the
provisions of the memorial given above
Prof. J. E. ScobY said the main din
Guilty was 10 raise funds to run schools
long enough to make them useful each
year. ..-.
Hon. Z. A. James spoke Of the inn
portance of making the memorial as ac-
ceptsble to the Legislature of the State
j. w. Dolbear advocated the idea that
the Legislature would cOncede that ths
members of this Association are good
Judges of the subject on which they
now memorabilia. He also spoke of his
being a private teacher, and still for
years he had advocated the education of
all the children in free public schools.
The question of the adoption of the
memorial was then called up, and it was
adopted as a whole.
DIR. Sears made some remarks, touch
ing, the importance of making suitable
explanations to the committee of the Leg
islalure, and on motion, the COMMITTEES
with the President added on the
Memorial were directed to present said
memorial to the Legislature, and TO use
all lsadable efforts to carry it into effect.
Hon. E. a James spoke of the char
scter of Tennesseeans for ignorance, and
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| wrong, for the census OF 1850 included
all the children of the slaves, whom we
never aimed to educate The speaker
then referred to the remarks made during
the afternoon session by Mr.. RexfOnd, in
regard to mixing white and black pupils
in the same school. He thought that a
mixed school would destroy any system
of education. TOadvOcate in political or
delegated assemblies ideas of the kind ad-
vocsted by Mr.. Rexford, heothOught wss
like setting a powder magazine on fire.
The first great object of republican gov
eminent should be to educate the masses
Gov. Brown then offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the thanks of this As
ISOLATION are hereby rendered to the Rev.
DR.. B. Sears for his able services in be
half of education. The resolution was
unanimously adopted
Mr.. J. P. RexfOrd again addressed the
Association in favor of a system OF
mixed schools for black and white pupils,
in the country districts.
DR.. Lindsey then remarked that he
had been present at all the sessions of the
A5oONlatlOn oALIC Ato VI baAA4LlbAOls anu int
present session was undoubtedly the most
important that had been held.
In answer to a question, DR.. Lindsey
remarked that the present membership of
the Association was about two or three
hundred.
On motion of Mr.. james, the Execu-
tive Committee were instructed to devise
such measures as they might deem best TO
liquidate the small debts of the Associa-
ton.
Mr. Kllebrew suggested the propriety
of printing with the proceedings Of the
present session of the Association the
Constitution and Bylaws of said ASS
citation, as guide to County Associations
His suggestion was made motion, and
put by Judge WhitwOrth who then oocu-
pied the chair, and the motion was car
rel
On motion of DR.. Lindsey the ASCOT
alton adjourned sine die, with the under
standing that the next meeting would be
called by the Executive Committee.
The exercises were closed with prayer
by the Rev. N. A. d. bryant, of Harde-
man.
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