The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-11-23

Giles County Teachers in Counsel.
For tic benefit ofthe members of
the Giles County Teachers Associa-
+ ton who were not present on Sat
urday last for other teachers in the
county and all others who are in
terested, a synopsis OF the proceed
ings is given.
Only eight members were present
50 that the Constitution was barely
saved from violation. Rev. Dir.
Young, the President, presided
The question for consideration
What is the best county system Of
Education? was introduced by q
really able essay by 8Ir. r. P. Yam
cey. The essay in addition to its
other good qualities, possessed that
Of brevity, a feature quite new now
a-days with essayists. AIr. Yancy,
like a good fnancier, dealt mostly
with the lUoys and means question,
! as applied to the article which, since
the days of Adam, is reputed to be
necessary to snake the mare 60"
The plan proposed to bring about
the greatly desired locomotion,
was to raise the poll tax to the
highest legal limit, and in addition
assess a small tax on each child,
which would give sufficient fund
to get the educational question on
safe ground these assessments to
be made by the Tax Collector, and
the funds to be turned over to the
district commissioners for distribu-
ton.
After a speech from Col. Aber-
nathy, Of nature varied, patriotic
and inspiring-in full keeping with
that gentleman's reputation in all
these particulars, and some caustic
/ thrusts at now-a-day officials for
their disposition TO base their ac-
tions on the probability Of their
/ constituency re-electing them, and
some eloquent remarks on the ne
costly of our people doing some
thing, by DR.. Gardner, a committee
consisting Of DR.. Gardener, Capt.
Garrett and Mr.. Yancy, was appoin-
/ ted to wait on the County Court at
the January term, and bring before
our magistrates this important
question. Here is a chance for the
! Officials to inaugerate a plan that
will raise our countyas high in the
educational scale rs its fame for
wealth and enterprise. All who
value an educated people, who wish
to see the marks of intelligence
sparkling in the faces Of their chill
dren, and who prefer to see their
children inherit fewer dollars and
possess more brains, should work
in the cause, and see that it does
not result in mere talk. It is
source of regret that so few teachers
attend these meetings. Every
teacher in the county should join
the association, and take great
interest in its meetings. In the
North these meetings are of vast
usefulness, in difusing a degree
of interest not known in the South
In any matter of worth it is thought
essential TO full success to have an
interchange Of opinions and ideas.
There is certainly as much need for
It among teachers as in other de-
partments. The kind offer Of the
Pulaski papers to allow the ASCOT
ton the use Of q column having
been accepted, it is hoped those
engaged in teaching, and all others
interested, will aid in furnishing
the readers Of those papers with
such ideas as may be suggested in
regard to educational matters.
These communications may be
addressed to Z. w. Ewing, who has
been selected by the Association to
take charge Of this department.
The loss Of Capt. Garrett as Sec
rotary, by resignation, was compen-
stated by the election Of Dr. Van F.
Garrett to that office