Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-10
PEDAGOGUIC.
Our School Masters in Council.
First Days Proceedings Of State Teach
ers' AssOeiatiOn-An Interesting Ses-

sien.
TUESDAY, Dec. 8, 1S73.-The State
Teachers Association met at ten 0'Iock
l. H., President Watson in the chair.
Ii was expected that Gov. Brown would
deliver an opening address, but for some
reason he did not make his appearance,
and after half an hours delay, the Associa-
ton was called to order by the
President, and prayer was offered
by Rev. w. A. Nelson. A short
OPENING ADDRESS
was then delivered ly Col. Fleming, State
Superintendent I'M c schools, in which
he wished membr OF the Association
continued success i'll their noble effort to
advance the educational interests OF our
State. He refrained from making lengthy
address, as he was down in the programme
for report and address in the afternoon.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
A number of amendments to the consti-
tuition was offered, and on molten, were
submitted to a committeefOr consideration.
REPORT.
The report of j. B. Braden, Recording
Secretary was read and received.
NASHVILLE SCHOOLS.
|. Invitations from j. B. Dunlap, President
of the Nashville Public Schools, and also
from the Superintendent Of Fisk Univer-
sity and Central Tennessee College, were
read and accepted, and on motion a COM
mittee of seven were authorized to visit
said schools as a representative OF the
Association, the committee to be announced
i'll the evening.
INSTITUTE OF KENTUCKY.
Mr.. Bennett announced the presence in
the hall of Prof. Lowenthall, representa-
tive of the Teachers Institute of Kentucky
and on motion that gentleman was admit
| ted to the privilegeSOf the floor
TBEAsURER's REPORT.
Mr.. j. 0. Griffith, Treasurer Of the AS
ISOLATION, reported that he had received no
money since the last meeting, and had dis
bursed none. He reported the amount OF
| funds in his possession to be $500.
SCHOOL JOURNAL.
DR.. Shelton moved the appointment OF
committee Of three, to report tomorrow
morning upon the propriety and feasibility
| of establishing an educational journal. Mo
| ton agreed to.
DIR. Shelton offered a few remarks i'll sup
port of his proposition, and called upon
| DIR. Is. Sears, agent of the Peabody fund,
| to address the Association upon the sub
| iect.
| In response to the invitation DIR. Sears
set forth at some length the advantage
which would result from the establishment
| of the journal in question, in the way OF
| conveying official information on school
matters from the State Superintendent, and
| interclianging views held by professional
| educators upon the subject Of teaching.
| Most of the States have publications ofthis
character, and he would strongly urge the
| propriety of at once establishing such a
| Journal in this State. He closed by saying
| that the sum of $500 per annum would be
appropriated out of the Peabody Fund for
| this purpose. The announcement was. re-
ceived with demonstrations Of applause on
the part of the members of the ASSOcia-
ton.
Professor Lowenthall, of Kentucky, de-
tailed the advantages resulting from the
publication of an education Il Journal in
his State.
Col Fleming strongly urged the estab-
lislment Of an educational journal in Ten
neSsee. 1t would prove Of immense adj
vantage to not only the teachers Of the
State, but also to himself, in his duties as
State Superintendent. He suggested that
the matter be referred to the Executive
Committee of the Association.
Mr.. Smith. of Columbia, favored the eS-
Establishment of a school journal, but thought
the matter should be referred to the special
committee previously proposed.
MesSrS. Caldwell, Griffith, Bennett, Neill
S. Brown, Col Colyar and others spoke
warmly in favor Of securing the publication
Of journal of education in this State. 1t
was shown that the advertising would al
most, if not entirely, pay the expense OF
publication, and it was generally conceded
that the editorial labor would be gladly vol
unteered by members of the Association.
Pending the discussion of this question,
the Association Cat 12:45) adjourned until
$50 p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Association re-aSSembled at 2:1O p. II.
HONORARY MEMBER.
On motion DR.. b. Sears was elected an
honorary member Of the Association.
COMMITTEES.
The following list of newly appointed
committees was presented by the President:
Nominations-John Frizzell, A. S. Cur
rev. E. A. James, John r. Dean, and r. W.
Weakley.
Common Schools-W. r. Garrett, DR..
Shelton, /. D. Power, H. Parker, Jr., and
DR.. W. A. Nelson.
Teachers Institutes-H. Presnell, II. S.
Bennett, L. Y. Caldwell, II. II. Smith,
and II. F. Thropshire.
Normal SchoOls-Dr. 3. Sears, J. J. Bra
den, G. W. Williams, DR.. W. 4. Smith,
and j. 3. Lindsey.
Harmonizing Public and Private Schools
j. E. Srobney, r. ". Weakley, T. J. Mid
| dletOn, T. II. NJ. Hunter and W. L. Sharp.
On CONSTITUTIONAL. S. Colyar, Neill 5.
Brown, w. c. Jones, F. McWhirtcr, and
| 4. Kocsis.
On School Journal-Wm. Shelton, Col.
J. NJ Fleming, John Frizzel, L. Y. Cald-
| well, and j. McNeal.
| REPORT AND ADDRESS OF STATE SUPER
INTENDENT.
Col. Fleming. State Superintendent, pre-
| faced his report by giving a brief outline OF
| the preliminary provisions Of the present
! school law, which was passed last March.
| 1t is made the duty of the State Superin-
| tendent to report on tie 18th of November
! the condition of the schools up to the 3lst,
| and, that if the State Superintendent had
! confined himself strictly to the law, he
would have had nothing to report as to the
! operations Of the present law except the
| appointment of county superintendent,
| DGb HC -tlNC lllotluOJ1Ollo ~ lllt OOttiiiN
! superintendent to report the operations of
| the present school system up TO the 18th of
| October. All the county superintendent
have reported in answer to those inStruc-
tions but four. These reports had been
put in the shape of digest by the Super
intendent, and would form portion of his
report to the Governor. 1t covered 200
pages of manuscript, and from this digest
the speaker had prepared an abstract, from
which he presented the following facts:
SCHOLASTIC POPULATION.
The scholastic population was taken in
August. and presented the population of
the State as it was on the 30th day of June
last. The population at that time of those
between the ages Of six and eighteen years
is as follows: White males, $1,000; white
females, 1872, $50; colOred males, 53,007; col
ored females, 50,397. Total schOlasticpop-
ulation between the ages indicated, All, 442.
| Those between the ages of eighteen and
twenty-one, so far as reported, show this
class to be about One-eighth of that between
the ages of six and eighteen.
No. of schools organized-White, 1860;
colored, SO. Total, $40.
No. of pupils between 6 and IS enrolled
White, LAG, 233; colored, q, 446. Total,
1G9,G79.
No. pupils between Is and q enrolled
White, 1918; colOred, so. Total, 1897.