Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-13
CONVENTION OF COUNTY SUPER.
INTENDENTS.
They Bring Their Business TO "A Close
and Adjourn

Ouuhpl DttpcilhttnuenJS met at 2:.3D p. NJ.
and was called to order by the State Super
intendent.
The minutes Of yesterdays session were
read and approved.
THANKS.
Mr. ITapp offered a resolution of thanks
to DR.. Sears for the efficient service he has
rendered the convention by his presence.
and also to Col. Fleming, State Superin-
tendent, for the efficient manner in which
he has presided over the sessions. and for the
valiant service he is rendering the cause of
education.
EDUCATIONAL FUND.
The committee to whom was referred the
educational bill introduced in the House
OF Representatives, at Washington, by Hon.
Geo. f. Hoar, presented their report, in
which they approve of the objects of the
bill, and believe that its passage would re-
suit in great good to the country at large
and OF especial benefit to the State of Ten
nessee. The committee recommended the
passage OF resolution urging our Repre-
sentatives in Congress to do all in their
power to secure its passage. The
bill provides for the appropriation, for
school purposes, of all the funds
arising from the sale of public lands.
Is THERE a CAT IN THE MEAL. TUB?
The question being upon the adoption of
the report,
Mr.. COlyar called attention to the 9th
| section, which provides for distribution of
the school fund in manner which would
seem to indicate that sections in which sep
arate schools are provided for the colored
race, would receive no aid from said fund.
MIR. Tyler, chairman of the committee
presenting the report, said he saw no such
difficulty as that indicated by Mr. Colyar.
Mixed schools are no more popular in the
North than in the South. He thought that
if both cOlors are provided with schools,
the spirit and intention of the law would
be complied with.
Mr.. Presnell thought that the bill pro-
posed to make no ALTERATION in existing
school systems.
Mr. Curry saw no reason for Directing to
the bill on the point indicated, as a similar
| technical objection might be raised to the
provisions Of the constitution of the State,
providing for perpetual fund for school
purposes.
The section objected to by Col. Colyar,
reads as follows;
Sec. 9. That the Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction of each State and Territory
and Of said district, or such other officers a S
shall by the laws of such State, Territory,
or District, be required so to do, shall i'm
mediately upon the receipt Of the certifi-
cate provided in Section four, proceed to APP
portion the amount so certified to his State,
Territory, or District to the several
school districts which shall therein
have maintained for at least three months
during the preceding year one or more free
schools for all the children Of such school
| districts between the ages of six and sixteen
! years, which appoltiOnment shall be upon
the basis of the population Of such district.
or of the number of children of school age
therein, or Of the attendance upon said
schools during the year preceding, as may
| be by law determined by such State. Terri
| tory, or District; and the amount so appor-
toned shall be solely applied in payment of
| teachers wages.
Mr.. Power, of Cheatham, offered the fol-
| lowing resolution as a substitute fOrthe one
reported by the committee:
Resolved, that the report Of the commit
tee to whom was referred the bill recently
| introduced into the Congress of the United
| States, be adopted as the sense of this con-
ventiOn; provided, that the bin, Thsn 1t
becomes law, Glvs nOt require the edu-
| cation Of both races in the same schools:
otherwise, it meets with our unqualified
diSapprOyal.
Mr. Garrett, of Giles, savGr.d the adop-
ton OF the substitute, not that he thought
there would be much probability of the
appoTtionment being withheld from dis
tricts where there are not mixed schools, es-
peGially IN Yidw pf the fact that
pur state laws provide for separate
schools, but he was Of the opinion that the
adoption of the substitute would serve to
remind our representatives in Congress, of
that fact.
Mr.. Sharpe thought that the substitute
should not I've entertained He saw 10
danger Ia tbs section Objected to.
Col. Fleming held that it would be we'll
enough to adopt a resolution fayoring the
passage Of the bill, provided, that nothing
Objectionable is contained therein. He
suggested that the following might secure
the object aimed at:
Provided, nothing IL such bill shall be
inconsistent and irreconciiable with the
fundamental provisions Of the present
school system OF Tennessee.
The committee finally Withdrew their
resolution and modified the preamble in
such a way as to not endorse the specific
provisions individually of the bill, but Civ
ing it rs the sense OF the Convention that
its enactment and adoption iii substance by
CONGRESS will be beneficial. Adopted,
sloRE THANKS.
MIR. Shropshire offered the following:
Resolved, that the thanks of this Con-
vention be rendered to the City Superin-
tendent, 5. Y. Caldwell, and to the princ-
pals of the other schools for their uniform
courtesy in conducting the members OF this
body through bh2 diderenG schools in the
city: and further, that the County SD
perintendentS hereby express their high
appreciation OF tbs efficient manner in
which all OF the schools which they have
visited, are conducted, as models which,
would be well for our school officials to
study and initiate.
Resolved, futher, That the thanks of
tins body are due and are hereby rendered
to the different railroads leading to the city
for courtesies conferred upon the members
Of this body.
Resolved, further, That our special
thanks are due to all the officers of This
Convention for the very efficient manner
in which they have discharged tiIa heavy
dutiss devuivng upon them, and also to
the city press for publishing the proceed
ings of this Convention. Adopted.
THAT EDUCATIONAL JOU RNAI..
Col. Fleming and Col. COlyar both adj
dressed the convention in behalf of the ed
vocational journal shortly to he established
and to be published in this city. They
stated that The new publication would be
started under the most favorable auspices,
and that, with proper support on the part |
Of those interested in the cause Of educa-
ton in the State, its success would be as
sured. Col. Fleming urged each member
of the convention to do all in his power |
toward accomplishing that object.
YE INDUSTRIOUS AND PERsEvERING |
BOOK AGENT,
Mr.. Power offered 2 resolution thanking |
the book agents present for having so regu- !
larry attended the sessions of the conven- |
ton, and for the fealty they have displayed !
to the firms by which they are employed, |
respectively.
Several members spoke in favor of the |
saying they had received many |
valuable suggestions from these book |
agents, and really felt under obligations to
them.
Col. Fleming said that ne had dreaded
before assuming the office of State Super
intendent, the inevitable encounters with
book agents, that awaited him. He had
been led to associate book agents with