Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-11

and the six instructors shall arrange them
selves into three companies of two eacl
and to each of these companies shall be as
signed the duty of conducting and instruct
ing six of these district institutes.
Be it further resolved, That we will en-
deavor to raise the sum of $1,000, to be oil
vided equally among these six instructors
as compensation for services rendered
lioi .,le.i, That, any ine'.;:"' or fili"g 4
perform the whole work required in This
schedule, shall be paid only in proportion
to the work actually performed.
Be it further resolved, That we urge
each County Superintendent to hold in his
own county, in the month of September OF
October, an institute, to continue two days
The resolutions were referred TO the
| Committee on Teachers Institutes.
| DISCUSSION OF THE SUBJECT.
Mr.. G.. w. Williams offered the following,
which were referred to the same commit
| tee:
Resolved. that the State Superintendent
be requested to make arrangements fol-
| holding three District Teachers Institutes
during the present year, one in each Of the
three grand divisions of the State, to con-
tinue in session at least one week land ifprac-
| ticable, that he secure hevolupteer services
| of competent teachers to aid him in con-
Quoting such Institutes.
Resolved, that the County Superintend-
ents make provisions for holding at least
| two County Teachers Institutes each year.
Mr.. Lowenthal, of Kentucky, gave very
| interesting account of the workings Of the
Institutes in his State, and of the difficult
| ties attending upon their organization.
DIR. Sears said that for seven years he
had conducted Teachers Institutes in
Massachusetts. He considered Institutes
of great value, but held that they should be
| looked upon as auXiliaries of the Normal
| school. He said that they should be held
under State authority, and that a State
| should make some provision for their sup
| port. Residents Of place asking for an
Institute, should provide hall and board
the teachers attending, free of charge.
| When he was conducting these Institutes
in Massachusetts, it was his custom to Sc
| cure all the prominent men of the State,
| College Professors and other leading edu-
| Gators to deliver addresses in the evening.
| The management of these Institutes should
! be under the control of the State Superin-
| tendent. He thought they should not be
| held for more than one week, and the pay
of the teachers should go on while they at
| tend. Horace Mann once said: ''If you
| hire man TO NOW for you, you do not
scold him because he stops to grind his
scythe."
Professor Scobey offered a resolution
providing for the holding of Teachers In
stitutes by the voluntary action of the
teachers themselves.
Referred to the Committee on Teachers
| Institutes.
NORMAL SCHOOL.
DR.. Sears rose to say that as the time was
so limited and as nothing practical can re-
suit at this time from the discussion of the
subject, he would ask to be excused from
addressing the Association thereupon du,
ring the afternoon session. The request
was granted.
SCHOOL JOURNAL.
The following report from the Commit
tee on School Journal was presented by
DR.. Shelton:
In considering the educational interests
of Tennessee, your Committee are of the
opinion that one of the most imperative
demands of the present time is the estab-
lishment of an educational journal. 1t is
needed as an organ Of REORGANIZATION
for the Teachers of this State, so as to en-
courage and strengthen them in their work
and inspire them with love for their pro-
fesSion, and desire for its elevation. II, is
needed as an organ of communication for
our State Superintendent of Public In
struction and for other officers connected
with our system of public schools. 1t is
needed as a means of directing the public
mind to the great subject of education and
of the value Of intellectual culture. 1t is
needed to give unity, energy and efficiency
to all the educational interests Of the
State.
No organizations of men, either social,
political, religious or professional can, in
the present day, become efficient in accom-
pliShing the objects for which they are
organized without invoking the power of
the press. They regard it as indispensable
to their success that they establish journals
devoted to their interests which serve as or
gans Of correspondence among themselves,
and become opponents of their views to
others. What other organizations have
done, we must do. Wisdom and experience
demand that this Association proceed to
establish an educational journal.
In regard to the character of this journal
your committee are Of the opinion that it
ought to be a monthly periodical, printed
in good style and presenting such an ap-
pearanee to the eye as will make it attrac-
tive to its readers. They are of the opinion
also, that it ought to be an educational
paper, not only in the technical sense of
thatterm, but in that wider sense which
cOmprehends the home as well as the school.
rs a means of intellectual and moral cul-
ture. 1t ought to be journal for the fami-
ly as well as the school.
In regard to the means of establishing
such journal, your committee feel that
responsible parties Of this city are willing
to assume the responsibility Of publishing
it and they propose to publish it at their
own expense and risk, at a subscription
price of S1.50 per annum, on condition
that the Association provide the editorial
management.
In view Of these facts Administrations,
your committee recommend the adoption of
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the Executive Commit
tee Of this Association he insh ucted to pro-
coed at once to establish on the best terms
possible and to publish in the city of Nash
vile monthly educational journal under
the auspices of this Association and the of
fetal authority of the State Superintendent
of Public Instruction.
Resolved, That County Superintendent,
School Directors, Teachers, members of
this Association, and all friends of educa-
ton in the State are earnestly requested
and urged to secure to this journal liberal
patronage.
The resolution was adopted.
CONSTITUTION
A constitution presented by the Commit
tee ON Constitution was adopted.
NEW OFFICERS.
The following list of officers for the en-
suing year was reported by the Committee
on Nominations:
President-Jno. B. Lindsey, D. D., Nash
villee.
Vice Presidents-Honorary: b. Sears,
d. D., Staunton, Va, JnO. NJ. Fleming,
State Superintendent Public instruction.
1st Congressional district; Prof. H. Pres
nell, JoneSbOrO; ID, r. L. Kirkpatrick,
Knoxville; Sd, H. D. Wyatt, Chattanooga;
4th, Prof. A. b. Stark, Lebanon; 9Th, Prof
II. II. Smith, Shelbyville; 9th, VIM. Shell
ton, D. D., Nashville; It'll, Prof. NJ. A.
Smith, Columbia; Sth, Prof. r. NJ. Dickin-
son, Paris; 9th, A. S. Curry, Trenton; 10th,
f. a. Tyler, Memphis.
Corresponding Secrctary-Prof. S. Y.
Caldwell, Nashville.
Recording Secretary-Prof. r. w. Weak