The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-05-22

members of boards of education, school
trustees and examiners, as the most ef-
feetive means that can be employed,
not only for increasing woman's COM
pensation and for eievating skilled, ef-
ficient and experienced lady teachers 10
the higher, more responsible and lucra-
tive positions, now exclusively monopo-
lized by men, but also to raise the
standard of education and improve the
system of discipline.
Resolued, That as there is no law in
California, which declares women ineli-
gible to the Office of University Regent,
His Excellency, the Governor of the
State, who has the filling of vacancies,
is hereby earnestly and respectfully re-
quested to appoint a woman to ill the
first vacancy that shall occur in the
Board of Regents.
ResOlUed, That the natural and COM
mon needs of the sexes are prophets of
their natural and common rights;
that the necessary presence of boys and
girls in families where the foundation of
education is unavoidably commenced is
a natural indication and forcible argu-
ment in favor, not only of the eo-educa-
tion of the sexes in public and other
schools, but is also a strong intimation
that tits a system which cannot be safely
ignored among men and women in the
body polite.
RESOLVED, That the experiment Of the
eo-edueation of the sexes, which has
been thoroughly and favorably tested
for nearly a third OF a century in
Oberlin and Antioch colleges, and by
some three score of universities and
colleges of more recent origin, is a
hopeful exhibition of the broadening
and liberalizing sentiments that at pres
ent prevail among a very considerable
minority of the governing gender, in
favor OF the intellectual capacity and
industrial needs Of woman.
ResoIved, That the maintenance of
Grammar and High Schools, at the pub
lie expense, for the separate education
Of the sexes, is not only expensive and
Injurious to the well-being OF each sex,
but is also an unwarrantable defer
ence to the prejudiees of those religious
seets which are governed largely by the
rules and usages of MEDIEVAL ages.
ResoLUed, That the confiscation of the
homestead of Abby Kelly Foster and
other heroic women of the Revolutionary
type, by the authorities of Worcester,
Massachusetts, and Of the personal prop
erty of the Smith sisters of Glaston-
bury, Connecticut, by the town authori-
ties, because of their refusal to submit
to taxation without representation" is
Tyranny" quiteeq to that imposed
upon the Colonies by the emissaries of
King George prior to the Revolutionary
war.
After some further discussion the
meeting took a recess until half-past
seven O'Clock.
Atthathour the meeting re-assembled
when the President read the annual re-
port of the Recording Secretary of the
Board of Control.
Mrs. A. ]. Duniway then delivered
an eloquent, able aud logical ad
dress Of over one hours length
upon the questions under consideration
On motion, the meeting adjourned
until 10 A. NJ, April 30th.
SECOND DAY-AFTERNoOS SESSION.
The morning hours having beer
occupied by the different committees
on assembling at p. NJ, Mrs. Collins
from the Committee on Credentials, rem
dered her report, and Mrs. Clarke, from
the CommitteeonN Nomination, presente
the following list of officers, who wei
unanimously elected:
President, Mr.. p. J. Shafter; Vic
Presidents, Mrs. +. G. Leavitt, Mr.:
Emily Rolfe, Mr.. John Taylor, Rev. W
w. Smith, Mrs. NJ. A. Duncan, Mr..
H. Lining, Judge ]. H. Budd, Mr.. J. /
King, Mrs. o. Irwin, Mrs. Ham, Mrs. j
Cooper, Mr.. Thomas Geary, Mr.. w. W
Clarke, Mrs. Flora Kimball, Mr.. r. +
Allen, Mrs. r. Rule, Mr.. d. V. NortoI
Mrs. J. Cassidy and Mr.. H. Winchestel
Secretary, Mrs. Lena Clarke; Member
Board of Control, Mrs. NJ. A. Lewis, Co
John A. Collins, Mrs. Z. S. Sleepe
Hon. John NJ. Days, Mrs. Mary J. Co
Inns, Mrs. Mary +. Snow, Mrs. Len
Clarke, Rev. Herman Snow, Mrs. E. {
, Leavitt, Mr.. E. NJ. Lewis, Mrs. z.
DeWolfe, Mrs. c. NJ. Palmer, Mrs.
NJ Beverly, Mrs. H. Sears.
e Mrs. Snow then read letters hearth
d endorsing the movement from Pro
: VIM. Denton, and Mr.. J. l.. York of Sa
Jose, after which Mrs. NJ. A. Levi
President of the State Board of Contro
= rendered her Annual Report, as follow
u Mrs. PreSident:-So elaborate was q
y report Of the Recording Secretary, tn
!, little remain to be added. 1 woul
however, briefly state that the Boa
: has held during the past year S6 NEE
ings-averaging per month. AIS
that it has issued, through our eficie
d and untiring Corresponding Secretar
Mrs.M. ]. Collins, and presented fourci
( culars containing more than lO,OOOpag'
G embodylng political, organizing, al
: other questions, and also written PSI Il
i ters, receiving lis in response. Our e
4 penses have necessarily been large, b
5 have been chiefly met by individu
g subscription.