The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-07

Convention at ClaTksburg.
Especially Reported for the wheollOg IntellI.
gencer)
4 CIARKsBuRa, August 5.
The Association was called TO order al
8 A. N. by State Superintendent Byrne.
Prayer by DR.. Loyal Young, OF Weston.
MUSIC BY THE CHOIR.
Prof. Turner moved that a committee
be appointed to wait on Hon. Joseph
Johnston, ex' Governor of Virginia, who
was in town, and invite him to visit the
the Association and address them.
Professors Turner, Marshall and Miller
were appointed as the committee, and in
lew minutes they escorted the venera-
BILE Governor to tho Church, where he
was seated on the raised platform. He
was then presented to the Association,
the members rising and greeting him.
The Ex-Governor then spoke:
TX GOV. JoHNsToN's ADDRESS.
should do gross injustice to my iecl-
ings II l did not return my thanks 10 this
honorable Association Tor the courteous
reception they have accorded me. You
have through your Committee invited me
TO take seat in your Association and 10
address you on the objects OF your meet
ing. Iregret very much that my advanc.
ed years and physical iinfrmities renders
1t out OF the question for me 10 comply
with your request; indeed ! feel that 10
extend my remarks now would produce
hurttul excitement. l must however ex-
press my deep interest in the cause OF
public education and the hope that your
meeting may result in great good 10 the
work IN which you are engaged. Iagain
return my sincere thanks iOI the honor
you have conferred on me. r.
THE INTRODUCTION
Of ex. Gov. Johnston to the Association
was quite pleasant episode. He is the
only Ex-Governor of the Old Dominion
residing within the limits Of West Vir.
ginis, his residence being at Bridgeport,
tour miles east Of Clarksburg. He is sS
years Of age, and yet he is quite sprightly
In conversation and vigorous in appear.
snce. He was Governor Of Virginia in
1854 &c. If l am not mistaken, and was a
member oil Congress for many years,
serving on committees with Clay, Web.
ster aud Calhoun. In his day he was re.
garded as the greatest political r
ORATOR OF VIRGINIA.
The report OF the Committee on Con.
Stitution and BY. Laws was presented by
PrOf. McMurran, which on motion was
adopted SertG!im, as follows:
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS.
We, the teachers Of West Virginia and
others interested In the cause Of education
in convention assembled, and desirous Of
promoting the educational interests Of the
State, do hereby agree TO organizs per-
ment Association and adopt the following
Constitution:
ART. l. This Association shall be
called the Educational Association ol
West Virginia.
ART. II. The object Of the Association
shall be, by all suitable means, to promote
the educational welfare Of this State and
the whole country.
ART, III. Any citizen Of West Vir-
ginia who Is identified with the cause o.
education as teacher or otherwise, may
become member Of this Association by
the vote Of majority Of the members
present at an annual meeting by signing
the Constitution and paying an initiation
lee oi one dollar, and each member shall
thereafter pay an annual contribution o.
80 cents.
AIT. ~. The officers Of this Amocia-
tlon shall be President and four Vice
Presidents, Cor Secretary, Rec. Secretary
Treasurer and Auditor, ali OF whom sbail
be elected by ballot at an annual meeting
and shall discharge the duties which
usually sppertain to their respective
offices, and shall continue In office until
their successors are elected.
ART V. There shall be appointed BY
the President on the first day Of eacf
annual session q Committee OF three
whose duty 1t shall be to select from thI
questions proposed by the members OF thI
Association such as may be most profit
ably considered during the session;
ART, VI The President, the Cores
pondlDg Secretary and the RecordinS sec
retaey shall constitute an Executive Com
mittte, whose duty It shall be 10 sxecnt,
such business as may need Attention
during the recess Of the Association n
publish OF their discretion addresses. re-
ports and other papers received by III,